Written answers

Wednesday, 27 January 2021

  • Department for Transport

    • Aviation: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) Gatwick airport and (b) the aviation sector more widely following the closure of travel corridors...

    • Roads: Noise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on its assessment of the results of acoustic camera trials.

      Motorcycles: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2021 to Question 136074 on Motorcycles: Training, if he will make it his policy to provide critical workers who...

      Department for Transport: Climate Change Convention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many departmental staff will be attending COP26 in an official capacity with their expenses covered.

      Driving Licences: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to enable members of the public to change the name on their driving licence online.

      A34: Oxfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department will publish the latest timetable for the construction of the Lodge Hill diamond junction of the A34 in Abingdon.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Consumer Goods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to counter the practice of intentionally shortening the lifespan of consumer...

    • Space Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of representations from industry to develop a sovereign space-based...

      Space Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the recommendation from industry to integrate military and civil...

      Government Assistance: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the requirements to report state aid support to the EU.

      Business: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason his Department's policy is to comply with EU state-aid rules regarding the eligibility of large...

      Business: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of which EU state-aid rules prevent large retailers from claiming more support from the...

      Wellington Pub Company: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the trading difficulties leaseholders operating under the Wellington Pub...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many doses of the (a) Pfizer-BioNTech and (b) Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine are physically present in the UK and being...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many UK based manufacturing facilities are capable of re-engineering and manufacturing (a) mRNA, (b) viral vector,...

      Contact Tracing: Computer Software

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2021 to Question 135888 on Contact Tracing: Computer Software, if he will make it...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2021 to Question 132902, whether it is his Department's policy that pricing...

      Iron and Steel: Port Talbot

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the effect of higher carbon levies on steelmaking...

      Retail Trade: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the equity of non-essential retail being permitted in supermarkets whilst...

      Public Houses: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to support a roadmap to recovery for the pub and brewing sector to provide (a) financial...

  • Attorney General

    • Attorney General: Databases

      To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January to Question 138966, how many information gateways for the purposes of sharing data his Department has.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research into low-grade gliomas.

    • Care Homes: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with care home providers to develop guidance on how care home should operate as staff and residents receive...

      Nurses: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing payments to student nurses conducting shifts on covid-19 hospital wards.

      Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) comparative effectiveness against covid-19 of generic face coverings versus face masks with FFP3...

      Mumps: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to reduce the number of cases of mumps in the UK during the 2019-2021 Parliament.

      Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish guidance on an approved standard for face coverings for the general public during the covid-19...

      Transform Hospital Group: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what financial support the Government provided to the Transform Hospital Group to assist with responding to the covid-19 outbreak during...

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of average GP appointment waiting times in (a) Slough and (b) England in the latest period for which...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the letter of 16 September 2020, transferred to the Department of Health and Social Care on 11 November, and...

      Gender Recognition: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that services that support trans young people provide them with medical care to (a) transition or (b)...

      General Practitioners: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the availability of GP appointments in (a) Slough and (b) England during the covid-19 outbreak.

      Inflammatory Bowel Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data (a) NHS England and (b) his Department holds on the number of patients admitted to hospital with (a) Crohn’s disease and...

      Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the modified guidance from the World Health Organisation that, where available, respirators should be...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many additional cold chain storage refrigerators capable of safely storing the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine have been (a) ordered, (b)...

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a public health awareness campaign on checking for breast cancer symptoms for (a)...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish (a) daily and (b) weekly updates on the (i) number and (ii) target number of covid-19 vaccine doses administered.

      Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many applications for the UK Global Health Insurance Card have been received since the introduction of that scheme.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the second dose of the Pfizer/Biontech covid-19 vaccine will be delayed for healthcare workers beyond the 28 days recommended by...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the owner of a venue should take to offer that venue as a covid-19 vaccination centre.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure people who are housebound receive a covid-19 vaccination.

      Pre-school Education: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making the wearing of face coverings at nurseries compulsory.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the NHS to tackle any backlog of dental treatment in (a) Leicestershire and (b) the UK.

      Social Services: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the order limits set on the personal protective equipment (PPE) portal are able to...

      Dental Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the targets to be imposed on dental practices as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

      Hearing Impairment: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many clear face masks have been sent to NHS and social care workers in each NHS region since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.

      Fibromyalgia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of medicinal cannabis as a treatment option for fibromyalgia.

      Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people waiting for cancer screening tests following delays as a result of the covid-19...

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking during the second wave of covid-19 to protect people who were in the shielding category during the...

      Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to validate models of covid-19 impact on the NHS against observed data; and if he will make a statement.

      Dietetics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2020 to Question 95733 on Dietetics, which recognised nutrition experts and expert bodies his...

      Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 18 November 2020 to question 95111 on Protective Clothing, if he will publish the number of items of (a)...

