Written answers

Wednesday, 15 July 2020

  • Department for Transport

    • British Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made for the number of British nationals that have booked flights to countries that have not formed reciprocal quarantine-free...

    • Aviation: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of the aviation industry and airlines on resuming flights to countries that have not formed...

      Driving under Influence: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is taking to approve plans for the Drink Drive Rehabilitation course to be delivered online.

      Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the DVLA is meeting its service standards for (a) driver services, (b) drivers medical services and (c) vehicle services.

      Railways: Job Creation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussion he had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the role of the rail industry in job creation in advance of the Summer economic update...

      Buses: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the production and use of hydrogen buses in the UK.

      Buses: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when plans to announce further information on introducing a (a) hydrogen bus town scheme and (b) hydrogen hub.

      Crossrail Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has with Transport for London on the timescale for when Crossrail will be fully operational; and what the status is of that...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Economic Growth: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he is taking steps to maximise human wellbeing and minimise environmental harms under a sustainable programme...

    • Business: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to support and incentivise businesses to improve their levels of environmental...

      Airbus: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what day he held discussions with representative from AirBus on safeguarding jobs in that company; and what support...

      Solar Events

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Civil Contingencies Secretariat on the UK's preparedness for a coronal mass ejection.

      Solar Events

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the National Grid on preparedness for a coronal mass ejection.

      Travel: Repayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to ensure that travel companies refund consumers in a more expedient manner; and if he will make...

      National Grid: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what additional (a) funding and (b) resources his Department has allocated to the National Grid for increased...

      Energy Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of changes to the level of energy operator (a) transmission and (b)...

      Economic Situation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to use the UK's potential economic recovery from the covid-19 outbreak to...

      National Grid: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of the costs for the National Grid's transition to carbon neutrality will be covered via the bills of...

      Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department's has made of the number of jobs displaced by automation during the covid-19 lockdown; and...

      Employment: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of workers in each income quintile group have been (a) furloughed, (b) laid off or (c) had...

      Personal Care Services: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what date the reopening for tattoo parlours, nail and beauty salons, massage therapists, reflexologists and other...

      Personal Care Services: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what (a) criteria and (b) guidance he is following to determine (i) a date and (ii) the ancillary safety measures...

      Personal Care Services: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what advice the Government has received from SAGE on the date of reopening for tattoo parlours, nail and beauty salons,...

      Personal Care Services: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what representations the Government has received from representatives of industry organisations on the date of...

      Personal Care Services: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has to offer additional financial support to people working in tattoo parlours, nail and...

      Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps may be taken against a lender which is found in a periodic audit not to be passing on the economic benefits...

      Personal Care Services: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his timetable is for the reopening of beauty salons.

      Carbon Emissions: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will publish the data it holds on the level of carbon emissions during the covid-19 lockdown.

      Redundancy: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits for (a) people who have worked in excess of 20 years and (b)...

      Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that businesses do not use funds received though the Coronavirus Job...

      Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses making staff redundancies while using the Coronavirus Job...

      Money: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the (a) value of the cash in transit industry to the UK economy and (b) number of people...

      Money: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department has taken to support the cash-in-transit industry.

      Small Businesses: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of Government financial support for businesses who operate from a...

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he plans to take to increase the involvement of British embassies in humanitarian work as part of the merger if the...

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department will consult with children and young people on the formation of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

      USA: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to the US Administration on the stockpiling of Remdesivir in the US for the treatment of...

      China: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with other his counterparts in the international community on the recent violence in the Galwan Valley.

      China: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Indian counterpart on steps to de-escalate tensions with the People’s...

      Syria: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Turkish government on (a) the conflict in Northern Syria and (b) that...

      Bahrain: Capital Punishment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his most recent discussions took place with his counterpart in the Bahraini Government on the death sentences of (a)...

      Diego Garcia: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the financial arrangement is between the UK and the US in relation to the air base in Diego Garcia.

      Embassies: Burns Night

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what events took place in (a) embassies and (b) other diplomatic missions to mark Burns Night in (i) 2019 and (ii) 2020.

      Embassies: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what events were hosted in UK (a) embassies and (b) other diplomatic missions to promote Scottish (i) business and (ii) culture...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Social Services: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report entitled, ADASS Budget Survey 2020, what assessment has he made of the implications for his policy of the...

    • Social Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to put in place a comprehensive new spending package for the social care sector; and if he will make a statement.

      Heart Diseases: Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many percutaneous coronary interventions have taken place in the NHS in month since April 2019.

