Written answers

Thursday, 25 February 2021

  • Department for Transport

    • UN Climate Conference 2021: Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with the COP26 President to facilitate access for (a) delegates, (b) media and (c) civil society to COP26 by rail.

    • Motorcycles: Driving Instruction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to ensure that Compulsory Basic Training certificates can be renewed or extended during the covid-19 national lockdown.

      Driving Tests: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2021 to Question 140276 on Driving Tests: Coronavirus, if he provide details of the research suggesting an...

      Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of introducing part month vehicle tax refunds.

      Taxis: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on implementing the recommendations in the 2018 report of the task and finish group on Taxi and private hire vehicle licensing.

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial and other support he is providing to local authorities to improve the condition of roads.

      Bypasses: Shipley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the feasibility study for the Shipley Eastern Bypass will be completed.

      M1: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many serious collisions occurred involving a vehicle in the hard shoulder between junctions 32 and 35A of the M1 in the three years prior to March...

      Roads: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has any plans to introduce a financial support scheme for victims of road traffic accidents that result in (a) serious injury or (b) death,...

      Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve access by haulage workers to (a) toilet facilities, (b) drive-throughs and (c) other essential services during the...

      Aviation: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the cost of a commercial pilot licence from 1 April 2021.

      Aviation: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of consumer protections for flight-only transactions during the covid-19 outbreak.

      Aviation: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to recent ONS figures showing that air transport companies have contracted by up to 89 per cent in GDP terms since February 2020, what...

      Air Routes: Europe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of the loss of air routes in Europe on the UK’s ability to trade with Europe.

      Travel: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his forecasts are for recovery and growth in the air transport and travel sector.

      Travel: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what economic forecasts his Department has made of recovery and growth in the (a) air transport and (b) travel sectors.

      Air Routes: Europe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the loss of air routes in Europe on the UK’s ability to trade with Europe.

      Aviation: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward the date of 1 April 2021 that the UK Commercial Pilot Licence can be applied...

      Travel: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what economic forecasts his Department has made for the recovery and growth of (a) air transport and (b) the travel sector after the covid-19 outbreak.

      Travel: Quarantine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of whether (a) Madeira and (b) other similar island locations pose a lower covid-19 risk than other locations on the UK's...

      Aviation: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made on the effect of the (a) UK leaving the EU and (b) covid-19 pandemic on employment opportunities for UK pilots.

      Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will allow ground handlers eligible for support under the Airport and Ground Operations Support scheme to use the grant for fixed costs as well...

      Aviation: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to support the aviation sector to increase connectivity to pre-covid-19 pandemic levels.

      Regional Airports: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the disproportionate effect of the covid-19 outbreak on regional airports as part of the Government’s...

      Aviation: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to support the aviation sector to increase connectivity to pre-covid-19 pandemic levels.

      Regional Airports: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to mitigate the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on regional airports.

      Aviation: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to support the aviation sector to increase connectivity to pre-covid-19 pandemic levels.

      Union Connectivity Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the interim report of the Union Connectivity Review.

      Regional Airports: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the economic effect of the covid-19 outbreak on (a) regional airports compared with other airports and (b) the...

      Air Routes: Europe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the loss of air routes in Europe on the UK’s ability to trade with Europe.

      Road Traffic Control: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2020 to Question 91850, on School Streets Initiative, when he plans to enact Part 6 of the Traffic Management...

      Railways and Rapid Transit Systems: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding opportunities he plans to make available for investment in rail and light rail improvements.

      Cycling and Walking: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to revise his Department’s Road Traffic Forecasts to take account of the Government’s commitment to increase cycling and...

      Cycling and Walking: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for road and public transport use of his target to increase cycling and walking to 50 per cent of...

      Driving Instruction: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to extend the time limit between passing Part 1 of the driving instructors’ training and applying for Part 3 of...

      Electric Scooters: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he had has with the Welsh Government on the adequacy of regulations on the use of e-scooters.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Green Jobs Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many times the Green Jobs Taskforce has met since its inception; and whether (a) he or (b) the Minister for...

    • Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his timescale is for announcing the timetable for the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 4; and what steps...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of pausing the installation of smart meters to help prevent the...

      Green Deal Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many appeals to the First Tier Tribunal his Department is aware of as a result of sanction notices issued in...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the merits of ringfencing an allocation of generation capacity specifically for wave and...

      Additional Restrictions Grant

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding has been allocated to local authorities through the Additional Restrictions Grant; and how much of...

      Small Businesses: Coventry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to increase the financial support available for small businesses in (a) Coventry North East...

      Closed Businesses Lockdown Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding has been allocated to each local authority for the one-off business covid-19 lockdown grants payment...

