Written questions

658 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

Students: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to plans to suspend free travel in London for people aged under 18, what plans he has to financially support students attending (a) school and (b) college from low-income backgrounds in London.

7 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made made of the potential effect of e-scooters on the safety of visually impaired people.

7 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Police: Biometrics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what oversight mechanisms are in place for facial recognition technology used by the police; and what consent is required from members of the public to capture their features for analysis.

7 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Museums and Galleries: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of issuing mandatory diversity quotas for artists whose art is displayed by galleries which receive funding from his Depar

4 Jun 2021 · Cabinet Office

Identity Cards

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has plans to provide a photo identification card for every British citizen free of charge as a form of identification for general purposes.

4 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Police: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support the Government provides to families of people whose deaths are found to have been caused or partially caused by police actions; and where responsibility for funeral costs falls in such ca

4 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Uyghurs: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of reports that (a) the Chinese government is testing emotion recognition technology on detained Uyghurs in t

26 May 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what specialist training is given to staff in prisons to handle individuals in custody who are experiencing mental health crises; what the procedure is for assessing the need for use of physical force on those in

26 May 2021 · Home Office

Police: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what specialist training is given to police officers attending to people experiencing mental health crises; and what consideration is given to the use of physical force in those circumstances.

26 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Illness: Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues in the (a) Home Office and (b) Ministry of Justice on the way in which the police can deal sensitively with people undergoing mental h

21 May 2021 · Department for Education

Pupil Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress he has made on reducing the attainment gap between children receiving pupil premium funding and those not receiving it.

20 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) assessment he has made of the additional risk of the covid-19 virus to South Asian communities and (b) additional support will be provided to improve South Asian communities access to vacc

20 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of giving home carers the same priority for covid-19 vaccinations as professional care workers.

19 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing public usage of (a) vitamins D and C to improve immune system responses and (b) other potential alternative methods to an annual va

18 May 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing further funding for schools to deal with the costs of (a) insurance, (b) sick pay, (c) supply teachers and (d) other costs associated with staf

18 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reimbursing workers who are required to travel abroad for work the cost of fees for covid-19 tests upon their return to work.

17 May 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) teaching resources and (b) continuous professional development materials provided by schools on climate change are (i) adequate and (ii) up-to-date.

19 Apr 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 prevent shortages of the Pfizer vaccine and ensure that people are able to book a second dose.

19 Apr 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Aquariums and Zoos: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of demand for additional support for the zoo and aquarium sector during the covid-19 outbreak.

16 Apr 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making more personal protective equipment available to teachers and other staff working in schools during the covid-19 outbreak; and what speci

12 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Cemeteries: Tottenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to implement the recommendations of the review commissioned by his Department in 2018 into Tottenham Park Cemetery; and what recent assessment he has made of the need to regulate private cemeter

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to GP surgeries' role in delivering the flu vaccine, f his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of prioritising GP surgeries to provide the covid-19 vaccine ove

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will prioritise police officers for the covid-19 vaccine.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Consumer Goods: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an equality impact assessment of hair care products for Black hair being classed as non-essential items during the covid-19 lockdown; and what assessment he has ma

23 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Museums and Galleries: Gender

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent comparative assessment he made of the proportional representation of female artists and male artists in Britain’s major galleries.

23 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccination: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of delays to postal deliveries as a result of sickness in the postal service workforce on people receiving their vaccination letters.

18 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the money given to women leaving prison in line with inflation.

15 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the ability of the London Ambulance Service to access sites affected by Low Traffic Neighbourhood schemes.

10 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department policy is on the use of drone strikes outside of recognised war zones; and what support the Government provides to victims of such strikes.

9 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Sick Pay

What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on increasing the level of statutory sick pay.

Source: official written-questions record.