Written questions

658 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Refugees: Hong Kong

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees from Hong Kong the UK has received since 31 January 2021; and what support the Government has put in place to help those refugees settle in the UK.

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Education

Pupil Premium

What funding he plans to allocate to schools to cover the costs of families who sign up for pupil premium later in the school year.

19 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the demolition of Palestinian homes by the Israeli authorities.

1 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Overseas Workers: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a work visa that professionals can use to travel to the 27 EU states with one document.

29 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Mobile Phones

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect on access to BBC services of the decision by the BBC to stop supporting their output on devices running the Android 4.4.4 system.

20 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the covid-19 vaccine rollout to staff in the Ambulance Service; and whether such staff are able to receive that vaccine in the hospitals they are deli

19 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Adult Education: Remote Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the need to provide digital devices to adult learners during the covid-19 outbreak.

19 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

English Language: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support he is providing to institutions that teach English as a second language (ESOL) during the covid-19 outbreak.

19 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

GCE A-level: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of cancelling examinations due to the covid-19 outbreak on the mental health of A-level students; and what support he plans to provide to help those students cope with

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

Supermarkets: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to (a) encourage supermarkets to prioritise shielding customers and (b) discourage increases in costs of at-home deliveries.

19 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to provide (a) personal protective equipment, (b) sanitiser and (c) other support to people required to shield during the covid-19 outbreak.

19 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken in response to reports of violence by the Israeli Defence Force against Palestinian children.

19 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade

Arms Trade: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent amendments her Department has made to export controls in the context of the potential provision of armaments to the Israeli Government.

19 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Trade: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what her Department's policy is on the supply to the Israeli Government of (a) mechanical diggers and (b) other large-scale industrial or agricultural equipment that may potentially be used for the de

19 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of reports by Save the Children that Palestinian children are being detained in Israeli prisons;

19 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade

Arms Trade: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what armaments the UK exported from January 2018 to January 2021.

24 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Contact Tracing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to give (a) local authorities and (b) local public health teams the (i) funding and (ii) powers to lead on contract tracing for covid-19.

17 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that children who were previously receiving free school meals but are now being taught from home as a result of the covid-19 outbreak do not go hungry.

9 Oct 2020 · Home Office

Fire Resistant Materials

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what quantity of flame retardant is held by each fire service in England and Wales.

1 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon Member for Lewisham East of 1 July 2020 on the recognition of NHS and key workers.

28 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase covid-19 testing capacity in London.

11 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Haiti: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the government of Haiti in establishing conditions for a fair and transparent election process.

28 Aug 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to pursue sanctions against Chinese officials involved in human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region.

28 Aug 2020 · Treasury

Credit Unions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) credit unions and (b) credit unions affiliated to faith groups there are in the UK.

28 Aug 2020 · Treasury

Gift Aid

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the effective tax rate at which Gift Aid is paid to 25 per cent.

28 Aug 2020 · Treasury

Gift Aid

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the net amount was of unclaimed eligible gift aid in (a) 2017, (b) 2018 and (c) 2019.

28 Aug 2020 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what languages have been used in public communications to raise awareness of the support available for victims of domestic abuse as part of the You are not alone campaign.

28 Aug 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that pharmacies have a sufficient supply of personal protective equipment.

22 Jul 2020 · Home Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to respond to my letter of 6 April on notice of marriage fees.

21 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Marriage: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the covid-19 outbreak has delayed the Law Commission review of marriage law; and what the timescale is for that review.

Source: official written-questions record.