Written questions
1,768 written questions tabled, most recent first.
2 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport
Taxis: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on changes in the number of licensed private hire vehicles in England in the last 12 months; and what assessment his Department has made of the effect of that change on (a)
2 Sep 2016 · Department of Health
Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to tackle fraud relating to European Health Insurance Cards.
2 Sep 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Space Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the vote to leave the EU on the UK's (a) space sector and (b) role in the European Galileo satellite navigation system project.
2 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport
Road Traffic
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the decline in average traffic speed over the last five years.
2 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the effect that the changes to plug-in grants from March 2016 have had on the take-up of electric vehicles.
2 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the difference between the number of grants taken up to be used to buy plug-in vehicles and the number of grants taken up to be used to install home ch
2 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the reasons are for changes to the level of funding available through the electric vehicle homecharge scheme for householders wishing to install ultra-low emission vehicle charging technology at home.
2 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport
Taxis: Vetting
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make Disclosure and Barring Service checks a statutory requirement for taxi and private hire vehicle driver licenses.
2 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport
Motor Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the (a) automotive sector and (b) low emission vehicles market.
2 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure vehicle technicians hold the necessary skills to work with electric vehicle technology.
2 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport
Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the relative difference in insurance premiums for (a) electric vehicles and (b) diesel or petrol models.
2 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport
Transport: Legislation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the Modern Transport Bill announced in the Queen's Speech of 2016.
2 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport
Taxis: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward primary legislation to regulate the taxi and private hire vehicle industries in the current session.
2 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of (a) fuel efficiency and (b) journey times of buses.
2 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport
Hydrogen Fuelling Stations
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to support the installation of hydrogen refuelling stations.
2 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles and Hybrid Vehicles: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the proportion of maintenance and repair technicians who are qualified in electric and hybrid car maintenance.
2 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport
Road Traffic: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reduce congestion in cities.
2 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Tickets
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has conducted on the potential effect of cashless payments and smart ticketing on buses on (a) bus journey times, (b) bus patronage and (c) congestion.
2 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport
Bus Services Bill (HL)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with private bus operators on Clause 21 of the Bus Services Bill.
2 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport
Taxis: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will introduce new national regulations for private hire driver licences in line with Transport for London's new regulations for private hire drivers which will come into force on 1 October 2016.
2 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport
Bus Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 29 February 2016 to Question 27306, if his Department will undertake analysis to understand the potential benefits for bus passengers of the municipal bus company model.
2 Sep 2016 · Home Office
Naturalisation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken is to process reconsideration requests for rejected applications for British naturalisation.
2 Sep 2016 · Department of Health
General Practitioners: Income
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of his Department's policy to reduce the minimum practice income guarantee.
2 Sep 2016 · HM Treasury
European Regional Development Fund
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's press release of 13 August 2016, Chancellor Philip Hammond guarantees EU funding beyond date UK leaves the EU, how the future allocation of European Regional Development Fund fundin
21 Jul 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
ARM: Cambridge
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to ensure that ARM's headquarters remain in Cambridge.
21 Jul 2016 · HM Treasury
ARM: SoftBank
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date he was made aware of the potential takeover of ARM by SoftBank.
21 Jul 2016 · HM Treasury
ARM: SoftBank
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with (a) ARM, (b) SoftBank and (c) representatives of those companies on SoftBank's takeover of ARM prior to that takeover being announced to the public.
20 Jul 2016 · HM Treasury
UnitingCare Partnership
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 3.14 of the National Audit Office's investigation into the collapse of the UnitingCare Partnership contract, for what reasons HMRC did not approve UnitingCare's request to remove VAT liabi
18 Jul 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Research: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the suitability of proposed new innovation finance products for life sciences research and development and other high-risk innovation sectors.
8 Jul 2016 · Department of Health
Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of proposed insurance-based reimbursement funding models, including cap and collar models, on the UK's ability to appropriately reward innovation whi
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