Written questions
2,704 written questions tabled, most recent first.
17 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Railways: North of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the three options for Northern Powerhouse Rail identified by Transport for the North on (a) the economy, (b) train reliability and performance, (c) the e
17 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Railways: Midlands and North of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Second Report of the Transport Committee entitled The Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands, published on 27 July 2022, HC 292, if he will implement the recommendation to publish
16 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Railways: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the £1.5 billion in annual savings identified by his Department from the Rail Transformation Programme derive from workforce changes.
16 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Railways: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the financial year baseline including non-governmental costs was for the Rail Transformation Programme in 2021-22.
16 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Railways: Overcrowding
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Rail passenger numbers and crowding on weekdays in major cities in England and Wales: 2021, published on 22 September 2022, when he plans to reintroduce the reporting of overcrowding and passe
16 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Shipping: Minimum Wage
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Nine-point plan for seafarers published on 6 July 2022, what progress he has made on the creation of minimum wage corridors with international partners.
16 Nov 2022 · Treasury
Shipping: Minimum Wage
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether UK National Minimum Wage resource has been dedicated to the maritime sector.
16 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Railways: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many pre-planned service cancellations have been applied by each rail operator for services in 2022.
15 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Franchises
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2022 to Question 83689 on Bus Services: Franchises, if he will make it his policy to launch a public consultation on the update to the bus franchising guidance.
15 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Southeastern: Timetables
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2022 to Question 83686, on Southeastern Trains: Timetables, whether any other rail operators have been issued with a formal derogation against the requirement to consult in
15 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Southeastern: Timetables
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many services were operated by Southeastern in September 2019; and how many services will be operated by that provider each month following the proposed timetable changes in December 2022.
15 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Vans
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many purchases of small vans have been supported by the plug-in grant since 1 January 2022.
15 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper by his Department entitled Taking charge: the electric vehicle infrastructure strategy, published on 25 March 2022, what his planned timetable is for the publication of the Go
15 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper by his Department entitled Taking charge: the electric vehicle infrastructure strategy, published on 25 March 2022, how many charging companies have signed up to the British S
15 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Taking charge: the electric vehicle infrastructure strategy report published on 25 March 2022, whether amendments to the Transport Planning Practice Guidance relating to chargepoints have been
15 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Taking charge: the electric vehicle infrastructure strategy report published on 25 March 2022, when the next tranche of funding for the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure will be released.
15 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Rapid Charging Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Taking charge: the electric vehicle infrastructure strategy report published on 25 March 2022, whether the pathfinder projects for the Rapid Charging Fund have been launched.
15 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Rapid Charging Fund: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper by his Department entitled Taking charge: the electric vehicle infrastructure strategy, published on 25 March 2022, whether the consultation on the design of the Rapid Chargin
15 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Driving: Qualifications
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average wait time was for each of the five tests which make up Driver Certificate of Professional Competence for bus drivers in each year from 2015 to date.
15 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice
Child Contact Centres: Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason some child contact centres have had their grants reduced by ten per cent.
15 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice
Child Contact Centres: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on setting the levels of funding for children's contact centres; and if he will make a statement.
15 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Railways: Industrial Disputes
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) he and (b) his Department has had with representatives of rail unions on the rail dispute since his appointment.
15 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line: Leeds
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of when the report of the Leeds Area Study will be published.
15 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Railways: North of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government's commitment to Northern Powerhouse Rail includes the new line from Liverpool to Manchester via Central Warrington.
15 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Selby-Hull Railway Line: Electrification
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to electrify the line from Selby to Hull.
15 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Railways: North of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government's commitment to build Northern Powerhouse Rail includes infrastructure upgrades to the Sheffield to Hull line via Doncaster.
9 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Franchises
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to make changes to bus franchising guidance; if he will make it his policy to consult on any changes to that guidance; and if he will make a statement.
9 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Southeastern: Timetables
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many timetable alterations on South Eastern Railway services will be introduced in December 2022.
9 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Southeastern: Timetables
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there will be fewer total daily services on Southern Eastern Railway's as a result of planned changes to its timetable of services from December 2022.
9 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Southeastern: Timetables
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department was (a) consulted on and (b) approved Southern Eastern Railway's plans to change its timetable of services from December 2022.
Source: official written-questions record.