Written questions

1,596 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds data on the number of people who have been infected by covid-19 more than once.

21 Jan 2022 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason a civil servant rather than a judge is carrying out the inquiry into gatherings at 10 Downing Street during the covid-19 outbreak.

19 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Proceedings: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will set a target and milestones for reducing the number of women entering the criminal justice system; and if he will make a statement.

19 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Self-harm

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the rate of self-harm was among prisoners in (a) women's prisons and (b) men's prisons in each of the last three years.

19 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many appointments have been arranged to date for people who have received covid-19 vaccines abroad to register their inoculations; how many people are still awaiting an appointment; and what st

19 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Termination of Employment: Commuters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether her Department holds data on the number of commuters whose employment was terminated as a result of those people being unable to attend work as a result of disruption caus

18 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Govia Thameslink Railway: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department holds data on the number of commuters whose employment was terminated as a result of being unable to attend work due to the disruption on the Southern Railway network between 2016 and 201

18 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were awaiting a fourth covid-19 vaccine dose who were immune suppressed as at 18 January 2022; and what steps he taking to help ensure that those people awaiting a fourth covid-19 d

17 Jan 2022 · Treasury

Business: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to increase resources to HMRC's Taxpayer Protection Taskforce to recover more of the monies in covid-19 support claimed in fraud and error.

17 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of relaxing visa conditions for health workers from abroad to help support the NHS during any staff shortages.

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Warrington North

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance claimants her Department has determined were underpaid their benefits following their 2011 reassessment in Warrington North constituency; and what the total cas

14 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether lateral flow tests carried out at home and reported to the NHS are included in the total daily covid-19 infections statistics; and whether those test results are included on the figures giv

13 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of SEND children who are not in schools that adequately meet their needs; and what steps his Department is taking to improve educational provision for SEND childre

12 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the level of covid-19 (a) infections, (b) hospitalisations and (c) deaths that would result in the Government considering additional covid-19 restrictions

11 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) her Department will assist people referred by hon. Members' offices to apply to the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme or (b) other referral routes should be used.

10 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was spent on quarantine hotels by travellers entering the UK following the re-introduction of the covid-19 red list in November 2021; and if he will refund people who paid for quarantine o

7 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tree Planting: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will provide ring-fenced funding to local authorities for the planting of trees.

6 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Hospital Beds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the capacity is for covid-19 patients in hospitals in England.

5 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what environmental assessments and estimates were made on the effect of carbon emissions as part of the decision to allow rail fares to increase by 3.8 per cent. in March 2022.

5 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tree Planting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department sets targets for the number of trees planted in the UK each year.

4 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress has been made on developing a new covid-19 vaccine which is more effective against new variants.

16 Dec 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Postal Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he will take to ensure that service levels within postal services are maintained at a high level throughout the Christmas period and the covid-19 outbreak.

16 Dec 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of exempting or reducing council tax for people with (a) dementia or (b) another particular illness.

14 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the removal of all countries from the covid-19 red list announced on 14 December 2021, if he will make it his policy to release people who are in hotel quarantine having returned

13 Dec 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to allow those not in receipt of housing benefit or pension credit, to continue to receive carer’s allowance once they reach state pension age.

13 Dec 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Parking: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to the further technical consultation to the parking code enforcement framework.

9 Dec 2021 · Treasury

Business and Self-employed: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support his Department plans to provide to (a) businesses and (b) the self-employed in the event that they experience financial challenges as a result of covid-19 restrictions announced on 8 December

8 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many housebound patients are awaiting a covid-19 booster vaccination; and what steps he plans to take to help ensure that housebound patients who are seeking a booster jab will receive a home v

7 Dec 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department set targets for the number of households that will apply for Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive for (a) biomass boilers, (b) solar water heating and (c) heat

6 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Adoption: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to allow (a) adoption above the age of 18 and (b) people to change who their parents are in law above the age of 18.

Source: official written-questions record.