Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
193,089 questions
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
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Ofsted on publishing expected timescales for determining applications for the registration of supported accommodation providers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delays in the registration of supported accommodation providers on the availability of placements for care-experienced young people in West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure the registration process for supported accommodation providers has adequate capacity to meet demand and avoid future backlogs.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of compulsory Office for National Statistics surveys on small businesses' administration.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with the UK Statistics Authority on reducing the frequency of compulsory Office for National Statistics surveys for small businesses.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking steps to reduce duplication by enabling the Office for National Statistics to make greater use of data already held by Government departments rather than requiring businesses to prov
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential cumulative impact of taxation, business rates, regulatory requirements and compulsory Government data collection on small businesses.