      Local Restrictions Support Grant

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will extend business grant funding via the Local Restrictions Grant scheme beyond 15 February 2021 for the...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2021 to Question 152474 on Energy: Prices, what assessment his Department has...

      Woodhouse Colliery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made a recent estimate of levels of Chinese investment in West Cumbria Mining Ltd’s proposed...

      Public Houses: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what public health guidance informed his decision prior to the national lockdown that pub patrons had to purchase a...

      Green Homes Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it remains his Department's policy to deliver the £2 billion pledged to the Green Homes Grant as set out...

      Certification Officer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the efficiency and effectiveness of the Certification Office.

      Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many (a) organisations and (b) individual members of the public responded to the Aligning UK international support...

      Hospitality Industry: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that hospitality businesses in (a) Kingston upon Hull North...

      Redundancy: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendation by the Women and Equalities...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on UK businesses that hire rather than sell goods.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with pharmaceutical companies on differential pricing policies of covid-19 vaccines...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government is taking to develop an inward investment strategy for Northern Ireland businesses under the Northern Ireland Protocol.

    • Ulster Scots Broadcast Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his Answer of 3 September 2020 to Question 78927, on Broadcasting: Northern Ireland, what progress has been made on discussions...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Travel: Quarantine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the £1,750 quarantine fee paid by travellers goes towards sustenance costs.

    • Travel: Quarantine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the £1,750 quarantine fee paid by travellers goes towards testing costs.

      Travel: Quarantine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the £1,750 quarantine fee paid by travellers goes towards security costs.

      Pregnancy: Epilepsy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that in light of the recent MBRRACE maternal death inquiry evidencing continued rising maternal...

      Genito-urinary Medicine: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department makes available for the training of staff to provide bladder and bowel continence care.

      Genito-urinary Medicine: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether funding to train staff in providing (a) bladder and bowel continence, (b) urology and (c) stoma care is allocated through the NHS.

      DNACPR Decisions: Learning Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle the increase in the number of Do Not Resuscitate orders given to people living with learning...

      DNACPR Decisions: Learning Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he is having with the NHS, care providers, charities and groups representing people living with learning disabilities on...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay of 9 December 2020, 12 January 2021 and 9...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of placing food processing staff in same priority group for the covid-19 vaccine as...

      Travel: Quarantine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his policy is on UK citizens studying for their degree as full time students abroad during the covid-19 pandemic; whether students...

      NHS: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the need to expand the NHS’s capacity to conduct life-saving research in the context of the...

      NHS: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS has spent on providing treatments via private hospitals to reduce waiting times since April 2020; and how many NHS...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of prioritising jurors for the covid-19 vaccine in advance of scheduled jury service.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to reply to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare of 8 December 2020 and 15 January 2021 on behalf...

      Hospitals: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release of 2 October 2020, PM confirms £3.7 billion for 40 hospitals in biggest hospital building...

      Out-patients: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that parents and caregivers can be present with young people at hospital appointments in...

      Coronavirus: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to support the Health and Care Service in Northern Ireland during the covid-19 outbreak.

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the provision of non-covid-19 healthcare treatment during the covid-19 outbreak.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people who are not formally registered as housebound but have significant (a) mobility...

      Spondyloarthritis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to implement NICE Quality Standard 170 on spondyloarthritis.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department made of the number of (a) home carers, (b) domiciliary carers and (c) personal assistants who have been...

      Liver Diseases: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the early diagnosis of liver disease.

      Liver Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the support available for patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; and what plans his...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation made of the risk of long-covid to asthma patients in determining the...

      Coronavirus: Quarantine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that hotel staff in the hotels used for covid-19 quarantine measures are kept safe.

      Coronavirus: Quarantine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the hotel capacity available for quarantine purposes.

      Care Homes: Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide an update on implementing the recommendations from the Joint Committee on Human Rights report, The Government's...

      Mental Health Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made on improving mental health services; what plans he has for making further such improvements; and if he...

      Travel: Quarantine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of permitting covid-19 vaccinated (a) UK citizens and (b) international...

      Asylum: Napier Barracks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2021 to Question 146935, what advice Public Health England provided in respect of the removal of...

      Mental Health Services: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the additional support required by mental health services during the covid-19 lockdown...

      Coronavirus: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of transmissions of covid-19 which took place during (a) international and (b) national flights.

      Electroconvulsive Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2021 to Question 109529 on Electroconvulsive Therapy, who has overall responsibility for regulating...

      Secure Psychiatric Units

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his Answer of 27 January 2021 to Question 136450, what information his Department holds on suicides of patients in NHS care;...

