Published: Monday 6 July 2020
Questions tabled on Friday 3 July 2020
Includes questions tabled on earlier days which have been transferred. T Indicates a topical oral question. Members are selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question. † Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled. N Indicates a question for written answer on a named day under S.O. No. 22(4). [R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
Questions for Answer on Monday 6 July
Questions for Written Answer
1 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the contribution of UK charities to UK university research and development in each of the last three years. (68695)
2 Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has to (a) allow the reopening of five-a-side football premises and (b) permit small numbers of people to take part in contact sport as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased. [Transferred] (68325)
3 Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to provide additional support for disabled people during the covid-19 outbreak to ensure that disabled people are able to access a weekly shop for essential items. [Transferred] (68400)
4 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that expert staff from her Department are retained when that Department is merged with Foreign and Commonwealth of Office. [Transferred] (67677)
5 David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office be taking on the Department for International Development legal obligation as set out in the International Development Act 2002 to prioritise poverty reduction. [Transferred] (67578) 2 Published: Monday 6 July 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Friday 3 July 2020
6 N Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the legal basis is for implementing a local covid-19 lockdown; and what the consequences are for businesses if they do not comply with those lockdown restrictions. [Transferred] (67730)
7 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what conversations he has had with his (a) Australian and (b) Canadian counterparts on the merger the of the Department for International Development with his Department. [Transferred] (67678)
8 Elliot Colburn (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to strengthen enforcement powers in respect of unauthorised Gypsy and Traveller sites. [Transferred] (67790)
9 N Peter Grant (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the news story on the Veterans UK section of gov.uk entitled, COVID-19: changes to Veterans UK Services, published on 19 March, what steps he is taking to ensure that Veterans UK will be able to offer their full range of services as soon as possible as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased. (68730)
10 Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there were in Magistrates' and Crown courts for all the offences mentioned in section 24 of the Immigration Act 1971 in each of the last five years. [Transferred] (68279)
11 Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, by what criteria he plans to measure the carbon output of the recommendations in the Government's forthcoming National Infrastructure Strategy. [Transferred] (67500)
Questions for Answer on Tuesday 7 July
Questions for Written Answer
1 Wera Hobhouse (Bath): To ask the Attorney General, how many estates of people who died without known entitled relatives and left a will were referred to the Bona Vacant Division of the Government Legal Department in (a) March, (b) April and (c) May (i) 2019 and (ii) 2020. (68760)
2 Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the documents published in relation to the 1984 Amritsar massacre contain redacted information. (68780)
3 Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will target (a) social distancing guidance and (b)other key messages regarding the covid-19 outbreak to groups most likely to breach Government guidance. (68764) Published: Monday 6 July 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Friday 3 July 2020 3
4 N Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to update the Government’s covid-19 recovery strategy for the period after 4 July 2020. [Transferred] (68304)
5 Sir Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he took to ensure that (a) women and (b) ethnic minorities were represented in shaping the Government's covid-19 response (i) planning and (ii) decision-making. (68669)
6 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Government Minister has responsibility for rural social isolation. (68704)
7 Caroline Ansell (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether English language schools are eligible for support through the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant; and if he will make a statement. (68736)
8 Caroline Ansell (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many local authorities have made Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant payments to English language schools; and whether his Department has contacted Local Authorities that have not made those payments; and if he will make a statement. (68737)
9 Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to allocate financial support for cooperatives; and what support his Department is making available to simplify the process for establishing such cooperatives. (68726)
10 Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the recommendations in the report entitled, We are the rebuilders: Four co-operative offers for building back better from COVID- 19, published in June 2020 by Co-operatives UK. (68727)
11 N Peter Kyle (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the capacity of the building supply trade to supply the needs of shovel ready projects. [Transferred] (68388)
12 Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the skills gap in the workforce required to retrofit the UK’s housing stock with insulation; and if he will take steps to close that gap. (68749)
13 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of the research and development funding that does not go through UK Research and Innovation is allocated to universities. (68694) 4 Published: Monday 6 July 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Friday 3 July 2020
14 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government plans to publish the (a) minutes and (b) outcomes of the ministerial-chaired meetings with stakeholders in relation to the Place Advisory Group. (68696)
15 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Policy paper, UK Research and Development Roadmap, published on 1 July 2020, from which of his Department's budgets will funding be allocated to ARPA-style body to boost transformative research in the UK. (68698)
