Written questions

1,355 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 May 2022 · Department for Transport

P&O Ferries: Dismissal

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact P&O Ferries' mass dismissal of UK resident seafarers on 17 March 2022 on the maritime apprenticeship policies set out in the Maritime 2050 Strategy.

16 May 2022 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the proportion of UK resident seafarers employed on ferries operating from (a) Hull, (b) Immingham, (c) Harwich, (d) Felixstowe, (e) Tilbury and (f) Dover; and what steps he is ta

16 May 2022 · Department for Transport

P&O Ferries: Port of Hull

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has had since 17 March 2022 with the Bahamas Maritime Authority on the safety of P&O Ferries operating on international routes from the port of Hull.

16 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s vessels will remain civilian crewed.

16 May 2022 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the results of his Department's consultation on Managing pavement parking, which closed on 22 November 2020.

16 May 2022 · Department for Education

Uni Connect Programme: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the impact of reducing Uni Connect funding by an additional £10 million on reducing the gap in higher education participation between the most and least represented groups in (a)

13 May 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that visa applicants from all countries are given adequate resources to help minimise delays in deciding their applications.

12 May 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Biometrics

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the types of biometric data of pupils collected in state schools.

12 May 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Biometrics

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that schools offer pupils alternatives to biometric identification to access services and education.

12 May 2022 · Treasury

Charging Points: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the disparity in the rates of VAT on electricity for public and domestic charging points for electric vehicles; and whether he plans to harmonise those rates.

12 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mubarak Bala

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what what discussions she has had with the Nigerian government on the imprisonment of Mubarak Bala for blasphemy; and if she will make a statement.

12 May 2022 · Department for Transport

Eurotunnel: Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the financial impact on the coach industry of the decision by Eurotunnel to reduce the number of coach berths available and to increase charges for the available berths.

12 May 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Elections: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department has taken to help enable local authorities to issue valid voter identification to electors with no fixed address.

12 May 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Elections: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what is the minimum period of time between the date Local Authority issued voter ID becomes available and the date of an election where voter ID will be required.

12 May 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Elections: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether voter identification issued by a local authority will be valid to permit the holder to vote in a different Local Authority area if they change residence.

12 May 2022 · Cabinet Office

Employment: Young People

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the number of 18-24 year olds not in full-time education are employed (a) on zero hours contracts, (b) through agencies and (c) are self-employed.

12 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Wood-burning Stoves: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish guidance on potential health risks of indoor log burners in homes.

21 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Records: Paper

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his Answer of 21 April 2022 to Question 151254 on Medical Records: Paper, whether he has made an assessment of the current practice of printing out the entire patient record for archiva

21 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Nurses: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Queen’s Nursing Institute report entitled Workforce Standards for the District Nursing Service, published in February 2022, what assessment he has made of the implications for

20 Apr 2022 · Home Office

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the current waiting period in the Homes for Ukraine scheme from registering interest to receiving an update from the Home Office regarding the status of an applicatio

20 Apr 2022 · Home Office

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to publish a step-by-step guide to the Homes for Ukraine scheme to enable full understanding of the process for applicants.

20 Apr 2022 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of commissioning a scientific review of the knowledge gained from animal experiments with respect to their relevance to human biology.

20 Apr 2022 · Home Office

Animals in Science Regulation Unit: Annual Reports

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the Animal and Science Regulation Unit Annual Report for 2019-20.

14 Apr 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 steps he is taking to make the Homes for Ukraine scheme easy to navigate for households wishing to take part.

14 Apr 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the publication on 19 November 2021 of statutory guidance on the cost of school uniforms, what measures his Department has put in place to support a parent or parents who consider the cost of

14 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) assessment he has made of trends in the levels of GPs in England, (b) plans he has to increase that number and (b) targets he has for that number in each of the next three years.

14 Apr 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Electronic Cigarettes: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential for single-use vaping pens to be recycled including (a) plastic body, (b) circuit board, and (c) battery components; if he will make an e

14 Apr 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Ticket Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to undertake an equalities and vulnerability impact assessment of proposals to reduce the number of train ticket offices.

14 Apr 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Ticket Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to the number of train ticket offices on the ability of people who do not have internet access or are unable to use that technology to purchase tra

14 Apr 2022 · Treasury

Insurance: Poverty

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of Fair by Design and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries' report, The hidden risks of being poor: the poverty premium in insurance.

Source: official written-questions record.