Written questions

Martin Vickers

175 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Jan 2020 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Location

What plans he has to move public sector jobs out of London and the South East.

21 Jan 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business Rates

What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on reducing business rates for firms.

4 Jul 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are employed on a full-time equivalent basis in the (a) cancer, (b) cardiovascular disease, (c) stroke care, (d) diabetes, (e) respiratory disease, (f) adult mental health services

4 Jul 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the next stage of its Challenge on Dementia builds on the progress made by (a) the Dementia Research Institute and (b) other such initiatives.

2 Jul 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Meat: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has plans to strengthen biosecurity arrangements on imported meat products after the UK leaves the EU.

2 Jul 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

African Swine Fever

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an economic assessment of the potential effect of African Swine Fever being identified in the UK on (a) the public purse and (b) pig producers’ incomes.

2 Jul 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

African Swine Fever

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what additional resource has been allocated to UK border force to (a) provide communications to the public on and (b) increase surveillance of imported meat products from areas affecte

2 Jul 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

African Swine Fever

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to inform people entering the UK of the dangers of bringing in meat from areas affected by African swine fever.

6 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Freight

suggested redraft: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the potential effect on the viability of rail freight of a 25 per cent reduction in (a) mode shift revenue support and (b) waterborne freight grant.

24 Apr 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Charities: Religion

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans to (a) restrict or (b) remove the charitable status of Churches and other faith-based organisations who express and practise historic orthodox beliefs on the

9 Apr 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pain: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the recommendations on page 75 of the Faculty of Pain Medicine published in The Core Standards for Pain Management Services and the recommendations on page 8 of the General Medica

9 Apr 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has plans to make representations to his Iranian counterpart on the freedom of religion or belief for (a) Baha’is and (b) Christians in that country; and if he will make a stat

9 Apr 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Care Networks: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in each profession will constitute the 20,000 additional staff guaranteed to Primary Care Networks by 2023-24; and what criteria his Department uses to calculating the demand for th

9 Apr 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to reform the rail ticketing and settlement agreement to enable a more (a) transparent, (b) innovative and (c) simpler fares and ticketing system.

9 Apr 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the rail ticketing and settlement agreement, and if he will make a statement.

9 Apr 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many amendments his Department has made to the rail ticketing and settlement agreement since the establishment of that scheme.

2 Apr 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Taiwan: World Health Organization

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the World Health Organisation on (a) Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Assembly as an observer this year and (b) Taiwan's particip

28 Mar 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

World Health Assembly: Taiwan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support Taiwan's participation in the World Health Assembly as an observer; and whether his Department has encouraged Taiwan to participate in technical meeti