Written questions
692 written questions tabled, most recent first.
19 Jul 2021 · Department for Education
Pupils: Absenteeism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2021 to Question 25811 on Pupils: Absenteeism, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a statutory obligation on local authorities to co
19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospital Beds
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the statement of the Minister for Covid Vaccine Deployment, Official report, column 259, and the letter from the. Member for Tatton dated 24 June 2021, how many more (a) intensive
19 Jul 2021 · Department for Education
Pupils: Absenteeism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2021 to Question 25811, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a statutory obligation on local authorities to (a) collate and (b) submi
8 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate his Department has made of the area of land required for the HS2 project including depots, facilities and stations.
8 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many villages the HS2 route travels through; and what recent assessment the Government has made of the impact on housing supply in those villages.
8 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport
High Speed Two: Compulsory Purchase
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many homes have been compulsorily purchased by HS2 Ltd.
1 Jul 2021 · Department for Education
Pupils: Absenteeism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what definition of student absenteeism is used to record data on student absence.
1 Jul 2021 · Department for Education
Pupils: Absenteeism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a statutory obligation on local authorities to collate and submit data on student absenteeism to central Government.
1 Jul 2021 · Department for Education
Pupils: Absenteeism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on student absenteeism, by (a) number of school days absent and (b) reasons for absence in each of the last three years.
1 Jul 2021 · Department for Education
Pupils: Absenteeism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on student absenteeism, by (a) primary school, (b) secondary school and (c) local authority in each of the last three years.
29 Jun 2021 · Treasury
Tax Avoidance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the legislative framework governing HMRC's enforcement of the Loan Charge against (a) employees and (b) employers.
29 Jun 2021 · Treasury
Tax Avoidance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HMRC's Freedom of Information Team's response to FOI request (FOI2021/00393) and the email of 31 January 2019 from HMRC's First Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive within that FOI response, wha
8 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Hospitals
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse was of the Nightingale hospitals programme; and how many people were employed at each of the Nightingale hospitals.
8 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Hospitals
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people received treatment in each Nightingale hospital.
4 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport
Railway Stations: Visual Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the need to bring forward the 2029 deadline for Network Rail to install tactile indicators across operational platforms.
4 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport
Railway Stations: Visual Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Network Rail on work to improve station platforms for passengers with impaired vision.
4 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport
Railway Stations: Visual Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the suitability of station platforms in (a) Tatton constituency and (b) England for passengers with impaired vision.
4 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport
Railway Stations: Tatton
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to support National Rail to complete improvements to station platforms in Tatton constituency that are hazardous to passengers with impaired vision.
19 May 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Telecommunications: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has to include provisions in the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill, announced in the Queen's Speech, to quicken the process by which w
19 May 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the economic merits of full-fibre broadband roll out in the context of the findings of the CEBR report, Ultra Fast Full Fibre Broadband:
19 May 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Telecommunications: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when his Department plans to publish the Government's response to the consultation into the Electronic Communications Code.
19 May 2021 · Treasury
Broadband
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Centre for Economics and Business Research report, How covid-driven digital change could transform the UK economy, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting
19 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Remote Working: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the environmental benefits of remote working.
19 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Remote Working
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential employment opportunities of remote working for (a) vulnerable, (b) disabled and (c) elderly people who might struggle to physically attend a work
18 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish his Department's proposed timetable for the introduction of social care reform policies.
12 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Post Offices: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish an update on the distribution plans for the £177 million investment announced in the November 2020 spending review for the future of the post office network.
12 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Postal Services: Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that vulnerable people without an address can still access postal services.
12 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Post Offices: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of outreach post office services as a substitute for traditional post offices in (a) the Tatton constituency and (b) rural
11 May 2021 · Treasury
Tax Avoidance: Prosecutions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) promoters and (b) operators of schemes now subject to the Loan Charge have been prosecuted.
11 May 2021 · Department for Education
Educational Institutions: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessments his Department made to inform decisions on reopening (a) secondary schools and (b) university campuses as covid-19 restrictions are eased.
Source: official written-questions record.