      Podiatry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what policy proposals his Department has to help decrease the numbers of people (a) developing foot ulceration and (b) undergoing foot...

      Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the Infection Prevention and Control guidance on the occasions...

      Contraceptives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report entitled, Women's Lives, Women's Rights: Strengthening Access to Contraception Beyond the Covid-19 Pandemic,...

      General Practitioners: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in England are not registered with a GP; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of a publicity...

      Tobacco: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons Public Health England has not acted on reports of sales of cigarettes containing menthol.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS orthodontic procedures have been carried out in in (a) primary and (b) secondary care in each region in each of the last...

      Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the British Medical Association’s recent letter to his Department on the availability of personal...

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support local health services and (b) ensure that GP appointments are available and accessible...

      Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what processes his Department has put in place to ensure that all workers in the NHS who require personal protective equipment (PPE) have...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to publish salient trial data for covid-19 vaccine candidates and any risk-based or other analyses of them...

      General Practitioners: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people not registered with a GP; and what assessment he has made of the potential effect of...

      General Practitioners: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage people to register with a GP.

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is being offered to families where one member of the household is shielding and another is an NHS staff member working with...

      Food: Production

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect on food business operators of the Food Standards Agency guidance on the co-location of food and...

      Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence informs the criteria for the proportion of meat recommended in the NHS Eatwell Guide and Guideline Daily Allowances.

      Borderline Substances Advisory Committee

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances publishes (a) an annual report, (b) minutes of meetings, (c) conflict of interest...

      Asthma: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the cost of inhalers to alleviate the financial burden on long term...

      HIV Infection and Sexually Transmitted Infections: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to implement a sexual and reproductive health strategy and HIV action plan.

      Borderline Substances Advisory Committee

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances takes to work with stakeholders; and whether the Committee's work is publicly...

      National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of patient involvement in the NICE process for evaluating and approving new...

      Heart Diseases: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will put in place steps to ensure that everyone (a) with suspected heart failure has access to a BNP or NT-proBNP test...

      National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has held with NICE on its plans for further engagement with stakeholders after the NICE Methods Review...

      Coronavirus: Dietary Supplements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent advice he has received on the potential merits of using (a) Vitamin D, (b) Vitamin C and (c) Zinc to help deter or tackle...

      Borderline Substances Advisory Committee

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances, what assessment he has made of (a) the effectiveness of the...

      Coronavirus: Hydroxychloroquine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of taking hydroxychloroquine to treat covid-19.

      Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide evidence that covid-19 can be spread by asymptomatic people.

      Kidneys: Transplant Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what contingency plans his Department has put in place to ensure the uninterrupted supply from the EU of (a) fluids for peritoneal...

      Prescription Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2020 to Question 116400, if he has made an assessment of the reasons for the increase in...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the operational false positive rate for population mass screening was for the last four formal internal quality assurance runs, with...

      Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a list of the medical products designated for stockpiling under the (a) essential medicines buffer stock and (b)...

      Blood Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of treatment provisions for people diagnosed with advanced-stage of (a)...

      Gender Recognition: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to prevent the unlawful prescription of puberty suppressants from GPs based overseas.

      Cancer: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase (a) staff capacity in and (b) recruitment to oncology departments.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the proportion of NHS dental clinics that will not be able to meet the 45 per cent of their pre-pandemic...

      Physiotherapy: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is in place for young people who require physiotherapy sessions additional to those commissioned by Clinical Commissioning...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Health and Care professions that can currently administer medicines, through Patient Group Directions and Independent Prescribing...

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure that NHS cancer (a) appointments and (b) operations continue during the covid-19 outbreak.

      Dental Services: Mothers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending the entitlements granted under the Maternity Exemption...

      Cancer: Life Expectancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what effect covid-19 lockdowns have had on the life expectancy of people diagnosed with cancer.

      Genetic Engineering

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken through the NICE health technology evaluation methods review to assess the effect of the (a) reference (b)...

      Vitamin B12

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits for those with B12 deficiency of removing the classification of Prescription Only...

      Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many confirmed hospital admissions for influenza there have been in each month since January 2019.

      Health Education: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will launch a public health campaign that promotes the correct wearing of face coverings.

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of cancer patients who have had their cancer (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment delayed...

      Coronavirus: Ivermectin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the efficacy of ivermectin as a (a) prophylactic and (b) treatment for covid-19.

      Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2020 to Question 125991 on Hearing Impairment: Protective Clothing, whether his Department plans to...

      NHS: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average cost per thousand of individual face coverings purchased for NHS staff in (a) September (b)...

      Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the British Medical Association’s request for wider use of...

      Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what date SAGE first discussed covid variant B117; and what the outcome was of those discussions.

      Blood Cancer: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2020 to Question 40578, how many people who are on the shielding list and defined as clinically...

