Written questions
748 written questions tabled, most recent first.
22 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings he has had with representatives of the aviation industry to discuss the planned Aviation Recovery Package.
22 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the £3 billion funding allocated to support the NHS recovery from the effect of covid-19 at the Spending Review 2020 will be invested in (a) cancer diagnostics, (b) radiotherapy
22 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to allocate a proportion of the Spending Review 2020 commitments to tackle (a) diagnostic and (b) treatment backlogs in cancer services.
22 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Officers: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his oral Answer on 2 February 2021, Official Report, column 829, what effect his assessment of the times in which we live has had on the level of his support for the Prison Service Pay Review Body’s r
22 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Service Pay Review Body
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his oral Answer on 2 February 2021, Official Report, column 829, whether he has placed any restrictions on future recommendations by the Prison Service Pay Review Body; and if he will make a statement
22 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Officers: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his oral Answer on 2 February 2021, Official Report, column 829, how many and what proportion of prison officers are planned to receive the £250 rise next year, by grade.
22 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Officers: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the oral Answer of the Minister of State on 2 February 2021, Official Report, column 824, what criteria his Department used to measure the (a) affordability and (b) value for money for the taxpayer of
22 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Officers: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Justice on 2 February 2021, Official Report, column 824, if he will publish his Department’s assessment of the impact on (a) recruitment, (b) retenti
22 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Lost Working Days
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average working days lost was for civil servants aged (a) 30 and younger, (b) 31 to 50, (c) 51 to 60 and (d) over 60 in his Department in (i) 2019 and (ii) 2020.
22 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Lost Working Days
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average working days lost was for civil servants who (a) have and (b) have not declared themselves as having a disability in his Department in (i) 2019 and (ii) 2020.
22 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Lost Working Days
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average working days lost was for civil servants (a) from BAME backgrounds and (b) recording themselves as White in his Department in (i) 2019 and (ii) 2020.
22 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Lost Working Days
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average working days lost was for (a) female and (b) male civil servants in his Department in (i) 2019 and (ii) 2020.
22 Feb 2021 · Home Office
Home Office: Lost Working Days
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average working days lost was for civil servants who (a) have declared themselves as having a disability, and (b) have not declared themselves to have a disability in her Department in (i) 20
22 Feb 2021 · Home Office
Home Office: Lost Working Days
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average working days lost was for civil servants aged (a) 30 and younger, (b) 31 to 50, (c) 51 to 60, and (d) over 60 in her Department in (i) 2019 and (ii) 2020.
22 Feb 2021 · Home Office
Home Office: Lost Working Days
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average working days lost was for civil servants (a) from BAME backgrounds and (b) recording themselves as White in her Department in (i) 2019 and (ii) 2020.
22 Feb 2021 · Home Office
Home Office: Lost Working Days
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average working days lost was for (a) female and (b) male civil servants in her Department in (i) 2019 and (ii) 2020.
10 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Palestinians: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2020 to Question 128695, what response his Department has received from the Israeli authorities on their investigation into the death of
4 Feb 2021 · Cabinet Office
Census: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Office for National Statistics plans to take to help prevent the transmission of covid-19 via the (a) collection, (b) processing and (c) storage of paper c
4 Feb 2021 · Cabinet Office
Census: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what items of personal protective equipment (PPE) will be provided to the enumerators of the 2021 census; and what the cost to the public purse is of that PPE.
4 Feb 2021 · Cabinet Office
Census: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will outline the (a) safety measures and (b) guidance that will be issued to the enumerators recruited to undertake the 2021 census.
4 Feb 2021 · Attorney General
Courts: Coronavirus
What steps she is taking with the Lord Chancellor to tackle the court backlog.
3 Feb 2021 · Department for Education
Remote Education: ICT
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what methodology his Department uses to calculate the allocation of devices to schools to facilitate remote working.
3 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities issued enforcement notices relating to the (a) installation of fire alarms and (b) implementation of a waking watch in (i) 2017, (ii) 2018, (iii) 2019
3 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the (a) social distancing, (b) cleaning, (c) workplace incident control, (d) ventilation arrangements and (e) other safety arrangements in Her Majesty's Courts
3 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Justice
HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with trade unions representing Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunal Service staff on risk assessments and safety measures implemented in Government buildings.
3 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Justice
HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Remote Working
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to on increase the IT equipment and connectivity available to Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunal Service to support increased remote working.
3 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average amount of time per day prisoners in England were confined to their cells was in (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020.
3 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Officers
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the net change in the number of prison officers in England was in (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020.
19 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the guidance provided to healthcare professionals administering the covid-19 vaccine states that they should inform patients of the impact alcohol can have on the vaccine's efficacy.
18 Jan 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Coronavirus
What assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 lockdown on (a) the attainment gap and (b) children’s mental health and wellbeing.
Source: official written-questions record.