Written questions

2,620 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Sep 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: North Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with Historic England on the preservation of significant Roman ruins including those at Eastfield in North Yorkshire.

6 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Teachers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy that pregnant teachers can choose to be medically suspended at 28 weeks gestation to protect them from potential harm while covid-19 is a significant workplace risk.

6 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Ventilation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of classrooms had ventilation equipment in place on the first day of the autumn term 2021.

6 Sep 2021 · Home Office

Visas: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of the cost of visas to EU countries on the number of students applying to study modern languages.

6 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Educational Institutions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of germicidal ultraviolet air disinfection on tackling the spread of covid-19 in schools and other educational settings.

6 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Education: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has plans to review and update the list of digital platforms that are included in his Department’s Constituency framework: education and childcare setting (excluding universities) guidance.

6 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Education: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what framework he used to determine which digital platforms are included in his Department’s Constituency framework: education and childcare setting (excluding universities) guidance.

6 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 17 March 2020 to Question 27030 on Cancer: Dental Services, what progress NHS England has made on improving access to dentistry for cancer patients.

6 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Govia Thameslink Railway: Season Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with Thameslink on providing reimbursements to rail passengers who have purchased a (a) flexible, (b) monthly and (c) annual season ticket and have been affected by the reduced we

3 Sep 2021 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to establish a five year funding support scheme for local authorities to enable the resettlement of refugees from Afghanistan.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the draft Employment Bill will be published; and if he will reconsider the potential merits of introducing a pilot scheme on neonatal leave and pay as recommended by the Peti

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Powers of Attorney: Repayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 26 July 2021 to Question 34612 on Powers of Attorney: Repayments, what estimate he has made of the number of applicants eligible for a refund of power of attorney fees overcharged by the

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Food: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish proposals to tackle the online advertising of products that are high in fat, sugar and salt to ensure equivalence between traditional broadcasting platforms and

18 Aug 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) capacity and (b) capability of community pharmacies to continue to help with the covid-19 vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement.

18 Aug 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of women who have lost their fertility as a result of delays to accessing endometriosis services during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statem

22 Jul 2021 · Treasury

Taxation: Domicil

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a lower limit of £1,000 of foreign income before requiring a self-assessment tax return to be completed by those of state pension age and older.

22 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the proposals by the Rail Industry Rail Group for an Enabling Framework Agreement on employment in the rail industry are currently being implemented by Train Operating Companies.

21 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Supermarkets: Delivery Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July to Question 30418 and with reference to his written statement of 15 July 2021 on Delivery of Food and Essential Goods, HCWS187, whether local au

20 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to stop the most common driving licence renewal internet searches returning advertisements for third-party scam websites charging £50 to £100 to check and renew licences.

20 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nauru: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Australian counterparts on resettling the remaining detainees at Nauru detention centre away from that island.

20 Jul 2021 · Department for Education

Further Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what catch-up funding will be made available to students in further education institutions beyond the 16 to 19 tuition fund.

20 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Holiday Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what rights furloughed workers have to the accrual of holiday pay.

20 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Agency Workers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether periods when schools are closed to all but vulnerable pupils and children of key workers during the covid-19 outbreak are counted as pauses under the Agency Workers Regula

20 Jul 2021 · Department for Education

Supply Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many supply teachers have taken maintained schools to Employment Tribunal for breach of Agency Workers Regulations in each of the last five years.

20 Jul 2021 · Department for Education

Curriculum: Sign Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing students to study British Sign Language as a language option in Key Stage 3.

19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the evidence used to inform his decision to remove the requirement from 16 August 2021 for people who have received both doses of a covid-19 vaccine to self-isolate when they hav

16 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Powers of Attorney: Repayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to notify all those entitled to refunds for overcharged deputyship fees in advance of closing the refund scheme in October 2022.

16 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Powers of Attorney: Repayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many refunds went unclaimed for power of attorney fees overcharged by the Office of the Public Guardian when the refund scheme closed on 31 January 2021.

16 Jul 2021 · Department for Education

Condition Improvement Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to support specialist post-16 institutions to access the Condition Improvement Fund.

16 Jul 2021 · Department for Education

Further Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what provision the Government is making for specialist post-16 institutions to access the Post-16 Capacity Fund.

Source: official written-questions record.