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the mental wellbeing of dental clinicians and support staff of increasing the...

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have experienced disruption to their (a) diagnosis, (b) referral for treatment and (c) treatment of cancer in the last 12...

      Dental Services: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has change the NHS target for dentistry contracts announced on 1 January 2021 during the 2021 England national...

      Vitamin D

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that clinically extremely vulnerable people have access to vitamin D supplements.

      Health Services: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve support and care for vulnerable patients with (a) respiratory disease, (b) cancer and (c)...

      Care Homes: Vitamin D

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of care homes have been sent a four month supply of Vitamin D supplements for their residents by his Department.

      Medical Treatments: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of whether proposals regarding the preferred discount rates for costs and health effects used by the...

      Contraceptives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for training and professional development for members of the NHS workforce...

      Vitamin D

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who was responsible for the distribution of letters offering clinically extremely vulnerable people a four-month free supply of vitamin D...

      Podiatry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on patients who do not have a diabetes diagnosis of restricting access to...

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether those with no recourse to public funds are eligible for Healthy Start Vouchers if they meet other required eligibility criteria.

      High Risk Aerosol Generating Procedures Independent Panel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what process his Department used to appoint members of the Aerosol Generating Procedures Panel; and how he has ensured that panel had...

      Nutrition: Obesity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of following the Eatwell Guide for people with a BMI of 30 and over; and if he...

      Liver Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of patients diagnosed with (a) liver disease, (b) alcohol-related liver disease and (c)...

      Diets: Disinformation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to tackle misinformation published about keto diets.

      Liver Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of hospital admissions for alcohol-related liver disease.

      Alcoholism: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the (a) funding allocated and (b) real terms change in funding for alcohol treatment services in (i)...

      Obesity: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to progress the Government’s commitment to expanding NHS weight management services in England in the July...

      Obesity: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Spending Review 2020 and OBR Forecast statement on 25 November 2020, what plans the Government has to provide...

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department (a) holds and (b) is able to publish on who is eligible for Healthy Start Vouchers.

      Energy Drinks: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to implement the ban on the sale of energy drinks to under 16s.

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the uprating of Healthy Start vouchers.

      Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the need for vaccines to be suitable for people who are (a) immunocompromised and who cannot receive a...

      Addictions: Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve addiction support services in (a) Stoke-on-Trent and (b) Staffordshire.

      Cannabis: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of prescribing cannabis-based medicinal products through the NHS to treat (a) autism...

      Prescription Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2021 to Question 133917 on Prescription Drugs, what progress has been made on implementing the...

      Prescription Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of unique patients who have been prescribed drugs categorised under the drug groups...

      Fluoride: Drinking Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Government will announce further details of its water fluoridation plans.

      Food: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to exempt products that are (a) high in protein and (b) low in sugar in its ban of online advertising for...

      Prescription Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2021 to Question 133917 on Prescription Drugs, if he will provide an explanation of the meaning of...

      Dental Services: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England's News release of 6 April 2020, entitled Dental Commissioning Statistics, England – March 2020, when...

      Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people received (a) chemotherapy and (b) radiotherapy for the treatment of (i) breast cancer, (ii) bowel cancer, (iii) lung...

      Dental Services: Canterbury

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were registered with an NHS dentist in Canterbury district in each of the last 10 years.

      Podiatry: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2020 to Question 117279, what steps his Department is taking in response to the covid-19 outbeak to...

      Fluoride: Drinking Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of potential merits of rolling out water fluoridation.

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish cancer catch-up programmes for each health area.

      Dental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to roll out (a) fluoride optimisation in water supplies and (b) other preventative measures to...

      Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's policy paper, Personal protective equipment (PPE) strategy: stabilise and build resilience, published...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the Chief Dental Officer at NHS England responds to the letter of 7 September 2020 from the hon....

      Dental Services: Home Care Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of adequacy of dental provision for people who are considered housebound; and what assessment he has made of...

      Prescription Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the national review of overprescribing in the NHS led by Chief Pharmaceutical Officer Dr Keith Ridge will be published.

      Coronavirus: Quarantine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to provide (a) personal protective equipment, (b) sanitiser and (c) other support to people required to shield...

      Vitamin B12

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance has been given to GP Surgeries on continuing B12 injections throughout the covid-19 outbreak.

      Coronavirus: Key Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support key workers living with and providing care for extremely clinically vulnerable people who are...

      Coronavirus: Gyms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the need to close gyms in (a) the Liverpool City Region, (b) Lancashire, and (c) all other areas that are...

      Gyms: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons gyms are (a) required to close in the Liverpool City Region and (b) permitted to stay open in Lancashire under the...

      Coronavirus: Gyms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason gyms have been instructed to close in Halton in response to the imposition of tier 3 covid local lockdown restrictions...

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a comprehensive and holistic assessment of the threat posed to the health of people under sixty years of age who have...

