To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether UK domiciled seafarers will be eligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance he has published for vehicle owners whose MOT was due before 30 March 2020 and whose appointment was cancelled due to temporary garage...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the environmental effect of aeroplanes circling Heathrow airport while awaiting a landing slot.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency can schedule driving tests for critical workers using...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of British Airways on the provision of financial support for that company during the covid-19...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of British Airways regarding the steps they are taking to reduce the exposure of their staff to covid-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a member of a household may drive another member of the same household, who is a key worker and cannot work from home, to work to prevent that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial support the Government is making available to the transport sector during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that airlines do not pressurise their furloughed employees to work during the period in which they are furloughed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that airlines are taking into account social distancing measures and safeguarding the health of cabin crew and staff...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of suspending medical examinations for people who need to renew their HGV licenses during...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on support for private ferry companies affected by the economic effect of the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to stop flights to and from Iran due to the covid-19 outbreak in that country.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to suspend the requirement for HGV drivers to udnertake a medical in order to renew their license during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that private plane operators complete due diligence checks to ensure their passengers comply with the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to (a) temperature test people (i) arriving at and (ii) departing from airports and ports for covid-19 and (b) introduce...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a specific support...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of jobs at risk from the potential collapse of the UK travel industry as a result of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimates his Department has made of how many drivers in (a) the Scottish Borders, (b) Scotland, and (c) the UK will benefit from the MOT...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support hauliers to maintain supply and distribution networks during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2020 to Question 28671 on Housing: Energy, who is undertaking the study to quantify...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his timetable is for deciding whether to give Shell permission for its proposed plans for the (a) steel jackets...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what Environmental Impact Assessment his Department has made of Shell's proposed plans for the (a) steel jackets and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on Shell's proposed plans for the (a) steel jackets...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what (a) estimate and (b) assessment his department has made of the (i) amount and (ii) composition of materials in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department made of the adequacy of funding for decommissioning of redundant offshore oil drilling...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure compliance with the guidance published by the Government and Public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he plans to take to extend the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme to businesses that have no...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to safeguard supplies of (a) gas and (b) electricity during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to amend the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme to remove the requirement for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that banks taking part in the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many Green Deal plans were provided by Home Energy and Lifestyle Management Ltd for the purpose of installing solar...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of reports that supermarkets are not implementing Government policy (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people started receiving (a) statutory paternity pay and (b) shared parental pay in each quarter since April 2015.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to require that utility companies pause non-urgent gas inspections during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support the ceramics industry during the covid-10 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will suspend state aid rules for the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme so that loss-making companies...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will ask the European Commission to exempt the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme from EU state aid rules.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure firms can access the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he plans to take to support small travel agencies facing financial difficulties as a result of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government plans to extend the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund to cover businesses that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will extend the deadline in the Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Order 2020 for commissioning new...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to provide workplace protections for workers that are required by their employer to go to work during...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many businesses in the (a) creative and (b) music sectors have received support under the Coronavirus Business...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that business sectors which have been unable to access Government-backed finance in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy that (a) businesses that have become profitable after recent restructuring should not be...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had with banks operating the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to provide support to the hospitality industry during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment his Department has been made of the performance of the energy system in meeting changes in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has to rearrange COP 26 in Glasgow.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a national office for carbon removal.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) ensure progress on delivering the thematic strand of stigma contained in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish a response to EDM 273, entitled International Women's Day and freedom of religion or belief.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives of the World Sikh Parliament.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the provision of (a) safe passage and (b) asylum for members of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many consular staff have been employed in the Americas in each year since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many EU Civil Protection Mechanism flights the Government has signed up to participate in as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK nationals have contacted UK embassies and consulates for help since covid-19 related travel restrictions were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK embassies are open as of 20 April 2020.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK consulates remain open during the covid-19 pandemic.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK embassy and consulate staff are self-isolating as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to assist British seafarers stranded overseas as a result of the covid-19 outbreak to...

