Tuesday, 2 July 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is he taking to improve public transport to provide an incentive to stop driving and lower emissions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support is available to UK nationals accused of (a) driving offences and (b) exceeding the speed limits when driving their UK-registered vehicles...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many British citizens have been accused of (a) driving offences and (b) exceeding the speed limit when driving their UK-registered vehicle in (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that UK nationals driving their UK-registered vehicles abroad are provided with necessary legal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his legal settlement with Eurotunnel cost in (a) VAT and (b) departmental officials' time.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether section 14 of the Railway Regulation Act 1842 is used by Network Rail to gain access to tenanted railway arch premises.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Network Rail's planned maintenance on the rail network in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and which local authorities were asked to sign non-disclosure agreements by (a) his Department and (b) Highways England as part of the Oxford...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the effect on the economy in Broxtowe of the proposed route for HS2.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an estimate of the cost of constructing a bored tunnel beneath Broxtowe for High Speed Two.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an estimate of the costs of constructing an underground High Speed Two East Midlands hub station at Toton Sidings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding the Government has allocated to Network Rail in each of the last five years in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of each type of repair to Network Rail railway lines have been carried out in each of the last five years in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to tackle emissions from aviation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he will take to ensure that the decarbonisation of the power sector continues in line with the UK’s...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making the Prompt Payment Code compulsory for large businesses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the maximum payment terms of the Prompt Payment Code...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how he plans to define late payments that the Small Business Commissioner will enforce.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what evidence base the Government used in reaching the decision to provide a £1 million business fund for the use...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the £1 million technology fund for businesses on the issue...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to page seven of the Government's response to the paper entitled, Creating a responsible payment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on supporting the UK car industry through the Government's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much and what proportion of fees paid by banks to the Post Office Limited have been paid to sub-postmasters in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps the Government has taken to ensure that (a) mothers and (b) people with primary care responsibilities...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that employers meet their legal obligations to pregnant employees.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of joint and muscle ill health on the construction industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to reform the process of registering an artist or band’s name with the Intellectual Property...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to prevent individuals and companies from fraudulently registering trademarks with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that second-hand electrical products sold online meet the relevant safety...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to include increased protections for indebted customers of failed energy suppliers in the forthcoming...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to minimise the cost to consumers affected by energy suppliers that cease trading.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with employment agencies on the practice of blacklisting.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to introduce a statutory right to paid leave for bereaved parents who experience ectopic pregnancy or...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to ensure the implementation of the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s Judgement of 19 June 2014 to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic support his Department has provided to the Federal Government of Pakistan to (a) establish a taskforce to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department provides to the Government of Pakistan in response to Pakistan’s Supreme Court Judgment of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on intelligence sharing between the UK and EU of the UK leaving the EU...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking in response to the Court of Appeal's ruling on the legality of British sales of arms to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the criteria are for exclusion on medical grounds for recruits to GCHQ.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the Quebec Government on Bill 21 on the wearing of religious symbols by public officials at work.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Turkish counterpart to support the inclusion of the town of Morphou in the territory...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Turkish counterpart in pursuance of a negotiated settlement in Cyprus to stop the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Turkish counterpart to ask for the Cyprus Committee on Missing Persons to have access to...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the transparency data entitled Cabinet Office ministerial meetings January to March 2019, published on 21 June 2019, if he will...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the proportion of public sector workers that have reported mental ill health in each of the last three years.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will ask the Office for National Statistics to publish tabular information on the number of people that have been unemployed (a) for up to 6...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2019 to Question 260726 on Huawei: 5G, if he will publish the number of operators on the National Cyber Security...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of striking a medal for humanitarian service; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2019 to Question 268615, for what reason that Answer does not state whether it is still the Government's ambition to...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2019 to Question 267786 on Cabinet Office: Amazon, how many SMEs were present at the roundtable discussion.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Electoral Commission on the potential disenfranchisement of EU citizens resident in the UK in the European...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made in compensating victims of historical abuse at Aston Hall, Derbyshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of legislation regulating body modification following the prosecution of Brendan McCarthy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has any plans to reintroduce blood glucose test strips on prescription for Type 2 diabetics.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure all Type 2 diabetics have access to a glucose monitoring blood test every three months as standard.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent listeria in food in hospitals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent heart disease in young people aged 17-30.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that wounded soldier health and rehabilitation bills are paid for by the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when electrical stimulation for arthritis pain will be available on the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advice is available to people travelling overseas for dental or cosmetic surgery.