Written answers

Thursday, 28 June 2018

  • Department for Transport

    • Northern: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 15 May 2003 to Question 113237 on rail strikes, whether Arriva Northern has made an application in the last year to...

    • Northern: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 15 May 2003 to Question 113237 on rail strikes, whether he or his officials have had discussions with Arriva Northern...

      Public Transport: North Cornwall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of public transport links in North Cornwall.

      Locomotives: Driverless Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the introduction of driverless rail vehicles.

      Blue Badge Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to publish the responses to its consultation on Blue Badge eligibility published on 21 January 2018.

      Railways: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much compensation was paid by each train operating company that operates a passenger charter or delay repay scheme in (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17.

      Railways: Haywards Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains were cancelled from Haywards Heath to London from 00.01 on 18 June to 00.01 on 23 June 2018.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Employment: Pregnancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to tackle maternity discrimination.

    • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the main policy priority is for his Department for 2018; and if he will make a statement.

      Insolvency: Misconduct

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish the number of licensed insolvency practitioners that have been charged with misconduct since the...

      Fire Prevention: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will place in the Library the work commissioned by his Department on the removal and replacement processes for...

      Offshore Industry: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, further to the oral contribution of the Minister for Energy and Clean Growth of 19 April 2018, Official Report, column...

      Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of future trends in the level of employment of UK-based staff in the North Sea oil and gas...

      Fire Prevention: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2018 to Question 152643, on fire prevention: insulation, if he will place in the...

      Fire Prevention: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2018 to Question 152643, on fire prevention: insulation, which Department funds the...

      Geothermal Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many geothermal power schemes have been funded through the government's renewable heat incentive.

      UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect on (a) Blackburn and (b) other regional areas of the UK of a...

      Carbon Dioxide: Shortages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assurances his Department has received from gas supply companies that (a) the CO2 shortage will be tackled as a...

      Post Offices: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to provide support postmasters whose average income is below the minimum wage.

      Manufacturing Industries: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the risks to UK manufacturing of regulatory divergence from the EU.

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    • Palestinians: Demonstrations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Palestinian Authority on the actions of Palestinian security forces...

    • Laith Abu Zeyad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Palestinian Authority on the detention and treatment of Amnesty...

      Ramadan Abedi

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2018 to Question 133856, on armed conflict: Libya, what communications the Government has had...

      Yemen: Military Intervention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has made an assessment of whether UK-licensed military goods were used in the Saudi-led operation in...

      Occupied Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant the Answer of 29 March 2018 to Question 133735 on Occupied Territories, for what reason the data is not being collected.

      USA: Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the representatives of the US administration on that country's zero tolerance policy on...

      Syria: Military Intervention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of (a) which Islamist groups were involved in Turkey’s intervention in Afrin and...

      Iraq: Military Intervention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of (a) Turkey’s military role in northern Iraq; and whether Turkish armed forces...

      Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the main policy priority is for his Department for 2018; and if he will make a statement.

      Noura Hussein

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2018 to Question 143645 on Noura Hussein, whether the representations his Department has made...

      Noura Hussein

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will include private representations on the case of Noura Hussein Hammad in the agenda for the next UK-Sudan strategic...

      Noura Hussein

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will (a) raise the case of Noura Hussein Hammad in the Republic of the Sudan with the office of the EU High...

      Sudan: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Government of the Republic of the Sudan on changes to that country's law on (a)...

      Nigeria: Abduction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Cameroonian government on the abduction of ten Cameroonian pro-Independence activists...

      Nigeria: Abduction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the welfare of the 10 Cameroonian pro-Independence activists abducted in Nigeria on 6...

      Cameroon: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the clashes between demonstrators and security forces in the Southern regions of Cameroon...

      Egypt: Journalism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Egyptian government on allegations of abuse by Egyptian security forces against...

      Chechnya: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the authorities in Chechnya on (a) freedom of religion and (b) respect for human rights.

      Saudi Arabia: Driving

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Saudi Arabian authorities on the restrictions on women drivers in that country.

      Saudi Arabia: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to his Written Statement of 23 May 2018, Official Report, HCWS716, whether the Government's new agreement with...

      Duke of Cambridge: Speeches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice his Department plans to provide on Prince William's response to any questions on recent killings in Gaza which are...

      Gaza: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on ensuring an independent element in the inquiry into the recent...

      Israeli Settlements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he plans to take to encourage the Israeli Government to freeze the building of illegal settlements in the West Bank.

