Written questions

1,887 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of driving tests for heavy goods vehicle drivers.

12 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of heavy goods vehicle drivers required to fill current UK vacancies in that sector.

12 Jul 2021 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues and (b) representations she has received from businesses and trade organisations on the potential (i) merits of adding heavy goods vehicle (HGV

12 Jul 2021 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of (a) adding heavy goods vehicle drivers to the shortage occupation list and (b) issuing increased numbers of temporary vi

12 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will publish its response to the consultation on Pavement parking: options for change, announced on 31 August 2020, before the summer recess.

12 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2021 to Question 28986, if he will make it his policy that all new vehicles acquired by his Department between 12 July 2021 and 2030 are zero emission vehicles rather than ultr

7 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the vehicles used by his Department for Government business are electric vehicles.

7 Jul 2021 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the vehicles used by his Department for Government business are electric vehicles.

7 Jul 2021 · Treasury

Treasury: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the vehicles used by his Department for Government business are electric vehicles.

7 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of the vehicles used by his Department for Government business are electric vehicles.

7 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the vehicles used by his Department on Government business are electric vehicles.

1 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Transport: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his timeframe is for the publication of the Transport Decarbonisation Plan; and if he will make an oral statement to Parliament when that Plan is published.

30 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Brazil: Indigenous Peoples

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the Brazilian Government on recent protests in Brasilia by representatives of indigenous peoples in the Amazon region of that count

30 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Brazil: Indigenous Peoples and Rainforests

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of indigenous peoples in Brazil on deforestation in their territory and the Amazon region.

30 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Brazil: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the Brazilian Government on legislation that concerns the rights of indigenous communities in the Amazon region of that country.

29 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Motor Neurone Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the future funding of motor neurone disease (a) research and (b) treatment ahead of the 2021 Spending Review.

28 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Roads: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the £27 billion the Government announced for the Road Investment Strategy 2 programme is being allocated to (a) ongoing road construction projects, (b) new road construction projects, (c) roa

28 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated for electric vehicle charging infrastructure to each local authority in England in the financial year 2020-21 (a) in total and (b) by the scheme through which it was issued.

22 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Motor Neurone Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase funding for motor neurone disease research and treatment over the next five years.

15 Jun 2021 · Treasury

Aviation: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to publish a response to the consultation on aviation tax reform.

11 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chemicals: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce hazard-based prevention measures for reducing exposures to endocrine disrupting chemicals.

11 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chemicals: Health and Wildlife

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of endocrine disrupting chemicals on (a) human health and (b) wildlife.

10 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farms: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2021 to Question 10213 on Farms: Finance, when he plans to publish the membership of the co-design steering group.

9 Jun 2021 · COP26

Developing Countries: Climate Change

What steps he is taking to raise international ambition to address the climate vulnerability of small island developing states ahead of COP26.

7 Jun 2021 · Department for International Trade

Electric Vehicles: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2021 to Question 8561 on Electric Vehicles: Import Duties, how many of the UK’s existing trade agreements do not allow for tariff-free access for exports of electric v

7 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Trains: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimates he has made of the levels of emissions generated from trains travelling between Glasgow and London using (a) the aggregate national rail conversion factor and (b) a line specific estimate of emis

7 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Transport: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will include whole life carbon data across transport modes in his Department's transport and environment statistics as recommended in the HM Treasury's Infrastructure Carbon Review, published in November

7 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding from the public purse the Government has committed for the electrification of rail transport in England since the Spending Review 2020 .

4 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans for his Department’s upcoming Women’s Health Strategy to contain specific action to (a) support women affected by HIV and (b) reduce new HIV diagnoses among women.

4 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Global Partnership for Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UK will continue to be the largest bilateral donor to the Global Partnership for Education of the G7 countries.

Source: official written-questions record.