Written questions

269 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Owner Occupation: Tribunals

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals to give home owners the ability to apply to the Lands Chamber for the modification or discharge of positive co

14 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

British Students Abroad: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an announcement on the covid-19 vaccine priority applicable to students planning to study abroad in the 2021-22 academic year; and if he will make it his policy that those students

24 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether learner drivers who had a driving test booked before 22 April 2021 will be given priority access following the delay in the return of car driving tests from 12 April 2020.

16 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Swimming: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment was completed by the Government, in advance of the publication of the Government’s roadmap for easing covid-19 restrictions, for determining that (a) swimming pools could

15 Mar 2021 · Department for Education

Teachers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department plans to provide to schools for additional costs incurred when teaching staff are absent to receive covid-19 vaccines during school term time.

15 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what financial support will be provided to venues currently operating as covid-19 vaccination sites to compensate such venues for loss of income when their normal bookings would be able to be resum

15 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Motorways: Buses

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to (a) make an assessment and (b) implement changes in response to the consultation on proposed changes to the Highway Code where representations tackle the need to provide safe unl

15 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Aviation: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funding has been allocated to the Airspace Modernisation programme in response to Budget 2021.

11 Feb 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether projects funded by the Rural Gigabit Connectivity vouchers, but not submitted by 19 February 2021, will still be eligible for new Gigabit Broadband Vouchers from April 2021.

27 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to open a second tranche of applications for the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund.

27 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Leisure Centres: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance his Department issued to Sport England on the criteria used to determine how much Leisure Trusts could receive under the Notional Fund Allocation of the National Leisure Re

17 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Local Restrictions Support Grant: Holiday Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether self-catering holiday lets are eligible for support through the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) Scheme covering the period of national restrictions in November 2

17 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Photography

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2020 to Question 119289, whether photographers are able to work (a) indoors and (b) outdoors in areas under (i) tier 1, (ii) tier 2 and (iii) tier 3 covid-19 r

2 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Inspectorate: Members

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to the Planning Inspectorate on meeting hon. Members outside of scheduled evidence hearings regarding concerns on Local Plans affecting thei

2 Dec 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department provides to college staff on supporting universal credit applications for 18 to 25 year olds with learning difficulties.

2 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will expedite payment of the covid-19 Bus Services Support Grant to operators to ensure that those payments are made by the end of each restart period.

2 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parish and Town Councils: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what specific financial support is available to help Town and Parish Councils with (a) lost income and (b) greater costs during the covid-19 outbreak.

2 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport

Southeastern: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many days there were delays on the (a) Southeastern Mainline and (b) Medway Valley Line since Southeastern signed an Emergency Measures Agreement with his Department in March 2020.

2 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport

Southeastern: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many services on the Southeastern Mainline terminating at (a) Dover Priory and (b) Ramsgate have skipped stops since the franchise signed an Emergency Measures Agreement with his Department in March 2020.

2 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport

Southeastern: Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what incentives are included within the Emergency Recovery Measures Agreement between his Department and Southeastern for good performance and punctuality; and how those incentives differ from the incentives fo

2 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport

Maidstone Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 6 March 2020 to Question 22006 and 24 March 2020 to Questions 30018, 30019 and 30020, if he will urgently meet with representatives of Govia Thameslink Railway, Network Rail and local

23 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Speed Limits

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on the introduction of 20mph speed limits.

23 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of trial schemes have been withdrawn by local authorities since the allocation of tranche one of the emergency active travel funding.

23 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Air Traffic Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department issues to (a) NATS, (b) the CAA and (c) individual airports on aircraft approaching from the south and east of an airport joining the interception landing system closer to the runwa

23 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Air Traffic Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department collects data from (a) individual airports and (b) NATS on the number of aircraft which join an interception landing system between 8nm and 10nm from the east of an airport.

23 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

River Medway: Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information he holds on the timetable for the local inquiry under section 17(3)(f)(i) of the River Medway (Flood Relief) Act 1976.

23 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Complementary Medicine: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will issue guidance to encourage the safe practice of reflexology during periods of national covid-19 restrictions.

23 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Photography

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether photographers are permitted to work (a) indoors and (b) outdoors during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown.

23 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Private Tutors: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the evidence basis was for the Government's decision not to enable students to visit tutors for informal tuition during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown.

23 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Green Homes Grant Scheme: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many approved installers for the Green Homes Grant operate within Kent.

Source: official written-questions record.