Written questions

784 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Feb 2018 · Department for Transport

Hope Valley Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for a decision to be made on the funding for the Hope Valley Line improvement scheme.

8 Feb 2018 · Department for Transport

Hope Valley Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of the Hope Valley line improvement scheme on economic growth in the area.

8 Feb 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential financial merits of including in the Hope Valley improvement scheme an increase in express trains from Sheffield to Manchester from 2 to 4 trains an hour.

8 Feb 2018 · Department for Transport

Hope Valley Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for Network Rail's design work on the improvements to the Hope Valley line be concluded.

8 Feb 2018 · Department for Transport

Hope Valley Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for the publication of the results of the 2016 public enquiry into the Hope Valley line improvements.

7 Feb 2018 · Department for Transport

East Midlands Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for the announcement of the new franchise for the Midland Mainline.

7 Feb 2018 · Department for Transport

Midland Main Line: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to ensure that all rolling stock on Midland Mainline is compliant with disability discrimination legislation by 2020.

7 Feb 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what account will be taken in the review of PIP entitlements where a person becomes entitled to the upper rate care component and has a living carer and who has previously paid the spare room subsidy t

7 Feb 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Local Government Association on whether any other local authorities have had similar problems to those which led Northamptonshire to issue a

7 Feb 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the section 114 notice brought in by Northamptonshire County Council, what assessment he has made of whether other local authorities face similar financial risk

30 Jan 2018 · Cabinet Office

Contracts: Billing

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January to Question 123892, if he will publish the payment performance data for each prime contractor for the period between April and October 2017 inclusive.

24 Jan 2018 · Department for Transport

Roads: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the surface of the improved road connection between Sheffield and Manchester as proposed by Transport for the North will be constructed using all weather materials.

23 Jan 2018 · Cabinet Office

Ministers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the guidance to Departments on preparing registers of ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings.

23 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many times which materials have failed the 8414 large-scale tests conducted by the Building Research Establishment in the last 5 years; and of those materials that failed suc

23 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Approved Document B allows for combustible material to be used in the cladding of a building with a storey of 18 metres or more above ground level.

22 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the report produced by Atkins for his Department’s industry response group on advice to building owners on cladding and insulation systems in tower blocks.

19 Jan 2018 · Cabinet Office

Business: Billing

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken (a) generally and (b) in respect of Carillion to monitor and enforce the requirement that prime contractors pay undisputed, valid invoices within 30 days and ensure that such

19 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that combustable material including cladding and insulation is removed from tower blocks.

9 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

English Language: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Casey Report of December 2016, what plans the Government has to improve the provision of English as a second language courses.

9 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of changing his Department's name.

9 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of changing his Department's name.

19 Dec 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Persimmon Homes: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the implications for (a) his policies on and (b) Government funding for help to buy of the level of the bonus awarded by Persimmons to its Chief Executive

29 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury

Social Services: Finance

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he made of the adequacy of social care funding prior to Autumn Budget 2017.

28 Nov 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have received a) extra borrowing approval and b) the ability to transfer money from the general fund in order to carry out fire safety work on tower blocks.

28 Nov 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2017, how many more social housing units will be built in each of the next three years.

28 Nov 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to Autumn Budget 2017, how much funding has been allocated for the provision of new social housing.

27 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many successful applications have been made for tax-free childcare accounts in each (a) constituency and (b) local authority area

21 Nov 2017 · Department of Health

NHS Trusts: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that hospital trusts have sufficient cash flow to pay suppliers in due time.

16 Nov 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Natural Gas

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department's report, Gas security of supply: a strategic assessment of Great Britain's gas security of supply, published on 12 October 2017, whether that ass

16 Nov 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Fracking: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has any plans to change planning policy or guidance in relation to applications for permission to engage in fracking activities.

Source: official written-questions record.