What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the use of the powers contained in the Coronavirus Act 2020.

What plans she has for the allocation of the additional £85 million to the CPS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will place in the Library any medical and scientific advice he received on (a) the holding the Champions League fixture at Anfield...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to promote social distancing in response to the outbreak of covid-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of covid-19 on people with sickle cell disease.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the ability of the social care system in England to continue to provide care during the outbreak of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has held discussions with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on using (a) television and radio...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what preparations he is making to tackle the potential increase in domestic alcohol abuse as a result of reduced social interaction...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether personal protective equipment will be provided to (a) police officers (b) front line workers in pharmacies and (c) front line...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many complications were reported after (a) medical abortions and (b) surgical abortions in (i) 2017, (ii) 2018 and (iii) 2019.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women per 1,000 resident women have had an abortion. in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is providing to support working carers who may be without full time work during the Covid-19 outbreak and who...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what restrictions she plans to place on a person’s (a) movements or travel, (b) activities and (c) contact with others after...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the role of Dispensing Appliance Contractors in the provision of key (a) products and (b) services to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to manufacture a covid-19 vaccine in the UK once it becomes available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Department is taking to make personal protective equipment available to private companies during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that social care and support being provided to disabled people in their own homes by local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the availability of over-the-counter paracetamol; if he will take steps to ensure the availability of (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department is having with other countries to accelerate the development of a covid-19 vaccine.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that information about infection prevention, covid-19 symptoms and treatment and care is accessible to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what impact assessment he has undertaken on the Coronavirus Bill for people with speech, language and communication needs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure NHS staff are exempt from hospital car parking charges.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much personal protective equipment the NHS (a) has and (b) plans on purchasing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage industries to switch production to personal protection equipment for (a) the NHS and (b) social care...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what further guidance his Department plans to issue on social distancing to (a) hairdressers, (b) driving instructors and (c) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide guidance to religious bodies during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons the Government guidance that over-70s are at increased risk of severe illness from covid-19 differs to the World Health...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the supply of personal protective equipment to (a) primary care facilities and (b) GP staff.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) type and (b) amount of personal protective equipment will be delivered to each (i) hospital, (ii) GP surgery and (iii) care home...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to produce a child-friendly guide to the covid-19 outbreak and relevant governmental actions,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the covid-19 antibody testing kits.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, what steps he is taking to ensure that women are allowed to have a birth partner with them...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that women receive the same level of postnatal support during the covid-19 outbreak as they received before.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are agreements in place between the UK Government and the Welsh Government to prevent competitive bidding for medical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to include patients with motor neurone disease as people that are defined on medical grounds as extremely...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the covid-19 lockdown on the birth rate; and what steps his Department is taking...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensuring that the (a) education and (b) training of psychological professionals continues during the covid-19...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people have (a) telephone and (b) digital access to psychological therapies during the covid-19...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has commissioned any modelling of potential increased need for psychological interventions during the covid-19...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the survey of young people with a history of mental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support pregnant health care workers during the covid-19 pandemic.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in each ethnic group have (a) been tested, (b) tested positive and (c) died following a positive test as a result of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to provide guidance to the residential care sector on isolating care home residents that test positive for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of diversity and inclusion managers employed in the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional mental health support his Department is providing to (a) children and (b) young people during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons the coronavirus status checker survey does not collect sex-disaggregated data; and what comparative assessment he has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has received reports of (a) NHS Trusts and (b) other NHS bodies putting in place new restrictions on their staff speaking in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the sex of participants is not collected by the NHS survey hosted at www.nhs.uk/coronavirus-status-checker/.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria the Government plans to use to determine when covid-19 lockdown measures can be lifted.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to minimise the use of animals in the creation of diagnostic antibody tests for covid-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timeframe is for testing people on their discharge from hospital following treatment for covid-19 to ensure that they are no...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason UK citizens returning from overseas are not being quarantined.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will allocate funding to reimburse medical companies that import medical equipment necessary for the treatment by the NHS of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2020 to Question 33582 on Coronavirus: Hospital Beds, what estimate the Government has made of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak how many private healthcare hospital beds the NHS has requisitioned; how many of those beds have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to provide support to (a) health visiting, (b) children’s services, (c) CAMHS and (d) perinatal mental health...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her department is taking to (a) provide new and additional funding and (b) support local actors in Yemen to respond to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps her Department has taken to ensure the sustainability of global supply chains during the covid-19 pandemic.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding the Government plans to provide to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in each year from 2021 to 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support he is providing to (a) childminders and (b) families that rely on childminding services during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that students who will miss (a) examinations and (b) assessments due to the covid-19 outbreak have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to provide financial support to supply teachers in response to the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that health and social care workers are able to access childcare through schools when required; and if he will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government plans to take steps to ensure that parents whose children are not able to attend nurseries during the covid-19 outbreak are not...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, if his Department will (a) undertake an impact assessment on mental health of staff in the early years sector...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has plans to introduce financial support for independent schools affected by the covid-19 outbreak which are not eligible for the business...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether examiners will be paid in full for contracts they have signed relating to exams which were due to take place in summer 2020.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that GCSE pupils taught by external providers have their learning validated in the absence of exams due...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of suspending data, performance tables and targets for further education colleges and sixth form...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the Government will cover the increased childcare costs for part-time (a) NHS and (b) emergency workers who return to work full-time during the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what rate of commission Edenred is charging for its service to provide free school meal vouchers during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to safeguard children from abuse while schools are closed due to covid-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to publish guidance on how (a) functional skills and (b) vocational qualifications will be graded as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress his Department has made on increasing prison capacity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce levels of crime in prisons.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of prisoners who have tested positive for covid-19 to date are (a) male, (b) female and (c) serving sentences under six months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the outbreak of covid-19, for what length of time his Department plans to delay prison visits.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timeframe is for the (a) conclusion and (b) publication of the post-implementation review of the coroner service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has plans to increase sentences for people convicted of fraudulent activity that is related to the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to increase sentencing for people found guilty of spitting at police officers during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on public safety of the proposed early release of prisoners during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that the use of coronavirus as a weapon is treated as an aggravating factor in sentencing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions the UK Government has had with British judges sitting on Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal on the potential effect on the rule of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service is taking to process social security benefit appeals at the First Tier Tribunal during the...