      Care Homes: Harlow

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that care homes in Harlow will receive rapid covid-19 tests.

      Carcinogens: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will adopt a cross departmental and cross governmental approach to the management of harmful chemicals identified as risk factors...

      Travel: Quarantine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce a sunset clause for the international travel covid-19 quarantine rules, enforcement and testing measures...

      Hospices: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to include hospice staff within the same covid-19 testing regime as NHS and care home staff; and if he will make a...

      Veterinary Medicine: Contracts for Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions Ministers and officials in his Department have had with (a) the Food Standards Agency and (b) other Departments...

      Carcinogens: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will give the National Institute for Health Protection responsibility to monitor, research and propose restrictions on...

      Coronavirus: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) BAME people and (b) people of a Bangladeshi background who been tested for...

      Meller Group: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total value of contracts awarded to Meller Designs was in 2020 to help the Government’s response to covid-19.

      UK Lighthouse Labs Network

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason Lighthouse Laboratories are not required to report covid-19 testing cases and data directly to Public Health England.

      Ocean Footprint: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total value of contracts awarded to Ocean Footprint in 2020 was to help the Government’s response to covid-19.

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the covid-19 lateral flow tests (LFTs) provided to local authorities as part of the Community Testing Programme can be used by...

      Infant Foods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Government's preparedness for infant feeding provision in emergencies.

      Travel: Quarantine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what financial support is available to Britons returning from high-risk countries who cannot afford the cost of a mandatory hotel quarantine.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of care home (a) residents and (b) staff have (i) been offered and (ii) refused a covid-19 vaccine.

      Contact Tracing: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the reliability of (a) Ring Central, (b) Amazon Workspaces, (c) Contact Tracing Advice Service, and (d)...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of (a) care home and (b) home care staff in London have been vaccinated against covid-19 to date.

      Care Homes: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of staff working in elderly care homes in England; and how many of those staff have had a...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many days on average it is taking NHS professionals to process an application from a retired nurse wishing to volunteer for the...

      Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will urgently allocate funding to the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust to develop a strategic business case for the...

      Hospitals: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average time between covid-19 infection and hospital admission for cases that require hospital treatment.

      Health Centres: Sefton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide funding for a new health centre in Maghull in Sefton.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to answer Question 133773 on Coronavirus: Screening, tabled on 6 January 2021 by the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion.

      Coronavirus: Learning Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on people with learning disabilities.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to reply to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare of 16 December 2020 and 15 January 2021 on behalf...

      Protective Clothing: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many FFP3 masks there are in his Department's four-month personal protective equipment stockpile; and what proportion of NHS staff...

      Antidepressants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the rate of antidepressant prescriptions was in each local authority in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern...

      Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of including long-term mental health conditions in the prescription charge...

      Multiple Sclerosis: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase access to cannabis based medicines for people with multiple sclerosis.

      Cyclosporin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of supplies of 25mg Cyclosporin capsules in the UK.

      Ozanimod

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Scottish Medicine Consortium’s decision to approve ozanimod...

      Coronavirus: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using Invermectin to treat covid-19.

      Knowsley Clinical Commissioning Group: Surveys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Knowsley NHS Clinical Commissioning Group took part in the 2020 NHS Staff Survey.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay of 14 December 2020, 18 January 2021 and...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to answer Question 141545 tabled by the hon. Member for Dulwich and West Norwood on 21 January 2021.

      Alzheimer's Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) the level of medical research into Alzheimer’s disease and (b) care for people...

  • Department for Education

    • Universities: Remote Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to ensure that university students receive adequate IT device support to continue their education remotely during the...

    • Apprentices: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help apprentices catch up on practical learning missed due to the closure of colleges.

      Schools: Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of investing the Soft Drinks Industry Levy revenues for the coming year 2021-22 in healthy eating...

      Schools: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the publication of the Government’s Roadmap out of Lockdown, if he will take steps to ensure that from 8 March 2021 school...

      Schools: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the publication of the Government’s Roadmap out of Lockdown, if his Department will provide ventilation units for every classroom.

      Schools: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the scientific advice he has received on the proposed opening of schools to all pupils from 8 March 2021.

      Children: Day Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the 30 hours of free childcare a week to full-time graduate students.

      Schools: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) the phased return of all pupils to schools and (b) the operation of rota systems from 8...

      Schools: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to support children’s mental health when schools reopen as covid-19 restrictions are eased.

      Schools: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring the wearing of protective masks in schools by (a) pupils and (b) staff.

      Remote Education: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is his Department's policy that devices distributed through the Get Help with Technology Service should be returned to his Department at...

