Written questions

1,596 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for International Trade

Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will suspend arms exports to Saudi Arabia.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: NHS

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will make it her policy to exclude the NHS from potential future trade deals.

22 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will increase funding to dental practices for the purchase of personal protective equipment.

22 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government plans for future covid-19 vaccinations to be free at the point of use.

21 Jul 2020 · Treasury

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, will he make it his policy to maintain the triple lock on state pensions.

20 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Business: Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on businesses of not receiving coronavirus-related business interruption payouts from insurers; and if he will make a statement.

20 Jul 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Furs: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will ban fur imports into the UK.

20 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set up a task force to implement the recommendations made by the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review.

17 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Public Works Loan Board

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) combined value and (b) annual interest payment is for Public Works Loan Board borrowing for each local authority, not including town and parish councils in (i) England, (ii) Wales and (iii) Scotland.

16 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Gin: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what representations her Department has made to the US Government on the proposed imposition of tariffs on gin from the UK; and if she will make a statement.

16 Jul 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to improve air quality in towns and city centres.

16 Jul 2020 · Home Office

Action Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will undertake a review on the effectiveness of Action Fraud.

15 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Golborne

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on reviewing the merits of the inclusion of the Golborne Spur section in phase 2b of High Speed Two project.

15 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Medicine: Research

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will commit to providing an additional £310 million in funding to medical research charities during the 2020-21 financial year.

14 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Coinage: Rugby League World Cup

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a commemorative coin for the Rugby League World Cup due to be held in England in 2021.

14 Jul 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Rugby: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have with the GMB trade union on financial pressures and salary caps in Rugby League Super League due to the covid-19 outbreak.

13 Jul 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Nuclear Fusion: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support his Department is providing to research on the use of dense plasma focus technology for nuclear fusion; and if he will make a statement.

9 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

British Society for Immunology: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what meetings he has had with the British Society for Immunology regarding covid-19.

8 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase cancer (a) screening and (b) treatment.

7 Jul 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Zero Hours Contracts: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of workers on zero hours contracts have been (a) furloughed, (b) laid off or (c) had their (i) hours or (ii) pay reduced during the covid-19 outbreak;

7 Jul 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of workers in each income quintile group have been (a) furloughed, (b) laid off or (c) had their (i) hours or (ii) pay reduced during the covid-19 out

7 Jul 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department's has made of the number of jobs displaced by automation during the covid-19 lockdown; and if he will make a statement.

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

Minimum Wage: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the maximum fine for employers breaching national minimum wage legislation; and if he will make a statement.

6 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Minimum Wage

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many national minimum wage compliance officers HMRC has employed in each year since 2010.

3 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to prevent the eviction of private tenants after 23 August 2020.

2 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he is putting in place to ensure that people who have worked for an employer for more than one year but are paid an annual salary and whose employer submitted an RTI for tax year 2019-20 after the Coronav

1 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases of fraudulent phone calls purporting to come from HMRC have been reported in each of the last three years; how many of those calls led to (a) arrests and (b) convictions; and if he will make a stateme

1 Jul 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward the date for the Deposit Return Scheme to be introduced.

30 Jun 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Music: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the timeframe is for (a) brass bands and (b) choirs to restart (i) practising and (ii) performing as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

30 Jun 2020 · Prime Minister

Poverty: Families

To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his oral contribution of 17 June 2020, Official Report column 796, what the source is for his statement that there are 400,000 fewer families living in poverty now than there were in 2010.

Source: official written-questions record.