Written questions
5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.
17 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line: Forests
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to merge the HS2 Woodland Fund with the England Woodland Creation Offer.
16 Jun 2022 · Department for Education
Children in Care: Location
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked-after children local authorities reported as being placed outside of their local authority area between January 2020 to December 2020.
13 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the average response time for serious ambulance calls in April (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.
13 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many paramedics and ambulance technicians were employed by NHS Trusts in England in each of the last 10 years.
13 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services: Emergency Calls
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many emergency calls were placed to ambulance services in each of the last 10 years.
13 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services: Emergency Calls
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many 999 calls to ambulance services went unanswered in the last 12 months.
13 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Paramedical Staff: Labour Turnover
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the turnover rate of paramedics has been each of the last 10 years.
13 Jun 2022 · Home Office
Asylum: Rwanda
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the deportation flight scheduled for Rwanda at 22:30 on 14 June 2022 from Stansted Airport, what the cost of that flight to the public purse is; and whether the Government has taken
13 Jun 2022 · Treasury
Fuels: Prices
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to introduce any additional measures aimed at reducing the cost of petrol and diesel.
13 Jun 2022 · Treasury
Fuels: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the reduction of fuel duty by five pence per litre on the cost of fuel at the pump.
13 Jun 2022 · Treasury
Fuels: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the policy objectives are of the reduction to fuel duty by five pence per litre announced on 23 March 2022.
13 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: Palestinians
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions has she had with her Israeli counterparts on the eviction of Palestinians from the settlement of Masafer Yatta.
13 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line: West Coast Main Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Government decision to remove the Golborne Link from the HS2 Bill on 6 June 2022, whether the Government intends that any alternative proposal will link HS2 with the West Coast Main Line;
6 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Nurses: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve working conditions for nurses.
26 May 2022 · Department for Transport
Motorways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's public information campaign on smart motorways.
26 May 2022 · Department for Transport
Motorways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has any plans to reinstate hard shoulders on smart motorways already in use, following the Government's announcement in January 2022 that the rollout of smart motorways would be paused.
26 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Sotrovimab
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people who are classified as severely obese are eligible for Sotrovimab on the NHS.
26 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments: South East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to help ensure emergency and urgent care capacity demands are met in (a) Slough and (b) South East.
26 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he taken to ensure patient safety in the context of recent pressures on the urgent and emergency care system.
26 May 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Youth Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment has she made of the adequacy of funding made for youth services.
26 May 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Youth Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has taken recent steps to help ensure young people have access to youth services.
26 May 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Youth Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the provision of youth services by local authorities.
26 May 2022 · Home Office
Migrant Workers: Doctors
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the General Medical Council on the potential implications for her policies of Professional and Linguistic Assessments (a) Board 1 and (b) Board 2 candidates whose
26 May 2022 · Cabinet Office
10 Downing Street
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the covid-secure bar in operation within Downing Street on 17 November 2020 as referred to in WhatsApp messages between Downing Street aides published in media reports on 25 May 2022, whether h
26 May 2022 · Department for Transport
Railways: Suicide
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to prevent suicide on the rail network.
26 May 2022 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Rail Industry Associations criteria for the new railway body, Great British Railways, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Great British Railways leave a positive legacy, inc
26 May 2022 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Rail Industry Associations criteria for the new railway body, Great British Railways, what steps his Department taking to ensure they are clear and transparent with rail suppliers.
26 May 2022 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Rail Industry Associations criteria for the new railway body, Great British Railways, what steps he has taken to ensure the implementation of Great British Railways will result in no hiatu
26 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to (a) increase recruitment of ambulance staff and (b) ensure retention of ambulance staff for (i) the South Central Ambulance Service and (ii) UK wide ambulance
25 May 2022 · Cabinet Office
10 Downing Street: Alcoholic Drinks
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any alcohol consumed at Downing Street gatherings, for which fixed penalty notices were issued due to breaches of covid-19 regulations, was purchased from the public purse.
Source: official written-questions record.