What changes are required for the effective operation of courts and tribunals during the covid-19 outbreak.

What assessment he has made of the level of compliance with social distancing measures by (a) criminal and (b) civil courts during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when her Department plans to publish a response to its consultation entitled The UK Global Tariff, which ended on 5 March 2020; and if she...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has provided to local authorities on ensuring that relatives are able to attend paupers...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to grant Business Improvement Districts' levy payers 100 percent levy relief during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support workers that have faced racial, verbal and physical abuse while providing local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all non-essential retail stores are closed in order to (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timescale is for the introduction of the Renters Reform Bill; what the Government's plans are for section 21...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to provide financial support to people in the process of selling property that have to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the needs of Travellers during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the Government's timeframe is for bringing forward legislative proposals to give freeholders rights to challenge...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing support for students in rented...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to support businesses facing challenges as a result of the covid-19 outbreak in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what financial support he plans to provide to district councils to compensate for lost revenue from (a) car parking...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to work with private student accommodation providers to offer students affected by the covid-19...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support the growth of manufacturing within the National Planning Policy Framework.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department is providing to District Councils in respect of the payment of the business rate levy due...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who have been evicted since the lockdown period began...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to support charity workers in faith organisations during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support Mosques with charity work during the month of Ramadan during the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether tree watering by councils should be considered an essential service during the covid-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to ensure that planning decisions are not made during the covid-19 lockdown in the event...

