Written questions

277 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mortuaries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to open additional mortuary facilities.

12 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the rate of covid-19 infection in prisons.

12 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost to the public purse is of outsourcing the preparation and delivery of food parcels to children eligible for free school meals.

12 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) adequacy of the standard of food parcels issued to families with children eligible for free school meals and (b) the long-term effect of those parcels on level

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

Arts: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of employers in the arts, entertainment and recreation sector accessed the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in each month since the introduction of that scheme.

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

Arts: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of the arts, entertainment and recreation workforce (a) was been eligible for and (b) received support from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in each month since the i

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

Culture: Coventry

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to support the arts and culture industry in Coventry as they begin to commemorate Coventry as the city of culture 2021.

12 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Travel: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure commuters are adhering to the January 2021 covid-19 lockdown restrictions and avoiding non-essential travel.

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

Construction: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Government's coronavirus taskforce on the (a) potential merits of ceasing all work on construction sites and (b) ensuring that companies are s

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

Test and Trace Support Payment

What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the funding allocated to local authorities to make discretionary payments to people needing to self-isolate as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

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

Veterans: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to calculate accurately the number of ex-service personnel nationally who are (a) homeless and (b) sleeping rough.

6 Jan 2021 · 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 plans his Department has to increase the number of Tier 4 beds available for inpatients within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in England.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Students: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will review the equity of the level of university tuition fees as a result of students no longer being able to access important in-person resources under lockdown.

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

Public Houses: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether pubs are allowed to sell alcohol in sealed containers for people to take home during the January 2021 covid-19 lockdown period.

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency guidance does not allow care staff to take lateral flow tests at home.

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what rate of covid-19 infection will be used to justify the opening of the Birmingham Nightingale hospital.

30 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance he plans to put in place for people who are shielding in Tier 4 covid-19 lockdown areas.

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Turing Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative assessment he has made of the cost to the public purse of the Erasmus scheme and proposed Turing Scheme.

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the new strain of covid-19, whether his Department has made an assessment into the transmissibility of the virus on school-aged children; and what effect the new strain of the virus will have

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Remote Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the new strain of covid-19, what plans his Department has for remote online learning for schools to protect staff and students in England from January 2021.

30 Dec 2020 · Treasury

Employment: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what additional financial support he has made available for employers and employees in Tier 4 covid-19 lockdown areas.

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment the Government has made of the transmissibility of the VUI-202012/01 covid-19 variant by school-aged children; and what effect that assessment has on the return of schools in 2021.

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Remote Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the new covid-19 variant VUI-202012/01, what plans his Department has for remote online learning for schools to protect staff and students from January 2021.

30 Dec 2020 · Treasury

Employment: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what additional financial support he has made available to employers and employees subject to Tier 4 covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport

Travel: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to monitor and ensure people travelling to and from Tier 4 covid-19 lockdown areas have legitimate travel exemptions when travelling (a) on public transport and (b) in their

30 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Travel: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what documentation British citizens will require to qualify for a travel exemption to countries that have banned travel from the UK as a result of the emergence of the VUI-20

30 Dec 2020 · Treasury

Business: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support the Government is making available to businesses entering Tier 4 covid-19 lockdown areas.

30 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to open nightingale hospitals in response to increased demand on hospital beds in England.

30 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of covid-19 vaccines on the mutated second covid strain.

30 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the letter sent to pharmacists by NHS England on 27 November 2020, when pharmacists will be given contracts to administer the covid-19 vaccine.

Source: official written-questions record.