Written questions

5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Events Industry: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what financial support is available to events and exhibition businesses (a) currently and (b) between 15 April 2021 and the end of 2021.

15 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

South Western Railway: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions has he had with representatives of South Western Railway on the length of time taken for the roll-out of the class 701 Arterio units.

15 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that covid-19 social distancing measures are being adhered to on the rail network; and what steps he is taking to improve adherence to those measures for (a) rail workers, (b)

15 Apr 2021 · Women and Equalities

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Department of Health and Social Care’s press release on uptake of covid-19 vaccinations within the Black community published on 30 March 2021, what steps she is taking to tackle low level

12 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mozambique: Humanitarian Situation and Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the security and humanitarian situation in the Republic of Mozambique.

12 Apr 2021 · Home Office

Homicide: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to prevent the killing of UK residents in the UK by the Russian state.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to help ensure that no maintained nursery school closes in Slough constituency as a result of reductions in the Maintained Nursery School supplementary funding; and what steps he is taking

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

West Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's notice entitled West Coast Partnership: prior information notice published on 31 March 2021, what management fee the operator of the West Coast Main Line will receive under th

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Network Rail has spent on agency contracts in each of the last five years.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) internal rate of return and (b) profit margin has been for rail renewal contracts let by Network Rail in each of the last five years.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the value for money of a direct award for ten years for the operation of the West Coast Main Line franchise from 1 April 2022.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons he is seeking to obtain a direct award for the West Coast Main Line franchise from 1 April 2022; and what comparative assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) that approach and (b)

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Zero Hours Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information (a) his Department and (b) Network Rail holds on the spend on contracts let by Network Rail which use workers on zero hours contracts, in the last five years.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the level of annual subsidy that will be paid to the operator of the West Coast Main Line from 1 April 2022.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding he has provided for rail renewals contracts let by Network Rail in the last five years.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons he is seeking to give a direct award to operate the West Coast Main Line franchise from 1 April 2022 instead of taking control of its operations via the Operator of Last Resort.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many rail workers hold personal track safety tickets allowing them to work on mainline railway infrastructure.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Prior Information Notice issued on 31 March 2021, for what reasons his Department is planning to give a direct award of 10 years to run the West Coast Main Line franchise from 1 April 2022

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Zero Hours Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information (a) he and (b) Network Rail holds on the number of staff on zero hours contracts working on railway infrastructure contracts let by Network Rail.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Agency Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information Network Rail holds on the number of agency staff working on railway infrastructure contracts let by Network Rail.

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people arriving in the UK for the purpose of seeing a relative before they pass away are not prevented from doing so as a result of response times within his

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many requests the covid-19 quarantine exemptions team receives on average each day; what proportion of those requests relate to (a) seeing dying relatives and (b) funerals; whether requests for

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

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)

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Life Expectancy: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons life expectancy decreased from 2010 to 2018 in the most deprived regions of England; and what steps he is taking to reduce the increasing gap in life expectancy between England's m

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitality Industry: Smoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in light of new covid-19 restrictions, what plans the Government has to implement a smoking ban in outdoor areas attached to pubs, bars, restaurants and cafes.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with rail operators on their planned timetable changes following the reduction of services in response to covid-19 guidance.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Season Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of rail operating companies on the implementation of flexible season tickets.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Offices: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of financial support available to serviced office providers during the covid-19 outbreak.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2021 to Question 170712, for what reason there was no electrification of lines in Wales between 2012 and 2019.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2021 to Question 170712, for what reason there was no electrification of railway lines in England in 2012-13.

Source: official written-questions record.