Written questions

1,036 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Green Homes Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress he has made on the distribution of Green Home Grants.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to encourage eligible people to apply for pension credit.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking: Wolverhampton South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to help ensure that people in Wolverhampton South West constituency can access safe cycling and walking travel options.

30 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Beer: Small Businesses

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support is available for small brewers experiencing financial hardship as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

22 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Self-employed: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support is available for self-employed people who have taken out business loans and are continuing to experience financial hardship as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

21 Oct 2020 · 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 is taking to ensure that elderly and vulnerable people can access urgent dental and GP appointments during the winter months.

20 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what funding his Department provides to service stations in (a) the UK and (b) Wolverhampton South West constituency for installing electric car charge-points.

19 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2020 to Question 83952, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allocating funds to small businesses and voluntary groups as part of the Govern

16 Oct 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Investment Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with youth sector representatives on the Youth Investment Fund.

15 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2020 to Question 83952 on Obesity, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allocating funding to local groups tackling obesity.

14 Oct 2020 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what safeguards are in place to ensure that e-scooters used on roads and highways have been legally approved.

13 Oct 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to improve online safety (a) in general and (b) for people in protected characteristic groups.

9 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Contact Tracing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) accuracy and (b) speed of results to people through the test and trace system.

7 Oct 2020 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) guidance on social distancing due to the covid-19 outbreak is being enforced on public transport and (b) reports of breaches from members of the public are taken serio

6 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will put incentives in place to encourage young people to pursue careers in front-line medical services.

5 Oct 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Investment Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what his timeframe is for making available funding from the Youth Investment Fund; and what categories of youth provision he plans to prioritise.

5 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the BAME community in (a) Wolverhampton and (b) England to access dementia-related care when needed.

2 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Employment: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support he plans to make available for previously furloughed employees in the night-time industry and other sectors which are not yet safe to re-open according to covid-19 regulations.

2 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Nature Reserves and Recreation Spaces: Derelict Land

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department is conducting any reviews or site surveys to investigate whether any brownfield sites could be transformed into nature reserves or green areas.

30 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Laboratories: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans are in place to increase the number of biomedical testing laboratories in the West Midlands to expand the national and regional capacity for identifying and responding to (a) existing an

30 Sep 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

Coronavirus: Northern Ireland

What recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on a UK-wide approach to tackling covid-19.

29 Sep 2020 · Department for International Trade

Food: Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what safeguards are in place to help ensure consumer confidence in food quality standards as part of future trade agreements.

28 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has put in place following the end of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to support employers in (a) retaining and (b) upskilling workers (i) now and (ii) in the future.

28 Sep 2020 · Home Office

UK Visas and Immigration: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional financial and other support she is putting in place to ensure that UK Visas and Immigration office staff are able to process all inquiries promptly.

28 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

Motorways: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has published on using motorway lanes safely.

24 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that all care workers have adequate supplies of personal protective equipment in (a) Wolverhampton South West constituency and (b) across the UK.

22 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has in place to ensure that the mental health and wellbeing of people (a) in and (b) leaving social care is supported over the long term.

21 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Wolverhampton South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to help ensure equity of employment opportunity in Wolverhampton South West constituency.

18 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Derelict Land: Recreation Spaces

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of converting brownfield sites into green spaces and parks.

17 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support he is providing to children in the high-risk vulnerable category who were advised to shield during the beginning of the covid-19 outbreak with any mental health issues they may have up

Source: official written-questions record.