Written questions

5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Jan 2021 · Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

Members' Staff: Allowances

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2021 to Question 136593, whether Members' staff working on the parliamentary estate or

18 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2021 to Question 133124, for what reason advance rail tickets purchased before the announcement on 24 November 2020 of rules for Christmas travel are not eligible for a full

18 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: UK Relations with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2021 to Question 131409, what assessment has he made of the effect of UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the rail industry.

15 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish all (a) policy information and (b) guidance on covid-19 in accessible formats at the time of implementation.

15 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on leasehold reform.

15 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Protected Areas: Fisheries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban supertrawlers from Marine Protected Areas.

15 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Additional Restrictions Grant

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 businesses affected by the covid-19 outbreak that are not eligible for an Additional Restrictions Gra

14 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Crown Court: Law Reporting

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of court transcripts in Crown Court cases.

13 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of mental health support made available to LGBT people during the covid-19 outbreak.

13 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2021 to Question 131401 on Railways: Quarantine, if he will make it his policy to publish sector wide data on the number of railway staff members self-isolating due to covid

13 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2021 to Question 133116 on Railways: Coronavirus, what assessment he has made of the effect on the number of passengers who travelled by train on Saturday 19 December 2020 o

13 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2021 to Question 133116 on Railways: Coronavirus, what measures his Department introduced to ensure the safety of railway staff on Saturday 19 December 2020.

13 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2021 to Question 130811 on Railways: Fares, what the cost to the public purse is of keeping trains running during the covid-19 outbreak.

13 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2021 to Question 133125 on Railways: Repairs and Maintenance, what discussions he has had with stakeholders to minimise the cost to the public purse of future engineering wo

13 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to make the rail network more accessible to those who have (a) autism and (b) other hidden disabilities.

13 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

South Western Railway: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2021 to Question 131410 on South Western Railway: Rolling Stock, what the proposed timeline is for the South Western Railway Class 455, 456, 458 and 707 fleet leaving the op

12 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of free school meal packages provided to children in Slough.

12 Jan 2021 · Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

Members' Staff: Voluntary Work

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, on which dates in January 2021 the directors of IPSA (a) met and (b) plan to meet to discuss volunteer subsistence costs; an

12 Jan 2021 · Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

Members' Staff: Voluntary Work

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2021 to Question 133126, for what reasons IPSA has not included the geographical restri

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on prioritising teachers, school staff and early year practitioners for the covid-19 vaccine.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps his Department has taken to help protect early years practitioners from contracting covid-19.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on keeping early years settings open under the new January 2021 national covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Passengers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the steps that were taken by (a) the Government, (b) the British Transport Police, (c) rail operators and (d) station and rail staff to respond to the sudden incre

30 Dec 2020 · Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

Members' Staff: Voluntary Work

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, if IPSA will provide volunteers working at home during the covid-19 outbreak with the lunch expenses as provided for in the

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the rescheduling of planned engineering works to facilitate the covid-19 travel window that was planned for 23 to 27 December 2020.

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Repayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to ensure that people who bought train tickets for travel from 23 to 27 December 2020 before the announcement in November 2020 of rules on Christmas travel are able to get a refund.

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport

British Transport Police: Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the British Transport Police on the deployment of officers on the rail network in (a) England and (b) Tier 4 covid alert level areas whilst covid-19 travel restrictions a

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport

British Transport Police: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is allocating additional resources to the British Transport Police to support their work on the rail network in (a) England and (b) areas subject to Tier 4 covid restrictions.

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he had with the Prime Minister, prior to the announcement of London and the South East being placed in Tier 4, on the potential effect of changing the previous Christmas travel plans for 23 to

30 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of his Department not providing armed service personnel with a respirator compatible with a beard on (a) recruitment and (b) career choices within the armed forces for pe

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