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Published: Tuesday 2 February 2021 Questions tabled on Monday 1 February 2021 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 Tuesday 2 February Questions for Written Answer 1 N Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the next meeting of the Specialised Committee on the Protocol is set to take place. [Transferred] (145077) 2 Sir Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of knife crime in the last 10 years. [Transferred] (145748) 3 N Mr William Wragg (Hazel Grove): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many former Speakers of the House are in receipt of a pension associated with that office. [Transferred] (145042) 4 N Mr Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of negotiating an amendment to his contract with Oxford-AstraZeneca to change its emphasis on providing vaccines on only a non-profit basis to make provision for a suitable premium for each additional dose provided in advance of agreed delivery schedules. [R] [Transferred] (145008) 5 N Mr William Wragg (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a crowdsourcing scheme for covid-19 vaccine acceleration ideas. [Transferred] (145045) 2 Published: Tuesday 2 February 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON MONDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2021 6 N Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the EU legislation database and existing visa waiver agreements between the EU and other countries such as Colombia, UAE, Tonga, St Lucia which include a definition of paid activity to not cover artists performing an activity on an ad-hoc basis; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of that system to exempt UK musicians and other performers from entry requirements or restrictions on short-term work in the EU for 90-days. [Transferred] (145005) 7 N Bambos Charalambous (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the closure of wraparound childcare providers on childhood obesity. [Transferred] (145093) 8 Sir Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve the digital skills of older workers. [Transferred] (145741) 9 Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to provide financial support to the wraparound and holiday childcare sector during the period of national restrictions announced in January 2021. [Transferred] (145825) 10 N Fleur Anderson (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many prison staff (a) in total and (b) based in London have received a covid- 19 vaccine. [Transferred] (145161) 11 N Fleur Anderson (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the deadline date for all prison officers to have received a covid-19 vaccine. [Transferred] (145162) 12 N Fleur Anderson (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the deadline date for all London prison officers to have received a covid-19 vaccine. [Transferred] (145164) 13 N Ben Lake (Ceredigion): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what level of Barnett consequential funding the Welsh Government will receive as a result of the £300 million announced for schools in England by the Prime Minister on 27 January 2021. [Transferred] (145101) 14 N Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals to cap credit card transaction fees to the level introduced by the EU in 2015. [Transferred] (144991) Published: Tuesday 2 February 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON MONDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2021 3 Questions for Answer on Wednesday 3 February Questions for Written Answer 1 Stephen Farry (North Down): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that employees can transfer from the UK civil service to the Northern Ireland civil service. (147092) 2 Stephen Farry (North Down): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for equality of not allowing transfers from the Northern Ireland civil service to the UK civil service. (147093) 3 Stephen Farry (North Down): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that recruitment to public service and non-public service posts are open to (a) people from Northern Ireland with an Irish identity and (b) EU/EEA nationals and others with indefinite right to remain. (147094) 4 Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what provision there is for civil servants to take paid leave to care for their children of primary school-age and under when the child is ill. (146750) 5 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a White Paper on the potential consequences of Scottish independence, setting out policy on areas including, but not restricted to, defence, immigration, economy, currency, trade, pensions, membership of the European Union, public service spending, culture and the environment. (146852) 6 John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. (146766) 7 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason his Department has issued guidance during the covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021 re-classifying self-serve jet car washes as not fully automatic, and therefore required to close, unlike in previous covid-19 lockdowns. (146871) 8 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the church is taking to support families during covid-19 lockdown. (146880) 9 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what types of support the church has provided to people in need during the covid-19 lockdown. (146881) 4 Published: Tuesday 2 February 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON MONDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2021 10 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what support the church is providing to schools to help children's education during the covid-19 lockdown. (146882) 11 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Church has had with the Government on the Taylor review on the sustainable upkeep of places of worship. (146883) 12 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what role hospital chaplains are playing in supporting (a) patients and (b) the NHS during the covid-19 pandemic. (146884) 13 Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of compensating people who have lost money as a result of weddings being cancelled due to covid-19 restrictions and the venue refusing to refund in full. (147042) 14 Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of strengthening protections for consumers from unfair contracts and cancellation clauses. (147043) 15 Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress his Department has made in ensuring that wedding venues provide refunds where events have not gone ahead as a result of the covid-19 restrictions. (147044) 16 Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the sustainability of sourcing minerals for batteries in countries where human rights abuses are taking place. (146870) 17 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information his department holds on the planned shutdown date is for Hunterston (B) nuclear power station; what estimate his department has made of the average electricity generation capacity of that power station; and what plans his Department has to replace that capacity. (146926) 18 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information his department holds on the planned shutdown date is for Hinkley Point (B) nuclear power station; what estimate his department has made of the average electricity generation capacity of that power station; and what plans his Department has to replace that capacity.