Written questions
5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.
5 Jul 2022 · Department for Education
Children: Day Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that childcare is (a) affordable and (b) accessible.
5 Jul 2022 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to improve the availability of practical driving tests to tackle the backlog.
5 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of mental health support for young people who receive a cancer diagnosis.
5 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of childhood cancer outcomes in (a) Slough and (b) England.
5 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to improve (a) outcomes and (b) treatment for children with cancer.
5 Jul 2022 · Department for Education
Primary Education: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that all primary school children reach the expected level of achievement in (a) reading, (b) writing and (c) maths.
29 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
Network Rail and Train Operating Companies: Redundancy Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what budget his Department has allocated for funding redundancy payments at (a) Network Rail and (b) Train Operating Companies.
29 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
Railways: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Passenger Service Contracts will place a cap on increases to executive pay and bonuses of the (a) the train operator and (b) owning company.
28 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
Rail Delivery Group: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the National Rail Contracts place a limit on increases to executive pay and bonuses of the (a) train operator and (b) owning company.
28 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
National Union of Rail Maritime and Transport Workers: Industrial Action
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times he or officials in his Department met representatives of (a) Network Rail and (b) train operating companies to discuss the RMT Union's industrial disputes since 25 April 2022; and on what dates t
28 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
National Union of Rail Maritime and Transport Workers: Industrial Action
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much budget his Department has allocated for absorbing risk associated with lost revenue as a result of the recent industrial action by members of the RMT Union.
28 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
Railways: Passengers
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of likely trends in the number of national rail passengers for the following (a) six and (b) 12 months.
28 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
Train Operating Companies: Industrial Disputes
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the dispute handling plans agreed with train operating companies.
27 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
Railways: Females
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to help ensure the safety of female passengers on the rail network.
27 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Wetlands: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the environmental contribution of urban wetlands.
27 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Developing Countries: Malaria
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress the Government has made on eradicating malaria.
27 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breast Cancer: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that breast cancer patients begin their treatment within a maximum of 62 days of an urgent GP referral.
27 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breast Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to increase the uptake of breast cancer screening.
27 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breast Cancer: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to help ensure that people who present with breast cancer symptoms are seen by a specialist within two weeks of referral.
27 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
Passengers
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish (a) his Department’s projections for passenger (i) usage and (ii) revenue over the first half of 2022 and (b) the actual figures for growth in passenger (A) usage and (B) revenue for that per
27 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
Train Operating Companies: Industrial Disputes
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date he set the mandate for train operating companies to negotiate with the rail unions on pay and employment conditions.
27 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
Network Rail: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what savings from overall staffing costs have been sought from Network Rail for each financial year until 2025.
27 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
Train Operating Companies: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what savings from overall staffing costs have been sought from the train Operating Companies for each financial year until 2025.
27 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
National Rail: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the rail industry (a) dispute handling policy, (b) reward and people principles document and (c) employment policy framework as referenced in National Rail Contracts.
23 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Afghanistan: Sikhs
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the persecution of Sikhs in Afghanistan, following the attack on the Karte Parwan Gurdwara in Kabul.
23 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Afghanistan: Minority Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress she has made on providing support to persecuted minority communities in Afghanistan.
23 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Afghanistan: Earthquakes
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has taken steps to provide aid for people affected by the recent earthquake in Afghanistan.
20 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
Railway Stations: Access
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what date the national accessibility audit of all railway stations in Great Britain will conclude.
20 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line: West Coast Main Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what effect the Government's cancellation of the Golborne Link component of HS2 has had on the overall cost-benefit analysis of HS2.
20 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Leasehold
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will commit to a deadline on bringing forward legislative proposals to assist existing leaseholders.
Source: official written-questions record.