Written questions

1,365 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Jul 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Personal Care Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the feasibility of enabling beauty salons that have adequate (a) safety measures and (b) personal protective equipment to re-open as the covid-19

7 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help mitigate the loss of income from facility hire by schools during the covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

7 Jul 2020 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service: Veterans

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress his Department has made on guaranteeing interviews for veterans applying to the civil service; and what the timeframe is for the roll-out of the pilot scheme for that policy.

7 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if will he make an assessment of the potential merits of enabling the backdating of pre-payment prescription claims to more than one month.

7 Jul 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Pakistani National Commission for Minorities: Ahmadiyya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the (a) Government of Pakistan and (b) Supreme Court of Pakistan to help ensure that Ahmadi Muslims are represented within the Commission for Minorities

6 Jul 2020 · Women and Equalities

Coronavirus: Older People

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of commissioning an inquiry on the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on frail and elderly people.

6 Jul 2020 · Women and Equalities

Discrimination: Age

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to tackle age discrimination.

6 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many applications his Department has received for the Building Safety Fund for the remediation of unsafe non-ACM cladding systems.

6 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to (a) identify and (b close down disguised remuneration schemes.

6 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

Universities: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a bespoke support package for universities in response to the covid-19 outbreak.

1 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Department for International Development: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will publish the budget reprofiling and repurposing for 2020-21 of each regional programme in each country office as a result of the forecast fall in gross national income.

1 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether childcare vouchers can be used for online service providers if they meet the criteria of developing skills in children and giving parents time to be able to do their own work.

1 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what dates the Government has made announcements in the names of the Chief Dental Officer and the General Dental Council on the operation of dental practices since the start of the covid-19 outb

1 Jul 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Swimming Pools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to permit the reopening of (a) small tuition and (b) therapy swimming pools as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased; and whether the reopening of those pools will be ea

1 Jul 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Dance: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether dance studios can reopen for educational activities for school children if they adhere to the same covid-19 social distancing measures as schools.

1 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Department for International Development: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the planned level of promissory note issuance was, by institution, in (a) calendar year 2020 and (b) financial year 2020-21 at the Main Estimates stage.

1 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has allocated funding from the 2020-21 (a) central contingency budget and (b) Official Development Assistance crisis reserve budget.

1 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the guidance on shielding in England and Wales.

29 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to support patients with long-term symptoms arising from contracting covid-19.

29 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Holiday Play Schemes: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether holiday clubs in schools will be permitted to open over the summer in 2020.

29 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Motorcycles: Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when motorcycle driving tests can resume as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

22 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Migrants: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what covid-19 related funding and support is available to people with Leave to Remain.

16 Jun 2020 · Department for International Trade

Supermarkets: Brazil

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of Brazil’s proposed new legislation (PL 2633/2020) on the ability of UK supermarkets to trade with Brazil.

16 Jun 2020 · Department for International Trade

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when she last met the Secretary of State for International Development to discuss Official Development Assistance spending.

16 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he last met the Secretary of State for International Development to discuss Official Development Assistance spending.

15 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last met with the Secretary of State for International Development to discuss Official Development Assistance spending.

15 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he last met with the Secretary of State for International Development to discuss Official Development Assistance spending.

15 Jun 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he last met with the Secretary of State for International Development to discuss Official Development Assistance spending.

15 Jun 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he last met with the Secretary of State for International Development to discuss Official Development Assistance spending.

15 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Treasury: Development Aid

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last met with the Secretary of State for International Development to discuss Official Development Assistance spending.

Source: official written-questions record.