Written questions

698 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will issue guidance to local transport authorities on the applicability of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme to concessionary fares to limited stop stage carriage bus services.

29 Apr 2025 · House of Commons Commission

Parliamentary Estate: Catering

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, from which countries' waters fish served on the Parliamentary Estate originated in the last 12 months.

29 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Kashmir: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) India, (b) Pakistan and (c) international organisations on the potential impact of violence in Kashmir on wome

29 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Police: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department (a) issues guidance and (b) requires mandatory training for police officers on the link between violence against (i) women and girls and (b) animals.

29 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of dog bites have been recorded in the most recent 12 month period for which data is available.

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Protection: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the Environment Agency has sufficient (a) resource, (b) legal expertise and (c) access to court time to enforce environmental pr

29 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department provide guidance on the handover of patient care between GPs and (a) dentists and (b) eye clinics.

22 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many regulatory tests were carried out on animals where non-animal methods were available in 2024.

22 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to data table 7.2 of her Department's statistics entitled Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2023: data tables, published on 11 September 2024,

22 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Development: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the amount of developer contributions held unspent by local authorities.

22 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Import Duties: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of US tariffs on the bus and coach sector.

22 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department holds data on the types of tickets used by bus passengers for different journey purposes.

22 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Theme Parks: Public Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on improving public transport for construction workers accessing the site of the future Universal theme park.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the reported levels of bus passenger satisfaction in the report by Transport Focus entitled Your Bus Journey, published on 25 March

17 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to data table 7.3 in the Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2023: data tables, published on 11 September 2024, what the legislation satisfying E

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Public Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled Demand responsive transport: local authority toolkit, published on 13 April 2022, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Demand Resp

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Assessments: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of exam marking for public qualifications.

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Greyhounds: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to reduce the number of deaths of dogs in greyhound racing.

26 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Parking: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the decision to increase parking penalties in London on her Department's review of penalty charge notice research.

20 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of sanctions applied by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit for incidents of non-compliance with licence conditions or with the Animals (Scientific

20 Mar 2025 · House of Commons Commission

Parliamentary Estate: Detergents

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 28325 on Parliamentary Estate: Detergents, if he will list the cleaning products used on the parliam

20 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of remote enforcement letters on coach operators.

14 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Road Works

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of shared transport responsibilities by (a) strategic authori

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

5G: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Part 2 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 on the rollout of 5G.

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Government Departments: Catering

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the written statement of 25 February 2025 entitled NFU conference: Boosting farm profitability, HCWS469, what his definition is of high welfare products in the contex

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Eggs and Poultry

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on (a) the size of the egg laying hen population, (b) the number and proportion of egg laying hens that are kept in caged systems and (c) the numb

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Buses: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of exempting electric bus operators from Ofgem’s residual network charge reforms in 2023 on those operators.

7 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fish Products: Faroe Islands

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2024 to Question 6928 on Fish Products: Faroe Islands, when his response to the public consultation on fairer food labelling will be published.

7 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making telecommunications companies statutory consultees in the planning process for new housing developm

7 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Network Rail’s debt will move to the balance sheet of Great British Railways.

Source: official written-questions record.