Written questions
1,705 written questions tabled, most recent first.
9 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to commission a long term study of immune responses in people vaccinated against covid-19.
3 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cystic Fibrosis: Transplant Surgery
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve lung transplantation for people with cystic fibrosis during the covid-19 outbreak.
3 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish further details on when unpaid and informal carers will receive the covid-19 vaccine.
3 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Regional Planning and Development: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress the Government has made in allocating additional support to (a) local authorities in Ashfield constituency and (b) other local authorities as part of its levelling
3 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Levelling Up Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how his Department plans to allocate funding from the £4 million Levelling Up Fund to (a) local authorities in Ashfield constituency and (b) other local authorities; and what the
28 Jan 2021 · Attorney General
Sentencing: Appeals
To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the unduly lenient sentence scheme.
28 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gift Aid: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of proposals to temporarily increase Gift Aid to support charities impacted by the covid-19 pande
28 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Charities: Shops
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the support available to charity retailers while they are shut during covid-19 loc
28 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade
Iron and Steel: UK Trade with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential role of (a) global overcapacity, (b) US 232 tariffs, (c) levels of protectionist sentiment in other economies and (d) other factors in th
28 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade
Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she has made an economic impact assessment of the current UK steel safeguards.
28 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade
Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she plans to extend the UK’s steel safeguards; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of others steps to develop a strong and sustainable steel industry.
27 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Horizon Europe
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps his Department has taken to prepare for the UK potentially not participating in Horizon Europe.
27 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Coronavirus: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support research into new SARS-CoV-2 variants.
27 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Vaccination: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his Department’s plans are to increase the UK’s vaccine manufacturing capacity to meet future demand.
27 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Horizon Europe
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has for the UK’s future association with the Horizon Europe programme.
27 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Coronavirus: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support long term studies into covid-19 immunity.
11 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Smoking: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is undertaking research to determine the extent to which smokers may experience more serious effects of covid-19 compared to non-smokers; and what information his Department
8 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Social Media: Freedom of Expression
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and other social media platforms promote free speech while encouraging people to respect each other.
8 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Nottinghamshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when mass community testing for covid-19 will begin in Nottinghamshire following the 20,000 lateral flow tests received by Nottinghamshire County Council.
8 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to encourage consumer spending in (a) non-essential retail and (b) the hospitality sector once covid-19 restrictions on those sectors are lifted.
8 Jan 2021 · Department for Education
Assessments: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of enabling exam-year students to appeal their teachers' recommendations for their assessment grades.
8 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will ask HMRC to instruct employers to indicate on payslips, along with an employee's national insurance contribution, the maximum amount of retained income they will be allowed to
8 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to instruct employers to indicate on payslips how much a person will be allowed to spend on gambling.
8 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling Act 2005 Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will ensure that the Gambling Act Review (a) focuses on empowering customers, (b) does not propose blanket measures that punish the responsible majority, that does not help people
6 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to ensure that the Government's review of the Gambling Act 2005 makes an assessment of how technology can be used to identify problem gamblers whilst maintaining ac
6 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the relationship is between the Gambling Commission's consultation on Remote customer interaction and the Government's recently announced review the Gambling Act 2005.
6 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport
Motor Vehicles: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department is making on responding to its consultation entitled Consulting on ending the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars and vans which closed on 31 July 2020; and how he plans to a
6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Tobacco
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take into account the EU's Tobacco Products Directive when developing the next UK Government's Tobacco Control Plan.
6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Smoking
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the health benefits of ensuring that smokers have (a) information about and (b) access to a wide range of reduced risk smoking-related products; and whether the Gover
6 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling: Addictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate the Government has made of the proportion of people who gamble who are deemed to be problem gamblers; what financial contribution the Gambling sector has made to sup
Source: official written-questions record.