      Cataracts: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cataract procedures have taken place in the NHS in each month since April 2019.

      Joint Replacements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hip and knee orthopaedic procedures have taken place in the NHS in each month since April 2019.

      Hernias: Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hernia repair procedures have taken place in the NHS in each month since April 2019.

      Heart Diseases: Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many heart valve replacement procedures have taken place in the NHS each month since April 2019.

      Aortic Aneurysm: Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many abdominal aortic aneurysm endovascular repair procedures have taken place in the NHS each month since April 2019.

      NHS Trusts: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 17 June to Question 54127 on NHS Trusts: Finance, what estimate he has made of the amount owed by trusts in...

      NHS: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance he has issued to NHS trusts on when to resume charging NHS staff for car parking as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are...

  • Department for International Development

    • Tropical Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to help people with leprosy and other tropical diseases.

    • Yemen: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in what form humanitarian aid from the UK has been provided to civilians in Yemen in the last 12 months.

      Overseas Aid: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to continue tackling poverty by ensuring that aid reaches (a) people who are most vulnerable because of their...

      Overseas Aid: Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government is taking steps to allocate funding under the Global Fund's covid-19 Response Mechanism to ensure the...

      Overseas Aid: Religion

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has in place to ensure that (a) Christians and (b) other religious minorities are not discriminated against because of...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Sustainable Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office plans to make the Sustainable Development Goals a priority for that Office.

      Overseas Aid: Religion

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she has taken to ensure that (a) Christians and (b) other religious minorities undertaking the distribution of aid in...

      Department for International Development: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many data breaches her Department has reported to the Information Commissioner in each of the last five years.

      Yemen: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made on the effect of the proposed reductions in Official Development Assistance on the UK’s...

      Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made on the effect of the proposed reductions in Official Development Assistance on the UK’S...

      Syria: International Assistance

      What steps her Department has taken through the fourth Brussels Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region held in June 2020 to provide support to people suffering as a result of...

      Developing Countries: Nutrition

      With reference to the 2020 Global Nutrition Report, what plans she has to increase support for nutrition programmes throughout the world.

      Kurds: Coronavirus

      What steps her Department is taking to promote measures to limit the spread of covid-19 in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

      Whether she had discussions with (a) civil society and (b) development partners on the potential merger of her Department with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office before the decision to merge...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

      What discussions she has had with (a) her international counterparts and (b) international development non-governmental organisations on the planned merger of her Department with the Foreign and...

      Yemen: Humanitarian Aid

      What steps her Department has taken through the Yemen 2020: High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen held in June 2020 to provide support to people suffering as a result of...

  • Department for Education

    • Covid-19 Education Catch-up Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the £1 billion support package to tackle the impact of lost teaching time announced on 19 June 2020 will include funding for 16-19 providers.

    • Music: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance the Government plans to provide for (a) singing and (b) wind instrument teachers to enable them to safely return to work as covid-19...

      Schools: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the COVID Summer Food Fund, whether the alternative support of up to £90 per pupil can be used to (a) make cash payments to...

      Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School Barnet: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the guidance issued by his Department entitled, Get technology support for children and schools during coronavirus (Covid-19), published...

      Schools: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is his policy that (a) all schools return to normal teaching and (b) wraparound care providers resume normal operations in September 2020.

      Schools: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of available (a) space and (b) teachers on the capacity of schools to receive all children in...

      Further Education: Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what financial support his Department will provide to colleges providing free school meals to students over the summer holidays in 2020.

      Assessments: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what financial support he plans to allocate to (a) exam invigilators and (b) moderators appointed by examination boards who have been unable to work...

      Covid-19 Education Catch-up Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to make available funding from the £1 billion catch-up fund for tutoring school pupils; and what the criteria is for the allocation...

      Apprentices: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to help increase the number of apprentice places available in the construction industry.

      Education: Children in Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has he made of the trends in the level educational attainment of children in care at (a) GCSE, (b) A level or equivalent and (c)...

      Children in Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked-after children in England there have been place in (a) foster care, (b) residential children’s homes and (c) other residential...

      Pupils: West Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils have been attending a (a) primary and (b) secondary school in (i) Hemsworth parliamentary constituency (ii) the Wakefield Council area...

      Schools and Nurseries: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is the Government's policy that state-funded schools and nurseries should plan to pay for the additional (a) cleaning required by covid-19...

      Further Education: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of covid-19 outbreak on agricultural colleges.

