Written questions

3,264 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a mandate for zero emission shipping fuel to reach five per cent of the UK fuel blend by 2030.

29 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a shipping fuel levy from 2025 on all (a) domestic and (b) international shipping from 2025, rising to a level consistent with th

29 Jun 2023 · Home Office

ACRO Criminal Records Office: Correspondence and Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will publish a (a) telephone number and (b) correspondence address for the ACRO service for people do not have computer facilities.

29 Jun 2023 · Home Office

ACRO Criminal Records Office: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing times for applications to the Criminal Record Office through the ACRO website were for (a) police certificates, (b) international child protection certificates, (c) subject

29 Jun 2023 · Home Office

ACRO Criminal Records Office: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the ACRO Criminal Records Office website is not yet fully operational.

28 Jun 2023 · Cabinet Office

Capita: Hacking

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to assess the impact of the data breach of Capita systems in March 2023 on Government Departments; and whether any Government data was compromised by the data breach.

28 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Planning Permission: Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many planning applications refused by Durham County Council have been (a) referred and (b) overturned by the Planning Inspectorate in each of the last five years.

27 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Early Retirement

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2023 to Question 184942, Prison Service: Early Retirement, what proportion of prison staff aged 60 or over retired due to (a) ill health and (b) injury in each of the last 10 year

27 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Justice

HM Prison Service: Dismissal

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2023 to Question 184944, Prison Service: Dismissal, what proportion of prison staff aged 60 or over were dismissed from service because of medical inefficiency in each of the last

27 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date the Prison Education Framework contract will be updated to account for inflation; and which inflation figure will be used when updating that contract.

23 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 May 2023 to Question 183703, Prisons: Education, whether the application of Treasury guidance on the application of Fair Deal Pensions policy will align with the Prison Education Serv

23 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Prisons: Education

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers of 11 May 2023 to Question 183809 on Prisons: Education and of 10 May 2023 to Question 183703 on Prisons: Education, what steps his Department is taking to clarify the application of the New

21 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

MV P&O Pioneer: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on the certification of crewing arrangements on the P&O Pioneer; and when he expects that vessel to enter service on the Dover-Calais route

20 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Ferries: Energy Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects shoreside electric power to be available for passenger ferries operating from Dover; and what recent discussions he has had on this matter with representatives of Port of Dover.

20 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Officer Cadets completed their training on Tonnage Tax qualifying ships in each financial year between 2020-21 and 2022-23.

20 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Officer Cadets completed their training on Tonnage Tax qualifying ships in each financial year between 2002-2003 and 2022-23.

20 Jun 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Unions: Electronic Voting

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will take steps to bring forward legislative proposals to permit the use of electronic balloting by trade unions.

15 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Home Office: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of cases where her Department breached General Data Protection Regulation by accepting Homes for Ukraine Scheme enquiries from Hon. and Rt Hon. Members witho

15 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Home Office: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department's policy started to require Hon. and Rt Hon. Members to provide a Letter of Authority when raising cases relating to the Homes for Ukraine Scheme through the MPAM phoneline.

15 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Home Office: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department's policy started to require Hon. and Rt Hon. Members to provide a Letter of Authority when raising cases relating to the Homes for Ukraine Scheme via email.

13 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Cleaning Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of providing travel facilities for outsourced rail cleaners across the railway industry.

13 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Rail Delivery Group: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any (a) directors or (b) Board members of the Rail Delivery Group are entitled to (i) free rail travel and (ii) rail staff travel facilities.

13 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any directors of Network Rail are entitled to (a) free rail travel and (b) rail staff travel facilities.

13 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2023 to Question 185884 on Cancer: Drugs, if he will publish information on levels of delivery capacity for breast cancer systemic anti-cancer therapies services.

13 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2023 to Question 185884 on Cancer: Drugs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of levels of demand for services delivering systemic anti-cancer thera

13 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2023 to Question 185884 on Cancer: Drugs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of current levels of capacity for services delivering systemic anti-ca

13 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2023 to Question 185884 on Cancer: Drugs, what funding and resources will be available to support the recommendations generated by NHS England’s task and finish gro

13 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2023 to Question 185884 on Cancer: Drugs, whether NHS England plans to publish the recommendations of its task and finish group establishing systemic anti-cancer th

13 Jun 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Local Broadcasting

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to BBC local radio coverage on (i) elderly, (ii) disabled and (iii) black and minority ethnic people.

13 Jun 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Local Broadcasting

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has held with (a) BBC management and (b) Ofcom on conducting equality impact assessments on changes to BBC local radio coverage for (i) elderly, (ii) disabled and (iii

Source: official written-questions record.