16 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to allocate additional funding to research departments at universities that are not in receipt of a teaching excellence framework award. (68700)
17 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the announcement entitled, Government to protect UK research jobs with major support package, how many applications have been made for funding; and what proportion of the £200 million has been allocated. (68701)
18 N Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the economic effect of covid-19 guidance on self-employed make-up artists in the film and television industry. [Transferred] (68416)
19 N Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to provide fiscal support to the live entertainment and events industry when the Job Retention Scheme and the Self- Employment Support Scheme ends in the event that companies in that industry are unable to resume economic activity as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased; and if he will make a statement. [Transferred] (68285)
20 N Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has plans to provide a package of financial support for the live events and entertainment industry until that industry can trade normally again; and if he will make a statement. [Transferred] (68287)
21 Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to support (a) heritage and (b) tourism on the inland waterways during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement. (68663)
22 N Gill Furniss (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing sector-specific support for cultural and leisure facilities unable to open during the covid-19 outbreak. [Transferred] (68396) Published: Monday 6 July 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Friday 3 July 2020 5
23 Wera Hobhouse (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has allocated funding to (a) hotel and (b) bed and breakfast owners to cover (i) costs incurred and (ii) loss of income as a result of an extended stay by a guest testing positive for covid-19 and being unable to return home. (68761)
24 Ben Lake (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether local authorities in Wales are eligible to become strategic partners with the Government for the purposes of identifying public sector buildings to be included in the Rural Gigabit Connectivity programme. (68772)
25 Karin Smyth (Bristol South): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on facilitating the safe re-opening of (a) gymnastics and (b) trampolining centres in England as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased. (68729)
26 Stuart Anderson (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress the Government has made on allocating funding through the Holiday Activities and Food scheme. (68793)
27 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the size of waiting lists for CAMHS services in (a) England and (b) Greater Manchester, and if he will make a statement. (68680)
28 N Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to ensure that dependents accepted under the proposed bespoke immigration route for British Nationals (Overseas) passport holders from Hong Kong will be treated as home students for the purpose of tuition fees. [Transferred] (68342)
29 Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the letter of 23 March 2020 to his Department from British Marine, Broads Authority and Canal & River Trust and subsequent correspondence, what steps he is taking to allocate £20 million covid-19 funding to support waterway businesses; and if he will make a statement. (68661)
30 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential trade implications for the UK of a ban on the import of hunting trophies while maintaining the export hunting trophies. (68790)
31 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he will make an assessment of the number of hunting trophies that may continue to be (a) imported and (b) exported in the event of a ban being limited to only endangered or threatened species. (68791) 6 Published: Monday 6 July 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Friday 3 July 2020
32 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on ensuring that the (a) planning and (b) regulatory frameworks support agri-food producers that want to increase the level of their exports. (68702)
33 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to encourage tree planting throughout the UK to help carbon offsetting; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a subsidy for the provision of saplings to landowners to encourage tree planting. (68703)
34 Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has made to her Brazilian counterpart on the (a) continued deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, and (b) effect of that deforestation on UK businesses operating in Brazil. (68765)
35 Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the effect of the continued destruction of the Amazon on Brazil-UK trading relations. (68766)
36 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority in relation to strategic pop-up cycle routes in the city-region. (68681)
37 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timeframe is for work to commence on the reconstruction of the bridge at St Anne’s Road, Denton, at Junction 2 of the M67; and if he will make a statement. (68682)
38 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to include the trunk road network in the proposed Greater Manchester Clean Air strategy; and if he will make a statement. (68683)
39 Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to provide financial support to claimants of universal credit who are unable to make home rental payments as a result of the benefit cap. (68778)
40 Alberto Costa (South Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether enforcing the local covid-19 lockdown in Leicester will require the introduction of additional legislation. (68721)
41 Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of older people who have missed a routine vaccination as a result of shielding during the covid-19 outbreak. (68684) Published: Monday 6 July 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Friday 3 July 2020 7
42 Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage older people to attend primary care services to receive vaccinations. (68685)
43 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on civil contingencies preparedness in each year since 2010. [Transferred] (68391)
44 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much Public Health England has spent on civil contingencies preparedness in each year since 2010. [Transferred] (68392)
45 Sir Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the unrestricted travel into the UK in (a) April and (b) May 2020 on the domestic spread of covid- 19. (68665)
