Written questions
3,020 written questions tabled, most recent first.
17 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport
Transport: North of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Command Paper 946 entitled Network North: Transforming British Transport and published in October 2023, what recent discussions he has had with devolved combined authorities on that scheme.
17 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport
Transport: North of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which projects in the Network North scheme are funded (a) partly and (b) wholly by his Department.
17 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport
Transport: North of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish a map of the area defined as the north in the command paper, Network North, Transforming British Transport, CP 946, published by his Department in October 2023.
17 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport
Transport: South Yorkshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide a breakdown of new funding for transport in South Yorkshire as a result of the cancellation of phase 2a of HS2.
5 Sep 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Scaffolding: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of imposing independent regulations on scaffolding certification.
5 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Afghanistan: Resettlement
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many eligible Afghan nationals under (a) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (b) Afghan citizens resettlement scheme remained in (i) Afghanistan and (ii) Pakista
4 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Resettlement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance his Department provides on the definition of a 'Government Department' as set out in Category 4 of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy.
4 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Resettlement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of ATF 444 have been given eligibility under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme since August 2022.
4 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Resettlement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghans have been accepted under Category 3 of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme since August 2021.
1 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of patients not being hospitalised at the nearest hospital on the (a) well-being and (b) finances of their families; and whether his Department p
1 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of patients not being hospitalised at the nearest hospital on their (a) well-being and (b) recovery.
29 Aug 2023 · Home Office
Resettlement: Afghanistan
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she has held recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on helping more people who have been accepted by the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme and are living in hotels in Islamaba
19 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Devolution: Local Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many officials in his Department are working on supporting devolution deals with local and combined authorities in England.
19 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will define the term satisfactory standard in relation to accommodation for Armed Forces personnel and their families.
19 Jul 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Land Use
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish the Land Use Framework.
19 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport
Railway Stations
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing railway station platform lengths.
18 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation of the adequacy of the performance of (a) Pinnacle Group, (b) Amey and (c) VIVO in meeting their contractual obligations
18 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, (b) Pinnacle Group, (c) Amey and (d) VIVO since the publication of the Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey Results; an
18 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of the Integrated Rail Plan; and if he will make a statement.
18 Jul 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Property Flood Resilience Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 24 November 2022 to Question 92217 on Property Flood Resilience Scheme, on what date she plans to publish the outcomes of the evaluation of the Property
17 Jul 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tree Planting: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she had made of adequacy of funding for tree planting projects in England.
17 Jul 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Departmental Coordination
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what frameworks there are for her Department to work with (a) the Department for Health and Social Care, (b) the Department of Work and Pensions, (c) other Departments on improving foo
17 Jul 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Trees: Surveying
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of (a) the adequacy of her Department's tree mapping and (b) the implications for her policies of trends in tree planting.
17 Jul 2023 · Treasury
Small Businesses: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of reforms to VAT to encourage small businesses growth.
17 Jul 2023 · Treasury
Small Businesses: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the annual VAT threshold on small business growth.
13 Jul 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Business: Waste
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to take steps to mandate large food business to improve food waste reporting.
13 Jul 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Child Maintenance Service: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to help reduce the backlog of complaints made to the Child Maintenance Service.
13 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Resettlement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghans eligible under (a) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (b) Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme are under the age of 18 and waiting to be transferred to (i) Pakistan (ii) Iran (iii) Turke
13 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Resettlement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghans eligible under (a) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (b) Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme are currently waiting to be transferred to (i) Pakistan (ii) Iran (iii) Turkey.
6 Jul 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Employment Tribunals Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Law Commission report entitled Employment Law Hearing Structures: Report, published April 2020, what progress he has made on extending the time limit for all employment tribunal c
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