What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of joint working between councils in two-tier local authority areas.

What steps his Department is taking to help renters affected by the covid-19 outbreak.

What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect of the delay to local elections in Buckinghamshire on regional democratic representation.

What plans he has to provide (a) support and (b) accommodation for overseas nationals experiencing homelessness with no recourse to public funds during the covid-19 outbreak.

If he will take steps to encourage landlords to (a) defer rental payments and (b) not approach guarantors for late rental payments during the covid-19 outbreak.

What steps his Department is taking to support Local Resilience Forums in managing local responses to the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of troops that can be deployed to support key services during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has offered assistance to the Scottish Government to help tackle the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of the proposal from Citizens Advice to establish a Crisis Minimum Income of £180...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to make people that are self-employed and have pension savings exempt from the rules on capital when applying...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of upfront childcare costs under the childcare element of universal credit on maternal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff of her Department have formal arrangements to work from home during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to re-deploy staff of her Department to assist with processing new applications for social security benefits during...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has plans to provide financial support for burial costs to people in financial hardship with relatives who have died as a result...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) temporary workers, (b) people on zero and low...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Public Health England's guidance on social distancing and self-isolation, what assessment her Department has made of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to increase Employment and Support Allowance during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the ability of claimants in (a) Stoke-on-Trent, (b) Kidsgrove and (c) Talke to access universal credit online.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional resources her Department is allocating to ensure the timely processing of new claims for universal credit during the covid-19...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many couples had a claimant who was receiving a carer element as part of universal credit between (a) May and August 2019 and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what formula her Department uses to calculate universal credit payments for couples; and whether she has plans to review that formula.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to review the wording of system-generated letters to universal credit claimants.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claims were closed after first payment as a result of a claimant not meeting their claimant commitment having been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many EU citizens holding (a) settled status and (b) pre-settled status have had their applications for universal credfit refused since 1...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns notifying women affected by changes to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the letter from West Lancashire Borough Council sent on 11 March 2019 on flooding in West Lancashire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that Government advice on Public Health England’s healthy eating EATWELL plate informs...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with representatives of (a) civil society organisations, (b) consumer groups, (c) public health...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to issue nutrition advice to people during the lockdown period of the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to encourage healthy eating among (a) children previously in receipt of free school...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to provide support for owners with mortgages on fishing boats in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland, (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to provide support for fishers facing difficulties paying their boat mortgages in (a) Wales,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that garden centres are able to sell their plants that will otherwise go to waste during...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to provide support to garden centres and plant nurseries during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to provide support for the private waste collection sector to help ensure the safe disposal of waste from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has had with the Competitions and Markets Authority on supermarket pricing levels...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to ensure that the seasonal demand for fruit pickers will be met during the covid-19 outbreak; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support he is providing to farmers to compensate for the loss of milk sales as a result of the covid-19 outbreak; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support he is providing to farmers to compensate for (a) the loss of product sales and (b) lower market prices as a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make representations to his international counterparts on establishing the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2020...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent an increase in fly-tipping in rural areas during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking with supermarkets to help vulnerable people to shop for groceries online.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the steps required to meet the World Health Organization guideline values for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the level of adoption of the extremely vulnerable category in policies pertaining to online...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing guidance to require water companies to add sand traps...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) opiate, (b) cannabis and (c) cocaine users there were in England in 2018-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what documentation volunteers who are assisting people who are self-isolating are required to carry in order to demonstrate to the police...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her timescale is for decision making following the consultation on proposed changes to pre-charge bail published on 5 February 2020.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help victims of domestic abuse with No Recourse to Public Funds access domestic abuse services during...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the risk of an increase in online child sexual abuse during the covid-19 outbreak when people are...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce a cap on the number of migrants permitted to enter the UK during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in the General Register Office are working on the digitalisation of marriage certificates.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department is providing to foreign nationals who plan to remain in the UK long-term but are unable to extend their visa due...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on using the medical experience and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for the publication of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration's Adults at Risk in Detention report.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have entered detention under immigration legislation since 23 March 2020.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will extend spousals visas where one spouse is unable to re-enter the country before their visa expiration date due to global travel...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will allow the extension of visas for foreign nationals who are unable to re-enter the country before their visa expiration date due...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to ensure that non-British nationals working in the (a) NHS and (b) social care sector to tackle the covid-19...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of racially-motivated hate crimes recorded by the police in each week of 2020 to date were against people of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department (a) has taken and (b) will take to ensure adequate supplies of soap and hand sanitizer at immigration removal centres.