      Schools: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2020 to Question 51682, on Schools: Food, if he will set out a timetable for the (a) delivery of the planned update...

      Students: Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason the Student Loans Company is not permitted to support young people who have Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK with access to...

      Schools: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Government plans to introduce mental health leads and mental health support team roles in schools which are to be supervised by NHS Children...

      Turing Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative assessment he has made of the potential merits of the (a) Turing Scheme and (b) Erasmus+ for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

      Remote Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support the additional educational needs of children in kinship care who are homeschooling as a result of the covid-19...

      Adoption Support Fund: Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Adoption Support Fund to kinship carers.

      Free School Meals: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether children entitled to age related free school meals should be receiving them (a) at home or (b) for collection during covid-19 lockdown.

      Schools: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government’s roadmap on easing lockdown restrictions announced on 22 February 2021, what assessment his Department made...

      Schools: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to ensure that all schools have adequate ventilation in place to enable the return of all pupils to schools from 8 March 2021.

      Nurseries: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support nurseries in Bolton to reduce transmission of covid-19; and what assessment he has made of the...

      English Language: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what financial support he plans to provide to the English language teaching sector in 2021 in response to the covid-19 outbreak.

      Academic Freedom

      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 academic freedom.

      Sixth Form Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for sixth form students.

      Employment Schemes: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2021 to Question 149748 on Employment Schemes: Equality, if he will publish those equalities impact assessments.

      Remote Education: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to ensure that 16-19 year-olds receive adequate IT device support to continue their education remotely during the...

      16 to 19 Tuition Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will ensure that covid-19 catch-up funding for 16 to 19 year olds is not limited to students with low prior attainment in GCSE English and maths.

      Vocational Education: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether 16 to 19 year olds are to continue to have the opportunity to study for BTECs and other applied general qualifications.

      Further Education: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many BAME people currently hold posts as (a) heads of further education colleges and (b) further education governors.

      Vocational Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions his Department has had with the (a) Department for Work and Pensions and (b) Department for Business, Energy and Industrial...

      Vocational Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to include (a) Mayoral Combined Authorities and (b) Local Enterprise Partnerships in the implementation of the reforms...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

      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 personal...

    • Courts and Tribunals: Interpreters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department provides to courts and tribunals on the employment of interpreters.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to reply to the letter of 13 November 2020 from the hon. Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys on prison conditions.

      Prison Officers: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his oral Answer on 2 February 2021, Official Report, column 829, how many and what proportion of prison officers are planned to receive the...

      Prison Officers: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Justice on 2 February 2021, Official Report, column 824, if he will publish his...

      Residential Women's Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2021 to Questions 151640, 151641, 151642, 151643 and 152427 on Residential Women's Centres (RWC), whether it is...

  • Department for International Trade

    • UK Export Finance: Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the titles and dates are of all memoranda of understanding agreed by UK Export Finance with other domestic and overseas bodies since...

    • Pesticides: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the effect of pesticides such as Paraquat, which are banned in the UK, being exported to India in the...

      Trade Agreements: Ghana

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the reimbursement or the implementation of a tariff rebate scheme for...

      UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2021 to Question 144942, on UK Trade with EU, how many businesses in (a) Alyn and Deeside and (b) the...

      UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Fisheries

      What assessment she has made of the effect of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the (a) shellfish and (b) fishing industries.

      UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Employment and Environment Protection

      What plans she has to maintain employment and environmental protections in the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

      Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny

      What steps she is taking to ensure parliamentary scrutiny of UK trade deals.

      Fairtrade Initiative: Trade Agreements

      What steps her Department is taking to ensure that fair trade goods continue to have access to UK markets in new trade agreements.

      Overseas Trade: Agriculture

      What recent assessment she has made of the potential effect of her Department’s trade policies on UK farmers.

      Trade Agreements: India

      What steps she is taking to strengthen the UK’s trade relationship with India.

      Overseas Trade: India

      What steps she is taking to strengthen the UK’s trade relationship with India.

      TRIPS Agreement

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the Government's policy is on the proposed WTO TRIPS Waiver and the use of that waiver by foreign Governments.

      Trade Agreements: Australia

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent progress she has made towards securing a free trade agreement with Australia.

      Trade Agreements: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether Gibraltar will be included in a future trade agreement with India.

      Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether arms sales granted an export license by the Government have been used by Saudi Arabia and their coalition partners in combat...

      Department for International Trade: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what (a) policies and (b) grant and funding programmes her Department has introduced to provide support to individuals and organisations in...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Surveying: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people have commenced training as building surveyors since November 2020; and if he will make a statement.

