Written questions
1,673 written questions tabled, most recent first.
26 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Digital Technology: Free Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for International Trade of the potential merits of working with his counterparts in the (a) EU and (b) US Administration to crea
26 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
DNACPR Decisions: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the extent of use of do not resuscitate orders for people with learning disabilities during the second wave of the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a stat
26 Apr 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Health and Safety: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Health and Safety Executive’s operational database, for what reason the Health and Safety Executive had not brought a prosecution against an employer for breach of covid-19 workpla
26 Apr 2021 · Department for Education
Communication Skills: Remote Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of home schooling and social distancing during the covid-19 outbreak on children's language skills.
26 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Coronavirus: Ventilators
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the spread of misinformation to critically ill patients with covid-19 on the use of ventilators.
21 Apr 2021 · Home Office
Domestic Abuse and Gender Based Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to incorporate women's groups into discussions with her Department on measures preventing (a) gender-based violence and (b) domestic violence.
21 Apr 2021 · Home Office
Pepper Spray and Weapons: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of decriminalising the possession of (a) pepper spray and (b) non-lethal self-defence weapons on safety for women.
21 Apr 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Preston
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers her Department sent to live in Preston in each month of (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021.
21 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Internet: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the extent of QAnon's influence in the UK.
21 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Internet: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to tackle conspiracy groups that share misinformation online.
21 Apr 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Economic Situation: Holiday Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the economic consequences of annual leave entitlement not taken by employees in 2020 as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
21 Apr 2021 · Treasury
Credit Cards: Fees and Charges
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions his Department has had with representatives of (a) Mastercard and (b) Visa on the interchange fee levied on consumers buying from an EU-based company following the UK's departure from the EU.
21 Apr 2021 · Department for Education
Remote Education: Computers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department took to ensure that (a) laptops and (b) tablets provided to children for home learning during the covid-19 outbreak were not infected with malware from international servers.
21 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Children: Anxiety
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what long-term support his Department plans to provide to children that suffer from social anxiety.
21 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Children: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the extent of long-term health problems experienced by socially- isolated children during covid-19 lockdown.
19 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Healthy Start Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the potential effect on voucher uptake of introducing a digital card scheme to replace the existing paper Healthy Start Vouchers.
19 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Loneliness: Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2021 to Question 144608, on Loneliness: Health, whether his Department has plans to undertake an assessment of the effect of long-term isolation on health and w
19 Apr 2021 · Treasury
Employment: Government Assistance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to provide support to employers for retraining their workers following the end of the Government's covid-19 job support schemes.
19 Apr 2021 · Treasury
Employment: Government Assistance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of potential effect on the level of employment of the scaling back of the Government's covid-19 job support schemes following the end of the covid-19 outbreak.
19 Apr 2021 · Treasury
Employment: Government Assistance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support will be available to employees when the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is scaled back.
19 Apr 2021 · Department for Education
Media: Curriculum
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of adding media literacy to the school curriculum in England.
19 Apr 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Gig Economy: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require gig workers to have the same rights as permanent employees.
19 Apr 2021 · Treasury
Employment: Females
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that the covid-19 recovery plan considers the needs of the female workforce.
19 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2021 to Question 149725, on Department of Health and Social Care: Contracts, from how many companies his Department has reclaimed money in relation to covid-19 con
15 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Healthy Start Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the development and roll-out of a new card scheme to replace the existing Healthy Start Voucher Scheme.
8 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to help ensure that parents of (a) newborn babies and (b) young children in need of in-patient care are able to visit their children in hospital during the c
8 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether newborns can be discharged to the care of (a) fathers, (b) partners and (c) family members in the event that a mother is awaiting test results for covid-19 after birth.
5 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Babies and Parents
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the health and safety of (a) newborn babies and (b) new parents who have been diagnosed with covid-19.
5 Mar 2021 · Treasury
Bank Services
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what basis are banks permitted to close customers’ bank accounts.
5 Mar 2021 · Treasury
Bank Services
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support is available to people who have had their bank account closed but are unavailable to access funds from that account.
Source: official written-questions record.