Thursday, 10 September 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of all emergency measures agreements on rail franchises since (a) 1 March 2020 and (b) 15...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage passengers to return safely to rail travel as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to change the DVSA driving test booking system to prioritise rebooking by people who had booked and paid for their tests...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions has he had with the Confederation of Passenger Transport on the challenges facing the coach industry as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of potential new jobs that could be created through decarbonisation of the maritime sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what evidence-based assessment he has made of the effectiveness of quarantine measures for people coming in to the UK from abroad in containing covid-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how an airline passenger flying from Northern Ireland to Great Britain can demonstrate to an airline that they are exempt from wearing a face covering...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to (a) provide the public with the information necessary to confidently plan travel and holidays while staying...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to mitigate the disruption caused by the closing of travel corridors; and what steps his Department is taking to avoid...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential for disruption to travel corridors after the end of the transition period.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the DVLA guidance entitled Converting a vehicle into a motor caravan (motor home) updated on 27 August 2020, what estimate his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the performance of the DVLA since April 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the availability of practical driving tests.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to extend the two-year period in which the driving theory test is valid in response to the effect of covid-19 lockdown...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance he has issued to local councils on the introduction of hedgehog crossing signs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will commit to increasing funding by £6 billion to local authorities for the investment of cycling and walking infrastructure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the Williams Rail Review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the impact assessment on the effect on local communities of the decision to suspend services on the Manchester Piccadilly to Rose...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of Ministerial vehicles are electric.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much taxpayers’ money each trade union has (a) registered with the Certification Officer and (b) claimed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that providers of Bounce Back Loans have the funds to grant the loans promptly.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK Government's single market proposals on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK Government's single market proposals on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he (a) holds information and (b) has received representations on the exclusion by the Post Office from the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish his proposals on a state aid regime to be implemented after the end of the transition period.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he will take to ensure that technologies with long-term potential for decarbonisation are not adversely...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he plans to take to encourage the creation of new jobs in the renewable energy sector as part of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how he plans to diversify the Pot structure of Contracts for Difference to ensure optimal auction results.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what adjustments he plans to make to future Contracts for Difference allocation rounds to accommodate unprecedented...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to apply any capacity caps as soft instead of hard constraints in future Contracts for Difference...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps increase or lift the capacity cap in future Contracts for Difference allocation rounds.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2020 to Question HL4482 on Construction: Mental Health, what assessment he has made of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed in his Department's human resources section in April 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to tackle the concerns raised by the Glass and Glazing Federation in that organisation's letter...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority to require all Energy providers to offer at...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility for the Green Homes Grant to all...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to publish the advice his Department is receiving from the Committee on Climate Change on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to improve energy standards in the private rented sector to help reduce fuel...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase funding for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in response to recent trends in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase mental health support as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the findings of the report The prevalence of endometriosis in adolescents with pelvic pain: a systematic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people with a pre-existing mental health condition who have been unable to access treatment during...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the value of artificial intelligence to reading PET CT scans.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that care home (a) residents and (b) staff members can be tested regularly for covid-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of confidence that care homes employing agency staff on an emergency basis can have that those...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of agency care staff who are able to access weekly covid-19 testing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment was made of the rate of complications resulting from abortion performed at (a) hospital and (b) home prior to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS staff members have died from covid-19 since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that women with (a) heavy menstrual bleeding and (b) other women-specific conditions are not...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether practitioners of aesthetic treatments are required to undertake a mandatory risk assessment of each patient prior to treatment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 3.33 in the NHS Long Term Plan, what progress his Department has made on the implementation of support...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to increase the range of (a) extra care housing and (b) housing with care to alleviate pressure on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase disclosure to families involved in complaints on disciplinary procedures within the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to reimburse childcare costs to parents working in the health and social care system who had to isolate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking in response to the recent Learning Disability Mortality Review's (LeDeR) recommendation that epilepsy safety...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what safeguarding provisions his Department has put in place for women who have been prescribed abortions at home during the covid-19...