Written questions

3,264 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of rail reform on levels of customer satisfaction by 2030.

5 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Employment and Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to support (a) training and (b) employment for UK-resident seafarers.

5 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport

UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) annual operational budget and (b) full-time equivalent staffing is for the UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions as at 5 February 2024.

5 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 24 May 2022 on UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions, HCWS50, what progress the UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions’ has made on working with the (a) Departm

5 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) shipowners and (b) vessels were flagged on the UK Ship Register in each year since 2021.

5 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport

UK Shipping Concierge

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) annual budget and (b) full-time headcount is for the UK Shipping Concierge in 2023-24; and what the estimated budget is for 2024-25.

5 Feb 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2024 to Question 12040 on Universal Credit, if she will extend data sharing to include the details of (a) addresses receiving housing allowance and (b) people receiv

2 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Products: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data his Department holds on the number of hunting trophies imported in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.

2 Feb 2024 · Department for Education

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2024 to Question 8408 on Offences against Children, whether she plans to take further steps with Cabinet colleagues to incorporate Article 19 into UK legislation (a) in non-

30 Jan 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of universal credit (UC) claimants are in receipt of UC housing allowance in (a) Easington constituency and (b) County Durham as of 30 January 2024.

30 Jan 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to permit universal credit data to be shared with local authorities operating a selective licensing housing scheme.

30 Jan 2024 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the number of SMEs that have recruited (a) 10, (b) between 10 and 20, (c) between 30 and 40 and (d) more than 50 apprentices since April 2023.

26 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Western Sahara: Vehicle Number Plates

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make representations to his Moroccan counterpart on that country's requiring MINURSO to use Moroccan vehicle number plates in occupied Western Sahara.

26 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Western Sahara: Climate Change

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make representations to (a) his Moroccan counterpart and (b) the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on Morocco’s inclusion of proj

26 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many sets of doors per carriage are listed in the rolling stock procurement specifications HS2 Ltd agreed with Alston and Hitachi on 9 December 2021.

26 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the consultation by the Great British Railways Transition Team entitled Whole Industry Strategic Plan, published on 9 December 2021.

24 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to launch a national awareness campaign on breast screening.

24 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the removal of NHS public health functions agreement ring-fence funding on cancer screening programmes.

24 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS public health functions agreement 2023 to 2024 will include a ring-fence in financial directions.

24 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department issues to short sea ferry services on application of the threshold for providing a declaration of equivalence under Section 3 (1) of the Seafarers Wages Act 2023.

23 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 30 June 2023 to Question 190710 on Cancer: Screening, if she will publish (a) the NHS breast cancer screening uptake improvement plan and (b) an update on the (i) pi

23 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 15 September 2023 to Question 198696 on Breast Cancer: Screening, what national evaluative projects have been commissioned; and what are the timelines for their del

23 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

National Cancer Screening Programmes in England Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps she has taken to implement the recommendations of Sir Mike Richards' report entitled the Independent review of adult screening programmes in England, published in October 2019.

23 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer and Public Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which Minister in her Department is responsible for delivery of (a) cancer screening programmes and (b) the NHS public health Section 7A agreement.

23 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 29 November 2022 to Question 94900 on Breast Cancer: Screening, what progress has been made on a new breast screening IT system.

23 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is taking to steps to use (a) screening and (b) enhanced testing to increase early diagnosis rates for prostate cancer.

23 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Office for Environmental Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the report entitled Progress in improving the natural environment in England 2022 to 2023 p

23 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the budget for rail enhancements in England and Wales between 2024 and 2029 is.

23 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a passenger rail growth target.

23 Jan 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Railways: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an estimate of the value of (a) rail industry and (b) all exports in the last 12 months.

Source: official written-questions record.