Written questions

894 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Freight: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the change in the level of haulage through-traffic from the Republic of Ireland to the EU via Great Britain since the end of the transition period.

6 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Zambia: Police

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Zambian High Commissioner on the shooting dead of two civilians by Zambian police in Lusaka on 23 December 2020.

16 Dec 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Penally Camp

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to relocate asylum seekers located at the Penally Camp to alternative accommodation.

3 Dec 2020 · Department for International Trade

Riot Control Weapons: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether riot gear sold to the US has been used against peaceful protestors.

26 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2020 to Question 116658 on coronavirus: vaccination, whether the 58 fridges includes the 20 previously announced by the Scottish Government on 10 November 2020

26 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2020 to Question 116658 on coronavirus: vaccination, how many fridges are located in each English region.

26 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2020 to Question 116658 on coronavirus: vaccination, how many fridges are located in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.

26 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2020 to Question 116658 on coronavirus: vaccination, where in the UK each of the 58 fridges is located.

26 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: North East Fife

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the value of unclaimed (a) housing benefit and (b) income support and income-related employment support allowance in North East Fife constituency.

25 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to answer Questions 116658, 116659 and 116660 tabled on 17 November 2020.

23 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether people who have been furloughed during the covid-19 outbreak who were earning the minimum wage and who have turned 21 since being part of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will receive an uplift in their

20 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate her Department has made of the value of unclaimed benefits.

19 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of compensating people who had their universal credit payments reduced due to the periodic assessment regulations.

18 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people's universal credit payments will be affected by the change to periodic assessment regulations.

18 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the estimated cost to the public purse is of the new periodic assessment regulations.

18 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people who had their universal credit payments reduced due to the periodic assessment regulations error will receive compensation.

18 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what risk assessment he has carried out on bilateral deals with pharmaceutical companies for covid-19 vaccine candidates on the effect on availability of covid-19 vaccine candidat

17 Nov 2020 · Department for International Trade

Office for the Internal Market

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she has discussed the role of the proposed Office for the Internal Market with her foreign counterparts as part of trade talks.

17 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, where the fridges ordered for the purpose of containing the Pfizer covid-19 vaccine will be located; and whether those fridges will be portable.

17 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the capacity of the fridges ordered to store the Pfizer covid-19 vaccine will be in terms of total doses.

17 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many fridges of which brand or type the Government has ordered for the storage of the Pfizer covid-19 vaccine; and what the (a) cost and (b) arrival date in the UK is of each of those fridges.

17 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Procurement: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish the terms of agreement between Oxford and AstraZeneca for their covid-19 vaccine.

16 Nov 2020 · Department for International Trade

Coronavirus: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government supports the World Trade Organisation proposed waiver for covid-19 intellectual property.

16 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the veracity of reports that (a) AstraZeneca's no profit pricing commitment for the covid-19 vaccine will expire when that company declares the pand

16 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he has taken to ensure that any covid-19 vaccines are sold at cost and are accessible to (a) low-income and (b) middle-income countries.

5 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Disabled Students' Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the amount of funding made available for the disabled students premium in 2020-21.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Occupational Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the response to the Health is everyone’s business: proposals to reduce ill health-related job loss consultation, closed in July 2019, will be published.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of carer's allowance claimants (a) receive an earnings replacement benefit, (b) are eligible for underlying entitlement for carer's allowance and (c) claim for that underlyi

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people who are entitled to carer's allowance (a) claim and (b) do not claim the benefit.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of changing carer's allowance status from unearned income to earned income for universal credit claimants.

Source: official written-questions record.