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2020 to Question 68456, if he will publish the membership of the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to (a) promote the NHS Rightcare Epilepsy Toolkit and (b) implement best practice highlighted in that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to local authorities to enable them to meet their obligation under the Care Act 2014 to ensure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the new guidelines for do not resuscitate orders will be published; and how that guidance will prevent such orders being applied...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to recruit workers to the social care sector from within the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2020 to Question 71027 on Patients: Monitoring, what steps his Department is taking to close staffing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is requiring local authorities to report how they have spent their discretionary 25 per cent allocation of the Adult Social...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women have been admitted to hospital for complications after being prescribed medical abortion pills, since 1 April 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure access to medical radio-isotopes in the event that an agreement is not reached on a future relationship...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether medicines and medical supplies will be treated differently at the UK-EU border to other items following the transition period.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure that buffer stocks of (a) prescription medicines and (b) medical products and devices from the UK's EU exit...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Chancellor's summer economic update of 8 July 2020, how much of the £1 billion allocated to procure additional...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the availability of clear face masks to health and social care settings to allow lip reading and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women of child bearing potential receive prescriptions for Valproate in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, (a) what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the NHSX trial of the Peppy app for pregnant women and new parents; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children have been (a) exposed to Valproate in pregnancy, (b) harmed by Valproate in pregnancy and (c) diagnosed with Fetal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what representations he has received on covid-19 patients who experience long-lasting effects of that virus; what research he has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of the long term health consequences of covid-19 on the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to uphold quality and safety standards after...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department is doing to ensure the availability of adequate (a) specialists and (b) treatment for patients facing long-term...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS England announcement, Rough sleepers in homeless hotspots to benefit from NHS mental health outreach, published...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions the Government is having with specialist bereavement organisations on the wider support that bereaved families need (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will make it its policy to implement the findings of the Cumberlege Review in full.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to update the House on its response to the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review; what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure that child and adolescent mental health services will have adequate capacity to meet demand when the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of gambling-related suicides.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish a response to the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Review report published in July 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent comparative assessment he has made of the effectiveness of pain medication and antidepressants for victims of the vaginal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to co-ordinate the Government's support for people’s mental health and wellbeing in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made the suicide rate for (a) Preston (b) Lancashire and (c) England between April 2020 to July 2020...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 lockdown on suicide rates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on mental health; and what the implications are of that assessment for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the Government has made in developing post-covid-19 plans for increased mental health and psychological support for (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the use of sectioning powers in Schedule 8 Section 3 of the Coronavirus Act 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what specialist treatment is available for mothers suffering post-natal depression in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) steps the Government plans to take and (b) funding the Government plans to make available to prepare for an increase in demand...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of covid-19 patients who have been diagnosed with PTSD.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve technology in (a) health and (b) social care sectors in (i) Stoke-on-Trent and (ii) Staffordshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) the accuracy of data collated and (b) that all necessary individuals are contacted...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many supermarket workers have been infected with covid-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will work with FIXR to incorporate contact tracing into their app.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish, by local authority area, the number of (a) personnel carrying out covid-19 contact tracing in England and (b) close...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the release of the covid-19 contact tracing app.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to adopt the independent SAGE Group's proposed zero covid-UK strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of children of essential workers that tested positive for covid-19 between March and July 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he makes of the accuracy of previous R estimates for the rate of covid-19 transmission when actual transmission rates...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of occupational data is captured on the Coronavirus test booking system, by local authority area in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many tests for covid-19 have been completed at drive in testing centres in each month since they were established.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish the social care Green Paper.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his department has taken to raise awareness in (a) the general population and (b) BAME community of the changes to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate has he made of the number of people on an organ transplant list who have (a) died and (b) become too unwell to receive a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average time is that it takes (a) directors of public health and (b) GPs to receive covid-19 test results.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the Government has made on the expansion of a major anti-body testing programme since the update to the Government's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the value is of funding for public health responsibilities which he plans to reallocate to bodies other than the National Institute...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish covid-19 testing data by postcode; and when he will be able to begin publishing that data.