      Coronavirus: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to make a separate decision for each London borough when determining which covid-19 tier areas should enter...

      Secure Psychiatric Units

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many suicides there have been by category of sex in NHS secure mental health units in each (a) Clinical Commissioning Group and (b)...

      Coronavirus: Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the correlation between covid-19 mortality rates and homelessness.

      Mental Health Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children have had to wait six months or more for a CAMHS appointment in Bedford and Kempston in the most recent period for which...

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish plans for easement of the covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021 to allow a consultation on those proposals prior...

  • Department for Education

    • Turing Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what financial assistance will be available for (a) institutions and (b) projects for the administration costs of bidding for funding under the Turing...

    • Pre-school Education: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is he taking to ensure that his Department's annual early years census will take account of children being absent from nursery settings as...

      Pupils: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the Wellbeing for Education Return programme has (a) supported children since its introduction in September 2020 and (b) how the funding for that...

      Assessments: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of cancelling examinations for (a) Key Stage Two, (b) GCSE and (c) A-Level students...

      Schools: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made (a) of the number of schools without direct access to in-school counsellors to support children’s and young...

      Children: Remote Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when all pupils will have access to the IT and broadband required to access education remotely if not in school during the covid-19 outbreak.

      Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on progress on tackling the digital divide.

      Holiday Play Schemes: Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2020 to Question 114167, how much funding is planned to be allocated to each local authority in the North East...

      Teachers: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the number of supply teaching staff not enrolled on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme on...

      Students: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his Department’s policy is on (a) tuition fees refunds for university students who are participating in remote learning during the covid-19...

      Remote Education: Computer Viruses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many laptops or other devices supplied to schools and local Authorities by his Department, as part of the Get Help with Technology Programme, were...

      Students: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to provide financial support to university students who have been unable to return to their student accommodation due to...

      Pre-school Education: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will continue to pay providers of early years education for children who are not able to attend; and if he will make a statement.

      Children: Day Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the effect of the January 2021 covid-19 lockdown on demand for childcare; and what plans he has to change...

      Children: Day Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will extend the adjusted calculation for the early education entitlement funding, used during the autumn 2020 term, into spring 2021, in line...

      Assessments: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the National Union of Students on changes to the 2021 exam season.

      Children: Day Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the financial effect on childminders of re-introducing the method of calculating early years entitlement funding that...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to respond to the letter of 10 November 2020 from the hon. Member for North Durham on support for the school travel sector.

      Remote Education: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of giving every school pupil at each Key Stage access to a laptop or desktop IT device and...

      GCE A-level: Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of cancelling examinations due to the covid-19 outbreak on the mental health of A-level students; and what...

      Schools: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether schools will be required to contribute to the cost of mass asymptomatic testing from their own budgets.

      Pupils: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary aged pupils in Stockport were absent from school due to covid-19 in the Autumn term 2020.

      Schools: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to extend the availability of school attendance to the children of people who are not classed as key workers but are...

      Apprentices: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many grants have been awarded to firms to take on an apprenticeship since the most recent Spending Review; and in which sectors those grants have...

      Work Experience: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many grants have been awarded to firms to support trainees to gain work experience since the Spending Review 2020.

      Nurses: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether third year nursing students who voluntarily entered paid placements to assist with the covid-19 outbreak will be asked to pay extra tuition...

      Lipreading: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to introduce guidance to schools and colleges on the use of transparent face coverings when teaching pupils and students who rely on...

      Barnardo's: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to extend Government funding for Barnardo’s See, Hear, Respond programme after March 2021.

      Remote Education: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of young people in the North West of England who are unable to engage in remote learning as a result of a lack...

      Overseas Students: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support he is providing to international students at UK universities during the global pandemic.

      English Language: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support he is providing to institutions that teach English as a second language (ESOL) during the covid-19 outbreak.

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will cap the income repayment threshold for student loans in the aftermath of the covid-19 outbreak.

      Turing Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Turing Scheme will enable young people to go on exchange visits to other countries.

      Students: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions his Department has had with universities on the refunding of tuition fees for students who have experienced disruption as a result of...

      Students: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to provide compensation to students who are unable to move into their student accommodation because of the covid-19 outbreak.

      Vocational Education: Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for the assessment of technical and vocational qualifications in Summer 2021 that (a) include and (b) do not include practical...

      Adult Education: Remote Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the need to provide digital devices to adult learners during the covid-19 outbreak.

      Postgraduate Education: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending funding for all PhD students who have faced disruption as a result of the covid-19...

      Nurseries: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to ensure that only the children of (a) key workers and (b) people who cannot work from home will be accepted at nurseries during...

      Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to offer Free School Meal vouchers to people aged between 16-18 in full-time education during the period of covid-19...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Terrorism: Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people released on licence with a terror-related conviction have been recalled to prison after breaching their licence conditions in each year...

