Written questions

2,252 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken since 31 January 2020 to prevent the spread of covid-19 in the (a) public and (b) private sector prison estate in England and Wales.

5 Mar 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Hydrogen: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2020 to Question 20600, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on the export potential of UK gree

5 Mar 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2020 to Question 20600, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on supporting the generation of green hydrogen in Wales.

5 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2020 to Question 20599, what steps he is taking to promote the adoption of hydrogen in the haulage industry.

5 Mar 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Electric Vehicles: Batteries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2020 to Question 20598, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on developing Welsh manufacturing capacity for electric vehi

5 Mar 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Agriculture: Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of using compressed natural gas as a fuel source for agricultural vehicles.

4 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Biofuels: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the promotion of biofuel production in Wales.

4 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Compressed Natural Gas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as a fuel source for light commercial vehicles.

4 Mar 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Trains: Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of hydrogen-powered trains on railways.

3 Mar 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Prisons: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions in the last (a) 12, (b) 24 and (c) 36 months Health and Safety Executive inspectors were denied full access to workplaces within prisons; and if she will make a statement.

3 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Resignations

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the resignation rate for (a) Band 3, (b) Band 4, and (c) Band 5 prison officers was at each prison in each of the last five years.

3 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2020 to Question 1936, Prisons: Industrial Health and Safety, whether non-directly employed workers will have access to online recording from remote locations.

3 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2020 to Question 1936, Prisons: Industrial Health and Safety, at what remote locations an intranet connection is available.

3 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2020 to Question 1936, Prisons: Industrial Health and Safety, what the timeframe is for the completion of the configuration to enable online recording from remote locations.

3 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Police: Driving

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on claims for compensation by police emergency drivers that are injured in the line of duty of the provisions of the Civil Liability Act 2018.

2 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Homicide: Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish his Department's recent Freedom of Information Act response showing the number of people murdered by reoffenders.

2 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2019 to Question 6477 on Offenders: Rehabilitation, if he will update the information provided in that table with 2019 data.

2 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Homicide: Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many instances of a Serious Further Offence review of murder have resulted in the perpetrator being (a) charged and (b) convicted where the supervisory agency has been (i) the National Probation Service and (

26 Feb 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Climate Change Convention: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he last met with Welsh Government officials on the organisation of COP26.

26 Feb 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Climate Change Convention: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he last met with Welsh Government ministers on Welsh representation at COP26.

25 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Immigration: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has conducted an impact assessment of the potential short-term effects of the Government's immigration policy on the Welsh economy.

25 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Visas: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost will be of the visa application process for migrants seeking to enter the UK after January 2021.

25 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Migrants: English Language

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the level of English language competency is that migrants are expected to reach to be eligible to work in the UK; and what criteria her Department uses to measure that competency.

25 Feb 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support the generation of green hydrogen.

25 Feb 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Hydrogen Fuelling Stations

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to develop hydrogen-vehicle refuelling infrastructure.

25 Feb 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Batteries: Factories

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to facilitate the development of domestic manufacturing capacity for electric vehicle batteries.

21 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 9 September 2019 to Question on Armed Forces: Schools, if he will provide the figures for the number of visits by representatives from the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Ai

21 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Resignations

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers who enlisted aged (a) under 18 and (b) 18 or over in financial year (i) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17, and (iii) 2017-18 dropped out of the army before completing their phase two training.

13 Feb 2020 · Wales Office

Wales Office: Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions took place between officials in his Department on marking the day the UK left the EU; and what the outcome was of those discussions.

13 Feb 2020 · Wales Office

Climate Change Convention

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions his Department has had with the Welsh Government on the organisation of COP 26.

Source: official written-questions record.