Written questions

1,940 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Sep 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to invest in climate change preparedness to protect communities from adverse effects of climate change.

13 Sep 2021 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will provide EU citizens in the UK who are granted Settled or Pre-Settled Status with physical proof of their migration status.

13 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to reconcile the population increases resulting from the London Plan’s targets for house building with proposed reductions to rail services that will affect (a) Richmond

13 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

South Western Railway: Timetables

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives of South Western Railway on the potential impact of timetable changes proposed for December 2022 on areas near to affected stations wit

10 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals on national minimum standards for taxi and PHV licensing to improve safety for passengers.

10 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support those with mental health problems to navigate the social housing system.

10 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that public health services are physically accessible to disabled people, who may be more frequent users of such services.

10 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the ICE discussion paper: public transport funding post-covid, published on 21 June 2021, what plans he has to transition future (a) investment and (b) spending on public transport post-covid-

7 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the policy that staff at CQC-registered care homes must have received both covid-19 doses from 11 November 2021 on staffing levels in those homes.

7 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to support residents in care homes who are spending much of their time in isolation as a result of outbreaks of covid-19 in care homes.

7 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Defibrillators

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make resources available to support the wide-scale roll-out of automated external defibrillators in schools across England.

7 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abortion: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the provision of pills for home abortions is controlled to prevent those pills from being (a) supplied for sale and (b) to people who are in the l

7 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to match steps the EU is taking on support for green hydrogen.

22 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the 0 to19 Public Health Nursing Service continues to support the delivery of the Government's Healthy Child Programme in Hampshire.

22 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Heathrow Airport: Public Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of Heathrow Airport Holdings on the provision of subsidised public transport for airport workers.

22 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to (a) facilitate and (b) encourage the roll-out of solar panels.

22 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that funding continues to be available for dementia research.

22 Jul 2021 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department has a policy on the level of violence within a country that would result in the UK Government not (a) entering or (b) continuing negotiations on a potential trade deal.

22 Jul 2021 · Department for Education

Children: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding through the Government's long-term education recovery plan; and what recent representations he has received from stakeholders in the education secto

22 Jul 2021 · Treasury

Bank Cards: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the continued use of payment card interchange fees in the UK.

22 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to provide further support to the DVLA to reduce the backlog of expired driving licences that are awaiting for renewal; and if he will further extend expired driving licences until that backlog

22 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homebase: Richmond Upon Thames

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the developer’s proposals for the Homebase, Manor Road application, GLA ref: 4795.

20 Jul 2021 · Home Office

Criminal Records

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent future losses of crime records.

20 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the evidential basis is for the decision that adults who have received both doses of a covid-19 vaccine in the UK will need to isolate for 10 days when arriving from France.

20 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) the average waiting time is for mental health services and what plans he has in place to reduce those times.

20 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce pressure on GP services.

20 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Azerbaijan: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support people affected by the conflict in Azerbaijan.

20 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Democratic Republic of Congo: Famine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support people affected by the famine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and what steps his Department plans to take to supp

19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the Government's guidance is on the number of weeks that should elapse between receipt of the first and second dose of the covid-19 vaccine for pregnant women; and what the evidence is behind

19 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Avanton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether officials of his Department have communicated via (a) email, (b) written letter, (c) text message, (d) video call and (e) in person with Sir Michael Fallon or any other r

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