    • Terrorism: Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people imprisoned for terror-related offences in each year since 2010 held a previous terror-related conviction and have...

  • Department for International Trade

    • Genetic Engineering: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the value to the UK of genomics sector exports.

    • Trade Agreements: Indo-Pacific Region

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to strengthen investment ties between the UK and the Indo-Pacific region.

      British Airways and Easyjet: Loan Guarantee Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2021 to Question 137976, whether UK Export Finance carried an assessment of the environmental impact of...

      Computer Software: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the value to the UK of quantum computing sector exports.

      Transport: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the value to the UK of zero-emission transport sector exports.

      Space Technology: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the value to the UK of space sector exports.

      Wines: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department has taken to promote English wine exports.

      Artificial Intelligence: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the value to the UK of artificial intelligence sector exports.

  • Church Commissioners

    • Church Commissioners: Land

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment he has made of the area of Church Commissioner-owned land tenancies, under the Agricultural...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Military Aircraft: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the size of the fleet of (a) Texan T1 and (b) Tucano was in each RAF training ground in each year since 2017.

    • AWACS: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to renegotiate the E-7 Wedgetail contract with the prime contractor.

      Defence: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to Question 135844 on Defence: Expenditure, with reference to his Department's recent statement that it has yet to decide on allocating the...

      Military Aircraft: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with Ascent Consortium on noise pollution and safety procedures; and if he will make a statement.

      Veterans: Advisory Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of setting up the Veterans' Gateway.

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to respond to the National Audit Office's report on the Defence Equipment Plan 2020-2030.

      Military Aid: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of military personnel deployed away from their usual posting to assist with the covid-19 vaccination programme...

      Armed Forces: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of recruits to the armed forces in 2020 were female.

      AWACS: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the country of origin is for the secondhand E-7 Wedgetail airframe which has not been sourced from China.

      AWACS: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what security limitations were placed on the prime contractor with regard to the sourcing of the airframe for the E-7 Wedgetail contract.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the letter of 15 January 2021 from the Permanent Secretary to the Work and Pensions Committee, in each month from August...

    • Kickstart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to enable more small business to take advantage of the Kickstart scheme.

      Kickstart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Kickstart placements have been (a) approved by her Department and (b) started by young people in each month since the programme started.

      Work Capability Assessment: Surveys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will change the timing of Maximus' customer satisfaction survey for claimants undergoing assessments for work capability assessments.

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total amount of debt being permanently written off is following the Government's recent review of Child Support Agency historic cases.

      Directors: Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of ensuring that directors of limited companies are eligible for universal credit.

      Supported Housing: Third Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will clarify whether registered charities or voluntary organisations providing exempt accommodation under The Housing Benefit and...

      Kickstart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason businesses that are not registered with Companies House are unable to access the Kickstart scheme.

      Employment Services: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 4 November to Question 109371 on Employment Services: Young People, by what date she plans to have established 116...

      Kickstart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Kickstart gateways have been set up by (a) region and (b) local authority area.

      Kickstart Scheme: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Work Coaches have been employed under the Kickstart scheme since that scheme was introduced.

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what total amount of debt is being permanently written off in response to the Government's recent review of Child Support Agency historical cases.

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of claimants who have not been notified of the extension of their award of personal...

      Work Capability Assessment: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance has been given to health assessors carrying out health and disability assessments for new claims for (a) personal independence...

      Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made on the adequacy of benefit rates for disabled people on legacy benefits.

      Work Capability Assessment: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department is providing for claimants of (a) personal independence payment, (b) employment support allowance and (c)...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich of 19 November 2020 on the...

    • UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western (MINURSO) has taken towards fulfilling its mandate to...

      Western Sahara: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many Moroccan soldiers are stationed in the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara; and what the...

      Western Sahara: Trade Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether the trade of natural resources originating in Western Sahara by the Kingdom...

      Yemen: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the US Secretary of State on the US designation of the Houthis as a...

      Developing Countries: Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 17 December 2020 to Question 128190, whether his Department plans to launch a public...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken in response to reports of violence by the Israeli Defence Force against...

      Yemen: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his (a) Saudi Arabian counterpart and (b) Emirati counterpart on the donations...

      Global Challenges Research Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to maintain the current level of funding for the Global Challenges Research Fund.

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of reports by Save the Children that...

      Developing Countries: Solid Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on deforestation of the use of charcoal as a cooking fuel in least...

      Developing Countries: Solid Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce the use of charcoal as a cooking fuel in the least developed countries.

      Uganda: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he last had discussions with his Ugandan counterpart.

      Developing Countries: Solid Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on human health of the use of charcoal as a cooking fuel in least...

      Uganda: Diplomatic Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether HM Ambassador in Kampala has (a) visited Robert Kyagulanyi and his family and (b) made representations...

