Written questions
3,264 written questions tabled, most recent first.
4 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport
MS Isle of Inishmore
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on the Port State Control inspection of the Irish Ferries' vessel, Isle of Inishmore, which is planned to operate on the Do
26 May 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Clyde Naval Base: Fire and Rescue Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what risk assessment was undertaken prior to the decision to allow Capita to deploy a reduced crewing model in providing specialist fire services at the HMNB Clyde nuclear base; and if he will publish that assess
26 May 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Clyde Naval Base: Fire and Rescue Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that firefighters employed by Scottish Fire and Rescue Service received specialist training in nuclear-related incidents prior to their being expected to provide emer
26 May 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Clyde Naval Base: Fire and Rescue Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date his Department received full approval from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service for Capita to proceed to implement the proposed changes to fire-response crewing levels at HMNB Clyde.
26 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Research Bureaucracy Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans for there to be a public consultation as part of the review of research bureaucracy.
26 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Research Bureaucracy Review: Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the development of the review of research bureaucracy, what recent discussions he has had with third sector organisations that are working to reduce and replace
25 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Research: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding the Government has allocated to research and development; and how much and what proportion of that funding was dedicated to animal-free science in each of the las
25 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Research: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much and what proportion of the Government’s £14.9 billion funding for research and development in 2021-22 will be allocated to developing non-animal methods of testing.
25 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Innovation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to hold a public consultation on the Innovation Strategy.
25 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Life Sciences
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to hold a public consultation on the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy.
25 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Work Capability Assessment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when face-to-face work capability assessments for social security allowances will resume.
24 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Innovation: Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the new Innovation Strategy will incentivise the (a) development and (b) uptake of non-animal research methods.
24 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Innovation: Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with third sector organisations working to reduce and replace animal testing in developing the new Innovation Strategy.
24 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Life Sciences: Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government's policy to increase funding for the life sciences sector will incentivise the (a) development and (b) uptake of non-animal research methods.
24 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Life Sciences: Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with third sector organisations working to reduce and replace animal testing in developing plans to increase funding for the life sciences sector.
24 May 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Clyde Naval Base: Fire and Rescue Services
What recent discussions he has had with Capita on the levels of firefighter cover at Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde.
21 May 2021 · Cabinet Office
Civil Service: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 5 of the Civil Service management code, if he will provide details of all legislation that Ministers have undertaken to apply as if it were bi
18 May 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Broadband: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2021 to Question 212, if he will make it his policy to require broadband providers to seek full planning permission to erect new timber telegraph
17 May 2021 · Department for Education
Children: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Disabled Children’s Partnership’s No End In Sight report, if he will implement ring-fenced catch-up funding for disabled children’s services to support (a) physical and mental recovery fro
13 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Animal Experiments: Surveys
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to publish an update to the Public Attitudes to Animal Research survey last published in 2019.
11 May 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Telecommunications: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will prohibit the use of wooden telegraph poles for communication cabling where a less visibly obtrusive alternative, such as underground cabling, is available.
26 Apr 2021 · Women and Equalities
Equality
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will implement section 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
22 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport
South Western Railway
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the value for money for the public purse of South Western Railway’s recent decision to withdraw their fleet of Class 442 trains.
21 Apr 2021 · Home Office
Death Certificates: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to introduce digital death certificates by April 2022.
20 Apr 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the minimum number of teaching hours required to be taught at (a) primary and (b) secondary schools is per week.
19 Apr 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Re-employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2021 to Question 164417, when the Government plans to respond to the Acas findings on fire and rehire shared with his Department's officials on
16 Apr 2021 · Department for Education
Children: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report by the Disabled Children’s Partnership entitled Loneliest lockdown, if he will ensure that the Government’s education recovery, led by Sir Kevan Collins, will include a dedicated re
15 Apr 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Landlords
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will introduce a system of universal credit direct payments to landlords in the event that a tenant on universal credit fails to make rent payments.
15 Apr 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Bread: Marketing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that false marketing of fresh, wholegrain, artisan and sourdough bread will be prohibited by law in order to protect the customer and prev
15 Apr 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Bread: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department is making on creating legal definitions of fresh, wholegrain, sourdough and artisan bread to support consumer choice; and what recent discussions he has ha
Source: official written-questions record.