Written questions

1,673 written questions tabled, most recent first.

27 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to encourage the public to receive annual inoculations of the covid-19 vaccine following the first two doses.

27 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Exercise Cygnus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether vaccine roll-out was a part of Exercise Cygnus.

27 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Exercise Cygnus: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role the military played in Exercise Cygnus.

27 Jan 2021 · Cabinet Office

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of public health messaging in saving lives during the covid-19 outbreak.

27 Jan 2021 · Cabinet Office

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether behavioural scientists are involved in implementing national lockdown guidance and messaging.

27 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Loneliness: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on health and wellbeing of long-term isolation.

27 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to improve the health and fitness of children from different socioeconomic backgrounds.

27 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Birth Rate

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) reasons for and (b) implications for his policies of the recent decline in the annual birth rate.

27 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to tackle the long-term pressures on NHS services in response to the ageing population.

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

Disinformation: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to tackle (a) AI-powered misinformation and (b) political deepfakes.

27 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Parental Leave: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of taking steps to encourage companies to place parents on furlough while schools are closed as a result of the covid-19 national lockdown that has been in

26 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Weddings: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the long-term effect on society of fewer marriages taking place during the covid-19 lockdowns.

26 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Weddings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason marriages can only take place under exceptional circumstances during 2021 covid-19 national lockdown.

26 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Weddings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to allow marriages to resume, under all circumstances, when the covid-19 local alert level tier system is reintroduced in England.

26 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Civil Partnerships and Weddings: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consultation his Department had with (a) religious leaders and (b) local authorities prior to the decision to place limitations on (i) weddings and (ii) civil ceremonies dur

26 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Religious Buildings: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reasons places of worship can remain open during the 2021 covid-19 national lockdown.

26 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Mental Health: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of covid-19 national lockdown restrictions on the mental health of (a) business owners and (b) employees.

26 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Minimum Wage

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that employees supported through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme are paid the national minimum wage.

26 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that businesses are (a) lawfully claiming and (b) distributing funds received under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

26 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is putting contingency plans in place in the event that the covid-19 lockdown continues until (a) summer and (b) autumn 2021.

26 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Population

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of the (a) UK’s ageing population and (b) recent reduction in annual birth rate.

26 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Employment: Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department’s long-term strategy is on protecting jobs in the (a) hospitality, (b) leisure and (c) retail sector.

26 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Automation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme on the rate of jobs being replaced by automation.

26 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Business: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department takes to consider the mental health of (a) business owners and (b) employees when providing financial support during the covid-19 outbreak.

25 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to provide additional funding to local authorities for the provision of discretionary payments to people self-isolating during the covid-19 outbreak.

25 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus: Mental Health

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential long-term economic effect of mental health issues as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

25 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the population must be vaccinated for covid-19 before economic support can be lifted.

25 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on investigations that have been undertaken on determining the long-term effectiveness of the covid-19 vaccination.

25 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what emergency plans are in place in the event that there are shortfalls in hospital oxygen supplies during the covid-19 outbreak.

25 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average length of time is for people to receive the results of a covid-19 test in (a) England, (b) the North West, (c) London, (d) Lancashire and (e) Preston.

Source: official written-questions record.