Written questions

175 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line: Train Operating Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of open access operators on (a) rail passenger growth, (b) passenger choice and (c) fare levels on the East Coast Main Line.

21 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Wholesale Trade: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to ensure that the business rates system supports the sustainability of food and drink wholesalers.

21 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Wholesale Trade: Business Premises

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential financial impact of the classification of wholesale premises as online retail warehouses on the food and drink wholesale sector; and what steps she is taking to reduce t

21 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Wholesale Trade: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing targeted business rates relief for food and drink wholesalers.

21 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the impact of the higher multiplier on properties with a rateable value of £500,000 and above on the costs incurred by retail, hospitality and leisure businesses (RHL) businesses.

21 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Wholesale Trade: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the impact of the higher multiplier on properties with a rateable value of £500,000 and above on the food and drink wholesale sector.

12 Sep 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cyprus: Missing Persons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the Cypriot authorities on both sides to reveal the locations of buried missing people.

12 Sep 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cyprus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking as Guarantor of Cyprus’s independence and territorial integrity to help reunite the island.

12 Sep 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Famagusta

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Turkish counterpart on the return of Famagusta to its former inhabitants on the 50th anniversary of its capture.

12 Sep 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cyprus: Visits Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to visit Cyprus.

12 Sep 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cyprus: Turkey

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Turkish counterpart on reducing the number of Turkish troops stationed in Cyprus.

12 Sep 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cyprus: Turkey

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Turkish counterpart on negotiations on a peaceful, comprehensive, and long-lasting solution to reunite divisions over Cyprus.

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Energy Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress Network Rail has made on the cost reviews taking place to deliver power supply improvements on the (a) West and (b) East Coast Main Line.

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Transport

London North Eastern Railway: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the forecast subsidy to support London and North Eastern Railway in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Transport

London North Eastern Railway: Passengers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Network Rail on the (a) under-utilisation of some London North Eastern Railway services on the East Coast Main Line and (b) comparative potential merits of awarding those rails

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Transport

London North Eastern Railway: Passengers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will ensure that seat utilisation of London and North Eastern Railway services on key routes are taken into account before permitting Network Rail to issue a restricted capacity notice for the East Coast

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make (a) an estimate of the proportion of London and North Eastern Railway services with limited stops that operate with under 65% seat occupancy and (b) a comparative assessment of the potential me

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Transport

Trains: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential role of newly approved open access services in supporting British train (a) manufacturing, (b) assembly and (c) supply chains.

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Transport

London North Eastern Railway: Passengers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the percentage seat utilisation per mile on London and North Eastern Railway services to (a) York, (b) Leeds and (c) Newcastle.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing imports of renewable energy.

30 Aug 2024 · Treasury

Foreign Investment in UK: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps she is taking to help attract foreign direct investment into green industries in the (a) Humber and (b) UK.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Hydrogen: Production

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of meeting the 6GW green hydrogen production target by using local electrolysis; and if he will make an assessment of the potential

16 May 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Solid Fuels: Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2024 to Question 21619, what his planned timetable is for (a) completing the Emission Factors for Domestic Solid Fuels Work Package 1 project and (b)

15 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Solid Fuels: Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report entitled Emission Factors for Domestic Solid Fuels Project - Work Package 1 Report, published on 3 Janu

26 Mar 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solid Fuels: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to ensure that rural households that rely on sustainable solid fuels will not experience increases in household bills.

21 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to tackle retail crime and violence against shop workers.

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Capture and Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made on the Track 1 Power Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage selection process.

21 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the (a) guidance on, (b) timeline for and (c) selection criteria for track 2 of the CCUS Cluster Sequencing Programme will be published.

25 Jan 2023 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Young Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there is a standardised procedure for ensuring that young offenders are assessed for an EHCP.

25 Jan 2023 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local councils have had intervention from the Government to ensure that they provide effective complaints procedures regarding their local offer.

Source: official written-questions record.