Written questions
1,768 written questions tabled, most recent first.
8 Mar 2016 · Department for Transport
Bus Service Operators Grant
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2016 to Question 28183, using what evidence base his departmental economists (a) normally assume operators pass subsidy received on to passengers at a rate of 50 per cent throu
8 Mar 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Research: EU Grants and Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of research funding received by UK universities came from EU funding streams in each year since 2005.
7 Mar 2016 · Department for Transport
Driving: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to apply for an extension to the exemption to the European Regulation 181/2011/EU for drivers from the requirement for disability awareness training for personnel of carriers and terminal manag
7 Mar 2016 · Department for Education
Free School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to identify children who are eligible for free school meals under Pupil Premium funding who are unaware of their eligibility for that funding.
7 Mar 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Bus Services: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to local authorities of the English National Concessionary Transport Scheme (ENCTS); and whether the central government grant to local authorities co
7 Mar 2016 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the change was in the level of government reimbursement to local authorities for the cost of the English National Concessionary Transport Scheme between 2010 and 2015.
4 Mar 2016 · Department for Education
Secondary Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of cases in which year 10 pupils have enrolled on courses not yet accredited as subjects which have had all four exam board specifications rejec
3 Mar 2016 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Fares
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on trends in the prices of bus fares since 2010.
3 Mar 2016 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Fares
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether provisions in the Buses Bill will seek to require bus operators to publish data on fares.
3 Mar 2016 · Department for Transport
Bus Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what changes his Department has made to the collection of data on bus fares and punctuality since 2010.
3 Mar 2016 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals to give bus and coach passengers statutory rights to compensation for delays in their bus or coach service.
3 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Royal Charters
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many responses he (a) expected to receive and (b) received to the consultation on BBC Charter Review.
26 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Cycling: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2016 to Question 25199, what steps his Department is taking to consult on proposed legislative changes on HGV sideguards; and what the timeframe is for that consultation.
26 Feb 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Clean Air Zones: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans that the implementation of Clean Air Zones in local authorities will be fully funded by central government.
25 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Pupils: Walking
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the walk to school programme on the Government's objective to increase the proportion of children aged five to 10 that usually walk to school from 46 per cent in 201
25 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Walking
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Department of Health to encourage more people to walk.
25 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Pupils: Walking
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to increase the number of children walking to school once the Local Sustainable Transport Fund ends.
25 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Pupils: Walking
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the walk to school programme on (a) children's health and (b) reducing traffic congestion.
24 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Bus Service Operators Grant
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 February 2016 to Question 26406, how much is included in the Business Rate Retention Scheme funding stream to reflect the changes to the payment of Bus Service Operators Grant that
24 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Bus Service Operators Grant
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of whether the bus service operators grant is used by bus operators to keep fares down.
24 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Bus Service Operators Grant
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the relationship between the bus service operators grant and the cost of bus fares.
24 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Large Goods Vehicles: Design
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2016 to Question 25199, what steps he is taking to encourage the development and implementation of improved HGV design.
24 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Cycling: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 February 2016 to Question 26407, what funding for cycling in London is included within the (a) £925 million of capital funding and (b) £659 million of resource funding paid to Trans
23 Feb 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Ofcom
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the capacity of Ofcom to protect the rights of internet service provider customers.
23 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Research Councils: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how his Department decides on allocation of funding to research councils; and what assessment he has made of the grounds for significant changes being made to the relative size of allocati
23 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Innovate UK: Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on the future of the Innovate UK Smart funding programme.
22 Feb 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will carry out an impact assessment of the effect that the replacement of disability living allowance by personal independence payment has had on the mobility of disabled people.
22 Feb 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Motability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled people have had their Mobility Scheme vehicle taken away as a result of personal independence payment replacing disability living allowance.
22 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Justice
Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people appealing their ineligibility for the enhanced rate of mobility under personal independent payment have been successful in their appeals.
22 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Blue Badge Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will widen the Blue Badge criteria to allow for cognitive as well as physical disabilities.
Source: official written-questions record.