Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,346 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the experience of constituents in West Dorset using the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to resolve complaints against public bodies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of soil moisture deficit on the resilience of railway infrastructure in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the risk of rail disruption caused by soil moisture deficit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what long-term plans she has to improve the resilience of the rail network to soil moisture deficit and other climate-related ground movement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of soil moisture deficit on railway services in West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Network Rail on measures to reduce disruption caused by soil moisture deficit on railway lines serving West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding she plans to allocate to improve the resilience of railway infrastructure in West Dorset against soil moisture deficit and other climate-related ground conditions over the next five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered establishing a funding stream to enable community transport operators to participate in the national bus fare cap scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of excluding community transport services from the national bus fare cap scheme on those services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending financial support for the bus fare cap to community transport services operating in West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with community transport providers in West Dorset on funding arrangements to enable participation in the national bus fare cap scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of woodland-based greenhouse gas removal units on demand for engineered greenhouse gas removals within the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to ensure that the inclusion of woodland greenhouse gas removal units within the UK Emissions Trading Scheme does not suppress investment in engineered greenhouse gas
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she plans to introduce separate market (a) mechanisms and (b) quotas for engineered greenhouse gas removals within the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the application of council tax premiums to fire-damaged residential properties that cannot be occupied on the owners of th
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local authorities in England are able to charge a second homes council tax premium on fire-damaged properties where furniture remains solely because access is restricted
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of applying a second homes council tax premium to owners of fire-damaged properties awaiting repair or remediation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on the application of council tax premiums to uninhabitable residential properties.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of council tax premium rules on owners of fire-damaged properties in West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with Dorset Council on the application of second homes council tax premiums to uninhabitable fire-damaged properties in West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delays in Ofsted registration for supported accommodation providers on the availability of placements for care-experienced young people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications for registration as a supported accommodation provider are awaiting allocation to an Ofsted inspector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average time taken by Ofsted to determine applications for registration as a supported accommodation provider has been since October 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether additional resources have been provided to Ofsted to reduce the backlog of applications for the registration of supported accommodation providers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered the potential merits of introducing interim arrangements to allow supported accommodation providers with complete registration applications to operate, subject to appropriate safeguar