Written answers

Wednesday, 15 November 2017

  • Department for Transport

    • Railway Stations: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train stations have waiting rooms which are fully accessible.

    • Railway Stations: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many railway stations (a) have and (b) do not have step-free access.

      Railway Stations: Public Lavatories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of train stations which have toilets which are accessible.

      Taxis: Fuel Cells

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to approve hydrogen cell technology to power taxis in England.

      Roads: North of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how his Department plans to invest in major road schemes identified by Transport for the North which are not part of the Strategic Road Network; and...

      Railways: North of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 110675, whether the announced £300 million of infrastructure spending related to Northern...

      Motor Vehicles: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has issued guidance on the potential merits of people purchasing new (a) diesel and (b) petrol cars.

  • Department for Communities and Local Government

    • Fracking: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2017 to Question 109056, on Fracking: planning permission, whether he intends to make...

    • Department for Communities and Local Government: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff appointed after 24 June 2016 in his Department hold a post that includes work on the UK leaving the EU.

      Temporary Accommodation: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the number of children in temporary accommodation.

      Private Rented Housing: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2017 to Question 109734, on private rented housing: safety, if he will place in the...

      Gazumping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will introduce legislative proposals to prevent gazumping by compelling vendors to sell their properties to accepted bidders.

      Landlord and Tenant

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of existing legislation to allow landlords to access let properties to rectify...

      Supported Housing: Learning Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to provide supportive housing for adults with learning disabilities whose parents have died...

      Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to ensure that people are not placed in temporary accommodation for more than the legal six weeks limit.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Nuclear Reactors: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what funding his Department has allocated to research into the development of small-scale nuclear reactors in each of...

    • Nuclear Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of small-scale nuclear reactors to the provision of electricity...

      Minimum Wage: Enforcement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will place a copy in the Library of the service level agreement between his Department and the HM Revenue and...

      Intellectual Property: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Intellectual Property Office report, Share and share alike, published on 20 July 2017, what steps...

      Charities: Living Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that charity staff are paid at least the living wage.

      EU Grants and Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2017 to Question 110674, what the deadline is for making a decision on whether EU...

      Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to ensure sustainable, long-term funding for the Police Intellectual Property Crime...

      Nuclear Power: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with small businesses in the nuclear sector on his Department's sector deal for the nuclear...

      Productivity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits to productivity of increased (a) use of artificial intelligence...

      Consumers: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2017 to Question 8812, if he will make an assessment of the effect of artificial...

      Consumers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the level of consumer detriment in each of the last three years; and if he will make a...

      Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 111066, on Britvic: Norwich, what advice the Insolvency Service...

      Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 111066, on Britvic: Norwich, whether employers are require to...

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    • Syria: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Syria.

    • Eritrea: Protest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the Eritrean Government to respect the right to peaceful protest in that country.

      Eritrea: Protest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to the Eritrean Government on reports that several protestors were killed by security...

      Yemen: Diplomatic Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many members of staff are employed to support the UK Ambassador to Yemen in Ridyah.

      Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to his oral contribution of 28 March 2017, Official Report column 117, and page 5 of his Department's...

      Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to page 18 of his Department's consultation paper, Public consultation on the United Kingdom's future legal...

      British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to paragraph 1.9 of his Department's consultation response, Public consultation on the United Kingdom's future...

      British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to paragraph 1.9 of his Department's consultation response, Public consultation on the United Kingdom's future...

      Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to paragraph 4.5 of his Department's consultation response, Public consultation on the United Kingdom's future...

      Minatu Ahl Shikh

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise with the Moroccan Ambassador to the UK the need for an independent investigation into the death of Minatu Ahl...

      Syria: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of recent reports of aerial bombardments, including against schools, on the...

      Weapons: Proliferation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the total budget allocated by his Department for projects under the Government's counter-proliferation programme was in...

      Weapons: Proliferation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the total budget allocated by the Government for projects under the (a) Global Threat Reduction Programme and (b)...

      Weapons: Proliferation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the total amount of Government financial support for projects established under the Global Partnership Against the Spread...

      Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to subject autonomous UK sanctions regimes to periodic independent review after the provisions of...

      Counter Proliferation and Arms Control Centre

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to paragraph 7.17 of the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, what recent...

      Europol: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the work of Europol in assisting with the implementation of multilateral...

