Written questions

1,596 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Debts: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he will take to reduce levels of household debt resulting from the covid-19 outbreak.

25 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Students: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to ensure that Jewish university students can return home to their families during the covid-19 outbreak for Hanukkah between 10 and 18 December 2020.

24 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: Agriculture

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Indian counterpart on the effect of the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerm

23 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which organisations will be responsible for (a) the distribution of covid-19 vaccines and (b) delivering the inoculation.

20 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Beer: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he make it his policy to reduce the rate of beer duty.

19 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Business: Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to encourage insurers to pay out to customers with business interruption policies.

18 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to assess earnings from the tax year 2019-20 when assessing eligibility for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant extension, to allow new applicants to apply.

17 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Warrington

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timescale is for rolling out mass covid-19 in Warrington; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of rolling out mass covid-19 testing to all parts of the UK.

16 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to allocate an additional £10 billion of funding to existing railway infrastructure.

13 Nov 2020 · Home Office

Forensic Science

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to reduce forensic service caseloads.

11 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the devolution White Paper; and whether it will include details on the Shared Prosperity Fund.

10 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to increase the amount added to state pensions when a claimant turns 80 years of age from £0.25, in line with inflation back dated to 1971.

9 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Foster Care: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to protect foster carers from covid-19 when facilitating meetings between foster children and birth parents, who reside in areas where the number of covid-19 cases is very high.

6 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Retail Trade: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if businesses permitted to remain open can sell goods provided by businesses that are required to cease trading by the November 2020 covid-19 restrictions.

5 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Directors

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will (a) expand the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme to include company directors or (b) introduce a similar financial support scheme to include company directors during the covid-19 outbreak.

4 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Rail Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the Williams Rail Review.

3 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Test and Trace Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will extend the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme to workers told to self-isolate who are not in receipt of qualifying benefits and who cannot work from home.

2 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether workers who were furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme but were made redundant on 31 October 2020 are eligible to apply for assistance under that scheme following its extension.

30 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cannabis: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to provide medicinal cannabis prescriptions on the NHS.

30 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Financial Conduct Authority

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will launch a review of the (a) accountability, (b) regulation and (c) cost to the public purse of the Financial Conduct Authority.

30 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mortgages

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to prevent mortgage providers requesting EWS1 forms for properties in buildings without combustible cladding or combustible material on balconies; and if he

22 Oct 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cats: Tagging

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish a summary of responses from his initial consultation on cat microchipping.

19 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to include specialist dementia wards for hospitals in plans for supporting people with dementia in England for 2020-25.

15 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the evidential basis for the Government's decision to allow (a) 30 people to attend a funeral and (b) 15 people to attend a wedding.

12 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Warrington

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the scientific advice for the decision to introduce covid-19 lockdown restrictions in Warrington.

8 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Financial Conduct Authority: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will launch a review into Financial Conduct Authority regulator fees.

5 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing a two person household, in which one person is a carer, to form a support bubble with another household which consists of at least

1 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Landlords: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to increase the level of tax compliance among buy-to-let landlords; and if he will make a statement.

28 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Debts Written Off: Developing Countries

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to support the cancellation of debt owed by the world's poorest nations.

25 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Rugby: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had on additional specific financial support for rugby league clubs, and if he will make a statement.

Source: official written-questions record.