Written questions
5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of inflation on the delivery of rail infrastructure projects.
13 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line: Euston Station
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 9 March 2023, entitled Transport Update, HCWS625, when HS2 services will run to London Euston.
13 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with local leaders in (a) Manchester, (b) Birmingham and (c) Crewe on the recently announced delays to HS2.
13 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to make an assessment of the impact of HS2 delays on the local economy of areas with proposed HS2 stations.
13 Mar 2023 · Department for Education
Childcare: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of childcare costs on parents' ability to return to work.
13 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Childcare
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of childcare costs on people in receipt of Universal Credit.
13 Mar 2023 · Department for Education
Childcare: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on childcare funding.
13 Mar 2023 · Department for Education
Childcare: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of childcare costs on parents with children below primary school age.
13 Mar 2023 · Department for Education
Schools: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps she has taken to ensure adequate funding is available to ensure the safety of school buildings.
13 Mar 2023 · Department for Education
Schools: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's Condition of School Buildings Survey, published in May 2021, what recent assessment she has made of the safety of school buildings.
13 Mar 2023 · Treasury
Schools: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Department for Education on funding available to repair or replace defective elements of the schools estate.
13 Mar 2023 · Department for Education
Schools: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's Condition of School Buildings Survey published in May 2021, what recent assessment she has made of the cost to repair and replace all defective elements of the school estate.
13 Mar 2023 · Department for Education
Schools: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding allocated to the maintenance and renewal of school buildings in the last five years.
9 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Protective Clothing: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the value for money of personal protective equipment procured under covid-19 emergency regulations.
9 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Cats: Theft
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to make a decision on the potential inclusion of cat abduction in the Kept Animals Bill.
7 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Innovation and Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Independent Report entitled, Research, development and innovation (RDI) organisational landscape, Final Report and Recommendations, published in March 2023, what a
7 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Research: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment has she made of the adequacy of Government funding dedicated to enhancing the UK's research capabilities.
7 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sri Lanka: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the political and security situation in Sri Lanka.
7 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sri Lanka: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Sri Lankan counterparts on human rights in Sri Lanka.
7 Mar 2023 · Home Office
Asylum: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March 2023 to Question 156231, what steps her Department is taking to locate the remaining missing asylum seekers under the age of 18 who were staying in hotels procured by
1 Mar 2023 · Home Office
Asylum: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of asylum-seeking minors placed in hotels procured by her Department and declared missing in the last 18 months have subsequently been traced.
1 Mar 2023 · Home Office
Asylum: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to help ensure that unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors are adequately protected from potential abduction whilst staying in hotels procured by her Department.
1 Mar 2023 · Home Office
Asylum: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers under the age of 18 who were staying in hotels procured by her Department have gone missing since 1 July 2022.
27 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Electrification
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional miles of rail track his Department expects to be electrified in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025.
27 Feb 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has held with relevant stakeholders on reducing supply vulnerabilities of (a) tomatoes, (b) peppers, (c) cucumbers and (d) coffee.
27 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of pressures within the NHS on the welfare and mental health of NHS staff.
27 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Maternity Services: Nitrous Oxide
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that medical staff in maternity wards are protected from prolonged exposure to unsafe levels of nitrous oxide.
27 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Maternity Services: Analgesics and Nitrous Oxide
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that women in labour have access to (a) adequate pain relief and (b) entonox.
27 Feb 2023 · Home Office
Biometric Residence Permits: Publishing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time is between a biometric residence cards correction being reported and the delivery of a corrected card.
27 Feb 2023 · Home Office
Biometric Residence Permits: Publishing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of Biometric Residence Permits were reported as needing correction due to printing errors after delivery in the latest period in which data is available.
Source: official written-questions record.