      Developing Countries: Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2020 to Question 128190, whether the Government's prioritisation process...

      Developing Countries: Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2020 to Question 128190, whether the Government plans to consult with...

      Christianity: Oppression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support Christians at risk of religious persecution in countries...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many information gateways there are in operation in his Department; and how those gateways are managed and...

      Croatia: Earthquakes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has held with his Croatian counterpart on UK assistance in response to recent earthquakes...

      Belarus: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has received representations on reported threats to life of UK citizens made in the...

      Commonwealth: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support Commonwealth nations with the roll-out of the covid-19 vaccination.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to waive Intellectual Property Rights to enable the covid-19 vaccine to be manufactured in...

      Belarus: Press Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Belarusian counterpart on the arrest of former FCDO Chevening alumnus...

      European Union: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he last had discussions with João Vale de Almeida.

      Coronavirus: International Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the covid-19 technology access pool in facilitating the...

      UK Relations with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to offer full diplomatic status to the EU Delegation to the UK.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people that have received (a) one and (b) two doses of a...

      British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to negotiate an extension to the 180 day limit on visa-free access for UK visitors to the EU...

  • Home Office

    • Immigrants: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2021 to Question 137958 and with reference to in-person reporting of migrants to immigration reporting...

    • Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will work with specialist organisations to create a national framework for adult survivors of sexual exploitation, led by her...

      Refugees: Biometric Residence Permits

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken was between a person receiving a positive decision on their refugee status and receiving a biometric residence...

      Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the number of EU citizens who have been have been refused entry to the UK since 1 January 2021.

      Rape: Criminal Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish the end-to-end review of the criminal justice response to rape.

      Violent and Sex Offender Register

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) how many times registered sex offenders have been charged with failing to notify the police of a change of name in the past 5 years, and...

      Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU nationals living in the UK have been issued Settled Status documentation in their birth name rather than their married name.

      Counter-terrorism

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether all Prevent projects commissioned by local authorities are pre-approved by her Department.

      Counter-terrorism

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the definition of a civil society organisations in relation to the Prevent strategy includes private companies.

      Terrorism: Arrests

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2020 to Question 126066, for what reason her Department does not collect information on the number of...

      British Nationality: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women were deprived of citizenship on the grounds that it was conducive to the public good in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.

      Slavery: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the accessibility of the EU Settlement Scheme for victims of (a) modern slavery and (b) human trafficking.

      British Nationality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of whether any of the people subject to orders to deprive UK nationals of citizenship on the grounds that...

      Marriage of Convenience

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of immigration marriage fraud were reported in the UK in (a) 2018 (b) 2019 and (c) 2020; what the average time taken was to...

      Domestic Service: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason her Department changed the immigration rules concerning the Overseas Domestic Worker visa in April 2012; and which (a)...

      Coronavirus: Fines and Fixed Penalties

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many covid-19 related (a) fines and (b) fixed penalty notices have been imposed by each police force.

      Police: Mobile Radios

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of how much the (a) delay of the Emergency Services Network and (b) extended use of the Airwave system will cost...

      Animal Welfare: Arrests and Convictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of changes in the level of police funding on the number of (a) arrests and (b) convictions...

      Law and Order

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the annual report on Disruptive and Investigatory Powers for the year 2019.

  • Scotland Office

    • United Kingdom

      What steps he is taking to promote the advantages of Scotland remaining part of the UK.

    • Fisheries: Scotland

      What recent steps his Department has taken to support the Scottish fishing sector.

      Fisheries: Scotland

      What assessment he has made of the effect of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the Scottish fishing industry.

      Re-employment: Scotland

      What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the use of fire and rehire employment practices in Scotland.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      What discussions he has had with Scottish Ministers on the availability of data on the covid-19 vaccination program in Scotland.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Retail Trade: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support (a) high street businesses and (b) community stores during...

    • Homelessness: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's research entitled Coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency accommodation survey data...

      Local Authorities: Cybercrime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) assessment has been made of lessons learned and (b) directives have been issued by his Department as a result...

      Public Sector: Land Use

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the 16 January 2021 press release entitled Right to Regenerate to turn derelict buildings into homes...

      Housing: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if they will mandate zero carbon heating options in the new Future Homes Standard building regulations and take steps...

      Building Safety Fund: Mass Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to amend the contract for the Building Safety Fund to ensure applicants are able to communicate with...

      Caravan Sites: Evictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has plans to protect from eviction people who reside on caravan sites, within holiday parks the licences...

      Buildings: Suffolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will identify the 17 buildings in Suffolk affected by unsafe cladding; and what steps he is taking to ensure...

      Waking Watch Relief Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Waking Watch Relief Fund will fund the cost of infrared CCTV systems for fire detection as well as more...

      Buildings: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of available testing capacity for samples removed from buildings as part of fire safety...

