Written questions

277 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Aug 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Poland: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his Polish counterpart on what steps the Polish Government plans to take to help protect members of the LGBTIQ+ community in that country fro

28 Aug 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Poland: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to hold discussions with his Polish counterpart on alleged human rights abuses against LGBTIQ+ communities since the recent election of President Duda

5 May 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Disadvantaged

What steps he is taking to ensure that the attainment gap between disadvantaged children and their peers does not widen during the covid-19 outbreak.

24 Apr 2020 · Cabinet Office

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the timetable is for discussions between the Government and victims and families of the contaminated blood scandal on a framework for compensation.

19 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to apply stress tests to the NHS medicine supply in response to the covid-19 outbreak.

19 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to manufacture more active pharmaceutical ingredients in the UK to prevent medicine shortages.

19 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the NHS will not face a medicine shortage in the coming months.

19 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Developing Countries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to support less economically developed countries with tackling COVID-19.

19 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there is a type of protective face mask that protects people from contracting covid-19; and what assessment his Department has made of whether face masks protect people from contracting cov

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

Hygiene: Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to encourage relevant manufacturing companies to switch production to the manufacture of (a) personal protective equipment and (b) hand sanitis

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

Hygiene: Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to guarantee an adequate supply of isopropyl alcohol for the manufacture of hand sanitiser during the covid-19 outbreak.

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

Hygiene: Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) pharmacists, (b) suppliers and (c) other outlets do not profiteer from the price of hand sanitisers.

18 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Pharmacy: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to take steps to change licensing rules to enable pharmacists to produce hand sanitiser.

18 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Hygiene

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that pharmacies have adequate stocks of hand sanitiser to meet demand.

9 Mar 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

What assessment her Department has made of the effect of the roll-out of universal credit on referrals to food banks.

25 Feb 2020 · Cabinet Office

Veterans: Employment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government has to improve veterans’ employment prospects.

25 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport

Transport: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reduce regional disparities in transport funding.

13 Feb 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to improve educational attainment in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK.

13 Feb 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to improve attainment in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.

13 Feb 2020 · Department for Education

Erasmus+ Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of students from Europe studying in the UK through the Erasmus+ programme, at each university.

12 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Coventry

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that people in Coventry benefit from High Speed Two.

12 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport

Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to increase the number of people using buses.

12 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Rape: Convictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has held discussions with the Attorney General on the reasons for the decline in the rate of convictions for rape since 2010.

11 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of A&E waiting times (a) at University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire and (b) in England.

10 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Culture

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps he has taken to improve access to the arts and culture in the regions and nations of the UK.

10 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Centres

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to increase the provision of youth centres.

10 Feb 2020 · Attorney General

Sexual Offences: Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions on ensuring more effective prosecutions of cases involving rape and other sexual offences.

10 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the level of demand for social housing in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK.

7 Feb 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Myanmar: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the government in Myanmar on the authorities treatment of (a) Kachin Christians and (b) Rohingya Muslims in that country.

7 Feb 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Jiang Rong and Wang Yi

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on the arrests and detentions of (a) Pastor Wang Yi and (b) Mrs Jiang Rong.

Source: official written-questions record.