Sir Desmond Swayne

18 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Music: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the future provision of funding for Music Education Hubs.

17 Nov 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to covid-19 lockdown restrictions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including mobile network outlets, which provide guidance to many customers unfa

12 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Business Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress the Global Travel Taskforce has made on assessing the steps that can be taken to facilitate business travel without the need for a quarantine period during the covid-19 pandemic.

10 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

British Students Abroad: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to arrange for UK students studying at universities in France to be tested for covid-19 to enable them to return home for Christmas without the need for quarantine; and if he will make a s

3 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Taxation: Electronic Government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the costs to businesses of interfacing their accounting software with HMRC in compliance with reguirements for the digitisation of reporting.

15 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS 111: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the NHS 111 Get an isolation note service checks that applicants to that service have genuinely met one of the conditions for receiving that note; and if he w

12 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Protective Clothing: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his decision to supply personal protective equipment (PPE) free of charge to establishments in England registered with the Care Quality Commission, whether he made an assessment

12 Oct 2020 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to introduce traffic cameras with detectors to identify and record modified exhaust systems which amplify engine sound levels.

6 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure that clinically assisted hydration is available for dying patients in hospitals and care homes.

5 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in what circumstances children's parties are able to take place consistent with Government covid-19 regulations.

2 Oct 2020 · Cabinet Office

Portsmouth International Port

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the costs of operation Transition to mitigate the reasonable worst case scenario of congestion at the port of Portsmouth at the end of the tr

1 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Commissioning Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will pause the mergers of clinical commissioning groups until the covid-19 outbreak has abated.

25 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Weddings: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will revise the covid-19 lockdown restrictions for weddings to increase the number of people permitted to attend services in churches.

21 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will secure additional facilities to enable Nightingale hospitals to accommodate patients that are not intubated.

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

Remembrance Day: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether (a) outdoor Remembrance Sunday and (b) other outdoor remembrance services will be exempt from the rule of six covid-19 regulations; and if he will make statement.

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

Music: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make (a) instrumental musical tuition and (b) choir practices exempt from the limit of six persons meeting together during the covid-19 outbreak.

15 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the accuracy of reports by the Queen’s Nursing Institute that one in ten care home staff were instructed to change resuscitation orders for patients without discuss

15 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure that Do Not Resuscitate instructions are not imposed on care homes in winter 2020-21.

15 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Down's Syndrome: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the effect of Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing for Down’s Syndrome on the number of children born with Down’s Syndrome.

11 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to include hospice staff within the same covid-19 testing regime as NHS and care home staff; and if he will make a statement.

9 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will exempt drug rehabilitation group therapy sessions from covid-19 lockdown restrictions on meetings and guidance on social distancing; and if he will make a statement.

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

Visas: EU Countries

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether visa-free travel for UK owners of second homes in the EU is an objective in negotiations on the future relationship with the EU.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Education

GCE A-level: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will implement an appeals system to enable A-level students whose grades were adversely affected by schools' and colleges' interpretation of Ofqual guidance to have their centre-assessed grades reviewed b

8 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tomography: Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timescale is for resuming MRI scans in South West Hampshire for non-cancer patients.

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

Camping Sites: New Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that campsites on Crown Land in the New Forest open in summer 2020; and if he will make a statement.

25 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Horse Riding: Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on the eligibility criteria for (a) racing stables and (b) riding schools & Livery stables to access the covid-19 Reta

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

Leisure and Water Sports: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he make an assessment of the potential merits of including (a) water parks operating on lakes over a designated acreage, (b) water-skiing and (c) other water activities in the busine

18 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Small Business Grants Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to enable local authorities to extend the discretion to distribute surplus Business Grant funds to businesses that are (a) not covered by existing discretion

18 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Hygiene

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will extend the scope of the Adult Social Care infection control fund grant to cleaning materials.

16 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Self-employed: Adoption

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to extend Statutory Adoption Pay to self-employed people.