Written questions

748 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Council: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to protect the future of British Council by providing emergency funding to that organisation until its income from English teaching abroad has returned to the level

24 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Council: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that the British Council is not required to reduce the (a) wages of its staff and (b) number of jobs in that organisation as a result of the covid-19 pan

24 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Council: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the level of funding required from the Government to enable the British Council to continue to operate following the reduction in the income of that organis

24 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Council: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much emergency funding he plans to allocate to the British Council to enable that organisation to continue operating and paying staff after May 2020.

24 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Migrants: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to suspend the no recourse to public funds status during the covid-19 outbreak.

24 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Migrants: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has undertaken an assessment of the financial effect of the covid-19 outbreak on people who have no recourse to public funds.

24 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Refugees: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the UK meets its obligation to reunite child refugees with family members in the UK where their applications have been accepted.

24 Apr 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Luton South

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new universal credit applications have been made by Luton South constituents since 23 March 2020.

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

Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme: Luton South

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many Luton South based businesses have (a) applied for the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan scheme and (b) had their applications to that scheme rejected.

22 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Hamed bin Haydara

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Yemen on expediting the release of Hamed bin Haydara from prison following his pardon granted on 25 March 2020.

22 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Universities: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support universities to prevent digital poverty amongst students during the covid-19 outbreak.

22 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Universities: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support UK universities affected by reduced international recruitment as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

22 Apr 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with private university accommodation providers on waiving rental fees for students during the covid-19 outbreak.

22 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Protective Clothing: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate the Government has made of the number of items of personal protective equipment that will be procured for use in the UK by the end of April.

22 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Protective Clothing: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the British companies manufacturing personal protective equipment for European countries on the production of that equipment for the UK.

22 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Protective Clothing: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many businesses based in Luton South have (a) made offers to his Department to manufacture Personal Protective Equipment and (b) received orders from his Department to manufacture that equipmen

23 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme takes into account (a) wage fluctuation over a period of 6 months and (b) basic income, (c) additional income, (d) overtime payments, (e) commission and (f) pension contr

18 Mar 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether personal independence payments (PIP) claimants who are due for reassessment will continue to receive payments of PIP until face-to-face assessments are recommenced.

5 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Luton South dated 11 February 2020 on investment in Luton Railway Station.

5 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Multiple Occupation: Luton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the increase in multiple occupancy housing on the family housing stock in Luton.

4 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Business Premises: Change of Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that offices converted into flats through permitted development rights meet planning permission regulations.

4 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Housing: Luton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to increase council housing stock in Luton.

4 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Luton Station: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding has been allocated to improve Luton railway station; and how that funding compares to investment in railway stations in the (a) East of England and (b) UK.

4 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour: Luton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle anti-social behaviour in Luton.

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

Temporary Accommodation: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of children living in temporary accommodation in Luton.

27 Jan 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Luton

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will increase funding for schools in Luton schools in 2020.

23 Jan 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support Luton Borough Council to reduce child poverty in Luton South constituency.

23 Jan 2020 · Department for Transport

Luton Station

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to improve Luton train station.

Source: official written-questions record.