Published: Thursday 7 January 2021 Questions tabled on Wednesday 6 January 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 Monday 11 January Questions for Written Answer 1 Fleur Anderson (Putney): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will enable open air car wash businesses which operate safely to remain open during the covid-19 outbreak. (134213) 2 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 15 of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, published on 24 December 2020, when the Working Group on Organic Products is due to first meet. (133939) 3 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 15 of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, published on 24 December 2020, what the selection process will be for the appointment of UK Government representatives to the Working Group on Organic Products. (133940) 4 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 15 of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, published on 24 December 2020, how many (a) EU representatives and (b) UK Government representatives will sit on the Working Group on Organic Products. (133941) 5 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 15 of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, published on 24 December 2020, when the Working Group on Motor Vehicles and Parts is due to first meet. (133942) 2 Published: Thursday 7 January 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON WEDNESDAY 6 JANUARY 2021 6 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 15 of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, published on 24 December 2020, what the selection process will be for the appointment of UK Government representatives to the Working Group on Motor Vehicles and Parts. (133943) 7 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 15 of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, published on 24 December 2020, how many (a) EU representatives and (b) UK Government representatives will sit on the Working Group on Motor Vehicles and Parts. (133944) 8 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 15 of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, published on 24 December 2020, when the Working Group on Medicinal Products is due to first meet. (133945) 9 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 15 of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, published on 24 December 2020, what the selection process will be for the appointment of UK Government representatives to the Working Group on Medicinal Products. (133946) 10 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 15 of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, published on 24 December 2020, how many (a) EU representatives and (b) UK Government representatives will sit on the Working Group on Medicinal Products. (133947) 11 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 15 of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, published on 24 December 2020, when the Working Group on Social Security Coordination is due to first meet. (133948) 12 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 15 of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, published on 24 December 2020, what the selection process will be for the appointment of UK Government representatives to the Working Group on Social Security Coordination. (133949) 13 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 15 of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, published on 24 December 2020, how many (a) EU representatives and (b) UK Government representatives will sit on the Working Group on Social Security Coordination. (133950) 14 Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Government department is responsible for collecting the number of covid-19 tests that have gone missing. (133888) Published: Thursday 7 January 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON WEDNESDAY 6 JANUARY 2021 3 15 N Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a limit applies to the number of adults from the same household visiting essential retail venues during the January 2021 covid-19 lockdown period. (133871) 16 Daisy Cooper (St Albans): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will amend the definition of a health and social care worker in the guidance to schools to include (a) counsellors and (b) all mental health workers, whether employed directly by the NHS or otherwise. (134184) 17 N Daisy Cooper (St Albans): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) the local elections planned for May 2021 will go ahead as planned and (b) polling stations will be (i) accessible and (ii) covid-19 secure. (134185) 18 Colum Eastwood (Foyle): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress the UK-EU Joint Committee has made on the VAT Margin scheme for goods moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. (134263) 19 Stephen Farry (North Down): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the continued flow of parcels and other deliveries from Great Britain to Northern Ireland in light of the Northern Ireland Protocol. (134275) 20 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 potential merits of implementing a bespoke mechanism to facilitate the timely passage of guide dog puppies from Great Britain to Northern Ireland with an agreed derogation from the Northern Ireland Protocol. (134276) 21 N Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether further engagement events are planned as part of the national strategy for disabled people. (133803) 22 N Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 1 October 2020 to Question 94353, and with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, what plans the Government has to delay the 2021 local elections in England. (133742) 23 Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress he has made on relocating civil servants from London to other parts of the UK. (133645) 24 Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure civil servants support Government policies irrespective of their own personal and political perspectives. (133646) 4 Published: Thursday 7 January 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON WEDNESDAY 6 JANUARY 2021 25 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what definition his Department has of the term levelling up; what metrics his Department uses to measure levelling up; and whether those metrics include targets. [R] (133855) 26 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to the Fairness in Government debt management consultation which closed on 21 September 2020. (133623) 27 John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent meetings on Government debt management (a) Ministers and (b) senior officials of his Department has held with the (i) Local Government Association, (ii) Credit Services Association and (c) Civil Enforcement Association. (133624) 28 Holly Mumby-Croft (Scunthorpe): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment has he made of the effect of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the Government's ability to procure more UK-made steel. [Transferred] (133312) 29 Gavin Newlands (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that there are minimal delays at the border due to non-tariff barriers to trade.