Written questions
2,620 written questions tabled, most recent first.
11 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his policy on vaccination is to (a) restrict the distribution of vaccinations in order to ensure that vaccinations for each priority groups is completed in turn across the country, or (b) t
11 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures his Department is putting in place to ensure that invitations from his Department or the NHS to vaccination hubs do not overlap with the populations covered by (a) Primary Care Networ
8 Jan 2021 · Department for Education
Pre-school Education: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the evidence used to support the Government's decision to keep (a) early years settings and (b) nurseries open during the national lockdown while closing other educational settings to most ch
6 Jan 2021 · Cabinet Office
Local Government: Elections
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) the local elections planned for May 2021 will go ahead as planned and (b) polling stations will be (i) accessible and (ii) covid-19 secure.
6 Jan 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will amend the definition of a health and social care worker in the guidance to schools to include (a) counsellors and (b) all mental health workers, whether employed directly by the NHS or otherwise.
6 Jan 2021 · Department for Education
Primary Education: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will extend the 15 January 2021 deadline for primary school place applications in response to the disruption resulting from the covid-19 outbreak.
6 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
World Wine Trade Group
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the UK joining the World Wine Trade Group.
6 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Wines: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a new simplified electronic passport for the wine industry.
6 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Wines: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of suspending import certification requirements for wine.
6 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether personal independent payment benefit award periods decided by her Department will be extended by six months in response to delays to reassessments as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
6 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether personal independent payment benefit award periods set by benefit tribunals will be extended in response to delays to reassessments as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
30 Dec 2020 · Women and Equalities
LGBT+ People: Bullying
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2020 to Questions 118113 and 118112, when the evaluation of the programme to support schools in preventing and addressing homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying, re
17 Dec 2020 · Home Office
Migrant Workers: Teachers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of offering free visa extensions for overseas teachers that are working in British schools during the covid-19 pandemic.
16 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
West Bank: Demolition
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on the potential demolition of Khan Al-Ahmer school in the West Bank.
16 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
West Bank: Demolition
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what duties the Government has as a signatory to the Convention of the Rights of the Child and the Fourth Geneva Convention in respect of attempts to demolish school building
15 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Hospitality Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the (a) location, (b) terms of reference and (c) monitoring and evaluation indicators of the test and dine pilot scheme.
11 Dec 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Drinking Water: Plastics
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the provision of drinking water fountains on reducing the use of single-use plastic water bottles in the last 10 years.
11 Dec 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Drinking Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funds he will make available for local authorities to invest in public water fountains and refill stations.
11 Dec 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Packaging
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the amount of fresh food sold in the UK (a) with and (b) without plastic packaging.
11 Dec 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Packaging: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the merits of requiring all (a) cleaning product and (b) food containers to be reusable.
11 Dec 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Plastics
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce a date for banning the use of all single-use non-essential plastic items.
11 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to the letters from the RSPB sent on 3 March 2020 and 11 May 2020 requesting assurances on six measures to protect nature.
10 Dec 2020 · Treasury
Off-payroll Working
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of IR35 on levels of employment.
10 Dec 2020 · Treasury
Off-payroll Working
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of IR35 on tax revenue from legitimately self-employed contractors who are unable to secure work.
10 Dec 2020 · Treasury
Off-payroll Working: Mental Health
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ensure that all HMRC officials dealing with people affected by IR35 have received mental health first aid training.
10 Dec 2020 · Cabinet Office
Honours
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2020 to Question 123698, whilst individuals are not required to give a reason for refusing honours, how many of those who refused and
9 Dec 2020 · Department for Education
Assessments: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Expert Group established to look at how to make 2021 exams fair includes representatives of (a) school leaders, (b) parents, (c) teachers and (d) unions.
9 Dec 2020 · Department for Education
Teachers: Contact Tracing
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for how many days teachers should conduct track and trace after the last physical student day in schools.
9 Dec 2020 · Department for Education
Secondary Education: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many secondary schools have confirmed they will not use SATS tests in their 2021 admissions criteria.
9 Dec 2020 · Department for Education
Assessments: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect on students of delaying the release of the examination topics list to the end of January 2021.
Source: official written-questions record.