Written questions

653 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Mar 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the level of covid-19 transmission risk associated with the return of children to school at the same time.

9 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the evidential basis for the decision not to vaccinate (a) school staff and (b) other frontline workers against covid-19; and if he will make a statement.

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

Public Lavatories

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's call for evidence, Toilet provision for men and women, updated 29 January 2021, what the evidential basis was for (a) his decision to extend th

8 Mar 2021 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of changing the postgraduate student loan funding guidelines to account for students with an existing Masters degree.

8 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Boohoo: Debenhams

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what representations he has made to Boohoo executives on the 12,000 Debenhams jobs currently at risk.

8 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of investigating the levels of child to parent abuse in the UK.

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

Domestic Abuse: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of giving local authorities the option to place victims of domestic abuse and their children in close proximity to where they

8 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Cycling: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he took in response to cyclist fatalities in 2020.

8 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Corporation Tax: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing corporation tax now for those companies with a higher profit margin during the covid-19 outbreak.

8 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Long Covid

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she has taken to make support available to employees suffering from long covid.

8 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Plastic Packaging Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of publishing an exhaustive list of the items to be included in the Plastic Packaging Tax that will take effect from April 2022.

8 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Government's announcement on 16 January 2021 of additional £120 million of funding for local authorities to boost staffing levels in the care sector during the covid-19 outbreak, wh

8 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Home Ownership

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support homeowners wanting to access permanent social care.

8 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the long term funding of care for the elderly after the covid-19 outbreak.

8 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Production

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to help reduce global greenhouse gas emissions from food production in the run up to COP26.

8 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hedgehogs: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect the UK's hedgehog population.

8 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Protective Clothing: VAT Zero Rating

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the VAT exemption on personal protective equipment available for (a) funeral homes and (b) other businesses.

8 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Premier League: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he plans to take to work with the Premier League to (a) identify breaches of covid-19 lockdown rules by football players and (b) ensure that prosecutions are pursued against t

8 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what evidence the Government took into account when making its decision to permit elite sports to continue during the covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021.

8 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus: Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing access to specialist shoe shops during the covid-19 lockdown restrictions for people who cannot buy those products

5 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence his Department has on the potential merits of joggers wearing face masks while running outside during the covid-19 outbreak.

5 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Coronavirus: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to monitor the use of police powers introduced in the Coronavirus Act 2020 in respect of imposing fines on members of the public.

5 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support he has put in place for clinically vulnerable key workers who have not received the covid-19 vaccine to work from home until they have been vaccinated.

5 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

Queen's Consent

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to review the operation of Queen's consent.

4 Mar 2021 · Department for International Trade

Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether current licences for components for bombs issued on 4 August 2020 include contracts for Raytheon Systems UK to deliver Paveway IVs or components thereof to Saudi Arabia; and whether she has ma

2 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Down's Syndrome: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce number of avoidable deaths of adults with Down's syndrome

1 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Stamp Duty Land Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a tapering-off period for the Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday beyond 31 March 2021, for people who have begun the buying process beforehand, but not com

1 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Society of Antiquaries: Burlington House

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to help the Society of Antiquaries remain at New Burlington House.

26 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinics: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the difficulties that (a) medical and (b) dental clinics are facing due to (i) staff shortages and (ii) reduced patient numbers during the covid-19 outbreak.

25 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting: Foxes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to amend the Hunting Act 2004 to prohibit trail hunt organisers from (a) organ

Source: official written-questions record.