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list the (a) criteria and (b) timelines for products to be considered in (i) the current round and (ii) future review rounds...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how products selected by the Accelerated Access Collaborative will be funded.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether all products considered by the Accelerated Access Collaborative will have to be cost-neutral to the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Accelerated Access Collaborative has to prioritise products which help control hospital-acquired infections.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the Accelerated Access Collaborative plans to balance its focus on (a) medicines, (b) diagnostic tools and (c) digital services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the availablity of (a) critical and (b) short shelf-life medicines in the event of the UK leaving...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role has recently been played by Deloitte, and at what cost, in the development by NHS Improvement of proposals to introduce a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve response times to recommendations for endovascular thrombectomy treatment for severe strokes which can be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has in place to increase the number of specialists trained in endovascular thrombectomy treatment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason endovascular thrombectomy treatment is provided 24/7 only at Stoke-on-Trent hospital and St George's hospital in London;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent research on the effects on levels of public health of emissions of (a) PM2.5, (b) PM1 and (c) PM0.1 from waste incinerators...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what effect the Soft Drinks Industry Levy has had on consumption rates for people on low incomes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to reform the pharmacy sector to support the delivery of the NHS...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to encourage the use of technology in the pharmacy sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve outcomes for children by identifying and supporting new mothers with mental health problems.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the role of GPs in identifying and treating perinatal mental health problems in mothers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the identification of maternal mental health problems during maternal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to deregulate the sale of the over-the-counter emergency contraceptive pills for women.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to increase the number of families using healthy start vouchers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were treated for periodontal disease on the NHS in each Care Commissioning Group area in the last 12 months for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the UK population suffer from rheumatoid arthritis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the NHS has made on research into the (a) causes and (b) potential cures for people with rheumatoid arthritis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many medical consultants were employed by the NHS in each financial year since 2015; and what the ratio was of people becoming...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory cardiovascular screening for anyone participating in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allocating additional funding to increase the number of domestic medical student...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to increase the rate of retention of GPs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2019 to Question 266123 on NHS: Legal Costs, how his Department differentiates between individual...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that producers of baby food do not routinely breach official guidelines on sugar levels.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of residential care homes that have closed in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2019 to Question 266815 on Cannabis: Medical Treatments, how many prescriptions for the use of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the costs of untreated patients diagnosed with structural heart disease on the health...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the oral contribution on 21 June 2018 Vol 643 c229WH, what steps his Department has taken to improve GP awareness of ME.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure ME clinics and treatment centres are aware of the risks of graded exercises to sufferers of ME.
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department's preparations for the UK leaving the EU on 31 October 2019...
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will publish his Department's no deal preparation documents.
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on using Border Force technology to solve the customs issues when the UK leaves...
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that measures that have been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) automotive, aerospace, medicines and agri-foods sectors and (b) all businesses...
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps his Department is taking to ensure appropriate sanitary and phytosanitary checks are in place to avoid customs delays to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a salary sacrifice car scheme for teachers in state schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information he holds on the progress that LocatED has made on finding and purchasing a site for the Swift Secondary Academy in Walsall North in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to ensure that businesses understand the value of the new T Level qualifications before their implementation in 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to promote technical and vocational education and training in the East Midlands.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support (a) schools and (b) local authorities in providing additional services to help young people with early signs of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will allocate additional funding for ESOL to ensure that refugees have access to a minimum of eight hours a week of formal, accredited English...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to improve access to English for Speakers of Other Languages for refugees.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Transforming Children Green Paper, what his strategy is for ensuring a joined-up approach between school mental health leads and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the Government’s policy is on the use of isolation booths for discipline in schools; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department taking to fund performing arts education for young people under 18 years-old.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of living in poverty on the school attendance record of students.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the June 2019 report of the Children’s Commissioner, we need to talk: access to speech and language therapy, if he will meet...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2019 to Question 267289, which programmes have been funded within the budget lines provided in that Answer; and how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department has provided to schools with timber cladding on the fire risks of that cladding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing starting salaries for teachers to make the profession more competitive.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Department plans to increase funding for ESOL to ensure that all refugees can access a minimum of eight hours a week of formal accredited...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the expected savings to the public purse through service contracts with Approved Enforcement Agencies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the expected savings to the public purse of outsourcing warrants of arrest work to Approved Enforcement Agencies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full time equivalent Civilian Enforcement Officers are in post.