      Syria: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Russian counterpart on the ability of aid convoys to enter the Eastern Ghouta region in...

      British Overseas Territories: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to provide observer status for British Overseas Territories at the Commonwealth Summit in London in April...

      Turks and Caicos Islands: Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Government of Turcs and Caicos on (a) automatic exchange of beneficial ownership...

  • Department for Exiting the European Union

    • UK Delegations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the Legatum Institute, or any representative from that Institute, has taken part in any meetings in Brussels as part of a UK...

  • Wales Office

    • Renewable Energy: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what bilateral meetings he has had with (a) Welsh Ministers and (b) UK Government Ministers to discuss renewable energy in Wales.

    • Wales and Borders Rail Franchise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent bilateral meetings he has had with (a) Welsh and (b) UK Government Ministers to discuss the rail franchise for Wales.

      Aerospace Industry: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent meetings he has held with (a) Ministers of the Welsh Government and (b) Cabinet colleagues on the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the...

      Wales Office: Working Conditions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) physical and (b) mental wellbeing of staff employed in his Department.

  • Department for Education

    • Children's Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Sure Start centres there are; and how many of those centres there were in each of the last three years.

    • Swimming: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to promote swimming for students with special needs.

      Teachers: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much schools have spent on advertising for teacher posts in each of the last five years.

      Teachers: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department has provided to local authorities to aid recruitment of teachers and temporary supply teachers.

      Teachers: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the White Paper, Educational Excellence Everywhere, published in March 2016, what the timetable is for the launch of the national...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Administration of Justice: Hearing Impaired

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with charities for the deaf on the service received by people registered as deaf in the justice system.

    • Law Centres: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the number of law centres dispensing legal aid which have closed in the last five years.

      Sentencing: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the unduly lenient sentence scheme.

      Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2017 to Question 7534, on legal aid scheme, whether he has looked more widely at the impact of recent policy...

      Ministry of Justice: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to answer the named day written question 107525 tabled on 12 October 2017.

      Legal Aid Scheme: Electronic Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate the Government has made of the cost of the Client and Cost Management System in each of the last five years.

      Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the Government funding for legal aid is spent on court fees.

      Rape: Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many successful applications have been made in Crown Courts in England and Wales under section 41(2) of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act...

      Legal Aid Scheme: Southwark

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of people living in (a) Camberwell and Peckham constituency and (b) the London Borough of Southwark who were in...

      Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on the economic viability of criminal defence firms of proposed changes to the...

  • Leader of the House

    • Private Members' Bills

      To ask the Leader of the House, if she will bring forward proposals to provide more parliamentary time per session for consideration of Private Members' Bills.

    • Legislative Drafting: Parliamentary Scrutiny

      To ask the Leader of the House, whether the Government plans to seek Select Committee scrutiny for any draft Bills during the 2017 Parliament.

  • Scotland Office

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which public telephone lines for his Department's services are charged at higher rates; and how much was taken by each such telephone line in...

    • Universal Credit: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of mandatory health and work conversations on the health and wellbeing of disabled...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the personal independence payment process on the health and wellbeing of claimants.

      Unemployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to implement the recommendations of his Department's report on Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families, published...

      Social Security Benefits: Mental Illness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that adults with schizophrenia and other permanent mental health conditions are made aware of...

      Personal Independence Payment: Parkinson's Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with Parkinson's disease have been transferred from disability living allowance to personal independence payment to date.

      Personal Independence Payment: Parkinson's Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with Parkinson's disease have been placed in the personal independence payment no review required category.

      Voluntary Work: Charities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 71 of the report by Demos entitled, Shopping for Good, if he will implement the recommendation to set up clear...

      Voluntary Work: Charities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentre Plus offices signpost clients to volunteer opportunities in charity retail from which they could gain employability skills.

      Jobcentre Plus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish information on the geographical area covered by each Jobcentre Plus office.

      Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support people into work who are (a) not on Jobseekers allowance and (b) do not have access to a work coach.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will provide details of any available freepost addresses for correspondence to be sent to his Department.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to promote awareness of financial assistance available to universal credit claimants awaiting their first...

      Universal Credit: Christmas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that claimants waiting for full payment of universal credit over Christmas 2017 are...

