Written answers

Tuesday, 16 March 2021

  • Department for Transport

    • Airports: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reduce person-to-person contact in airports to reduce the risk of covid-19 transmission.

    • Free Zones: Plymouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on the practicalities of discharging Port State Control responsibilities...

      Free Zones: Plymouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of the Plymouth Freeport on existing (a) road, (b) rail and (c) ports infrastructure.

      Free Zones: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Humber Freeport on seafarer jobs in (a) Hull and (b) the Humber region.

      Ferries: Freight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Budget 2021, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of freeports on the delivery of contracts with ferry operators...

      Free Zones: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of the Humber Freeport on existing (a) road, (b) rail and (b) ports infrastructure.

      Free Zones: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Humber Freeport on the employment conditions of seafarers employed by P&O Ferries on...

      Wigan North Western Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of proposals to reduce rail services to Wigan North Western.

      Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the average waiting period for DVLA medical testing in the most recent period for which figures are available.

      Motor Vehicles: Noise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce noise pollution from motorised delivery vehicles in urban areas.

      Travel: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2021 to Question 164471 on Travel: Coronavirus, whether foreign nationals visiting the UK are permitted to return...

  • Treasury

    • Free Zones

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the participants in each freeport announced in the Budget statement on 3 March 2021; and if he will publish the bid document for each.

    • Free Zones: Wales

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has undertaken an economic impact assessment of establishing a freeport in Wales.

      Business: Coventry

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to support businesses affected by the covid-19 outbreak in (a) Coventry North East constituency and (b) Coventry.

      National Infrastructure Bank

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the Development Bank of Wales ahead of the launch of the UK Infrastructure Bank.

      Beer: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what impact assessment he has undertaken on the proposed changes to Small Brewers' Relief.

      National Infrastructure Bank: Staff

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the planned (a) FTE and (b) headcount staffing numbers will be for the new National Infrastructure Bank; and what share of that number will be based...

      Packaging: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of publishing an exhaustive list of the items to be included in the Plastic Packaging Tax that will...

      Employment: Coronavirus

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to offer a retention incentive to businesses who continue to employ furloughed workers following the withdrawal of the Job...

      Off-payroll Working

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the potential merits of establishing an exemption process for freelance workers who will be...

      Corporation Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect the £50,000 threshold for the new small profits rate of corporation tax will have on incentives for...

      In Vitro Fertilisation: Import Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of removing import tax on sperm and egg donations coming from the EU.

      Corporation Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on economic activity and investment of the corporation tax taper from 2023-24 on profits...

      Corporation Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to prevent larger businesses dividing into several smaller businesses in order to be eligible for the new small profits rate of...

      Corporation Tax: Coronavirus

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing corporation tax now for those companies with a higher profit margin during the covid-19...

      Self-employment Income Support Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme to include people who did not return a...

      Child Benefit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March 2021 to Question 155212, on Child Benefit, what estimate his Department has made of the number of basic rate taxpayers...

      Public Sector: Pay

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of a pay freeze on the (a) retention and (b) recruitment of public sector workers.

      Capital Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether investment in plant and machinery intended to be subsequently leased is eligible for the new 130 per cent super deduction capital allowance.

      Self-employment Income Support Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of an advance payment system...

      Events Industry: Insurance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a government-backed insurance scheme for festivals and events.

      National Savings and Investments: Standards

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the average time taken by NS&I to facilitate customer requests to transfer funds away from the NS&I; and what...

      National Savings and Investments: Interest Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on savers of NS&I’s reduction in interest rates for savings.

      National Savings and Investments: Complaints

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to investigate the level of customer complaints received by the NS&I in respect of attempting to withdraw funds in the financial...

      Treasury: Publications

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date the erroneous graph on page 19 of the Build Back Better budget document was corrected to show the UK has a higher than average employment rate...

      Business Banking Resolution Service

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Business Banking Resolution Service (BBRS), if he will take steps to (a) encourage the adoption of the BBRS by banks to ensure...

      Free Zones: National Insurance Contributions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the potential effect on the distribution of wages in the labour market in freeports or their surrounding areas...

      Free Zones: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there will be a 100 per cent Barnett consequential in respect of the £175 million provided for freeports in England.

      Free Zones: National Insurance Contributions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the proposed National Insurance Contributions relief for employers in freeports employing people on salaries below £25,000, what...

