Written answers

Thursday, 29 March 2018

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to improve free of charge information sharing between GPs and (a) clinical commissioning groups and (b) health...

    • Mental Health Services: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many in-patient mental health beds have been available to patients in (a) the North West, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) Bury in each...

      Drugs: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to implement the recommendation in the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy to evolve medicines value...

      Medical Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the UK is at the global forefront of collecting and using patient data to improve...

      Cancer: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on medical research into (a) rare and (b) paediatric...

      Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on human health of emissions of (a) PM 1 and (b) PM 0.1 particles.

      Cannabis: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to grant licences for medicinal cannabis products; and if he will make a statement.

      Mental Health Services: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level service accessibility for patients requiring long-term mental health care in (a) Lincolnshire...

      Clinical Commissioning Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has issued guidance to Clinical Commissioning Group's on best practice for reduce financial deficits.

      Warrington Care Commissioning Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to ensure that the Chief Officer of Warrington Care Commissioning Group spending 50 per cent of his...

      Warrington Clinical Commissioning Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2018 to Question 131390, who the person was who made the decision to appoint the Chief Officer of...

      General Practitioners: Incentives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of doctors who have been awarded bonuses by clinical commissioning groups limiting...

      General Practitioners: Incentives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of doctors who have been awarded bonuses by clinical commissioning groups for...

      Mental Health Services: Out of area Treatment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) adults and (b) children and young people within the Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group were sent out of area to receive...

      Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) NHS England and (b) NICE on the development of (a) multi-indication pricing, (b) outcomes-based...

      Facial Disfigurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that people with facial disfigurements are not refused (a) medical and (b) surgical...

      Prisoners: Hepatitis

      To ask the Secretary of for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has been made of the number of prisoners infected with the hepatitis C virus in each prison in each of the last three...

      Hepatitis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans Public Health England has to update the template, Hepatitis C: commissioning template for estimating disease prevalence,...

      Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2018 to Question 127294, on cancer, and with reference to paragraph 7 of the Next steps on the NHS...

      Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2018 to Question 127294, on cancer, and with reference to paragraph 7 in the Next steps on the NHS...

      Helen and Douglas House

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with Helen and Douglas House Hospice in Oxford about (a) its funding and (b) its proposals to close...

      Defibrillators: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of publicly accessible defibrillators in (a) St Helens North, (b) St Helens, (c) Merseyside and...

      Defibrillators

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to publicise the the locations of publicly accessible defibrillators.

      Defibrillators

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the merits of introducing a website and smartphone application containing data on all publicly accessible...

      Chiropody

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide education and advice on accessing podiatry services to patients considered at risk of falling.

      Cancer: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what drugs have been funded through the Cancer Drugs Fund this year; and how much funding remains in that Fund.

      Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have accessed the Cancer Recovery Package in the last 12 months; and what proportion of those people had blood cancer.

      Haematological Cancer: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2018 to Question 132195, on Haematological Cancer: Mental Health Services, whether patients diagnosed...

      Cancer: Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether every patient diagnosed with cancer receives support from a clinical nurse specialist; and if he will make a statement.

      Haematological Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2018 to Question 132100, on Haematological Cancer, whether he or NHS England plan to publish...

      Dental Health: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of recent trends in the level of oral health problems in care home residents in the West Midlands.

      University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff working for (a) the University Hospitals Coventry and (b) Warwickshire NHS Trust have been (i) non-UK EU citizens and (ii)...

      Chiropody: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of removing bursaries on the number of students studying podiatry in 2018.

      Health Professions: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what training is provided to medical professionals on the effect of (a) diet and (b) lifestyle on (i) diabetes, (ii) obesity, (iii) heart...

      Mental Health Services: Cornwall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding for mental health has been allocated from the public purse to Cornwall in each of the last three years; and how much...

      Hospitals: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which NHS hospitals in England charge (a) patients and (b) visitors the highest rates for one week's parking.

      Hospitals: Park and Ride Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has of the potential merits of a park and ride scheme tailored to shift times in NHS hospitals in England.

      Death Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will benefit from reforms to the death certification process due to be introduced...

