Written answers

Monday, 20 November 2017

  • HM Treasury

    • Debts

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2017 to Question 6591, on debts, what plans he has to implement a breathing space scheme.

    • Offshore Trusts: Tax Avoidance

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to reduce offshore tax avoidance.

      Business: Tax Collection

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the average amount of recovered taxes that a member of staff in the compliance business stream of HM Revenue and Customs brings...

      Trusts: Tax Evasion

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle tax evasion through trusts and (b) open trusts to greater public scrutiny.

      Offshore Trusts: Registration

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to establish a public register of the ownership of offshore companies and trusts.

      Tax Collection

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the additional tax revenue to be accrued from potential changes in the international tax rules (a) as a result of the G20/OECD...

      Chevron Petroleum: Australia

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what implications the judgment in the case of Chevron Australia Holdings Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation in Australia has for his policies; and if he...

      Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total reduction in the income tax liability for additional rate taxpayers as a result of reducing the additional rate from...

      Public Sector: Pay

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of a public sector pay award in line with (a) CPI and (b) RPI taking account of (i) income tax, (ii)...

      Local Government: Pay

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the cost to local authorities of a public sector pay award in line with (a) CPI and (b) RPI after taking account of (i) income tax and...

      Local Government: Employers' Contributions

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the cost to local authorities of the 3.4 per cent increase in employer national insurance contributions that took effect from April 2016...

      Foreign Investment in UK: Russia

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on whether people associated with human rights abuses and illegal activity in Russia are involved in...

      Spirits: Excise Duties

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the elasticities used to model the UK spirits market for the purposes of spirits revenue projection were last updated; and when his Department next...

      Customs

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of additional staff to be recruited to HM Revenue and Customs for new customs arrangements after...

      Treasury: Working Conditions

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) physical and (b) mental wellbeing of staff employed in his Department.

      Valuation Office Agency: Closures

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 111542, how many discussions his Department has had with the UK Government Ministers or Welsh...

      Valuation Office Agency: Closures

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 111905, on Valuation Office Agency, against which benchmarks performance has been measured at those...

      Companies: Guernsey

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Government of Guernsey on the automatic exchange of beneficial ownership information with HM Revenue and Customs...

      Revenue and Customs: Staff

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 112013, on HM Revenue and Customs staff, how many employees were employed in the (a) High Net Worth...

      Local Government Finance: Tax Avoidance

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to prevent councils using offshore companies to avoid paying stamp duty when purchasing commercial property.

      Public Sector: Pay

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the pay review bodies that determine public sector pay.

      Business: Digital Technology

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on productivity of businesses adopting digital technology; and if he will make a statement.

      Crown Dependencies: Tax Avoidance

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an estimate of the scale of tax avoidance in the Crown dependencies.

      Foreign Investment in UK

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the level of foreign direct investment in the UK was in the 12 months (a) prior to and (b) from July 2016.

      Valuation Office Agency: Rhyl

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 111680, how many individual cases the Rhyl valuation office has processed in each year for which data...

      Arts: Tax Allowances

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to extend creative tax relief to new sectors.

      Gambling: Excise Duties

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what income the Exchequer has received from duty on (a) online gambling and (b) betting shop income in each of the last five years.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Revenue and Customs

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the remit and activities are of the joint initiatives between HM Revenue and Customs and the Department for Work and Pensions referred to as Late,...

      Tobacco: EU Action

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to delay UK implementation of the EU Commission's proposals for a European track and trace scheme for the tobacco market.

      Royal Bank of Scotland: Small Businesses

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 111358, on the Royal Bank of Scotland: small businesses, what representations he has received from...

      Bank Services: Small Businesses

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 111345, on bank services: small businesses, what representations he has received from business...

      Working Tax Credit

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 111398, on Working Tax Credit: Denton and Reddish, if he will make it his policy to collect...

      Brexit

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total projected cost to the Exchequer to 2020 of additional Government staff being hired to manage the UK's exit from the EU.

      Individual Savings Accounts

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people had investments in cash ISAs in the 2016-17 financial year.

      Children: Day Care

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Statement of 15 November 2017, HCWS 247, on childcare service updates, on what date the tax-free childcare service will be...

      Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reform the duty regime for super strength alcohol to incentivise a reduction in the strength of those products.

      Appleby: Disclosure of Information

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has taken legal steps to obtain information held by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists relating to the...

      Tax Evasion

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were charged with tax evasion in each year from 2010 to date; and how many of those people served a custodial sentence as a result of that...

      Concentrix

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much compensation HM Revenue and Customs paid to tax credit claimants who incurred a financial loss due to actions taken by Concentrix during the course...

      Sparkling Wines: Excise Duties

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of regularising the rate of duty between sparkling wine produced in the UK and such wine produced in France.

      Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to update the Exchequer Impact data on the Tax Impact Information Note relating to alcohol duty rate changes; and if he will halt planned...

      Vat

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of changes to eligibility for VAT registration on (a) guest houses and bed and breakfast...

  • Prime Minister

    • Foreign Relations

      To ask the Prime Minister, who in the Government has responsibility for the co-ordination of UK soft power overseas.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Work Capability Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people deemed fit to work by Work Place Assessments changed status within a 12 month period in the last five years.

    • Social Security Benefits: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2017 to Question 110692, whether his Department uses a medical assessment as evidence when the claimant...

      Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has targets for staff carrying out personal independence payment mandatory reassessments on the proportion of such...

      Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on allegations of dishonesty and malpractice by assessors in the disability benefit system.

      Employment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the responses to the consultation on Work, health and disability: improving lives, which closed on...

      Social Security Benefits: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of mandatory reconsiderations result in the original decision being upheld; and whether that figure achieves his Department's...

      Social Security Benefits: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time is for his Department to clear a mandatory reconsideration; and whether that figure achieves his Department's...

      Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to review the operation of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998.

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to end personal independence payment reassessments for people with incurable conditions; and if he will make a...

      Pensions: Repayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of pensioners who have had reductions in the size of pension payouts as a result of clawback clauses...

      Department for Work and Pensions: EU Grants and Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with HM Treasury on funding for existing EU structural and investment projects; and if all such projects meet the...

      State Retirement Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time his Department takes to process online applications for the state pension is.

      Universal Credit: Warrington North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of universal credit claimants in Warrington North constituency have an advance payment agreement.

      Mortgages: North West Durham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people in North West Durham Constituency will be affected by the Support for Mortgage Interest benefit becoming a loan.

