Written questions
5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.
8 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport
Railways: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to invest in technology to assist with implementing social distancing on trains.
8 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the prisoners released early as a result of the covid-19 outbreak were managed by (a) Community Rehabilitation Companies and (b) the National Probation Service on release.
8 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with prison governors on the early release of prisoners as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
8 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of people who have been released early from prison as a result of the covid-19 outbreak were convicted of serious violent crimes.
7 Jul 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Operation Blue Star
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many documents held by Government that were relevant to the 1984 attack on the Golden Temple, Amritsar have been destroyed.
3 Jul 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Theatre: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to mitigate the effect of the covid-19 guidelines on the development of grassroots theatre.
3 Jul 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Operation Blue Star
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has for an inquiry to establish the extent of the UK Government's involvement in the 1984 attack on the Golden Temple, Amritsar.
3 Jul 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Operation Blue Star
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of the documents published in relation to the 1984 Amritsar massacre contain redacted information.
3 Jul 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Operation Blue Star
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of Government documents relating to the 1984 Amritsar massacre has been put into the public domain.
3 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to provide financial support to claimants of universal credit who are unable to make home rental payments as a result of the benefit cap.
3 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government has plans to reform the benefit cap system in relation to claimants of universal credit.
3 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the benefit cap is applied to claimants of universal credit who have had their working hours reduced as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
2 Jul 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
British Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish a list of countries from which the Government organised chartered flights to repatriate British travellers abroad who were stranded due to the covid-19 outbreak.
2 Jul 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Film and Television: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the economic effect of covid-19 guidance on self-employed make-up artists in the film and television industry.
1 Jul 2020 · Treasury
Film and Television: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to take fiscal steps to help protect post-production film industry jobs affected by covid-19 restrictions on filming for (a) television and (b) film.
1 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport
Railway Stations: Retail Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to support businesses located in train stations who have been impacted financially by a reduction in passenger rail travel.
26 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport
Trains: Diesel
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps has he taken to ensure that all diesel-only trains will no longer be in service by 2040.
25 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Conflict Resolution: Females
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK national action plan on women, peace and security 2018 to 2022, published in January 2018, National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security will continue to be a priority
25 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Development Aid: Females
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to maintain the current percentage of ODA expenditure on Gender Equality Marker 1 and 2 projects and programmes in when the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office i
25 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Conflict Resolution: Females
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Women, Peace and Security agenda will remain a Government and departmental priority of the new Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office.
24 Jun 2020 · Treasury
Self-employed: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has to support self-employed people who do not qualify for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme or universal credit and who require financial support as a result of the covid-19 outbre
24 Jun 2020 · Home Office
Nitrous Oxide: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle the antisocial use of nitrous oxide.
24 Jun 2020 · Department for Education
Water: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the proportion of KS3 school children who have been taught water safety during academic year 2019-20.
24 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport
Drownings
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Water Safety Forum’s UK Drowning Prevention Strategy 2016-2026 and its target to halve the number drowning related deaths in the UK by 2026, what recent steps he has taken to redu
24 Jun 2020 · Department for Education
Water: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the proportion of primary school children who have been taught water safety during academic year 2019-20.
23 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport
Railway Signals
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress is being made in introducing electronic signalling across the railway network.
23 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport
Railways: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial support has been provided from the public purse to open access train operators in response to the impact of the covid-19 outbreak.
23 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport
Railways: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on the railway industry of reducing the two metres covid-19 social distancing guidance to one metre plus.
17 Jun 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Unemployment: Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce the level of unemployment in the Slough constituency as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
17 Jun 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Unemployment: Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the rate of unemployment over the last three months in Slough constituency.
Source: official written-questions record.