Written questions

1,036 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Football: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) Wolverhampton Wanderers and (b) other UK football supporters are able to access football matches during the period when they cannot watch in pe

16 Sep 2020 · Wales Office

City Deals and Local Growth Deals: Wales

What progress his Department has made on City and Growth deals in Wales.

15 Sep 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Litter: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to support (a) litter picks and (b) other community-based anti-litter schemes.

14 Sep 2020 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support communities in tackling anti-social behaviour (a) during and (b) following the covid-19 outbreak.

11 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government plans to take to (a) ensure the democratic accountability of football club owners to fans and supporters (I) at AGMs and (ii) more widely, (b) improve processes

9 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the level of the cap on the carer's allowance income threshold to help support greater participation in the workforce.

8 Sep 2020 · Women and Equalities

Period Poverty: Young People

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to (a) combat period poverty and (b) enable young people to help tackle that issue.

7 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Packaging

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what financial support is available to encourage businesses to manufacture environmentally friendly product packaging.

7 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Exercise: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what funding his Department makes available to communities to promote exercise and fitness.

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

Local Plans: Wolverhampton South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that Wolverhampton South West constituents are consulted on future local planning decisions.

2 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is providing to people with mental health conditions as an alternative to medically prescribed drugs.

1 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what financial support is available for small businesses and voluntary groups to support the Government's obesity reduction strategy.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Businesses: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what financial support is available to businesses which operate childcare activity groups in rented spaces and who have lost income as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

28 Aug 2020 · Treasury

Directors: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support is available during the covid-19 outbreak for directors of limited companies who are (a) paid in dividends and (b) not eligible for universal credit.

28 Aug 2020 · Treasury

Public Houses: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support is available for self-employed publicans who are not eligible for (a) universal credit and (b) the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Education

Children and Young People: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to ensure that children and young people have been receiving healthy and nutritious meals during the 2020 school summer holidays.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Education

After School Clubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what after-school support is available for the children of parents who are returning to work following the outbreak of covid-19.

28 Aug 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department takes to ensure that independent pharmacists are able to obtain essential medicine at fair and reasonable prices.

28 Aug 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support and guidance is available for childcare providers that use multi-purpose community spaces to help them safely re-open from September 2020 as covid-19 lockdown restri

28 Aug 2020 · Treasury

Night-time Economy: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support his Department is providing (a) nightclubs and (b) other business operating in the night time economy that have paused trading for a prolonged period of time as a result of the covid-19 outbre

28 Aug 2020 · Home Office

Windrush Compensation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on compensating victims of the Windrush scandal; and what the deadline is for applications to the Windrush Compensation Scheme.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to improve diversity among (a) students and (b) academic staff in higher education.

28 Aug 2020 · Women and Equalities

Employment: Equality

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to encourage diversity in senior professions in relation to (a) age, (b) class, (c) ethnicity, (d) gender and (e) sexuality.

28 Aug 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to (a) enable the use of derelict buildings for housing developments and (b) reduce waiting times for people applying for social housing allocations.

28 Aug 2020 · Treasury

Street Trading: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) rent assistance and (b) other forms of financial support is available for market traders and stallholders who have been adversely affected by the covid-19 outbreak.

28 Aug 2020 · Women and Equalities

Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what opportunities the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities plans to make available to people in (a) Wolverhampton South West constituency and (b) the rest of the UK to engage with the work of the Commiss

28 Aug 2020 · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Veterans: Mental Illness

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what support the Government has made available to help ensure that the mental health conditions of armed forces veterans are not perceived by employers as career limiting

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Flats: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what financial support is available to help with (a) repairing flat roofs and (b) other energy efficiency initiatives for an apartment complex for people who do not receive suppor

28 Aug 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

GP Surgeries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what safeguards he is putting in place to ensure that vulnerable and elderly people have access to GP surgeries during and following the covid-19 outbreak.

28 Aug 2020 · Treasury

Agency Workers and Zero Hours Contracts: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support is available to (a) workers on zero hour contracts and (b) agency workers who have been advised to continue to self-isolate during the covid-19 outbreak.

Source: official written-questions record.