Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,266 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve the lethality of the armed forces.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve the survivability of the armed forces.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Community Ownership Fund reaches communities in South Shropshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of an Overnight Visitor Levy on tourist numbers in South Shropshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the horse racing industry.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of adequacy of the time taken for National Savings and Investments to action a request for a valuation.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of a 22% charge on ISA-held interest on household savings behaviour, particularly among low- and middle-income savers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce avoidable delays in the diagnosis of leukaemia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding was spent on each individual scheme supported through the Restoring Your Railway Fund (RYRF); and to what stage did each of those RYRF schemes get.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many reported personal injury road traffic collisions involved a driver who was driving on a foreign driving licence that was valid for use in the UK in each of the last five years; and if she will provide
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which (a) local authorities, (b) transport authorities and (c) mayoral combined authorities in England have a maximum single adult bus fare cap of £2 or below; and if she will list the parliamentary constituenc
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the calculated difference in business rates liability for each commercial airport in England between 4 July 2024 and the most recent date for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will provide a list of all public consultations launched by her Department since 6 May 2010; and for each consultation state whether it is (a) currently open and accepting responses, (b) closed with a Go
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish a list of legislative and statutory requirements, including those relating to environmental protection, health and safety, planning, habitats, heritage, water, flood risk and other regulator
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of electrifying the unelectrified section of railway between London Gateway port and the electrified rail network; and whether her Department has held discussio
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the findings of the Demos report entitled Facing the Music in relation to music education funding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Trade Unions from the creative industries regarding skills shortages and workforce development needs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the merits of establishing a the Cross-Departmental Advisory Group on Creative Education.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what consideration was given to the social and economic value media studies and film studies as part of the Curriculum and Assessment Review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of state secondary schools that currently offer GCSE Media Studies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Creative Industries Council regarding skills shortages and creative education pathways.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact the cost of specialist creative training and auditions has on access to careers in the performing arts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with ministerial colleagues on improving access to creative education for children and young people from lower income families.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to deliver a ban on the (a) breeding, (b) release and (c) killing of birds for sport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to end unethical and unnecessary animal testing.