Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Convention on Biological Diversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, by what method he plans to measure the UK's response to COP15.

6 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Convention on Biological Diversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his priorities are for COP15 in October 2022.

6 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take steps to increase travel by (a) rail and (b) bus.

6 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the cost of rail fares in order to increase travel on railways, as the German government has recently announced it will do.

6 Jun 2022 · Treasury

Help to Buy Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 21 April 2022 to Question 154169 on Help to Buy Scheme, what steps he plans to take to ensure that people are able to use their investment in a Help to Buy ISA in (a) York and (b) oth

6 Jun 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2022 to Question 4612 on Youth Services, when she plans to complete the review into the Local Authority Statutory Duty for Youth Services.

6 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Help to Buy Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Answer of 21 April 2022 to Question 154173 on Help to Buy Scheme, in the event that a first time buyer has saved for their mortgage under the Help to Buy: Equit

6 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the long-term effectiveness of covid-19 booster vaccines.

6 Jun 2022 · Cabinet Office

United Kingdom Security Vetting: York

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to retain UK Security Vetting Services in York after the disposal of Imphal Barracks.

6 Jun 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Platinum Jubilee 2022: Medals

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason (a) MOD Guard Service personnel and (b) other officials in his Department undertaking senior operational roles are not eligible for a Platinum Jubilee Medal.

3 Jun 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his position is on adopting a proactive, predictive immunology approach to the development of the next generation of covid-19 vaccines.

1 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Peatlands: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to bring forward a significant long-term programme of investment in upland and lowland peatland restoration, to absorb carbon, filter water, reduce the ri

1 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Peatlands: Controlled Burning

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will implement an immediate ban on the burning of upland peatland habitats in England, to prevent further losses of carbon and increase their resilience to climate change.

1 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Locums and Temporary Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on locum and agency staff used by the NHS (a) at a national level, (b) at a Trust level and (c) at York Teaching hospital.

1 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the potential increase in the number of people travelling by rail for (a) business and (b) leisure following the recovery from the covid-19 outbreak.

1 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of trends in levels of rail use by (a) business and (b) leisure users; and what steps his Department is taking to encourage rail use by those groups of users.

1 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will reduce the cost of rail travel for families and make it competitive with road use.

1 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of the cost of rail travel on people's choice of transport; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the cost of tickets to make rail a che

1 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport

Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to encourage people to transition from the use of road and air travel to rail.

1 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his letter to all hon. Members on Rail Industrial Action, dated 30 May 2022, and a fair deal for staff, passengers and taxpayers, whether he plans to take into account the responsibility of th

1 Jun 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to extend the Winter Fuel Allowance to disabled people.

1 Jun 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications from people seeking asylum (a) are awaiting an initial decision, (b) have been waiting six months or less for a decision, (c) have been waiting over six months for a decision and

1 Jun 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications from people seeking asylum are awaiting a decision as of 1 June 2022.

1 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Classroom Assistants

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the contribution made by Teaching Assistants to educational settings; and if his Department will undertake a review of Teaching Assistants pay.

1 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Classroom Assistants: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the pay of teaching assistants.

1 Jun 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

BioYorkshire: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department expects to allocate funding to the BioYorkshire programme; and what the reason is for the length of time between the receipt of an application for project fund

26 May 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Private Rented Housing: Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to introduce (a) mitigations for and (b) controls on increases in rents for private rented accommodation in the context of private rente

26 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Small Businesses: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to publish a growth strategy to help small businesses.

26 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business Premises

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of helping to ensure businesses have shared spaces to facilitate creative business (a) thinking and (b) sharing.

26 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Remote Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to encourage sharing of local office space in the context of fewer people commuting to work five days a week.

Source: official written-questions record.