Written questions

1,887 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport

Freight: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he last held discussions with his EU counterparts on an exemption for specialist hauliers to new limits on movements in the EU.

2 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2021 to Question 140757, if the Government will publish the official text that was included in the UK’s proposed exemption for specialist hauliers to new limits on movements

2 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether a person may (a) form a support bubble with someone who is living abroad and (b) travel to visit them during the covid-19 outbreak.

28 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Refugees: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has for the continuation of refugee resettlement after the conclusion of the Vulnerable Person’s Resettlement Scheme.

25 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) animals and (b) species of animals were used for the production of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies in research and testing under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in (i) 2

22 Jan 2021 · Church Commissioners

Church Commissioners: Land

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment he has made of the area of Church Commissioner-owned land tenancies, under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986, that will come up for renewal in the next

21 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Office for Environmental Protection: Location

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer given to WPQ 54035 on 8 Jn 2020, if he will confirm the location of the new Office for Environmental Protection.

21 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2021 to Question 138893, when the remaining £14 million of the £20 million allocated for ORCS for the financial year 2020-21 is planned to be distributed to local authoritie

21 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, (a) what representations he has received, and (b) what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the removal of Value Added Tax on the sale of zero emission vehicles.

21 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Local Government: Sustainable Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions the Minister for the Overseas Territories and Sustainable Development has had with local government leaders on the implementation into UK policy of th

21 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sustainable Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what role the Minister for the Overseas Territories and Sustainable Development has in respect of the implementation into UK domestic policy of the Sustainable Development Go

20 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of new UK-EU cabotage rules on UK hauliers servicing European tours for the cultural and events industries.

20 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Cabotage: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on securing a cultural exemption to new cabotage rules for UK haulage drivers.

20 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with his European Commission counterpart on securing mutual recognition of UK and EU Certificates of Professional Competence.

19 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the environmental effect of bottom trawling in UK Marine Protected Areas.

18 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the funding allocated to local authorities in England for electric charging infrastructure in (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21.

15 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Young Carers: Electronic Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Government plans to update its guidance for young carers and young adult carers on the gov.uk website.

15 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Young Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will update its guidance on covid-19 vaccine prioritisation to specify when young carers will receive the covid-19 vaccine.

15 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Young Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to prioritise young carers who look after a clinically extremely vulnerable person for the covid-19 vaccine.

13 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cephalopods and Shellfish: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's timeframe is for the publication of the Review of the Evidence for Sentience in Decapod Crustaceans and Cephalopod Molluscs report.

12 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the level of funding for electric vehicle infrastructure granted to English councils from (a) the ORCS, (b) the GULCS, (c) ULEV Taxi Infrastructure, (d) the JAQU CAF and (e) the C

12 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support he is giving to councils to encourage them to apply for electric vehicle charging infrastructure funding.

14 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the covid-19 guidance for early years and childcare providers, whether church-based childcare groups are permitted to resume under the covid-19 tier restrictions.

11 Dec 2020 · Church Commissioners

Church Commissioners: Land

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2020 to Question 125956, whether the Commissioners have made an assessment of the level of compliance with the Land Registration Ac

11 Dec 2020 · Church Commissioners

Church Commissioners: Land

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2020 to Question 125956, whether the Commissioners in collaboration with the Land Registry has conducted a land survey of land asse

9 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Environment Protection: Judicial Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of applications for (a) judicial review and (b) judicial review involving environmental claims have succeeded at final hearing in each year since the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 came into

9 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Planning: Judicial Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will set out the (a) presiding judge(s) and (b) outcome of each hearing in the Planning Court on a case identified as an Aarhus Convention claim in Form N461 from 1 January 2017 to date.

9 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Planning: Judicial Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will provide a list of case citations for cases identified as Aarhus Convention claims in Form N461 that were the subject of a hearing in the Planning Court from 1 January 2017 to date.

9 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Judicial Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to any published criteria or guidance including, but not limited to, the Administrative Court Judicial Review Guide 2020 and Practice Direction 54E (Planning Court Claims), what the process is for

8 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport

Transport: Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including major transport projects progressed through the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project regime within the mandatory biodiversity gain objec

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