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people working in the NHS are employed by third party companies in (a) Camberwell and Peckham constituency and (b) England.

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time for a GP appointment was in (a) the London Borough of Southwark; (b) London and (c) England, in each of the...

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve access to NHS dentistry services.

      Dental Services: Southwark

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many claimants of universal credit are entitled to claim free NHS dental treatment in (a) Camberwell and Peckham constituency and (b)...

      NHS: Hygiene

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of automated electronic monitoring of hand gel usage as a means of...

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was spent on the treatment of mental illness in children and young people in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17.

      Mental Illness: Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of mental health service users have co-morbid (a) alcohol, (b) drug and (c) alcohol and drug dependence.

      Death Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the implementation of his Department's proposals for reform of death certification by April 2019; and if he...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Support for Mortgage Interest: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many support for mortgage interest claimants in Scotland have been contacted by (a) letter and (b) telephone.

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Kirkcaldy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions she has had in respect of staff at her Department's office in Kirkcaldy; and what the outcome of those discussions has...

      Universal Credit: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2018 to Question 131814, on Universal Credit: Scotland, on what date his Department held early discussions...

      Universal Credit: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2018 to Question 131814, on Universal Credit: Scotland, what information the Scottish Government has...

      Social Security Benefits: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that women are able to control the way in which benefits that are paid to them as an individual are spent.

      State Retirement Pensions: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women aged between 60 and 65 are in receipt of the state pension; the level at which that state pension is paid; and how many women...

      Unemployment: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women aged between 60 and 65 are (a) unemployed and not in receipt of (i) a state pension and (ii) benefits and (b) in employment.

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of procedures in place to ensure that personal independence payment claimants claiming under...

      Cold Weather Payments: Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the number of people in Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency who have been eligible for cold...

      Cold Weather Payments: Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the number of people in Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency who have applied for cold weather...

      Universal Credit: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make a comparative assessment of the level of sanctions imposed on claimants of universal credit and claimants of other benefits;...

      Sick Leave: Mental Illness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to provide (a) financial and (b) other support for people who require time away from work for mental...

      Work Capability Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of (a) the accuracy of decisions on Fit for Work assessments, and (b) trends in the level of initial decisions...

  • Home Office

    • Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the police take when an individual on licence from prison is arrested and charged with a criminal offence in connection with...

    • Home Office: Trade Fairs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visitors attended the Home Office Security and Policing event in each year since 2012.

      Police: Cameras

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is mandatory for police officers to switch on body-worn video cameras when they arrive at the scene of an incident; and what...

      Offences against Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure there are enough detectives to support investigations into child sexual abuse.

      Passports: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department's policy on the contract to print UK passports included local value for the North East.

      Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of applications for visitor visas from each country were accepted in the most recent 12-month period for which data is available.

      Visas: Sponsorship

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employers have (a) applied for and (b) been refused UK Visa and Immigration sponsorship status in the last four years.

      Fires

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Incident Reporting System on fires caused by electricity.

      Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people resettled under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme met all of the following criteria, (a) women and girls at risk,...

      Asylum: Voluntary Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to allocate funding for volunteering opportunities for people seeking asylum in (a) the West Midlands and (b)...

      Engineers and Scientists: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2018 to Question 133795, on Engineers and Scientists: Visas, whether it is her policy not to publish the...

      Police Custody: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children living in the London Borough of Southwark spent time in a police station as a place of safety as a result of a mental...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Hillsborough Castle

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much funding has been allocated to Historic Royal Palaces for the (a) management, (b) maintenance, and (c) running of Hillsborough Castle...

    • Hillsborough Castle

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much has been spent on repairs to Hillsborough Castle in each of the past 10 years.

  • Treasury

    • Companies: Taxation

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of bespoke tax agreements between the Government and UK companies on the total tax take in the UK.

    • Public Sector: Pensions

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the consequences will be for public sector employees whose pensions have been overpaid as a result of incorrect guaranteed minimum pension calculations.

      Taxation: Developing Countries

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February to Question 124952 on Taxation: Developing Countries, whether his Department (a) commissioned and (b) conducted an...