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he made of the potential merits of using local providers of contact tracing as part of the Government's covid-19 test and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the daily maximum capacity is for covid-19 tests in care homes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase covid-19 testing capacity in the community in addition to the local covid-19 testing centres.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that raw products imported into the UK for the use in advanced medical nutrition products...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the potential role of Wales in the UK's hydrogen strategy; and what discussions he had with the Secretary of State for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what procedure is in place to allow privately- educated students who had their Centre Assessed Grades rejected by exam boards to seek recourse.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many members of staff in his Department have either equality, diversity or inclusion in their job title.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for the re-opening of before and after school club provision for children of working parents as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the 230,000 laptops distributed to students during the covid-19 outbreak have been returned to his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his Department's policy is on fees charged to school pupils to re-sit (a) GCSE and (b) A-level examinations in autumn 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of alternative algorithms and methods to moderate the 2020 GCSE and A-Level results;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department is providing to Further Education colleges in Newcastle to expand their retraining capacity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking review his Department's guidance that advises against residential school trips, in light of the financial difficulty faced by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support lifelong learning and skills development for adult workers needing to re-skill after the covid-19 outbreak.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2020 to Question 77609 on Digital Technology: Training, where the (a) details of the new entitlement which will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) assessment he has made of and (b) plans he has to monitor the adequacy of covid-19 risk assessments undertaken by further education colleges.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress has been made on training designated senior mental health leads in schools since that policy was announced in 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of schools providing care before and after the start of the school day on reopening as the covid-19...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of children with special educational needs or disabilities who have not yet returned to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of special schools have not yet reopened in (a) London and (b) England as a result of the covid-19 outbreak; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when courts will resume hearing private rented sector related possession cases; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been for persecuting a hen harrier in England in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time was for the Tribunals Service to administer a First-tier Tribunal-Social Security and Child Support appeal for (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to make all benefits appeals forms available to be completed electronically.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help reduce the cost of services provided by funeral companies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2020 to Question 73751 on Israel: Palestinians, when the research component will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the Government plans to publish its plans for (a) parliamentary and (b) independent scrutiny of the UK’s aid budget.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Libyan Investment Authority and (b) his counterparts at the UN on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of DfID's merger with his Department on UK humanitarian aid to Gaza.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to (a) his counterpart in Iran and (b) the Iranian embassy on (i) allegations...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the total budget was this year for DFID's Pakistan programme; and with reference to his 22 July announcement...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the total budget was this year for DFID's Indonesia programme; and with reference to his 22 July announcement...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to allocate the same proportion of Official Development Assistance through other...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the total budget was this year for DFID's Overseas Territories programme; and with reference to his 22 July...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to (a) retain and (b) promote the Strategic Vision for Gender Equality.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Montenegrin counterpart on reports of sectarian violence and intimidation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2020 to Question 48267 on Trade Unions: Coronavirus, what specific steps his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the 2 September 2020 joint statement of Canada and the Kingdom of the Netherlands on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department’s media officers made of the implications for their adherence to Government Communication Service propriety...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made representations to his overseas counterparts on accelerating transnational defence programmes as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the lack of spare parts for the F-35 does not affect future flying hours of the aircraft.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timeframe is for the rollout of Meteor on the UK's F-35b.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timeframe is for the rollout of AESA radar for the Typhoon.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which multi-national military exercises UK armed forces (a) are participating and (b) have participated since the UK left the EU conducted under the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many jobs will be created by Saab’s new facility in Lancashire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on capability of mothballing Challenger 2 tanks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department took to ensure that any action taken by RAF aircraft in the English Channel did not contravene the United Nations Convention...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consultation process he has put in place for the chair of the people committee’s review into his Department’s progress implementing the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Home Office has reimbursed his Department for the use of RAF aircraft over the English Channel.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to support people who have been made redundant as a result of the covid-19 outbreak to (a) access training...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to improve the (a) recruitment and (b) progression of its BAME staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the ethnic breakdown is of her Department’s workforce at each civil service grade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is the Government's policy to extend the £20 monthly uplift to universal credit beyond Spring 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the Kickstart scheme to allow smaller businesses to take on fewer than 30...