Written questions

415 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

Ports: Crown Dependencies

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Secretary of State for Justice on developing minimum wage corridors between UK ports and ports in Crown Dependencies.

9 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

TransPennine Express: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will meet with (a) Manchester Airport and (b) other business in Manchester affected by service performance of TransPennine Express to discuss potential improvements to that service.

9 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

TransPennine Express: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help improve the services operated by TransPennine Express.

9 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

TransPennine Express: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there is a short-term service improvement plan in place for TransPennine Express.

7 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to contribute to the work of the Maritime Just Transition Task Force since it was established at COP26.

7 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

P&O Ferries: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much public funding P&O Ferries has received through the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition.

7 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether seafarer (a) training and (b) employment policies are within the remit of the UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions.

7 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

Ferries: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has received advice from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on the safety of (a) roster patterns and (b) minimum crewing levels in the short sea ferry sector since 17 March 2022.

7 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made changes to the Maritime 2050: People Route Map, published on 7 September 2019, following the (a) covid-19 pandemic and (b) the actions of P&O Ferries.

7 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to implement the Nine-point plan for seafarers, published on 6 July 2022.

19 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Priorities Advisory Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many treatments were scheduled for review by the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group in the last review round in May 2022; how many of those scheduled were approved; and how many could not be ap

19 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Priorities Advisory Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the funding allocation from NHS England for the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group was in (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.

2 Sep 2022 · Treasury

Help to Buy Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to review the Help to Buy ISA maximum level which was set at £250,000 for properties outside London back in 2015, given the rise in the average costs of property.

13 Jul 2022 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 30 June 2022 entitled 22-point plan to tackle aviation disruption, when he plans to launch the Generation Aviation campaign to increase the number of people applying f

13 Jul 2022 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the planned timetable is for the publication of the review conducted by the Civil Aviation Authority into (a) practices to ensure that legal responsibilities on providing care and assistance, refunds, and

11 Jul 2022 · Department for Transport

Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he received representations from representatives of industry on continuing the Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme beyond January 2022.

11 Jul 2022 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) additional enforcement powers for the Civil Aviation Authority and (b) other consumer protections for air passengers will be implemented before the House rises for the Summer Adjournment on 21 July

11 Jul 2022 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the new Aviation Passenger Charter will be published.

17 May 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Homes for Ukraine Scheme, when the final guidance on Thank You payments for sponsors will be issued to local authorities.

23 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that any funds raised for Ukraine through the UN system are disbursed to local civil society organisations leading the response on the

23 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that refugees who are (a) Ukrainian citizens and (b) third country nationals fleeing from Ukraine have safe passage to the UK.

19 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which of the recommendations made by the Competition and Markets Authority to improve the PCR testing market for consumers have been implemented.

12 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Travel Requirements: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to provide passenger locator forms in languages other than English.

12 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Travel: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to plan for the potential effect on international travel of new variants of covid-19.

5 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British National (Overseas): Mandatory Provident Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that people who have arrived in the UK through the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) route can access their Hong Kong Mandatory Provident Fund

16 Dec 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Regional Planning and Development: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the Government's overall financial commitment to the Levelling Up Fund remains at £4.8 billion; how much the Government plans to make available for round two; and how many fu

16 Dec 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Regional Planning and Development: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to round one of the Levelling up Fund prospectus and criteria, whether he plans to make changes for round two to the (a) classification of priority areas, (b) criteria

16 Dec 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to round two of the Levelling Up Fund, when he plans to open that bidding round; what the deadline for that bidding round will be; and what his planned timetable is fo

30 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to support leaseholders affected by high costs associated with remedial fire-safety works and unsafe cladding who do not qualify for the Building

17 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Hydrogen Fuelling Stations

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) coverage and (b) accessibility of hydrogen filling stations in the UK.

Source: official written-questions record.