Written questions

196 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Outdoor Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to review the guidance for overnight residential trips in outdoor education centres for regions with low rates of covid-19 infections.

12 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department (a) has and (b) plans to fund the cleaning costs incurred by schools in Wealden (i) to make them covid-19 safe and (ii) regardless of whether those schools have a suspected or confirmed c

16 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

Boats: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to protect the interests of UK recreational boaters who travel to the EU after the end of the transition period.

22 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Passenger Ships: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of the cruise ship sector on resumption of their operations as covid-19 restrictions are eased.

19 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Coronavirus: Passenger Ships

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the cruise ship sector will be required to follow the covid-19 public health guidelines as set out for the public transport sector or the hospitality industry.

19 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Passenger Ships

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the economic contribution was of the cruise ship sector to the UK economy in 2019; and what estimate he has made of that economic contribution in 2020.

19 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Passenger Ships: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the economic effect of the covid-19 pandemic on the UK cruise ship sector.

10 Jun 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds: Pest Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what evidence is required for applications for individual licences for the control of (a) jackdaws, (b) jays and (c) rooks to conserve wildlife within (a) European protected sites and

10 Jun 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds: Pest Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many individual applications for wildlife management licencees for control of (a) jackdaws, (bi) jays and (c) rooks within (a) European protected sites and (b) buffer zones for tho

10 Jun 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds: Pest Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for individual licences for the control of (a) jackdaws, (b) jays and (c) rooks to conserve wildlife within European protected sites have been refused.

20 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fly-tipping: Wealden

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, how many cases of repeat fly-tipping have been recorded in Wealden District in the last 12 months.

19 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fly-tipping: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) custodial sentences, (b) fines and (c) community sentences in deterring fly-tipping.

19 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fly-tipping: Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the reoffending rate for people convicted of fly-tipping.

19 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fly-tipping: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether he plans to increase the length of sentences for repeat fly-tipping offenders; and if he will make a statement.

26 Jun 2017 · Department for Transport

Oxted Line: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to implement the Gibb Report's recommendation that the Uckfield line be electrified.

26 Jun 2017 · Department for Transport

Govia Thameslink Railway: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the recommendations in the Gibb Report on the performance of Southern trains.

26 Jun 2017 · Department for Transport

Railways: Crowborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to implement the Gibb Report's recommendation that stabling facilities and a depot be made available in Crowborough.

29 Mar 2017 · Home Office

Migrants: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women recorded as pregnant have been held in immigration detention since the Immigration Act 2016 came into force; and how many of those women left detention to be removed from the UK.

17 Mar 2017 · Department of Health

Ophthalmic Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether there are guidelines for the inclusion of the delivery of eye services within sustainability and transformation plans.

17 Mar 2017 · Department of Health

Ophthalmic Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms NHS commissioners use to measure experiences of and outcome for eye patients.

17 Mar 2017 · Department of Health

Ophthalmic Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the role of NHS England is in reducing care inconsistencies across eye health services; and how effective NHS England has been in that role.

17 Mar 2017 · Department of Health

Ophthalmic Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the opportunities for improvements in ophthalmology departments as a result of sustainability and transformation plans.

16 Mar 2017 · Department for Transport

Govia Thameslink Railway: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many days during 2017, excluding official strike days, Govia Thameslink Railway has met its target Public Performance Measure on the Southern Mainline.

16 Mar 2017 · Department of Health

Eyesight: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to promote patient choice with respect to eye treatment.

16 Mar 2017 · Department of Health

Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's most recent estimate is of the number of people in England and Wales living with sight loss; and how that data is collected.

16 Mar 2017 · Department of Health

Eyesight

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of devising a national strategy for eye health.

16 Mar 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Wealden

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of when superfast broadband coverage in Wealden constituency will reach (a) 90 and (b) 95 per cent.

16 Mar 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Wealden

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many premises in Wealden constituency have access to superfast broadband through the Broadband Delivery UK scheme.

24 Feb 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Social Media: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing fines for social media companies which fail to remove offensive and hate material from their platforms.

23 Feb 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Internet: Hate Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his answer of 25 January to question 61017, for what reasons offences committed online are not recorded and what the estimated cost of keeping such records is.

Source: official written-questions record.