Written questions
1,432 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Professions: Sick Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) practice nurses and (b) healthcare assistants working in general practice who have been paid Statutory Sick Pay whilst they have been self-isolating w
29 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (England) 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the 28-day reviews of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (England) 2020 will include a full necessity and proportionality assessment.
29 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (England) 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to make (a) written and (b) oral statements to Parliament following each 28 day review of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (England) 2020
29 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advice his Department has taken from clinical and social care experts on discontinuing the Care Act easements, established under the Coronavirus Act 2020.
29 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to review the temporary Care Act easements, created under the Coronavirus Act 2020.
29 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Mental Illness
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the temporary Care Act easements, created under the Coronavirus Act 2020, on access to social care for people with mental health problems.
29 Jun 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Film and Television: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing a state-backed fund for film and TV productions that are unable to obtain insurance.
23 Jun 2020 · Department for Education
Students: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department plans to provide to schools on prioritising student wellbeing (a) during the covid-19 outbreak and (b) as lockdown restrictions are eased.
23 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to ensure that young people are able to access support for their mental health.
23 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that young people who need support for their mental health can (a) be referred to mental health support by professionals and (b) self-refer to mental h
23 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that young people are still able to access child and adolescent mental health services during the covid-19 outbreak.
22 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport
Public Transport: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made requests to (a) train operating companies and (b) Transport for London to undertake customer surveys to estimate the level of demand for public transport as covid-19 lockdown restrictions ar
17 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Postnatal Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will issue guidance to GPs on resuming face-to-face six week post-natal health checks for new mothers.
17 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Postnatal Care: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assesssment his Department has made of the effect of covid-19 outbreak on the (a) physical health, (b) mental health, and (c) safety of new mothers.
17 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Postnatal Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the six-week post-natal health checks for new mothers at GPs surgeries.
15 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Small Businesses: Coronavirus
If he will increase the level of the top-up to the local business grant funds scheme made available to local authorities to support small businesses during the covid-19 outbreak.
11 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport
Public Transport: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that disabled people that are legitimately not wearing a face covering on public transport are identifiable to (a) the public and (b) transport staff.
10 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hydroxychloroquine: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what date the Government placed the orders for £5 million worth of hydroxychloroquine for the potential treatment of covid-19.
10 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport
Public Transport: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of exempting people with disabilities unable to wear face masks from the recent Government requirement for people to wear face masks on public tra
10 Jun 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to reinstate a Child Maintenance Service telephone service for people to report their ex-partner who has stopped paying child maintenance.
10 Jun 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect on individuals' personal finances of waiting times of up to 12 weeks for the Child Maintenance Service to respond to reports that an ex-partner of a claimant h
10 Jun 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the average time it takes for the Child Maintenance Service to respond to reports that an ex-partner of a claimant has stopped paying child maintenance.
9 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Accommodation: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to reduce the level of sharing of prison bedrooms during the covid-19 outbreak.
9 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) items of personal protective equipment, (b) masks and (c) bottles of hand gel have been delivered to prisons since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.
9 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Accommodation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of prisoners sharing cells in each prison in each of the last three months.
9 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of personal protective equipment for prison staff during the covid-19 outbreak.
9 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the (a) number and (b) proportion of prison staff who have been tested for covid-19.
8 Jun 2020 · Treasury
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a Real Time Information (RTI) cut-off date for 2018-19 for company directors who have a history of rec
5 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure a safe return to face-to-face mental health appointments for people with severe mental illness during the covid-19 outbreak.
5 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many new referrals there were to NHS secondary mental health services in March and April (a) 2020 and (b) 2019.
Source: official written-questions record.