Written questions

247 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Personal Care Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of self-employed workers in the beauty industry throughout (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) the UK who have applied for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme during the covi

21 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the number of occasions where a resident in England seeking a coronavirus test was advised to travel to (a) Wales and (b) the Rhondda Cynon Taf borough to access a covid-19 test

21 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK Government's coronavirus test booking website is not directing people to (a) Wales and (b) areas in Wales that are subject to local lockdown restrictio

21 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many tests have been taken by residents of England at the coronavirus test centres in Rhondda Cynon Taf since 1 September 2020.

15 Sep 2020 · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Veterans: Mental Health Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve mental health support for veterans.

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

Wrestling: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether professional wrestling matches and events are currently permitted to take place during the covid-19 outbreak.

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

Wrestling: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether professional wrestling matches and events are permitted under lockdown restrictions for performance art and theatre during the covid-19 outbreak.

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

Wrestling: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance his Department has published on the safe operation of professional wrestling training schools during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.

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

Wrestling: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department classifies professional (performance) wrestling as a sport or performance art for the purposes of observing covid-19 guidelines.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether new employers will be able to employ young people using the Kickstart scheme when that scheme is launched.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's oral statement of 8 July 2020, Official Report, column 973, on Economic Update, when employers will be able to apply to employ a young person through

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit applications her Department has (a) received from claimants citing that a third or subsequent child was conceived as a result of rape and (b) rejected as a result of a third or

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit applications her Department has received from claimants citing that a third or subsequent child was conceived as a result of rape in each year since 2015; and how many of those

20 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Sexual Offences: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government's Rape Review will examine potential barriers to reporting rape and sexual offences crimes for migrant victims.

20 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Rape: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) stakeholder group meetings, (b) literature reviews and (c) expert interviews have been undertaken to examine the role of juries and courts in rape cases as part of the Government's Rape Review.

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

Coronavirus: Contact Tracing

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential effect of the implementation of covid-19 track and trace systems on the (a) protection

17 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Contact Tracing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Data Protection Impact Assessment for the NHS Test and Trace system will be published.

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

Small Businesses: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what guidance his Department has provided to small businesses on data use and collection in relation to the coronavirus test and trace system.

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

Hospitality Industry: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that data collected by businesses in the hospitality industry to support test and trace is not being used for marketing purposes.

17 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Contact Tracing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many instances of the misuse of coronavirus test and trace data have been reported to the Information Commissioner since regulations were introduced in England.

23 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allocating long-term ring-fenced funding to ensure the (a) sustainability and (b) expansion of local LGBT services delivering specialist support

22 Jun 2020 · Department for International Trade

Food: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the need to introduce a trade, food and farming standards commission to ensure food imports continue to meet existing UK food standards after the transition period.

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

Food: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that British farmers are not financially affected by food imports produced to lower food safety standards than those required in the UK.

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

Food: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on maintaining the current standards of food imports.

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

Food: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a food standards commission to ensure that the standard of international food imports is equivalent to existing UK f

5 Jun 2020 · Cabinet Office

National Underground Asset Register

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Geospatial Commission plans to publish (a) the full findings of its trial to develop a National Underground Asset Register and (b) the business case and timeframe for the development of that service.

5 Jun 2020 · Cabinet Office

National Underground Asset Register

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that the National Underground Asset Register developed by the Geospatial Commission will not affect the financial sustainability of private business that map underground assets

5 Jun 2020 · Cabinet Office

National Underground Asset Register

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria his Department will use to determine the success of the Geospatial Commission’s National Underground Asset Register trials in London and the North East, announced in April 2019.

1 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the income of private sector bus operators that has been met by (a) Government and (b) local authorities since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.

1 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the additional costs incurred by (a) private operators of national rail services and (b) light rail and tram systems as a result from covid-19 have been met by the public purse.

Source: official written-questions record.