Written questions
2,198 written questions tabled, most recent first.
18 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport
Taxis: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to take steps to support taxi drivers unable to renew their licences due to the covid-19 outbreak.
16 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Protective Clothing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department plans to provide to healthcare providers on the proper use and preparation of personal protective equipment during the covid-19 pandemic.
16 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Protective Clothing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what procurement guidance his Department provides to (a) NHS trusts and (b) other primary healthcare providers on ensuring the adequacy of supply of personal protective equipment in every hospital
5 Mar 2020 · Home Office
Visas: Overseas Visitors
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of visitor visa applications from (a) Iran, (b) Afghanistan, (c) Pakistan, (d) Bangladesh and (e) South Africa have been rejected since 2015.
5 Mar 2020 · Home Office
EU Nationals: Immigration
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-EU citizens with pre-settled status have been detained by border police and subsequently released.
5 Mar 2020 · Treasury
Coronavirus: Disease Control
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding from the public purse his Department plans to allocate to (a) preparations for a response to covid-19 and (b) research into a vaccine against that virus.
4 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS 111: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2020 to Question 20040, NHS 111: Staff, how many (a) NHS staff, (b) contract staff and (c) volunteers his Department plans to recruit to the NHS 111 service to
3 Mar 2020 · Home Office
Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Unit Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of minimum unit pricing on alcohol policy in (a) Scotland and (b) Wales; and what plans she has to bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a
3 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Addictions: Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that homeless people with (a) alcohol- and (b) drug-related conditions are able to access the support they need.
3 Mar 2020 · Department for Education
Erasmus+ Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the statement that the UK will consider options for participation in elements of Erasmus+ on page 21 of the paper entitled, The future relationship with the EU: the UK’s approach to negotiatio
28 Feb 2020 · Department for Education
Erasmus+ Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 21 of the paper entitled, The future relationship with the EU: the UK’s approach to negotiations, CP211, if it is his policy to develop an alternative student mobility scheme after the en
25 Feb 2020 · Home Office
Vagrancy Act 1824: Arrests
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests have been made under the Vagrancy Act 1824 by each police force in (a) England and (b) Wales in each year since 2015.
25 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Vagrancy Act 1824: Prosecutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions have been made under the Vagrancy Act 1824 in (a) England and (b) Wales in each calendar year since 2015.
24 Feb 2020 · Department for Education
Pupil Exclusions: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children that were excluded in each London borough were (a) male and (b) BAME.
24 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport
A39: Bypasses
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to make an announcement on the proposed construction of an A39 Camelford bypass.
24 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS 111: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the NHS 111 service is adequately prepared to deal with the potential effect of a future escalation of COVID-19 cases in the UK.
24 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS 111: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) NHS staff and (b) contract staff are employed to deliver the NHS 111 service; and how many such staff in each of those categories have been employed to deliver that service in each cal
21 Feb 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Aviation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many air miles were accumulated by (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in his Department in (i) the last six months and (ii) each calendar year since
21 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Aviation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many air miles were accumulated by (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in his Department in (i) the last six months and (ii) each calendar year since 2015.
21 Feb 2020 · Department for Education
Home Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans publish a response to his Department’s consultation on children not in school, which closed in June 2019.
12 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport
Great Western Railway: easitNETWORK
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will host a meeting between representatives of (a) Great Western Railway, (b) easitNETWORK and (c) Honourable Members who represent constituents who use the easitNETWORK scheme to discuss how Great Wester
12 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport
Great Western Railway: easitNETWORK
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support schemes such as the easitNETWORK scheme that operates on Great Western Railway to encourage more people to use public transport instead of their car.
12 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport
Great Western Railway: easitNETWORK
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has made to Great Western Railway on their decision to withdraw from the easitNETWORK scheme.
12 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport
Great Western Railway: easitNETWORK
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the decision by Great Western Railway to withdraw from the easitNETWORK scheme on (a) traffic congestion, (b) air quality and (c) carbon emissions in (i) O
11 Feb 2020 · Department for International Trade
Department for International Trade: Publications
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of the printing and postage of the document entitled Exporting: A Toolkit for MPs.
11 Feb 2020 · Department for International Trade
Exports: Marketing
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2019 to Question 260105, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of the (a) operation, (b) maintenance and (c) promotion of her Departme
11 Feb 2020 · Department for International Trade
Department for International Trade: Rents and Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate she has made to the cost of the public purse of the (a) staffing and (b) rent of (i) DIT East of England, (ii) DIT North East, (iii) DIT South West, (iv) DIT East Midlands, (v) DIT North
10 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport
Roads: Oxford-Cambridge Arc
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with local authorities in (a) 2019 and (b) 2020 on the viability of Ox-Cam Arc housing targets in the event that the Oxford-Cambridge expressway project is cancelled.
10 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Mobile Phones
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) mobile phones and (b) SIM cards were discovered in each prison in (i) England and (ii) Wales in 2019.
10 Feb 2020 · Department for Education
Educational Exchanges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance he has provided to UK universities on preparing student and staff exchanges for the (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22 academic year.
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