Written questions

2,620 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether students re-sitting their GCSE exams this Autumn can have their coursework and practical work taken into account to the same proportion in the awarding of their final grade, as they would have done had

25 Nov 2020 · Cabinet Office

Boats: EU Countries

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the tax implications for UK boat owners whose vessels are currently harboured in EU member states in the trade deal negotiations with the E

25 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Boats: Import Duties and VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made for the implications of his policies of the assessment of the current Returned Goods Relief proposals by the Cruising Association’s Regulations & Technical Services group, that they woul

25 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Sailing Boats: Import Duties and VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Returned Goods Relief to all yachts returning to the UK until March 2024, regardless of the time they have spent outside of British waters.

25 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Imports

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what economic impact assessment he has made of the Returned Goods Relief scheme on (a) UK marinas and (b) yachting businesses after the end of the transition period.

25 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forests: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what penalties will be introduced to enforce the new law preventing illegal deforestation in the supply chains of UK businesses.

24 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Hospitality Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the spread of (a) droplets and (b) aerosols in hospitality venues that were following covid-secure guidance for Tier 1 before the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown.

23 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of calculating furlough payments for employees whose entitlement is being extended based on the higher of (a) the calculation from March 2020 and (b) the average

23 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Protective Clothing: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is Government policy to publish the (a) number and (b) type of personal protective equipment items procured through Government contracts.

23 Nov 2020 · Department for International Trade

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential for trade disputes on data flows to arise from Article 14.11 of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.

23 Nov 2020 · Department for International Trade

Data Protection: Japan

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of (a) what additional data may flow and (b) what existing data restrictions may be lifted as a result of Article 8.84 of the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership A

23 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Pupils: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish, by each local authority area in England, the number of secondary school pupils who were absent from school as a result of either testing positive for covid-19 or being required to self-isola

23 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Pupils: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish, by each local authority area in England, the number of primary school pupils who were absent from school as a result of either testing positive for covid-19 or being required to self-isolate

19 Nov 2020 · Women and Equalities

LGBT+ People: Bullying

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what equality impact assessment his Department has undertaken of defunding the Government-backed projects tackling bullying of LGBT+ students in England's schools on young people.

19 Nov 2020 · Women and Equalities

LGBT+ People: Bullying

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department has carried out an equality impact assessment on the potential effect on young people of the proposed removal of Government-funded projects that tackle LGBT+ bullying in schools.

19 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the number of school staff hours used on covid-19 contact tracing.

19 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the average number of school staff hours used on covid-19 contact tracing.

18 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Students: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what guidance he is providing to universities on allowing PhD students whose projects have been affected by the covid-19 lockdown to apply for extensions to their funding.

17 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Eurotunnel: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether test, trace and isolate measures apply to people travelling into the UK via the Eurotunnel.

17 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Barbecues

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of giving local authorities increased powers to control, enforce and penalise the wrongful use of disposable BBQs.

17 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Students: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the guidance entitled Student movement and plans for the end of autumn 2020 term, published on 13 November 2020, whether students are required to self-isolate on return to their term-time addr

17 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Christmas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to publish separate covid-19 guidance for adults living on their own who wish to return to their family home for the Christmas holiday.

17 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Attendance Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending eligibility for the attendance allowance to people in care homes who self-fund.

16 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Public Sector: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to conduct an equalities impact assessment of the implementation of the Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payment Regulations.

12 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the need for vaccines to be suitable for people who are (a) immunocompromised and who cannot receive a live vaccine and (b) allergic to commonly used vaccine componen

12 Nov 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Data Protection: Japan

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress he has made on data protection arrangements with Japan; and when he plans to reach an adequacy decision on allowing digital trade to continue with Japan after the end of th

10 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Test and Trace Support Payment: Supply Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether agency supply teachers who are asked to self isolate by a school on behalf of Public Health England are eligible to apply for the Test and Trace support payment scheme without a NHS Test an

10 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the National Food Strategy Part One report published on 20 July 2020.

10 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to update the Immunisation against infectious disease guidance to GPs on influenza vaccination for people on immunosuppressants.

10 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the British Society of Gastroenterology consensus guidelines on the management of inflammatory bowel disease in adults, published in 2019, if he will take steps to ensure that the

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