Written questions
1,940 written questions tabled, most recent first.
14 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport
Railway Stations: Visual Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of operational railways platforms that are (a) owned and (b) managed by Network Rail that do not have tactile warnings installed to warn visually-impaired pe
13 Jul 2020 · Home Office
Domestic Abuse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that domestic violence perpetrators are routinely tracked, managed and supervised.
13 Jul 2020 · Home Office
Stalking: Registration
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that serial stalkers are routinely tracked, managed and supervised.
13 Jul 2020 · Treasury
Stamp Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether eligibility for the increase in the stamp duty threshold (a) is extended to UK residents only and (b) includes overseas property investors.
13 Jul 2020 · Treasury
Housing: Construction
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of reducing VAT on residential extensions and alterations to support the construction sector.
9 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport
Cars: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to enable two people from different households to share a car following the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will put in place plans for disabled people who rely on other people to drive them.
8 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Protective Clothing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what procurement procedures were undertaken prior to personal protection equipment contracts being awarded to (a) Aventis Solutions and (b) Ayanda Capital Ltd.
8 Jul 2020 · Treasury
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Charities
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that charities that provide residential trips for school children are eligible for extensions to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme provided to the tourism and leisure sectors.
8 Jul 2020 · Home Office
Driving: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to extend the date by which a person is required to complete their Safe and Considerate Driving course during the covid-19 outbreak.
6 Jul 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Music: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria he is using to assess when it will be safe to allow choirs to recommence rehearsing and performing.
6 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport
Railways: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that Train Operating Companies provide training to their staff on responding effectively to the disability and accessibility needs of train users.
6 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport
Electric Scooters: Visual Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of e-scooters on blind people.
6 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport
Electric Scooters: Visual Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has carried out an impact assessment on the effects of the easing of restrictions on the use of e-scooters on blind people.
3 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport
Public Transport: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) Transport for London on increasing funding to the Education and Skills Funding Agency to increase the 16-19 bursary in London to cover travel cost
3 Jul 2020 · Treasury
Business: Government Assistance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he make it his policy to add environmental conditions to bailouts for businesses affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
3 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to provide additional long-term support to local authorities facing funding shortfalls.
3 Jul 2020 · Treasury
Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made on the fundamental review of business rates.
3 Jul 2020 · Treasury
Local Government Finance: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the effect on local government finances of the covid-19 outbreak.
3 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade
Trade Agreements: Dispute Resolution
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will make it her policy not to include investor state dispute settlements in future trade agreements; and will she make a statement
3 Jul 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Housing: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the skills gap in the workforce required to retrofit the UK’s housing stock with insulation; and if he will take steps to close that gap.
3 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the accuracy of the data reported to the public on the number of covid-19 (a) deaths (b) infections and (c) tests carried out.
2 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Complementary Medicine: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timescale is for reopening (a) alternative and (b) complementary medicine practices during the covid-19 outbreak.
2 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will extend the expiry period for driving theory tests during the covid-19 outbreak.
2 Jul 2020 · Department for Education
Education: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that disabled people have access to education in a safe environment during the covid-19 outbreak.
2 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that disabled people have access to safe social care during the covid-19 outbreak.
2 Jul 2020 · Treasury
Disability: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide additional financial support for disabled people during the covid-19 outbreak.
2 Jul 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Shopping: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to provide additional support for disabled people during the covid-19 outbreak to ensure that disabled people are able to access a weekly shop for essential items
2 Jul 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Employment: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will take steps to provide additional support for disabled people during the covid-19 outbreak by enabling disabled people to work flexibly.
29 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has encourage the uptake of energy efficiency retrofitting by households to increase private sector investment in that sector.
29 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Queen's Speech of December 2019, what progress has his Department made on investing £9.2 billion to improve the energy efficiency of homes and public buildin
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