      Horizon 2020

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to underwrite competitive grant awards made during the transition period by the European Commission to UK organisations...

      Revenue and Customs: Length of Service

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many permanent HMRC staff in post at the end of financial year 2010-11 had worked for the organisation for (a) under five years, (b) five to nine years,...

      Import Duties: Metals

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much duty has been paid on imports of (a) tin, (b)tantalum and (c) tungsten and molybdenum into the UK since 2010.

      Markets: VAT

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the policy of the Inland Revenue on street and other similar markets not attracting VAT has changed; and whether the Government has plans for such...

      Markets: VAT

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Upper Tax Tribunal decision that VAT (a) is due on the hire of pitches at organised...

      Children: Day Care

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2018 to Question 132796, on Children: Day Care, if he will ensure that the Government makes available further...

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to recoup money from employers who have paid into disguised remuneration schemes.

      Trusts

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have registered trusts with the Trusts Registration Service in the last 12 months.

      Revenue and Customs: Staff

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff are employed by HMRC in each region; and how many staff will be employed in each HMRC regional hub when those hubs are fully operational.

      Government Departments: Contracts

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what dates the (a) Permanent Secretary and (b) Ministers of his Department have met representatives of (i) Beatty, (ii) Barclays, (iii) Dalmore Capital,...

      Government Departments: Contracts

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether staff in his Department, excluding the Permanent Secretary and Ministers, have held meetings or made contact with (a) Beatty, (b) Barclays, (c)...

      Consumer Goods: Instalment Credit

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the rent-to-own market on the financial vulnerability of households on low incomes.

      Gaming Machines

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Ministers of his Department have held meetings with (a) bookmakers and (b) Association of British Bookmakers on the level of stakes for fixed odds...

      Gaming Machines

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with leaders of faith groups on changes to the levels of stakes on fixed odds betting terminals.

      Bookmakers: Money Laundering

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with the Gambling Commission on money laundering and bookmakers since the recent fine of the bookmaker William Hill.

      Bookmakers: Money Laundering

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made a recent (a) assessment of the level of risk of money laundering in the bookmakers sector and (b) estimate of the loss to the public...

      Business Bank Italy

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 12 March 2018 to Question 131145 on Business Bank Italy, whether he set a timescale for the Financial Conduct Authority to...

      Metals: Import Duties

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) tin, (b) tantalum, (c) tungsten and (d) molybdenum has been imported into the UK as scrap metal exempt of import duty in each year since 2010.

      Metals: Imports

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) tin, (b) tantalum, (c) tungsten and (d) molybdenum has been imported into the UK in each year since 2010.

      Child Care Vouchers: Northern Ireland

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2018 to Question 133825 on Child Care Vouchers: Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the cost of additional...

      Retail Trade: Fraud

      To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to ensure (a) retailers and (b) consumers are aware of (i) the ITunes HMRC and (ii) other scams.

      Listed Buildings: VAT

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of introducing a VAT exemption for goods and services required for the (a) repair, (b)...

      Stamp Duty Land Tax: Tax Allowances

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received relief from Stamp Duty Land Tax on transfers involving demutualisation of an insurance company in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c)...

      Stamp Duty Land Tax: Tax Allowances

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received relief from corporation tax on land remediation relief in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.

      National Insurance Benefits: Tax Allowances

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received income tax relief on NI benefit child dependancy additions in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.

      Government Securities: Tax Allowances

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received reliefs with tax expenditure and structural components on exemption of British Government securities where owner not ordinarily...

      Married People: Tax Allowances

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received reliefs with tax expenditure and structural components on marriage allowance in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.

      Income Tax: Tax Allowances

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received income tax age-related personal allowances in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.

      Galileo System

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contribution the UK has made to the European Union's Global Satellite Navigation System to date.

      Copernicus Programme

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contribution the UK has made to the Copernicus Programme to date.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Television: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will consider replacing the BBC licence fee with an alternative funding model.

    • Broadband

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to ensure internet service providers supply customers with the broadband speed those...

      Tourism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to promote domestic tourism in England.

      Tourism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the value to the economy of domestic tourism was in each of the last five years.

