Written questions

1,108 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport

Taxis: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish guidance on the rules for UK private hire drivers who enter the EU while giving tours to customers.

2 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if private hire drivers giving tours to customers can enter the EU without an International Driving Permit.

1 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Build Back Better Council: Public Appointments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on appointing a public transport representative to the Build Back Better Council.

1 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Build Back Better Council: Public Appointments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the criteria by which members of the Build Back Better Council were appointed.

1 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Build Back Better Council: Public Appointments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will appoint a representative from public transport to the Build Back Better Council.

1 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2021 to Question 133802 on Kickstart Scheme: Disability, what plans she has to record the main disability of participants ?by type of disability; and whether deafness

1 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2021 to Question 133801 on Disability Employment Advisors, how many disability employment advisors were employed in 2019-20; and what estimate she has made of the num

28 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Transport: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to include in his Transport Decarbonisation Plan (a) targets to halt and reverse the growth of traffic in line with the Government’s aim to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and

25 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Remote Education: Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure vision impaired children are able to access (a) specialist equipment, (b) materials in large print and (c) audio described online learning materials at home during the covid-19

13 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many young people have (a) applied for and (b) started a Kickstart scheme placement in (i) Nottingham, (ii) East Midlands and (iii) the UK.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Roads: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to encourage police forces that have not yet adopted the CRASH system to do so.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Roads: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which of the 10 police forces which were unable to provide casualty data to his Department leading to the delay in publication of that data in November 2020 operate CRASH, the new casualty reporting system.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Roads: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which 10 police forces were unable to provide casualty data to his Department leading to the delay in the planned publication of that data in November 2020.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Roads: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is planning for the publication of reported road casualties in Great Britain for the year ending June 2020 to be delayed until March 2021.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether further engagement events are planned as part of the national strategy for disabled people.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled young people have (a) applied to the Kickstart scheme and (b) started a placement under that scheme.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to increase the number of disability employment advisors.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Unpaid Work

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to improve supported internship schemes for disabled young people.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Children: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that education settings have supply of clear face coverings to support communication with deaf students during the covid-19 outbreak.

17 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Season Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what modelling has been undertaken on the requirements for new flexible season tickets.

7 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Classroom Assistants: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 7 September 2017 to Question 8320, on classroom assistants: average earnings, if he will provide the same salary data for (a) 2017, (b) 2018 and (c) 2019.

7 Dec 2020 · Treasury

Public Sector: Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his oral contribution of 25 November 2020, Official Report column 828, on public sector workers who earn below the median wage of £24,000 being guaranteed a pay rise of at least £250, whether that £250 a

7 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on support for (a) taxi drivers and (b) private hire companies during the covid-19 outbreak.

3 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport

Buses: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the £120 million for zero emissions buses in the Spending Review 2020 combined with all-electric bus towns for delivering 800 zero emission buses in 2021-22.

3 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport

Buses: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of adopting the leasing model proposed by the Confederation of Passenger Transport to deliver the 800 zero emission buses committed to in the Spending Review

3 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport

Buses: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the £120 million for zero emission buses in 2021-22 in the Spending Review 2020, if he will publish details of the scheme his Department will use to deliver 800 zero emission buses.

1 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Bowling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what scientific evidence informed his decision not to allow bowling alleys to reopen under tier three local covid alert level restrictions.

1 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Ice Skating

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what scientific evidence informed his decision not to allow ice rinks to reopen under tier three local covid alert level restrictions.

24 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS and Social Services: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using anti-viral face masks in the NHS and social care settings.

19 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

High Speed 1 Line: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on introducing a bespoke financial support package for (a) Eurostar and (b) High Speed One.

Source: official written-questions record.