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure timely responses by Departments to Freedom of Information requests during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will amend the Government's guidance to the Electoral Commission to ensure the Commission's recommendations on the 2018 Boundary Review are based...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending Orchestra Tax Relief to cover claims for costs incurred on cancelled concerts due to the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with mortgage providers on automatically extending mortgage offer deadlines for people unable to exchange contracts for a...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the measures implemented to deal with the financial effect of the covid-19 outbreak; and what...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to take steps to protect businesses from high interest rate loans offered to them by banks that wish to avoid using the Coronavirus...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether artists that have transitioned from receiving the majority of their earnings through PAYE to receiving the majority of their earnings through...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has plans to issue further guidance for the childcare sector on the eligibility of their workers for the Coronavirus Job Retention...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with representatives of the credit union sector on the challenges for the sector during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2020 to Question 19900, on Revenue and Customs: Staff, how many staff based at the Bathgate Pyramids Business Centre...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will enable people have become self-employed recently to submit their income tax self assessment tax return for 2019-20 to allow them to participate...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support the owners of small, limited businesses who are eligible for limited financial support during the covid-19...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether businesses with A2 category premises are eligible for the business rates holiday.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support furloughed employees that were employed after 28 February 2020 and are not eligible for the Coronavirus Job...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to provide financial support to self-employed people that earn up to £60,000 a year and are therefore not eligible for the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to extend financial support for the self-employed to include people that make contributions through PAYE.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that businesses only grant their employees furlough according to Government guidance during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to provide support to people that are self-employed for fixed business costs.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Government guidance entitled Covid-19 support for businesses, what plans he has to enable mobile hospitality businesses that operate...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of enabling businesses that have multiple premises in different local authority areas to...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that multiple businesses residing in multi occupancy business premises are able to directly access funds from...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local radio stations residing in multi occupancy business premises are able to access funds from the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Government's Self-employment Income Support Scheme, if he will take steps to ensure that a loss of earnings for self-employed women...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish (a) guidance and (b) FAQs online to clarify the eligibility of furnished holiday lettings businesses for the Self-Employment Income...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to take steps to encourage companies to rehire and furlough employees that ceased work on or after 28 February 2020 to take up a new...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support his Department provides to self-employed people with an income of less than 50 per cent of their total monthly income as a result of being in...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support his Department is providing to farmers in (a) Shropshire and (b) the UK that are ineligible for universal credit as a result of their level of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people on the PAYE system changed employers in each calendar month during 2018-19.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to provide financial support to small care companies that are not eligible for the Government's Small Business Grant...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support he plans to make available to road haulage businesses which employ key workers and who are not eligible for Government Small...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has plans to review the high income child benefit charge in response to the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses have successfully made claims under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme since that scheme has been established.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the businesses that have successfully made claims under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, (a) from which sectors those claims have...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, whether he has plans to review the regulations of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 to allow (a) businesses and (b)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that companies do not put pressure on their employees to work when furloughed during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there is a tip-off hotline for employees that have been asked to work by their employer when furloughed during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support small businesses that pay council tax on their properties and not business rates during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support people facing financial difficulties as a result of the covid-19 outbreak that will not benefit from the recent interest...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people who draw dividends in lieu of a salary from a Limited Company in the UK.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to amend Section 98 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 to require employers to justify their decision to...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons he did not include a climate objective for the Bank of England monetary policy committee in his remit letter of 11 March 2020; and if he...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of introducing a Corona Bond scheme similar to War Bonds issued during previous...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) removing or (b) lowering the credit rating eligibility threshold for the Covid Corporate...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to maintain free access to cash withdrawals during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support the ATM industry during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will further extend the start date of the furlough scheme to employees who were on their employees payroll after the 19 March 2020 to enable people...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to provide further financial support to private dental practices that are not eligible for business rates relief or the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support he is providing to (a) small businesses and (b) market traders who pay business rates collectively and are ineligible for business rate grants...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of making (a) market traders and (b) other small businesses which pay business rates collectively...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to temporarily suspend VAT on Personal Protective Equipment for care companies and providers during the outbreak of covid-19.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a universal basic income.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing additional financial support to the aviation sector during the covid-19...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak and the increased reliance on online services during that outbreak, what discussions he has had with the Secretary...

