Tuesday, 9 January 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the M1 motorway between London and junction 32 will next be free of roadworks and lane closures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that smart motorways, when activated, react more speedily to changing traffic conditions to avoid motorists being...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2017 to Question 116256, what discussions she has had with police authorities on improving the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women were given out-of-court disposals in each of the last five whole reporting years, broken down by nationality of offender and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has any plans to introduce gun licensing for air guns similar to that in force in Northern Ireland and Scotland; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police forces in England have the (a) highest and (b) lowest ratio of crimes per police officer.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the number of police officers per capita was in (a) England and Wales, (b) London, (c) the East of England and (d) Bedfordshire in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the potential for increased demands on Bedfordshire Police due to the expansion of Luton Airport;...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the changes in the demands placed on Bedfordshire Police due to counter-terrorism operations; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the recently announced air weapons review in England and Wales, if he will seek the views of (a) Police Scotland, (b)...
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if it remains his policy to implement the Second Payment Services Directive after the UK has left the EU.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Committee on Climate Change on the cost and feasibility of delivering the Clean...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the performance indicators are for the Better Regulation Executive.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to bring forward a mandatory minimum period of bereavement leave for workers who have...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure electrical chargers comply with regulatory standards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the United Kingdom will remain a member of the European Committee on Standardisation after we leave the EU.
What recent discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on the protection of human rights in that country.
What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on President Trump’s proposed state visit to the UK.
What recent assessment he has made of diplomatic relations with Poland.
What recent assessment he has made of diplomatic relations with Oman.
What steps he is taking with his international counterparts to tackle Islamist terrorism globally.
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether his Department (a) has drafted or (b) is drafting a market access commission on the implications of the withdrawal of the UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what representations he has received from the British-Irish Chamber of Commerce on the recent agreement reached between the UK and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will ensure that any agreement in respect of the UK withdrawal from the EU does not extend to Spain an exclusive right to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent representations he has received from (a) key stakeholders and (b) individuals on (i) the appeal rights of people who are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether he plans for a new regime for state aid and competition rules to be covered by a future deal between the UK and the EU.
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of expertise in respect of competition policy in officials engaged in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether his Department has held meetings with (a) the Legatum Institute and (b) Barnabus Reynolds/Politeia on market liberalisation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate he has made of the time spent by officials in his Department compiling impact assessments on the UK leaving the EU; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, who was present at each roundtable discussion listed in the Ministerial Meetings section of his Department's Transparency Data for...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much money from the public purse has been spent on Pitcairn Island in each of the last five years; what projects that spending has...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the (a) amount of time and (b) resources that have been allocated to the production of impact assessments...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Accelerated degrees: widening student choice in higher education, published on 11 December 2017, what assessment she has made of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to table 1.9 of Autumn Budget 2017, what estimate he has made of level of Resource Accounting and Budgeting required for undergraduate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will introduce animal welfare education into the national curriculum; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's report, Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential: a plan for improving social mobility through education, published...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to schools in England per pupil in real terms in (a) 1990, (b) 2000 and (c) 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to protect prison officers from exposure to new psychoactive substances.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what communication his Department had the United States Visiting Forces before F-22 Stealth bombers from RAF Lakenheath were used to intercept Russian...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2017 to Question 116853, what the source of the recruitment budget is for the Maritime reserve.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average size is in terms of personnel of an Army Reserve (a) Company or equivalent and (b) battalion or equivalent; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2017 to Question 116996, how many and what proportion of the strength of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force were on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2017 to Question 116988, how many and what proportion of the strength of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force were on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the Maritime Reserve qualified for their annual bounty in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14, (c) 2014-15 and (d) 2015-16; how many members in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of Reserve Service Days committed to recruitment by the Royal Air Force Auxiliary was for (a) Individual Reservists and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the title was of each set of regulations introduced by his Department in each month since May 2010; which of those regulations have been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what processes his Department has put in place to (a) monitor, (b) collate cost information on, (c) review and (d) respond to requests to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the amount of surplus food disposed of by supermarkets in the UK each year and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban the use of animals in circuses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Animal and Plant Health Agency has carried out its investigation into Hall Farm in Necton Norfolk; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase compliance with the ban on the routine tail docking of pigs; what estimate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what further support he plans to provide for agricultural cooperation; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the title was of each set of regulations introduced by his Department in each month since May 2010; which of those...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which EU (a) Directives, (b) Regulations and (c) other legislation affecting his Department he is planning to propose (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average waiting time was for complaints to the Independent Housing Ombudsman to be investigated.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his oral contribution on 6 December 2017, Official Report, column, 1014, what the outcome was of his discussions with RBS on bank branches...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps his Department has taken to improve social mobility in each of the last seven years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when he last met with the management of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and whether the proposed closure of RBS branches was discussed at that meeting.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2017 to Question 118330 on Scotland Office: official hospitality and the Answer of 19 December 2017 to Question...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department has taken to improve social mobility in each of the last seven years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the dates were of the meetings he has held with the (a) Northern Ireland Equality Commission and (b) the Northern Ireland Human Rights...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the title was of each set of regulations introduced by his Department in each month since May 2010; which of those regulations have been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which EU (a) Directives, (b) Regulations and (c) other legislation affecting his Department he is planning to propose (i) revocation and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2017 to Question 118624, on trade agreements, if he will list the organisations that submitted responses.