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full time equivalent vacancies for Civilian Enforcement Officers there are.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date the most recently appointed Civilian Enforcement Officer commenced employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there were for hate crimes against people with learning disabilities in (i) 2018 and (ii) 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library a copy of the contract for the Transforming Rehabilitation scheme agreed with Working Links in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for decrees nisi there were in 2018 in which the grounds for divorce was two years separation.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress he has made on ensuring transitional arrangements for the UK to replace the EU's trade agreement with Georgia; and whether he...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he has taken to negotiate a free trade deal with Grenada after the UK leaves the EU.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the implications for his Department's policy on the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia are of the Court of Appeal ruling on 20 June 2019 in R...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2019 to Question 259402 on high rise flats: insulation, what estimate he made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which local authorities charge homeless people for the return of confiscated items.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government,with reference to the Loneliness Strategy, what steps he is taking to work with Homes England to incorporate community...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2019 to Question 265494 on fire extinguishers, if he will publish any assessment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will ensure that survivors of domestic abuse who become homeless as a result of that abuse are given priority...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of only granting planning permission for carbon neutral...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is for the publication of the Defence Technology Framework.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people work in the defence sector by constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Poseidon MRA Mk1 (P-8A) will be operational.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether her Department has had discussions with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the UK Steel charter.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if she will sign her Department up to the UK Steel charter.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the IPPR report Measuring the benefits of integration: The value of tackling skills underutilisation published 18 June 2019,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to change the qualifying criteria for the enhanced mobility component of personal independence payment to allow claimants...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children in receipt of disability living allowance in the Yorkshire and Humber region were required to transition to personal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what analysis her Department has conducted on the psychological effect on children of transitioning at 16 years of age from disability living...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employers have signed up to the Government’s voluntary reporting framework on disability, mental health and wellbeing since it...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of (a) employment support allowance and (b) personal independence payments are (i) autistic and (ii) have autistic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support adults with Autism gain employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are in receipt of pension credits in (a) the UK, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) Haltemprice and Howden constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how her Department plans to (a) work and (b) share data with the BBC to determine who will qualify for free TV licences.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people that are eligible for the higher rate of personal independence payment as a result of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all those whose lives could be improved by an assistance dog have access to one.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2019 to Question 264329 on Universal Credit, what proportion of the 0.239 million of social fund...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2019 to Question 264329, of the 749,000 claimants with deductions from universal credit for non-universal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the proportion of claimants of employment support allowance that have a mental illness as their primary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people with long-term mental health conditions that have become unemployed in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2019 to Question 267733 on Personal Independence Payment: County Durham, what key performance indicators his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans the Government has to restore local housing allowance rates to cover the cheapest third of local rents to improve affordability for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to increase the uptake of pension credit in Easington constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what impact assessment her Department has conducted on the effect of leaving the EU without a deal on people with disabilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the recent agreement between Royal Mail Group and the Communication Workers Union on pension schemes, whether legislation to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether refugees resettled under the resettlement scheme will be subject to the two-child limit for universal credit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2019 to Question 257458 on Universal Credit: Overpayments, how many successful applications there were for a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2019 to Question 257458 on Universal Credit: Overpayments, how many overpayments were waived in (a) full and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of the two-child benefit limit on levels of domestic violence; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of individuals affected by the two-child benefit limit are in working households in (a) Wales and (b) the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting care leavers under the age of 25 from the under-occupancy penalty in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban the export of live animals from the UK for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the progress made in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on meeting the 2011...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the preservation of the Northern Forest.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many trees are being planted annually in the UK; and whether the Government is meeting its target on tree planting.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to increase the planting of trees.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department takes to (a) prevent, (b) tackle and (c) deal with the aftermath of forest fires.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to pursue and implement nature-based solutions domestically to (a) mitigate and (b) adapt to climate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the establishment of the new Horse Welfare Board on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the work of Retraining of Racehorses in (a) retraining...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the importance of the British thoroughbred racing industry to the UK rural economy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effect of a four degree rise in global temperatures on (a) the UK's security, (b) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of catteries which have closed in the last 12 months for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which 30 local authorities have recorded the highest incidence of hate crime in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of underage people in the North West of England purchasing knifes from (a) supermarkets, (b)...