      Food Banks: Cheshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people referred to foodbanks by Jobcentre Plus in the Halton and Cheshire West and...

      Pensions: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2017 to Question 106439, on pensions, other than Master Trusts, if the Government will establish an...

      Pensions: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he will respond to the consultation, Pension Protection Fund: draft regulations to take account of bridging pensions, published on 31...

      Work Capability Assessment: Autism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that training offered to those carrying out work capability assessments complies with statutory...

      Labour and Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the change in the rate of (a) employment and (b) unemployment since 23 June 2016.

      Unemployment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support job coaches are able to offer jobseekers with health conditions and disabilities in the event that those jobcentres are unable to...

      Work Capability Assessment: Autism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people administering work capability assessments are required to undertake training on autism and autistic spectrum disorders; and if...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Interserve

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what contingency plans his Department has put in place to protect his Department's staff who are subject to TUPE transfer, in the event that...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Interserve

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department made of the financial sustainability of the company, Interserve, prior to awarding that company the contract...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Interserve

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department made of the suitability of Interserve as a fit and proper company before the award of the contract for...

      Universal Credit: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department provides to disabled people who claim universal credit.

      Universal Credit: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who identify as disabled are currently in receipt of universal credit.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of universal credit advance payment recipients receive their advance payment within (a) the first day, (b) the first two days...

      Universal Credit: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect the introduction of work coaches has had on the number of disabled people in receipt of universal credit.

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of personal independence payment claimants are refused that entitlement upon making a claim.

      Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of personal independence payment claimants are successful on appeal at tribunal.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the Government's definition is of what constitutes a change in circumstance in the transition to universal credit.

      Rents: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged 18 to 21 currently receive help with rent in (a) Liverpool, Walton constituency, (b) the North West and (c) England.

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families currently receiving benefits have three children or more in (a) Liverpool, Walton constituency, (b) the North West and (c)...

      Universal Credit: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to collect information on the experiences of disabled people claiming universal credit.

      Universal Credit: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of disabled people who will be entitled to transitional protection through managed migration from...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to amend universal credit rules to allow deduction of unreimbursed work expenses as is the case in the tax credits system;...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answers of 9 November 2017 to Question 111087 on telephone services, how many of his Department's telephone lines are (a) 01,...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to introduce a universal credit service to support vulnerable claimants analogous to HM Revenue and Customs'...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to amend universal credit rules to allow deduction of pension contributions in applying the minimum income floor; and if he...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in his Department with responsibility for social media are employed on an (a) full and (b) part-time basis.

      European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government plans to seek formal agreement to participate in the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority after the...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to train staff about whether potentially vulnerable claimants should be placed in the all work requirements group.

      Funerals: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of data in the Royal London National Funeral Cost Index 2017 on the difference between average funeral costs and...

      Funerals: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his Department's policy to raise the funeral director's fees element of the funeral fund in line with inflation; and if he...

      Tata Steel: Occupational Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provision was made for advice to be given to members of the Tata Steel pension scheme on their pension options after the creation of the...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how and when claimants will be advised of changes to their benefits when universal credit full service is rolled out to different claimant groups.

  • Home Office

    • Slavery

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 25 October 2016 to Question 48814, on slavery, if she will provide further data for (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.

    • Home Office: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of her Department's public phone-lines charge members of the public to call.

      Offences against Children: Merseyside

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of child exploitation by criminal gangs across Merseyside.

      Breathalysers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Minister of her Department personally approved by seal and signature the Intoximeter EC/IR breath analysis device in June 2005 for use...

      Rifles: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on reasons accepted by police licensing authorities to issue firearms certificates for .50 calibre rifles.

      Rifles

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the cost and availability of ammunition for .50 calibre rifles in the UK.

      Rifles

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of her Department's approved shooting clubs use .50 calibre rifles for target shooting.

      Prostitution: Criminal Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the effect of Disclosure and Barring Service regulations on prostitution-related offences on the prospects...

      Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2017 to Question 108858, on visas, what percentage of non-straightforward applications for 2017 Q1 were...

      Domestic Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with whom she plans to consult on new measures to tackle domestic violence and abuse; and when that consultation will commence.

      Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 7 September 2017 to Questions 6955 and 8408, what public appointments process was used to appoint the Independent...

      Immigration: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of immigration applications made via the premium service at UK Visas and Immigration have been completed within the service...

      UK Visas and Immigration: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of UK Visas and Immigration enquiries received from hon. Members have been answered within (a) four, (b) eight and (c) 10...

      UK Visas and Immigration: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the timeliness of responses by UK Visas and Immigration to hon. Members' enquiries.

      Immigration: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of immigration applications have been completed within the service standard limit in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.

      Alcoholic Drinks: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of cheap, super-strength alcohol on levels of crime and antisocial behaviour.

      Asylum: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people aged 18 to 25 who applied for asylum as unaccompanied children were served with removal directions in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and...

      Extradition: Romania

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of Romanian criminals in the UK appealing extradition to Romania on the grounds that the size of...

      Police: Cross Border Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to seek formal co-operative relations with the European Police Office after the UK leaves the EU.

      Slavery: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reparation orders have been made under section 8 of the Modern Slavery Act in the last 12 months.

      Judicial Co-operation Unit

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to seek formal cooperative relations with the EU's Judicial Cooperation Unit after the UK leaves the EU.

      Immigrants: English Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria were used to verify the TOEIC system for visa applications.

      Overseas Students: English Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on (a) internal investigations, (b) court fees and (c) deportation in cases involving TOEIC students.

      Refugees: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied children have had their claims certified in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017 to date.

      Refugees: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied children who have had their claim certified have subsequently been removed from the UK in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c)...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Employment: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the number of jobs in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.

    • Northern Ireland: Working Conditions

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

      Northern Ireland Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will appoint an independent person to chair the talks between the main political parties in Northern Ireland to agree the means for...

      Northern Ireland Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his oral contribution of 13 November 2017, Official Report, column 72, for what reasons the full staffing allowances of MLAs have...

      Northern Ireland Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his oral contribution of 13 November 2017, Official Report, column 72, if he will confirm that the independent assessment being...

      Borders: Republic of Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made on defining the nature of the border between the UK and the Republic of Ireland after the UK leaves the EU; and if...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • World War I: Anniversaries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has to commemorate the centenary of Armistice Day in November 2018.