46 Wera Hobhouse (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the clinical evidential basis is for (a) a maximum of two households to meet in self-catered accommodation and (b) a group of more than two households to book rooms in the same hotel. (68762)
47 Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the waiting times for mastectomy reconstruction were in (a) 2018 and (b) 2019, by NHS Trust. (68689)
48 Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the waiting times are for mastectomy reconstruction, by NHS Trust. (68690)
49 Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the accuracy of the data reported to the public on the number of covid-19 (a) deaths (b) infections and (c) tests carried out. (68748)
50 Kate Osamor (Edmonton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason Soft Tissue Therapists are not able to return to work on 6 July 2020 as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased. (68740)
51 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to enable family visitation and contact for people with special educational needs who are in full-time care. (68672)
52 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the effectiveness of the Northern Ireland Drug Tariff. (68705) 8 Published: Monday 6 July 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Friday 3 July 2020
53 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has been made of the effect of the suspension of Part IX of the NHS England and Wales Drug Tariff on patient access to the latest health (a) technologies and (b) innovations. (68706)
54 Greg Smith (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce immunity passports as a means of allowing the public to safely (a) take flights and (b) attend the theatre. (68797)
55 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of how rapidly routine cancer screening and care in the Vale of York CCG area can return to normal timetables now the Nightingale Hospital Harrogate is being used as a testing centre. (68691)
56 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to utilise Nightingale Hospital Harrogate to help the NHS in York tackle the backlog of cancelled and delayed appointments and operations resulting from the covid-19 outbreak. (68692)
57 N Beth Winter (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department last reviewed its contingency plans for dealing with (a) coronaviruses, (b) emerging infectious diseases and (c) acute respiratory syndromes. [Transferred] (68447)
58 Margaret Ferrier (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department is making to the Government of Pakistan regarding freedom of religion and belief for minority communities in that country. (68719)
59 Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations has he made to his Brazilian counterpart on the (a) continued deforestation of the Amazon rainforest and (b) the effect of that deforestation on UK businesses operating in Brazil. (68767)
60 Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the deforestation of the Amazon on Brazil-UK trading relations. (68768)
61 Wera Hobhouse (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of instances of (a) hate crime, (b) serious violence and (c) malicious communications directed at BAME LGBTQ+ youth in the last 12 months. (68756)
62 Wera Hobhouse (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number instances of (a) hate crime, (b) serious violence and (c) malicious communications directed at trans youth in the last 12 months. (68757) Published: Monday 6 July 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Friday 3 July 2020 9
63 Wera Hobhouse (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department has provided to BAME LGBTQ+ youth who have been victims of (a) hate crime, (b) serious violence and (c) malicious communications in the last 12 months. (68758)
64 Wera Hobhouse (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department has provided to trans youth who have been victims of (a) hate crime, (b) serious violence and (c) malicious communications in the last 12 months. (68759)
65 Ruth Jones (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the National Audit Office report on Asylum accommodation and support published on 3 July 2020. (68792)
66 Kenny MacAskill (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report entitled, Animals in Science Regulation Annual Report (2018), for what reason there was a reduction in the number of inspections of laboratories from 966 in 2017 to 653 in 2018. (68795)
67 Kenny MacAskill (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report entitled, Animals in Science Regulation Unit Annual Report (2018) what steps she is taking to ensure compliance with regulations in relation to the provision of adequate care for animals in laboratories. (68796)
68 Zarah Sultana (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many incidents have been logged as alleged international humanitarian law violations reportedly conducted by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen since March 2015. (68798)
69 Caroline Ansell (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have paid English Language Schools Business Rate Relief; what discussions he has had with representatives from local authorities that have not paid that relief, and if he will make a statement. (68739)
70 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of local authorities that plan to issue s114 notices during the covid-19 outbreak. (68678)
71 Charlotte Nichols (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to prevent the eviction of private tenants after 23 August 2020. (68799)
72 Sir Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department is doing to tackle the diversity gap in the upper levels of the legal profession. (68670) 10 Published: Monday 6 July 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Friday 3 July 2020
73 Alex Sobel (Leeds North West): To ask the Prime Minister, to whom US bases (a) NSA/NRO Menwith Hill and (b) the Joint Intelligence and Analysis Center at the US base at Croughton are accountable to in the absence of meetings of the Intelligence and Security Committee. (68789)
74 Caroline Ansell (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether English Language Schools are eligible for business rate relief for the 2020-21 financial year; and if he will make a statement. (68738)
75 Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to protect inland waterway based businesses that are affected by the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement. (68662)
76 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department has made on the fundamental review of business rates. (68679)
77 Sir Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to provide additional funding for schemes to support business affected by covid-19 that are owned by (a) minorities and (b) women. (68666)