      Universal Credit: Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what categories of claimants will be transferred onto the universal credit service in Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency when the full...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to make video relay services available to all universal credit applicants who require them.

      Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households have been subject to the bedroom tax policy in each year since its introduction.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Rivers: Sewage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the level of sewage in rivers and to maintain habitat and species in and...

    • Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to identify environmental protections which may require additional legislation when the...

      Animal Welfare Act 2006

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people were (a) charged and (b) convicted of an offence under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in each police force...

      Glyphosate: EU Action

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the use of glyphosate, with particular reference to the EU's position.

      Meat Products: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's policy is on supermarkets and food producers being required to display methods of slaughter on meat...

  • Home Office

    • Extradition: United Arab Emirates

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) how many extradition requests have been made, (b) how many of those have been refused and (c) what the cost to the public purse for...

    • British National (Overseas): Passports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many British National Overseas passports have been issued in each year since 1997.

      Immigration: Married People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of leave to remain for the spouse of a British citizen are currently awaiting a decision.

      Home Office: Brexit

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff appointed after 24 June 2016 in her Department hold a post that includes work on the UK leaving the EU.

      Asylum: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration cases involving rejected claims for asylum were overturned on appeal in the last 12 months.

      Grenfell Tower: Fires

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people who are entitled to discretionary leave to remain as a survivor or other individual...

      Refugees: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what date she expects that the Government will have fulfilled its commitment to transfer 480 children under the Dubs scheme.

      Strategic Migration Partnerships

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what tasks each strategic migration partnership are funded to undertake.

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that immigration caseworkers fully comply with guidance on handling medical evidence for...

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for (a) leave to remain and (b) further leave to remain were not decided within the target six month processing time...

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2017 to Question 9634, on asylum, (a) when and (b) where the information on the number of people...

      Immigration: Glasgow South

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-UK citizens in Glasgow South constituency will be required to apply for (a) settled and (b) temporary status as outlined in the...

      Asylum: Southwark

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people living in (a) Camberwell and Peckham constituency and (b) the London Borough of Southwark who have been detained for...

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many decisions on applications for leave to remain and further leave to remain were made outside of her Department's six month...

      Domestic Violence: Southwark

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how a many domestic violence orders have been issued by courts to people in (a) Camberwell and Peckham constituency and (b) the London...

      Animal Experiments: Cosmetics

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to table a resolution at the United Nations to establish an ad hoc committee on the testing of cosmetics on animals.

      Refugees: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has received any representations from Leeds City Council on the provision of more places for unaccompanied child...

      Visas: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 2 (General) visa applications her Department has received in each month since January 2016; how many of those applications...

      Visas: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Tier 2 (General) visa applications made in each month since January 2016 had a decision made on them within three weeks.

      Asylum: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that women seeking asylum in the UK are treated with justice and dignity.

      Animal Experiments: Cosmetics

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to table a resolution to the UN to establish an ad hoc committee to develop an international agreement for the barring of...

      Immigration Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken at UK borders to prevent any dangers to public health relating to the outbreak of plague in Madagascar.

      Grenfell Tower: Fires

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of (a) amending or (b) extending the discretionary immigration policy for...

      Grenfell Tower: Fires

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to provide additional financial assistance for successful applicants under the discretionary 12 months leave to...

      Asylum: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 110436, on asylum deportation, for what reasons there were differences between this...

      Asylum: Glasgow South West

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2017 to Question 110788, on asylum, for what reasons there were differences between this Answer and the...

      Refugees: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce dangerous journeys for unaccompanied child refugees with family in the UK.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Reserve Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the budget was for each University Service Unit in each of the last five years.

    • Reserve Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many University Service Units there are in the UK by service.

      Navy: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many naval assets have visited Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.

  • HM Treasury

    • Valuation Office Agency: Complaints

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints have been received in relation to the Valuation Office's online system in the last 12 months.

    • Treasury: Telephone Services

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which public telephone lines for his Department's services are charged at higher rates; and how much was taken by each such telephone line in the last 12 months.

      Agriculture

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has estimated the level of financial support that will be available to agriculture after 2022.

      Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what effect reducing the top rate of tax from 50 per cent to 45 per cent has had on total tax receipts since 2012.

      Apprentices: NHS Trusts

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which NHS trusts have made apprenticeship levy payments since 6 April 2017; and how much has been paid since that date (a) by each NHS trust and (b) in...