      Israel: Bedouin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on the evacuation of the Bedouin village of Umm al Hiran in Israel.

      Italy: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Italian Government on concerns about its potential census of Roma people.

      Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Visits Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which countries he visited on 25 June 2018; and on what date the arrangements for those visits were confirmed.

      Afghanistan: Visits Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his most recent visit to Afghanistan was confirmed.

      EU Foreign Affairs Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he withdrew from the European Union Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on 25 June 2018.

      USA: UN Human Rights Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Department is taking to encourage the US to rejoin the UN Human Rights Council.

      Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to set the strategic direction for the coordinated deployment of British Soft Power.

      Afghanistan: Visits Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of his recent visit to Afghanistan.

  • Department for Exiting the European Union

    • Brexit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether his Department plans to undertake or commission modelling of the effect of leaving the EU on the basis of its preferred scenario.

    • Furniture: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether he has held any meetings with UK based bed manufacturers since the creation of his Department.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • In Vitro Fertilisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women have been administered (a) intra-lipids, (b) intravenous immunoglobulins and (c) other off-label medications from licensed...

    • Social Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will allocate additional funding to meet the demand for social care in (a) Blackburn and (b) England ahead of the upcoming green...

      NHS: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse was of NHS treatment for people with (a) smoking-related, (b) alcohol-related and (c) obesity-related...

      Social Services: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2018 to Question 132626, on Social Services: Minimum Wage, whether EU State Aid Rules allow the full...

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much money was spent from the public purse on the Healthy Start scheme in the UK in (a) 2016-2017 and (b) 2017-2018.

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether eligibility for the Healthy Start scheme for a family with children under four years of age receiving universal credit and on an...

      Drugs: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's consultation, Proposed changes to the statutory scheme to control the cost of branded health service...

      Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the cost to the NHS of reductions in the provision of social care services.

      Rare Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to revise the rare disease strategy ahead of the UK leaving the EU.

      Rare Diseases: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether NICE's guidance on the drug Orkambi supports his Department's approach of ensuring that NICE...

      Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in waiting times for accessing mental health services.

      Ibrutinib

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to fund patient access to Ibrutinib.

      Plastic Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS has spent on corrective surgery performed on private cosmetic patients in each of the last five years.

      Plastic Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is planning to bring forward legislative proposals to require private sector cosmetic providers to hold insurance...

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent representations he has received on delays in arranging breast screening appointments in (a) central and (b) East London; and...

      Drugs and Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to tackle the co-morbidity of drug addiction and mental health.

      Radiotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the proposed £20 billion to be allocated to the NHS by 2023 is planned to be allocated to radiotherapy services.

      Lyme Disease: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to fund increased research into the treatment of Lyme disease.

      Lyme Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to establish an effective monitoring system to help determine the number of people in England with Lyme disease.

      Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the propriety of the Chief Executive of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation...

      Health Services and Social Services: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the current number of vacancies in the (a) health and (b) social care sectors.

      Cervical Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies on tackling inequalities in access to cervical screening of the report...

      Urinary Tract Infections: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the efficacy of different methods of testing for lower urinary tract infections; and if he will make it...

  • Department for International Development

    • Burma: Politics and Government

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

    • Department for International Development: Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the main policy priority is for her Department for 2018; and if she will make a statement.

      Pacific Ocean Islands and Papua New Guinea: Fisheries

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what fishing industry related projects her Department has (a) supported and (b) allocated funding to in (i) Federated States of...

      Overseas Aid: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of fraud in the expenditure of Official Development Aid in the last five years.

      EU Aid: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations her Department has made to the EU on fraud in relation to EU overseas development assistance in the last five years.

      Zimbabwe: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that businesses involved in any UK investment into Zimbabwe are conducting and...

      Zimbabwe: Agriculture

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking (a) in its own aid work and (b) to support the Zimbabwean Government to institute agricultural...

      Zimbabwe: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support the Government is providing to the (a) Human Rights Commission, (b) National Peace and Reconciliation Commission and (c)...

      Zimbabwe: Economic Situation

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) financial and (b) technical support the Government is providing to support the informal economy in Zimbabwe.

  • Department for Education

    • Secure Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the merits of expanding local authority secure accommodation.

    • Careers and Enterprise Company

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for the future of the Careers and Enterprise Company; and if he will make a statement.

      Nurseries: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Government's childcare policies on the number of nurseries closing down.

      Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of his Department's reform of apprenticeship on progress on meeting the Government's target of three million...

      Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much and what proportion of the apprenticeship levy has been invested in apprenticeships in each region of the UK.

