Written questions

1,018 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the National Food Strategy prioritises the affordability of food and the resilience of the food supply chain, alongside the necessary

28 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigs: Slaughterhouses

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of healthy pigs that will need to be culled as a result of labour shortages and supply-chain issues for (a) the rest of 2022 and (b)

28 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Business Rates: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the number of covid-19 Additional Relief Fund schemes which have (a) been esta

28 Jan 2022 · Cabinet Office

Supply Chain Advisory Group

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the value for money of the work conducted by Sir Dave Lewis as the Prime Minister's Supply Chains Advisor

28 Jan 2022 · Cabinet Office

Supply Chain Advisory Group

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the outcomes have been of the work undertaken by Sir Dave Lewis as the Prime Minister's Supply Chains Advisor; what the cost was to the public purse of that work.

28 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department will take to ensure equivalence of welfare, environmental and traceability standards in current and future trade deals that are relevant to food and drink imp

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Avian Influenza: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to limit the spread of avian flu.

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Neonicotinoids: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the (a) advice sought in reversing the ban on the use of neonicotinoids and (b) any assessments that the Government has undertaken on the impact on (i) bees, (ii) po

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

3G: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of potential effect of the switch off of the Vodafone 3G network in 2023 on rural communities; and what steps the Government plans to take to rura

26 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Clean Air Zones: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will provide details of engagements he (a) has had and (b) plans to have with representatives of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority regarding the implementation of the Cle

26 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in the changes to (a) air quality and (b) CO2 emissions in (i) Dover and (ii) the surrounding areas over the last three years; and if he will publ

25 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Products and Food: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish a timetable for finalising an EU-UK SPS agreement under the Trade Specialised Committee of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement; and if he will provide details of eng

14 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Vans: Shortages

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the impact of supply shortages in the used light goods vehicle market on inflation; and if he will publish projections of that impact for the next t

13 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Environment Protection: Vans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the correlation between supply and demand in the (a) secondhand van and (b) greener vehicles market.

13 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) information his department holds and (b) estimate he has made of levels of air pollution at each motorway junction in Greater Manchester in the latest period for which informa

12 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Agency: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the data his Department holds on how staff pay at the Environment Agency compares to the average public sector pay award.

22 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many homes have been subject to compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) as part of the plans for the Eastern leg of HS2; and how much those CPOs have cost.

22 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Government has spent on the HS2 Eastern Leg to date; and if he will publish a breakdown of that spending.

22 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much additional capacity the cancelled HS2 Eastern Leg and Northern Powerhouse Rail plans would have added to the network, by route.

17 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Ports: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of (a) the amount of available storage space for imported goods at UK ports and (b) how that compares to (a) each of the previous five years and (b) first six months of 2021.

17 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Ports: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of port infrastructure in the UK.

17 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Ports: Road Traffic

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of delays on roads leaving UK ports in December 2021.

17 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Ports: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what lessons his Department has learnt from the delays at ports in December 2020.

9 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

GMB

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his oral contribution of 4 November 2021, Official Report, Column 1047, what the basis is for his statement that the GMB union supports (a) stopping people from flying, or allowing them to go

16 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many days the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency application website has (a) crashed and (b) been unable to accept applications over the last 12 months.

6 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2021 to Question 36717 on Rolling Stock: Procurement, what authority was responsible for ensuring that train operating companies met the (a) financial, (b) performance and

3 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have been working on applications to the DVLA in each of the last 12 months.

3 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications there are in the backlog of applications to the DVLA.

3 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications to the DVLA have been lost by the DVLA in the last 12 months.

20 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2021 to Question 31501, what authority was responsible for regulating train operating companies from 2010 to 2021.

Source: official written-questions record.