Written questions
5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.
18 May 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Refuges
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the joint briefing from Shelter and Women's Aid entitled The Benefit Cap and Domestic Abuse, published May 2021, whether she has made an assessment of the reaso
18 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions the Government has had with the US Administration on its decision to withdraw its armed forces from Afghanistan.
18 May 2021 · Department for Education
Swimming: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he is taking steps to ensure that children who have missed out on swimming lessons as a result of school and leisure centre closures are able to learn about water safety.
18 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Space Debris
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to (a) prevent and (b) reduce the amount of space debris.
18 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the level of construction materials available to rail infrastructure projects.
18 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) South Western Railway and (b) other rail operators to increase the number of carriages on suburban routes to 10 carriages to ensure safe social distancing.
18 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Electrification
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 19 April 2021 to Questions 178610, 178612, 178613, 178616, 178618, 178621, whether he will publish this scheme by scheme data in accessible formats.
18 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Lone Parents
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the proportion of England in which one parent families subject to the benefit cap with (a) two children, (b) three children, (c) four children, (d) five children would be u
18 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been (a) placed into financial hardship, (b) become destitute or (c) become homeless while subject to the benefit cap in (i) Slough and (ii) England.
18 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Domestic Abuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of the benefit cap policy on the ability of victims of domestic abuse to flee that abuse and secure alternative accommodation.
17 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Products: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government's proposals to ban imports and exports of hunting trophies will include an exemption allowing hunters to import their trophies of animals in the event that they
17 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Products: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the increase in the number of hunting trophies entering the UK in 2019.
17 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Trains: Hitachi
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the Government will take steps to review the award of the tender for the Intercity Express Programme to Hitachi’s Intercity Class 800 series.
17 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Trains: Hitachi
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money from the public purse has been spent on Hitachi’s Intercity Class 800 series.
17 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Trains: Hitachi
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the original lifespan was of Hitachi's Intercity Class 800 series trains.
17 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Trains: Hitachi
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any Hitachi Intercity Class 800 series found to have cracks in the bogies have been released back into service.
17 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Trains: Hitachi
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of Hitachi’s Intercity Class 800 series trains were found to have failings in three or more joints; and how many of those trains have (a) been repaired and (b) remain affected.
17 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Trains: Hitachi
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of Hitachi’s Intercity Class 800 series trains were found to be (a) affected and (b) unaffected by cracks.
17 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Trains: Hitachi
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of (a) the cost to the public purse to date including lost revenue and (b) the final cost to the public purse of the cracking within Hitachi Intercity Class 800 series trains.
17 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff from his Department work in the quarantine Exemptions team as of 1 April 2021; and what the average number of staff working on shift within the Exemptions team is at (a) 6.00AM, (b)
17 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pre-school Education: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 22 March 2021 to Question 167938, on Coronavirus: Screening, how many covid-19 cases there have been in early years and nursery settings since March 2020.
17 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Domestic Abuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential effect of the benefit cap on a domestic abuse survivor’s decision to leave their abuser.
17 May 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Refuges
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the reasons for 57 per cent of referrals to refuge services having been declined in 2019-20.
17 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment the Government has made of the potential effect of the UK and US Administrations' decision to withdraw armed forces from Afghanistan on the (a) governa
17 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Mortality Rates
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department made an assessment (a) before and (b) after the decision to reduce UK ODA spending from 2021 of the potential effect of the reduction in UK’s Official
17 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Space Debris
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment the Government has made of the potential effect of a Kessler Syndrome type of occurrence in space on the UK's (a) national security, (b) domestic and intern
17 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Livestock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help ensure that farm animals cannot encroach on the UK rail network.
17 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Electrification
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 19 April 2021 to Question 176011 on Railways: Electrification, if he will publish the scheme by scheme data on electrification projects in an accessible format.
17 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Domestic Abuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making it a purpose of the benefit system to (a) protect and (b) support women and children who need to leave their homes to stay safe.
13 May 2021 · Department for Education
Academies: School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions his Department has had with academy schools charging parents for school meals (a) over period where schools were closed as a result of covid-19 restrictions and (b) at increased rates while sch
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