Written answers

Tuesday, 7 May 2019

  • Department for Transport

    • High Speed 2 Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussion he (a) has had and (b) plans to have with HS2 Ltd on the £23 million funding required for the movement of 18 per cent of Euston...

    • High Speed 2 Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what environmental impact assessment he has made of moving Euston approaches excavated material by HGV.

      High Speed 2 Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that HS2 Ltd and his Department are working with the (a) local community and (b) Camden Council to maximise the...

      High Speed 2 Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the total budget for High Speed 2 will be uprated from 2015 to 2019 prices; and whether the revised benefit cost ratio calculation for that...

      Durham Coast Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the refurbishment of the Sprinter trains for the Durham Coast Line.

      Railway Stations: Hampshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that there is adequate (a) lighting and (b) CCTV coverage at (i) Bramley Station and (ii) all local...

      High Speed 2 Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people working on High Speed Two have signed a non disclosure agreement with his Department.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Passenger Ships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Department for Transport on the effect of the Maritime and Coastguard...

    • Post Offices: Closures and Franchises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of closing Crown post offices and franchising services to WHSmith on the...

      Fracking: Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the potential volume of waste water from hydraulic fracturing operations in the...

      Fracking: Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the potential number of waste water facilities that will be needed to (a) treat and...

      Fracking: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the potential amount of (a) waste water sludge, (b) sand and (c) filter cake...

      Fracking: Landfill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the number of landfill sites needed to dispose of (a) waste water sludge, (b) sand...

      Fracking: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of universal waste water treatments sites that are (a) capable and (b)...

      Living Wage and Minimum Wage: Non-payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to publish the names of employers who do not pay the national minimum or national living wage.

      Energy: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of Government green energy projects in each year since 2015.

      Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Written Statement of 17 December 2018, Official Report HCWS1184, when he plans to bring forward...

      Companies: Ownership

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many exemptions have been made under the people with significant control register; and for what reasons those...

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) the US, (b) China and (c) Russia on reducing their...

      Renewable Energy: Feed-in Tariffs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the minimum export price level will be on the smart export guarantee scheme.

      Energy Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to abolish the embedded benefits regime for small generators below 100MW.

      Fuel Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the 2018 Annual Report of the Committee on Fuel Poverty, what steps his Department is taking to...

      Zero Hours Contracts: Holiday Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether staff on zero-hours contracts are entitled to annual leave.

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to address the projection in his Department’s Updated Energy and Emissions Projections 2018,...

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Secondment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many civil servants in his Department have been seconded to (a) the Department for Exiting the European Union and...

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    • Egypt: Gaza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the Egyptian blockade of the Gaza Strip on the humanitarian situation in...

    • Middle East: Peace Negotiations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on that country’s Middle East peace plan.

      Oman: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Government of Oman on the Shuhuh 6; and what assessments he undertakes of the human...

      Bahrain: Human Rights and Press Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the Bahraini ambassador to the UK Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohammad Alkhalifa’s record on human...

  • Cabinet Office

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Lung Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of lung cancer diagnosis among non-smokers.

    • Mental Illness: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to identify a potential link between perinatal mental illness and emotional and behavioural problems in children.

      Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to respond to the consultation on the cost-effectiveness methodology for vaccination programmes.

      Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of vaccination in England.

      Pneumococcal Diseases: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect on public health of changing the dosing schedule for pneumococcal conjugate vaccine from three...

      Antibiotics: Drug Resistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the uptake of (a) new and (b) underused vaccines to tackle antimicrobial resistance.

      Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support local health leaders to address inequalities in the cancer pathway.

      Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the NHS Long Term Plan in achieving the Government’s commitment to end...

      Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the time frame for improving cancer outcomes in the NHS Long Term Plan.

      Cancer: Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to ensure that the needs of cancer patients are...

      Cancer: Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to address vacancy rates in the NHS cancer workforce.

      Diabetes: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential role of dentists and oral health professionals in supporting the diagnosis of...

      Cannabis: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral contribution of 8 April 2019, Official Report, column 26, how the system of second opinions on the prescribing...

      Mental Health Services: West Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made on the number of mental health beds that are currently available in West Lancashire.

      Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Children and Young People's Transformation Programme in the NHS Long Term Plan, published in January 2019, if he...

      Health and Care Professions Council: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) discussions he has had with representatives of the Health and Care Professions Council and (b) representations his Department...

      Health Services and Social Services: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of workforce vacancies in the health and social care sectors.

      Health Services: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of patients' preferences and needs in determining the proximity of the provision of hospital...

      Opiates: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2019 to Question 247598, on opioids: misuse, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of...

      School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has any plans to make the Free Fruit and Vegetable Scheme available to all school children in England.

      Cervical Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the approval of the use of Pembrolizumab for the treatment of cervical cancer given in...

      Gambling

      What steps he is taking to improve support and treatment for people with a gambling addiction.

      NHS

      What steps he is taking to secure the long-term future of the NHS.

  • Department for International Development

    • Tranexamic Acid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the outcome was of her discussions with the UN and NGO partners on improving access to tranexamic acid for women with post-partum...

    • Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department’s priorities are for the replenishment period and strategy review with Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance.

      Developing Countries: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to provide marginalised children with access to vaccines.

      Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department is taking steps to promote competition in the vaccines market.

      Vaccination: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to increase price transparency for vaccines.

      Zimbabwe: Disaster Relief

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in addition to recently announced humanitarian assistance, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the immediate and the...

      Zimbabwe: Disaster Relief

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support climate change resilience programes in Zimbabwe after Cyclone Idai.

      Developing Countries: Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of working with her international counterparts to create a standardised...

      Developing Countries: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the is Government taking to support Commonwealth governments to establish universal health coverage systems to ensure that...

      Developing Countries: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department has allocated to the promotion of universal health coverage in developing countries.

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2019 to Question 236490, what comparative assessment she has made of whether the Palestinian...

      Department for International Development: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2019 to Question 245944 on Department for International Development: Wales, how many organisations...

      Developing Countries: Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of using UK Official Development Assistance to...

      Department for International Development: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2019 to Question 245944, on Department for International Development, Wales, how many companies...

      Pakistan: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the spread of anti-vaccine misinformation in Pakistan.

      Ethiopia: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much Official Development Assistance her Department plans to allocate to Ethiopia in 2019.

  • Department for Education

    • GCE A Level

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils who (a) were and (b) were not eligible for pupil premium in their last year of compulsory secondary school (i)...

    • Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Audit Office report, The apprenticeships programme, published on 6 March 2019, HC 1987, what assessment he has made of...

      Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2019 to Question 243426, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of levy funds in employers’...

      Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeships there are in non-levy paying businesses; what other Government programmes will be funded by expired apprenticeship levy...

      Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has received representations from employers on the effect of the 20 per cent off-the-job training standard on delivering apprenticeships.

      Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2019 to Question 243426 on apprenticeships: Taxation, what steps his Department is taking to increase the amount of...

      Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the proportion of employer apprenticeship levy funds that will be used in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) 2022; and...

      Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department made before the introduction of the apprenticeship levy of the (a) proportion of apprenticeship levy funds that...

      Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the Government’s progress on delivering three million apprenticeships by 2020; and if he will make a statement.

      Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the importance of Level 2 and Level 3 apprenticeships in delivering three million apprenticeships by 2020; and if he...

      Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria his Department is using to assess the performance of the apprenticeship levy; and if he will make a statement.

      Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2019 to Question 243420, what data the Government uses to determine the number of (a) apprenticeships delivered in...

      Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the apprenticeship levy is being spent on MBA or equivalent qualifications.

      Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the highest amount is of apprenticeship levy funds that an employer can spend for a single apprenticeship.

      Teachers: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will estimate the cost of equalising widows’ and children’s pension benefits for female teachers who served prior to 6...

      Schools: Counselling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2019 to Question 233483 on Schools: Counselling, what steps he is taking to (a) set minimum standards for and (b)...

      Primary Education: Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have applied to participate in the pilot test of reception baseline assessment in the Autumn term of 2019-20.

      Pupils: Per Capita Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much per pupil funding was spent on each student over 16 and in full-time education in Warrington in each year since 2010.

      Special Educational Needs: Warrington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much high needs funding was allocated to Warrington in each year since 2010.