      Local Growth Deals: Scottish Borders

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the proposed Borderlands Growth Deal on the economies of (a) the Borderlands area, including Berwickshire, Roxburgh and...

      Tax Avoidance: Disclosure of Information

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any of the skilled persons reports submitted under section 166 of Financial Services and Markets Authority Act were prepared by a party engaged in...

      Social Services: Finance

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to increase Government funding for adult social care.

      European Investment Bank

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on access to European Investment Bank funds by UK businesses.

      Spirits: Excise Duties

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the rate of excise duty per litre of pure alcohol on spirits in the UK compares with that of other EU countries.

      Living Wage

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to encourage businesses to pay the voluntary living wage.

      Mersey Gateway Bridge: Tolls

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what powers his Department has to direct Mersey Gateway Crossings Board on the imposition of (a) tolls and (b) Penalty Charge Notices over a defined period...

      Business: Loans

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 111359, what representations he has received from business organisations on extending the regulatory...

      Customs

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 110710, what representations he has received from business organisations on the adequacy of capacity...

      Customs: Northern Ireland

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 110573, what representations he has received from business organisations in Northern Ireland and the...

      Small Businesses: Insurance Premium Tax

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of a rise in insurance premium tax on small and medium-sized enterprises.

      Administration of Estates

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many properties have been subject to escheat under the Crown Estate in each of the last five years.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Brexit

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full-time equivalent civil servants have been assigned work on the UK leaving the EU in the last 12 months; and what estimate he has made of...

    • Cancer: Death

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths resulted from (a) breast, (b) cervical and (c) prostate cancer in (i) 2015-16 and (ii) 2016-17.

      Immigration: Kuwait

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of Kuwaiti Bidoons resident in the UK.

      Death: Babies

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many babies have died as a result of neonatal (a) sepsis, (b) meningitis and (c) pneumonia in NHS hospitals in each region of the UK in each of the...

      Childbirth

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many babies have been born in NHS hospitals in each region of the UK in each of the last five years.

  • Department for International Trade

    • Education: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what (a) steps he has taken and (b) discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on achieving the education export...

    • Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he will set up business engagement groups for exporters and potential exporters on a (a) country and (b) sectoral basis.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Government Art Collection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list all the items obtained by the Government Art Collection in the last 10 years.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Terrorism: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government is taking to tackle paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland.

    • Marriage: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with political parties in Northern Ireland on equal marriage for same-sex couples.

      Northern Ireland Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made on restoring devolved government in Northern Ireland.

  • Department of Health

    • Patients: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has altered the eligibility for patients receiving free transport to hospital.

    • Department of Health: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff appointed after 24 June 2016 in his Department hold a post that includes work on the UK leaving the EU.

      Department of Health: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which public telephone lines for his Department's services are charged at higher rates; and how much was taken by each such telephone line in the last 12...

      In Vitro Fertilisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce regional variation in the commissioning of IVF services in the NHS.

      Glaucoma

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people living with glaucoma; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce their sight loss.

      Vitamin D: Pregnancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many pregnant women were admitted to hospital with vitamin D deficiency in each (a) English region and (b) parliamentary constituency in each of the...

      Midwives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many births per full time equivalent NHS midwife there were in each region of England in each of the last three years.

      Midwives: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the public purse was of training (a) one midwife and (b) all student midwives in each of the last three years.

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2017 to Question 71524, on NHS staff, what estimate he has made of the average cost to the NHS of employing one...

      NHS: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on future immigration policy for nurses, midwives and other...

      Midwives: Graduates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwifery graduates there were in each year since 2010-11.

      Midwives: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many training places for midwifery were (a) commissioned and (b) filled in each of the last five years.

      Endoscopy: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of additional NHS endoscopies that will be performed annually by 2020 as a result of the additional number of...

      NHS: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to ensure that adequate numbers of essential healthcare staff will continue to be recruited after the UK has left the EU.

      Neurology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that people with functional neurological disorder have adequate access to physiotherapy and counselling in the NHS.

      Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what additional support his Department is planning to provide to Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust during winter 2017.

      Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of staffing levels at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust in (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020.

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to encourage clinical commissioning groups and local authorities to participate in national Self Care Week 2017 in...

