Written questions

2,620 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Public Houses: Stamp Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will suspend the requirement to pay stamp duty for pub lease renewals for the duration of covid-19 related restrictions.

25 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support the Government has given to help provide (a) water, (b) hygiene supplies and (c) sanitation to the poorest countries in the world since the start of the covid-19

25 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Culture Recovery Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, to what extent his Department assessed (a) the size of an organisation's cash reserves and (b) combined wealth of individual backers, when awarding funds from the Cultural Recovery Fund.

25 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Culture Recovery Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many cultural organisations met all of the criteria for funding from the Culture Recovery Fund but were not awarded that funding as a result of an oversubscription for those grants i

25 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether schools will be closed to all children in the February 2021 half term.

22 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Supply Teachers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's guidance, Coronavirus (COVID-19): financial support for education, early years and children’s social care and Cabinet Office guidance, PPNs 2/20 and 4/20: Supplier relief due

21 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a public health awareness campaign on checking for breast cancer symptoms for (a) women below the official screening age and (b) all women.

21 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: Government Assistance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the viability of calls from UK Hospitality to (a) extend the repayment period for all Government-backed loans to ten years, (b) extend the interest free period of such loans by 12 mont

20 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Building Safety Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will publish the standard template documents for the (a) Short Form Funding Agreement for Pre-Tender Support and (b) Grant Funding Agreement that are required t

20 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vitamin D

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in receipt of a clinically extremely vulnerable letter have (a) applied for and (b) received a four month supply of Vitamin D supplements from his Department.

20 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Vitamin D

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of care homes have been sent a four month supply of Vitamin D supplements for their residents by his Department.

19 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Hospitality Industry: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the letter dated 17 December 2020 from the hon Member for St Albans on (a) grant funding for hospitality businesses th

19 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to reply to the letters from the hon. Member for St Albans of (a) 28 September 2020, (b) 4 November 2020 and (c) 30 November on calls for (i) grant funding for hospi

19 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Supply Teachers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to recent reports of supply teachers in England being ineligible to access financial support through the Government schemes set up in response to the covid-19 outbreak, if he will review the empl

18 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Supply Teachers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of his Department funding local education authorities to directly employ supply teachers for the duration of the covid-19 outbreak to ensure teaching capacity

18 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Teachers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support he plans to offer teaching (a) agencies and (b) umbrella companies unable to afford the costs associated with using the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to furlough supply teachers.

18 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will extend access to home covid-19 testing kits to (a) employees of nurseries in the (i) private, (ii) voluntary and (iii) independent sectors, (b) employees of pre-schools and (c) childmind

18 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Guidance on Use of free early education entitlements funding during coronavirus (COVID-19), published by his Department on 17 December 2020, if he will make an assessment of the potential

14 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will issue guidance to local authorities to continue funding early years providers based on the January 2020 census count so a provider's funding is not reduced as a result of children not attending due t

14 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the fairness of differential settlement terms being offered by HMRC to people affected by the loan charge with (a) open offers and (b) closed years.

14 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of re-opening the covid-19 vaccination centre application process to community pharmacies which have the capacity to deliver at least 100 vaccine

14 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to issue EU nationals living in the UK under the EU settlement scheme with physical proof of their settled status.

14 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to extend priority access to the covid-19 vaccine to people with all levels of learning disability.

13 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will amend the deadline for eligibility for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme from 24 September 2020 to 4 January 2021, to reflect the latest announcement on covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

13 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Education: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will launch a public health campaign that promotes the correct wearing of face coverings.

12 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Metropolitan Police: Racial Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to investigate allegations of institutional racism in the Metropolitan police.

12 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Supply Teachers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will write to schools to clarify his Department's guidance on how they should pay supply teachers who are currently employed by them on either (a) day-to-day or (b) long term assignments, during school cl

11 Jan 2021 · Cabinet Office

Schools: Procurement

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish updates to Procurement Policy Notices (PPN) 02/20 and 04/20: Supplier relief due to coronavirus (COVID-19) - additional sector guidance for state funde

11 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the national NHS vaccination hubs will provide both the (a) Pfizer and (b) AstraZeneca vaccine.

11 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the format of the letters of invitation to national vaccination hubs to clarify (a) the location of the proposed vaccination centre and (b) that those patients have the option to

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