      Holiday Play Schemes: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's press release of 22 June 2020 entitled Thousands of children to benefit from free meals and activities, what recent...

      Children: Academic Year

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his oral contribution of 16 June 2020, Official Report column 713, when he plans to confirm (a) how, (b) where and (c) over what period...

      Home Education: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's publication of 1 July 2020 entitled Devices and 4G wireless routers progress data as of 30 June 2020, if he will...

      Pupils: ICT and Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of pupils eligible for free school meals in (a) Stockton-on-Tees, (b) the North East and (c) England...

      Special Educational Needs: Speech and Language Disorders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to ensure that funding is allocated to local authority areas to enable evidence-based catch-up interventions for children and young...

      Department for Education: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many data breaches his Department has reported to the Information Commissioner in each of the last five years.

      Education: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in (a) state and (b) independent schools achieved the equivalent of AAA or better in each English region in each year since 2005.

      Secondary Education: Pupils

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils there were in (a) year 11 and (b) year 13 in (i) state and (ii) independent schools in each English region in each year since 2003.

      Outdoor Education: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of his Department’s advice on overnight stays on outdoor activity centres in (a) England and (b) Wales.

      GCSE: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will allow an appeals process which takes into account pupil-specific data for schools to challenge GCSE grades awarded during the covid-19...

      Training and Employment: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how he plans to distribute funding to the most deprived communities for training and employment support as part of the Government’s...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Terrorism: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of sentences for terrorism offences.

    • Firearms: Prison Sentences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to ensure that the offence of possession of a firearm in the context of violent retail crime results in an automatic custodial...

      Employment Tribunals Service: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his Answer of 6 July 2020 to Question 66877, what the completion rate was of diversity monitoring forms attached to employment tribunal...

      Timothy Slater

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the report, Independent investigation into the death of Mr Timothy Slater, following...

      Custodial Treatment: Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing the recommendations for the treatment of people in custody who are abstinent from...

      Prisoner's Release: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Government response to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs report on Custody-Community Transitions, published in October...

      Prisoners: Naloxone

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the level of consistency in access to naloxone for residents with an opioid dependency within Approved Premises...

      New Futures Network

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the New Futures Network has staff working specifically on the employment of women in and leaving prison; and whether it works with employers in...

      Offenders: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to implement the Female Offender Strategy 2018 and support women’s transition back into the community through...

      Prisoners: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in the event that covid-19 lockdown restrictions in prisons are maintained or re-imposed, what steps the HM Prison and Probation Service is taking to...

  • Treasury

    • Cooperatives: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to make it easier for cooperatives to access capital; and if...

    • Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to stop HMRC treating employer supplied covid-19 testing kits as employee benefits in kind; and if he will make a statement.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2020 to Question 69593 on Members: Correspondence, when he plans to provide a substantive response to the matters raised...

      Bank Services: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of banking sector's response to the Financial Conduct Authority's changes to the rules on overdraft...

      EU Action: Coronavirus

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2020 to question 69523, how many of the covid-19 response funds and initiatives for which the UK is eligible under the...

      Self-employment Income Support Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to extend the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme to people who claim a state pension and have trading profits that are less...

      Children's Centres: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the reduction in VAT from 20 per cent to 5 per cent announced in the summer economic update on 8 July 2020 applies to soft play centres.

      Payment methods: Coronavirus

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to return the use of cash to normal safety levels.

      Payment Methods: Coronavirus

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the decline in the use of cash and cheques as a result of the covid-19 outbreak on financial inclusivity.

      Treasury: Photographs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse has been of private photographers for his Department in each of the last 12 months.

      Revenue and Customs: Internet

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason there is not a direct debit option on the HMRC online account website to help employers (a) logging and (b) paying employee contributions...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Local Government Finance: Wakefield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect on the (a) financial revenue raised and (b) costs incurred by Wakefield...

    • Council Housing: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people are on a council housing waiting list in each local authority area.

      Sleeping Rough: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what long-term support he plans to provide to local authorities to house rough sleepers that were assisted during the...

      Property Development: Isle of Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason his Department did not publish the Viability Assessment for the Westferry Printworks planning proposal...

      Homelessness: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2020 to Question 64913 on Homelessness: LGBT People, how many frontline homelessness...

      Leisure: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has issued to the children's activity sector on the reopening of facilities for children...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Defence: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of investment in Aerospace and Cyber Security on spending across the (a) Army, (b) Navy, and (c) RAF.

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to the letter of 28 May 2020 from the hon. Member for Glasgow North West on Commonwealth-born veterans applying for Indefinite...

