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Oral questions

19 May 2020 at 12 noon

Church Commissioners and House of Commons Commission and Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body and Public Accounts Commission and Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to support family life during the covid-19 lockdown.
Conservative, Penistone and Stocksbridge
1. UIN 902783: tabled on 12 May 2020
To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Commissioners have made of the implications for the access of clergy to their churches of the most recent Government advice on covid-19.
Conservative, Broadland
2. UIN 902784: tabled on 12 May 2020
To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what representations the Church of England has received on the adaptation of its buildings, liturgy and worship prior to their reopening after the covid-19 lockdown.
Conservative, Congleton
3. UIN 902785: tabled on 12 May 2020
To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to the July 2019 recommendations of Gemma White QC on tackling the isolation of House staff, what plans the Commission has to implement those recommendations while staff are working from home during the covid-19 outbreak.
Scottish National Party, Livingston
4. UIN 902786: tabled on 12 May 2020
To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking with (a) the Government and (b) other faith groups to support people in need.
Conservative, South Holland and The Deepings
5. UIN 902787: tabled on 12 May 2020
To ask the right hon. Member for East Hampshire, representing the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, what assessment the sponsor body has made of the potential merits of reducing the cost of the parliamentary works programme as a result of the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.
Conservative, Lichfield
6. UIN 902788: tabled on 12 May 2020
To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the Commission has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of hybrid proceedings in Parliament.
Labour, Newcastle upon Tyne Central
7. UIN 902789: tabled on 12 May 2020
To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the Commission is taking on the parliamentary estate to help tackle the spread of covid-19.
Scottish National Party, Glasgow North West
8. UIN 902790: tabled on 12 May 2020
To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Commissioners are taking to review the clergy discipline process.
Conservative, Darlington
9. UIN 902791: tabled on 12 May 2020
To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to maintain remote access to church services during the covid-19 outbreak.
Conservative, Chipping Barnet
11. UIN 902793: tabled on 12 May 2020
To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what support the Church of England provides to hospital chaplains in the course of their ministry to the sick during the covid-19 outbreak.
Conservative, Arundel and South Downs
12. UIN 902794: tabled on 12 May 2020
To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps Church of England schools have taken to support children and parents during the covid-19 lockdown.
Liberal Democrat, Westmorland and Lonsdale
13. UIN 902795: tabled on 12 May 2020
To ask the hon. Member for City of Chester, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recent assessment the Committee has made of the effectiveness of the Electoral Commission.
Conservative, Wellingborough
14. UIN 902796: tabled on 12 May 2020
To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the Commission plans to bring forward proposals for the continuation of hybrid proceedings after the end of the covid-19 lockdown.
Labour, Ealing Central and Acton
17. UIN 902799: tabled on 12 May 2020
To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, if the NAO will estimate the cost to the public purse of changing the date of eligibility for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to 19 March 2020.
Labour, Bristol East
18. UIN 902800: tabled on 12 May 2020
To ask the hon. Member for City of Chester, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recent progress has been made on the boundary review in England.
Labour, Blaenau Gwent
28. UIN 902810: tabled on 12 May 2020
To ask the hon. Member for City of Chester, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recent discussions the Committee has had with the Commission on improving transparency in digital election campaigning.
Labour, Cardiff West
29. UIN 902811: tabled on 12 May 2020