Written questions
2,786 written questions tabled, most recent first.
22 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Network Railcards are in circulation as of 22 February 2024.
19 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse of managing (a) land and (b) property bought for Phase 2 of the HS2 project in the financial year 2024-25.
19 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: WiFi
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2024 to Question 11198 on Railways: WiFi, for which train operating companies the quality of wi-fi provision is (a) subject to a minimum service requirement and (b) a key pe
19 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways: ICT
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what budget was allocated for the Consolidated Online Retail Solution project by the Great British Railways Transition Team in the financial years (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25; and how many full time equivalent
19 Feb 2024 · Home Office
Assessments: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a standardised compensation scheme for students who have been falsely accused of cheating in English language tests.
19 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Children
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has held discussions with his counterparts in the Middle East on the potential merits of temporarily evacuating children with urgent medical needs in Gaza to provide th
19 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Orphans
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has held discussions with his counterparts in the Middle East on the potential merits of developing a plan to support orphaned children in Gaza.
19 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Hospitals
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a field hospital in Gaza.
19 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what progress he has made with international partners on opening more land borders for aid to enter Gaza.
19 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Genocide Convention
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of Israel’s compliance with the provisional measures set forth by the International Court of Justice in the case concerning Appl
19 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Israel
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the proposed Israeli military expansion into Rafah; and whether he has made representations to encourage Israel
19 Feb 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of trends in the level of demand for local crisis support.
19 Feb 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Household Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of ending the Household Support Fund on 31 March 2024 on (a) the number of people experiencing destitution, (b) the NHS, (c) social care service
16 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways: Consultants
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Great British Railways transition team has spent on consultants as of 14 February 2024.
16 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many seats HS2 trains travelling between Birmingham and Manchester will have.
16 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport
Euston Station
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2024 to Question 12368 on Euston Station, whether it is his policy to appoint a development company to manage the delivery of Euston Station before July 2024.
16 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport
Train Operating Companies: Armed Forces Covenant
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will have discussions with train operating companies (a) contracted to the private sector and (b) under the control of DfT OLR Holdings on the adoption of the Armed Forces Covenant to a gold standard for
16 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport
Train Operating Companies: Armed Forces Covenant
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of mandating train operating companies (a) contracted to the private sector and (b) under the control of DfT OLR Holdings to adopt the Armed Forces Cove
16 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: Tickets
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether officials in his Department had discussions with Treasury officials on his decision to cancel a centralised online rail ticket retailer in December 2023.
16 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: Tickets
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he had with the representatives of the rail sector before his decision to cancel the proposal to deliver a centralised Great British Railways online rail ticket retailer in December 2023.
16 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport
Railway Stations: Access
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2023 to Question 12367 on Railway Stations: Acess, what discussions he has had with the Great British Railways Transition Team on when the accessibility audit of railway sta
16 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: Crew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of train drivers recruited in each of the last 10 years.
16 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2024 to Question 12372 on High Speed 2 Line: Costs, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) acquiring and (b) managing (i) land and (ii) property as
16 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: WiFi
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 19 July 2023 to Question 194228 on Railways: WiFi, what the results were of his Department's analysis of responses from train operating companies.
16 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: WiFi
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 20 October 2023 to Question 201667 on Railways: WiFi, what were the results of his Department’s discussions on the provision of wi-fi as part of the Annual Business Plan for eac
6 Feb 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
High Rise Flats: Fire Extinguishers
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring sprinklers are retrofitted to high-risk buildings where deemed necessary by a risk assessment.
6 Feb 2024 · Home Office
Fire and Rescue Services: Police and Crime Commissioners
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of granting powers to Police and Crime Commissioners to take over the governance of local fire and rescue services on fire (a) safety an
6 Feb 2024 · Home Office
Fire Prevention: Certification
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of reintroducing mandatory fire certificates for (a) houses in multiple occupation, (b) hospitals, (c) shopping centres and (d) other designat
6 Feb 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 merits of consulting with fire safety stakeholders on the creation of UK-wide response standards in fire and rescue services.
6 Feb 2024 · Home Office
Fire and Rescue Services: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a new equality and diversity strategy in the Fire and Rescue Services that incorporates the standards and best practice set out
Source: official written-questions record.