      Broadband: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2017 to Question 120034 on Broadband: Universal Service Obligation, what steps his...

      Music

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps his Department has taken to support the live music industry in (a) Cornwall and (b) England.

      Tickets: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment the Government has made of the effect on the revenue of the entertainment and sports industries of consumers...

      Heritage Lottery Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of Heritage Lottery Fund funding has been allocated to (a) London and (b) each region in each of the last five...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Unpaid Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the level of use of unpaid trial shifts at the outset of employment.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: SCL Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) his Department and (b) any of his Department's agencies entered into contracts with Strategic...

    • Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure greater protection for consumers when (a) structural and (b) other problems occur...

      Housing: Ombudsman

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a new homes ombudsman; and if he will make a...

      Land Remediation Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding from the land remediation fund has been allocated to projects in each year since it was established,...

      Local Government Finance: Coventry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding his Department allocated to Coventry in each year since May 2010.

      Right to Buy Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2018 to Question 133275 on Right to Buy Scheme, after what period such information...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Yemen: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether British military personnel been involved in operations in Yemen since March 2015.

    • Bahrain: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the reopening of the UK's naval base in Bahrain on the UK's (a) military capabilities (b)...

      Middle East: Defence Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the level of use of UK supplied military hardware by Saudi forces in Yemen since March 2015.

      Galileo System

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date he received correspondence from the European Commission on the UK's future relationship with the Galileo satellite project.

      Military Bases: Cyprus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken since 1 January 2018 to prevent the (a) trapping and (b) killing of song birds on UK Sovereign Base Area in Cyrpus;...

      Royal Irish Regiment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many part-time UDR personnel were injured on duty; how much (a) compensation and (b) financial benefit was paid to each member; and what the...

      Navy: Joint Exercises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which ships he plans to assign to the the Royal Navy's Joint Expeditionary Force (Maritime).

  • Scotland Office

    • Scotland Office: Official Hospitality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2018 to Question 121040, on Scotland Office: Official Hospitality, on which dates each of those events occurred.

    • Scotland Office: Official Hospitality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2018 to Question 121040, on Scotland Office: Official Hospitality, at which of those events was alcohol provided as...

      Scotland Office: Official Hospitality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2018 to Question 121040, on Scotland Office: Official Hospitality, who attended each of the events as guests of his...

      Scotland Office: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many staff from other Departments operate our of his Department's premises in Scotland; and what proportion of officials working in those premises...

      Scotland Office: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many Government Departments rent space in Scotland Office premises in Edinburgh.

  • Department for International Trade

    • Small Businesses: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2018 to Question 131181 on small businesses: overseas trade, when the Export Strategy review will be...

    • Board of Trade

      What the work programme of the Board of Trade is.

      Import Duties: USA

      What assessment he has made of the effect of the decision by the US Administration to impose tariffs on steel on securing an early trade deal with the US.

  • Department for Transport

    • Transport: East Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has provided to support transport projects in (a) the East Midlands and (b) Nottinghamshire in the last three years.

    • Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what incentives the Government plans to provide for the purchase of electric cars; and what step his Department plans to take to stimulate the used...

      Parking: Pedestrian Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to follow up the commitment in the Accessibility Action Plan 2017 and begin the survey engaging with stakeholders on the issue of...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new build developments have included roads which have not been adopted by local authorities due to not meeting minimum standards in each of...

      Maritime and Coastguard Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of changes to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s national network of marine offices on (a)...

      Department for Transport: Cambridge Analytica

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) his Department and (b) any of its agencies has entered into contracts with Cambridge Analytica since 2012.

      Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to consult on a new aviation strategy.

      Cross Country Rail Franchise: Cheltenham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to launch the public consultation on the future of Arriva Cross Country's franchise for services to and from Cheltenham.

      Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the aviation sector on the UK Aviation Strategy due for publication by the end of 2018.

      Department for Transport: SCL Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) his Department and (b) any of his Department's agencies entered into contracts with Strategic Communication Laboratories in each year...

      Motor Vehicles: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to use updated technology to reduce the evasion of tolls and penalty charge notices by foreign registered...