      Bounce Back Loan Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department had made of the potential merits of extending the zero interest period for Bounce Back Loans from 12 months to 18 months to...

      Financial Conduct Authority: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to ensure that the (a) Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and (b) Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) (i) make consumers aware...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Solar Events

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Business, Energy and Clean Growth of 18 November 2020,...

    • Home Energy and Lifestyle Management

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the total cost to the public purse is of expenditure by his Department on (a) Government Legal Department costs...

      Home Energy and Lifestyle Management

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information his Department holds on the number of appeals to the First Tier Tribunal as a result of sanction...

      Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the deadline for the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery...

      Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the results of the consultation entitled, Aligning UK international support for the clean energy transition, which...

      Green Homes Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to expand the eligibility criteria of the Green Homes Grant Scheme to include people who...

      Burlington House: Rents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of rent increases at Burlington House on (a) STEM...

      Mathematics: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much and what proportion of the £300 million allocated to experimental mathematical research in the 2020...

      Solar Events

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how far in advance the UK's weather capabilities can detect an impending solar storm; and what steps he is taking to...

      Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of the Industrial Strategy Fund has been allocated to companies based in the North East.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2021 to Question 148771, on Vaccines: Manufacturing Industries, what steps he has...

      Restart Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number businesses eligible in each local authority for restart grants; and how much...

      Blackmore Bond: Insolvency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what specific steps his Department is taking in response to the statutory report filed with his Department by the Joint...

      Re-employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether ACAS has completed its work into fire and rehire practices; on what date ACAS shared its insights with...

      Paula Vennells

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to Answer of 4 March 2021 to Question 160543 on Paula Vennells, for what reason his Department made a...

      Business: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the restart grants announced in the Budget 2021, how much funding each local authority will receive...

      Foreign Investment in UK: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment has he made of the ability of the Investment Screening Unit to manage an increase in screening...

      Post Codes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will assess the implications for (a) the UK economy and (b) innovation in the UK of Royal Mail's continued...

      Boohoo: Debenhams

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what representations he has made to Boohoo executives on the 12,000 Debenhams jobs currently at risk.

      Toys and Games: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to protect children from dangerous toys being sold by third-party sellers in online marketplaces.

      Bounce Back Loan Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support he is making available to businesses who are unable to access the Bounce Back Loan Scheme as a result of a...

      Self-employed: Adoption

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to introduce statutory adoption pay for self-employed adoptive parents; and what plans he...

      Special Guardianship Orders: Parental Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to extend statutory parental leave entitlements to special guardians.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • UK Trade with EU: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to his oral contributions of 10 March 2021, if he will set out the temporary operational measures that the Irish Government took...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that everyone will be able to access their second covid-19 vaccine within the specified time limit for that vaccine.

    • Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the risk to public health in England of transmission of covid-19 by those who have been vaccinated against it.

      Coronavirus: Halton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many covid-19 vaccine doses have been allocated for Halton residents in December 2020.

      Care Homes: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of care home (a) residents and (b) staff in Wandsworth have received a first covid-19 vaccine dose; and how many have...

      Vaccination: Local Press

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what engagement the Minister for Vaccines has had with local news publishers on vaccine communication and rollout strategy.

      Health Services: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what healthcare rights are available to UK residents holidaying in European countries after the end of the transition period.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the polling from the Royal Society for Public Health, published 17 December 2020, which found 57 per cent of Black,...

      Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a national campaign on differential diagnosis between common skin conditions such...

      Epilepsy: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that children with epilepsy have mental health support integrated into their care.

      Coronavirus: Sefton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to begin covid-19 vaccinations for residents of Formby, Hightown and Ince Blundell.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of prisoners had received a covid-19 vaccination prior to their release in each of the last three months.

      Gardasil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what studies have been undertaken on the (a) side effects of Gardasil used in the HPV Vaccination programme and (b) the long term effect...

      Neuromuscular Disorders: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing specialised commissioning for therapeutic plasma...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is his policy to immunise every adult who wants a covid-19 vaccination by the end of 2021.

      Coronavirus: Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on proposals by the Global Travel Taskforce set up in...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the 50 hospitals which are hubs for the initial covid-19 vaccine roll out are in areas of high deprivation according to the...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many covid-19 vaccines have been discarded as a result of logistical or storage issues.

      NHS: Medical Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the six recommendations for best practice set out in the report...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether internal NHS guidelines permit foreign NHS workers treating covid-19 patients to receive the covid-19 vaccination.

