Written questions

1,365 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the recent progress of the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce.

9 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Hammersmith Bridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the level of Government funding for the restoration of Hammersmith Bridge will be agreed.

9 Nov 2021 · Cabinet Office

Local Resilience Forums: Emergencies

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the readiness of each local resilience forum to respond to future emergencies.

9 Nov 2021 · Cabinet Office

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken in response to the recommendations from the Interim Operational Reviews of the Covid-19 National Foresight Group.

9 Nov 2021 · Cabinet Office

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has met the National Foresight Group to discuss their reports on the Government response to covid-19 and the recommendations made in those reports.

8 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

East Africa: Conflict Resolution

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much her Department spent on peace building programmes in (a) Sudan, (b) South Sudan and (c) Ethiopia in (i) 2018-19, (ii) 2019-20 and (iii) 2020-21; and what the project

8 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much her Department spent on water resilience projects in (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21; and what the projected spending is for those projects in 2021-22.

3 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Climate Change: Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with (a) other national governments and (b) international organisations on links between climate change and modern-slavery.

2 Nov 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Disposable Wipes: Plastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to ban the manufacture and sale of wet wipes containing plastic.

2 Nov 2021 · Treasury

Civil Servants

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's definition is of a non-frontline civil servant; and how the existing level of non-frontline civil servants compares to the pre-covid outbreak level of non-frontline civil servants in 2019-20.

2 Nov 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Disposable Wipes: Plastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Press release of 28 August 2021 entitled Next steps to tackle plastic waste, whether the Government's consultation on single-use plastics will include a specific

2 Nov 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Press release of 28 August 2021 entitled Next steps to tackle plastic waste, on what dates he plans to (a) open and (b) close his Department's consultation on sin

1 Nov 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Private Education

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many private schools claimed support from the Coronavirus Job Support Scheme over the 2021 summer holidays.

1 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Chile: Travel Restrictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason Chile was only removed from the red travel list on 8 October 2021.

1 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Avelumab

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the reasons for NICE's refusal to make Avelumb available on the NHS in England.

25 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Hammersmith Bridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he or Baroness Vere plans to visit Hammersmith Bridge in the next six months.

25 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Hammersmith Bridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a recent assessment has been made of the impact of the Hammersmith bridge closure on air quality in (a) Wandsworth Borough, (b) Richmond Borough, (c) Hammersmith & Fulham Borough and (d) Hounslow Boroug

25 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Hammersmith Bridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress he has made on securing the reopening of Hammersmith Bridge to vehicles.

25 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pollinators

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has had recent discussions with stakeholders on the long term effects of pesticides on wild bees and other pollinators.

25 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pollinators

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve assessments on the long term effects of pesticides on wild bees and other pollinators.

25 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pollinators

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures are in place to assess the long term effects of pesticides on wild bees and other pollinators.

19 Oct 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy that there be transitional protection on income entitlements for those transitioning from the legacy benefit system to the Universal Credit system.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Disposable Wipes: Plastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the regulation of single use wet wipes containing plastic.

15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what impact assessment his Department has made of (a) the equity of access to free prescriptions in the devolved nations and the cost for prescriptions in England and (b) the 30 per cent. increase

15 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Army Air Corps: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will reconsider the Army Air Corps’ minimum height requirement for pilots of 5 feet 4 and a half inches in line with the US Air Force's decision to remove this height requirement last year.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Sizewell C Power Station

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of (a) the effect of rising sea levels on the proposals for Sizewell C in Suffolk and (b) the impact of the proposed site on (i) SSSI RSPB Nature Rese

15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason his Department supplies ordinary face masks to front line NHS and care staff as opposed to FFP3 and FFP2/N95 masks.

15 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Official Development Assistance her Department plans to spend on water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities in 2021-22.

15 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which multilateral organisations will receive Official Development Assistance for water, sanitation and hygiene in the financial year 2021-22.

15 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Official Development Assistance her Department plans to spend (a) bilaterally and (b) multilaterally on water, sanitation and hygiene in 2021-22.

Source: official written-questions record.