Written questions

1,887 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Dec 2020 · Church Commissioners

Church Commissioners: Land

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, if he will place in the Library a digitised map of all Church Commissioner landholdings.

2 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport

Jet Zero Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Jet Zero Council has met since its establishment.

30 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hotels: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether staying in a hotel to facilitate visiting a terminally ill family member is permissible in an area that is subject to tier 3 local covid alert level restrictions.

30 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Buses: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Spending Review 2020, what the next steps are for the allocation of the £120m set aside for new zero emission buses.

30 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Buses: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the timeframe for the (a) order and (b) delivery of the 800 new zero-emission buses announced in the 2020 Spending Review.

30 Nov 2020 · House of Commons Commission

Parliamentary Estate: Carbon Emissions

To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2020 to Question 117952 on Parliamentary Estate: Carbon Emissions, what information the Commission holds on the esti

26 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Taxis: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the economic effect of the covid-19 outbreak on drivers who have leased a zero-emissions-capable taxi; and what steps he plans to take to support those people.

26 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Self-employed: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) taxi drivers who have recently purchased a zero-emissions-capable taxi and offset the cost against their earnings using capital allowances and (b) other self-employ

26 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to support the taxi trade in adopting zero-emission-capable taxis.

26 Nov 2020 · Department for International Trade

Import Duties: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the HMRC Guidance entitled Commercial policy measures of imported products originating in the USA (Tariff stop press notice 49) published on 16 November 2020, whether the additional

26 Nov 2020 · Department for International Trade

Import Duties: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the HMRC Guidance entitled Commercial policy measures of imported products originating in the USA (Tariff stop press notice 49) published on 16 November 2020, what assessment the Gov

26 Nov 2020 · Department for International Trade

Import Duties: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the HMRC Guidance entitled Commercial policy measures of imported products originating in the USA (Tariff stop press notice 49) published on 16 November 2020, what discussions she ha

25 Nov 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Investment Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government plans to allocate the £500 million funding from the Youth Investment Fund to local authorities.

23 Nov 2020 · Department for International Trade

Bicycles: Antidumping Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish the criteria for determining the application of anti-dumping duties on imported bicycles at the end of the transition period.

19 Nov 2020 · House of Commons Commission

Parliamentary Estate: Carbon Emissions

To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to the Cabinet Office Environment Policy Statement, published in April 2013, what progress has been made in reducing the carbon footprint o

13 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which local authorities in England have not been allocated funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure; and what provisions will be made to support those authorities in developing electric vehicle char

10 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Bicycles: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the next tranche of repair vouchers under the Fix Your Bike scheme are planned to be released before the expiration of the existing covid-19 restrictions.

9 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Photography: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether one-to-one professional photography is allowed (a) indoors and (b) outdoors during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown in England.

9 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hypnosis: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether hypnotherapy in a face-to-face session is permissible under the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

6 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Supermarkets

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with supermarkets on offering priority supermarket delivery slots to those with (a) cystic fibrosis and (b) other clinically extremely vulnerable people during the Novem

6 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Theatre: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) Saturday theatre schools and (b) out of school theatre classes are permitted to continue throughout the November 2020 lockdown restrictions.

5 Nov 2020 · 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 each year for which figures are available.

5 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Bicycles: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if the Government will publish the most recent data it holds on the proportion of bicycles sold in the UK that are manufactured in the UK.

5 Nov 2020 · Home Office

Electric Scooters: Seized Articles

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many privately-owned e-scooters have been seized or confiscated by the police for illegal use on the road or pavement, by police force.

30 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Belarus: Human Rights and Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which (a) media and (b) human rights organisations in Belarus have received funding from the £1.5 million of UK aid allocated to such organisations in September 2020.

21 Oct 2020 · Cabinet Office

Large Goods Vehicles: Borders

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office Policy Paper entitled The Border Operating Model updated on 8 October 2020, what testing has been undertaken of the Check an HGV is R

20 Oct 2020 · Department for Transport

Inland Border Facilities: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Cabinet Office Policy Paper entitled The Border Operating Model updated on 8 October 2020, whether Ashford Waterbrook, Sevington in Ashford, Ebbsfleet International Station and Dover are t

20 Oct 2020 · Department for Transport

Inland Border Facilities: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Cabinet Office Policy Paper entitled The Border Operating Model updated on 8 October 2020 and to the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Border Facilities and Infrastructure) (EU

14 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his announcement of 9 October 2020 on the expansion of the Jobs Support Scheme, whether that expansion applies to businesses that supply businesses legally required to close their premises as a res

8 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer and Rare Diseases: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to allocate the £500 million Innovative Drugs Fund to (a) rare disease treatments and (b) cancer treatments.

Source: official written-questions record.