Written questions

5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Dec 2022 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of his Department’s planned size for the East Coast Main Line Long Distance High Speed rail fleet operating to and from (a) London King’s Cross, (b) Leeds and (c) Edinburgh in each of

15 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff in his Department are working on the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (a) as of 12 December and (b) on average between 20 June and 12 December 2022.

15 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is aware of any instances of people who have died since expressing an interest in Pathway 3 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.

15 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many of the expressions of interest received for pathway 3 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme have been processed.

15 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 1 October 2019 to Question 290324 on Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Energy Supply, whether his Department remains committ

15 Dec 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Strikes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government requested that driverless trains were included in negotiations to avert strike action on the railways ahead of Christmas 2022.

14 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the suitability of hotels in Slough constituency as long term accommodation for asylum seekers located there by her Department or its agencies.

14 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied minors have been placed in in the Slough Borough Council area by her Department or its agencies.

14 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding the Government provides to local authorities which are required to look after unaccompanied minors who are claiming asylum; and what costs that funding is intended to cover.

14 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers who were placed in hotels in Slough absconded from their accommodation during 2022.

14 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Eligibility

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to change the threshold of eligibility for free school meals.

14 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral statement by the Prime Minister of 13 December 2022 on Illegal Immigration, Official Report, column 885, whether safe and legal routes to claim asylum (a) are available and

14 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made as to the time lost by medical professionals in the NHS as a result of any inefficiencies in the IT systems.

14 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) operations, (b) appointments and (c) treatments have been (i) postponed and (ii) cancelled as a result of IT failures within the NHS in each of the last 3 years.

14 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what computer operating systems are currently in use in the NHS.

14 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Nightclubs: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made a recent assessment of the reasons for trends in the level of nightclub closures; and whether he has had recent discussions with the (a) Night Time Industries

14 Dec 2022 · Treasury

Night-time Economy: Government Assistance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support night time industries.

14 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Police: Footwear

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer on 2 December 2022 to Question 95914 on Police: Footwear, whether her Department considers boots or similar footwear to be necessary equipment for a front line police officer to

14 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what support the Government is providing to (a) Ukrainians who are resident in the UK under the Homes for Ukraine scheme and (b) local councils to support individuals who find their

14 Dec 2022 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the results of the Single Leg Pricing fares trial in operation for certain journeys on the East Coast Main Line since January 2020.

14 Dec 2022 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the forecasted return on investment for the (a) East Coast Upgrade and (b) East Coast Main Line fleet upgrades in each of the next five years.

14 Dec 2022 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line: Timetables

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department’s intended date is for the introduction of the new East Coast Main Line timetable; and if he will make a statement.

14 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what has been the cost to the public purse of processing expressions of interest for Pathway 3 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.

14 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department made an assessment of the (a) availability of internet access in Afghanistan and (b) the security risks to individuals making online applications befor

14 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in her Department are working on processing security checks on applicants to the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme Pathway 3 as of 12 December 2022; and what the average number of sta

14 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many individuals that are eligible for the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme Pathway 3 (a) have been informed and (b) are waiting to be informed by his Department of th

13 Dec 2022 · Scotland Office

Scotland Office: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, which energy provider supplies energy to their Department; how much carbon dioxide was emitted by their Department in the latest period for which figures are available; whether the criteria their Department uses

13 Dec 2022 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Energy

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which energy provider supplies energy to their Department; how much carbon dioxide was emitted by their Department in the latest period for which figures are available; whether the criteria their Department uses

13 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which energy provider supplies energy to their Department; how much carbon dioxide was emitted by their Department in the latest period for which figures are available; whether th

13 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Home Office: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which energy provider supplies energy to their Department; how much carbon dioxide was emitted by their Department in the latest period for which figures are available; whether the criteria their Depa

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