      Apprentices: Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to ensure that apprentices enrolled and training on a Standard Appenticeship Course, and working towards their end-date have an...

      Education: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the value was to the economy of education exports in the most recent year for which information is available.

      Pre-school Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of Funded Early Learning support for early years providers.

      Construction Industry Training Board: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) staff and (b) full-time equivalent staff are employed in (i) payroll and (ii) non-payroll back-office functions in the Construction...

      Engineering Construction Industry Training Board: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) staff and (b) full-time equivalent staff are employed in (i) payroll and (ii) non-payroll back-office functions in the Engineering...

      Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) staff and (b) full-time equivalent staff are employed in (i) payroll and (ii) non-payroll back-office functions in the Institute for...

      Office for Students: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) staff and (b) full-time equivalent staff are employed in (i) payroll and (ii) non-payroll back-office functions in the Office for Students.

      Children: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report entitled Crumbling Futures, published by the Children's Society in March 2018, what plans the Government has to encourage...

      Students: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether UK nationals resident in the EU who fall within the scope of the Withdrawal Agreement will be treated as home students for the purpose of...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Crime: Victims

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the consultation on victims of crime announced on 16 January 2017 will commence.

    • Crime: Victims

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of leaving the EU on the (a) adherence to and (b) content of the Victims Code.

      Domestic Violence: Convictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted in each of the last 3 years of an offence against the person relating to separate incidents in a domestic setting...

      Social Security Benefits: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) personal independence payments and (b) employment and support allowance appeals are heard on average each day at Tribunal in (i)...

      Ministry of Justice: Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the main policy priority is for his Department for 2018; and if he will make a statement.

      Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2018 to Questions 143128, 143129, 143130, 143131, 143132, 143133 and 143134, on Re-offenders: Alternatives to Prison,...

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offences were committed by prisoners on temporary release in the last 12 months.

      Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the prison population in England and Wales was for the most recent available period; and how many of those prisoners were born in (a) England, (b)...

  • Department for International Trade

    • Trade Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the objectives of the Government's independent trade policy for the future are.

    • Import Duties: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of EU counter-measures to US steel and aluminium tariffs.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the validity of the findings in the Crisis report, Everybody In: How to end...

    • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the main policy priority is for his Department for 2018; and if he will make a statement.

      CCTV: Southwark

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much has been spend by the London Borough of Southwark on (a) installing and (b) maintaining CCTV cameras in each...

      Housing: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many rape complainants have been rehoused in (a) the constituency of Camberwell and Peckham, (b) the London...

      Housing Revenue Accounts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to release further details on the housing revenue account flexibility announced in Autumn Budget 2017.

      Business Improvement Districts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether there is a timescale for the publication of the outcome of an appeal in a Business Improvement Districts bid.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to the letter of 30 May 2018 from the hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich on New Capital...

      Homelessness: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what he is doing to tackle levels of youth homelessness.

      Planning Authorities: Accountability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to ensure local authority planning boards are accountable to local residents.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Yemen: Military Intervention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many allegations of violations of international humanitarian law in Yemen by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia his Department has received in the last 12...

    • Awacs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Sentry aircraft are allocated to (a) Operation Shader, (b) NATO’s Enhanced Forward presence in the Baltic and (c) UK coastal patrols.

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of defence procurement contracts have been awarded by his Department to US companies in each of the last five years.

      Army: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Army trades do not have an adequate number of trained regulars to perform operational tasks without taking mitigating actions; what the shortfall...

      Awacs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to hold an industry day for potential bidders interested in his Department's programme to replace the RAF's current fleet of Boeing...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Employment Support Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional (a) resources and (b) funding her Department has been allocated to process back-dated claims for employment support allowance.

    • Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will undertake a review of the assessment criteria for personal independence payments.

      Support for Mortgage Interest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average payment of Support for Mortgage Interest to an individual was in 2017-18.

      Support for Mortgage Interest: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with a disability were claiming Support for Mortgage Interest in 2017-18.

      Support for Mortgage Interest: Lone Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many single parents claimed Support for Mortgage Interest in 2017-18.

      Personal Independence Payment: Patients

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Department of Work and Pensions, for what reasons personal independence payments are not payable for people receiving care in an NHS hospital for longer than...

      Independent Case Examiner

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, from what acceptance date the Independent Case Examiner's Office is currently allocating complaints to an investigation case manager.

      State Retirement Pensions: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints relating to women born in the 1950s who have been affected by changes in the state pension age have been through the full...