78 Sir Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department had to provide additional funding to help end youth homelessness. (68667)
79 Sir Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contingency plans his Department have made to support the economy in the event that a second wave of covid-19 requires a reintroduction of lockdown restrictions. (68668)
80 Wera Hobhouse (Bath): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason a bank is not required to give an explanation before closing a customer's account. (68763)
81 N John Howell (Henley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to advocate that any International Monetary Fund loan package to Lebanon includes conditions on political restructuring to restrict Hezbollah’s state capture abilities and prevent its control of government spending. [Transferred] (68305)
82 Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the timeframe is for the reopening of beauty salons as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased. (68671)
83 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to prevent fraud in the Bounce Back Loan Scheme. (68646)
84 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what mechanisms he has put in place to monitor the operation of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme. (68647) Published: Monday 6 July 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Friday 3 July 2020 11
85 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what mechanisms he has put in place specifically to detect fraud in relation to the Bounce Back Loan Scheme. (68648)
86 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with the administering bodies for the Bounce Back Loan Scheme on putting in place mechanisms and procedures to prevent and detect fraud in that scheme. (68649)
87 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there have been any reported incidences of fraud in relation to the Bounce Back Loan Scheme. (68650)
88 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many current investigations into fraud there are in relation to the Bounce Back Loan Scheme. (68651)
89 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies in receipt of a Bounce Back Loan have ceased trading and entered into administration. (68652)
90 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) financial and (b) security checks are made of (i) owners or (ii) directors of multiple companies seeking loans under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme for each of the companies in which they have a financial stake. (68653)
91 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what due diligence assessment procedures have been put in place for the administering bodies of applicants for a Bounce Back Loan. (68654)
92 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what procedures he has put in place to ensure probity in the administration of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme; and if he will make a statement. (68655)
93 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many loans have been issued under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme. (68656)
94 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value is of the loans granted under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme. (68657)
95 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average amount is of loans issued under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme. (68658)
96 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) turnover and (b) number of employees is of companies awarded loans under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme. (68659) 12 Published: Monday 6 July 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Friday 3 July 2020
97 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies in each (a) industrial sector and (b) region of the UK have been awarded a loan under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme. (68660)
98 Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made on the fundamental review of business rates. (68752)
99 Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to provide additional long-term support to local authorities facing funding shortfalls. (68753)
100 Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to review the criteria for distributing and allocating funding through the Discretionary Grant Fund to local councils for supporting businesses during the covid-19 outbreak. (68687)
101 Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to her answer to question 73 at the oral evidence session of the Women and Equalities Select Committee on 22 April 2020, what the Government's policy is on restrictions on medical treatment for gender dysphoria for people under the age of 18. (68775)
Questions for Answer on Wednesday 8 July
Questions for Written Answer
1 N Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to establish a public warning system using mobile phone technology that includes native language options for residents and people visiting from overseas. (68688)
2 N Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Government documents relating to the 1984 Amritsar massacre has been put into the public domain. (68779)
3 N Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has for an inquiry to establish the extent of the UK Government's involvement in the 1984 attack on the Golden Temple, Amritsar. (68781)
4 N Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2020 to Question 63246 on List of Ministerial Responsibilities: Coronavirus and the Answers to Questions 57317, 43737, 38867, 27615, 27613, 25033, 23666, 23630, 21909 and 5342, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of updating the responsibilities section of Minister’s profiles on the gov.uk website to reflect changes to ministerial responsibilities during the covid-19 outbreak. (68673) Published: Monday 6 July 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Friday 3 July 2020 13
5 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to review the policy of allowing foreign governments and companies to invest in critical national infrastructure. (68707)
6 N Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether VAT will be charged on the value of goods imported in parcels into the UK from the EU using (a) Parcelforce and (b) other fast parcel services from January 2020. (68745)
7 N Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the University of Stirling on the Government's response to public health concerns on shale gas exploration, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health in July 2020; and if he will make a statement. (68645)
8 N Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when UK Research and Innovation's budget will be published; and what proportion of the £22 billion spend on research and development in 2024-25 will be allocated to UKRI. (68693)