    • Broadband: Universal Service Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effect on (a) technological development and (b) minimum speeds of the proposal by BT to...

      Gaming Machines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made in reducing the maximum stakes of fixed-odds betting terminals; and if she will make a statement.

      Broadband and Mobile Phones: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made on digital infrastructure investment to support the next generation of mobile and broadband...

      Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Working Conditions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the (a) physical and (b) mental wellbeing of staff employed in her Department.

      Charities: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the preparedness of charities to implement change required by the General Data Protection...

      Broadband: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to provide superfast broadband in (a) rural communities and (b) West Aberdeenshire and...

      Social Media: Privacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to protect social media users' privacy from social networks while using video and...

      Museums and Galleries: Copyright

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with representatives from national museums sponsored by her Department on the issue of copyright...

      Cultural Heritage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 2017 to Question 108578, on cultural heritage, whether the figures cited include monies...

      UK City of Culture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, at which locations staff of her Department working on issues related to (a) Hull City of Culture 2017 and (b) other City of...

      National Football League

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made on establishing a National Football League franchise in the UK.

      Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which groups she has met to discuss pension and workplace rights for elite GB athletes who receive UK Sport or National...

      Olympic Games

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will discuss with the British Olympic Association renaming the Olympic Team from Team GB to Team UK.

      Social Media: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what meetings she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the role of social media platforms in alleged Russian interference in the...

      Culture: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to establish a Cultural Development Fund to use cultural investment for community regeneration.

      Sports: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on trends in number of volunteer sports coaches supporting youth sports clubs in the...

      Social Media: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the total advertising spend across social media platforms in the UK in each...

  • Department of Health

    • NHS Trusts: Private Finance Initiative

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the change in PFI payments by NHS hospital trusts between 2017-18 and 2019-20; and what proportion of funding increases for...

    • NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) trainee general practitioners and (b) other medical and administrative staff in the NHS have their pay administered by outsourced firms; and...

      Department of Health: Official Hospitality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his Department's publication Ministerial hospitality, 1 April to 30 June 2017, published on 13 October 2017, whether (a)...

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of each clinical commissioning group's allocated budget is allocated to children and young people's mental health.

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase capacity in general practice in (a) Crawley constituency and (b) England.

      Colorectal Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase GP training to improve the detection of bowel cancer.

      Colorectal Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department takes to monitor adherence to waiting-time standards for suspected bowel cancer.

      Sepsis: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of neonatal sepsis among mothers who have risk factors present.

      Streptococcus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to improve the screening for the presence of pathogens associated with neonatal sepsis such as Group B streptococcal disease.

      Streptococcus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what training and information is provided to healthcare professionals about when to screen mothers for the presence of pathogens associated with neonatal...

      Sepsis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to improve the accuracy of recording of cases of neonatal sepsis across England.

      Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish a cancer workforce strategy.

      Department of Health: Working Conditions

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

      Bubonic Plague: Madagascar

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the NHS is planning to take any steps in response to the outbreak of plague in Madagascar; and what assessment his Department has made of...

      GP at Hand

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assistance his Department plans to give to users of the GP at Hand service who need to visit a GP face-to-face.

      GP at Hand

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of whether there is greater potential for misdiagnosis of patients using the GP at Hand service than there is in...

      GP at Hand

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of the GP at Hand service.

      Abortion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will undertake an evidence-based review into the association with and effect of abortion on the psychological and mental health of...

      Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect of not aligning with the forthcoming EU clinical trials regulation on patient access to...

      NHS: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the number of times the NHS Constitution has been breached in the last (a) week, (b) month and (c) year.

      Urgent Care Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the future of Urgent Care Centres (a) in Northamptonshire and (b) across England.

      Tomography: Leasing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answers of 3 November 2017 to Questions 110464 and 110465, on tomography: leasing, if he will take steps to collate this information...

      Patients: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many pieces of correspondence his Department has received from (a) hon. Members, (b) members of the House of Lords, (c) external organisations and...

      Patients: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on the effect of decreases to (a) bus routes and (b) the frequency of bus services...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent evaluation he has conducted of secondary care psychological therapy services in the NHS.

      Health Services: Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the Accountable Officer for Stoke-on-Trent Clinical Commissioning Group, (b) Stoke-on-Trent City...

      University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions (a) he and (b) NHS England have had with the University Hospital of North Midlands on the permanent appointment of a Trust chair.

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the Government has to develop a national strategy for self care.

      Ambulance Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many ambulance call outs were for type 3 conditions in (a) England and (b) each clinical commissioning group in each year since 2012.

      University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with (a) NHS England and (b) the Accountable Officer for the Stoke-on-Trent Clinical Commissioning Group on the waiving of...

      Mental Health Services: Out of Area Treatment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients seeking mental health treatment were sent out of area for treatment in each trust in England in each year since 2010.

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the evidential source is for the number given for the increases of NHS staff and in people being treated in his tweet in response to Ralf Little on...

      Patients: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 110811, on patient transport, whether any meetings held in the last three years between the...

      Patients: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 110811, what discussions (a) Ministers or (b) officials in his Department have held with (i)...

      Mental Health Services: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his comments on the Andrew Marr BBC television programme on 29 October 2017, how many of the 4,000 more staff working in mental health...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his comments on the Andrew Marr BBC television programme on 29 October 2017, what specific mental health conditions are being treated...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health, what progress has been made on the development and publication of a comprehensive set of...

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 111157, on dental services, what assessment he has made of the satisfaction rates of low-income...

      Pancreatic Cancer: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his assessment is of the adequacy of the level of research spend on pancreatic cancer; and if he will make a statement.

      Pancreatic Cancer: Mortality Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the reasons for variation in mortality rates for pancreatic cancer in each clinical commissioning group area.

      Patients: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 110811, how many times he has met the Secretary of State for Transport since 8 June 2017.

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has established a target date for all schools to have a single point of contact with NHS CAMHS.

      Out of Area Treatment: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's definition is of an inappropriate out-of-area placement for children; and what plans he has to eliminate the practice of such...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of whether there is a causal link between the number of inpatient beds decreasing and increases in the number of detentions...

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if fewer or more claimants of universal credit will be eligible for free dental care than were under the legacy benefits systems.

      Surgical Mesh Implants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to audit the use of surgical mesh for (a) pelvic organ prolapse and (b) stress urinary incontinence; and if he will make a statement.

