Written questions
814 written questions tabled, most recent first.
18 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Emergencies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what long-term plans he has to ensure that the NHS is (a) a resilient and (b) a strategic protective service in order to tackle future health emergencies.
18 May 2020 · Department for Transport
Railways: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that all frontline railway workers are equipped with adequate personal protective equipment.
18 May 2020 · Department for Transport
Railways: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the requirement for Eurostar passengers entering the UK to wear face masks does not apply to passengers on other railway services operating in the UK during the covid-19 pandemic.
18 May 2020 · Department for Transport
Transport: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will extend the compensation scheme for families of NHS and care workers who die of covid-19 to transport workers in recognition of the vital services that they are providing during the outbreak of that d
18 May 2020 · Department for Transport
Railways: Key Workers
What recent steps the Government has taken to help prevent key workers who (a) work on and (b) use the rail network contracting covid-19.
30 Apr 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what formula his Department used to calculate the allocation of funding to local authorities for covid-19; and whether that allocation was made on a per capita basis.
13 Feb 2020 · Treasury
Treasury: Climate Change
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department is taking in response to the Resolution of the House of Commons of 1 May 2019 declaring a climate emergency.
13 Feb 2020 · Treasury
Treasury: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution his Department' spending plans to meeting the target to reduce emission to net zero by 2050.
13 Feb 2020 · Treasury
Treasury: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Treasury measures annual progress on carbon reduction commitments.
13 Feb 2020 · Treasury
Treasury: Climate Change Convention
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's policy is on meeting the UK's Paris Climate Agreement commitments; and if he will make a statement.
13 Feb 2020 · Treasury
Solar Power: Housing
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he has introduced to increase the domestic installation of solar roofs since the closure of the Feed in Tariff framework.
12 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Floods: Damage
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost to the public purse has been of flood damage in the UK in each of the last three years.
22 Jul 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Television Licences: Norwich
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of free television licences issued to residents in (a) the Norwich City Council area (b) Norwich South constituency and (c) Norwich North constituency in each of
17 Jul 2019 · Department for Education
Free School Meals: Norwich South
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) children and (b) children eligible for free school meals reached a good level of development at age five in Norwich South in each of the last three years.
12 Jul 2019 · Treasury
Royal Mint: Staff
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are employed (a) full time and (b) part-time by the Royal Mint.
8 Jul 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Credit and Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to improve accessibility to pension credit and universal credit for pensioners.
8 Jul 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how long on average it takes to (a) agree and (b) allocate pension credit to eligible claimants.
8 Jul 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Credit: Norwich South
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people of pension age are entitled to pension credit but do not receive it in Norwich South constituency.
8 Jul 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help people who have been severely affected by changes in the state pension age.
8 Jul 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps are being taken to protect the pensions of UK and EU citizens who have previously worked in the UK but now live overseas.
8 Jul 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she will next review the state pension age.
4 Jul 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to facilitate cross-governmental co-operation on tackling climate change.
4 Jul 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent progress the Government has made on the 2030 Energy Strategy.
4 Jul 2019 · Treasury
Royal Mint: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many non-British employees are employed (a) full time and (b) part-time by the Royal Mint.
4 Jul 2019 · Treasury
Coinage
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money from the public purse has been spent on the creation of the new 50p coin to commemorate the UK leaving the EU.
4 Jul 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to prevent young people from becoming addicted to gambling.
4 Jul 2019 · Treasury
Soft Drinks: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policy on the soft drinks industry levy of research by Cancer Research UK linking obesity and cancer.
2 Jul 2019 · Treasury
Offshore Industry: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 March 2019 on Decommissioning Relief Deeds, HCWS1435, what the name is of the oil company that defaulted on its decommissioning obligations causing the Government to mak
24 Jun 2019 · Treasury
Soft Drinks: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the projected revenue from the Soft Drinks Industry levy is for financial year 2019-20.
24 Jun 2019 · Department for Education
Soft Drinks: Taxation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what programmes are being funded by the revenue raised from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy.
Source: official written-questions record.