Written questions

1,887 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Oct 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues on the documentation which food importers and exporters will need after the end of the transition period.

7 Oct 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Freight: Agricultural Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will prioritise the movement of agricultural products for firms relying on just-in-time production between the UK and EU after the end of the transition period.

7 Oct 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Freight: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had his with Cabinet colleagues on ensuring the quick and efficient transport of food products between the UK and EU border after the end of the transition peri

5 Oct 2020 · Department for Transport

Transport: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the findings of his Future of Transport Regulatory Review consultation.

5 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2020 to Question 51681, what progress he has made with Public Health England on updating School Food Standards based on refreshed Government dietary recommendations.

29 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether an early years provider can require a child to self-isolate for 14 days before attending its premises after they visit an area in the UK affected by a local lockdown.

29 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on prioritising covid-19 testing for children without covid-19 symptoms who are asked to remain at home as a result of a positi

24 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Events Industry: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for the exhibitions sector during the covid-19 outbreak.

22 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has made an estimate of the number of private electric scooters being used illegally on the streets.

22 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Hire Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the success of the roll-out of the rental electric scooter pilot schemes to date.

22 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Hire Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what criteria the Government will be assessing the success of the rental electric scooter pilot schemes.

16 Sep 2020 · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Roads: Freight

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Smart Freight system will require verification of completed customs declarations.

16 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

Inland Border Facilities: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the construction timeframe for the new lorry parks set to be built in 29 council areas across the UK as part of new customs infrastructure.

16 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to promote the potential merits of decarbonising the UK maritime sector at COP26.

9 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

Engines: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the contribution to carbon emissions of non-road mobile machinery (NRMM); and whether the Government has plans to include NRMM engines in its strategy to achieve net zero emission

9 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of universal credit benefit caps on people who are in receipt of statutory sick pay.

8 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to support quality improvement programmes aimed at reducing the use of restrictive practices in mental health settings.

3 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his meeting with the hon. Member for Bristol East's constituent Jake Ogborne on access to the drug Spinraza on 23 June, and his response to the hon. Members for Bristol East's que

2 Sep 2020 · Home Office

Driving: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to introduce information on cyclists in speed awareness courses.

2 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

Bicycles: Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding the Government is making available to local authorities seeking to implement on-street bike storage.

2 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

Cycling: Highway Code

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of Cycling UK’s 10 proposed changes to the Highway Code.

2 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

Cycleways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department is giving to Sustrans to increase the National Cycle Network.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Transport

Acceleration Unit

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure the work of the Acceleration Unit supports the outcomes of the Decarbonising Transport Plan.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Transport

Acceleration Unit

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the work of the new Acceleration Unit is aligned with the Government’s net-zero commitment.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Transport

Roads: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of (a) the carbon impact of the Government's £27 billion road building programme and (b) the compatibility of that programme with the Government's target of achieving net zero emissi

28 Aug 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) steps the Government plans to take and (b) funding the Government plans to make available to prepare for an increase in demand for mental health services in Autumn 2020 as anticipated by N

28 Aug 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Nusinersen

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when NICE plans to undertake its review of evidence on the potential benefits of Spinraza for Type III spinal muscular atrophy patients who are not included in the managed access agreement between

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Civil Society: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what meetings the hon. Member for Devizes has had with the charitable and voluntary sector since being commissioned by the Prime Minister to review that sector's role in the UK's recove

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Civil Society: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what resources his Department has made available to the hon. Member for Devizes to support his work commissioned by the Prime Minister on the role of the voluntary and charitable sector

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Civil Society: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the timetable is for the publication of the review by the hon. Member for Devizes on the role of the voluntary and charitable sector in the UK's recovery from the covid-19 outbreak,

Source: official written-questions record.