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential savings that self care for self-treatable conditions can achieve in (a) general practice and (b) A&E.

      Pharmacy: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of minor ailment schemes in community pharmacies on the costs associated with a reduction in the number of GP...

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of visits to (a) A&E and (b) general practice were type three attendances in (i) England, (ii) each NHS trust and (iii) each clinical...

      Prescriptions: Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that there is a box on prescription forms to indicate that the recipient is eligible for universal credit.

      HIV Infection: Southwark

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money has been spent from the public purse on HIV/Aids treatment in (a) Camberwell and Peckham constituency and (b) the London Borough of...

      Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will publish (a) an assessment and (b) data supporting the responses to the Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisation's...

      Cervical Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of Capita's ability to deliver the contract to launch new systems for (a) cervical screening and (b) GP payments...

      NHS: Cybercrime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients are able to receive treatment in (a) hospitals and (b) primary care settings in the event of...

      NHS: Cybercrime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps have been taken (a) since the WannaCry cyberattack in May 2017 to improve IT security in NHS organisations and (b) to ensure that NHS...

      NHS: Cybercrime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps have been taken to educate NHS staff on how to minimise vulnerability to cyberattacks.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Broadcasting: Copyright

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of EU Commission proposal 2016/0284, which lays down rules on the exercise of copyright and related rights applicable to certain...

    • Broadcasting: Copyright

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the responses of the governments of France and Spain to EU Commission proposal 2016/0284, which outlined why they oppose the...

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    • Israel: Palestinians

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding reports of recent air strikes conducted by Israeli authorities, leading to the deaths of...

    • Israel: Palestinians

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prospect for improvements in Israeli–Palestinian relations as a result of the reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah.

      Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money they have committed to date to assist the UK Overseas Territories damaged by hurricane Irma.

      Saudi Arabia: Politics and Government

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s recent announcement that he intends to return Saudi Arabia to a path of "moderate Islam".

      Saudi Arabia: Radicalism

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relationship between (1) reports that Saudi Arabia funds organisations that promote a Salafist Wahhabist ideology, and...

      Universal Declaration of Human Rights

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to mark, in 2018, the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

      Nabeel Rajab

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Bahrain concerning the transfer of Nabeel Rajab from the Ministry of Interior Hospital to Jau Prison;...

      Nabeel Rajab

      To ask Her Majesty's Government on what date they last raised concerns with the government of Bahrain over the case of Nabeel Rajab.

      Commonwealth: Religious Freedom

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of Commonwealth countries that retain apostasy laws.

      Commonwealth: Blasphemy

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of Commonwealth countries that retain some form of blasphemy law.

      Commonwealth: Capital Punishment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of Commonwealth countries that retain the death penalty.

      Commonwealth: Religious Freedom

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their strategy for protecting freedom of religion or belief across the Commonwealth.

      Commonwealth: Religious Freedom

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of funds currently allocated under the Magna Carta Fund aim to protect or strengthen freedom of religion or belief across the Commonwealth.

      Elephants: Conservation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what further support they intend to offer members of the Elephant Protection Initiative to succeed in protecting their wildlife.

      Darfur: Military Bases

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any bases previously occupied and managed by the hybrid United Nations–African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur in Sudan have been transferred to...

      Penguins: Antarctic

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the World Wildlife Fund's proposal for a new protected area for waters off East Antarctica, following this year's breeding...

  • Attorney General

  • Department for International Development

    • Military Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what payments were made from the Department for International Development (DfID) to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in (1) 2014–15, (2) 2015–16, and...

  • Department for Education

    • Training: Finance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how they have determined the level of funding available to existing training providers from non-levy apprenticeship funds; whether there is a cap on such funding...

    • Apprentices: Disability

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of people with (1) learning difficulties, and (2) other disabilities, taking part in apprenticeships.

      Digital Technology: Adult Education

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support UNESCO’s work in discovering what kind of literacy skills people need to navigate a digitally-mediated society; and what actions they...

      Digital Technology: Adult Education

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of how many adults in the UK lack basic digital skills, and of that number, how many are functionally illiterate; and what plans they have...

      Professions: Social Mobility

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to increase access to positions in elite professional sectors by young people who attend maintained schools.