      Adult Education: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of students enrolling in adult education in each year since 2010.

      Overseas Students: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether non-UK EU students will be able to take out loans with the Students Loans Company after the UK leaves the EU.

      Outdoor Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of ensuring that the national curriculum includes outdoor learning on the natural environment.

      Food: Curriculum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the department for Education, whether his Department plans to introduce food insecurity into the school curriculum.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Birmingham Prison

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Statement of 2 April 2019, Official Report HCWS1475 on HMP Birmingham, what the costs to the public purse would be of the public...

    • Young Offenders: Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to paragraph 211 of the IICSA report Sexual Abuse of Children in Custodial Institutions: 2009–2017, published February 2019, what...

      Prison Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers in bands three to five in each prison have less than three years' experience.

      Prison Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers in bands three to five in each prison have three or more years' experience.

      Prisons: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons are currently in special measures.

  • Treasury

    • Loans: Interest Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing an anti-usury law to cap interest rates and give borrowers more protection.

    • Mortgages

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to address the loyalty penalty in the mortgage market.

      Regional Planning and Development: North of England

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to use the forthcoming Spending Review to invest in the Northern Powerhouse.

      Public Health: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how he plans to use the Spending Review to invest in public health.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Derelict Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding the Government has allocated from the public purse to help increase the viability of new housing...

    • Local Government: Assets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the process for councils to dispose of property assets is; whether councils must demonstrate best value; and what...

      Coastal Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support coastal communities.

      Non-domestic Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of discretionary business rate relief for childcare...

      Grenfell Tower: Fires

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether officials of his Department have met with Professor Anna Stec to discuss her research into environmental...

      Grenfell Tower: Fires

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason comprehensive checks to assess environmental and health risks in the area around Grenfell Tower were...

      Grenfell Tower: Fires

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Stage 1 of the additional environmental checks due to be carried out by AECOM in the area around Grenfell...

      Buildings: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2019 to Question 245804 on Buildings: Insulation, who the contract to carry out the...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Secondment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many civil servants in his Department have been seconded to (a) the Department for Exiting the European Union and...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Tanks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to reduce the number of tanks.

    • Defence: Space

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant the Answer of 21 February 2019 to Question 221566 on Defence: Space, when his Department plans to publish a Defence Space Strategy.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which groups of parents are not required to pay child maintenance; and what estimate her Department has made of the number of parents who are...

    • Universal Credit: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of new claimants for universal credit received two weeks’ run-on housing benefit while waiting for their...

      Universal Credit: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of claimants of universal credit who have a deduction for housing rent arrears in the...

      Employment and Social Security Benefits: Learning Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to support people with learning disabilities access (a) benefits and (b) employment opportunities.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her Department's policies of the Trussell Trust recommendation to change the five-week...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has plans to include an income assessment form in the application for advance payments for universal credit; and if she will make...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the value of advanced payments that will be paid to claimants of universal credit in 2019.

      Social Security Benefits: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effect of the two-child limit on families with a low income; and if she will make a...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that the universal credit childcare support offer does not require parents to (a)...

      Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department issues to GPs on the provision of fit notes for patients who are undergoing an appeal for employment and support...

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to collect and publish (a) the number of deductions from benefits and (b) instances of sharing non-compliant...

      Funerals: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of families were unable to afford the funeral of family member in each of the last five years.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Dangerous Dogs Act 1991

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 to allow rehoming...

    • Poultry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 15 April 2019 to Questions 242653 and 242654, for what reason his Department has not removed the...

      Fly-tipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate the Government has made of the cost of clearance of fly-tipped materials by local authorities in England...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Brexit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the response of 5 March 2019 to freedom of information request number FOI2019/02691, how many additional Defra...

      Packaging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage online businesses to use environmentally friendly packaging.

      Birds: Pest Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the consultation conducted by Natural England with countryside organisations in...

  • Home Office

    • Drugs: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the potential links between retail crime incidents and illegal drug use.

    • Lancashire Constabulary: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much Lancashire Constabulary spent on providing policing resources to sporting events throughout Lancashire in (a) 2018 and (b) 2014.

