Written questions
1,285 written questions tabled, most recent first.
25 Jan 2021 · Women and Equalities
Ethnic Groups: Coronavirus
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister for Equalities of 13 January 2021, Official Report, column 276, what assessment she has made of the susceptibility of Black, Asian and ethnic minority people t
18 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport
Train Operating Companies: Redundancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the (a) payment of a management fee to a train operating company and (b) payment of a permitted dividend by the operator to its parent company is still permitted by his Department if a train operating c
18 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport
South Western Railway: Catering
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the South Western Railway franchise agreement requires the provision of on-board catering on services provided by that company.
18 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport
South Western Railway: Catering
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with South Western Railways on the provision of catering services following the operator’s decision to terminate its contract with Elior.
18 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport
South Western Railway: Catering
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department’s authorisation was required for South Western Railway to terminate its on-board catering contract with Elior.
18 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport
South Western Railway: Catering
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, the date on which he was informed of South Western Railway’s plans to terminate its on-board catering contract with Elior.
18 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to avoid gaps in the delivery of supplies of the covid-19 vaccine affecting areas of (a) London and (b) the UK.
18 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure an equitable distribution of the covid-19 vaccine across parliamentary constituencies.
15 Jan 2021 · Women and Equalities
Ethnic Groups: Coronavirus
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister for Equalities of 13 January 2021, Official Report, column 276, where in her first report on the disproportionate impact of covid-19 on ethnic minority groups
14 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the proportion of each Train Operating Company’s fleet that is not compliant with the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 2010.
14 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications for dispensations or exemptions from the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 2010 his Department has received in the last two years; from which rail operators those applications were re
14 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport
South Western Railway: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has (a) received an application for and (b) granted a dispensation from the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 2010 requirements in relation to South Western Railway and the improvement notice is
14 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements amend any rail operator’s franchise obligations in relation to providing accessible services for disabled passengers.
14 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the rail Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements allow rail operators to seek dispensations or exemptions from Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 2010 compliance.
13 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Ethnic Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to collect comprehensive data on the number of (a) covid-19 tests taken, (b) positive covid-19 test results, (c) covid-19 vaccinations and (d) deaths from covid-19 among Bla
13 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral contribution of 13 January 2021, Official Report, on a new vaccination confidence campaign, whether that campaign plans to issue information for people with learning diff
13 Jan 2021 · Women and Equalities
Equality: Databases
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to her oral contribution of 13 January 2021, Official Report, on the launch of an equality data project which will look at the life paths of individuals across the UK and deliver hard data about
13 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Autism
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral contribution of 13 January 2021, Official Report, on a new impactful all-age autism strategy, when in spring he plans to publish that strategy.
13 Jan 2021 · Women and Equalities
Equality
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, in 2010, whether the Government plans to enact the Equality Act’s socio-economic duty.
13 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Pregnancy
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to (a) reports of pregnant women being unlawfully sent home on statutory sick pay or unpaid leave during the covid-19 lockdown announced in March 2020 rather than being suspended on full pay or furlou
13 Jan 2021 · Women and Equalities
Equality: Impact Assessments
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to her oral contribution of 25 November 2020, Official Report, column 814, whether there have been Equality Impact Assessments which have not been published.
12 Jan 2021 · Department for Education
Children: Visual Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there is legislation in place to ensure that schools seek the advice of Qualified Teachers of Visual Impairment when determining the grades of pupils with visual impairment.
12 Jan 2021 · Department for Education
Children: Visual Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what specific guidance is in place for schools on determining the grades of pupils with visual impairment.
12 Jan 2021 · Department for Education
Children: Visual Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to ensure that Qualified Teachers of Visual Impairment are not deployed away from their core role of providing specialist support for children with a vision impairment.
12 Jan 2021 · Department for Education
Children: Visual Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure Qualified Teachers of Vision Impairment are able to safely provide face-to-face support to children with vision impairment.
12 Jan 2021 · Department for Education
Children: Visual Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he will take to increase provision of (a) brailed, (b) large print materials and (c) other essential alternative learning formats for children with vision impairment during the covid-19 outbreak.
12 Jan 2021 · Department for Education
Children: Visual Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to monitor access to essential assistive technology for children with vision impairments to use when learning remotely.
12 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Business: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the number of covid-19 financial support applications made to local authorities that are (a) approved and (b) declined.
30 Dec 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Wines: UK Trade with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to remove the requirement for VI-1 forms on EU wine imported into Great Britain after 30 June 2021.
30 Dec 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Wines: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the intended purpose is of the VI-1 import certificate.
Source: official written-questions record.