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.