Written questions

851 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 May 2020 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of school closures on the education of children with a statement of special education needs; and what steps his Department plans to take in response to that assessment.

6 May 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress he has made in discussions with Ofcom on the regulation of online harms.

6 May 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme backdated to 1 March 2020 will trigger universal credit over-payments for additional income for claimants encouraged to claim that benefit until the sch

4 May 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Supply Teachers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making substitute teachers eligible to benefit from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

29 Apr 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to permit 80 per cent support to people who are not on any payroll at the dates of eligibility due to a change o

29 Apr 2020 · Treasury

Business Rates: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Minister of Finance in Northern Ireland on the length of business rates relief offered in Northern Ireland.

29 Apr 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many businesses have (a) applied to and (b) been approved for funding from the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme in Northern Ireland; and what steps he is taking t

29 Apr 2020 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support he is providing to the logistics industry to help secure ferry places for (a) empty lorries travelling to Great Britain from Northern Ireland and (b) full lorries travelling from Great Britain to N

29 Apr 2020 · Department for Transport

Transport: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on (a) connectivity between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK and (b) other regional connectivity.

29 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Educational Visits: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with travel insurance companies on the reimbursement of monies paid for school trips that are have been cancelled as a result of covid-19.

29 Apr 2020 · Treasury

Credit Cards: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with credit card providers on waiving penalties for late payment for people self-isolating on medical grounds.

29 Apr 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Newspaper Press: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of subsidising newspapers to provide online copy to people self-isolating on medical grounds during the covid-19 out

18 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Mortgages: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with credit rating agencies on the potential effect mortgage holidays on credit scores.

12 Mar 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have died while waiting for their eligibility for personal independence payments to be determined; and what the main disabling condition was of those people.

11 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a dedicated helpline for the elderly in response to the covid-19 outbreak.

11 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Mortgages: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the mortgage lending sector on tackling the situation affecting mortgage prisoners in Northern Ireland.

11 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, what additional mental health and well-being support is being made available for NHS employees.

11 Mar 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that hidden disabilities receive the same recognition as other disabilities in (a) car parks,(b) public (i) toilets, (ii) buildings and (iii) transport and

10 Mar 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

IRA

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment he has made of the status of the Provisional IRA.

10 Mar 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

IRA

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the statement of 13 February 2020 made by Chief Constable of the PSNI at the NI Assembly Justice Committee, whether the role of determining the status of the Provisional IRA resides wit

9 Mar 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking with the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland to ensure that no one who takes necessary public health precautions and is unable to attend work as a result o

9 Mar 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Overpayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times her Department has used its discretionary waiver on health grounds in relation to universal credit over-payments as a result of Departmental error.

9 Mar 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times her Department has used its discretionary waiver in respect of universal credit overpayments as a result of Departmental error in each of the last three years.

9 Mar 2020 · Cabinet Office

Elections: Visual Impairment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress the Government is making on plans to make voting more accessible for people with sight loss.

9 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has put in place to (a) mark and (b) support world autism awareness week between 30 March and 5 April 2020.

9 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Religious Freedom: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to (a) strengthen existing and (b) develop new training programmes to help women from religious minority communities understand their rights in countries that do not

9 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Religious Freedom: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to support overseas security forces in improving their protection of women from religious minority communities in societies where the persecution of those women is

9 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Religious Freedom: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to enable NGOs to improve the (a) identification, (b) recording and (c) monitoring of hidden incidents of persecution against women from minority religious communi

9 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advice has been issued to health visitors and community nurses visiting (a) elderly patients and (b) people with underlying health conditions on reducing the risk of covid-19 transmission.

9 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on the development of a vaccine for covid-19.

Source: official written-questions record.