Written questions

3,264 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Dec 2023 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving examiners were recruited between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022; and how many of these were still employed by the Driver and Vehicle Safety Agency as of 31 October 2023.

30 Nov 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the national statistics entitled English indices of deprivation 2019, published on 26 September 2019, when his Department plans to publish updates statistics.

30 Nov 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will take legislative steps to require Royal Mail to (a) notify Ofcom of and (b) publish live data on ongoing failures to maintain the universal service obligation.

29 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Woodhill: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the number of outstanding adjudications at HMP Woodhill on (a) staff morale, (b) control of prisoners and (c) effectiveness of operational response to

29 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Woodhill: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on (a) how many occasions and (b) what dates the operational routine at HMP Woodhill has been suspended to facilitate the clearing of outstanding adjudications since 1 January 2023.

29 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Woodhill: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of outstanding adjudications at HMP Woodhill.

29 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Woodhill: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of adjudications at HMP Woodhill have been outstanding in the each of the last 12 months.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Rail Forum Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings has he had with the Midlands Rail Forum in the last 12 months.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Railway Industry Association

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings has he had with the Railway Industry Association in the last 12 months.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of rolling stock leasing costs.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the cost to the public purse of rail enhancements in control periods (a) 2014-19, (b) 2009-14 and (c) 2004-2009.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was of rail enhancements in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) 2022.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) Alstom, (b) Corelink and (c) West Midlands Trains on future maintenance (i) requirements and (ii) responsibility for the new Class 730 fleet.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

West Midlands Trains: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of West Midland Trains depot facilities that will be available for the new Class 730 train fleet.

29 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Easington

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2023 to Question 2859 on Dental Services, what steps she is taking to increase access to NHS dental care provision for adults in Easington constituency.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many Section 21 notices have been issued in each of the last five years.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many Section 21 notices have been issued in each month in 2023.

29 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to address regional inequalities in the NHS clinical oncology workforce.

29 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Royal College of Radiologists’ 2022 Workforce Census, what assessment he has of the adequacy of the size of the NHS clinical oncology workforce.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on people with disabilities of staffing unstaffed stations.

28 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Diamorphine: Clinics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the effectiveness of Diamorphine Assisted Treatment in tackling drug-related crime.

28 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Diagnostic Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans she has to publish a workforce strategy for the community diagnostic centre programme.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times his Department answered Named Day written parliamentary questions stating that it would not be possible to answer a question within the usual time period in the last 12 months.

22 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2023 to Question 1862 on Dental Services: Easington, what data is held centrally on access to NHS dental care.

21 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2023 to Question 1862 on Dental Services: Easington, what data her Department holds on levels of access to NHS dental care.

20 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on rail enhancements in each year since 2019.

20 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Innovation and Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the amount that was spent by Network Rail on (a) research and development and (b) rail innovation in each year since 2019.

20 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the level of debt held by Network Rail as of 20 November 2023.

20 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department provided for the Class 769 train development programme in each year since 2018.

20 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contracts his Department agreed with (a) Angel Trains, (b) Porterbrook and (c) Eversholt Rail for the leasing of rolling stock as part of the National Rail Contracts agreed with (i) Avanti West Coast and (

Source: official written-questions record.