      State Retirement Pensions: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints relating to women born in the 1950s who are affected by changes in state pension age are awaiting allocation to an...

      Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made a comparative assessment of levels of (a) benefit sanctions and (b) destitution; and if she will make a statement.

      Children: Day Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department provides to universal credit claimants who start a job with upfront childcare costs.

      Unemployment: Dudley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of recent trends in the level of unemployment in Dudley.

      Unemployment: Dudley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the level of support available to unemployed people in Dudley.

      Unemployment: Dudley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding her Department has made available to services which support unemployed people in Dudley.

      Funerals: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people applied (a) successfully and (b) unsuccessfully to her Department for a grant towards the costs of a funeral in the most...

      Unemployed People: Voluntary Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what definition Jobcentre Plus uses for volunteering when it encourages jobseekers to take up volunteering roles.

      Universal Credit: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what correspondence there been between the Scottish Government and her Department on split payments for universal credit claimants; and if she...

      Employment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the disability employment gap.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Seas and Oceans: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 May 2018 to Question 140661 on seas and oceans: for what reasons the Government abstained on...

    • Fly-tipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of local authorities in reducing incidents of fly-tipping; and if he...

      Sites of Special Scientific Interest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of sites of special scientific interest that have had no...

      Packaging: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to replace the packaging recovery note scheme with a fee-based system that takes account of...

      Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to accord priority to the UK meeting World Health Organisation air quality guidelines...

      Food: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has a strategy to prevent large quantities of food waste; and if he will make a statement.

      Agriculture: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings he has had with the Welsh Government on the (a) design and (b) implementation of agricultural funding...

      Agriculture: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the minutes of the meetings he has held with the (a) National Farmers' Union Cymru and (b) Farmers' Union...

      Horticulture: Seasonal Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the closure of the seasonal agricultural workers scheme on the economic...

      Horses: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans for semi-wild ponies living in areas that are derogated under the Equine Identification Regulations, and...

      Microplastics: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the ban on microbeads on trends in the level of plastic pollution.

      Food: Republic of Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Irish Environment Minister on the movement of food products after the UK leaves the EU.

      Countryside Stewardship Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the Rural Payments Agency failed to make full payments to applicants of the Countryside Stewardship Scheme...

      Countryside Stewardship Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost was to his Department of issuing bridging payments to applicants of the Countryside Stewardship Scheme who...

      Countryside Stewardship Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers have indicated they will not continue as participants in the Countryside Stewardship Scheme beyond their...

      Countryside Stewardship Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason farmers in the (a) Entry Level and (b) Higher Level Stewardship Scheme are excluded from bridging payments...

      Countryside Stewardship Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will create a rollover option for those farmers whose Entry Level Stewardship and Higher Level Stewardship...

      Countryside Stewardship Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many 2017 Countryside Stewardship claimants have received their full payment.

      Whisky: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that geographical indications protection in the EU for Scotch whisky is maintained after...

      Food: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government’s policy is on the provision of fiscal incentives for the redistribution of surplus food for human...

  • Home Office

    • Avon and Somerset Constabulary

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the letter she received from the Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police dated 18 September 2017, what resources she...

    • Slavery

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 May 2018 to Question 140986 on Slavery, when the planned alignment of subsistence rates for victims of...

      Cannabis: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of staff his Department will require to process applications for medicinal cannabis; what estimate...

      Rifles

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the evidential basis is for the proposed ban on .50 calibre rifles.

      Knives: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how his Department plans to prevent the sale and purchase of machetes and other dangerous knives.

      Domestic Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the consultation on transforming the response to domestic abuse, which closed on 31 May 2018, what the timetable is for...

      Domestic Violence: Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) protection and (b) advice is given to victims of domestic abuse in cases where the perpetrator is a repeat offender.

      Home Office: Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the main policy priority is for his Department for 2018; and if he will make a statement.

      Immigration: Windrush Generation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment she has made of the potential long-term trauma and detrimental effects on mental health caused to people...

      Offensive Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for the publication of the consultation on offensive and dangerous weapons.

      Police: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of police officers received mental health training in each of the last five years in (a) England and (b) Kent.

      Organised Crime: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money from the public purse will be allocated for the establishment of the National County lines Co-ordination Centre.

      Essex Police: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what changes he is considering to the police funding formula to enable more resources from central government to be made available to Essex...

      Domestic Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for his Department to respond to it's consultation on the draft Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill; and what the...

      Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to publish an implementation plan for the 2017 Drug Strategy.

