08 July 2020

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Universal Credit (7 Jul 2020)
  Tommy Sheppard: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new applications for universal credit have been received since 23 March 2020; how many of those claims resulted in an existing legacy benefit claim ending, and what steps her Department is taking to ensure that no recipient of legacy benefits is financially disadvantaged as a result of making a new application for universal credit.
• Written Answers — Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Music: Coronavirus (2 Jul 2020)
  Tommy Sheppard: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to provide additional financial support to music venues in response to the open letter of June 2020 to the Government from the UK’s Grassroots Music Venues organisation.
• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Chile: Human Rights (30 Jun 2020)
  Tommy Sheppard: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Chilean counterpart on reports of alleged human rights violations by Chilean police.
• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Chile: Human Rights (30 Jun 2020)
  Tommy Sheppard: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of defining Chile as a human rights priority country.
• Written Answers — Home Office: Chile: Human Rights (30 Jun 2020)
  Tommy Sheppard: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the ability of Chilean state agents under investigation for torture or ill-treatment to enter the UK.
• Written Answers — Treasury: Self-employment Income Support Scheme (2 Jun 2020)
  Tommy Sheppard: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme in line with the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
• Written Answers — Treasury: Hospitality Industry: Coronavirus (2 Jun 2020)
  Tommy Sheppard: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the recommendations in Hospitality Union’s #NationalTimeOut campaign; and what recent steps he has taken to support the hospitality industry during the covid-19 pandemic.
• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: NHS: Migrant Workers (1 Jun 2020)
  Tommy Sheppard: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the immigration health surcharge on (a) the financial circumstances of non-EU migrants and their families working on the frontline of the NHS during the coronavirus outbreak and (b) staff retention in the NHS after the outbreak has ended.
• Written Answers — Treasury: Members: Correspondence (18 May 2020)
  Tommy Sheppard: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the letters dated (a) 30 March 2020, (b) 31 March 2020, (c) 1 April 2020, (d) 6 April 2020 and (e) 16 April 2020 from the hon. Member for Edinburgh East on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.
• Written Answers — Home Office: Julian Assange (6 May 2020)
  Tommy Sheppard: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the public interest benefit of the continued imprisonment of Julian Assange; and if she will make a statement.