Written questions
5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: North Yorkshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2021 to Question 16196 on Railways: North Yorkshire, whether part of the 28 single track kilometres of new overhead line electrification will be installed between Colton Juncti
20 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport
Railway Signals: Surbiton
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2021 to Question 16199 on Railway signals: Surbiton, what progress has been made on (a) Network Rail's review to understand the cause of the signal failure and limit the impact
19 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of adding rail as an eleventh point to the ten point Green Industrial Plan.
19 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport
High Speed Trains: Europe
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will commit to commencing bilateral international negotiations on the creation of new high-speed rail routes between the UK and Europe.
19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Quarantine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answers of 27 May 2021 to Question 3112 on Coronavirus: Quarantine and of 19 July 2021 to Question 1182 on Travel: Coronavirus, what steps the Managed Quarantine Service takes to (a
19 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Great British Railways will undertake local public consultations on (a) changes to services, (b) infrastructure improvements and (c) building new lines and other new projects.
19 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport
South Western Railway: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Class 701 Arterio fleet will be introduced on the South Western Railway network.
19 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support he is providing to (a) train operators and (b) local authorities in the event that they decide to continue requiring the use of face coverings after the final step of the Government's covid-19 road
16 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK's exit strategy from Afghanistan included an assessment of the risk of the retaking of Afghan territory by the Taliban in the three months after the UK's withdrawal from that country.
16 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential (a) geostrategic and (b) geopolitical merits of the UK's withdrawal from Afghanistan for (i) national defence, (ii) international
16 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Afghanistan: Taliban
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the risk posed by the Taliban to the UK-backed coalition Afghan Government after the withdrawal of UK armed forces from that countr
16 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Afghanistan: Taliban
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government has made an assessment of the likelihood of resurgence of the Taliban as a result of the withdrawal of UK and coalition troops.
16 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Afghanistan: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an estimate of the number of civilians who have been killed in conflict in Afghanistan in (a) the six months prior to the withdrawal of NATO coalition tro
16 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Electrification
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to assess how to achieve cost reductions in rail electrification.
16 Jul 2021 · House of Commons Commission
Parliament: Coronavirus
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the House of Commons Commission is taking to protect the safety of all Parliamentary staff from covid-19.
16 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with rail operating companies to ensure service levels will match a potential increase in rail passengers following the fourth step of the covid-19 roadmap.
16 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to ensure passenger and staff safety on the rail network, in the context of the fourth step of the covid-19 roadmap.
16 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase levels of passenger confidence on the rail network as covid-19 restrictions are lifted.
16 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Protective Clothing
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason mandatory face coverings will no longer be required on the rail network after 19 July 2021.
16 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Integrated Rail Plan will be published before the parliamentary summer recess.
16 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Re-employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2021 to Question 1169, whether he has (a) considered that evidence from Acas' fact finding exercise and (b) drawn any conclusions from that eviden
15 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Fireworks: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the sale and use of fireworks on pets and other animals.
15 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Fireworks
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact that fireworks may have on vulnerable residents.
15 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Afghanistan: Females
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much the UK Government has spent in the last 10 years on tackling violence against women and girls in Afghanistan; and what comparative assessment he has made of the leve
15 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Afghanistan: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) support the Government has provided to Afghanistan in July 2021 and (b) recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Afghan Government.
15 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Afghanistan: NATO
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of effect of the withdrawal of UK armed forces troops from the NATO mission in Afghanistan on the (a) political and (b) security situation i
15 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the objectives of the NATO led coalition in Afghanistan were; and which of those objectives have been achieved.
15 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of the withdrawal of UK and NATO military personnel from Afghanistan on the political stability of that nation.
15 Jul 2021 · Department for Education
Students: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to publish its plans for alternative student finance for students whose religion prohibits them from taking out a student loan payment.
14 Jul 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Overpayments
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the support available to those required to repay overpayments of universal credit.
Source: official written-questions record.