Written questions
648 written questions tabled, most recent first.
10 Jun 2020 · Department for Education
Schools: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of social distancing measures in schools on levels of mental well-being among children.
10 Jun 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of individuals self-isolating on the ability of small family-run farms to continue to operate during that isolation.
10 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Social Security Benefits: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the transition from court-based oral hearings to remote telephone and paper hearings for social security appeals.
10 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with local authority leaders on the implementation of regional covid-19 lockdowns.
10 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance: County Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of changes in local authority (a) budgets and (b) funding formula during the covid-19 outbreak on the capacity of Durham County
10 Jun 2020 · Department for Education
Free School Meals: County Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to support the families of pupils who qualify for free school meals in County Durham during the school summer holidays in 2020.
10 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hearing Impairment: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to (a) the NHS and (b) social care providers on meeting the requirements of the Accessible Information Standard for patients with (i) hearing loss and (ii)
10 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hearing Impairment: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for the Government's policy on the use of face masks of the Advice on the use of masks in the context of COVID-19: interim guidance published by the
3 Jun 2020 · Home Office
Drugs: Organised Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle county lines drug trafficking and safeguard vulnerable children form exploitation.
3 Jun 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Internet: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the timescale is for the introduction of the Online Harms Bill.
3 Jun 2020 · Home Office
Offences against Children: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to protect children and young people from child sexual abuse at home and online during the covid-19 outbreak.
3 Jun 2020 · Home Office
Domestic Abuse: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to strengthen the Domestic Abuse Bill so that children affected by domestic abuse have a statutory right to specialist support services.
19 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Protective Clothing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the safety of using (a) face coverings with clear panels and (b) transparent face shields to assist people who utilise lipreading for communication in set
19 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Protective Clothing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will update the Government advice entitled How to wear and make a cloth face covering to provide information on how face coverings can be made with a clear panel to assist those p
1 May 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Hearing Impairment: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government Equalities Office is taking steps to ensure that duties under the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the provision of accessible information for people who (a) deaf and (b) have hea
30 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hearing Impairment: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the implications of the use of Personal Protective Equipment for people with hearing loss who rely on lip reading during the during-19 outbreak.
25 Mar 2020 · Treasury
Charities: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to extend the small business grant funding of £10,000 for all business in receipt of small business rate relief or rural rate relief to charities in receipt of charity rate relief.
10 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what contingency plans are in place to support local authorities in the recording of deaths in the event that covid-19 causes workforce disruptions.
Source: official written-questions record.