Written questions
9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: York
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that the York Central development site continues to play a significant role in the rail sector.
20 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Local Government: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of economic departments within local authorities; and if he will take steps to establish an assessment system to measure
20 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport
FirstGroup: Bus Services and Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to undertake a review of the adequacy of FirstGroup (a) rail and (b) bus services.
20 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: York
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take steps to shorten the rail journey time between York and Derby.
20 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways: York
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether plans to establish a regional hub of Great British Railways in York.
20 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways: Location
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) he or (b) Ministers from his Department visited York as part of its decision on the future headquarters of Great British Rail.
20 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways: Location
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason York was not chosen as the location for the Great British Railways National Headquarters; and what weighting was given to the level of industrial skills among the local workforce in each candida
20 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways: Location
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Great British Railways National HQ competition, in what way the public vote was taken into account in deciding the winning location; and if he will publish the results of that vote.
20 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: York
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the contribution of York's rail cluster in digital and advance rail to the rail industry in the UK.
20 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people died in Yorkshire Ambulance Service ambulances waiting outside hospitals in the latest period for which data is available.
20 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of excess deaths that can be attributed to long waiting times at Yorkshire Ambulance Service in the last 12 months.
20 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many serious incidences have been recorded by each of the Ambulance Trusts in each of the last 12 months for which data is available.
20 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on (a) excess deaths and (b) ambulance waiting times in (i) York Ambulance Service and (ii) England in the last 12 months.
17 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Business
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to encourage businesses to retrofit their premises to reduce energy use.
17 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity Generation: Business
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of encouraging businesses to generate renewable energy and provide surplus to the energy grid.
17 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity Generation: Business
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero about the potential for businesses to feed into the energy grid through the installation of micro-renewable energy generation systems.
17 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Business
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to provide further support to businesses towards installation of energy saving measures.
17 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps is he is taking to help (a) retail and (b) hospitality businesses with energy costs.
17 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what methodology his Department used to assess the impact of energy costs on small businesses; and whether he plans to introduce further support to businesses for energy costs after 1 April 2
17 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport
Travel: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that disabled people can benefit from advances in technology that improve their ability to travel.
17 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport
Wheeling
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help promote wheeling for people with disabilities.
17 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport
Travel: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that people with disabilities are able to access modes of active travel which aid (a) mobility and (b) independence.
17 Mar 2023 · Department for Education
Arts: Teachers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the number of teachers working in creative subjects.
17 Mar 2023 · Department for Education
Arts: GCE A-level
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that pupils have the opportunity to study creative subjects at A Level.
17 Mar 2023 · Department for Education
Arts: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that pupils have opportunities to study (a) drama, (b) dance, (c) music and (d) art in schools.
17 Mar 2023 · Department for Education
Arts: English Baccalaureate
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to increase the provision of creative subjects in EBacc qualifications.
17 Mar 2023 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Employment and Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government ensuring that young people with special educational needs and disabilities transition well from the education system into (a) work and (b) a community placement.
17 Mar 2023 · Department for Education
Special Educational Need: Extracurricular Activities
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that children and young people with SEND are to participate in out of school activities.
17 Mar 2023 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Hydrotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the availability and access to hydrotherapy on provision for children with SEND.
17 Mar 2023 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities receive (a) Physiotherapy and (b) Occupational Therapy.
Source: official written-questions record.