Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,124 questions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Note 8. Purchase of Goods, Services and Other Expenditure on page 114 of the Whole of Government Accounts 2024-5, if she can provide a breakdown of expenditure in the financial years in (a) 2024/5
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Euston Delivery Company will be stood up as a public body.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the planned timetable is for the Liverpool Street Station redevelopment scheme from planning consent to commencement of construction; and what the timescales required are for (a) completion of Section 106
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the establishment of Great British Railways on the governance and delivery of the Liverpool Street Station redevelopment scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many rail infrastructure projects in England with a capital value below £50 million are behind schedule.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Lloyd of Effra on 13 April (HL16133), on what date they intend to commence their review of the functioning of section 10 of the Employment Relations Act 1999.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what ministerial decisions have been taken on the publication of the Freight Plan since 1 January 2026; and on what dates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many motorists were convicted of driving without valid insurance in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fixed penalty notices were issued for failure to wear a seat belt in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many prosecutions were brought for fare evasion offences on the rail network in each of the last ten years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many assaults against railway staff were recorded in each of the last five years; and how many resulted in a prosecution.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce benefits fraud.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of people found guilty of benefits fraud in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of preventing asylum seekers in Home Office supported accommodation from being able to go out into the community freely.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria her department uses when selecting locations for asylum accommodation.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her department holds on the total cost to the public purse of (a) translation and (b) interpretation for foreign languages with regards to the asylum process.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement made by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 16 June (HLWS119), what plans they have to rename the new Place Unit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the total cost to the public purse of (a) translation and (b) interpretation for foreign languages with regards to asylum claim appeals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of judicial penalties for fly-tipping offences.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of police powers to seize (a) motorcycles and (b) other vehicles being used antisocially.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of judicial powers in respect of motorcycle theft.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle motorcycle theft in (a) Ashfield constituency and (b) nationwide.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to introduce step free access at Kirkby-in-Ashfield railway station.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her department is taking to improve (a) ease of travel and (b) safety for visually impaired people on public transport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve accessibility on trains.