Written answers

Tuesday, 28 July 2020

  • Department for Transport

    • Heathrow Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of Heathrow Airport on the use of mixed mode operations on the northern runway.

    • Heathrow Airport: Night Flying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the economic value of flights arriving at Heathrow before 6 am.

      Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy for all UK internal flights to be sustainably powered by 2030; and if he will make a statement.

      Aviation: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has in place to ensure that UK-based pilots with an EASA licence can continue to work unrestricted in the EU from 1 January 2021 without...

      Regional Airports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to protect regional connectivity in the UK following the collapse of Flybe.

      Buses: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Prime Minister's statement of 11 February 2020, Transport Infrastructure, Official Report, column 712, what discussions he has...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government has plans to enter into a partnership with the EU on its plan to negotiate an advanced purchase...

    • Business: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to ensure the consistent application of Business Support Grants for organisations in receipt of Small...

      Post Office Horizon It System Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether evidence received by Parliamentary Ombudsman on the Government's handling of the Horizon issue can be...

      Hyperactivity: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what guidance his Department provides for the workplace for (a) employees on the ADHD spectrum and (b) their employers.

      Economic Situation: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) a green and (b) a resilient recovery from the covid-19 outbreak.

      Aircraft: Electric Motors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department will work with interested parties in resuming the E-Fan X demonstrator project; and if he will...

      Aircraft: Electric Motors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support his Department is allocating to the establishment of (a) electric and (b) hydrogen powered flight; and if...

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2020 to Question 65917 on Renewable energy, what estimate he has made of the cost to...

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2020 to Question 60652 on Renewable energy, what plans his Department has to install...

      Manufacturing Industries: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to encourage environmentally-friendly industry and manufacturing in the (a)...

      Hydrogen: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support the creation of the infrastructure required for further roll out of hydrogen gas as...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the UK Government plans to participate with the COVID-19 Global Vaccine Access Facility for the domestic...

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    • Terrorism: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and (b) other groups subject to UK terrorism and terrorist financing...

    • Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 6 July 2020 to Question 60661 on Renewable energy, what plans his Department has to install solar...

      Islamabad: Religious Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Pakistani counterpart on plans to build a Hindu Temple in Islamabad; and if he will...

      Hamas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) Hamas and (b) Izz-al-Din Al-Qassem will continue to be subject to UK Terrorism and Terrorist Financing sanctions...

      Pakistani National Commission for Minorities: Ahmadiyya

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Government of Pakistan and the Supreme Court of Pakistan to help ensure that Ahmadi...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Office: Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2020 to Question 60667 on Renewable energy, what plans his Department has to install solar panels and wind...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Hospitals: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of designating certain hospitals for covid-19 patients only, to allow other...

    • Independent Healthcare Providers Network: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the covid-19 contract for all inpatient capacity in England with the Independent Healthcare Providers Network expires; and whether...

      Health Services: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to end the contract agreed with private sector health providers in response to the covid-19 outbreak.

      Accident and Emergency Departments: Lung Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the trends in the level of A&E attendances for (a) asthma and (b) other respiratory conditions in each...

      NHS: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timescale is for the end of free car parking at hospitals for NHS staff during the covid-19 outbreak.

      Hospitals: Discharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of the additional funding allocated by his Department to emergency discharge during the covid-19 outbreak...

      NHS: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support NHS staff who are unable to attend work as they live with a person who is shielding.

      Health Services: Immigrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, (a) how much revenue has been raised by the Immigration Health Surcharge annually since its introduction and (b) how much of this revenue...

      Health Services: Immigrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefit of linking income raised from non-EEA migrants paying the Immigration...

      Coronavirus: Minority Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies on charging for NHS services of the report by Doctors of the World, An...

      NHS: Capital Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance is given to NHS Property Services on reinvesting the proceeds of the sale of NHS capital assets on new medical facilities...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2020 to Question 60660 on Renewable energy, what plans his Department has to install solar panels and...

  • Department for International Development

    • UK Relations with EU: Developing Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to assess the potential effect on developing countries of the UK's future relationship with the EU.

    • Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans the Government has to consult with (a) civil society and (b) development partners on the development of the new UK Aid strategy.

  • Department for Education

    • Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much the cost of student finance is forecast to increase in the absence of further policy changes in the next three years.

    • Schools: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the number of schools who have submitted claims for reimbursement for exceptional costs associated with covid-19 for...

      Schools: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support additional expenditure on cleaning and hygiene measures in schools during the covid-19 outbreak.

      Department for Education: Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2020 to Question 60654 on Renewable energy, what plans his Department has to install solar panels and wind turbines...

      Higher Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of the higher education student finance system by 2030 in the absence of policy changes.

      Arts: Higher Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2020 to Question 70489 on higher education: finance, what the cost to the public purse has been of support for media...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Motor Vehicles: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offences have been committed of non-compliance with section 42 of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 in (a) Sussex and (b) England.

    • Ministry of Justice: Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2020 to Question 60666 on Renewable energy, what plans his Department has to install more solar panels and wind...

      Prisoners' Release: Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2020 to Question 61688, if his Department will extend the accommodation support scheme for prison leavers beyond 31...

      Prisoners' Release: Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) young adult, (b) other female and (c) other male prison leavers were released without an address to go to between 1 May 2020 and 8 June...

      Courts: Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish an update on the progress of the pilot schemes run at Manchester and Brentford courts in early 2020 to test the efficacy of...

      Debt Collection: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s news story of 5 November 2019, Approved Enforcement Agency Services Contract Awarded, whether any changes to...

      Debt Collection: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s news story of 5 November 2019, Approved Enforcement Agency Services Contract Awarded, what steps he has taken...

      Debt Collection: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s news story of 5 November 2019, Approved Enforcement Agency Services Contract Awarded, what steps he has taken...

      Debt Collection: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s news story of 5 November 2019, Approved Enforcement Agency Services Contract Awarded, whether the new...

      Debt Collection: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s news story of 5 November 2019, Approved Enforcement Agency Services Contract Awarded, whether he will meet with...

      Debt Collection: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s news story of 5 November 2019, Approved Enforcement Agency Services Contract Awarded, whether he has consulted...

      Probate: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to accelerate its processing of probate applications during the covid-19 outbreak.

      Prisons: Industrial Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his oral contribution of 14 July 2020, Official Report, column 1373, what assessment he as made of the suitability of the wrongdoing...

      Tribunals: Judgements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on referenced individuals of publishing unredacted tribunal judgements online.

      Probation: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral answer of the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, of 14 July 2020, Official Report, column 1367, how much of the...

  • Treasury

    • Nostrum Oil and Gas

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what investigations the Financial Conduct Authority has undertaken on the listing of Nostrum Oil and Gas on the London Stock Exchange, via the Isle of Man.

    • Business: Coronavirus

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on businesses of not receiving coronavirus-related business interruption payouts from insurers; and...

  • Prime Minister

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Saudi Arabia: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK military (a) personnel and (b) advisers are operating in targeting centres in Saudi Arabia.

    • Submarines: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to introduce new safety regulations to ensure Royal Navy submarines keep clear of fishing boats and ferries.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2020 to Question 60659 on Renewable energy, what plans her Department has to install solar panels and wind...

    • Unemployment: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the level of unemployment in (a) London, (b) Bexley Borough and (c)...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of staffing levels in her Department to (a) process claims and payments and (b) to provide...

      Child Maintenance Service: Secondment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employees have been seconded from the Child Maintenance Services (CMS) to other sections of her Department as a result of the...

      Bereavement Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the judgment in relation to (a) R (Jackson and Simpson) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2020] EWHC 183 (Admin)...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the evidential basis is for her Department's decision to restrict the eligibility criteria for a work allowance as part of universal credit.

      Occupational Pensions: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the level of opt-out from auto-enrollment into workplace pensions during the covid-19 lockdown period.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Furs: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will ban fur imports into the UK.

    • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2020 to Question 60655 on Renewable energy, what plans his Department has to install more...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2020 to Question 59351 on Energy, what proportion of the electricity used by his...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2020 to Question 19056 on Aviation, what estimate he has made of the CO2 emissions...

      Imports: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emissions associated with goods imported...

      High Speed 2 Railway Line: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect the (a) environment and (b) woodlands in the vicinity of the High Speed Two route.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for West Lancashire of 21 April 2020 on panic buying...

      Animal Products: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2020 to Question 72166 on Animal Products: Imports, when he plans to make a decision on...

      Royal Botanic Gardens Kew: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with senior representatives at Kew Gardens on funding for that institution as a...

      Washing Machines: Microplastics

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require that laundry filters are put in all new washing machines to...

      Air Pollution: Poplar and Limehouse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of air quality in Poplar and Limehouse constituency.

      Air Pollution: Tower Hamlets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the levels of (a) particulate matter and (b) nitrogen dioxide in the air...

  • Home Office

    • Deportation: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her October 2019 report to the Home Affairs Select Committee, whether the families of the 14 Commonwealth citizens who...

    • Windrush Lessons Learned Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many versions of the Windrush Lessons Learned review his Department has received; and on which date those versions were received.

      Windrush Lessons Learned Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether officials in her Department are fact-checking the Windrush Lessons Learned report.

      High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has received representations on the Grenfell Tower Inquiry's consideration of changes in the level of fire safety...

      Windrush Lessons Learned Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to implement the recommendations of the Windrush Lessons Learned Review Report.

      Police: Dismissal and Disciplinary Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 24 June 2020 to Questions 59676, 59675 and 59674 on Police: Dismissal and Disciplinary Proceedings, if she will...

      Refugees: Crime and National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have had their refugee status revoked on the grounds that they committed a serious crime or posed a threat to national...

      Criminal Investigation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who were formerly Released Under Investigation were (a) NFA, (b) charged and (c) convicted in the most recent period for...

      Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing flexibility on when and where overseas students can (a) apply for their...

      British National (Overseas): Hong Kong

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish additional information on the proposals for the bespoke immigration route for British Nationals...

      Mukhtar Ablyazov

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the High Court's renewed arrest warrant for Mukhtar Ablyazov in July 2019, what steps are her Department is taking to...

      Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve the transparency of EU Settlement Scheme reporting.

      Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the Policy Equality Statement in relation to the EU Settled Status Scheme.

      Internet: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the interim codes of practice will be published under the proposals in the Online Harms White Paper Initial Consultation Response.

      Immigration: Health Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to remove the requirement for people with Settled Status to hold Comprehensive Sickness...

      Stop and Search: Metropolitan Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications of the Metropolitan police's wrongful stop and search of Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos...

      Hamas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of allegations that senior members of Hamas’ Political Bureau are...

      Action Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has of the adequacy of the response times of Action Fraud.

      Lancashire Constabulary: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2020 to the oral question from the hon. Member for West Lancashire, Official Report, Column 1238, and with...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on tackling the covid-19 outbreak.

    • Home Office: Bullying

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the investigation into allegations of bullying by the Home Secretary (a) commenced and b) is planned to be published.

      Emergencies: Planning

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to include economic impact in the next cross-departmental exercise on disaster management; and if he will make a statement.

      Cabinet Office: Renewable Energy

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2020 to Question 60651 on Renewable energy, what plans his Department has to install solar panels and wind turbines...

      UK Government Union Capability Independent Review

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2020 to Question 904850, for what reason the Government has not yet published the recommendations of Lord Dunlop's...

  • Department for International Trade

    • Cotton: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans she has to ban imports of Xinjiang cotton made using Uighur Muslim forced labour.

    • Beer: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what representations she has made to the US Administration on tariffs on beer exports to the United States.

      Department for International Trade: Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2020 to Question 60657 on Renewable energy, what plans her Department has to install solar panels and wind...

      Trade Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans she has to use primary legislation to implement free trade agreements with (a) the US, (b) Australia, (c) New Zealand and (d) Japan.

