Written questions
1,365 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Crime: Victims
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps are being taken to ensure that victims of crime will not have their case prejudiced by the delays in the Court system due to the covid-19 outbreak.
20 Mar 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish written guidance for jobcentre staff on benefit claimants who are self-isolating and therefore not able to meet work-related requirements including where there is a vulnerable member
20 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Drugs: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure supply of generic drugs and repeat prescriptions of (a) paracetamol, (b) thyroxine, (c) warfarin and (d) insulin during the covid-19 outbreak.
19 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Public Libraries: Remote Working
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whats steps are being taken to keep public libraries open for people who cannot work from home.
19 Mar 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with broadband providers on ensuring service reliability whilst social distancing is being advised.
19 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Protective Clothing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether personal protective equipment will be provided to (a) police officers (b) front line workers in pharmacies and (c) front line workers in community organisations.
19 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Community Development: Safety Measures
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance has been published for community groups on implementing safety measures to protect people from the covid-19 outbreak.
18 Mar 2020 · Cabinet Office
Brexit: Coronavirus
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions the Government has had with the EU on extending the transition period in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
18 Mar 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Sales: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to prevent panic buying.
18 Mar 2020 · Department for Education
Children: Day Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what financial support will be available to the (a) childcare sector and (b) child minders in the event of school closures and enforced social distancing.
16 Mar 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Insurance Companies: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the insurance sector on extending compensation for individuals affected by covid-19-related cancellations not covered by their insurance policy.
16 Mar 2020 · Home Office
Remote Working: Females
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has in place to support women who have to (a) work from home and (b) self-isolate who are at risk of domestic violence.
16 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ventilators: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ventilators the NHS (a) has and (b) plans on purchasing.
16 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to (a) the homeless community to prevent the spread of covid-19 and (b) homeless shelters to set up self-isolation facilities.
16 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish guidance on protecting vulnerable individuals from coronavirus for carers caring for (a) ill and (b) elderly people at home.
9 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Temporary Accommodation: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect on people's mental health of being housed in temporary accommodation without cooking facilities; and what steps he is taking to improve
9 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the level of mental health workforce vacancies on the quality of mental health services.
6 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle health inequalities.
6 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
English Language: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Integrated Communities Action Plan published by his Department on 9 February 2019, what progress has been made on (a) the actions set out in the section ent
6 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to reduce social housing waiting lists.
6 Mar 2020 · Department for International Development
Development Aid: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much Official Development Assistance her Department has allocated to climate change adaptation projects in each of the last three years.
2 Mar 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Trade Agreements: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that trade negotiations contribute to reducing the carbon footprint of food production.
2 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve mental health services for children and young people.
2 Mar 2020 · Treasury
Entrepreneurs' Relief
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his policy to maintain the Entrepreneurs Relief scheme.
28 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Media: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to independently regulate the media.
28 Feb 2020 · Home Office
Deportation: Charter Flights
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has chartered flights scheduled for deportations in 2020.
24 Feb 2020 · Treasury
Tax Avoidance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons he did not accept the recommendation in Sir Amyas Morse's review for a maximum period for repayment of the loan charge for people on lower incomes of 10 years.
24 Feb 2020 · Treasury
Tax Avoidance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to tackle the ongoing promotion of payroll loan schemes.
24 Feb 2020 · Treasury
Tax Avoidance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to tackle people who promoted loan charge schemes.
24 Feb 2020 · Treasury
Tax Avoidance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people will be affected by the 2019 Loan Charge after the Government has implemented the recommendations of Sir Amyas Morse's review.
Source: official written-questions record.