Written questions

5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Jul 2022 · Department for Transport

Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen: Industrial Disputes and Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) on (a) train driver pay and (b) the strike action planned for 30 July 2022.

14 Jul 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Directors: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government plans to remove restrictions on executive director remuneration.

14 Jul 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Directors: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government has plans to remove restrictions on non-executive director remuneration.

14 Jul 2022 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street: Press Conferences

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many televised press conferences have taken place in the new Downing Street press briefing room during 2022.

14 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the four-hour performance was at major Emergency Departments in June 2022.

14 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients spent more than four hours in an Emergency Department from decision to admit to admission in June 2022.

14 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were required to wait for 12 hours or more from the point of decision to admit to admission in hospital in June 2022.

14 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which ambulance services in England (a) have and (b) have not declared the highest critical incident level in the week commencing 11 July 2022.

14 Jul 2022 · Department for Transport

National Union of Rail Maritime and Transport Workers: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) on negotiations relating to the planned strike action on 27 July 2022.

14 Jul 2022 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: West Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate his Department has made of the potential financial impact of (a) the Golborne Link and (b) an HS2 connection to the West Coast Main Line.

13 Jul 2022 · Wales Office

Wales Office: Ministerial Changes

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if they will publish all emails from the Department's Permanent Secretary to departmental staff informing them of the appointment of a new Secretary of State for Wales.

13 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Ministerial Changes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish all emails from the Department's Permanent Secretary to departmental staff informing them of the appointment of a new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

13 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Ministerial Changes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish all emails from the Department's Permanent Secretary to departmental staff informing them of the appointment of a new Secretary of State for Education.

13 Jul 2022 · Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Office: Ministerial Changes

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will publish all emails from the Department's Permanent Secretary to departmental staff informing them of the appointment of a new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

13 Jul 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Ministerial Changes

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish all emails from the Department's Permanent Secretary to departmental staff informing them of the appointment of a new Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing

13 Jul 2022 · Treasury

Treasury: Ministerial Changes

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish all emails from the Department's Permanent Secretary to departmental staff informing them of the appointment of a new Chancellor.

13 Jul 2022 · Department for Transport

Stansted Express Railway Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of when service frequencies on the Stansted Express will return to pre-covid-19 levels.

13 Jul 2022 · Department for Transport

Stansted Express Railway Line: Environmental Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the impact of reducing the frequency of Stansted Express rail services on the environment.

13 Jul 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the rate of child poverty is in Slough constituency; and what steps is the Government taking to lower that rate.

13 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

National Curriculum Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the Government's delivery partner Capita on reports of missing SATs papers.

13 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to help ensure that NHS services are available to vulnerable people, in the context of the Met Office extreme heat warning.

13 Jul 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the press release entitled Ofgem requires improvements from energy suppliers on customer direct debits, published on 13 July 2022, if he will make an assessment

13 Jul 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Passengers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of expected rail passenger numbers for the next 12 months.

13 Jul 2022 · Department for Transport

Railway Signals

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of implementing digital (a) signalling and (b) train control technology on the capacity of the rail network.

13 Jul 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will estimate expected staffing levels of her Department by the end of 2022.

13 Jul 2022 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: West Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the final report of the Union Connectivity Review, published on 26 November 2021, whether his Department plans to connect HS2 with the West Coast Main Line at a point south of Preston, in the

12 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gambling: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport regarding support and specialist treatment services available for those with gambling addictions.

12 Jul 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with stakeholders in the betting and gambling industry on the prevention of harmful gambling.

12 Jul 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support and advice is offered by her Department to new claimants for Personal Independence Payment when they are waiting for the decision of a mandatory reconsideration.

12 Jul 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has set a target number of days for clearance times for Personal Independence Payment Mandatory Reconsiderations.

Source: official written-questions record.