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will review the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 to strengthen the provisions protecting mental health within existing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed in her Department's human resources section in April 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for universal credit made by people aged under 25 in (a) March, (b) April, (c) May, (d) June and (e) July are still...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the Government has set the minimum level of Kickstart Scheme roles at 30 per company.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Parliamentary constituencies do not contain any open JobCentre Plus sites.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to reference to the Child Maintenance Service standard practice of making reassessments when there is a 25 per cent reduction...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on the National Strategy for Disabled People.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that claimants suffering from long-term effects of covid-19 can access appropriate welfare support.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department has published for employers to support employees suffering from the long-term effects of covid-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the proportion of the UK Fishing Quota that is used by companies headquartered (a) in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total area of farmland is in (a) England and (b) the UK; and what estimate he has made of the proportion of that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the number of hours spent by supertrawlers in protected areas of UK waters in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure enforcement of the Live transport: welfare regulations to prevent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is Government policy to bring forward legislative proposals on animal sentience; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed in his Department's human resources section in April 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on the (a) decision to include a 260,000...
What steps he is taking to tackle plastic pollution.
What assessment the Government has made of the potential role of hydrogen technology in improving air quality.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on requiring farmers to protect land for wildlife at the edge of fields under cultivation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will ensure that British firms do not have to repeat animal tests on products already in use in the UK following the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his timescale is for approving projects classed as amber within the Water Industry National Environment Programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made with its hen harrier recovery programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to end the export of plastic waste.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to implement the recommendation of the Committee on Climate Change on the UK’s planned...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many hen harriers there have been in England in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph A3 of the Tier 2 of the Points Based System – Policy Guidance, for what reasons care workers have not been...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unexplained wealth orders have been sought in each financial year since 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of moorland fires caused by BBQs from May to August 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed in her Department's human resources section in April 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will (a) make an assessment of the validity of September 2020 research on knives from De Montfort University and (b) bring forward...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of violent crime have been recorded in (a) London, (b) Bexley Borough and (c) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department will take to improve levels of confidence in safety among police officers.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department made in 2016 of the procurement of light surveillance aircraft for the UK border force; and if she will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2020 to Question 55645 on Domestic Abuse: Victims, when the Government plan to their findings into changes...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) units and (b) kilograms of live animals and birds were seized in the UK in the first two quarters of 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) units and (b) kilograms of ivory and items containing ivory were seized in the UK in the first two quarters of 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether immigrants entering the UK via crossing the English Channel illegally are being tested for covid-19 upon arrival.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2020 to Question 64881 on Refugees, what progress she has made on recommencing (a) refugee resettlement...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that immigrants who cross the English Channel illegally return safely to their home countries.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passports issued by HM Passport Office have failed to be successfully delivered by courier since the 23 March 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the repeal of section 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, as provided for by the Immigration Act 2016, has not yet...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many local authorities were contacted in advance of the latest allocation of asylum seekers to initial accommodation.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to provide safe and legal routes of entry to the UK for asylum seekers in order to prevent the risk of exploitation...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have claimed asylum in each of the last six months.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to bring forward legislative proposals to make it harder for migrants who are in the UK illegally to make an...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has published for companies contracted by her Department to provide housing for asylum seekers on the (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the role that Scotland can play in the UK's hydrogen strategy; and what discussions he has had with the Secretary of...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed in his Department's human resources section in April 2020.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the McKinsey consultancy report on Civil Service Modernisation and Reform will be completed.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) full time equivalent posts there were and (b) part-time staff were employed in the Racial...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many members of staff in his Department have equality, diversity or inclusion in their job title.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will publish a full register of the algorithms currently being used in the provision of public services throughout Government by each...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an automated traffic light system to control the number of people entering and...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when did the Advisory Military Sub Committee last meet.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans his Department has to (a) recognise and (b) reward delivery drivers who transported essential items across the UK during the covid-19 lockdown.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people died from (a) coronary heart disease, (b) stroke, (c) prostate cancer, (d) breast cancer and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what meetings he has held with human rights organisations based in Northern Ireland to discuss the UK's exit from the EU and the Northern...