Written questions
5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: South East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he made of vacancies in the care sector in (a) Slough and (b) the South East as at 1 October 2021.
20 Oct 2021 · Treasury
Railways: Electrification
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on funding for electrification of the UK rail network in relation to the 2040 target to remove all diesel-only trains from the network.
20 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Commuters
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment he has made of the level of commuting on the UK rail network so far in 2021 with (a) 2017, (b) 2018 and (c) 2019.
19 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of vaccines that were unable to be administered as a result of (a) inadequate storage conditions or (b) other logistical implications
19 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many and what proportion of the 5.1 million covid-19 vaccine doses the UK has donated to COVAX have been successfully administered as at 19 October 2021.
19 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has (a) vaccine donation targets to the World Health Organisation’s COVAX scheme and (b) timescales for when those targets should be achieved.
19 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of non-UK nationals employed by the NHS in each year between 2016 and 2021.
19 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Buildings: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has a deadline by which (a) ACM and (b) non-ACM cladding should be removed.
19 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to help ensure that the entirety of HS2 is delivered in a cost-effective manner.
19 Oct 2021 · Treasury
High Speed 2 Line: Leeds
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has he made of the level of funding available to build the HS2 eastern leg to Leeds.
18 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport
Train Operating Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to update the data on (a) Operating payments to Train Operating Companies under emergency agreements and (b) Emergency Measure Agreement performance score and fees on the Gov.uk website.
18 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Weather
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help improve passenger safety on the rail network as a result of unpredictable weather patterns due to the climate emergency.
18 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Electrification
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, published on 14 July 2021, when he plans to announce further rail electrification schemes.
15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether additional cancer diagnostic and treatment capacity will be provided to local NHS trusts to help reach March 2022 targets.
15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cervical Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve cervical screening uptake in (a) Slough, (b) the South East and (c) England.
15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cervical Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of offering smear tests to patients who request them following a GP or nurse's approval.
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Education
Students: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress his Department has been made on implementing the Takaful fund for student finance.
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport
Parking: Pedestrian Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to tackle pavement parking.
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Education
Science: Teachers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support early career science teachers whose training was disrupted by the covid-19 outbreak.
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Education
Science: Teachers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support subject-specific professional development for science teachers.
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Universities: Chemistry
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to protect the long-term ability of university chemistry departments to develop the chemistry talent pipeline.
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Research: Chemistry
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of investing in a significant R&D programme in digital chemistry and materials innovation.
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Research: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will ensure future research funding allocations retain their real-terms value in line with inflation.
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport
Train Operating Companies: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Departmental press notice entitled Government takes over running of LSER services in response to over £25 million breach of franchise agreement, published 28 September, if his Department h
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport
Southeastern
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there will be investigations into Govia's other franchise agreement following LSER/Southeastern franchise being taken over by the Government's Operator of Last Resort.
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport
Southeastern: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date his Department first identified evidence that historic taxpayer funding had not been returned by Southeastern railway.
15 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Sexual Offences: Convictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve conviction rates for rape and sexual assault offences.
15 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Sexual Offences: Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to help ensure that jury members in trials involving rape and sexual assault (a) are aware of issues around sexual consent and (b) do not hold views on what constitutes consensual sexual con
15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breast Cancer: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to address the delays caused by the covid-19 pandemic, in patients beginning breast cancer treatment.
15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breast Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the number of people unable to attend NHS breast screening in (a) Slough and (b) the South East in the last two years.
Source: official written-questions record.