Written questions

1,625 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Jul 2019 · Department for Transport

Passenger Ships: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) on enabling older Category V passenger boats to improve their safety provisions without them being forced out of business as a result of

25 Jul 2019 · Department for Transport

River Thames: Boats

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on the loss of competition and choice on the River Thames as a result of that agency's proposals for older passenger boats.

11 Jul 2019 · Department for Transport

Bypasses: Cycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to ensure that new bypasses funded through the Major Roads Network programme are safe for cyclists.

24 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Preventive Medicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department will publish the Green Paper on prevention.

13 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will update the Survey of Noise Attitudes 2017 report to include areas that have experienced a three decibel or greater change in the noise environment.

6 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will update the Survey of Noise Attitudes 2017 report to incorporate the most recent WHO guidance on the lowest acceptable level of noise.

6 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to survey local communities on the effect on quality of life of aircraft noise below 51 dB LAeq.

6 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Heathrow Airport: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to conduct an optimism bias assessment on public sensitivity to aviation noise in communities that are likely to be affected by expansion at Heathrow.

6 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Heathrow Airport: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to undertake local noise surveys in communities that will be affected by the expansion of capacity at Heathrow.

10 May 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on air quality of the the number of journeys taken by bicycle.

10 May 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the merits of NICE proposals for pedestrians, cyclists and people who use public transport to have priority over motorised transport when building roads; and what the

10 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Cycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve road planning regulations to encourage cycling.

10 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Cycle to Work Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase use of the cycle to work scheme by (a) employers and (b) employees.

10 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Cycle to Work Scheme: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of amending the cycle to work scheme guidance to support a greater uptake of electric bikes.

10 Apr 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Boats

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he last met with representatives of National Historic Ships UK on the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s proposals for older UK passenger boats.

10 Apr 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Boats

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what impact assessment has been undertaken to examine the effect of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s proposals for older passenger boats on trends in the level of Environment Agenc

10 Apr 2019 · Department for Transport

Boats

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the financial implications to (a) the Port of London Authority, and (b) Transport for London of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency's review into standards on older passenger boats

10 Apr 2019 · Department for Transport

River Thames: Boats

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he last met with (a) Transport for London and (b) the Port of London Authority to discuss the effect of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s proposals on older UK passenger boats on the tidal River Thames.

10 Apr 2019 · Department for Transport

Boats

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has made to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on proposals to prevent boat owners going out of business as a result of that Agency's review of standards for older UK passenger boats.

10 Apr 2019 · Department for Transport

Boats

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department last met National Historic Ships UK to discuss the potential effect on older UK passenger boats of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s proposals for those vessels.

3 Apr 2019 · Department for Transport

Cycling: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Government has to support commuters who use polluting cars to travel to work to switch to (a) bikes and (b) e-bikes following the introduction of the ULEZ zone in London.

28 Mar 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Formaldehyde: Regulation

What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the regulations on formaldehyde in domestic environments.

20 Mar 2019 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has made an (a) assessment of the risk of suicide and (b) estimate of the number of suicides among people subject to the 2019 Loan Charge; and if he will make a statement.

20 Mar 2019 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what records HMRC holds on suicides by individuals who are subject to the 2019 loan charge.

18 Mar 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Trading Standards: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for the enforcement of trading standards.

18 Mar 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Formaldehyde: Trading Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the trading standards regime in protecting consumers from exposure to formaldehyde.

14 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

Pupils: ME/CFS

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he's taken to support access to schooling for children with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

14 Mar 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Trading Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support Trading Standards.

22 Feb 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to increase the number of places on the PrEP Impact Trial in (a) England and (b) Brentford and Isleworth constituency.

12 Feb 2019 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the review on allowing schools to admit summer-born children to reception class at the age of five will be published.

Source: official written-questions record.