Written questions

277 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 May 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will have discussions with the Leader of the House on making parliamentary time available for debate on a motion to formalise the point of truncation of Nothern Powerhouse Rail and the former HS2 Phase 2b

1 May 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Network North budget allocated to connect Manchester to Liverpool applies to the entire section of Northern Powerhouse Rail.

16 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated cost is of the Northern Powerhouse core route between Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool Lime Street stations.

16 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Manchester Metrolink

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated cost is of the proposed Manchester Metrolink infrastructure in the High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill.

16 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Manchester Airport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the proposed HS2 station at Manchester Airport will be constructed according to the design set out in the High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill; and what the estimated cost of the construction is.

15 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Liverpool

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what additional work his Department plans to carry out within (a) the Edge Hill Cutting, (b) the station throat and (c) to the platform arrangements to accommodate extra services to the southern approach to Liv

15 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the cost of (a) lengthening the Manchester East tunnel by 259 metres and (b) other parts of the new gyratory road junction at J6 of the M56 at Q3 2019 prices; and whether those ch

15 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Manchester Piccadilly Station

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Northern Powerhouse Rail will include a six-platform surface turnback station at Manchester Piccadilly; and what the estimated cost of that station is.

15 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated timescale is for the (a) completion and (b) opening of the (i) Northern Powerhouse Rail core route between Manchester and Liverpool and (ii) eastern tunnel section between Manchester and Mars

15 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: West Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether feasibility work has been undertaken for the proposed tunnel to Marsden; and how much budget has been allocated to that tunnel.

15 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Warrington

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans Northern Powerhouse Rail has to upgrade the Fiddlers Ferry line; and how much budget has been allocated to that line.

15 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Arpley Chord will be used to connect the Northern Powerhouse Rail core route to the West Coast Mainline; and how much budget has been allocated to upgrade that line.

15 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Warrington Bank Quay Station

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, where will the new Warrington Bank Quay station be located; how many platforms that station will have; and what the Northern Powerhouse Rail budget is for that station.

15 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish plans for the proposed (a) upgrade, (b) electrification and (c) provision for use by freight trains to access the Fiddlers Ferry line of the Warrington to Stockport line between Thelwall and

15 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the (a) route and (b) preliminary design for Northern Powerhouse Rail west of the HS2 Junction at Hoo Green has been determined; and how much funding has been allocated to that route.

15 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the junction between Phase 2b of HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail will be removed from the adapted Northern Powerhouse Rail scheme; and how much funding has been allocated to the construction of that ju

15 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Ashley Satellite Infrastructure Maintenance Base – Rail is required for the Northern Powerhouse core route; and how much funding has been allocated for its construction.

15 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Ashley railhead is required for the Northern Powerhouse Rail core route; and how much funding has been allocated for that railhead.

15 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much and what proportion of Government funding has been allocated to the construction of the Manchester Tunnel between Manchester Piccadilly station and the proposed HS2 Manchester Airport; and whether he p

13 Mar 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Councillors

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what support is available for parish councillors who are abused while representing their communities.

13 Mar 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Rented Housing: Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to impose a legal cap on service charges for social housing.

13 Mar 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve support for ex-footballers with chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

27 Feb 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Batteries: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment his Department has made of the level of fire risk posed by battery storage facilities.

27 Feb 2024 · Home Office

Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to support shop workers who are victims of retail crime.

22 Feb 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Batteries: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a restriction on battery storage facilities being built within 500 metres of residential areas.

16 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Medals

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of presenting medallic recognition to the service personnel who served on HMS Diamond while it was stationed in the Red Sea.

17 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Stone (Staffordshire)

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of passengers that have passed through Stone, Staffordshire on trains since 2009.

17 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Retail Trade: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance his Department is providing to local authorities on the distribution of funding for high streets.

17 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Future High Streets Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the Future High Streets Fund will be extended to smaller high streets.

17 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Defibrillators: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of funding allocated by his Department to community defibrillator projects.

Source: official written-questions record.