Written questions

2,786 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to provide humanitarian support to Israel since the start of the terrorist attacks on 7 October 2023.

18 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has held recent discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the compatibility of targeting civilian infrastructure with international law.

18 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure Israel (a) acts in accordance with international law and (b) protects civilians from harm.

18 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking with his international counterparts to help ensure the safe and unimpeded entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza in accordance with humanitarian

18 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department are taking to help expedite negotiations between Israel and Palestine on ending violence and promoting peace.

17 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Network Rail were consulted on the decision to create the Network North plan.

17 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of how much compensation will be paid to (a) contractors, (b) rolling stock suppliers and (c) other business following the decision not to proceed with Phase 2B of the HS2 project.

17 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of closing phases 2a and 2b of HS2 in financial years (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25, (c) 2025-26 and (d) 2026-27.

17 Oct 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Repossession Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the time period during which landlords cannot apply mandatory grounds for repossession of the property

16 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Euston Station

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department made an assessment of the adequacy of proposals for private financing for Euston HS2 station between 13 February 2020 and 15 July 2022.

16 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the spend on HS2 phase (a) 2a and (b) 2b is to date.

16 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Compulsory Purchase

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) homes and (b) businesses were acquired through compulsory purchase orders for HS2 Phase (i) 2a and (i) 2b.

16 Oct 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Radiation Exposure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what order his Department is issuing Nuclear Test Medals in; and how many Nuclear Test Medals had been issued by 16 October 2023.

16 Oct 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Radiation Exposure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications his Department has received for the Nuclear Test Medal.

16 Oct 2023 · Department for Education

Electronic Cigarettes: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered the potential merits of including in statutory guidance on relationships, sex and health education a requirement for pupils to be taught about the health risks associated with e-cigar

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 99 of the Williams-Shapps plan for rail, what steps he is taking to increase the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of a diverse workforce across the rail sector.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 91 of the Williams-Shapps plan for rail, what steps he is taking to prioritise long-term investment in climate resilience across the rail sector.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 90 of the Williams-Shapps plan for rail, what progress his Department has made towards (a) tree planting and (b) introducing other (i) green initiatives and (ii) energy efficiency measure

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 89 of the Williams-Shapps plan for rail, whether his Department has published an environment plan to establish rail as a key pillar of a cleaner future transport system.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to pages 89-90 of the Williams-Shapps plan for rail, if he will provide an update on the steps taken by his Department to strengthen the contribution of the railways to the nation’s green recover

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

Trains: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the roll-out of (a) hydrogen and (b) battery power technologies on emissions from trains.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways: Job Creation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of new jobs that will be created by Great British Railways.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the accessibility of railways for passengers.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to incentivise train operating companies to encourage more people to use railways.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Season Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 10 of the Williams-Shapps plan for rail, when he expects flexible season tickets to be introduced for people who commute 2 or 3 days a week.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Season Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the affordability of rail season tickets.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of affordable turn up and go rail tickets available to passengers.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether an independent oversight mechanism will be established to oversee Great British Railways.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve rail services across the North of England.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Timetables

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking to steps to help reduce the potential impacts of timetable changes by rail operators on passenger rail travel.

Source: official written-questions record.