Written questions
1,285 written questions tabled, most recent first.
23 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Epilepsy: Pregnancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the publication of the Commission on Human Medicines' report, Epilepsy Medicines in Pregnancy on 7 January 2021, what plans he has in place for an awareness raising campaign to in
23 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Epilepsy: Pregnancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to immediately extend the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and NHS Digital's Medicines in Pregnancy Valproate Registry to include all anti-epileptic drugs.
23 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Infant Foods
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will ensure that baby/food banks are able to provide first infant formula for formula-fed babies in need.
23 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport
Electric Scooters
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment the Government has made of the effect of e-scooters on the safety of blind and partially sighted people.
23 Feb 2021 · Home Office
Dogs: Theft
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of (a) the increase in dog theft and (b) the introduction of harsher punishment for that crime.
23 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport
Driving Licences: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to extend the grace period for non-GB driving licence holders so they can continue to drive in the UK while driving tests have been suspended.
23 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people on temporary visas, including overseas visitors, are eligible for the covid-19 vaccine.
23 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Woodhouse Colliery: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of reopening the Woodhouse coal mine in Cumbria on the UK's commitment to achieving net zero; and whether there are plans to o
23 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Pay: Ethnic Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mandatory ethnicity pay reporting.
23 Feb 2021 · Women and Equalities
Government Departments: Equality
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to (a) co-ordinate equalities strategies across government and (b) monitor departmental performance against those strategies.
22 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Kickstart Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish a list of successful Kickstart Gateway applicants, associated employers and number of jobs created in time for the 2021 spring Budget.
22 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport
Motorcycles: Driving Instruction
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the economic effect of not extending CBT certificates for motorcyclists and moped drivers who rely on driving for their work; and what steps he plans to take to ensure that all dr
22 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Immigration: EU Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether EU nationals who moved to the UK after March 2020 and prior to 31 December 2020 are eligible to apply for a National Insurance number.
22 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Community Champions Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that the most diverse local authority areas receive additional funding for community champions to increase vaccine uptake in Black, Asian and et
22 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish data on the proportion of care home residents and staff who have been (a) offered and (b) refused each vaccine dose.
22 Feb 2021 · Treasury
Parents: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the report published by the Women and Equalities Committee, Unequal impact: Coronavirus and the gendered economic impact, HC 385, what assessment he has made of (a) the implications for his policie
22 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Redundancy: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendation by the Women and Equalities Select Committee that HR1 forms should be amended to collect dat
22 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Visits
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out a timetable for re-introducing close contact care home visits in England.
22 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health: Care Homes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on the mental health of care home residents suffering from Alzheimer's and other dementia-related diseases of the restrictions on care home visits d
22 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Visual Impairment: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of covid-19 restrictions on people with sight loss or visual impairment who cannot shop online while non-essential shops are close
22 Feb 2021 · Women and Equalities
Ethnic Groups: Coronavirus
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the implications for the Government's policies of the findings published by the BBC on 9 February 2020 entitled Covid: South Asian death rates still alarming; and what steps her
22 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the (a) adequacy of (i) transparency and (ii) accountability and (b) compatibility with the Equality Act 2020 of the Care Act easements process created under the Co
22 Feb 2021 · Women and Equalities
Coronavirus: Communication
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Government’s accessible communication during the covid-19 outbreak.
22 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the finding of Public Health England published in COVID-19: deaths of people with learning disabilities on 12 November 2020, whether younger adults with learning disabilities have
22 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health: Ethnic Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the finding of Ethnic inequalities in health-related quality of life among older adults in England: secondary analysis of a national cross-sectional survey, published in the Lance
22 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Palestinians: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Israel counterpart to encourage the timely import of vaccines and equipment needed to (a) run immunisation programmes and (b) c
10 Feb 2021 · Women and Equalities
Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities will publish its report to the Prime Minister, due to be published in February 2021.
10 Feb 2021 · Women and Equalities
Ethnic Groups: Coronavirus
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when the second quarterly report to the Prime Minister and Health Secretary on progress to understand and tackle covid-19 disparities experienced by people from an ethnic minority background will be published.
26 Jan 2021 · Women and Equalities
Equality
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2021 to Question 137304 on Equality, what the evidential basis is for her assessment in that Answer that the socio-economic duty provided for by the Equality Act 2010 could
26 Jan 2021 · Women and Equalities
Equality
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to her oral contribution of 13 January 2021, Official Report, column 281, on the launch of an Equality Data Project which will consider data on a wide range of personal characteristics, includin
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