    • Housing: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he made of the potential merits of his policy to provide funding to remove cladding from buildings...

      Building Safety Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to recoup the costs of the Building Safety Fund from residential property developers.

      Building Safety Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the residential property levy announced on 10 February 2020 will be hypothecated to the Building Safety Fund.

      Building Safety Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the repayment of loans under the Building Safety Fund will be means tested.

      Building Safety Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what methodology his Department used to establish 18 metres as the qualifying height for applications under the...

      Building Safety Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether recharging liabilities under the Building Safety Fund will be levied against the leaseholder or the title...

      High Rise Flats: Tenants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of people who live in properties whose overall construction is 18m or taller.

      Building Safety Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the formula is for the imposition of levies on the construction of residential properties over 18m under the...

      Building Safety Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what level of interest will be charged on loans made under the Building Safety Fund to leaseholders in properties...

      Housing: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on the value of a residential property under 18 metres...

      Housing: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average amount is that a leaseholder would have to pay in the event that the removal of combustible external...

      Housing: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his oral contribution on Building Safety on 10 February 2021, Official report, column 329, whether...

      Housing: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the number of EWS1 certificates being required by mortgage lenders for buildings which...

      Housing: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many section 20 notices have been issued to leaseholders in each of the last 12 months for remediation works...

      Town Councils: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the construction of (a) HS2, (b) East West Rail and (c) other national...

      Building Safety Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to reopen applications to the Building Safety Fund for buildings which did not submit an application...

      Housing: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2021 to Question 146897 on Buildings: Insulation, whether the additional trained...

      Building Safety Fund: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what right of appeal a leaseholder of a residential property will have to challenge the Department’s assessment...

      Building Safety Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the formula is for determining whether a residential property is above or below 18m.

      Building Safety Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Building Safety Fund will cover non-cladding fire defects.

      Building Safety Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many applications to the Building Safety Fund have (a) been approved, (b) been declined and (c) have a decision...

      Duchy of Cornwall: Leasehold

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on leasehold which will will apply to tenants of the Duchy of...

      Private Rented Housing: Pets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support pet owners in the private rented sector following recent revisions to the Model...

      Natural Gas: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing targeted enforcement measures for the compulsory...

      Housing: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it is his policy that cladding remediation costs will not be withheld pending the (a) completion or (b)...

      Building Safety Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to reopen registration for the Building Safety Fund for those buildings that were not able to conduct...

      Business Improvement Districts: Audit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) guidelines and (b) processes are in place to ensure that local authorities in Business Improvement Districts...

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the total available spend was of each local authority in each of the last 10 years.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Bomb Disposal: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many underwater munitions disposals his Department has performed in each of the last five years in the waters surrounding the UK; and what...

    • Indo-Pacific Region: Navy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to prepare (a) individual ships and (b) personnel for deployment to the Indo-Pacific.

      Military Bases: Gyms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's guidance is on the use of gyms on UK military bases and maintaining the fitness of the armed forces during the covid-19 outbreak;...

      Ministry of Defence: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to reduce the backlog of unanswered Freedom of Information requests at his Department.

      Ministry of Defence: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Freedom Of Information requests his Department has pending; and how many of those requests have been pending for more than six months.

      Coronavirus: British Overseas Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department has provided to governments of the Overseas Territories to help tackle the covid-19 pandemic.

      Aircraft Carriers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which ships will make up the Carrier Strike Group Task Force.

      Indo-Pacific Region: Aircraft Carriers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which ports the Carrier Strike Group Taskforce will enter as part of its deployment to the Indo-Pacific.

      Indo-Pacific Region: Aircraft Carriers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when Carrier Strike Group will be deployed to the Indo-Pacific.

      Indo-Pacific Region: Navy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential operational advantages for the Royal Navy of deploying to the Indo-Pacific in 2021.

      Armed Forces: Turks and Caicos Islands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department is providing for the establishment of the Turks and Caicos Islands Regiment.

      International Criminal Court

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his International counterparts on the implications for military personnel of the ruling that non-state actors can...

      Army

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which criteria his Department plans to use in assessing the need for the Army to maintain the current number of light infantry battalions.

      Army

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to disband light infantry battalions; and what assessment he has made of the effect of those on operational effectiveness.

      Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK maintains operational sovereignty over F-35 aircraft in the event that it does not have the ability to perform depth maintenance in the UK.

      Military Bases: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list his Department's operational establishments in Scotland.

      C17 Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the through-life support costs are for the C-17 aircraft.

      Ministry of Defence: Crime and Justice Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what targets the Crime and Justice Task Force has set for his Department.

      European Fighter Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost is per flying hour of operating the Typhoon aircraft.

