Written questions

5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2022 to Question 58984 on Railways: Recruitment, what steps her Department is taking to increase the level of recruitment of train drivers.

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2022 to Question 58984 on Railways: Recruitment, how many train driver vacancies there are in England.

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Chiltern Railways and Govia Thameslink Railway: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department agreed short lease premiums with rolling stock leasing companies as part of the national rail contracts agreed with (a) Chiltern Railway and (b) Govia Thameslink Railway.

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Govia Thameslink Railway: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department agreed contracts for the leasing of rolling stock with (a) Porterbrook (b) Rock Rail and (c) Cross London Trains as part of the Govia Thameslink Railway National Rail Contract announced o

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Costs and Income

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the impact of indexation on rail industry revenue and costs.

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has she made of the appropriate level of investment in research and development in rail in the next Control Period between 2024 and 2029.

13 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to NHS dental services in Slough constituency.

13 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to mental health services in Slough constituency.

13 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will take steps to increase the availability of face-to-face GP appointments in Slough constituency.

13 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has provided additional (a) financial and (b) other support to help tackle (i) patient backlogs and (ii) increased workloads in GP surgeries in Slough constituency.

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department agreed for (a) train operating companies and (b) Network Rail to purchase tables at the National Rail Awards on 10 October 2022.

12 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Childcare: Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an estimate of the affordability of childcare provision in the Slough constituency.

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 28 September 2022 to Question 51633 on Schools: Solar Power, how many school buildings in Slough constituency were inspected as part of the CDC Survey.

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) Ofsted-registered childminders are working and (b) children aged (i) 1 to 3 and (ii) 4 to 11 are living in Slough constituency; what assessment he has made of the adequacy of childcare provision in

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his Answer of 27 September to Question 51628 on Schools: Buildings, which schools in Slough constituency have one or more buildings classified in Category D of condition need; how long each of those

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Parental Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to ensure parents on parental leave are adequately supported on their return to the workplace.

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps he has taken to ensure parents have access to affordable childcare.

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of longer and heavier lorries on UK roads on (a) safety and (b) smart motorways.

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on the intermodal rail freight industry of increasing the use of longer semi-trailers.

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of expanding the use of rail freight.

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Protected Areas and Fisheries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to help prevent destructive fishing.

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of supertrawlers on Marine Protected Areas.

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress has been made to reach the 30by30 target, to protect at least 30 per of the global ocean by 2030 set by the Global Ocean Alliance.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions has he had with eligible developers who have not signed the building safety repairs pledge.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress he has made on ensuring all train stations have step-free access.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate has she made of the number of train drivers working on our rail network.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with rail operators on increasing the number of female train drivers.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she had with rail operators on recruitment of train drivers.

10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cervical Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate she has made of the proportion of eligible patients who attended cervical screenings in each of the past five years.

10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cervical Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps she has taken to improve the rate of uptake in cervical screening.

Source: official written-questions record.