Written questions
1,940 written questions tabled, most recent first.
21 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Fuel Poverty: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will expand the Energy Company Obligation to support fuel poor households who are under greater financial pressure as a result of covid-19.
21 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy Supply: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussion he has had with the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets on establishing a Right to Local Supply to ensure the costs of supplying energy are proportionate to the
20 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy Company Obligation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the statement that the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) has value but is not sufficient in the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee's report, Energy
20 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Fuel Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of district heating systems for reducing the number of fuel poor households as part of his Department’s Fuel Poverty Strategy
20 Oct 2020 · Department for Transport
Bicycles: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to release the next wave of Fix your Bike Scheme vouchers.
20 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Community Energy: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of community energy to meeting the fourth and fifth greenhouse gas emissions budgets under the Climate Change Act 2008.
20 Oct 2020 · Treasury
Employee Ownership and Save as You Earn
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people participated in (a) Save As You Earn (SAYE) schemes, (b) Share Investment Plans (SIPs) and (c) SAYE schemes and SIPs in the last three years for which data are available.
19 Oct 2020 · Cabinet Office
Weddings: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will put in place a mandatory two-week notice period for changing guidelines for marriages and civil partnerships ceremonies.
19 Oct 2020 · Treasury
Business: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support businesses that (a) operate seasonally, (b) have insufficient funds to see them through winter 2020-21 and (c) will not have an income until spring 2021.
19 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Lebanon: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what financial support his Department has provided to Lebanon since the explosion in Beirut on 4 August 2020 to assist (a) search and rescue, (b) treating survivors and (c) t
19 Oct 2020 · Treasury
Financial Services: Regulation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the financial services sector on the effectiveness of the (a) Financial Conduct Authority, (b) Financial Services Compensation Scheme and (c) Financial Ombu
15 Oct 2020 · Department for Transport
Travel: Quarantine
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting people from covid-19 quarantine rules who due to contractual obligations must travel fortnightly to the EU.
15 Oct 2020 · Department for Education
Counselling: Higher Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to increase the accessibility of counselling and support services for students in higher education.
14 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Letting Agents: Prosecutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many successful prosecutions of letting agents there have been under the Energy Performance of Buildings (England & Wales) Regulations 2012 since those regulations come into
14 Oct 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Data Protection: EU law
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the decision of the European Court of Justice of 6 October 2020 on the UK’s retention of data, what steps he is taking to secure a data-sharing agreement with the EU af
13 Oct 2020 · Department for Transport
Bicycles: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department’s plans for further provision of bike repair schemes will target people on the lowest incomes.
13 Oct 2020 · Department for Transport
Bicycles: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of his Department’s bike repair vouchers that have been used by low-income households.
12 Oct 2020 · Department for Transport
Cycling and Walking: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the £2 billion active travel fund announced on 9 May 2020 has been spent in each local authority.
12 Oct 2020 · Treasury
Business: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support businesses whose trade has been adversely affected by the rule of six covid-19 restriction.
12 Oct 2020 · Treasury
Fuels: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential annual income stream to the Treasury from fuel duty for each year between 2020 and 2030.
8 Oct 2020 · Department for Education
Pupils: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of requiring secondary school pupils to wear face coverings at all times on school premises.
8 Oct 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
ARM: NVIDIA
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of placing a legal obligation on Nvidia to keep ARM’s headquarters in Cambridge if the planned sale of ARM to Nvidia goes ahead.
8 Oct 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
ARM: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the facilitation of an alternative deal that will see ARM become a publicly traded company listed in the London Stock Exchange.
8 Oct 2020 · Department for Transport
Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of how many miles of rail could be reinstated if half the Government's £27 billion road building programme is used instead for that purpose.
5 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Food: Hygiene
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of permitting the Food Standards Agency to conduct food hygiene inspections remotely during the covid-19 outbreak to help ensure the safety of
5 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Buildings: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that building owners meet a standard of service in communication with residents throughout the process of the remediation of dangero
5 Oct 2020 · Department for Transport
Roads: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Government's £27 billion road building programme on (a) overall road traffic volumes and (b) congestion on unimproved roads linked to roads funded under that pro
5 Oct 2020 · Department for Transport
Ferries
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding (a) has been allocated since July 2019 and (b) he plans to allocate from 5 October 2020 to 31 December 2020 to contingency ferries in the event that the UK does not reach an agreement on future
2 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what funding is available for low-income households to improve the energy efficiency of their homes.
2 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is adequate capacity of specialist fire safety skills in the housing sector to ensure the continuation at pace of the remediation of
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