      European Fighter Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what savings targets were set for the TyTAN support programme for Typhoon; what savings have been made to date; and how much of the savings have been...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when and under what conditions her Department plans to re-start enforcing actions to collect maintenance under the Child Maintenance Service.

    • Child Maintenance Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking with the Child Maintenance Service to ensure that victims of domestic abuse are protected from financial control.

      Jobcentres: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the ratio of work coaches to work coach managers at jobcentres in each year since 2013.

      Child Maintenance Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Child Maintenance Service plans to restart action against people who are avoiding payments.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was for an application for universal credit to be processed in each of the last three years.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason claimants of universal credit under the age of 25 receive a lower rate than claimants over the age of 25.

      Universal Credit: Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that prison leavers (a) with and (b) without internet access are aware of the (i) alternative...

      Universal Credit: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will take steps with representatives of local authorities to ensure that universal credit is able to cover the costs of...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant the oral statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer entitled Summer Economic Update, Official Report, column 973, what steps her...

      Jobcentres: Glasgow

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff at each (a) grade and (b) job title are employed at Shettleston Jobcentre in Glasgow East constituency.

      Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the temporary absence period in which benefits can be paid in relation to...

      Materials Handling Equipment: Industrial Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the 20-metre crane that collapsed at Swan Housing Association’s Watts Grove development site in Bow on 9 July 2002 had been...

      Universal Credit: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has any plans to exclude one-time bonus payments for key workers in calculations for universal credit in recognition of...

      Unemployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of improving the local delivery of unemployment support to (a) young people and (b) the...

      Carer's Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims of carers' allowance have been closed due to the death of the person being cared for in each of the last five years; for how...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Local Government Finance: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's press release of 11 June 2020, entitled...

    • Borders: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the EU commission on border control posts in Northern Ireland.

      Ports: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has submitted any proposals on border control posts at Northern Ireland ports to the EU Commission.

      BSE: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is his policy for England and Wales to be included on the World Organisation for Animal Health's list of...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many data breaches his Department has reported to the Information Commissioner in each of the last five years.

  • Home Office

    • Domestic Abuse: Victims

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has produced for victims of domestic abuse on their safety during the covid-19 outbreak and period of social...

    • Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with her French counterpart on migrants illegally crossing the English Channel.

      Immigrants: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the longest amount of time is that a person has been detained in an immigration detention centre among those detainees currently being...

      Detention Centres: Self-harm and Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many instances of (a) self-harm and (b) suicide there have been in immigration detention centres in each of the last five years.

      Public Houses: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received from the police on the reopening of pubs on 4 July 2020 as part of the easing of covid-19 lockdown...

      Alcoholic Drinks: Antisocial Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of changes to licensing rules on alcohol free zones.

      Asylum: Badersfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to help ensure the safety of (a) asylum seekers and (b) other members of the public while asylum seekers...

      British National (Overseas): Hong Kong

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people accepted under the proposed bespoke immigration route for British Nationals (Overseas) passport holders from Hong Kong will...

      Travellers: Trespass

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the Government response to its consultation on measures to enable the police to tackle unauthorised encampments...

      Prevent Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the independent review of Prevent is planned to recommence; and what plans the Government has to involve representatives of civil...

      Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve efficiency in the processing of visa applications from the point at which a visa is granted.

  • Wales Office

    • Coronavirus: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the disproportionate effect of covid-19 on BAME communities in (a) Newport West, (b) Wales...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Care Homes: Coronavirus

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what comparative assessment he has made of the number of deaths as a result of covid-19 in care homes in (a) the UK and (b) Germany; and if he will...

    • Borders: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the UK Government’s response to each of the proposed amendments to the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol made by the European Commission on...

      Import Duties: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether tariffs for at-risk goods will be processed at the ports between Great Britain and Northern Ireland once the Protocol comes into force on...

      UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on the risk of legal challenge against the UK at the World Trade...

      Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2020 to Question 34337, what recent progress the Government has made on the repeal the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2011.

      Prime Minister: Photographs

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse has been of private photographers for 10 Downing Street in each of the last 12 months.

  • Department for International Trade

    • Overseas Trade: Qatar

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to improve (a) trade links with Qatar and (b) investment in the UK from Qatari businesses.

    • Overseas Trade: Bahrain

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to improve (a) trade links with Bahrain and (b) investment in the UK from Bahraini businesses.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Theatres: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the scientific evidence he has received in support of the Government’s decision not to allow the...