To the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary-Under-Secretary of State for Health of 19 June 2019, Official Report, column 145WH,...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to increase education and awareness of female genital mutilation in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason his Department decided to charge visa applicants £5.48 for email inquiries.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money in cash terms his Department raised from levying a £5.48 charge on email visa enquiries in 2018.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money in cash terms his Department raised from levying an additional £1.37 per minute on top of the standard network charge on...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa or settlement applicants paid for the priority service in 2018; and how many of those applicants received a response within...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish the criteria his Department use to assess the performance of VFS Global in handling visa and settlement applications.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish his Department’s most recent assessment of VFS Global’s performance in meeting targets in relation to their...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish the contract held between his Department and VFS Global on handling visa and settlement applications.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department plans to renew the contract held between his Department and VFS Global in relation to handling visa and settlement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were detained (a) in total and (b) for more than 24 hours in short-term holding facilities at (i) Heathrow and (ii) Gatwick...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people currently in Immigration Removal Centres claim to be under 18 years old.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reporting locations there are for asylum seekers in each local authority area.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his policy is on increasing the number of reporting locations for asylum seekers.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) allowing child refugees to sponsor their close family and (b) changing the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that the security services are compliant with the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 and related Codes of Practice.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2019 to Written Question 230648, Airguns: Reviews, when his Department plans to publish its response to...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to change the minimum earnings limit for physiotherapists renewing a work visa to increase the number of physiotherapists...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department has made of the number of working days lost in police forces in England and Wales as a result of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who identify at Yezidi have been granted asylum under the Syrian Refugee Programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests were made for hate crimes against people with learning disabilities in (a) 2018 and (b) 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2019 to Question 265493 on Fire and Rescue Services, what criteria his Department used to determine that...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the forthcoming national alcohol strategy will be published.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Emergency Service Network sites are planned to be deployed in (a) Angus and (b) Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2019 to Question 267306, if he will place in the House of Commons Library a copy of any (a) minutes of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants to the EU Settlement scheme are recorded as being (a) male and (b) female in relation to the outcome of their applications.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the news article, Foreign students demand home secretary put things right after thousands targeted in cheating scandal,...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2019 to Question 266773 on France: Refugees, whether his Department has made representations to the French...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to tackle gangs involved in organised immigration crime.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of application rates in the EU Settlement scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of police officers taking time off work for stress-related reasons in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the level of food security throughout the greater Horn of Africa in September 2019; and what steps his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the merits of the Northern Irish Government’s model of providing independent guardians to all separated...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress she has made on bringing forward legislative proposals to implement the recommendations of the Hart report into historical...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many occasions since February 2017 have meetings been held between officials in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic to conclude a...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department taking following the collapse of London Capital & Finance to ensure that mini-bond holders in Crewe and Nantwich will be...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what safeguards his Department has put in place to prevent online VAT fraud.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC takes in responding to complaints on online VAT fraud; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of HMRC's response to such...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Financial Conduct Authority survey of defined benefit pension advice published on 19 June 2019, what assessment his Department has...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the projected revenue from the Soft Drinks Industry levy is for financial year 2019-20.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to publish its Infrastructure Strategy alongside the Spending Review.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with UK banks on the costs of running ATMs at their branches.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of exempting telematics from insurance premium tax on (a) reducing the tax burden on motorists, (b)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the risk of suicide among people subject to the 2019 Loan Charge.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to launch a three-year spending review before the summer recess; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for financial planning by local authorities of the uncertainty of the timing of the next spending review.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will undertake a review of the tax exemption limit for cash redundancy payments; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when negotiations on the Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Israel) Order 2019 began.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2019 to Question 247155 and with reference to the UK's tax treaties with Uruguay, Sweden and Slovenia containing...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax treaties are currently being negotiated.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department are working on tax treaties.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Answer of 27 June 2019 to Question 268541 on Economic Crime Strategic Board, whether the Economic Crime Plan will be published before the House...
What estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the proposals announced by the Prime Minister since 23 May 2019.
What recent assessment his Department has made of the short-term economic effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
What fiscal steps he is taking to increase (a) jobs and (b) economic growth.
What steps he is taking to increase incentives for people to save.
