Written questions

876 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Markets: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether market traders will be able to make retrospective claims for earnings lost whilst they were ineligible for the coronavirus Small Business Grant Fund.

11 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Children and Young People: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the reports published in May 2020 by Barnardo's, the Children's Society, Action for Children, the NSPCC and the National Children's Bureau entitled Children’s and young people’s services: fund

11 Jun 2020 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Buildings

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps have been taken by the Government Property Agency to ensure that externally-contracted support staff in multi-hub office locations have access to personal protective equipment.

11 Jun 2020 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Buildings

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the Government Property Agency has made of the disproportionate effect on BAME employees of contracting covid-19 in requiring externally-contracted support staff return to work in multi-hub offic

11 Jun 2020 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Buildings

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what risk assessment has been undertaken by the Government Property Agency on the requirement for externally-contracted support staff to return to work in multi-hub office locations; and if he will publish that

11 May 2020 · Treasury

Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of the State for Education on the (a) adequacy of funding for and (b) operation of the free school meal voucher scheme.

6 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS charging exemption for testing and treatment for covid-19 covers paediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome, associated with covid-19 in children that have had a negative SARS-CoV

29 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to suspend all NHS charges for migrants during the covid-19 outbreak.

29 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to implement the recommendations of (a) the WHO and (b) UNHCR on ensuring that everyone can access healthcare (i) without charge and (ii) safely during the covid-19 outbreak.

12 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Uyghurs

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on the treatment of Uyghur Muslims; and what assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Xinjiang.

12 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Muslims

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to Amnesty International's report entitled China: Uyghurs living abroad tell of campaign of intimidation, published 21 February 2020, what recent assessment he has made of

12 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Uyghurs

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Prime Minister made representations to President Xi of China on the treatment of Uyghur people during their call of 18 February 2020.

12 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appellants against decisions on (a) employment and support allowance, (b) personal independence payments, (c) disability living allowance and (d) universal credit were represented at First-tier Tribunal

12 Mar 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Minister for Disabled People’s letter of 3 May 2019 apologising for his predecessor’s incorrect answers in March and May 2018 on who authorised the revision to the original wording

12 Mar 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Minister for Disabled People’s letter of 3 May 2019 to the former hon. Member for Kensington apologising for his predecessor’s incorrect answers on who authorised the revision to t

12 Mar 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) disabled and (b) seriously unwell people who requested a Mandatory Reconsideration for (i) employment and support allowance and (ii) personal independence payments had their decision (A) up

12 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Tower Hamlets

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Tower Hamlets Health and Wellbeing Board on minimising the risk of further infection from covid-19 in that borough among (a) people over 60 years old, (b) peopl

12 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Tower Hamlets

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Director of Public Health for Tower Hamlets on minimising the risk of further infection from covid-19 in that borough among (a) people over 60 years old, (b) pe

12 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Tower Hamlets

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chief Executive of Tower Hamlets Council on minimising the risk of further infection from covid-19 in that borough among (a) people over 60 years old, (b) peopl

12 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Tower Hamlets

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Mayor of Tower Hamlets on minimising the risk of further infection from covid-19 in that borough among (a) people over 60 years old, (b) people with (i) cardiov

11 Mar 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Statutory Sick Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of (a) universal credit, (b) contributory employment and support allowance and (c) other financial support for people who do not receive statuto

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

Employment: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to hold meetings with (a) employer organisations and (b) trade unions on a strategy to manage the potential effect on workers of further covid-19 inf

11 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional resources have been allocated to minimising the risk of further infection from covid-19 in (a) Tower Hamlets and (b) the UK.

11 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to ensure that train operating companies and their subcontractors use a deep cleaning service to help mitigate the spread of covid-19 on public transport.

25 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to improve the mandatory reconsideration process to reduce the number of (a) disabled and (b) unwell benefits claimants who appeal to the First Tier Tribunal.

21 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of children in temporary accommodation in (a) Poplar and Limehouse constituency, (b) London and (c) the UK since 2010.

13 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Deportation: Jamaica

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the people deported to Jamaica on 11 February 2020 had access to legal advice and representation prior to deportation.

13 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Deportation: Jamaica

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has taken steps to ensure the safety of people deported to Jamaica on 11 February 2020.

13 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Deportation: Jamaica

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any of the people deported to Jamaica on 11 February 2020 were the (a) children and (b) grandchildren of people who migrated to the UK from the Commonwealth before 1973.

13 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Deportation: Jamaica

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any of the people deported to Jamaica on 11 February 2020 originally entered the UK as a child.

Source: official written-questions record.