Written questions

2,786 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Great Western Main Line: Railway Track

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Network Rail on track faults on the Great Western Main Line.

23 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with train operating companies on the adequacy of (a) staffing and (b) service levels.

23 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to help ensure the adequacy of train driver numbers for the next (a) five, (b) 10 and (c) 25 years.

23 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to support the recruitment and retention of train drivers.

23 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data his Department holds on the number of services p-coded by each train operating company in each of the last 12 months.

23 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the most recent funding settlement for fire and rescue services on (a) recruitment and (b) retention of firefighters.

23 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of placing a statutory duty on fire and rescue services to plan and respond to flooding.

23 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the number of firefighters on average response times to fire and rescue-related emergency calls.

23 Jan 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Offshore Industry: North Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of the introduction of quotas for domestic use of new North Sea (i) oil and (ii) gas.

23 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of advice he has received on Israel's compliance with international law.

22 Jan 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to implement the recommendations of the Climate Change Committee's report entitled 2023 Progress Report to Parliament, published 28 June 2023.

22 Jan 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Wind Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many applications for new onshore wind farms have been submitted in the last year.

22 Jan 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions she has had with (a) environmental organisations and (b) charities on the Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill.

22 Jan 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill on the UK's ability to deliver on its commitments in the Climate Change Act 2022.

22 Jan 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of impact of the provisions in the Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill on the environment.

22 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Hate Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to implement the recommendations of the Law Commission report entitled Hate crime laws: Final report, HC 942, published in December 2021, through the Criminal Justice Bill.

22 Jan 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure SEND support funding is accessible to children of armed forces personnel.

22 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces Covenant

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to introduce a national protocol to provide consistent access to public services for Armed Forces families not based in one location.

22 Jan 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Military Aid: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2024 to Question 7392 on Military Aid: Israel, when offensive military equipment was last provided to Israel.

22 Jan 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Private Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the (a) transparency and (b) regulation of private prosecutions following the failure of the Post Office Horizon system.

22 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewage: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage accurate reporting of sewage pollution by water companies.

16 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Wheelchairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the time taken to receive specialist electric wheelchairs on NHS patients.

16 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Wheelchairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will take steps to reduce the waiting time for specialist electric wheelchairs for NHS patients.

16 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of funding (a) alternative therapy methods, (b) art therapy and (c) music therapy to help the mental wellbeing of children and

16 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Counselling: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to (a) improve access to and (b) reduce waiting times for counselling for children and young people.

15 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what information his Department holds on restrictions that have been placed by Israel on the types of aid that are permitted to enter Gaza.

15 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Pauses

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make representations to his Israeli counterpart on implementing a new humanitarian pause in the conflict in Gaza.

15 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches civilians in Gaza.

15 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Middle East: Conflict Prevention

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help prevent regional escalation in the Middle East.

15 Jan 2024 · Department for Education

Home Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to identify the number of children that are home schooled.

Source: official written-questions record.