Written questions

415 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Table SFR0303 of the Seafarers in the UK Shipping Industry statistics, published on 24 February 2021, what proportion of (a) UK, (b) EEA and (c) non-EEA seafarers in each seafarer type has rec

18 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Rents: Arrears

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment the Government has made of the ability of individual private landlords to sustain tenant rent arrears that have accrued since covid-19 lockdown measures started i

18 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Rents: Arrears

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the publication of the Household Resilience Study, Wave 2, what assessment he has made of the reasons that the proportion of private renters in arrears has incr

24 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on implementing the Clean Maritime Plan.

24 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the issues discussed at the last meeting of the Clean Maritime Council.

24 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Clean Maritime Council has met since October 2018 to date; and if he will list its membership.

24 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Transport: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to publish the Transport Decarbonisation Plan before the summer 2021 Parliamentary recess.

24 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Roll-on Roll-off Ships: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the availability of shore side electric recharging facilities for roll-on roll-off ferries in the Port of Dover; and how far that port is to the nearest grid connection of suffici

21 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Passengers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to update air passenger forecasts following the covid-19 pandemic.

21 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to hold a consultation on establishing a long-term price support mechanism for sustainable aviation fuels.

21 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take steps to (a) establish a long-term price support mechanism for sustainable aviation fuels and (b) create a sustainable aviation fuel industry.

20 May 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Medical Records

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the patient consent process for people seeking asylum when sharing medical information with the her Department at registration.

12 May 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the need for staff working in contingency asylum accommodation to have relevant experience for that role.

12 May 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the need for contingency asylum accommodation contracts to include training for frontline staff to understand the vulnerabilities of people seeking asylum.

25 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Military Aircraft: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) safety and (b) environmental effect of the use of Antonov An-12 aircraft for cargo flights in and out of the UK.

25 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Aviation: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on the negotiation of Bilateral Air Services Agreements with EU member states.

25 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Airlines: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the rate at which (a) the Civil Aviation Authority is issuing Article 250 permits to EU-based airlines to operate in the UK and (b) European aviation a

25 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Airlines: UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the barriers for UK airlines wishing to wet-lease within the EU since the introduction of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

25 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Aviation: UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of effect of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the UK’s charter, cargo and freight aviation sectors.

26 Feb 2021 · Treasury

National Minimum Wage (Offshore Employment) (Amendment) Order 2020

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints he has received in respect of non-compliance with the National Minimum Wage (Offshore Employment) (Amendment) Order 2020 since its introduction on 1 October 2020.

11 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cervical Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using digital cytology in the UK’s cervical cancer screening programme.

11 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cervical Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using mRNA-based HPV tests in primary cervical cancer screening.

11 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cervical Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research his Department has (a) completed and (b) planned on the use of new technologies as part of the cervical cancer screening programme.

10 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Shipping: Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish his final guidance to employers in the shipping industry on the National Minimum Wage (Offshore Employment) (Amendment) Order 2020; and when he last discu

10 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

National Minimum Wage (Offshore Employment) (Amendment) Order 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to consult trade unions and other stakeholders on the draft guidance for industry on the National Minimum Wage (Offshore Employment) (Amendment) Order 2020.

28 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Mortgages: Private Rented Housing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether landlords securing a buy-to-let mortgage holiday in response to the covid-19 outbreak are required to pay back suspended payments on the remainder of the term of their mortgage.

28 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Rents: Arrears

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on tenant credit scores of rent arrears that have accumulated since covid- 19 lockdown measures started in March 2020.

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

Horse Riding: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to support (a) riding schools and (b) livery yards during the covid-19 outbreak.

19 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Airports: Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department’s announcement on business rates for airports on 24 November 2020, if he will publish the amount of business rates relief granted to each airport in England in 2020.

13 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Airports: Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish (a) the total amount of business rates paid and (b) how much relief has been granted for each commercial airport operator in the UK.

Source: official written-questions record.