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Oral Answers to Questions is a regularly scheduled appearance where the Secretary of State and junior minister will answer at the Dispatch Box questions from backbench MPs
Other Commons Chamber appearances can be:Westminster Hall debates are performed in response to backbench MPs or e-petitions asking for a Minister to address a detailed issue
Written Statements are made when a current event is not sufficiently significant to require an Oral Statement, but the House is required to be informed.
| Date | Type | Title |
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| Oct. 24 | Oral Questions | Oral Answers to Questions |
| Oct. 24 | Topical Questions | Topical Questions |
| Sep. 05 | Urgent Questions | HS2 |
| Oct. 31 | Written Statements | Work of the Department |
| Oct. 30 | Westminster Hall | Bus Passes: 1950s-born Women |
| Oct. 16 | Adjournment Debate | Portishead Railway |
| Title | Last Event | Next Event Date | Last Updated | |
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| Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL] 2019-20 | 1st reading (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords 22 October, 2019 | 24 Oct 2019, 6:11 p.m. | ||
| A Bill to make provision about airspace change proposals and about the licensing regime for air traffic services under Part 1 of the Transport Act 2000, to confer police powers relating to unmanned aircraft and requirements in Air Navigation Orders and to provide for fixed penalties for certain offences relating to unmanned aircraft | ||||
| Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL] 2019-19 | 1st reading (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords 22 October, 2019 | 24 Oct 2019, 6:11 p.m. | ||
| A Bill to make provision about airspace change proposals and about the licensing regime for air traffic services under Part 1 of the Transport Act 2000, to confer police powers relating to unmanned aircraft and requirements in Air Navigation Orders and to provide for fixed penalties for certain offences relating to unmanned aircraft | ||||
| Air Travel Organisers' Licensing Act 2017 | Royal Assent (Minutes of Proceedings) 16 November, 2017 | 20 Nov 2017, 3:11 p.m. | ||
| To amend sections 71, 71A and 84 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982, and for connected purposes. | ||||
| Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 | Royal Assent (Minutes of Proceedings) 19 July, 2018 | 20 Jul 2018, 1:39 p.m. | ||
| A Bill to make provision about automated vehicles and electric vehicles. | ||||
| Laser Misuse (Vehicles) Act 2018 | Royal Assent (Minutes of Proceedings) 10 May, 2018 | 11 May 2018, 1:08 p.m. | ||
| Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018 | Royal Assent (Minutes of Proceddings) 19 July, 2018 | 26 Sep 2019, 4:58 p.m. | ||
| A Bill to make provision about the international transport of goods by road; to make provision about the registration of trailers; and for connected purposes. | ||||
| Space Industry Act 2018 | Royal Assent (Minutes of Proceedings) 15 March, 2018 | 26 Sep 2019, 3:27 p.m. | ||
| A Bill to make provision about space activities and suborbital activities; and for connected purposes. | ||||
| Current Signatures | Final Signatures | Title | Petition Deadline |
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60,448 Petition Closed |
Insurance should be on the car itself instead of the individuals who drive it Gov Responded - 9 Jan 2018 Debated on - 5 Mar 2018 |
15 Jun 2018 closed 1 year, 6 months ago |
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In some countries, such as America and Portugal, insurance is based on vehicle itself instead of being based on the individual who drives it. This is an effective method for families and friends as they are able to share a car without paying for multiple insurances. |
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| Date | Title | Type |
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| Dec. 10 | Rail factsheet: 2019 | Statistics |
| Dec. 10 | Driving test, theory test and instructor statistics: pre-release access | Guidance and Regulation |
| Dec. 10 | Driver and rider testing and instructor statistics: July to September 2019 | Statistics |
Written Questions are submitted by Members of Parliament and the House of Lords to receive information or updates from a Department.
Departments are required to respond in a timely fashion and provide a response or requested information. Written Questions can compel detailed and specific information to be produced, and are frequently used as the source of news stories about the work of a Department.
| Date | Title | Questioner |
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| 5 Nov 2019, 11:56 a.m. | Department for Transport: Honours | Seema Malhotra |
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Question To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of staff in his Department in receipt of each category of Honour in (a) December 2018 and (b) June 2019 were (i) from ethnic minority backgrounds and (ii) female aged (A) under 30, (B) 31 to 40, (C) 41 to 50 and (D) aged over 50. Answer (Chris Heaton-Harris) The Government is committed to ensuring that the honours system is fully representative of UK society. The proportion of women and people from ethnic minorities receiving recognition on each honours list is available on GOV.UK. A breakdown of the ethnicities of recipients is published on the Ethnicity Facts and Figures website at https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/culture-and-community/civic-participation/honours-recipients/latest.
Information on ages is not correlated with other diversity factors. We also publish the proportion of honours by independent committee on GOV.UK. The numbers of honours recipients in the Department for Transport are very small and vary from year to year. Releasing the requested data would identify the individuals and they have given permission for their data to be used for statistical purposes only. |
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