      Military Bases: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what databases are kept on the location of his Department's UK base closures; and whether those databases are publicly available.

      Veterans: Medals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans who were discharged for reasons of their sexuality have had their medals restored since 2010.

      Armed Forces: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the new independent body proposed in the Armed Forces Bill will allow people and external organisations to review historical decisions made by...

      War Pensions: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications for appeals against decisions made on war pensions have been received by his Department in each year since 2011; and what...

      Armed Forces: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what qualifications are required for a general duty personnel to be selected for vaccinator training.

      Ministry of Defence: Arms Length Bodies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the level of compliance of his Department's arms-length bodies with the UN’s Guiding Principles for Business and...

      Army Foundation College: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements are in place at the Harrogate Army Foundation College to protect trainees and staff from covid-19.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ensuring that directors dividends are included in the initial calculation of...

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Lost Working Days

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average number of working days lost (AWDL) was for (a) female and (b) male civil servants in (i) 2019 and (ii) 2020.

      Pension Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to increase pension credit uptake.

      Social Security Benefits: Post Office

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value of the contract awarded to accept welfare payments to Post Office accounts is (a) in total and (b) per individual transaction.

      Winter Fuel Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of winter fuel payments are paid in November and December each year.

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the average waiting time for decisions to award personal independence payments (PIP) to people...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people under state pension age are subject to the PIP Light Touch Review.

      Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress her Department has made in its discussions with representatives of (a) the Independent Assessment Service and (b) Capita on...

      Social Security Benefits: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the Scottish Government's system of fast-track access to disability benefits...

      Universal Credit: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants have (a) incurred sanctions and (b) incurred sanctions while waiting for a work capability assessment in...

      Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what equality impact assessment she has made of the (a) eligibility criteria for and (b) length of the benefit cap grace period during the...

      Flexible Support Fund: Day Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 1 May 2020 to Question 37734 on Flexible Support Fund, when her Department plans to publish a breakdown of Flexible...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the number of people in receipt of income based jobseekers' allowance who have not been migrated to universal...

      Universal Credit: Kingston Upon Hull North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect on the economy in (a) the UK and (b) Kingston upon Hull North constituency of removing...

      Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the economic effect of the benefit cap on people supported by the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

      Kickstart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish a list of successful Kickstart Gateway applicants, associated employers and number of jobs created in time for the 2021...

      Kickstart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of young people employed under the Kickstart scheme in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) Scotland,...

      Restart Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what expected start-date of the first recruits joining the Restart programme her Department is using for internal planning purposes.

      Pensions: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of guidance to people in receipt of a pension on avoiding poverty in retirement.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Industrial Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of her Department's compliance with the requirement in section 3.1.8 of the Civil Service Management Code...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much Official Development Assistance her Department was allocated in the financial years (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21; and what estimate...

      Employment and Support Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to provide increased support to employment and support allowance claimants awaiting face-to-face assessments for...

      National Insurance: Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date people who have not entered the UK on a visa will be able to apply for a national insurance number.

      Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department's review of the Special Rules for Terminal Illness will be published.

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the time taken by her Department to process applications for personal...

      Universal Credit: Deductions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of universal credit deductions on the (a) levels and (b) depth of child poverty.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of (a) 8 December 2020, (b) 7 January 2021 and (c) 9 February 2021 from the...

    • Genetic Engineering

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's policy is on gene editing.

      Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the financial sustainability of animal rescue...

      Nappies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on updating the Environment Bill’s explanatory notes to clarify that the...

      Tree Planting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Department on the England Tree Strategy and its role in achieving the net zero...

      Flood Control: Maghull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will meet with the hon. Member for Sefton Central to discuss the shortfall in grant-in-aid funding for flood defences...

      Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's 2018 publication Our Waste, Our Resources: A strategy for England, when he plans to...

      Bats: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it Government policy to remove protection from bats occupying residential space where householders have an...

      Fishing Vessels: Decommissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans for some of the £100 million investment fund for fishing to be used to decommission fishing boats.

      Fishing Vessels: Decommissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of fishing boats that will be decommissioned in 2021 as a result of the UK-EU Trade...

      Exports: Pesticides

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's policy is on the export of pesticides banned in the UK to other countries; and if he will make a...

  • Home Office

    • Business: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of fixed penalty notices that have been issued by people designated by local authorities in...

    • Drugs: Organised Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children in each police force area have a county lines flag as at 22 February 2021.

      Mother and Baby Units: Glasgow

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the assessment criteria is for transferring mothers and children to the Mears operated mother and baby unit at 100 Pollokshaws Road,...

