Written questions
5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.
26 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Hitachi Rail: Redundancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 May 2021 to Question 4674, for what reason there is provision in the contract for trains operating on London North Eastern Railway for the operator to engage with Hitachi in relatio
26 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Plastics: Supermarkets
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage supermarkets to reduce their use of plastics.
26 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Waste: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department takes steps to ensure that waste sent abroad to be recycled is recycled.
25 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Belarus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many commercial flights (a) originating from Belarus and (b) operated by Belarusian-based airlines have entered UK airspace in the last two years.
25 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Railway Stations: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on inspecting railway station roofs in the UK in the last five years.
25 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to increase domestic recycling capacity.
25 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Waste: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much recyclable waste (a) in tonnes and (b) as a proportion of total recyclable waste has been sent overseas in each of the last five years.
25 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Heathrow Express: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the previously deployed Heathrow Express Class 332 units will be re-deployed for use elsewhere on the UK rail network.
25 May 2021 · Department for Transport
South Western Railway: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress he has made on the cascading of South Western Railway's Class 455, 456 and 707 fleet.
25 May 2021 · Department for Transport
West Midlands Rail Franchise: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress is being made on the (a) delivery and (b) rollout of West Midlands Trains' (i) Class 196 CAF Civity diesel multiple units and (ii) Class 730 Bombardier Aventra electric multiple units.
25 May 2021 · Department for Transport
South Western Main Line: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who is liable for the financial costs of the withdrawal from service of South Western Railway's Class 442 Wessex Electric units.
25 May 2021 · Department for Transport
South Western Railway: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse (a) was of the Class 442 Wessex Electric renovation programme and (b) is planned to be of the refurbishment of the Class 458 Juniper stock by South Western Railway.
25 May 2021 · Department for Transport
South Western Railway: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress he has made on the delivery and rollout of the Class 701 train on the South Western Railway network.
25 May 2021 · Home Office
Police
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there is an increased risk to police officers or the public in policing situations where police officers are single crewed compared to being partnered.
25 May 2021 · Home Office
Police
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to reduce the number of single crewed police officers on duty.
25 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Risk Assessment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason Network Rail continues to operate without use of the Office of Rail and Road’s risk management assessment tool as introduced to rail industry in 2011; whether the alternative service it receives
25 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Office of Rail and Road’s 2020 annual safety report into the rail industry, whether Network Rail has spent any money on consultant services in connection with meeting the requirements of s
25 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Trains: Hitachi
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average age is of Hitachi’s Intercity Class 800 series fleet (a) that operate on the UK rail network and (b) that are affected by cracking.
25 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Trains: Hitachi
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the net effect on employment in the UK was as a result of his Department's decision to award Hitachi a contract for the Intercity Class 800 series trains over competing UK suppliers.
25 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of the construction materials shortage on (a) HS2 and (b) all other major rail infrastructure projects.
24 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Chemicals: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Health and Safety Executive employees worked on chemicals regulation in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018, (d) 2019, (e) 2020 and (f) May 2021.
24 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Chemicals: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the Health and Safety Executive’s (a) capacity and (b) level of expertise to regulate chemical safety.
24 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Health and Safety Executive: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff the Health and Safety Executive employed in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018, (d) 2019, (e) 2020 and (g) May 2021.
24 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Health and Safety Executive: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the Health and Safety Executive's budget has been in each of the last five years.
24 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the user experience of booking a driving practical test; and whether he plans to introduce a feature to allow users to see (a) what appointments are available and (b) the n
24 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mucormycosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the risk of covid-19 patients in the UK developing mucormycosis.
24 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
India: Amphotericin B
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether India has requested supplies of amphotericin B from the UK.
24 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
India: Amphotericin B
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on whether the UK has supplies of amphotericin B which it can provide to India.
24 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Railway Stations: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how regularly railway station roofs are subject to a safety inspection.
24 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Northwich Station: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the cause of the roof collapse at Northwich railway station; when the station will reopen; what the cost is of the damage, what the timescale is for fully repairing the roof; and
Source: official written-questions record.