      High Speed 2 Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a decision has been made on the location of the planned eastern leg rolling stock depot for High Speed 2.

      East Midlands Rail Franchise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the public consultation on the future of East Midlands rail franchise.

      Cycling: Pedestrian Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to tackle cyclists cycling on pavements.

      Driving: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the validity of the UK driving licence in the EU after the UK has left the EU.

      Railway Signals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of digital signalling systems on levels of train capacity on the rail network.

      Railway Signals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the locations are for his Department's piloting of digital signalling systems on the rail network.

      Bus Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average age is of public service buses in use in England.

      Buses: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) pedestrians and (b) cyclists were (i) injured and (ii) killed in accidents with buses in the last year for which information is available.

      Buses: Passengers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of passengers per public bus journey in England in each of the last three years.

      Roads: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how funding has been allocated by his Department for repairing potholes in York.

      Train Operating Companies: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much compensation Network Rail has paid to train operating companies in (a) 2014, (b) 2015, (c) 2016 and (d) 2017; and if he will publish that...

      Trains: Diesel Fuel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings his Department held with representatives of the rail industry prior to the announcement that diesel traction would be withdrawn from the...

      Railways: Electrification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to introduce electric-powered trains in the UK.

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    • Occupied Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any UK-supplied military-related equipment has been used in Israeli police or military operations in the Occupied...

    • Balkans: LGBT People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will include LGBT rights on the agenda of the forthcoming Western Balkans summit in London.

      British Overseas Territories: Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the review of beneficial ownership information sharing arrangements with the Overseas Territories will be complete; and...

      Foreign and Commonwealth Office: SCL Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department or its agencies has entered into contracts with SCL group.

      Foreign and Commonwealth Office: SCL Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) his Department and (b) any of his Department's agencies entered into contracts with Strategic Communication...

      Hong Kong: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the compatibility with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of...

      Syria: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the barriers to the implementation of UN Security Council resolution 2401 since the adoption of...

      Yemen: Military Intervention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he had with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia during his visit to the UK on the protection of civilians in...

      Saudi Arabia: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he had with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia during his visit to the UK on the human rights situation in that...

      Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many posts there are in his Department relating to policy on freedom of religion or belief.

      1 Carlton Gardens

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the annual running cost of 1 Carlton Gardens was for each year between 2006-07 and 2010-11.

      Islamic State: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support the UK is providing to victims of sexual violence by Daesh.

      Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will adopt a strategic plan to (a) protect and (b) support human rights defenders throughout the world.

      Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much money was spent by the Government on (a) protecting and (b) supporting human rights defenders globally in each year...

      Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) women and (b) other human rights defenders.

  • Department for International Development

    • Syria: International Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions her Department has had with organisations that work directly on the ground in Syria to support civilians in...

    • Syria: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support people fleeing Eastern Ghoutta; and will she make a statement.

      Saudi Arabia: Official Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether any element of the visit of Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the UK was funded by her Department.

      Developing Countries: Internally Displaced People

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to help ensure that (a) the United Nations Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and (b) the United...

      Developing Countries: Prisons

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much overseas development aid funding has been allocated to the construction of prisons in each country in receipt of such funding...

      Syria: Bombings

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) children and (b) their families in Eastern Ghouta after the recent bombing there.

  • Department for Education

    • Academies: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps are being taken to ensure that (a) academies and (b) free schools admit a reasonable proportion of children with disabilities and special...

    • Schools: Vocational Guidance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Ofsted plans to refer to the Gatsby Foundation’s eight benchmarks for good careers advice when inspecting schools and colleges.

      Home Education: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Government's consultation on the guidance on home education for parents and local authorities is planned to begin; how long that consultation...

      Nurses: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support nursing students who were overpaid loan and maintenance grants by the Student Loans Company.

      Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were (a) entitled to, and (b) applied for free school meals in each local authority area in each of the last seven years.

      Primary Education: Literacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children starting primary school in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Coventry had literacy skills below the expected...

      Schools: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will hold discussions with his Welsh counterpart on the potential merits of allocating funding to improve sanitary facilities in schools.

      Food: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve the quality of food education in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.

      Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve (a) work-related training and (b) adult skills development.

      Children: Day Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2018 to Question 133554, on children: day care, what estimate he has made of the number of 2-year-olds who will be...

      Department for Education: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2018 to Question 133561, what organisation or organisations received the contract related to a new SEND school...

      Carillion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information the Construction Industry Training Board has provided to his Department on the number of apprentices transferred from Carillion...

  • Church Commissioners

    • Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

      To ask the Honourable Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, with reference to news release Church of England’s National Investing Bodies launch policy on investing in...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Electronic Training Aids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the consultation on Animal welfare: banning the use of electronic training collars for cats and dogs,...

    • Electronic Training Aids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a ban on the sale of electric shock collars.

      Plastics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has further to help reduce dependency on single-use plastics items.

      Environment Agency and Food Standards Agency: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the recommendations directed towards the (a) Environment Agency and (b) Food Standards Agency...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to Answer of 22 March 2018 to Question 132216 on Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: buildings, if...

      Animal Welfare: Litter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) injuries and (b) deaths caused to (i) farmed animals and...

      Fisheries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date he was made aware that the UK would remain subject to EU fishing regulations during the transition period.

      Fracking: South East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the environmental risks of shale oil drilling in the south east of England.

      Horses: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure all horse owners register with the Government's Central Equine Database.

  • Department for Exiting the European Union

    • Fisheries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps he is taking to negotiate a UK-EU withdrawal agreement which ensures that after the implementation period the UK does not...

    • Fisheries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether he consulted the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs before concluding the deal on fisheries on 19...

      Fisheries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether he consulted the Prime Minister before concluding the deal on fisheries on 19 March 2018.

      Government Departments: Brexit

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Department for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2017 to Question 115476 on Department for Exiting the European Union:...

  • Wales Office

    • Wales Office: SCL Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether (a) his Department and (b) any of his Department's agencies entered into contracts with Strategic Communication Laboratories in each year since 2010.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2018 to Question 126481, on Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance, and with reference to the contracts to outsource...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Carrillion

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department undertook any economic feasibility studies on the effects that the liquidation of Carillion would have on small businesses in...

    • Carrillion

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Oral Statement of 15 January, Official Report, Column 624 on Carillon, if he will publish the indemnity given to the Official Receiver.

      Carillion

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the level of the fixed fees being charged to public sector organisations by PwC as the liquidator of Carillion for...

      Government Departments: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2018 to Question 126043 on Government Departments: Procurement, how many and what proportion of major government...

      Prime Minister: Apprentices

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of the staff employed in the Prime Minister's Office are apprentices.

      Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the efficiency savings that better use of technology has enabled for departmental spending since 2010.

      Electronic Government

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what suppliers have been contracted to work on Gov.uk Pay; and what services those suppliers provide.

      Government Departments: Internet

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many page views published Ministerial diaries have received in each of the last 12 months.

      Civil Servants: Females

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Civil Service Fast Stream applicants were women in each financial year since 2013.

      Civil Servants: Females

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of successful Civil Service Fast Stream applicants were women in each financial year since 2013.

      Civil Servants: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of successful Civil Service Fast Stream applicants were black Asian or minority ethnic in each financial year since 2013.

      Civil Servants: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office,what proportion of Civil Service Fast Stream applicants were black Asian or minority ethnic in each financial year since 2013.

      Carillion

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2018 to Question 129513, on Carillion, and with reference to paragraph 21 of procurement policy note 04/15, whether...

      Electoral Register: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people eligible for enrollment on the electoral register who are not on the register in (a) Bury...

      Government Departments: SCL Group

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what contracts for services the Government has with SCL Group.

      Government Departments: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2018 to Question 128032, on Government Departments: Procurement, whether the steps described are commonly taken...

      11 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent from the public purse on repairs and maintenance at No. 11 Downing Street in each of the last ten years.

      10 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent from the public purse on repairs and maintenance at No. 10 Downing Street in each of the last ten years.

      Public Sector: Cybercrime

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps he is taking to that ensure public services are protected against cyber-attacks.