9 N Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of (a) applicants and (b) successful applicants of the 2020 Strength in Places pathfinder programme came from (i) the North East, (ii) London and (iii) the South East. (68697)
10 N Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans does he have to mitigate the effect of the covid-19 guidelines on the development of grassroots theatre. (68782)
11 N Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to his statement at the daily press conference on 17 June, that all but five countries worldwide broadcast the restart of the Premier League on 17 June 2020, which five countries did not air the restart of the Premier League. (68788)
12 N Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the children of parents who are shielding will be required to attend school from September 2020; and if he will make a statement. (68664)
13 N Gill Furniss (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help ensure that key workers have access to childcare during school summer holidays. (68746)
14 N Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when funding from the £1 billion catch-up fund for tutoring school pupils will be made available; and what the criteria is for allocating funding from that fund. (68712) 14 Published: Monday 6 July 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Friday 3 July 2020
15 N Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect on the finances of universities of a reduction in international student income; and what steps he is taking to help ensure that universities replace that income. (68699)
16 N Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many requests he has received to meet with the The Black Curriculum; and what plans he has to meet with that organisation. (68686)
17 N Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to reintroduce the school Fruit and Vegetable scheme when schools return in September 2020. (68744)
18 N Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what procedures his Department has put in place to monitor compliance with (a) litter and (b) graffiti regulations in relation to public land by (i) the Department for Transport, (ii) Highways England and (iii) Network Rail. (68674)
19 N Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that Official Development Assistance reaches the most vulnerable people during the covid-19 pandemic. (68741)
20 N Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will make it her policy not to include investor state dispute settlements in future trade agreements; and will she make a statement (68750)
21 N Gill Furniss (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that workers in airports are not affected by job losses due to the covid-19 outbreak. (68747)
22 N Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of transferring responsibility for the strategic highway network to Transport for Greater Manchester to ensure a co-ordinated and strategic approach to the management of the network across the city-region. (68675)
23 N Kenny MacAskill (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Road Safety statement of July 2019, what progress his Department has made on the introduction of a mandatory eyesight test at the age of 70 and every three years thereafter. (68794)
24 N Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) Transport for London on increasing funding to the Education and Skills Funding Agency to increase the 16-19 bursary in London to cover travel costs after the end of free travel for under-18s in London. (68755) Published: Monday 6 July 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Friday 3 July 2020 15
25 N Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which rail franchises have temporary non-compliance status from Network Rail and run rolling stock that dumps human waste and effluent on railway tracks in England and Wales. (68769)
26 N Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which railway routes on the England and Wales rail network have temporary non-compliance status from Network Rail and allow the practice of dumping human waste and effluent on railway tracks. (68770)
27 N Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what risk assessment his Department has made of the effect on railway workers from human waste and effluent on tracks in England and Wales during the covid-19 outbreak. (68771)
28 N Mr William Wragg (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether passengers on private tour coaches will be required to socially distance while (a) wearing and (b) not wearing face coverings during the covid-19 outbreak. (68720)
29 N Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the benefit cap is applied to claimants of universal credit who have had their working hours reduced as a result of the covid-19 outbreak. (68776)
30 N Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government has plans to reform the benefit cap system in relation to claimants of universal credit. (68777)
31 N Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much child maintenance was (a) paid and (b) owed in the second quarter of 2020 in (i) the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency, (ii) North Lanarkshire, and (iii) Scotland. (68722)
32 N Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of parents registered with the child maintenance service (a) paid and (b) did not pay maintenance in the second quarter of 2020 in (i) the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency, (ii) North Lanarkshire, and (iii) Scotland. (68723)
33 N Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much is owed in outstanding arrears under the child maintenance service in (a) the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency, (b) North Lanarkshire, and (c) Scotland. (68724)
34 N Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) parents with care and (b) children are registered with the child maintenance service in (i) Motherwell and Wishaw constituency, (ii) North Lanarkshire, and (iii) Scotland. (68725) 16 Published: Monday 6 July 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Friday 3 July 2020
35 N Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing emergency payments to (a) sex workers and (b) women in crisis during the covid-19 outbreak to help protect (i) the health and wellbeing of sex workers and their families and (ii) public health. (68676)
36 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the accuracy and reliability of antibody testing to test whether a patient has previously contracted covid-19 and whether they have some immunity to the virus. (68733)
37 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure that all staff working in the NHS and the social care sector are able to access (a) antibody testing and (b) regular antigen testing. (68734)