      Immigration: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the evidential basis for the 13 June 2018 statement of the Immigration Minister on Immigration Rules: Paragraph 322(5), column...

      Migrant Workers: Doctors

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many overseas doctors with a job offer from the NHS in Blackburn had their application for a work visa rejected due to the cap on Tier 2...

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU without withdrawal agreement on (a) EU nationals in the UK and...

      Extradition: Burma

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons his Department refused to extradite to Myanmar the main suspect involved in the murder of Gary Ferguson from Bangor, County...

  • Wales Office

    • Airbus SAS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions and meetings he has had with Airbus on their plans for their UK workforce after the UK leaves the EU.

    • Railways: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what plans the UK Government has to ensure that the current cross-border rail franchises complement the Welsh Government’s South Wales metro franchise.

  • Scotland Office

    • Scotland Office: Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the main policy priority is for his Department for 2018; and if he will make a statement.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Cabinet Office: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contractors currently employed by his Department are paid £1,000 or more per day.

    • Civil Nuclear Constabulary: Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government’s plans to move Civil Nuclear Constabulary officers onto the Alpha Pensions Scheme from April 2019.

      Conflict, Stability and Security Fund

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the (a) level of funding and (b) projects the Government has provided to each country through the Conflict Stability and Security...

      Arms Length Bodies

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the document, The Approvals Process for the Creation of New Arm’s -length Bodies what steps he is...

      Government Departments: Edinburgh

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Government departments he plans will have staff at HMG New Waverley.

      Government Departments: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to enable small firms to bid for Government contracts.

  • Treasury

    • Company Cars: Taxation

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the company car tax rate on consumer demand for electric vehicles.

    • Air Pollution

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the joint report of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Environmental Audit, Health and Social Care, and Transport Committees...

      Company Cars: Taxation

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment HM Treasury has made of the effect of the new Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure emissions standard and the use of correlated...

      Company Cars: Taxation

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to announce the rates of company car tax which will apply from April 2021.

      Children: Day Care

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average payment is from tax-free childcare accounts to families where parents are higher rate tax payers since those accounts were established.

      Treasury: Policy

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the main policy priority is for his Department for 2018; and if he will make a statement.

      Bank Services: Misconduct

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the (a) individuals and (b) organisations that have been charged with misconduct since the publication of the report, Banks' Lending...

      LIBOR: Fraud

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) individuals and (b) organisations have been charged with rigging LIBOR since 2010; and what the outcome was of those charges.

      Bank Services: Fines

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the (a) fines and (b) penalties levied on banks authorised to operate in the UK since 2010.

      Halifax Bank of Scotland: Fraud

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish the full Turnbull report on alleged frauds at HBOS.

      Motor Vehicles: Taxation

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the cost of (a) fuel duty and (b) road tax on the affordability of motoring.

      Corporation Tax

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the change to corporation tax on the public purse.

      Government Departments: Contracts

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans (a) he, (b) the Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury and (c) Ministers of his Department have to meet representatives of (i) Beatty, (ii) Barclays,...

      Government Departments: Contracts

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) he, (b) the Permanent Secretary in his Department and or (c) Ministers of his Department have met representatives of (i) Beatty, (ii) Barclays,...

      Financial Services: Misleading Advertising

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what powers the Financial Conduct Authority has to investigate complaints of misleading advertising by payment services companies.

      Child Care Vouchers

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have joined a childcare voucher scheme in each of the last six months.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Gaming Machines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the technological changes bookmakers would need to undertake to ensure that maximum stakes on...

    • Trinity Mirror

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many of the 150 journalistic posts paid for by the BBC though the local democracy reporter's service have been awarded to...

      Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the main policy priority is for his Department for 2018; and if he will make a statement.

      EU Grants and Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of public monies received by the (a) community and (b) voluntary sector came from the EU.

      Arts and Culture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps his Department has taken to promote UK arts and culture.

      Museum of Orange Heritage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with Tourism NI on promoting the Orange Museum on a UK-wide scale to help inform...

      Sports: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what funding he has made available for disabled (a) rugby, (b) basketball and (c) other sports to help them attain...

      Voluntary Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when his Department plans to publish its response to the civil society strategy consultation, which closed on 22 May 2018.

      Broadcasting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to create incentives for broadcasters to stay in the UK.

      Viacom International Media Networks and Viceland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment the efficacy of the decision by (a) Viacom International Media Networks and (b) Viceland to...

