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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the accuracy of home testing kits for covid-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people who do not have a car and therefore cannot access drive-through covid-19 testing centres may be tested for covid-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that unconscious bias against BAME students in not a factor in predictive (a) GCSE and (b) A Level grades in 2020 exams.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with representatives from (a) Ofqual and (b) exam boards to ensure that BAME students are not disadvantaged by grade predictions.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department on holds on the number of people working in health and care who are (a) liable for and (b) have paid the immigration health surcharge for the most recent year for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions officials in her Department have had with police forces on the deployment of mounted police for the purposes of crowd control; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that UK seafarers are repatriated from foreign ports during the covid-19 pandemic.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of UK seafarers stranded in foreign ports as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his international counterparts on co-ordination to relieve seafarers from ships.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives from local authorities on the provision of home to school transport in advance of the reopening of schools on 1 June 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what scientific advice his Department received in advance of updated the guidance entitled, Government advice on home moving during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mental health support his Department is providing to pupils returning to school on 1 June 2020 who have experienced a bereavement as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer on 28 May 2020 to Question 48614 on Schools: Coronavirus, what steps will be taken under his proposals for rapid action in the event that a child tests positive for covid-19 on returning ...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of teachers and school staff wearing (a) face masks and (b) other coverings on pupil’s ability to learn.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to (a) reduce the waiting time for parents and schools to access the national free school meals voucher scheme system and (b) make other improvements to that scheme since its inception.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer on 27 May 2020 to Question 48619, on Free School Meals: Coronavirus, what the value was of the voucher codes distributed by Edenred for the national free school voucher scheme that had no...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) Manchester, Gorton constituency have placed orders through Edenred for the national free school meal voucher scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to introduce standards of learning for sustainability similar to those introduced by the General Teaching Council for Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 May 2020 to Question 43160 on Environment Protection: Education, what assessment his Department has made of the extent of children's knowledge of sustainability issues.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department will conduct an equality impact assessment of the Immigration Health Surcharge on internationally educated health and care workers; and if she will make a statement.