Written questions

2,620 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Public Houses: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to Cabinet Office's guidance, Reopening businesses and venues in England, published on 24 February 2021, whether pubs opening for outdoor trade at step 2 of the cov

1 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Pensions

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil service widows and widowers have had their survivors pension restored on compassionate grounds.

1 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Pensions

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil service widows and widowers have had their pensions revoked as a result of (a) remarriage and (b) cohabitation in (i) England and Wales and (ii) Scotland.

1 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Building Safety Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February to Question 156575, on Building Safety Fund, whether he plans to re-open registration for the Building Safety Fund for those buildings that

26 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the ability of car manufacturers to (a) produce and (b) import the required number of vehicles to satisfy consumer demand and meet the Government’s 2030 phase out date for petrol

26 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Electric Vehicles: Sales

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of developing (a) a bonus-malus or grant scheme, (b) 0 per cent or reduced VAT rate on new electric vehicles and (c) other sustainable long-term solutions to rep

26 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on developing a sustainable long-term solution to incentivise consumer purchase of new electric vehicles beyond the existing Plug in Vehicle Gran

24 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Neighbourhood Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the White Paper, Planning for the Future, whether he plans to enable neighbourhood plans to continue to include development management policies.

24 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Neighbourhood Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Planning for the Future White Paper, updated on 4 February 2021, whether neighbourhood plans will still be able to allocate sites (a) housing and (b) other

23 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support has been made available to animal rescue and rehoming charities during the covid-19 outbreak.

23 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Government’s roadmap on easing lockdown restrictions announced on 22 February 2021, whether his Department plans to adjust its travel advice to a region

23 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport

Travel: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Government’s roadmap on easing lockdown restrictions announced on 22 February 2021, whether the Government plans to provide access to cost-effective covid-19 testing for (a) travel operato

23 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish an action plan to increase the number of eligible people applying for pension credit.

23 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Government has spent on promoting the uptake of pension credit in each year of the last three years.

22 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Teachers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government’s roadmap on easing lockdown restrictions announced on 22 February 2021, what steps his Department plans to take to help protect vulnerable teachers who haven’t yet received cov

22 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government’s roadmap on easing lockdown restrictions announced on 22 February 2021, what authority he plans to give (a) Headteachers and (b) local Public Health Directors on deciding how t

22 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the publication of the Government’s Roadmap out of Lockdown, if he will take steps to ensure that from 8 March 2021 school pupil transport will not carry pupils from more than one school.

22 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the publication of the Government’s Roadmap out of Lockdown, if his Department will provide ventilation units for every classroom.

22 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government’s roadmap on easing lockdown restrictions announced on 22 February 2021, what assessment his Department made prior to that announcement of the potential merits of incorporating

22 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ensuring that directors dividends are included in the initial calculation of child maintenance payments.

22 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it is his policy that cladding remediation costs will not be withheld pending the (a) completion or (b) confirmed funding of separate fire safety projects.

22 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Santander Group: Debit Cards

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to letters received by Santander customers advising that their debit cards will not be renewed due to not being used at a cash machine or physical point of sale, if he will will make representations t

22 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Local Restrictions Support Grant

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will extend business grant funding via the Local Restrictions Grant scheme beyond 15 February 2021 for the duration of the covid-19 restrictions.

22 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Companies: Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what value-for-money assessment he undertook before offering coronavirus business interruption loan scheme loans to private equity-owned companies

22 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Companies: Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the basis was on which he extended coronavirus business interruption loan scheme loans to private equity-owned companies.

22 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Companies: Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what conditions he attached to coronavirus business interruption loan scheme loans to private equity owned companies.

22 Feb 2021 · Treasury

British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings he has had with (a) The British Private Equity and (b) Venture Capital Association, since 1 March 2020.

22 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Building Safety Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to reopen registration for the Building Safety Fund for those buildings that were not able to conduct EWS1 assessments before July 2020.

22 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Coronavirus Catch-up Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will allow schools to spend their allocation of the Coronavirus catch up premium funding beyond the 2020-21 school year, given that schools have been closed for the spring term to date.

22 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Remote Working: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the request from the Flexible Space Association for a 12-month business rates holiday for business centres.

Source: official written-questions record.