Written questions

290 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 May 2020 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support he plans to provide to special school pupils who are due to finish their studies in the current academic year to ensure those pupils are on a level playing field with pupils who are receiving predi

12 May 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, whether parents or carers will be fined if they do not send their children to school in the remainder of academic year 2019-20.

12 May 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with (a) employers and (b) trade unions on the health and safety of workers returning to work.

12 May 2020 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the Government's policy is on the implementation of social distancing measures on public transport; and if he will provide funding to transport providers for the implementation of those measures.

12 May 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the Government's policy is on the implementation of social distancing measures in early years primary school.

11 May 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

New Businesses: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support he plans to provide to newly formed businesses that are not eligible for his Department's covid-19 support schemes.

11 May 2020 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to extend the Self Employment Income Support Scheme to people that became self-employed in 2019.

24 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Students: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support students in year 9 that have missed out on education as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

24 Apr 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Supermarkets: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how often updates to the list of people that are clinically extremely vulnerable to covid-19 are sent to supermarkets.

24 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to make additional funding available to cover childcare costs for key workers during the covid-19 outbreak who would normally rely on relatives for childcare.

24 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether students will receive maintenance loans whilst their schools or colleges are closed during the covid-19 outbreak.

23 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a pro-rata rate of business rate relief for all businesses with a rateable value above £51,000.

23 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the UK is participating in information sharing exercises on covid-19 with other European countries.

23 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the UK will join EU schemes to share medical equipment and advice throughout Europe during the covid-19 outbreak.

23 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Universities: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, whether he has plans to provide financial support to students that are required to pay private rent for their accommodation after being encouraged by their university to

23 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Mortgages: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the feasibility of extending mortgage payment holidays to people that have commercial mortgages during the covid-19 outbreak.

9 Mar 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a TV license fee reduction for people with severe hearing impairment.

9 Mar 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the transport costs for universal credit claimants throughout the regions of the UK.

2 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Children in Care

What recent estimate he has made of the number of looked after children being placed in out-of-area placements as a result of the unavailability of a place in their home local authority.

29 Jan 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Jarrow

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants live in Jarrow constituency.

Source: official written-questions record.