Written questions
542 written questions tabled, most recent first.
9 May 2025 · Treasury
Domicil
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many non-domiciled residents have left the UK since 5 July 2024.
23 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Great British Energy on household energy bills.
23 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport
Euston Station and Liverpool Street Station: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with Network Rail on the proposed redevelopment of (a) London Euston and (b) London Liverpool Street stations.
23 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport
Liverpool Street Station: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was for the development of the planning application by Network Rail for the redevelopment of London Liverpool Street station; and what estimate she has made of the potential co
22 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways Transition Team: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many FTE staff work for Great British Rail transition team.
22 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport
Liverpool Street Station
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations she has received from Historic England on Network Rail’s redevelopment of London Liverpool Street.
22 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport
Liverpool Street Station
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with Network Rail on plans for the redevelopment of London Liverpool Street station.
8 Apr 2025 · Scotland Office
Employers' Contributions: Job Creation
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on job creation in Scotland.
3 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways Transition Team: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money has been spent on the Great British Rail Transition Team.
27 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of conclusion one of the Public Account Committee's report entitled HS2: Update following the Northern leg cancellation, HC 357, publi
27 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Tickets
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the amount of funding spent on reforming the train ticketing system in the (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23 and (c) 2023-24 financial years.
13 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport
High Speed Two
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of conclusion one of the Public Account Committee's report entitled HS2: Update following the Northern leg cancellation, HC 357, publi
13 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways: Fares
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the new Great British Railways ticketing system will automatically identify the cheapest combination of fares for each journey.
13 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Tickets
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the funding allocated to reform the train ticketing system has been spent.
21 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for resolutions to missed child maintenance payments.
21 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport
Roads: Tree Planting
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of amending the Highways Act 1980 to increase roadside trees planting.
21 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tree Planting
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to meet its target of 16.5% tree cover by 2050.
21 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport
Roads: Tree Planting
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to plant trees alongside roads.
21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cannabis: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that children can access cannabinoid medications through the NHS; and what assessment he has made of trends in the level of families using non-prescrib
7 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Genetically Modified Organisms
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his EU counterparts on UK legislation on gene-editing.
7 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Genetically Modified Organisms
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on aligning gene-editing legislation with that of the European Union.
5 Feb 2025 · Treasury
Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the additional unit cost of processing vehicle tax payments on periods shorter than one year.
5 Feb 2025 · Treasury
Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason there is a surcharge on vehicle tax payments on periods shorter than a year.
30 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were (a) held informally under the Mental Health Act 1983 and (b) otherwise detained in assessment and treatment units in December (i) 2024, (ii) 2023, (iii) 2022 and (iv) 2021.
30 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to prevent cost overruns during the transition to Great British Railways.
30 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has conducted a study of the (a) financial and (b) operational impact of rail nationalisation in Scotland.
29 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were detained in assessment and treatment units in England in December (a) 2023, (b) 2022 and (c) 2021.
22 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients are detained in assessment and treatment units in England.
19 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport
South Western Railway: Nationalisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent staff are working on the transfer of South Western Railways into a directly operated railway.
19 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways: Accountability
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that the work of Great British Rail is held to account.
Source: official written-questions record.