Written questions

1,365 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gosport War Memorial Hospital

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to seek justice for those patients who died prematurely at Gosport Hospital.

11 Jun 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he last met with the Secretary of State for International Development to discuss Official Development Assistance spending.

11 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Home Office: Development Aid

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

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

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he last met with the Secretary of State for International Development to discuss Official Development Assistance spending.

11 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Development Aid

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

8 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Distancing: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help protect, shield and test adults with (a) severe learning disabilities and (b) serious medical conditions.

8 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when practical driving tests will be allowed to resume as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

5 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

Development Aid: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how Overseas Development Assistance is helping communities manage social tensions that are being exacerbated by the covid-19 pandemic.

5 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

Development Aid: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how overseas aid is being used to mitigate the economic effect of the covid-19 pandemic by supporting people in the informal economy in fragile places.

5 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

Development Aid: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to (a) local markets, (b) SMEs and (c) the informal economy in fragile and conflict affected states during the covid-19 pandemic.

5 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

Development Aid: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has allocated fifty per cent of Official Development Assistance to support the response of fragile states to the covid-19 pandemic.

2 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to protect people with disabilities from covid-19.

2 Jun 2020 · Cabinet Office

UK Trade with EU: Parliamentary Scrutiny

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate Parliamentary scrutiny of the future trading relationship with the EU.

2 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Barristers: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) extending business rates exemption relief to barristers’ chambers and (b) provide tailored support for publicly-funded Bar employees that are ineligible f

2 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Social Distancing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to issue detailed guidance on physical distancing to non-cohabiting couples.

1 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to raise the importance at multilateral level of water, sanitation and hygiene in responding to the covid-19 pandemic in developing countries.

1 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with non-governmental organisations on improving water, sanitation and hygiene access in the response to the covid-19 pandemic.

1 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to improve water and sanitation systems in developing countries.

1 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to tackle disparities of access to water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in developing countries among (a) women and girls and (b) marginalised people and

1 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the double-counting of covid-19 tests.

18 May 2020 · Treasury

Future Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the £500m Future Fund announced on 20 April 2020 will open for applications.

18 May 2020 · Treasury

Business Rates: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of raising the £51,000 business rates limit for covid-19 support grants for businesses in line with the variation in property values in England.

15 May 2020 · Women and Equalities

Transgender People: Health Services and Public Lavatories

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to reduce access to (a) health care for young transgender people and (b) public conveniences for transgender people in the forthcoming reforms to th

13 May 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Directors

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, will he make an assessment of the potential merits of including income received through dividends in furlough calculations for directors of small limited companies.

13 May 2020 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to include (a) tips and (b) payments through a TRONC system in furlough calculations for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in relation to hospitality industry staff.

13 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Crimes of Violence: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that data collated by international development agencies is disaggregated by (a) age, (b) gender and (c) ethnicity to inform responses to support wo

12 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to adapt existing programmes to respond to the covid-19 pandemic in developing countries.

12 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to co-ordinate its response to covid-19 in developing countries with local community groups.

12 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Development Aid: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of the funding that her Department has allocated to international development multilaterals has been passed through to frontline NGOs and local groups responding to the covid-19 pandemi

11 May 2020 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the £50,000 of trading profits upper limit for eligibility to qualify for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.

Source: official written-questions record.