      British Nationals Abroad: Voting Rights

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the responses to his Department's consultation, A democracy that works for everyone: British citizens overseas, published on 7...

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Parliamentary Press Gallery

      To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of withdrawing Press Gallery passes...

  • Department for Transport

    • European Aviation Safety Agency

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the statement by the Chief Executive of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to UK Transport in Europe on 5 September 2017 that the CAA was...

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    • Israel: Palestinians

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last made representations to the government of Israel about arrests, treatment in custody, detentions, and trials of young Palestinians in the occupied...

    • Israel: Palestinians

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to discuss with the government of Israel ways of preventing violations of the human rights of young people in the Occupied Territories, with full...

      Oman: Foreign Relations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase domestic and foreign policy cooperation between the UK and the Sultanate of Oman.

  • Attorney General

    • Shareholders: Russia

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are aware of any action by the Serious Fraud Office against major Russian shareholders of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Food: Safety

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to remain a member of the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed; and what discussions they have had to ensure that food safety is not...

    • Food: Safety

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what guarantees they have given to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) that (1) the FSA will have the resources to audit the performance of local authority...

      Food: Safety

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the EU to ensure that the new food safety assurance systems proposed by the Food Standards Agency, and based on private sector...

      Food: Safety

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what access consumers will have to food safety data collected by food companies and third party contractors and submitted to the Food Standards Agency.

      European Food Safety Authority

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had in regard to the UK's continuing membership of the European Food Safety Authority; and when Parliament will be updated on the...

      Hospitals: Waiting Lists

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the decision by NHS South West Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group to implement contractual agreements that patients cannot receive routine...

      Contraceptives

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether all (1) GPs, and (2) sexual health clinics, in England provide prescriptions for free contraception; and if not, why not.

      Flour: Folic Acid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of abortions resulting from foetal abnormalities that would be averted if folic acid were added to flour; what is that number...

      Contraceptives

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the percentage of (1) girls under 18, and (2) women, who obtain contraception in England, who do so for free.

      Surgery: Waiting Lists

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of minimum waiting times on patients awaiting surgical procedures in (1) the South West Lincolnshire CCG area, and (2)...

      Healthy New Towns Programme

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the annual cost of NHS England's Healthy New Towns 10 pilot sites programme.

      Opiates

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to require GPs to carry out an annual check on all patients who have been prescribed opioids for chronic pain.

      Cancer

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the cancer dashboard includes tumour-specific data for ovarian and other less common cancers; and if not, whether they plan to include that data in...

      Epilepsy

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the early diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy.

      NHS: Staff

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many cases of staff providing fraudulent qualifications have been detected in the NHS over the last three years.

      NHS: Staff

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what requirement there is to check the validity of staff qualifications in the NHS.

      NHS: Pay

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 21 March (HL Deb, col 345), what plans they have to ensure that NHS staff in Northern Ireland are properly...

  • Department for Exiting the European Union

    • Brexit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what additional documentation they will publish to accompany the final Brexit agreement.

    • Brexit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what matters they intend to be covered by regulations made under paragraph 1(2)(b) of Schedule 1 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill; and whether they...

      Brexit: Northern Ireland

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their priorities in the forthcoming negotiations in Brussels on a legally binding fallback plan to keep Northern Ireland in a common regulatory area with...

      Gibraltar: Brexit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they plan to introduce to deal with the border between Gibraltar and Spain following the UK’s departure from the EU; and what...

      British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to issue clear guidance on the rights of British nationals living in the EU after Brexit.

  • Department for Education

    • School Exclusions Review

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the terms of reference for the Timpson Review on the rising number of exclusions in schools have been set; and if so, what they are.

    • School Exclusions Review

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Timpson Review will (1) clarify the numbers of children being excluded because of behavioural, emotional and social difficulties, and (2) identify what...

      Pupil Exclusions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what personal data of children who are excluded is routinely collected in regard to their home backgrounds; and in particular, whether those...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children are in special schools primarily because of behavioural, emotional and social difficulties.

