Written questions

1,365 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tigray: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of the £11.4 million of UK aid to the Tigray region has been distributed; and what assessment he has made of the accessibility of that aid to civ

9 Mar 2021 · Department for Education

Universities: Antisemitism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many universities have adopted the IHRA definition of antisemitism; and what action is being taken against those universities that have not adopted that definition.

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

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether buildings under 11 metres high with cladding require an External Wall Survey (EWS) assessment.

3 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 scientific basis for including people with severe asthma in the group 6 priority group of the covid-19 vaccine rollout programme.

3 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to provide large-type accessible postal ballots for people who are partially sighted for the elections in May.

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

Consumer Goods: Origin Marking

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the country of origin to be displayed on (a) textiles and (b) other consumer goods.

1 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) machines and (b) tests have been purchased through the Government's contract with Optigene to date; and how many tests have been carried out using those machines.

1 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) minors travelling alone and (b) boarders returning to school are exempt from the covid-19 quarantine rules; and if he will ensure that relevant guidance is updated to take account of th

1 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of care home (a) residents and (b) staff in Wandsworth have received a first covid-19 vaccine dose; and how many have refused the vaccine.

1 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the results of the consultation on the increased prescription of anti-psychotics to people with dementia during the covid-19 outbreak.

25 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Boarding Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether safeguarding measures have been implemented for pupils returning from international boarding school who have been required to quarantine in hotels during the covid-19 lockdown.

25 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Boarding Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether safeguarding measures have been considered and implemented for those returning international boarding school pupils made to quarantine in hotels.

25 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Boarding Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of quarantining boarding school pupils who have returned from abroad in boarding accommodation that is operated by the school during the cov

25 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Boarding Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking ensure the return of international boarders to boarding school during the covid-19 outbreak before 8 March 2021.

25 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the financial costs of covid-19 testing for UK arrivals who have had to travel abroad for essential reasons.

24 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Bank Services: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the bank overdraft penalty rate for the remainder of the covid-19 outbreak.

24 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people who were on the waiting list for NHS operations who have now received private operations.

24 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Funerals: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help reduce the cost of services provided by funeral companies.

23 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Funerals: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the publication of the Competition and Markets Authority's final report in its funerals market investigation, published in December 2020, when the Government plans to introduce the registration

23 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Funerals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure local authorities (a) adhere to the Government’s public health funeral guidelines and (b) publish their policy and contact details online.

23 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Funeral Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if the Government will increase the capped portion of the social fund funeral expenses payment.

23 Feb 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gaming: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with (a) social media, (b) gaming and (c) e-sports companies on cross-platform online harms risks; and what plans he has to tackle those risks in the proposed

23 Feb 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gaming: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with (a) gaming companies, (b) e-sports companies and (c) gaming ancillary chat platforms on (i) online harms and (ii) those companies' plans to improve (A) u

22 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Protective Clothing: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many FFP3 masks there are in his Department's four-month personal protective equipment stockpile; and what proportion of NHS staff has access to those masks.

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

Animal Experiments: Chemicals

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when and how the rules to avoid duplicate testing on vertebrate animals required by Title V, Section 5 on safety testing of plant protection or biocidal products of the UK-EU Trade and

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

Animal Experiments: Chemicals

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the provision included in Title V, Section 5 of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, on safety testing of plant protection or biocidal products, that states that

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

Animal Experiments: Chemicals

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Articles 7.2 and 7.4 of Annex TBT-3 Chemicals of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement which allows both parties to exchange only non-confidential information, wh

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

Animal Experiments: Chemicals

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Articles 7.2 and 7.4 of Annex TBT-3 Chemicals of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement which allows both parties to exchange only non-confidential information, wh

19 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medacs Healthcare: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the attendees at negotiations for the contracts awarded to Medacs to help deliver the Government’s covid-19 response.

19 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Globus Group: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total value of contracts awarded to Globus in 2020 was to help the Government’s response to covid-19.

Source: official written-questions record.