Written questions

1,571 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Motor Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of legislation on the proximity of motocross events to residential areas.

16 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Leisure and Motor Sports: Land Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to review legislation that allows landowners to use their farmland for (a) motocross and (b) other non-agricultural activities.

16 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farmers: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that financing is available to farmers who wish to invest in sustainable energy projects.

16 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farmers: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide financial assistance to farmers in debt.

16 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dairy Farming: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Table 1.2 of his Department's national statistics entitled Farm business income in England 2023/24 forecast, updated on 14 March 2024, whether his Department plans to

12 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce which Access for All programmes will be funded during Control Period 7.

26 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money has been allocated from the HS2 Road Safety Fund in (a) total and (b) each local authority area.

26 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will take steps to provide compensation to town and parish councils for time spent on (a) applications and (b) other work linked to sections of the HS2 that have been cancelled.

26 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that road safety improvements committed to in the register of undertakings and assurances for HS2 will be fulfilled.

25 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Family Courts: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce family court waiting times for domestic abuse victims seeking to divorce abusive partners.

25 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Family Courts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce delays in the family courts.

25 Mar 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Community Ownership Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how the criteria for the Community Ownership Fund was established; and for what reason local authorities are excluded from applying.

25 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of mental illness on the size of the prison population.

25 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of people with mental illness held in UK prisons.

25 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Mental Health Treatment Requirements were issued per year in each year since 2019.

25 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Illness and Neurodiversity: Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of prisoners had (a) an identified mental illness and (b) a diagnosed neurodivergence in each of the last 10 years.

22 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

A5: Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve safety at the A5 Shotatton Crossroads.

21 Mar 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Cancer: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the change to annual income that families experience as a result of (a) a child or young person receiving a cancer diagnosis and (b) their associated caring responsibilities

21 Mar 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Cancer: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing carers of children and young people with cancer to apply for Carer’s Allowance prior to the child or young person being cared for receivin

21 Mar 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Cancer: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of applications for Carer's allowance that have been delayed for people caring for a child with cancer as a result of delayed (a) Personal Independence Payments a

21 Mar 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Cancer: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of financial support available for carers of children and young people with cancer for (a) travel costs, (b) energy bills, (c) accommodation and (d) dietary r

20 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Shrewsbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his permission was required for Avanti West Coast to withdraw its direct Shrewsbury to Euston service.

20 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Shrewsbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will instruct Avanti West Coast to hold a public consultation on its planned withdrawal of the Shrewsbury to Euston service.

20 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Shrewsbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with Avanti West Coast on the withdrawal of the direct Euston to Shrewsbury service.

20 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she is taking steps to help ensure that healthcare providers inform the carers of children and young people with cancer of the financial support available to them.

20 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance her Department provides to carers of children and young people with cancer on the financial support available to them from the UK government.

20 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the financial support for (a) travel costs, (b) energy bills, (c) accommodation and (d) dietary requirements available for carers of children and young people

12 Mar 2024 · Treasury

Roads: Accidents

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the value attributed to a prevented fatality in his Department's Green Book.

12 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

Roads: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the value attributed to a prevented fatality in business cases for road investment.

12 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that programmes for improving safety on the strategic road network receive adequate funding.

Source: official written-questions record.