      Surgical Mesh Implants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the public purse would be of an inquiry into the use of surgical mesh.

      Surgical Mesh Implants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to allocate funding to provide compensation to people affected by injuries caused by surgical mesh; and if he will make a statement.

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many bids his Department received in connection with the operation of general practice at the Hightown and Freshfield surgeries.

      Nurses: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received form (a) medical professionals and (b) patients on the reintroduction of nursing bursaries.

      Skipton Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what eligibility criteria the Skipton Fund operates for people infected with HIV or Hepatitis C as a result of receiving anti-d immunoglobin; and what...

      Antibiotics: Drug Resistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to encourage CCGs to prioritise tackling anti-microbial resistance in the work of their sustainability and...

      Antibiotics: Drug Resistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of deaths by antimicrobial resistance in England in each of the last five years.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2017 to Question 110714, on the Manufacturing Technologies Association, what...

    • Energy: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of levels of energy obtained from waste plants on the achievement of carbon...

      Incinerators: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the levels of emissions of greenhouse gases from incinerator plants; and if he will...

      Fireworks: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of existing legislation regulating the sale of fireworks.

      Customs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government has made an assessment of the effect of the UK's withdrawal from the EU on the cost of EU allowances.

      European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the UK plans to seek formal co-operation with the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working...

      Energy Intensive Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of moving to a Smart Grid on energy-intensive...

      Retail Trade: Insolvency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to respond to the report of the Law Commission, Consumer Prepayments on Retailer Insolvency, HC 543,...

      Private Rented Housing: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to paragraph two of page 77 of the Clean Growth Strategy, when the consultation on making the private...

      Business: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 111391, on business: ICT, what recent representations he has...

      Business: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 111294, on manufacturing industries: North West, what meetings...

      Royal Bank of Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 112160, on the Royal Bank of Scotland, whether that Answer...

      Vauxhall Motors: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 111293, on Vauxhall Motors: employment, what recent...

      Small Businesses: Advisory Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 111346, on small businesses: advisory services, what recent...

      Microgeneration: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the amount of the financial reserves held under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme;...

      Construction: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2017 to Question 111704, what representations he has received from business...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • United Arab Emirates: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 2017 to Question 109061, what the function is of each of the armed forces stationed in the United Arab Emirates.

    • Ministry of Defence: Official Hospitality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Department's publication MOD's ministerial hospitality, April to June 2017, whether (a) representatives or employees of the firm...

      HMS Ocean

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has discussed with the Secretary of State for International Development the continued in-service use of HMS Ocean as a disaster relief vessel.

      Ministry of Defence: Working Conditions

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

      Armed Forces: Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many senior officers from the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) RAF have been assigned to duties within or seconded to HM Treasury in each of the...

      Armed Forces: Bereavement Counselling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place a copy of the (a) charter, (b) written directions, (c) standard operating procedures for armed forces bereavement and aftercare support...

      Ministry of Defence: Hunting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many live quarry have been killed during a trial hunt on Ministry of Defence land in each of the last five years.

      Ministry of Defence: Hunting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many licences for trail hunts have been issued for Ministry of Defence land in each of the last five years.

      Navy: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many apprenticeships the Royal Navy provides; and in which sectors.

      Army: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many apprenticeships the British Army provides and in which sectors.

      Air Force: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many apprenticeships the Royal Air Force provides and in which sectors.

      Armed Forces: Universities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department plans to increase engagement with universities where no single service unit exists.

      Kenya: Military Exercises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that defence training can continue in Kenya in the event that troops are unable to use his Department's...

      RAF Northolt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2017 to Question 71589, on RAF Northolt, whether planned works to resurface the runway at RAF Northolt have...

  • Department for Communities and Local Government

    • Department for Communities and Local Government: Working Conditions

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

    • High Rise Flats: Fire Extinguishers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of retrofitting sprinkler systems to residential tower blocks.

      Owner Occupation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support home ownership among people with poor or no credit history.

      High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to implement a policy to encourage or mandate the retro-fitting of sprinklers into high-rise...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to prevent land banking in local communities.

      Private Rented Housing: Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2017 to Question 110466, on private rented housing: homelessness, what the timetable is...

      Anti-semitism: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to combat access to anti-Semitic propaganda among young people.

      Multiple Occupation: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the results of October to December 2016 consultation on homes in multiple occupation and residential...

      Homelessness: Alcoholic Drinks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of cheap, super-strength alcohol on rates of mortality among people who are homeless.

  • Scotland Office

    • Scotland Office: Working Conditions

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

    • Productivity: Scottish Borders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with Scottish Enterprise on plans to boost productivity in the Scottish Borders.

  • Department for International Trade

    • Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what form the economic interest test to be used as part of the trade remedies investigation will take.

    • Department of Trade: Official Hospitality

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to his Department's publication DIT ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings: April to June 2017, published on 13...

      Trade Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 110770, on trade agreements; what representations he has received from organisations...

      Department for International Trade: Working Conditions

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

      Overseas Trade: South Korea

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 111150, on overseas trade: South Korea, what representations he has received from...

      Agriculture: Overseas Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2017 to Question 110740, on agriculture: overseas trade, what representations he has received from...

      EU Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with which countries the EU has trade deals; and how many of those countries he has visited since taking office.

      EU Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with countries that the EU has trade deals with about the operation of free trade agreements after March 2019.

      EU Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans he has to maintain elements of existing free trade agreements between the EU and other countries when the UK leaves the EU.

      World Trade Organisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2017 to Question 111584, on World Trade Organisation, which schedules need to be updated in order to...

      Overseas Trade: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of funding to help the North East join trade missions and grasp export opportunities.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Government Equalities Office: Working Conditions

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government Equalities Office is taking to improve the (a) physical and (b) mental wellbeing of staff employed in the Government...

    • Menopause

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make it her policy to issue guidance on supporting the needs of menopausal women in the workplace.

      Equal Pay

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans she has to ensure that gender pay gap reporting is effectively enforced when it comes into effect in April 2018.

  • Department for Transport

    • Motorways: Kent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the UK's freight traffic uses the Kent motorway network; and what proportion of funding for motorway resurfacing has been allocated...

    • Transport for London and Transport for the North: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment he has made of the powers to invest available to (a) Transport for London and (b) Transport for the North.

      Department for Transport: Working Conditions

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

      Crossrail 2 Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to release the business case which has been put to Transport for London on the future of Crossrail 2.

      Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many instances of number plate fraud have been recorded in England and Wales in each year since 2010.

      Railways: Penalty Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the management of rail penalty fares and the penalty fare appeals system.

      Railways: Penalty Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to implement his Department's policy that penalty fares appeals bodies should be independent of train operators and owning...

      Railway Stations: Cardiff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Written Ministerial Statement of 20 July 2017, HCWS85, on rail update, which Cardiff station is the intended recipient of funds for...

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Office of Rail and Road's enforcement of train-operating company licence provisions in...

      Rail Delivery Group: Marketing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Rail Delivery Group spent on marketing and advertising in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2014-15.

      Rail Delivery Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Rail Delivery Group; and if he will make a statement.

      Rail Delivery Group: Marketing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse has been of (a) marketing and (b) advertising associated with the Rail Delivery Group's In Partnership for Britain's...

      Railways: Ombudsman

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether train-operating company participation in the Rail Ombudsman will be compulsory.

      Public Transport: Ombudsman

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 111403, whether the Government plans to extend the proposed Rail Passengers Ombudsman beyond...

      Tolls: Bridges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to review the (a) volume of traffic and (b) level of toll charges at toll bridges operating under the provision of pre-20th century...

      Tolls: Bridges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the extent to which traffic queuing for toll bridges operating under the provision of pre-20th century acts of...

      Tolls: Bridges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on toll bridges operating under the provision of pre-20th century acts of Parliament.

      Roads: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 1 February 2016 to Question HL5729, if his Department will discuss with representatives of local highway authorities...

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    • Kamal Foroughi

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Iranian authorities to secure the release of Kamal Foroughi.

    • Sikhs: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will initiate an independent inquiry into the role of the British Government in circumstances surrounding the killing of...

      Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will review its policy on arms sales to Saudi Arabia as a result of the decision by Saudi Arabia to initiate...

      Billy Barclay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons his Department advised the family of Billy Barclay to refrain from raising his case of detention in the UAE in...

      Cayman Islands: Companies

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

      British Overseas Territories: Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has made an estimate of the scale of tax avoidance in the overseas territories.

      Human Rights: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in how many cases of UK citizens abroad including dual nationals his Department has received claims of torture and similar...

      Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has consulted its pro bono medical panel about harms and risks to the mental and physical health of Ms...

      Jagtar Singh Johal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department is offering to Jagtar Singh Johal.

      Togo: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports the Government has received of possible human rights abuses by the Government of Togo against its citizens; and if...

      Togo: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports the Government has received on potential violations of the commitment to democracy, protection of human rights and...

      Togo: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment the Government has made of the political situation in Togo; and if he will make a statement.

      Yemen: Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss the matter of arms smuggling into Yemen with his Iranian counterpart during his forthcoming visit to that...

      Yemen: Airports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Saudi-led coalition on re-opening Sana'a International Airport in Yemen.

      Adam Smith International: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has provided to Adam Smith International in each year from 2012 to 2016.

      Intelligence Services: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress the Government has made on considering how to revise the Consolidated Guidance to Intelligence Officers and...

      Intelligence Services: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which Government Departments, parliamentary committees and civil society groups the Government plans to consult on revisions to...

      Aman Vyas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made, by whom within his Department, to which organisations in relation to the...

      Israeli Settlements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the level of compliance by the Israeli Government with UN Security Council...

      Gaza: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support he has given to EU proposals to provide sea access to Gaza.

      Middle East: Peace Negotiations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government means by a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine; and how it plans to help achieve that solution.

  • Department for International Development

    • Developing Countries: Malaria

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department provided for activities to combat malaria in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.

    • Kenya: Visits Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what meetings and engagements the previous Secretary of State for International Development had during her visit to Kenya on 7 and 8...

      South Sudan: Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department plans to spend on prevention of gender based violence in South Sudan in 2017-18; and what assessment she has...

      Syria: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she has taken to implement the UK's commitments as part of the Grand Bargain on Syria.

      Developing Countries: Malaria

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what change there has been in rates of malaria in countries receiving UK funding for anti-malarial products since January 2016.

      Palestinians: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory.

      Developing Countries: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to prioritise data disaggregation for all forms of exclusion, including by ethnic group, in advance of next year's...

      Global Partnership for Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to work with France and Senegal to replenish funds for the Global Partnership for Education to 2020.

      Bangladesh: Rohingya

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on what date her Department's Office in Bangladesh became aware of the possibility of an influx of Rohingya refugees to that country;...

      Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much the British Red Cross' appeal for hurricane recovery efforts in the Caribbean has raised; and whether the Government has paid...

  • Department for Education

    • Pupils: Personal Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what basis journalists can access identifying and sensitive health data about children's special educational needs from the national pupil...

    • Classroom Assistants: Primary Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary school teaching assistants there were in (a) 2000, (b) 2005, (c) 2010 and (d) 2015.

      Classroom Assistants: Secondary Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many secondary school teaching assistants there were in (a) 2000, (b) 2005, (c) 2010 and (d) 2015.

      Arts: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support creative learning in schools to encourage children to seek careers in such learning.

      Department for Education: Working Conditions

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

      Department for Education: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of her Department's staff have been employed in each region in each of the last five years.

      Apprentices: Bolton North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people in Bolton North East constituency have undertaken an apprenticeship in each of the last 10 years.

      Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeships her Department supported in each subject area in the last year for which figures are available.

      Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average length of a modern apprenticeship was in the most recent period for which figures are available.

      GCE A-Level

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of A-level students who do not progress to their second year of study.

      GCE A-Level

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussion she has had with (a) the National Education Union, (b) the National Association of Head Teachers and (c) local authorities on...

      Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students aged 24 or over have enrolled on courses at Level 3 or above in (a) healthcare, (b) social care and (c) business and accounting in...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students have taken out advanced learner loans in each year since they were introduced.

      Department for Education: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Data Exchange project began; and what progress has been made in achieving the aims of that project.

      Education: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to share best practice with and from the devolved Parliament and Assemblies on delivering improvements in educational...

      Arts: GCSE

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students have studied at least two arts subjects at GCSE level in Coventry in each of the last five years.

      Arts: GCSE

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many GCSE entries for arts subjects there were from students in Coventry in each of the last five years.

      Primary Education: Coventry South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools in Coventry South constituency were full or oversubscribed in the school years commencing in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.

      Schools: West Sussex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what work her officials are doing with West Sussex County Council to improve the performance of maintained schools and academies.

