Written questions
5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.
24 Sep 2020 · Home Office
Emergency Calls: ICT
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure police and fire emergency control room computer systems have effective back-ups and safeguards to prevent control room staff from having to use paper based systems f
24 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services: Emergency Calls
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure ambulance emergency control room computer systems have effective back-ups and safeguards to prevent control room staff from having to use paper based systems for 9
23 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport
Railways: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 September 2020, HCWS460 on Rail Update, who is responsible for operational decisions and performance of the passenger rail network.
23 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport
Train Operating Companies: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 September 2020, HCWS460 on Rail Update, what estimate he has made of the level of debt that operating companies on Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements have to th
23 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport
Railways: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 September 2020, HCWS460 on Rail Update, what steps he plans to take to ensure that operators improve co-ordination with each other to reduce capital costs.
23 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport
Railways: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 September 2020, HCWS460 on Rail Update, what performance targets have been set; and if he will publish details on how those targets are tougher than previous target
23 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport
Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the move to Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements over the 18 month period that those agreements will be in place; and how much of that cost relates
23 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport
Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to (a) support open access train operating companies and (b) manage potential conflicts of interest between the interests of open access operators and Emergency Recovery Measures Agreeme
23 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport
Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on open access train operating companies of his recent decision to move away from rail franchising with Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements.
23 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport
Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the decision to replace the rail franchise model with Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements (ERMAs) (a) has resulted in a change in the designated employer of train operating companies previously holdi
22 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport
Railways: Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his announcement of 21 September 2020 on ending rail franchising, whether the Government has taken over the obligations from franchised operators for paying pension contributions to the Railwa
22 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport
British Transport Police: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what changes he plans to make to the British Transport Police budget as a result of his recent announcement of the end to rail franchising.
22 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport
Railways: Franchising
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason he announced changes to his policy on rail franchising first to the media; what advice he (a) asked for and (b) received on the compliance of that decision with section 9.1 of the Ministerial Co
22 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport
Ministers: Codes of Practice
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of levels of compliance by Ministers of his Department with the Ministerial Code.
22 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether funding for gender equality will be referenced in the outputs of the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy.
22 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy plans to reference gender equality in its capabilities outputs.
22 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether UK diplomatic and development work will continue to prioritise gender equality after the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy.
22 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether one planned outcome of the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy is to recommit the Government to the UK National Action Plan on Wome
21 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Voluntary Work: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the funding allocated from the public purse to the National Citizens Service.
21 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport
Railways: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the passenger experience of Passenger Assist.
21 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport
Railways: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to increase awareness of Passenger Assist among passengers who would benefit from that service.
21 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport
Railway Stations: Public Lavatories
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of Changing Places toilet facilities in train stations.
21 Sep 2020 · Treasury
Night-time Economy: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2020 to Question 88386 on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Night-time Economy, what options for more effective ways to help those businesses who are still unable to reopen dur
21 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review: Females
To ask the To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that he Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy includes (a) women, peace and security and (b) women
21 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Operation Blue Star
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if his Department will place in the Library copies of the files on the Indian National Security Guard from 1984 and 1985, reference FCO 37/3663 and FCO 37/4109.
21 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Operation Blue Star
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason his Department did not provide the Heywood Review with a copy of its file FCO 37/3663 on the Indian National Security Guard from 1984.
21 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Operation Blue Star
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the freedom of information request, reference FCO 1059-17, which stated that former diplomats who had been involved in Anglo-Indian Affairs in 1984 were abl
14 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Charities: Protective Clothing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the availability of personal protection equipment for charities providing frontline care and support for patients with terminal illnesses.
10 Sep 2020 · Treasury
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Night-time Economy
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential risk to (a) nightclubs, (b) dance halls and (c) discotheques of ending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in October 2020.
10 Sep 2020 · Treasury
Food: Wholesale Trade
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to mitigate job losses in the food and drink wholesale sector as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
Source: official written-questions record.