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to help people that are employed on regular seasonal contracts in the (a) tourism industry and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he plans to take to support the tourism industry to rebuild following the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the level of digital skills by age group; and what estimate he has made of the number of people...

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of the social enterprise sector on the effect of the covid-19...

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support is available to small publishers producing freesheet newspapers during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to allow public service vehicle licence holders to drive two-axle, category C, heavy goods vehicles during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what specific assistance they intend to provide to ferry industries to (1) ensure there is a sustainable ferry industry in the longer-term, and (2) safeguard...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that all motor insurers offer customers a rebate during the COVID-19 pandemic. [T]

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that COVID-19 will be listed as a qualifying disease for insurance payouts.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to establish a centralised disease control centre, similar to the National Heath Command Centre in Taiwan.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that NHS medical staff are being given out of date equipment and that the new protective equipment advice inadequately...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people are estimated to have died of influenza in the last five years; and whether either (1) a monthly, or (2) a quarterly, breakdown of those...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to produce an estimate of the actual number of new COVID-19 cases in the UK each day, to compare against reported cases.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, under the named GP policy, whether a general practice is allowed to consider that the role of the named GP is for administrative purposes only with the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect personal protective equipment in storage areas to be distributed to front line medical practitioners in hospitals and GP surgeries

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will provide hospital and social care maintenance workers, such as electricians and plumbers, with personal protective equipment to prevent them...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to purchase personal protection equipment for all medical, nursing and health care workers; and what consideration they have...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much personal protection equipment NHS England has (1) purchased, and (2) supplied, to frontline NHS staff in the last four weeks.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of patients with COVID-19 who have been asymptomatic; and of those, how many were subsequently treated.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with NHS England about why it has not triggered Regulation 61 of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken jointly with the EU to tackle COVID-19.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial support they have provided to companies, institutions, and any other organisations, in the UK which are engaged in the development of a COVID-19 vaccine.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has to provide a ‘letter of comfort’ to allow care homes and hospices to reuse...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of trials taking place in Sao Paulo of Azithromycin and Hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their scientific advice rules out the possibility that COVID-19 was present in the UK in December 2019. [T]

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many COVID-19 vaccine trials are underway presently in the UK.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) critical care beds have been used in intensive care units, and (2) intensive care units have experienced a shortage of critical care beds.

To ask Her Majesty's Government which NHS regions have had to transfer patients to Nightingale hospitals due to a lack of critical care beds in non-Nightingale hospitals; and when such transfers...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK is participating in the World Health Organisation’s Solidarity Trial.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether citizens with pre-settled status will be entitled to Universal Credit during the COVID-19 pandemic; and what steps they have taken to support such citizens...

To ask Her Majesty's Government when COBRA first met in 2020 to discuss COVID-19; and on what date they rated the risk of the virus to UK public health as high.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to extending the Brexit transition period past 31 December as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the BBC about plans to charge those aged over 75 for a TV licence, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.