      Police: Horses

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police horses have died as a result of injuries sustained whilst on active duty in (a) England and (b) Lancashire in each of the in...

      Alcoholic Drinks: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans his Department has to review the requirement for holographic ID for the purchase of alcohol.

      Knives: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the findings of the College of Policing's knife crime briefing...

      Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2019 to Question 221003 on Immigration: EU Nationals, whether organisations have been contracted to...

      Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the impact assessment on the European temporary leave to remain scheme included an assessment of the effect of that scheme on the...

      Immigration: Reviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reviews his Department is undertaking into immigration issues; and what the topic is of each of those reviews.

      Home Office: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many FTE staff work in the Third Country Unit in her Department.

      Police: Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is his Department taking to tackle the variations in the payment of police pensions to widows and widowers in the constituent...

  • Wales Office

    • Wales Office: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many companies based in (a) Wales, (b) the UK, (c) the EU and (d) the rest of the world had contracts or grants awarded by his Department in each of...

    • Wales Office: Secondment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many civil servants in his Department have been seconded to (a) the Department for Exiting the European Union and (b) the Department for International...

  • Department for Exiting the European Union

    • Brexit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether it remains Government policy for the UK to leave the (a) Single Market and (b) Customs Union.

  • Department for International Trade

    • Drinks: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to increase the export market of UK beverages.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Broadband: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of level of access to superfast fibre broadband in (a) Liverpool West Derby...

    • Voluntary Work: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2018 to Question 170815 on Voluntary Work: Young People, how many of the NCS...

      Television: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that cable and satellite TV companies to share their subscription information with TV...

      Mobile Phones: Cybercrime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to (a) protect critical national infrastructure, business and consumers from the...

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Parliament: Huawei

      To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether Huawei equipment is used in the parliamentary (a) telecoms and communications...

  • Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

    • Members: Allowances

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what involvement did the Speaker's committee had in the...

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    • Mexico: Schools

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Mexico about ensuring that teachers and school administrators at all state schools are trained...

    • Nigeria: Violence

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent killings in Nigeria, in particular the attacks in (1) Nassarawa State, (2) Benue State, (3) Kaduna State, and (4) Gombe.

      Sudan: Military Coups

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of events in Sudan since the recent army coup; and what action they have taken in response to that coup, in particular to encourage...

      Cyprus: Peace Negotiations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Report of the Secretary-General on his mission of good offices in Cyprus, submitted to the UN Security Council on 16 April;...

      Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Saudi Arabia following the execution of 37 persons there on 23 April; and in particular, whether they...

      Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in securing the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, following the recent statements by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Hospitals: Private Sector

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether private hospitals in England are required to provide safety records to the Care Quality Commission to protect patients as provided by the NHS.

    • Medical Records: Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the minimum age at which children have the legal right to access their own medical records and to allow or prevent access by others, including their...

  • Department for International Development

    • Developing Countries: Childbirth

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate, if any, they have made of the prevalence of medical detentions after childbirth complications in hospitals in countries that receive UK Official...

    • Developing Countries: Agriculture

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the World Bank’s new emphasis on the private sector, in particular, whether it has encouraged large-scale industrial...

      Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking with international partners to help contain the current outbreak of Ebola in the North Kivu and Ituri provinces of the Democratic...

      Overseas Aid: Armed Conflict

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 on the delivery of UK aid assistance, in particular...

      Palestinians: USA

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of the United States in regard to reports that the United States Agency for International Development is...

      Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how they are approaching the upcoming replenishment period and strategy review with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

      Developing Countries: Vaccination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in ensuring price transparency of vaccines.

      Developing Countries: Vaccination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to support poorer countries and emerging economies to (1) secure fair vaccine prices, (2) increase coverage of vaccine...

      Developing Countries: Vaccination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to address equal access to vaccines to ensure that the most marginalised children are immunised.

  • Department for Education

    • Students: Plagiarism

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many essay mill and contract cheating companies have been (1) prosecuted, and (2) closed.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Food

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to support schemes that aim to make use of fresh food as it reaches its best before date rather than have it destroyed.

  • Northern Ireland Office

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