      Extradition Act 2003: Arrests

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests there have been in the UK under Part 1 of the Extradition Act 2003 on and after 1 January 2021.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on prioritising frontline police officers and...

      Drug Dealing Telecommunications Restriction Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Drug Dealing Telecommunications Restriction Orders.

      Violence Reduction Units

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether all Violence Reduction Units have complete interoperability of data.

      Electric Scooters: Pedestrian Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with police forces in England and Wales on the use of e-scooters on pavements; and what recent (a)...

      Hate Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the definition of hate crime as any criminal offence which is perceived by the victim or any other person to be motivated by...

      Offences against Children: Children in Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what work streams there are in her Department and the Department of Education to coordinate both Departments' response to tackling grooming...

      Emergency Services Network

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason her Department not supported activation of a commercial 4G service on the majority of built extended area service sites.

      Emergency Services Network

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that Extended Area Service sites are ready for commercial use by mobile networks (a) as...

      Emergency Services Network: Argyll and Bute

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Extended Area Service programme, for what reason only six sites in Argyll and Bute are suitable for use by a...

      Emergency Services Network

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to extended area service sites that require a backhaul link to the main telecoms communications network to be commissioned...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his article in the Financial Times, published on 25 November 2020, what recent steps he has...

    • Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department has taken since 2018 to press for an end to the practice of holding Palestinian children...

      Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (a) not to proceed with the...

      Selahattin Demirtaş

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Turkey complies with the European Court of Human Rights...

      Tanveer Ahmed Rafique

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2020 to Question 111640, if he will publish an update on support provided to...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average number of days taken to register a birth has been in each of the last 12 months.

    • Question

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps he has taken to simplify trading arrangements between the UK and the EU.

  • Treasury

    • Tax Evasion: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of VAT evaded by overseas sellers on online platforms that has been recouped following individual data requests by...

    • Revenue and Customs: Staff

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff work as part of the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight email response team.

      Beer: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to (a) reduce beer duty and (b) financially support pubs.

      Coronavirus: Bolton

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what level of financial support he has allocated to Bolton in response to the covid-19 outbreak.

      Business: Coronavirus

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the proportion of furloughed workers who work in the supply chain for retail, leisure and hospitality; and what steps he is...

      Regional Planning and Development: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with local authorities in Northern Ireland on his proposed £4.8 billion levelling up fund.

      Regional Planning and Development: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to announce details of how MPs can apply for up to £20 million under his proposed levelling up plan.

      Tax Evasion: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue lost to the public purse as a result of VAT evasion by overseas sellers on online platforms in each of the tax...

      Non-domestic Rates: Social Distancing

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he will take to ensure that suppliers whose revenue has been affected by social distancing restrictions receive business rates relief.

      Travel: Coronavirus

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish information on the effect on revenue to the public purse of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the travel sector.

      Social Enterprises: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will maintain the Social Investment Tax Relief; and if he will take steps to reform that relief so that enterprises in community energy and tackling...

      Social Enterprises: Wales

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Social Investment Tax Relief in Wales.

      Banks: Environment Protection

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking ahead of COP26 to ensure that the Bank of England has the ability to use macroprudential policy to align UK bank lending with the...

      Santander Group: Debit Cards

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to letters received by Santander customers advising that their debit cards will not be renewed due to not being used at a cash machine or...

      Overseas Loans: Republic of Ireland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Republic of Ireland is due to conclude the repayment of its loan under the Loans to Ireland Act 2010 by March 2021; and how much in interest...

      Weddings: Insurance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of establishing a Government-backed insurance scheme to support wedding (a) consumers and...

      Unemployment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecast that unemployment would peak in the fourth quarter...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Gaming: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the risks of classifying adult gaming centres as non-essential retail during the...

    • Entertainers: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress has been made between the Government and the EU Commission on visa restrictions for touring musicians,...

      Musicians: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the UK economy of the removal of visa free travel for British...

      Arts: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to support creative workers affected by barriers to work in the EU.

      Gambling: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the amount of gambling advertising that is broadcast on television has increased since March 2020.

      Events Industry: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish a strategy to reopen the live events industry.

      Events Industry: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to reopen the live events industry.

      Events Industry: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to implement an insurance underwriting model for live music events.

      Email: Privacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect on consumer privacy expectations of the use of tracking beacons in emails.

      BBC: Football

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) English Football Club matches have been shown live on BBC One Scotland and (b) Scottish Football Club matches...

      Golf: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to reopen golf courses closed in response to the covid-19 outbreak.

      Social Media: Disinformation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the recent report entitled Industrialized Disinformation: 2020 Global Inventory of Organized Social Media...

