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.