Written questions

1,108 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescription Drugs: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, what steps he is taking to ensure that immunosuppressed people are not required to attend GP surgeries to collect prescriptions of controlled medication.

16 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2020 to Question 19852 on bus services, what external persons and bodies he (a) has met with and (b) plans to meet with to develop his plans for the National Bus Strategy.

16 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Rail Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2020 to Question 19851 on the Rail Review, on what date the Williams Rail Review was delivered to his Department; and for what reason the Government has not made a statemen

12 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to reduce bus journey times in urban areas in England.

12 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the announcement by the Prime Minister on 11 February 2020 of £5 billion to improve bus and cycling services over the next five years, how much and what proportion of that amount will be alloc

12 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding he plans to allocate from the public purse to improving bus services in the financial years (a) 2020-2021, (b) 2021-2022, (c) 2022-2023 and (d) 2023-2024.

5 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Office of Rail and Road, (b) Network Rail and (c) Train Operating Companies on suicide prevention.

5 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Rapid Transit Systems: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he last met with the Light Rail Safety and Standards Board to discuss progress in implementing improvements to safety on UK light rail systems.

5 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Light Rail Safety and Standards Board: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding he plans to allocate to the Light Rail Safety and Standards Board in each of the next five years.

4 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) deaths, (b) serious injuries and (c) near misses have been recorded as a result of people taking shelter in refuse bins which are then emptied into refuse vehicles;

27 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport

A52: Bridges

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the allocation of funds to tackle traffic congestion on Nottingham's local road network arising from the partial closure of the A52 Clifton Br

27 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport

A52: Bridges

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the immediacy of the steps required to tackle the effect of the partial closure of the A52 Clifton Bridge on Nottingham's road network.

27 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport

A52: Bridges

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with (a) Nottingham City Council and (b) Nottinghamshire County Council on the effect of the partial closure of the A52 Clifton Bridge on the resilience of

27 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport

A52: Bridges

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Highways England on the effect on the local road network of the partial closure of the A52 Clifton Bridge in Nottingham.

27 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2020 to Question 7619 on Railways: Carbon Emissions, what the (a) terms of reference are for the Traction Decarbonisation Network Strategy and (b) what criteria Network Rail

25 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many single track kilometres of rail electrification will be delivered in each year of Network Rail's Control Period 6.

25 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hearing: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) accessibility and (b) availability of hearing test appointments for elderly people.

25 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hearing Impairment: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of training for health care workers on treating people with hearing loss.

25 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hearing: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of accessibility of hearing test appointments for care home residents.

24 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Cinemas: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of facilities in cinemas for deaf children and young people who require subtitles.

24 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport

Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timescale is for the publication of the National Bus Strategy; and whether he plans to hold a consultation on that strategy before it is implemented.

24 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport

Rail Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timescale is for the publication of the Williams Rail Review.

21 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Independent Serious Case Panel

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September to Question 12927 on the Independent Serious Case Panel, what qualifications the independent members have for membership of the panel.

11 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2019 to Question 12926 on Social Security Benefits, if she will publish the agendas of the Independent Serious Case Panel meetings for each meeting that panel has

11 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2019 to Question 12926 on Social Security Benefits, on what dates the Independent Serious Case Panel has met in each year since 2018.

6 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Cinemas: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of facilities in cinemas for deaf children and young people that require subtitles.

5 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the remit is of the Independent Serious Case Panel.

5 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what processes the Independent Serious Case Panel uses when investigating cases.

5 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, who sits on the Independent Serious Case Panel.

5 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what circumstances the Independent Serious Case Panel is instigated.

Source: official written-questions record.