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2017 to Question 118985, on trade agreements, how many trades unions he has met with; and how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for social care in Garston and Halewood constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of hospital admissions as a result of malnutrition within the Cheshire and Merseyside Sustainability and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2017 to Question 11556, what plans his Department has to promote the uptake of a daily supplement containing 10mcg...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been admitted to hospital with a primary or secondary diagnosis of vitamin D deficiency in each (a) clinical commissioning group and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of the effect of the Healthy Start scheme on levels of malnutrition among children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2017 to Question 112819 on Carers: Young People, what the programme of work is for the cross-Government programme...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons the paragraphs entitled (a) Inputting evidence to the development of the next tobacco control plan and (b) Undertaking activity to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the total healthcare budget that is spent on mental health provision.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the follow-up process is for a patient admitted to hospital for attempted suicide.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to introduce automatic insulin delivery devices for people who live with diabetes; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the increase in iron deficiency anaemia, particularly among children and older people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to extend beyond 2018 the NHS England guidance on commissioning excellent nutrition and hydration; and if he will...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2017 to Question 117778, on gender recognition, what steps her Department has taken to ensure the correct...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many International Driving Permits were in issued in (1) 2015, and (2) 2016.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much income they received from the sale of private number plates in each year since 2010.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many trade licence plates have been approved by the DVLA; and how many are currently in use.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Statutory Off Road Notifications were received by the DVLA in (1) 2015, (2) 2016, and (3) 2017.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what has been the total amount raised by the heavy goods vehicle road user levy since April 2014.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many vehicles have been inspected using the Operator Compliance Risk Score since 2015.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many weighbridges there are in the UK.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to investigate the interest rates set on loans from shareholders to Monarch Airlines Group and determine whether those rates were...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they have given to (1) the government of Pakistan and Federal Board of Revenue of Pakistan, and (2) British Overseas Territories, on preventing tax...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 12 December (HL3727), in describing the Bahrain Ombudsman for the Ministry of the Interior as...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will make a decision, if required, on a Northern Ireland Budget for the financial year 2018–19; and what steps they intend to take to provide...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 6 December (HL Deb, col 1050), whether the definition of hate crime adopted by the Crown Prosecution...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 6 December (HL Deb, col 1051), whether the Baroness Vere of Norbiton has written to the Director of Public...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 13 December (HL3750), what progress they have made in developing a continuous professional...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of female prisoners held for non-violent crimes are mothers with children under the age of 18 in (1) England, and (2) Wales; and what percentage of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of women in prison are re-offenders in (1) England, and (2) Wales; and of those, what percentage are in prison for non-violent crimes.
To ask Her Majesty's Government which prisons and young offenders institutions have confined prisoners to their cells for more than 22 hours per day on any day in the last three months; and what...
To ask Her Majesty's Government which prisons and young offenders institutions have cancelled educational activities as a result of staff shortages on any day in the last three months; and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many medical appointments have been missed by prisoners as a result of a shortage of escort staff in each prison and young offender institution in...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of prisoners on custodial sentence at Her Majesty’s Prison Wandsworth, other than segregated prisoners, spent at least 22 hours locked in...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of prisoners on custodial sentence at Her Majesty’s Prison Wandsworth were unlocked for at least six hours each weekday in the latest...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many serious assaults by inmates on one another at Her Majesty’s Prison Wandsworth were recorded in each of the last two years for which figures are...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many incidents of self-harm by inmates at Her Majesty’s Prison Wandsworth were recorded in each of the last two years for which figures are available.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prison staff at bands 3 to 5 were assigned to Her Majesty's Prison Wandsworth; and how many vacancies there were in each of the last two years for which...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) operational prison staff at each of bands (a) 3, (b) 4, and (c) 5, are employed at Her Majesty's Prison Wandsworth, (2) operational staff on...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Marlesford on 7 December (HL Deb, col 1270), whether a senior member of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mr Ibrahim Munir, is living in...
To ask Her Majesty's Government on which occasions in the last ten years they have given an official Treasury platform to someone convicted of a criminal charge in a court in another EU country.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what were (1) the International Monetary Fund predictions of the UK growth rate, and (2) the actual growth rate, over the last five years.
To ask Her Majesty's Government on which dates during the last seven years they have hosted the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the Treasury for the IMF to launch a report on the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many contractors are registered with the Construction Industry Scheme.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people who work overseas have opted to pay National Insurance contributions.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to ensure that insurance providers can lawfully operate and fulfil their contractual obligations after Brexit.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to encourage and facilitate more companies attaining authorised economic operator (AEO) status, as well as to address any...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide copies of the 39 Brexit sectoral analyses, which were provided to the European Union Committee on 27 November, to relevant...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many cases involving the UK the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) gave rulings on in (1) 2015, (2) 2016, and (3) 2017 to date; what were the broad...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the transitional arrangements that will be sought for the UK as part of the EU withdrawal agreement will cover (1) Gibraltar, and (2) all other UK...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the annual level of exports to the EU from the UK in each of the last three years, broken down into (1) temperature controlled, (2) unitised, and (3)...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to protect Gibraltar's special position as the only UK Overseas Territory within the EU, following the transitional...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many pieces of EU legislation have become law in the UK since 1973.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total tariffs which (1) EU exporters would pay to the UK, and (2) UK exporters would pay to the EU, under World Trade...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of (1) EU jobs which are involved in exports to the UK from other EU member states, and (2) UK jobs which...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to incorporate representatives from industry sectors in the process of negotiating both transition and long-term deals.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they will take to replace trading deals with non-EU countries and to ensure that those deals are in effect on Brexit day.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to ensure the retention of doctors who work in the NHS, and (2) for recruiting more overseas doctors, after the UK leaves the EU.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to prevent medicine shortages and disruptions in dealing with public health crises following Brexit.
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