      Whisky: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when she last met her counterpart in the US Administration to discuss tariffs applied to Scotch Whisky exports to the US; and if she will...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Performing Arts: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Live Comedy Association on (a) the level of funding required to protect the 77 per cent...

    • Television Licences: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives from the BBC on that organisation reversing its forthcoming changes to...

      Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to reach the public sector apprenticeship target.

      Football: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to work with (a) football clubs and (b) the governing bodies of English football beyond...

      Broadband

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the implications for reaching the Government target of full fibre broadband for all people by...

      BBC Wales and S4C

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the BBC Director-General on protecting the future of (a) BBC Cymru Wales and (b) S4C.

      Radio Frequencies: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether Ofcom's proposal to require compliance with the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP)...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Ethnic Groups: Equality

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recommendations (a) the Government has adopted and (b) are outstanding from the 2017 Equality and Human Rights Commission's report entitled A...

    • Gender Recognition: Human Rights

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues, (b) cross-party groups, and (c) representatives from LGBTQ organisations on (i)...

  • Department for Transport

    • Transport: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding by way of loans or guarantees they have provided under COVID-19 assistance schemes (1) to international airline operators, (2) to international...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Housing: Energy

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in the implementation and roll out of the retrofitting standard PAS 2035; and whether they anticipate the...

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    • Istanbul: Religious Buildings

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Turkey about the decision to convert the Hagia Sofia into a mosque.

    • Armed Conflict

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the difference between a hostile act and an act of war; and what types of action would fall under each definition.

      Libya: Politics and Government

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of any increase of political instability in Libya; and whether they expect mass movement of refugees into...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Ports: Northern Ireland

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of detail involved in the checks being planned at ports in Northern Ireland.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Coronavirus: Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice and evidence do they have concerning the transmission of COVID-19 between children and between children and adults, including how this varies with age...

    • Coronavirus: China

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment have they made of (1) reports that the government of China asked the World Health Organisation to delay issuing a global warning about the COVID-19...

      Care Homes: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether (1) Public Health England, (2) the Care Quality Commission, or (3) the Department of Health and Social Care, has had responsibility for carrying out...

      Cancer: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of any additional risk encountered by cancer patients as a result of a delay to their receiving letters advising them to...

      Care Homes: Lancashire

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how often (1) residents, and (2) staff, in care homes in Lancashire are tested for COVID-19.

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bethell on 10 June (HL3869), whether R is the rate of infection, as referred to in the answer, or the reproductive ratio.

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prepare for a potential second peak of COVID-19 infections.

      Care Homes: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to testing care and nursing home residents for COVID-19 (1) before, (2) upon, and (3) three days after, admission so as to allow...

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Mental Health

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of programmes in place to address mental health issues in primary and post-primary schools.

    • Educational Institutions: Drugs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many drug-related offences occurred on educational premises in (1) 2015–16, (2) 2016–17, (3) 2017–18, and (4) 2019–20.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Children in Care: Adoption

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of court proceedings concerning children in care being put up for adoption have been adjourned or otherwise delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

    • Prisons: Mobile Phones

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the announcement on 24 March that 900 secure phone handsets have been provided to prisons to support family contact during the COVID-19 pandemic, how...

      HM Prison and Probation Service: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total budget allocated to HM Prisons and Probation Service for the COVID-19 Special Payment Scheme.

      Prisons: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to end the restrictions in place in prisons to address the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular (1) 23-hour daily cell confinement, and (2) the ban...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Proportional Representation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for introducing proportional electoral systems on either a trial or permanent basis; and whether this issue will be...

    • Infrastructure

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the speech on a New Deal for Britain by the Prime Minister on 30 June, what are the individual local growth projects in England to which they have...

      Sleeping Rough: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many rough sleepers in England were allocated accommodation in a hotel or similar accommodation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

      Sleeping Rough

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many rough sleepers in England were reported in their latest count of rough sleepers; and when that count was conducted.

      Sleeping Rough

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the current number of rough sleepers in England not accommodated in hotels or similar accommodation.

