Written questions
214 written questions tabled, most recent first.
21 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Batteries: Storage
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help mitigate the risk of thermal runaways in battery energy storage facilities.
21 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Hydrogen
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it is his target to produce 10GW of green hydrogen by 2030; and if he will take steps to publish a roadmap for meeting this target.
21 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Hydrogen
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to publish his decision on whether to allow hydrogen blending into the gas transmission network.
21 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Hydrogen
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the Health and Safety Executive’s evaluation of the safety case for blending hydrogen in the transmission n
21 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Hydrogen
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in the Health and Safety Executive are evaluating the safety case for blending hydrogen in the transmission network; and what the Health and Safety Executive's planned timetable is for a
21 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Hydrogen
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of hydrogen blending to (a) decrease hydrogen production costs, (b) decrease wind curtailment costs, (c) scale hydrogen production and (d)
21 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Hydrogen
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of developing a dedicated hydrogen pipeline across Great Britain.
31 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Land Use
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of solar farms on soil (a) carbon storage, (b) structure and (c) biodiversity.
28 Oct 2024 · Department for Education
Children in Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions in the last 12 months has a local authority in England provided Section 20 accommodation for a child under the age of 16 without the consent of an individual with parental responsibility.
24 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Import Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the consistency of phytosanitary certificate checks at the UK Border.
24 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Packaging: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what body will administer the non-household packaging elements of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme; and when he plans to publish details of that body.
24 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Packaging: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost of the introduction of extended producer responsibility fees to businesses.
24 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Packaging: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what level extended producer responsibility fees will be set at.
21 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport
Northern: Prosecutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with Northern rail on fare prosecutions.
21 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: Vandalism
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to tackle rail vandalism.
21 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport
Buses: Vandalism
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle bus vandalism.
21 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport
Buses
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 8237 on Buses: Greater London, what information her Department holds on the number and proportion of buses operating in the UK which were made in the UK.
21 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: Greater Manchester
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Mayor of Manchester on the relocation of Trafford Park Rail Freight Terminal.
21 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: North of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to (a) reduce the scope and (b) delay the delivery of the Transpennine Route Upgrade project.
21 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways: Derby
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on the new headquarters for Great British Railways in Derby.
10 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Council Tax: Single People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of recipients of the single person discount on council tax are (a) women, (b) over 66 and (c) in households with dependents under 18.
30 Aug 2024 · Department for Transport
Bus Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of parked cars causing blockages outside bus stations on levels of delays to regional bus networks.
30 Aug 2024 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority to help protect bus (a) stock, (b) drivers and (c) passengers following the arson attack on a bus in Harehills on 18 July 2024.
30 Aug 2024 · Department for Transport
Railway Stations: Leeds
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the temporary pause in constructing the White Rose railway station in Leeds will end.
30 Aug 2024 · Department for Transport
Bus Stations: Bradford
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help West Yorkshire Combined Authority reopen Bradford Interchange’s bus station.
30 Aug 2024 · Department for Transport
Bus Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Better Buses Bill will regulate the prices paid by (a) mayoral, (b) combined and (c) local authorities to purchase bus (i) fleets and (ii) depots from private operators.
30 Aug 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: Greater Manchester and West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans for the Pay As You Go train ticketing pilots for (a) Greater Manchester and (b) the West Midlands to begin in 2025.
30 Aug 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: ICT
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with train operators on disruption to (a) services and (b) timetables following the worldwide IT outage on 19 July 2024.
30 Aug 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information she holds on the number of train journeys that were cancelled across the rail network as a direct result of crew shortage on 14 July.
30 Aug 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: South West and Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Office for Rail and Road’s annual UK rail industry assessment, published on 19 July, what steps her Department is taking to ensure Network Rail delivers its performance improvement plan fo
Source: official written-questions record.