      Outdoor Education

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase (1) the number of opportunities for children to be active outdoors during the school day, and (2) the range of activities...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that some schools are encouraging families to home school children with complex difficulties, possibly with an eye to...

      Apprentices: Finance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the increase in funds available for the apprenticeship scheme will increase the number of apprenticeships.

      Universities: Freedom of Expression

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Office for Students concerning the upholding of laws on freedom of speech following the postponement by King's College...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Cremation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of local councils, if any, refusing to give ashes to families after public health funerals; and what is their...

    • Terrorism: Northern Ireland

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they provide to victims of Northern Ireland related acts of terrorism committed in Great Britain.

      Prison Officers: Labour Turnover

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many new recruits have left the Prison Service in each of the last two years.

  • Department for International Trade

    • Free Trade: Trade Agreements

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the publication of the document EU Exit Analysis: Cross-Whitehall Briefing, what assessment they have made of the impact on GDP of new free trade...

    • Trade Agreements

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the 65 non-EU countries with which the UK has trade agreements through membership of the EU have guaranteed that they will continue those agreements on...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Local Government: Oxfordshire

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to announce changes to local government structures in Oxfordshire.

    • Local Government

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the future of two tier local government (District and County Councils) in England.

      Non-domestic Rates: Valuation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on high street businesses of decreasing the interval between business rate assessments.

      Religious Hatred: Islam

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they intend to take following reports of a letter campaign encouraging recipients to take part in a "Punish a Muslim Day" which allegedly awarded...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Government

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they propose to launch their consultation into Northern Ireland legacy issues.

    • Northern Ireland Government

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what options will be included in their consultation document concerning Northern Ireland legacy issues; and whether the question of a statute of limitations will...

      Northern Ireland Government

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they, or anyone acting on their behalf, has given Sinn Fein any undertaking, written or verbal, not to include a statute of limitations in the forthcoming...

      Police Service of Northern Ireland: Pay

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that Police Service of Northern Ireland officers are properly remunerated for their service.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • National Parks: South West

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the democratic accountability of (1) Exmoor National Park, and (2) Dartmoor National Park, organisations.

    • Fisheries: Northern Ireland

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they have given to the fishing industry in Northern Ireland regarding the rights of fishermen based there to fish in the Irish Sea following Brexit.

  • Department for International Development

    • Unrwa

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to support the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in its work and to address its current...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Government Departments: Meetings

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish examples of any communications from Government departments to representatives of industries and companies which set conditions of...

    • Cambridge Analytica

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether, and the extent to which, Cambridge Analytica interfered in the EU referendum campaign in the UK.

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Procurement

      To ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions in the past year they have placed contracts for goods or services with suppliers in countries in which British companies are not allowed to...

      Charities: Freedom of Information

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Young of Cookham on 14 September 2017 and 21 March (HL1315 and HL6165), what conclusions they have drawn from keeping the...

  • Treasury

    • Brexit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to reports that industry representatives in the UK have been asked by Her Majesty's Government to sign non-disclosure agreements before...

    • Foreign Companies: USA

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of taxing the revenue from large United States technology companies operating and investing in the UK,...

      Cash Dispensing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of LINK’s proposed cut in ATM funding, with particular regard to the impact on local high streets.

      Sanctions: Russia

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of whether those Russians listed by the United States Treasury Department on 30 January as potentially subject to United...

      National Insurance Contributions: Older People

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much revenue they estimate would be raised if a national insurance charge of one per cent were applied to the employment, pension, savings, and rental income...

      National Insurance Contributions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much revenue they estimate would be raised if a national insurance surcharge of one per cent were applied to the employment, rental, savings, and pensions...

      Taxation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the cost to the UK economy of the universal application of the Common Reporting Standards and consequent obligations on individuals,...

      Financial Services: UK Trade with EU

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what lessons they have learned from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations between the EU and the United States with regard to the...

      Credit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to support, promote and increase the ethical personal lending market as an alternative to high-cost credit providers.

      Trade Barriers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to protect the economy from the effects of any trade war, following the UK's withdrawal from the EU.

      Child Tax Credit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 19 February (HL5370), where they have published the outcome of the application of the Family Test; and if it...

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