38 N Ben Lake (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a data protection impact assessment of the app being developed by Google and Apple for tracking and tracing covid-19. (68773)
39 Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of evidence behind reports that covid-19 can cause brain injury; and what steps he is taking to ensure brain injury charities are able to meet a potential increase in demand for services. (68800)
40 N Alex Norris (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps Public Health England is taking to ensure the ban of menthol cigarettes. (68784)
41 N Alex Norris (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2020 to Question 58066 on Contraceptives, what data his Department holds on prescribing rates for long- acting reversible contraception for each year since 2013-14. (68785)
42 N Alex Norris (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 01 July 2020 to Question 58066 on Contraceptives, what the timeframe is for (a) consulting on and (b) publishing the Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy. (68786)
43 N Alex Norris (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2020 to Question 58066 on Contraceptives, with which organisations his Department plans to consult on the development of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy; and what format he plans to use for that consultation. (68787) Published: Monday 6 July 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Friday 3 July 2020 17
44 N Owen Thompson (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of Luxe Lifestyle Ltd's capacity to fulfil it contract FFP2/KN95 to provide 1.2 million gowns and 10 million masks to the NHS during the covid-19 outbreak. (68731)
45 N Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding has been allocated to China through the UK Prosperity Fund. (68714)
46 N Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he plans to have with the Chief Executive of Hong Kong on the powers bestowed on her under the new National Security legislation to appoint judges to hear national security cases. (68718)
47 N Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to provide further details of the bespoke immigration route being developed for British Nationals (Overseas) passport holders from Hong Kong. (68715)
48 N Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a salary threshold will be applied to the bespoke immigration route being developed for British Nationals (Overseas) passport holders from Hong Kong. (68716)
49 N Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the potential number of applicants for the bespoke immigration route being developed for British Nationals (Overseas) passport holders from Hong Kong. (68717)
50 N Alex Norris (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what emergency support has been made available to survivors of modern slavery since the freezing of payment cards by the Financial Conduct Authority on 26 June 2020; what guidance her Department has issued to those people on access to emergency funding; and how many people have accessed additional support since 26 June 2020. (68783)
51 N Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a moratorium on evictions in areas where local covid-19 lockdowns are in force from 24 August 2020. (68677)
52 N Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local authorities in devolved areas are eligible to apply for his Department's covid-19 local authority funding scheme in relation to lost income. (68708) 18 Published: Monday 6 July 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Friday 3 July 2020
53 N Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to publish further details of the process for local authorities to apply for additional funding to help cover lost income as a result of the covid-19 outbreak. (68709)
54 N Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether lost commercial income is included in his Department's scheme to reimburse local authorities for lost income as a result of the covid-19 outbreak. (68710)
55 N Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he last attended his Department's weekly call with local authority leaders. (68711)
56 N Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's policy in on the use of character witnesses for (a) victims and (b) perpetrators of historical sexual abuse during trials. (68713)
57 N Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to suspend temporarily the right to trial by jury to tackle the backlog of cases as a result of the covid-19 outbreak; and whether his Department would be required to conduct an impact assessment before introducing that suspension. (68742)
58 N Simon Hoare (North Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Written Statement of 18 March 2020, HCWS168, Addressing Northern Ireland Legacy Issues, which (a) victims groups and (b) people he has consulted on the content of that statement since that statement was published. (68732)
59 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, (a) what assessment he has made for the implications of his policies on the research from Anchor Hanover and Sonnet demonstrating the social value of retirement and extra care housing, and (b) what plans he has to increase investment in specialist older people’s housing. (68735)
60 N Ben Lake (Ceredigion): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support he plans to allocate to (a) exam invigilators and (b) moderators appointed by examination boards who have been unable to work during the covid-19 outbreak; and what discussions he has had with representatives from the Welsh Government on that support. (68774)
61 N Huw Merriman (Bexhill and Battle): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to clauses 2.1 and 2.2 of the amendments to the Treasury Direction to the Jobs Retention Scheme, published on 25 June 2020, whether employers are prohibited from using grants from the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme for employees placed on redundancy notice periods; and whether such amounts must be repaid by employers if used during this period. (68728) Published: Monday 6 July 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Friday 3 July 2020 19
62 N Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the effect on local government finances of the covid-19 outbreak. (68751)
63 N Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he make it his policy to add environmental conditions to bailouts for businesses affected by the covid-19 outbreak. (68754)
64 N Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that holiday insurance companies do not insist that claimants first file for a chargeback claim before they pay out on claims; and what discussions he has had with representatives from the Financial Conduct Authority and (b) Competition and Markets Authority on that matter. (68743)