      Buildings: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much of the £1 billion fund for non-ACM cladding removal has been paid out.

      Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many buildings over 18m clad in ACM have not had their remediation work completed in each region.

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many departmental staff (a) were employed from April to December 2020 and (b) are currently employed to process...

      Housing: Ownership

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help people buy their own home in (a) York and (b) England.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Post Codes: Databases

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the (a) reliability and (b) accessibility of the UK's official list of addresses.

    • Elections: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many tenders or contracts have been granted by his Department to investigate the effect of introducing...

  • Treasury

    • Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Coronavirus

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to ensure that businesses in the hospitality, leisure and retail supply chain are able to survive the January...

    • Video Games: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the contribution of Video Games Tax Relief to (a) jobs, (b) investment and (c) productivity in the UK video games sector.

      British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to provide financial support to businesses that incur extra costs through having to apply for a visa to resume work in Europe.

      Beer: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing beer duty.

      Insolvency: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion by value of taxes typically owed by businesses at the point of insolvency are expected to be covered by the extension of secondary...

      Working Tax Credit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of paying childcare tax credits directly to childcare providers.

      Vat

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the value of deferred VAT payments under the Deferral Scheme for VAT that will become payable on or after 1...

      Supply Teachers: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to provide financial support to supply teachers who are ineligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme during the 2021...

      Money: Coronavirus

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will appoint the Financial Conduct Authority to track changes in cash acceptance by UK businesses in response to the finding in research from Which?...

      London Capital and Finance: Insolvency

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Statement of 17 December 2020, HCWS67, when his Department plans to establish a compensation scheme for London Capital &...

      Business: Coronavirus

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding has been allocated from the public purse to businesses in each region of the UK through the Future Fund; how much the average allocation...

      Help to Save Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2020 to Question 104701 on Help to Save Scheme, what plans he has to ensure that reminders are sent to people who have...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Film: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to reports of a further delay to the release of the latest James Bond film, whether he plans further measures...

    • Music: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what financial support he is providing to the music industry to help that industry recover from the covid-19 outbreak.

      Supermarkets: Biometrics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 14 December 2020 to Question 910164 on the protection of shop workers, what recent discussions...

      Local Press

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to support local newspapers.

      Employment: Privacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many times the information commissioner (a) investigated and (b) fined companies for breaching an employee's right to...

      Mobile Phones: West Sussex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made on improving mobile coverage in rural West Sussex.

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Parliamentary Estate: Coronavirus

      To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the Commission has received advice from Public Health England on what level of...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Inland Waterways: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether measuring plastic levels in waterways is a priority of his Department.

    • Plastics: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many breaches of compliance his Department has identified of plastic recyclers not complying with their environmental...

      Plastics: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many instances of plastic pollution the Environment Agency identified in the last two years; and what assessment that...

      Chemicals: Health Hazards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) financial and (b) other support the Government is providing to areas with disproportionate environmental...

      Pets: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of creating a separate offence for pet theft to tackle the level of pet...

      Supermarkets: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with supermarkets to ensure that they are covid-19 secure environments.

      Forests: Brazil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with supermarkets and other high street retailers that sell products associated with (a)...

      Soya Beans: Brazil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of UK companies importing soya from the Cerrado region in Brazil of local...

      Rivers: Metals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department is making of sediment-bound concentrations of key heavy metals and metalloids within the...

      Rivers: Contamination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason his Department has not adopted sediment quality guidelines to provide an assessment of levels beyond which...

      Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what additional resources he will allocate to areas that are likely to be affected by Storm Christoph.

      Rivers: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to tackle phosphate pollution in the (a) Mersey and (b) UK river network.

      Rivers: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to remove microplastic contamination from the (a) Mersey and (b) UK river network.

      UN Convention on Biological Diversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the timeframe for enactment of the Environment Bill and potential biodiversity targets under that...

      Supermarkets: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to (a) encourage supermarkets to prioritise shielding customers and (b) discourage...

      Fisheries: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the £23 million compensation announced for the fishing industry, how much of that funding will be...

      Tuna: Fishing Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the UK's bluefin tuna quota as a result of the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, if he will...

      Angling: Tuna

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has received representations on the establishment of a recreational sea angling live release fishery for bluefin...

      Fishing Vessels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has for the management of (a) supertrawlers and (b) supertrawler fleets under the the UK-EU Trade and...

  • Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body

    • Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Right hon. Member for East Hampshire, representing the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, what the timetable is for the publication of the Strategic Review on Renewal and Restoration.

    • Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the right hon. Member for East Hampshire, representing the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, what discussions he has had with (a) Ministers and the (b) House of Commons Commission on the...

      Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the right hon. Member for East Hampshire, representing the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, what steps he is taking to mitigate the effect of the parliamentary restoration and renewal...

