Published: Wednesday 8 July 2020 Questions tabled on Tuesday 7 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 Wednesday 8 July Questions for Written Answer 1 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths due to covid-19 there were per head of the population in each NHS Trust area as of 28 April 2020. [Transferred] (69440) 2 Anthony Mangnall (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Written Statement of 22 June 2020, Official Report, HCWS305, Business Update, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Australia, (b) Canada, (c) New Zealand and (d) the United States on best practice for preventing business takeovers by potentially hostile state actors. [Transferred] (69694) 3 Esther McVey (Tatton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that soft tissue therapists can return to work. [Transferred] (69530) 4 Esther McVey (Tatton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason soft tissue therapists were not included in the 4 July 2020 reopening plans for people dealing with medical issues. [Transferred] (69532) 5 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with local authority leaders to amend their guidance on flying the EU flag. [Transferred] (69475) 6 Alex Norris (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of ending the Construction Industry Training Board levy. [Transferred] (69651) 2 Published: Wednesday 8 July 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON TUESDAY 7 JULY 2020 7 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has for the allocation of the £2.5 million announced in the March 2020 Budget for research into the integration of family services; and which budget line this spending will be allocated from. [Transferred] (69542) 8 John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure Apprenticeship Levy funds can be used to support (a) current and (b) future construction apprentices after the covid-19 outbreak. [Transferred] (69423) 9 Mick Whitley (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans the Government has to permit flexibility in the use of Apprenticeship Levy funds to help mitigate the effects of the covid-19 outbreak on (a) current and (b) potential construction apprentices. [Transferred] (69691) 10 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to commission a future review of the transparency of Official Development Assistance spending by all Government departments. [Transferred] (69585) 11 Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what her Departments policy is for consulting with UK businesses on the effect of the UK Global Tariff on those businesses. [Transferred] (69733) 12 Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans she has to mitigate a potential increase in costs to the UK consumer of imported goods in the event that a new UK-EU relationship is not agreed by the end of the transition period. [Transferred] (69734) 13 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with British Airways about job retention. [Transferred] (69546) 14 Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's announcement entitled, UK to extend residence rights for British Nationals (Overseas) citizens in Hong Kong, published on 1 July 2020, whether she has plans to extend those rights to (a) Chagosssians and (b) descendants of Chagosssians. [Transferred] (69471) 15 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of people classed as clinically extremely vulnerable had registered for Government coronavirus support for the clinically extremely vulnerable as of 13 May 2020. [Transferred] (69446) 16 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the value of child benefit. [Transferred] (69666) 17 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what impact assessment his Department has carried out on the potential merits for BAME women of increasing child benefit. [Transferred] (69673) Published: Wednesday 8 July 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON TUESDAY 7 JULY 2020 3 18 Charlotte Nichols (Warrington North): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many national minimum wage compliance officers HMRC has employed in each year since 2010. [Transferred] (69731) 19 N Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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. [Transferred] (68745) 20 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ensure BAME women are not disproportionately affected by the covid-19 outbreak. [Transferred] (69665) Questions for Answer on Thursday 9 July Questions for Written Answer 1 Dawn Butler (Brent Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of (a) policies and (b) other work started by the previous Administration between 2016 and 2019 which were cancelled by the Government when it was formed in December 2019. (70340) 2 Stephen Farry (North Down): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the UK Government’s response to each of the proposed amendments to the Ireland/ Northern Ireland Protocol made by the European Commission on 12 June 2020. (70528) 3 Jonathan Gullis (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that equal constituency sizes are in place before the next general election. (70525) 4 Scott Mann (North Cornwall): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of changes to licensing rules on alcohol free zones. (70462) 5 Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Civil Contingencies Secretariat on the UK's preparedness for a coronal mass ejection. (70375) 6 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has held discussions with the Electoral Office of Northern Ireland on ensuring that safeguards are in place to tackle electoral fraud throughout the UK. (70402) 7 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance the Government has provided to veterans on their disability supplement; and what the Government's policy is on the number of hours veterans can work without losing entitlement to that support. (70403) 4 Published: Wednesday 8 July 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON TUESDAY 7 JULY 2020 8 Sir Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to ensure that travel companies refund consumers in a more expedient manner; and if he will make a statement. (70293) 9 N Neil Gray (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plan he has to hold discussions with (a) employers and (b) employees on their (i) concerns and (ii) ideas on (A) recovery and (B) support for businesses as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased. [Transferred] (69570) 10 Andrea Jenkyns (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his timetable is for the reopening of beauty salons. (70456) 11 Rebecca Long Bailey (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what date the reopening for tattoo parlours, nail and beauty salons, massage therapists, reflexologists and other close contact services will be confirmed. (70418) 12 Rebecca Long Bailey (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what (a) criteria and (b) guidance he is following to determine (i) a date and (ii) the ancillary safety measures required for the reopening of tattoo parlours, nail and beauty salons, massage therapists, reflexologists and other close contact services. (70419) 13 Rebecca Long Bailey (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what advice the Government has received from SAGE on the date of reopening for tattoo parlours, nail and beauty salons, massage therapists, reflexologists and