      Sports: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to work with partners to ensure that young people have access to affordable sports facilities in their...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Assembly: Members

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Advice to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly Salaries, Expenses and...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Government Equalities Office: Policy

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the main policy priority is for her Department for 2018; and if she will make a statement.

    • BBC: Equal Pay

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 12 April to Question 134192 on Equal Pay: BBC, whether she has met with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport...

      Females: Equality

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what form of technical capacity the Government has provided to each of its Departments of State to enable them to implement Sustainable Development...

  • Department for Transport

    • London North Eastern Railway

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the top five executives of the current Virgin Trains East Coast company will transfer to the public East Coast rail operator when it assumes...

    • London North Eastern Railway: Pay

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what salaries will be paid to (1) the chief executive of the new public East Coast rail operator, and (2) the next four most highly paid executives.

      London North Eastern Railway

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there will be a chairman of the new public East Coast company; and if so, who they propose for this post.

      Roads

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Baroness Sugg on 19 June, (HL Deb, col 1933), what new procedures the introduction of a "major road network from 2020" will...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Contraceptives

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 17 May (HL7492), what other free clinical services are available to women in areas where GP practices do...

    • Contraceptives

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 17 May (HL7492), which body is responsible for monitoring waiting list times for contraceptive services.

      Contraceptives

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 17 May (HL7492), whether providers of contraceptive services receive financial benefits for prescribing...

      Out of Area Treatment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the context of unplanned admissions to hospitals by patients registered in Scotland, English hospitals are able to access an individuals patient's...

      General Practitioners: Insurance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in implementing a state-backed GP indemnity scheme in England; and what further implementation plans are currently in place.

      General Practitioners: Insurance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total cost to the NHS of implementing a state-backed GP indemnity scheme in England.

      General Practitioners: Insurance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the impact of a state-backed GP indemnity scheme in England on the number and value of clinical negligence claims made against GPs...

      General Practitioners: Insurance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the introduction of a state-backed GP indemnity scheme in England on the medical defence organisation marketplace.

  • Department for International Development

    • Palestinians: Syria

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consult the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and other UN agencies about what can be done for the...

  • Department for Education

    • Sex and Relationship Education

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when the call for evidence on guidance relating to Relationship Education at primary level and Relationship and Sex Education at secondary level opened; when the...

    • Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to carry out a review of the Apprenticeship Levy.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prison Officers: Recruitment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 7 June (HL8219), how many more prison officers are currently needed in the UK; how they plan to...

    • Prisoners: Mothers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 11 June (HL Deb, cols 1499–1501), how many women prisoners with dependants under 16 years old are...

      Sentencing: Females

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice is given to (1) judges and magistrates, and (2) those in judicial training, on alternatives to custodial sentencing for women who are given short...

      HM Courts and Tribunals Service

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 13 March 2017 (HL5691), when they intend to start the regular publication of the notes of the HM Courts...

  • Treasury

    • Low Pay

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of (1) employees, and (2) other workers, in the UK who earn less than the personal tax threshold in any one job; and of...

    • Insurance Premium Tax: Motor Vehicles

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much extra revenue has been generated by the 12 per cent increase in Insurance Premium Tax on motor vehicles since 1 June 2017.

      Unemployment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much has been saved to the public purse through reducing unemployment since 2010.

      Banks: Standards

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of those recommendations of the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards that were put into law through the...

      Bank Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the availability of bank accounts to small community groups, charities and societies.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Maritime Volunteer Service

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Earl Howe on 14 June (HL Deb, col 1764), what consideration they have given to making more use of the Maritime Volunteer Service.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Tree Felling: Sheffield

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what powers the Tree Champion will have to deal with the Sheffield City Council tree felling programme.

    • Agriculture: Finance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to consult farming unions regarding farmers' continuing entitlement to grants, subsidies and successor grants following Brexit.

      Agriculture

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with representatives of the farming industry in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland concerning post-Brexit agricultural policy.

  • Home Office

    • Cannabis: Medical Treatments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the prescription of medicinal cannabis by registered medical practitioners for the use of NHS patients in England; and...

    • Police: Stun Guns

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any category of police officer dealing with the public is excluded from being eligible for training in the use of Tasers and from being issued with them;...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Hogan Lovells: South Africa

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the comments by the Deputy Director General of the South African Treasury in relation to Hogan Lovells LLP; and what plans, if...

  • Department for International Trade

    • Overseas Trade: Turkey

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made by the joint trade working group established in 2017 to prepare the ground for the post-Brexit UK–Turkey trading relationship.

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