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effects of changes to the Green Book on the viability of proposed railway enhancement schemes; and whether there will be a...

    • Roads: North of England

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made on the New trans-Pennine roads study by Highways England, announced by the Secretary of State for Transport on 21 March 2019; and when...

      Transport

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the Economics Statistics Centre of Excellence Estimating the UK population during the pandemic, published on 14 January, what plans...

      Transport: Capital Investment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to revise the algorithms used to assess the benefits of transport investment schemes in order to support their levelling-up agenda.

      Dover Port

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the (1) capacity, and (2) resilience, of the Port of Dover.

      Railways: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they made of the risk of COVID-19 infection arising from the use of refreshment trollies on Great Western Rail and other long distance...

      Eurostar: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide funding support to Eurostar following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on passenger numbers.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Carbon Emissions: Military Operations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for including emissions from military sources in targets for carbon emission reductions; and what plans they have to...

    • Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessments they have made of the effects on the ecology of (1) the seabed, and (2) the intertidal zone, of the construction of (a) powerlines between...

      Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of large-scale offshore windfarms on (1) the ecology of the seabed, (2) the ecology of the sea, (3) birdlife, and (4)...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • United Kingdom: Anniversaries

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to celebrate the centenary of the formation of Northern Ireland in (1) England, (2) Wales, and (3) Scotland.

  • Department for Education

    • Food Technology

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy on cooking, nutrition and food education in schools.

  • Treasury

    • Regional Planning and Development

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the key (1) economic, (2) health, (3) education, and (4) other, indicators they plan to use to monitor their 'levelling-up' agenda.

    • Infrastructure: Investment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to invest in infrastructure for local communities and businesses in order to address any impacts of the UK–EU Trade and...

      Self-employed: Finance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Prospect Inquiry into the future of self-employment, published in December 2020; and what plans they have to...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Xinjiang: Sanctions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given (1) to introducing sanctions on businesses or individuals linked to human rights abuses in Xinjiang, and (2) to mirroring the...

    • Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal: Judges

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of British judges continuing to serve on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.

      Hong Kong: Barristers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the employment of British barristers by the Hong Kong Department of Justice for the prosecution of Hong Kong residents on...

      Hong Kong: Barristers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to ban British barristers from being employed by the Hong Kong Department of Justice for the prosecution of Hong Kong residents for...

      Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal: Judges

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to ban British judges from serving on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.

      Xinjiang: Overseas Companies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they have established to monitor the involvement of UK-based businesses in Xinjiang; and what further steps they are considering in the event that...

      Xinjiang: Overseas Companies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they have introduced, if any, to increase scrutiny of supply chains linked to Xinjiang for UK-based companies with an annual turnover below £36...

      Turkey: Natural Gas

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the government of Turkey's deployment of naval vessels to explore natural gas fields near Greece on peace...

      Turkey: Religious Freedom

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which Jewish and Christian UK citizens resident in Turkey are free to practise their religion.

      Turkey: Foreign Relations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of their (1) political, and (2) economic, links with the government of Turkey.

      Overseas Aid: Reviews

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 10 December 2020 (HL10766), whether the cross-Government process to review, appraise...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Jobcentre Plus: Armed Forces

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Department for Work and Pensions Armed Forces Champions there are (1) in total, (2) on Jobcentre sites, and (3) in Jobcentre plus districts; and...

    • Poverty: Statistics

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to publish poverty statistics based on the measures recommended in the report by the Social Metrics Commission A new measure of poverty for the...

      Employment: Mental Health Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage more businesses to provide mental health support to all employees.

      Sick Pay: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of increasing statutory sick pay on compliance with COVID-19 self-isolation requirements; and following any such...

      Statutory Sick Pay: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to reports of ‘long’ COVID-19, what plans they have to make changes to statutory sick pay.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Fish: Exports

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on fish exports.

    • Plastics: Waste

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the UK does not export plastic waste to poorer countries; and what plans they have to address ocean pollution ahead...

      Customs: France

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to rectify issues with commodity codes that are reportedly causing trucks exporting fish to France to be delayed at...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Parish Councils

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proposal in the report by Onward The Policies of Belonging, published on 12 January, that every local area should have...

    • Parish Councils: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have encouraged principal councils to provide financial support to parish and town councils from the funding they have received from the Government;...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Public Sector: Procurement

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that all public sector bodies follow their new procurement rules designed to exclude suppliers linked to human rights abuses.

    • Crime

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Office for National Statistics removed the upper age limit from the Crime Survey for England and Wales; and when the statistics from this survey relating...

  • Department for International Trade

    • Environmental Protection and Trade

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to create a comprehensive trade and environment strategy; and how they plan to publicise any strategy ahead of COP26.

    • Climate Change and Trade: Departmental Coordination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure cooperation between the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Department for Business, Energy and...

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