      Academies: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 112004, on academies: admissions, whether the Secretary of State declined any of the 14...

      Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the amount of underspend on the apprenticeship levy; and what proportion of this amount is for the North West.

      Higher Education: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what safeguards her Department operates to prevent the abuse of student loan funding by private Higher Education providers.

      Department for Education: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the additional ring-fenced RDEL her Department will require to fund the increased RAB charge resulting from the increase...

      Education: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what monitoring and scrutiny of student recruitment agents for private Higher Education and Further Education providers her Department undertakes.

      Academies: Children in Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 112004, how many of the 14 requests for direct admission to an academy relating to a...

      Mothers: Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effect of maternal imprisonment on a child's emotional development; and if she will make a statement.

      Department for Education: Brexit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what contingency funding her Department has allocated in relation to the Government's negotiations on the UK leaving the EU for the (a) 2017-18, (b)...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to publish its review on convergence uplift payments to Scottish farmers.

    • Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals Order 2011

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government plans to publish its post-implementation review of the Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals Order...

      Animal Welfare: Eastbourne

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many animal cruelty offences and convictions have taken place in Eastbourne in each of the last three years.

      Britvic: Norwich

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has received from (a) Britvic and (b) recognised trades unions at Britvic on potential job losses at...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Working Conditions

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

      Agriculture: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the future of farm subsidies after the UK leaves the EU.

      Environment Agency: Inland Waterways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential benefits to waterways management of the proposals by the Inland Waterways...

      Waste Management

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Local Government Association and individual local authorities on their progress...

      Fisheries: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to meet representatives of the fishing industry in north-east Scotland to discuss fisheries policy after...

      Incinerators: Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the opening of additional incinerators on (a) UK air quality and (b) the level...

      Bovine Tuberculosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidences of bovine tuberculosis there have been in the UK in the last two months.

      Agriculture: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions officials of his Department have had with officials from the Scottish Government on UK common agricultural...

      Squirrels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) red and (b) grey squirrels there are in the UK (i) now and were (ii) in 2007.

      Animal Breeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the devolved administrations on animal breeding and vending.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Brexit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency funding his Department has allocated in relation to the Government's negotiations on the UK leaving the EU...

      Horticulture: Peat

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to increase the use of peat replacement products for professional and amateur horticulture.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people have signed up to receive his Department's UK-Air email updates; and what the average engagement rate is for...

      Radiation Exposure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the UK environment of recent reports of radioactive pollution,...

  • Department for Exiting the European Union

    • Department for Exiting the European Union: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate he has made of the number of staff in his Department with expertise on gender and trade.

    • Department for Exiting the European Union: Official Hospitality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to his Department's publication Ministerial hospitality, April to June 2017, published on 13 October 2017, whether (a)...

      EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 110712, on EU law, what representations he has had from business organisations...

      Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the effect of EU rules of origin on UK motor manufacturing after the UK leaves the EU; and if he will...

      Department for Exiting the European Union: Working Conditions

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

      Chemicals: Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the joint statement from the European Chemical Industry Council and the Chemical Industries Association published...

  • Attorney General

    • Companies: Ownership

      To ask the Attorney General, how many times the Serious Fraud Office has requested beneficial ownership information from registers of beneficial ownership from the UK's Overseas Territories and...

    • Companies: Ownership

      To ask the Attorney General, how many times the Serious Fraud Office has requested beneficial ownership information from each register of beneficial ownership from the UK's Overseas Territories...

  • Wales Office

    • Valuation Office Agency: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 111902, what the most recent meeting was that he has had with either UK Government or Welsh...

    • Economic Situation: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will have discussions with the Department for Exiting the European Union on conducting an assessment of the potential outcomes of the UK's...

      Economic Situation: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 111256, on economic situation: Wales, what the outcome of the economic analysis has been to date.

      Economic Situation: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to the Government's sectoral analysis of 58 sectors of the economy, what assessment he has made of that analysis with regard to the effect...

      Economic Situation: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether his Department has carried out or contributed to any quantitative analysis that provides an evidential basis for the UK leaving the EU being of...

      Employment: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many jobs he estimates could be (a) lost and (b) gained in Wales in the event of there being no deal at the end of UK negotiations to exit the EU.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Legal Aid Scheme: Charities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many not-for-profit providers completed legal aid work in (a) total and (b) in each region in each year since 2010.

    • Young Offender Institutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral evidence given to the Justice Committee on 7 November 2017, HC 419, what information his Department holds on contractual...

      Prisons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral evidence by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice to the Justice Committee on 7 November 2017, HC 419, if he...

      Prison Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) number and (b) benchmark target of prison officers has been for the 10 prisons deemed to be of serious concern in the Prison Annual...

      Prisons: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to increase the number of prison governor and managerial level staff at pay bands seven to 11 in each of the next two years.

      Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of restoring early legal advice on the number of cases awaiting a hearing in the courts.

      Prisons: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total number of full-time equivalent staff at governor and managerial level at pay bands seven to 11 was in the prison estate in each year...

      Alternatives to Prison

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans the Government has to extend to other areas intensive alternatives to Custody programmes such as the scheme piloted in Greater Manchester as...

      Long Lartin Prison

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on managing the incident at HMP Long Lartin in October 2017 the difference between (a) actual...

      Prisons: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of using private finance for the building of new prisons.

      Medway Secure Training Centre

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what amounts were paid to G4S in relation to Medway Secure Centre outside of amounts agreed in the initial contract.

      Civil Proceedings: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support the principle of 100 per cent compensation in civil justice cases.

      Youth Justice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to tender contracts to private companies for the provision of youth justice services.

      Prisoners' Release: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on plans to increase housing available for women leaving prison.

      Prisoners' Release: Mothers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking, through community-based services, to help reunite mothers with their children after imprisonment.

      Personal Injury: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to publish the outcome of the Ogden discount rate consultation.

      Personal Injury: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to (a) the public purse and (b) insurance companies was of the Ogden rate change of March 2017.

      Ministry of Justice: Working Conditions

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

      Prisons: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prison staff have completed suicide awareness training in each of the last three years.

      Prisons: Riot Control Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on the use of the PAVA incapacitant spray in prisons.

      Domestic Violence: Convictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many summary convictions there have been for offences under section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 for alleged controlling or coercive behaviour...

      Domestic Violence: Convictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions on indictment there have been for offences under section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 for alleged controlling or coercive...

      Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he plans to take to address the current prison population already being greater than the projected numbers for each year through to 2020.

      Employment: Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many claims of (a) age, (b) disability, (c) race, (d) religion or belief, (e) sex and (f) sexual orientation discrimination were (i) successful and...

      Community Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the implications for his policies are of the decline in the use of community sentences since 2011.

      Community Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the decline in the use of community sentences for (a) theft and (b) drugs offences since 2011.

      Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential benefits of sharing the financial burden of the proposed cut to the Litigator Graduated Fee Scheme across...

      Supreme Court

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of changes to the operation or administration of the Supreme Court as a result of the UK leaving the EU.

      Terrorism: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much financial support has been provided to services offering support for families and victims of the Manchester terrorist attack of 2017.

      Mentally Disordered Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding has been allocated to the Mental Health Casework Section in each year since 2009-10; and how many full-time equivalent staff have been...

      Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of litigants having to turn to third-party funders to meet the cost of issuing proceedings.

      Prisons: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the Government's estimate of (a) baseline certified normal accommodation and (b) operational capacity in England and Wales following the...

      Community Rehabilitation Companies: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 122018, on Community Rehabilitation Companies; staff, whether any community rehabilitation...

      Offenders: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of community-based sentencing options on reducing the numbers of mothers on the prison estate and children in...

  • Cabinet Office

  • House of Commons Commission

    • House of Commons: Temporary Employment

      To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many and what proportion of parliamentary staff are employed on fixed term contracts;...

  • Department for Transport

    • Motorcycles: Noise

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have to reduce the noise level of motorcycles on public roads.

    • Edmonton Green Station

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have assessed the impact on London Overground services of plans by Abelio Greater Anglia to cease calling at Edmonton Green Station; and whether those...

      Diesel Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are planning to update requirements for MOT inspections to ensure that all diesel cars manufactured since 2009 are tested to ensure that they...

      Diesel Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are planning to bring forward legislation to make it illegal for a garage to remove a pollution filter from a diesel vehicle.

      Bus Services Act 2017

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to publish the draft regulations associated with the Bus Services Act 2017.

      Motor Vehicles: Testing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce arrangements for automatically warning vehicle owners when their MOT certificates are about to run out.

      Ferries: Isles of Scilly

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need for a regular ferry service between St Mary’s on the Isles of Scilly and the mainland; and what discussions have...

  • Home Office

    • Domestic Violence: Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which police forces in England and Wales participate in the police and education early intervention safeguarding partnership known as Operation Encompass aimed at...

    • Hilda Murrell

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 6 November (HL2390) regarding files relating to Hilda Murrell being closed...

      Hate Crime: Internet

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of police staff who will be working in the new online hate-crime hub in 2018.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Minimum Wage: Prosecutions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 10 November (HL2703), what is their estimated increase in prosecutions that will result from current and...

    • Small Businesses: Complaints

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 10 November (HL2702), how many complaints from small businesses have been received by (1) the Department...

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    • Commonwealth: Religious Freedom

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what priority they have given to addressing freedom of religion or belief across the Commonwealth at next year’s Commonwealth Summit; and what funding, if...

    • Commonwealth: Religious Freedom

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are taking steps ahead of the Commonwealth Summit in 2018 to document levels of government restrictions and societal hostility towards religious...

      British Nationals Abroad: Terrorism

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 1 November, what is the basis for their assessment that terrorists are “flooding” back into the...

      North Korea: Refugees

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to make representations to the government of China concerning the proposed repatriation to North Korea of a group of ten escapees, including a...

      Pakistan: Terrorism

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they intend to make to the government of Pakistan to encourage it to improve its efforts to eradicate terrorist activity and...

      Libya: Sexual Offences

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are providing to efforts (1) to document allegations of systematic rape and sexual violence carried out against prisoners and detainees in Libya,...

      Israel: Religious Freedom

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of freedom of religion or belief in Israel.

      Jerusalem: Religious Buildings

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of recent alleged breaches of the Status Quo of the Holy Land sites in Jerusalem.

      Jerusalem: Religious Buildings

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel on the importance of respecting the Status Quo of the Holy Land sites in Jerusalem.

      Jerusalem: Churches

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel on the importance of protecting Church property in the Old City of Jerusalem, following the...

      Israel: Visits Abroad

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any representative from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office was present at the recent meetings in Israel between the Secretary of State for...

      Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

      To ask Her Majesty's Government on the basis of what information the Foreign Secretary told the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee on 1 November that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was "simply...

      Sahel: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have supported proposals in the UN Security Council to give the Group of Five Sahel Joint Force a UN peacekeeping mandate and funding.

      UN Human Rights Council: Elections

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they used to determine which state's candidacy to support in the recent election to the UN Human Rights Council.

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the future for Palestinians following the report by the General Assembly Fourth Committee that a sharp increase in settlement...

  • Department for Exiting the European Union

    • Brexit: Impact Assessments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why, in its sectoral impact assessments for leaving the EU, the Department for Exiting the EU has not undertaken an impact assessment of the natural environment;...

  • Attorney General

    • Hate Crime: Prosecutions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government under what authority the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has agreed a definition of racially and religiously aggravated crime that is wider than the legal...

  • Wales Office

    • Air Passenger Duty: Wales

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to introduce legislation to devolve policy on Air Passenger Duty to the Welsh Assembly, in order to facilitate further development...

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Asbestos

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the danger of asbestos in schools; what advice they give to schools and local authorities about its safe removal; and how...

    • Internet: Children and Young People

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that children and young people who view disturbing or hate-filled material online, or otherwise digitally, are encouraged to...

      Children in Care

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received from county councils and local government organisations regarding increases in children re-entering the county council care...

      Pupil Exclusions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken in response to the report by the Children's Commissioner of March 2013, They Go the Extra Mile: Reducing inequality in school...

      Pupil Exclusions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they give to state-funded schools about excluding pupils for reasons other than those connected to behaviour.

      Schools: Admissions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they take when Ofsted determines that pupils have been "off-rolled" by a state-funded school in an attempt to maximise their results and league table...

      Schools

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their definition of a school.

      Maintained Schools: Asbestos

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they give to state-maintained schools in England concerning the need to strip asbestos from school buildings.

      Out-of-school Education: Prosecutions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many unregistered schools have been prosecuted in the last year for which figures are available.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Alternatives to Prison: Mothers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of promoting the use of community-based sentences as a first option for offences that presently require custodial sentences, in...

