Written questions

429 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the changes to the HS2 project on East West Rail.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Billing: Payment Methods

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of some utility companies prohibiting payment of bills at high street banks and post offices on affected customers; and whether her Depar

5 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take steps to require that vibration and noise monitoring plans are shared with (a) affected residents and (b) elected representatives for feedback prior to their implementation by East West

5 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line: Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing the East West Rail project to introduce a streamlined blight scheme which expedites compensation at a specific phase of the proj

5 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line: Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of approving a 10 percent of house value compensation payment as part of the East West Rail Need to Sell Property Scheme for homes confirmed as being blight

5 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with East West Rail on the timescale for when the 2024 Statutory Consultation will commence.

5 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will include a question in the upcoming East West Rail 2024 Statutory Consultation on the level of support for the project; and if he will (a) record and (b) publish any comments left in the box for any o

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing service standards with timescales for the repayment of accumulated credit on live energy accounts.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Buildings: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the different limits under the Building Safety Act 2022 relating to historical safety remediation on the number of

13 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Bedford to Cambridge section of East West Rail is still designated a nationally significant infrastructure project.

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Temporary Accommodation: Pets

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing support to local authorities to allow people to be housed with their pets in (a) emergency and (b) temporary ac

4 Jul 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Treatment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of working with (a) OFWAT and (b) water companies on (i) desalination and (ii) other sustainable water supply solutions.

21 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Cash Dispensing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Financial Services and Markets Bill, whether his Department plans to make an assessment of the adequacy of the number of protected free ATMs..

21 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the level of interchange fee required to sustain the free-to-use ATM network.

21 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Cash Dispensing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to reform the funding of the free-to-use ATM network..

5 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Textiles: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to take steps to introduce a national textile recycling scheme.

17 May 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Family Courts: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing specialised training to (a) administrative and (b) auxiliary staff in the Family Court service on domestic violence including (i) recognising

16 May 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Sudan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase the speed at which asylum applications are processed for people from Sudan.

10 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Parking: Payment Methods

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a nationwide scheme to allow people to top-up a prepayment card for use in public car parking facilities when they a

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Aircraft: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to help encourage the manufacture of new zero-emission aircraft.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Telecommunications: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending planning regulations for telecommunication infrastructure upgrades to allow objections to be considered where masts

15 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Help to Buy Scheme: Individual Savings Accounts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential benefits of greater flexibility in the Help to Buy ISA scheme outside London to take account of regional house price variations.

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Commonhold and Leasehold: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to publish a Government response to the consultation entitled Reforming the leasehold and commonhold systems in England and Wales, published on 11 January 2022.

21 Feb 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Freehold: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the letter of 13 February 2023 from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning to the hon. Member for Bedford, reference 24093761, when he plans to bring forwar

17 Feb 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Employment: Surveillance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help protect employees from (a) tracking surveillance and (b) covert monitoring.

17 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he had made of the potential merits of requiring that health support workers are the first point of contact for prison leavers with substance dependency; and what steps he is taking to provide the

1 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Police: Government Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help improve Government relations with police forces.

1 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Police: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a comparative assessment of the potential merits of providing (a) single-year and (b) multi-year financial settlements for police forces.

23 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing ownership records, alongside registered keeper details on V5C documents in the context of present lack of ownership documentation

23 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Draft Mental Health Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Mental Health Bill, whether he plans to include a statutory duty to provide early intervention strategies to detect and address mental health issues for children and young peo

Source: official written-questions record.