What fiscal steps he is taking to grow the digital economy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with the BBC on the proposed removal of free television licences for people aged over 75.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps his Department has taken to tackle the spread of disinformation and fake news online.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle social isolation in older people through the digital sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that people over 75 who cannot afford to pay for a TV licence will be able to access...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to assist people over 75 years old with long-term complex illnesses such as dementia pay for a TV licence...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the effect of the removal of the TV licence concession for the over 75s from June 2020 on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the removal of the TV licence concession for the over 75s from June 2020 on...
To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether Members' staff can (a) register with and (b) access an on-site medical doctor.
To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, for what reasons security officers in the House of Commons are entitled to a break of two...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the business case for HS2.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received any representations about prioritising HS3 over HS2.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated value of motorists' time lost due to the 50mph speed limit in place as part of the works to create a digital M6 motorway.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 4 June (HL15847), what recent assessment they have made of the impact of (1) Honda's decision to close its...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of a no-deal Brexit on just-in-time supply chains in the UK automotive sector.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to implement the Copyright Directive in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have discussed with the government of China the right of North Korean refugees to resettle in the Republic of Korea.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 17 June (HL15969), why, following his indictment by the International Criminal Court, Omar...
To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) whether the UK's financial contributions to the Khartoum Process have funded the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces, and (2) what assessment they have...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UK's role in staffing the Regional Operation Centre in support of the Khartoum Process and AU Horn of Africa Initiative, in...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to call for an independent inquiry involving the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture into allegations of torture in Egypt,...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the sale of Greek Orthodox Church property in East Jerusalem and reports that the sale is being conducted illegally.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about the arrest and imprisonment of the Palestinian journalist Lama Khater.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel about the destruction by the the Israel Defense Forces of graves of Muslim leaders in East...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the recommendations in the report of the House of Lords Constitution Committee The Legislative Process: Preparing Legislation for...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address any increase in the number of people infected with measles; and whether they have any plans to introduce compulsory measles...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many individuals are on the NHS's register of violent and abusive actions; and how many such individuals have been added in the past 12 months.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their consultation on the proposal to add folic acid to flour will include evidence from health economists on the costs to society and the NHS of spina bifida.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many radiographers are required to fulfil the long-term objectives of the NHS.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to increase funding for the NHS post-Brexit.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement a long-term strategy to improve the timescale of mental health treatment in the NHS.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Society of Clinical Injury Lawyers’ proposed alternative to the Clinical Negligence Fixed Costs Working...
To ask Her Majesty's Government why adults with cystic fibrosis in England are not exempt from paying prescription charges.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability) has sufficient (1) resources, and (2) judges, to cope...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in implementing the actions they set out in their response to Ian Acheson’s Review of Islamist extremism in prisons, probation...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the level of radicalising influence by Islamist extremists in prisons in England and Wales; and what estimate they have made of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the High Court judgment on 20 June, whether they intend to suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia immediately on humanitarian grounds.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much has been spent by the Aged Veterans Fund in each year from 2016 to 2019.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many individuals were refused visas to travel to the UK for the DfID Safeguarding Summit in October 2018.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to formally respond to the recommendations of the Migration Advisory Committee's review of the Shortage Occupation List, published on 29 May.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of no longer participating in Eurostat's data collection and international comparisons of services for...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to make an agreement to safeguard the rights of UK citizens living in the EU after Brexit.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of jobs in the EU which are currently dependent on EU trade with the UK.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that the UK financial sector (1) increases its diversity, and (2) ensures equal pay.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times Ministerial Directions have been issued in each of the last five years; and from which departments.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to reflect the experiences of people from BAME backgrounds when (1) raising awareness of the public health implications, and (2)...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the appropriateness of the language used for different cultural and linguistic groups in measuring loneliness in their loneliness...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the report by the Red Cross Barriers to belonging, published in June, for their loneliness strategy.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many adult gaming centres are currently in operation in the UK; and how many such centres were in operation in (1) June 2017, and (2) June 2018.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made, as part of their loneliness strategy, with the Arts Council to promote the role that arts and culture can play in...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made, as part of their loneliness strategy, with Arts Council England to use the new loneliness measure across relevant projects and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made, as part of their loneliness strategy, with (1) the set up and running of masterclasses, and (2) measuring the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, as part of their loneliness strategy, to lead cross-Government work on tackling loneliness.
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