Written questions
5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.
24 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Injuries and Death
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many reviews the Government has undertaken after people claiming benefits have died or come to serious harm; and of those reviews how many have (a) concluded and (b) commenced following a Prevention
24 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Tickets
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions as he had with Train Operating Companies on staff recommencing ticket inspections; and what steps he is taking to ensure that staff safety is prioritised and safely managed as covid-19 restrict
24 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Network Rail: Health and Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what changes were made by Network Rail to the relationship between the Technical Authority and the Regions in assuring health and safety throughout Network Rail's devolved Functions and Regions.
24 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Network Rail: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the vacancy level within certain functions at Network Rail at which a safety risk begins to be presented to passengers and staff using the rail network.
24 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Network Rail: Reorganisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) objectives and (b) outcomes were from Network Rail's Putting Passengers First reorganisation.
24 May 2021 · Department for Transport
East West Rail Line: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the East-West Rail line from Cambridge to Oxford will be an electrified line, using fully electrified trains, from the date services on that line begin.
24 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Trains: Hitachi
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the introduction of new Hitachi-made trains onto the UK rail network will be delayed as a result of faults within the Intercity Class 800 series trains.
24 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Hitachi Rail: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding from the public has been paid to Hitachi Rail UK Ltd in each of the last five years.
24 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Trains: Hitachi
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he will use a different risk assessment for Hitachi Intercity Class 800 series trains that have already been welded; and whether risk assessments will take into account that some cracks may not be visib
24 May 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Domestic Abuse: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of a lack of both social housing and available refuge spaces on a domestic abuse survivors’ ability to move-on into secure and aff
20 May 2021 · Department for Transport
c2c: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish an update on the delivery and rollout of c2c's Class 720 Bombardier Aventra EMUs.
20 May 2021 · Home Office
Windrush Lessons Learned Review
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has fully implemented all recommendations from the Independent Windrush Lessons Learned Review; and what assessment she has made of her Department's recent actions of writing to
20 May 2021 · Home Office
Immigration: EU Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK nationals resident in (a) the UK, (b) Berkshire and (c) Slough received the recent letter from her Department advising them to apply for settled status or risk losing rights to work and ac
20 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Foreign Investment in UK: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government has (a) undertaken a recent review and (b) plans to review any national security implications arising from Chinese-based ownership of £143 billion of UK ass
20 May 2021 · Cabinet Office
Foreign Investment in UK: Assets
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the value of (a) buildings, (b) nuclear power stations and (c) other UK assets owned outside the UK; and which countries' residents rank high
20 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Visual Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure the safety of blind and partially-sighted people while they use the railway network.
20 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Department for Transport and Network Rail: Consultants
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) his Department and (b) Network Rail has spent on external consultants in each of the last five years on matters relating to the environment or climate change.
20 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Network Rail: Job Description
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason Network Rail has revised the job descriptions of its Safety, Health and Environment Specialists, reducing their required level of professional qualification and broadening their responsibilities
20 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Network Rail: Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the current vacancy rate is within the Governance Function at Network Rail as defined by its Target Operating Model.
20 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Hitachi: Trains
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to ensure that Hitachi trains newly introduced into service will not be affected by cracking issues.
20 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure the (a) safety and (b) confidence of staff and passengers in train travel and encourage that travel in the context of (a) faults discovered in Hitachi trains an
20 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Hitachi Rail: Redundancy Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department (a) has over the last 12 months or (b) plans to cover redundancy payments for Hitachi Rail UK employees.
20 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Hitachi: Trains
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any Hitachi Intercity Class 800 series trains were suffering from cracking in other locations on inspection for cracking at the lifting points.
20 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Hitachi: Trains
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Hitachi’s Intercity Class 800 series trains (a) have been delivered into service and (b) are under order and awaiting delivery.
20 May 2021 · Department for Education
Water: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of primary school children’s water safety education in the context of school and leisure centre closures during the covid-19 outbreak.
20 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Satellite Communications
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government has (a) made contingency plans and (b) undertaken any cross-government exercises to respond to a scenario where there is a significant deterioration in or c
20 May 2021 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of HS2 construction on other transport infrastructure projects.
20 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Refuges
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of the benefit cap on levels of demand on refuges.
20 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of the benefit cap on the ability of families affected by that cap to afford to food, heating, clothing and personal care items.
20 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Domestic Abuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the joint briefing from Shelter and Women's Aid entitled The Benefit Cap and Domestic Abuse, published May 2021, what assessment she has made of the effect of the benefit cap on people
Source: official written-questions record.