    • Local Government: Flags

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with local authority leaders to amend their guidance on flying the EU flag.

      Culture: Coroanvirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make it his policy to replenish the Art Council England funds that have been diverted to the emergency covid-19...

      Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many data breaches his Department has reported to the Information Commissioner in each of the last five years.

      Performing Arts: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what funding his Department has allocated to stand-up comedy performers who have been unable to work as a result of the...

  • Department for Transport

    • Electric Scooters: Accidents

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that people, including pedestrians, are protected from the risk of negligent injury and death caused by users of hired e-scooters in...

    • Electric Scooters

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why privately owned e-scooters have not been included in the trial of legalising selected rental e-scooters.

      Aviation: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the data from Public Health England showing that there have been 30 cases of people arriving from Pakistan with COVID-19 since 4 June, what plans they...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • UK Trade with EU

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the letter sent by the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets to the House of Lords EU Internal Market Sub-Committee on 15 May which...

    • Satellites

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons for the collapse of OneWeb in March; and, further to reports that they are considering investing in that company, why...

      Hospitality Industry: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) personal confidentiality agreements, and (2) non-disclosure agreements, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has signed with...

      Retail Trade: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) personal confidentiality agreements, and (2) non-disclosure agreements, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has signed with...

      Industrial Health and Safety: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what sanctions employers face if they breach the guidance set out in Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19), published on 11 June, in relation to...

      Utilities: Compensation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of compensation available to the providers of electricity, gas and water when the supply of such services has been...

  • Department for Education

    • Children: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the call coordinated by Action for Children, Barnardo’s, National Children’s Bureau, NSPCC and The Children’s...

    • Children: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the call coordinated by Action for Children, Barnardo’s, National Children’s Bureau, NSPCC and The Children’s Society of more...

      Children: Disability and Special Educational Needs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to endorse the advice relating to children with special educational needs and disabilities outlined in the report by Stonewall An...

      Universities: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the ‘no detriment’ policies adopted by some universities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • The Senior Deputy Speaker

    • House of Lords: Reform

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to any societal changes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, what plans there are to establish a Select Committee to consider (1) the membership, and...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Sleeping Rough: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that LGBTQ+ friendly accommodation is made available to LGBTQ+ youth rough sleepers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    • British Nationals Abroad: Hong Kong

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the financial, (2) the social, and (3) the logistical implications, of the arrival of British National (Overseas) passport...

  • Ministry of Defence

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether guidance to Universal Credit work coaches on the resumption of conditionality, including claimant commitment, includes an exemption in relation to...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Welfare Assistance Schemes

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 29 June (HL5692), when they intend to issue guidance to local authorities on the use of money for...

    • Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the letter sent to peers by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 29 June, how much money will be needed to fulfil their pledge to guarantee the current...

  • Home Office

    • Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Report on short scrutiny visits to Immigration removal centres by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, published on 12 May, why nine detainees were...

    • Immigration

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, and with whom, about the possibility of devolving immigration issues to the devolved administrations.

      Asylum: Finance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they expect to complete the annual review of cash allowances paid to asylum seekers by the end of July; and if not, when they expect to...

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were prosecuted for making a false declaration about a medical condition on applications for grant renewal of (1) shotgun, and (2) firearms,...

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many general practitioners in the last three years for which records are available have placed markers on the medical notes of shotgun and firearm...

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government at which meetings held by Ministers and officials with representatives of the British Medical Association since May 2016 the subject of medical involvement in...

      Asylum: Finance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 30 June (HL Deb, col 574), what assessment they have made of the impact of the “no recourse to...

      Asylum

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 30 June (HL Deb, col 574), how many applications from asylum seekers for refugee status are currently...

  • Cabinet Office

    • National Security Council

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 6 July (HL5987) and the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 8 July (HL5985), why the gov.uk...

  • Treasury

    • Customs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure consistency in customs regulations throughout the UK.

    • Employment: Government Assistance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures will be in place by 1 August to support those who are shielding from COVID-19 who cannot return to work because their workplace is not safe, but who...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Pornography: Internet

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what research they have conducted on children’s access to pornographic content online; what plans they have to conduct research on such access; and whether...

    • Performing Arts: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have provisional dates for the return of (1) socially distanced, and (2) non-socially distanced, indoor live performances.

      Music: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to bring forward sector-specific support for the commercial live music sector.

      Music: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of jobs that will be lost in the live commercial music sector without further Government support.

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