Written questions

1,699 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Bicycles: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ban the sale of SpeedBox devices in the interests of public safety.

10 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason people aged 56 years and over but not people aged 55 years have been invited for a covid-19 vaccination in group 8.

9 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

Coronavirus: Death

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral contribution on 15 July 2020, Official Report, column 1514, what progress has been made to establish a start date for an inqui

9 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

Coronavirus: Death

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prime MInister's oral contribution on 15 July 2020, Official Report, column 1514, what progress has been made to identify the leadership of the inqu

9 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

Coronavirus: Death

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral contribution on 15 July 2020, Official Report, column 1514, what progress has been made to establish the format of a potential

8 Mar 2021 · Department for Education

North West Association of Primary Headteachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to reply to the letters from the North West Association of Primary Headteachers of (a) 19 November 2020 and (b) 2 March 2021.

3 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the need for UK citizens who have received both doses of the covid-19 vaccination while abroad to take two covid-19 tests during their period of quarantine on return

2 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Job Creation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received from airlines on job creation in the aviation industry.

1 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many days it takes to identify new cases of the P1 Brazilian variant of covid-19 using genomic sequencing

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coal: Cumbria

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect on coal imports of using coal mined from the proposed mine in Cumbria.

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coal: Cumbria

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the viability of coal from the proposed new coal mine in Cumbria for use in UK industrial processes.

1 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

Imports: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on UK citizens' consumer rights of the end of the transition period in the context of the purchase of EU goods to be deli

25 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Maghull

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Answer of 25 February to Question 156364, when the Minister for flooding will meet the hon. Member for Sefton Central.

24 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Iron and Steel: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the environmental benefits of utilising more of the scrap steel produced in the UK each year.

24 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Iron and Steel: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the environmental benefits of using UK-made steel in projects funded by his Department.

24 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Iron and Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote the use of UK-made steel in projects funded by his Department.

22 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Pets

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support pet owners in the private rented sector following recent revisions to the Model Tenancy Agreement.

22 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the financial sustainability of animal rescue organisations.

22 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Maghull

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will meet with the hon. Member for Sefton Central to discuss the shortfall in grant-in-aid funding for flood defences at Dover’s Brook in Maghull.

22 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Centres: Sefton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide funding for a new health centre in Maghull in Sefton.

10 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Key Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to introduce a railcard for essential workers for the duration of the covid-19 outbreak.

10 Feb 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Horse Riding: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government plans to permit horse riding lessons to resume as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

9 Feb 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Golf: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to reopen golf courses closed in response to the covid-19 outbreak.

8 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of the implications for safety of NHS trusts waiting (a) 12 and (b) three weeks to give the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine to frontline staff who are cari

4 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport

Port of Liverpool: Roads

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) Jigsaw Homes, (b) Bellway North West, (c) Nuffield College, (d) P&O Ferries / Ferrymasters, (e) Stagecoach Merseyside, (f) Santander UK, (g) Aintree NHS Trust, (h) the Health & Safety Executive, (i)

1 Feb 2021 · Department for International Trade

Trade and Agriculture Commission: Ethics

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reason the interim report of the Trade and Agriculture Commission round table on ethics does not include the contributions made by the trade union representatives who were in attendance.

28 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Extended Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the financial viability of out-of-school wraparound childcare providers that are not able to operate normally during the current covid-19 restrictions period; and whether he plans

27 Jan 2021 · Scotland Office

Fisheries: Scotland

What recent steps his Department has taken to support the Scottish fishing sector.

26 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Port of Liverpool: Roads

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the minutes of meetings on the A5036 Port of Liverpool Access scheme between Highways England and (a) Jigsaw Homes, (b) Bellway North West, (c) Nuffield College, (d) P&O Ferries / Ferrymaster

25 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Grooming: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason dog grooming businesses are not required to close during the covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021, but are prohibited from offering their services, and do not qu

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