Written questions

658 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Marriage: Humanism

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the legal recognition of humanist marriages in Scotland since 2005; and if he will make it his policy to legally recognise those marriages in En

20 Jul 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Culture: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how the funding from the covid-19 financial support package for the arts and culture sector will be distributed; and whether his Department has conducted an equality impact assessment on

15 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Chemicals: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government has taken to implement recommendation 15 of the Environmental Audit Committee's Twentieth report of Session 2017-19 entitled, Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Life, HC1805.

13 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to provide personal protective equipment for NHS staff with (a) turbans and (b) other religious head coverings.

13 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps have been taken to provide appropriate personal protective equipment to NHS staff with religious beards.

9 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Transport: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made on the effect on trends in the level of (a) school and (b) college attendance of the suspension of free and discounted travel for under 18’s in London.

9 Jul 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Music: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of financial support available to workers in the music industry, including (a) music managers, (b) artists, (c) promoters and (d)

6 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) financial and (b) social support the Government is providing to prisoners who are being released from prison during the covid-19 outbreak.

6 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

Foster Care: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has been made of the level of support available to foster carers to meet the needs of children in care during the covid-19 outbreak.

6 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Coronavirus

What recent estimate he has made of the number of armed forces personnel who have tested positive for covid-19.

2 Jul 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

USA: Journalism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has received any reports of incidents involving British journalists in the US since May 2020.

2 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Period Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to eradicate period poverty in schools.

17 Jun 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Arts Festivals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made on the effect of the covid-19 on the financial sustainability of independent festivals.

18 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that dental practices are provided with adequate personal protective equipment.

20 Apr 2020 · Treasury

Directors: Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support company directors during the covid-19 outbreak who have previously paid themselves through a combination of salary and dividends.

20 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the Institute for Apprentices and Technical Education on training providers to assess apprentices' qualification based on (a) progress at work and (b) coursework results.

20 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Libya: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken with international allies to tackle the blocking of water supplies to Tripoli by forces allied to Khalifa Haftar.

20 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Libya: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of continued shelling of the Al-Khadra Hospital in Tripoli by forces allied to Khalifa Haftar.

20 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ovarian Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to address the concerns of women facing delays in the diagnosis of ovarian cancer in England.

20 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is collating data on the ethnicity of people that have died from covid-19.

20 Apr 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timescale is for the introduction of the Renters Reform Bill; what the Government's plans are for section 21 notices; and what plans he has to increase security for old

20 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Electronic Commerce

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that retailers receive the list of vulnerable peoples in order to support online deliveries.

27 Feb 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Electric Vehicles: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that electric vehicles are affordable.

26 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has provided to employers with staff who have recently returned from areas with prominent cases of covid-19.

6 Feb 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Anoosheh Ashoori

To ask the Prime Minister, what plans he has to meet the family of Anoosheh Ashoori to discuss progress the Government has made on securing the release of that person from prison in Iran; and if he will make a statement.

6 Feb 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Anoosheh Ashoori

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Iranian counterpart on the jailed British national Anoosheh Ashoori.

20 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nigeria: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of threats faced by Christian communities in Nigeria; and what assistance his Department is providing to those communities.

20 Jan 2020 · Department for Education

Sixth Form Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for sixth form students.

29 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new prisons have been opened since 2010; and how many of those prisons are private facilities.

28 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his timescale is for bringing forward legislative proposals on leasehold reform.

Source: official written-questions record.