      Counter Disinformation Unit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has any plans to ensure that the Counter Disinformation Unit is active outside of periods of heightened...

      Exercise and Gyms: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to support the re-opening of (a) gyms and (b) group exercise classes as covid-19 restrictions are eased.

      Sports: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on support for sporting venues operating at reduced...

      Local Press: Slough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on news outlets in Slough.

      Leisure: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure leisure services operated by district councils are supported during the covid-19...

      Food: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of proposed (a) advertising and (b) promotional restrictions on foods high...

      Tennis: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of permitting socially-distanced outdoor singles tennis games for under...

      Arts: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on support for the cultural sector after existing...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Global Positioning System

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK Positioning, Navigation and Timing Strategy Group led by the Deputy National Security Adviser has produced a strategy; and if so, (1) when the...

    • Global Positioning System

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the governance arrangements for sharing Positioning, Navigation and Timing data in the UK; and what assessment they have made of the need for an...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Coronavirus: Speech and Language Therapy

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans NHS England has to ensure that speech and language therapists are identified as essential members of the multi-disciplinary teams in the Designated...

    • Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) what R rate for COVID-19 a Tier 3 area has to reach, and (2) for how long, before it is lowered to Tier 2.

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the R rate needs to be below 1 by 2 December in order for the national COVID-19 restrictions to be lifted.

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Bethell on 1 December (HL Deb, cols 717–21), how many people have been infected with COVID-19 in the UK.

      Antidepressants

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the side effects of anti-depressants; for how long on average anti-depressants are taken by patients; how many anti-depressants...

  • Department for Education

    • Remote Education

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Sutton Trust Learning in Lockdown, published on 21 January; and what plans they have to meet the Sutton...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much additional funding has been allocated to the HM Courts and Tribunals Service in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; how any such additional funding has...

  • Treasury

    • Tax Avoidance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness in deterring tax avoidance of the policies of (1) France, (2) Denmark, (3) Belgium and (4) Poland, which...

    • Customs: EU Countries

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the EU about carnets for goods.

      Orchestras: Tax Allowances

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend eligibility for Orchestra Tax Relief to include work created for paying online audiences.

      Carer's Allowance: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the letter sent by Carers UK to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 3 February, and of the proposal that a £20 supplement to...

      Economics of Biodiversity Review

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the conclusions and recommendations relating to global population growth in the report by Professor Sir Partha...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • South Sudan: Peace Negotiations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support (1) the South Sudan peace deal, and (2) a power-sharing political system in that country.

    • Yemen: Armed Conflict

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Foreign Secretary last spoke to the Foreign Minister of Iran about (1) the conflict in Yemen, and (2) any plans for a political solution to that conflict...

      Latin America: Sanctions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many, and which, countries in Latin America are subject to UK sanctions; and how such sanctions and any possible infringements are monitored, in...

      Kosovo: Serbia

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking with other European countries (1) to secure lasting stability for Kosovo and Serbia, and (2) the revival of the Kosovo–Serbia...

      Tigray: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking with international partners (1) to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Tigray, and (2) to deliver aid to those affected by starvation; and...

      Sahel: Politics and Government

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the security situation in the Sahel; and when they last held discussions with the government of France about international...

      Kosovo: Roma

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Kosovo about permitting to Kosovan Roma who were forced to leave Kosovo as a result of war...

      Myanmar: Human Rights

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the remarks by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, about the obligations under...

      Fossil Fuels: Overseas Investment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether (1) the CDC Group, and (2) the Private Infrastructure Development Group, have to follow any policies set by central Government in relation to (a)...

      Fossil Fuels: Overseas Investment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend any policy on banning overseas fossil fuel investment to investments made by the CDC Group, including those by third party financial...

      Overseas Aid: Carbon Emissions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to offset the historic carbon emissions produced as a result of Official Development Assistance and UK Export Finance (1) investments,...

      Fossil Fuels: Overseas Investment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total value of planned (1) investments, (2) export credit guarantees, (3) loans, and (4) loan guarantees, in overseas fossil fuel projects by way of...

  • Ministry of Defence

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Environment Protection: Local Government

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the new responsibilities for local authorities set out in the Environment Bill.

    • Waste Management: Environment Protection

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether producers will be required to pay local authorities the full net cost of the waste management at end of life of the products and materials specified in the...

  • Department for International Trade

    • Fossil Fuels: Overseas Investment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total carbon emissions associated with fossil fuel projects funded through (1) Official Development Assistance, and (2) UK...

  • Cop26

    • Population

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether issues relating to global population growth will be on the agenda for COP26; and if so, what proposals they have to address any such issues.

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