      Sleeping Rough: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Greenhalgh on 14 July (HL6316), whether they will now answer the question put, namely, which local authorities have not...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces and Police: Common Purpose

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any member of (1) the British Armed Forces, and (2) a police force, has been sent on a leadership course run by Common Purpose; and, if so, (a) how many...

    • Yemen: Military Intervention

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the written answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Ministry of Defence on 13 July (68798), how many of the 535 incidents referred to in...

      Defence Equipment: Finance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the affordability of The defence equipment plan 2019, published on 27 February.

      Intelligence and Security Committee

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any Secretary of State for Defence received an invitation from the Intelligence and Security Committee to give evidence to that committee's inquiry into...

      Unmanned Air Vehicles

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Watchkeeper airframes are currently in-service; and how many have (1) undertaken flights in the past 12 months, and (2) been in storage for longer than 12...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the judgment in R (Pantellerisco) -v- The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions that the "earned income calculation is irrational and...

    • Universal Credit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of new claimants of Universal Credit are moving from legacy benefits in each month of this year.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Nature Conservation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effects of re-wilding in England on established fauna and flora.

  • Home Office

    • Free Zones

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the debate on Port Examination Codes of Practice and National Security Determinations Guidance Regulations 2020 on 10 July (HL Deb, cols...

    • Ports: Codes of Practice

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the debate on Port Examination Codes of Practice and National Security Determinations Guidance Regulations 2020 on 10 July (HL Deb, cols...

      Missing Persons: Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, what assessment they have made of reports that police in England and Wales deal with 23 missing children incidents per day.

      Prostitution: Leeds

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the outcomes of the Leeds Red Light Zone review; what plans they have to encourage the application of similar managed approaches...

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of the powers of the police to enforce provisions related to COVID-19, in particular in relation to (1) mass...

      Slavery

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Justice and Care UK and the Centre for Social Justice It still happens here: Fighting UK slavery in the...

      Refugees: Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that child refugees in (1) Greece, (2) France, and (3) other European countries, who have relatives in the UK can reunite with...

      Asylum: Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to introduce a system of independent legal guardianship of unaccompanied migrant children in England and Wales similar to that...

      Migrant Workers: Social Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of their new post-Brexit fast track visa system on the availability of care workers in the UK; and what plans they...

      Migrant Workers: Social Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the new post-Brexit fast track visa system on recruitment in the care sector.

      Immigration: Domestic Service

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish further details about any changes to the routes of entry to the UK for overseas domestic workers.

      Seasonal Workers: Pilot Schemes

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the results of the seasonal workers pilot.

      Asylum: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many fines have been issued to people arriving in the UK who have failed to provide an address to the authorities when requested as part of the measures to...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Public Sector: Contracts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the level of corporate debt in companies providing essential public services through outsourcing, and (2) any risks...

    • Brexit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of their preparations for the end of the transition period for the UK's departure from the EU.

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Prime Minister last spoke to the First Ministers of (1) Wales, (2) Scotland, and (3) Northern Ireland, in relation to actions being taken to address...

      Ports: Wales

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they have made with the ports of Holyhead, Pembroke Dock and Fishguard to address any changes required following the end of the transition period...

  • Treasury

    • Infrastructure

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the speech on a New Deal for Britain by the Prime Minister on 30 June, who are the members of the Infrastructure Delivery Taskforce named...

    • Holyhead Port: Parking

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether (1) land has been purchased, and (2) planning consent received, for new truck parking spaces at the Port of Holyhead in order to address any changes...

      Insolvency

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received about their plans to restore Crown Preference in insolvency proceedings from December.

      Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide income and other support for individuals forced to self-isolate or find a safe place to remain during a geographically-defined or...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Cybercrime and Defence

      To ask Her Majesty's Government on what basis they decided to allocate responsibility for parliamentary questions relating to cyber and national defence to the Department for Digital, Culture,...

    • Voluntary Work: EU Nationals

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote volunteering opportunities in the UK after 31 December for young people from EU countries.

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