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much the Department spent on unconscious bias training in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many members of staff in his Department have equality, diversity or inclusion in their job title.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what quantity of diesel has been subsidised through his heavy mineral oil excise duty reclamation scheme H049.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to respond to the letter of 26 June 2020 from the hon. Member for North Durham on his constituent.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to support the recommendation of the Committee on Climate Change on the UK’s intended Nationally Determined...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for his fiscal policy of the May 2020 OECD report entitled Tax and Fiscal Policy in response to the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether companies that have (a) made compulsory redundancies and (b)re-hired workers on new terms and conditions will be eligible to receive payments under...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individuals were qualified as customs intermediaries in the UK in (a) July and (b) August 2020.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that cash is always an accepted as a means of payment.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2020 to Question 76028, what the evidential basis was for the estimated increase in revenue from the Digital Services Tax...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September to Question 81494 on Pensions, on what date he is planning for that change to take effect.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking with international counterparts to develop a global digital taxation solution through the OECD.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that reforms to off-payroll working rules do not result in contractors being subject to role-based blanket...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the Exchequer was of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme in August 2020.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons two per cent was considered the appropriate level of taxation for the Digital Services Tax.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will amend the new zero VAT rate for female hygiene products to ensure reusable sanitary underwear is brought within the scope when it comes into...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies have been investigated for (a) employees continuing to work while placed on furlough and (b) other instances of misuse of the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any trials have taken place of the proposed Goods Vehicle Movement Service IT system.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of changing the level of VAT payable on laptops, tablets, routers and other items important to...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the Loan Charge declaration deadline from the end of September 2020 to the end of January 2021 to provide time for delays due to the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many eating establishments registered for the Eat out to Help out Scheme in Northern Ireland, by constituency.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who the five largest recipients from the Eat Out to Help Out scheme are.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date HMRC plans to reinstate its fraud hotline.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate the Government has made of the number of spectators that will return to sporting events as covid-19 lockdown...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to issue guidance for non-league football clubs in the National League and National Leagues North and South on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on safety of allowing fans to return to watch non-league football clubs...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the financial effect of the covid-19 outbreak on non-league football clubs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what communications his Department has had with BT on potential takeover bids; and what assessment has been made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the ongoing legacy of the Great Exhibition of the North.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support will be offered to self-employed people in the arts after the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme closes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to ensure that funding from the Culture Recovery Fund reaches self-employed workers in the arts sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans to allocate a proportion of the £1.57 billion funding for cultural, arts and heritage...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to ensure that the British Film Institute fulfils its responsibilities to support the Scottish film sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed in her Department's human resources section in April 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the Government's proposed tariff structure on economic recovery for UK manufacturers...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of EU regulations on the import of palm oil on reducing deforestation; and whether the...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many UK firms (a) exported to, (b) imported from and (c) exported to and imported from the EU in the 2019-20 financial year.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the UK's potential membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed in his Department's human resources section in April 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has identified sites for proposed lorry parks that he is seeking planning permission for under...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Town and Country Planning (Border Facilities and Infrastructure) (EU Exit) (England) Special...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the UK’s broadband speed ranking.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the outcome of their consultation on the Online Harms White Paper which closed in July 2019.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with universities regarding accommodating the demand for places on courses following the withdrawal of A-level results based on...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to (1) identify the 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income committed to spending on aid within the merged accounts of the Department for...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan about the ruling of Lahore High Court on the legality of the marriage and religious conversion of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in relation to the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy; whom they have consulted as part of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan about the ruling of Lahore High Court on 4 August, which decided in favour of a man accused of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of smartphones currently in circulation in the UK which are fully functional with (1) the NHSX COVID-19 contact tracing application, and (2) the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, under the restrictions in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic in England, when two households join to form an extended household, that extended...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the research published on 19 May by NHS England which found that higher blood glucose levels and obesity increased the risk of poor outcomes from...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when McKinsey were contracted to review the NHS Test and Trace system; how they approached that company about undertaking that review; and which criteria they used...
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