Written questions
2,620 written questions tabled, most recent first.
4 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of requiring students to wear face coverings in schools following the increase in cases of the covid-19 variant originating in India.
4 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Telecommunications: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the proportion of savings made in rent reductions as a result of the 2017 changes to the Electronic Communications Code that have been reinvested into tele
4 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Telecommunications: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many site owners who lease their land to telecommunications companies for infrastructure have seen their rents reduced by more than 40 per cent as proposed by the Government's Impact
4 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
DNACPR Decisions: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether a ministerial oversight group to investigate the use of Do Not Attempt Resuscitation during the covid-19 outbreak has been established; and when that group plans to report.
4 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
DNACPR Decisions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Do Not Attempt Resuscitation decisions made since 17 March 2020 which had not been agreed in discussion with the person, their relative or carer remain in place.
4 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Au Pairs: EU Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to bring forward proposals to enable au pairs from the EU to live and work in the UK via the youth mobility visa scheme.
27 May 2021 · Home Office
Visas
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce a system to enable visa applications, which were submitted when the priority service was not available, to be upgraded to the priority service for faster processing.
27 May 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Building Safety Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish a list of companies that have received funds as Responsible Entities following applications to the Building Safety Fund.
27 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Kickstart Scheme: Hertfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Kickstart applications waiting for a decision for eight weeks or more after submission as at 27 May 2021 were from organisations based in Hertfordshire.
24 May 2021 · Home Office
Daniel Morgan Independent Panel
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the Report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel.
24 May 2021 · Home Office
Daniel Morgan Independent Panel
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date she first sought advice from officials on her powers to carry out a review of the report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel.
24 May 2021 · Home Office
Daniel Morgan Independent Panel
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date she first informed the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel of her intention to review the content of their report.
21 May 2021 · Women and Equalities
Conversion Therapy
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what weighting her Department plans to give to responses from (a) survivors of conversion therapy and (b) organisations that support those survivors to the consultation on draft legislation to ban conversion t
21 May 2021 · Women and Equalities
Conversion Therapy
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make it her policy that there should be no exemption for religious practices when the draft Bill to ban conversion therapy is introduced.
21 May 2021 · Women and Equalities
Conversion Therapy
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to publish the findings of her Department's research into conversion therapy practices in the UK.
21 May 2021 · Women and Equalities
Conversion Therapy
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the announcement in the Queen's Speech that the Government plans to introduce a Bill to ban conversion therapy, when that draft Bill will be published; and when the consultation on that draft
17 May 2021 · Department for Education
Students: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many respondents to the Office for Students consultation on recurrent funding for 2021-22 (a) supported and (b) opposed the removal of London weighting from the student premium allocations.
17 May 2021 · Department for Education
Students: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many respondents to the Office for Students consultation on recurrent funding for 2021-22 (a) supported and (b) opposed the withdrawal of the targeted allocation for students attending courses in London.
17 May 2021 · Department for Education
Students: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many respondents to the Office for Students consultation on recurrent funding for 2021-22 (a) supported and (b) opposed the reduction by half to the rate of high-cost subject funding for courses in (i) perf
17 May 2021 · Department for Education
Students: Quarantine
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy that (a) international students at UK universities and (b) foreign language students on placements abroad will not have to pay for the cost of covid-19 hotel quarantine on entering
17 May 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Building Safety Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 25 January 2021 to Question 140940, when his Department plans to publish the standard template documents for the (a) Short Form Funding Agreement
14 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Travel: Quarantine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people who are required to quarantine after travel are permitted to attend a covid-19 vaccination centre during their quarantine period under the exceptional circumstances provision; and if
12 May 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Bowling: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with representatives of (a) the British Tenpin Bowling Association and (b) other stakeholders on the financial viability of bowling alleys.
12 May 2021 · Treasury
Hospitality Industry and Tourism: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons bowling alleys are excluded from the five per cent VAT reduction for the tourism and hospitality sector.
12 May 2021 · Cabinet Office
Weddings: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the advice he has received on the reasons for the disparity between the covid-19 guidance for weddings and receptions and the guidance for the events a
12 May 2021 · Cabinet Office
Weddings: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish updated and detailed guidance for weddings, civil partnership ceremonies and receptions to take place at (a) step 3 and (b) step 4 of the covid-1
27 Apr 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Forests: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals through the Environment Bill on the preventing of illegal deforestation in the supply chains of UK businesses.
27 Apr 2021 · Department for Education
Assessments: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional resources will be provided to schools and colleges to allow teachers the capacity during the summer 2021 term to carry out the assessments and quality assurance necessary for students to receive
21 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport
Shipping: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the UN General Assembly's resolution on international cooperation to address challenges faced by seafarers as a result of the covid-19 pandemic to support global supply chains, what recent dis
20 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Telecommunications: Billing
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring telecoms suppliers to offer their best value tariffs to existing customers when they reach the end of introductory fixed
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