    • Magistrates' Courts: Newcastle upon Tyne

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 26 September (HL1527), whether they intend that the full range of Newcastle magistrates'...

      Prisons: Private Sector

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the performance of privatised prison services in the past year; and whether they intend to review the case for returning those...

      Care Proceedings

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the proposal by the President of the Family Division that children should be dealt with in new "problem-solving" courts.

      Local Criminal Justice Boards

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which local Criminal Justice Boards in England and Wales are chaired by the Police and Crime Commissioner for that area.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • RAF Marham: Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 30 October (HL2256), which elements of the infrastructure programme at RAF Marham are (1) behind schedule, (2)...

    • RAF Marham: Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 30 October (HL2257), how much is being paid in incentive payments for each specific element of the...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Personal Independence Payment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money has been spent in each of the last 12 months on the process of administering Personal Independence Payment (1) mandatory reconsiderations, and (2)...

    • Personal Independence Payment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the performance measures in (1) England, (2) Scotland, and (3) Wales, for the percentage of Personal Independence Payment mandatory reconsiderations which...

      Disability Rights Commission

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consult on the recreation of the Disability Rights Commission with all its previous powers and under the auspices of the DWP.

      Funeral Payments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to review the maximum payment that can currently be made under the Funeral Payment scheme.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Pesticides

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will apply the precautionary principle to authorisation of use of pesticides after Brexit.

    • Food Poverty

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 16 October (HL1662), whether they have any plans to gather evidence of the level of food security...

      Bracken

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to achieve a reduction in the amount of open countryside covered by bracken.

      Agriculture: Sustainable Development

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the contribution made by woodland creation and hedgerow planting to sustainable farming.

      Food: Waste

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the local government schemes to manage food waste and reduce the amount that goes into landfill.

      Nitrogen Dioxide

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which places in the UK have had the highest levels of nitrogen dioxide exceedance of agreed EU limits in each year since 1997 for which records are held; and how...

      Rights of Way: Closures

      To ask Her Majesty's Government on what grounds a public right of way may be temporarily closed.

      Fracking: North Yorkshire

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of recent protests, what is their evidence base for the environmental safeguards proposed to protect water supplies in areas of North Yorkshire...

  • Department for Communities and Local Government

    • Welfare Assistance Schemes

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Buscombe on 23 October (HL1902), what kinds of flexible help local authorities are able to target on...

    • Parks Action Group

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 30 October (HL Deb, col 1155), who will sit on the parks action group; and how frequently it intends to meet.

      Change of Use

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the class Q permitted development rights, which allow agricultural buildings to be converted to dwellings.

      Rented Housing: Greater London

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their projection of the number of house renters there will be in London in the next 10 years.

      Parks: Bye Laws

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of park bye-laws; and whether they consider that there is a case for reform.

  • HM Treasury

    • National Insurance Credits

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of women who are not claiming Child Benefit due to a parent earning above £50,000 and who do not receive the credit for...

    • Tobacco: Excise Duties

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the publication by HMRC on 26 October of the Tobacco tax gap estimates 2016–17, what assessment they have made of the relationship between...

      Tobacco: Excise Duties

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the impact of a second tobacco duty increase this year on the revenue of HM Treasury.

      Credit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Financial Inclusion Commission, Credit where it’s due: Overcoming the barriers to mainstream credit with...

      Airlines: Taxation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of agency pilots who consistently work for only one airline which holds a UK operating licence, who are...

      Airlines: Taxation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether HMRC has conducted, or is conducting, a review or inquiry into the practice of any airline which holds a UK operating licence that is supplied with...

      Train Operating Companies: Tax Avoidance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are aware of any train operating companies or train leasing companies using offshore companies or structures, including captive insurance vehicles, to...

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether HM Treasury is involved in the invitations to tender to build the three new solid support ships, in particular relating to the costs; and, in assessing the...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Religious Freedom: Commonwealth

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many funding proposals on freedom of religion or belief have been received by the Cabinet Office’s Commonwealth Summit Unit’s Kickstart programme;...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Government

      To ask Her Majesty's Government on which dates in the last five years the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland held briefings about developments and policy in the province; and who attended...

    • Northern Ireland Government

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 24 October (HL1962), whether they will set a date for the formal conclusion of their talks...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Advertising Standards Authority

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Compliance Team reports to complainants or publishes details of its work in the case of further complaints...

  • Department of Health

    • Health Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice or direction they have given to clinical commissioning groups in relation to the reconfiguration of local services, specifically (1) the...

    • NHS: Computers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of broken and unrepaired laptops in NHS hospitals and clinics; and whether they will take steps to ensure that NHS doctors and...

      Drugs: Intellectual Property

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what incentives, if any, they plan to introduce to ensure that, following Brexit, firms continue to develop intellectual property in the UK, including for...

      Rickets

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to designate a group of health care professionals to be accountable and responsible for the prevention of rickets and its complications.

      Rickets: Ethnic Groups

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what analysis they have undertaken of the steps necessary to protect members of the BAME community from the risk of rickets and its complications.

      Rickets

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of research published in Endocrine Connections finding (1) that the UK does not provide information to new parents before...

      Rickets

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to develop strategies to implement a rickets prevention policy alongside the existing infection prevention policy of vaccinations, in the light...

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the BMJ best practice guidance on chronic fatigue syndrome published in July, whether there are any National Health Service tests...

      Hepatitis

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the detection of hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 30 October (HL Deb, col 1160), when they anticipate that the Green Paper on children and young people’s...

      Mental Hospitals

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish their response to the report of the Commission on Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Care.

      Multiple Sclerosis: Drugs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve NHS patient access to the latest innovative cost-effective medicines for multiple sclerosis.

      Multiple Sclerosis: Drugs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) advances in treatments for multiple sclerosis for NHS patients, including the recently approved first short course oral...

      Psychiatry: Vacancies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the Royal College of Psychiatrists workforce census 2017, which reported a rise in the number of vacant or unfilled psychiatrist consultant...

      Drugs: Side Effects

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 2 November (HL2355), what are the internationally understood definitions of (1) "suspected...

      Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 2 November (HL2355), what are the latest figures for (1) suspected adverse events, and (2) serious...

      Health

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the financial cost to society of (1) alcohol misuse, (2) obesity, and (3) viral hepatitis.

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