      Intercountry Adoption

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what specific provision is available from their resources, and local government resources, for children of school age adopted from abroad but at school in England;...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Industrial Health and Safety

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of health and safety legislation that is currently in force.

    • Shops: Wheelchairs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the study conducted by DisabledGo and the Department for Work and Pensions in 2014, what is their current estimate of the number or proportion of...

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Buscombe on 30 October (HL Deb, cols 1156–7), what assessment they have made of the impact of the freeze on...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Exports: Packaging

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to enable British exporters to conform with wooden packing requirements under ISPM15 following the UK's departure from the EU.

    • Fisheries

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what bilateral discussions they have conducted with neighbouring countries interested in fishing in UK waters after Brexit; and how Parliament will be advised of...

      Marine Conservation Zones: Goodwin Sands

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to designate the Goodwin Sands off the Kent Coast as a Marine Conservation Zone.

      Bracken

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the proportion of open countryside in England that was covered by bracken in (1) 1987, (2) 1997, (3) 2007, and (4) 2017; and what...

      Tree Planting

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to encourage tree planting in areas that are prone to recurrent flooding.

      Agriculture: Sustainable Development

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they provide to farmers and food growers on protecting water quality and the management of soil and nutrients.

      Domestic Waste: Landfill

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the amount of household waste that ended up in landfill in each year since 1997 for which records are held.

      Fisheries: Protection

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 3 November (HL2523), when the assessment of sea-based patrol capability is expected to be completed.

  • Home Office

    • Borders: EU Countries

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what technological innovations they have so far developed, or are developing, to deal with new post-Brexit demands for (1) the management of borders with EU Member...

    • European Migrant Smuggling Centre

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the work of the European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC); how much the EMSC has cost to operate in each year since its inception;...

      Offences against Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the scale of sex grooming by organised gangs over the last 12 years; how many girls have suffered such grooming; and in which...

  • HM Treasury

    • Motor Vehicles: Taxation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total annual revenue from taxation of motor vehicles; and what proportion of this is currently hypothecated for the Highways Agency.

    • Tobacco: EU Action

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on UK businesses of the implementation of the EU Commission proposals for a track and trace scheme for the tobacco...

      Tobacco: EU Law

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the financial impact on HM Treasury revenues of the prohibition on small tobacco packages imposed by the EU Tobacco Products...

      Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the loss to the Exchequer resulting from the removal of the Alcohol Duty Escalator.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Cybercrime: Northern Ireland

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much, if any, of the £1.9 billion investment in cyber security announced on 1 November 2016, has been designated for allocation towards policing in...

    • Industrial Health and Safety

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of procurement policies on improving health and safety at work.

      UK Membership of EU: Referendums

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any government departments and agencies have ongoing inquiries in respect of the 23 June 2016 referendum; and if so, which.

      Brexit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many new civil service posts have been created to date to deal with new functions and obligations arising from Brexit; what is the annual cost of those...

  • Department for International Trade

    • Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the value of UK arms exports to Saudi Arabia in (1) 2015, (2) 2016, and (3) 2017.

  • Department of Health

    • Mental Health Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of mental health crisis care units on reducing pressure on accident and emergency departments.

    • Dental Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to publish the assessment of the new dental contract prototypes.

      Dental Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what were (1) the total contracted Units of Dental Activity, and (2) the average value of a contracted Unit of Dental Activity per capita, in England in each year...

      Hepatitis: Drugs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many hepatitis C patients were treated using the new anti-viral drugs by NHS England in the year 2016–17; and what proportion remain free of the virus...

      Hepatitis: Drugs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the cost of treatment with anti-viral drugs for each hepatitis C patient treated by NHS England in 2016–17.

      Hepatitis: Drugs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many hepatitis C patients NHS England intend to treat using the new anti-viral drugs in 2017–18.

      Hepatitis: Drugs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many patients diagnosed with hepatitis C remain to be treated with new anti-viral drugs; and when NHS England expect them all to have received such treatment.

      Behaviour Disorders

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of their commitment made in July to provide £1.3 billion to expand mental health services, whether any of those funds will be used to support...

      Social Services: Disability

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the social care needs of working-age disabled adults distinct from the care needs of people over the age of 65.

      Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 1 November (HL2357), why all the symptoms reported for one individual are not correlated and recorded...

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