      Cystic Fibrosis: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to make more people with cycstic fibrosis eligible for keftrio treatment; and what the timescale is...

      Antibiotics: Side-effects

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing fluoroquinolone toxicity as a diagnosis in response to the...

      HIV Infection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to implement a new public health campaign to support ending HIV-related stigma.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average number of daily covid-19 vaccinations currently administered in (a) Lambeth, (b) Southwark and...

      Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the evidence base for wearing facemasks during the covid-19 outbreak is kept up to date.

      Coronavirus: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of long covid symptoms in children.

      Eating Disorders: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on young people with eating disorders of making calorie counts mandatory on...

      NHS: Medical Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people there are without an NHS number who are (a) over 65 and (b) over 50 in England.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government is taking steps to help ensure that foreign nationals in the UK on a visa who are over 80 can access covid-19...

      HIV Infection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to (a) implement and (b) publish a timetable for the implementation of the recommendations of the HIV...

      Mental Health Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release, £79 million to boost mental health support for children and young people,...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have received two separate doses of a covid-19 vaccine to date.

      Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of teenagers who missed their HPV vaccine in (a) 2020 and (b) 2021.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will allow individual NHS trusts to publish data on how many covid-19 vaccinations they have conducted.

      Eating Disorders: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to specialist in-patient services for young people with eating...

      Obesity: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 30 November 2020 to Question 116622 on Health: Coronavirus, whether his Department plans to assess the effect of...

      Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Government plans to publish its response to the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review Report, published on 8...

      Surgery: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to (a) collect data on surgical implants and devices from (i) mesh-related and (ii) other procedures from (A) the...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the types of therapy provided to people with mental health issues by the NHS tackle deep-seated or long-term issues in addition...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it the policy of the Government to set a target date by which people aged over 80 in England will have been vaccinated...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the rollout of vaccinations for people aged over 80.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by what date he plans to have made the covid-19 vaccine available to all home carers.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of covid-19 vaccinations that have been allocated to (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d)...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of (a) directly employed prison staff, (b) non-directly employed people who work within prisons, (c)...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by what date all teaching staff will have been vaccinated for covid-19 in England; and how many and proportion of those staff will have...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the process is for determining (a) the seriousness of the condition of a mental health patient and (b) whether to provide a mental...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS England shares data with local Primary Care Networks to avoid duplication and confusion...

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the allocation of an additional £79 million to children and young people’s mental health services in...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish a daily total of the number and proportion of people vaccinated in each of the priority groups identified...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people unable to access mental health services as a result of the cost those services.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of the second dose of the covid-19 vaccine for hospital patients.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Public Places

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to issue guidance on vaping in public places.

      Coronavirus: Children's Centres and Nurseries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on ensuring the safety of people who have been working in...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department is collecting on people who refuse covid-19 vaccinations.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to improve IT systems to ensure accurate (a) data collection and (b) reporting of covid-19 vaccine take up.

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Contact Tracing staff have recently been made redundant from the UK-wide symptomatic Covid Testing service; and what the reasons...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will take steps to ensure that childminders have access to covid-19 home testing kits.

      Test and Trace Support Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been declined for the self isolation payment in (a) York, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber Region and (c) the UK since...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to offer free covid-19 test kits to workplaces with less than 50 members of staff to assist with the...

      Health Professions: Resignations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) nurses and health visitors, and (b) Hospital and Community Health Services doctors left NHS in England in (i) 2018-19 and...

      Social Services: Means-tested Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing changes to the means test for adult social care to allow for the (a)...

      NHS: Incentives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a one-off bonus for NHS frontline staff who have worked during the covid-19 outbreak.

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people tested positive for covid-19 following a lateral flow test in each week since 1 November 2020; and of those how many (a)...

      Coronavirus: Liverpool

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of (a) false positive and (b) false negative test results during Liverpool’s mass testing programme...

      Coronavirus: Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on rolling out community testing for covid-19 in (a) Stoke-on-Trent and (b) Staffordshire.

      NHS Test and Trace

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many complaints have been raised relating to NHS Test and Trace failures to contact trace which were found to be caused by system...

      Coronavirus: Bradford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish the results of the asymptomatic covid-19 testing pilot carried out in Bradford, announced on 9 July 2020.

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to make lateral flow testing available to (a) taxi and (b) public transport drivers.

      Coronavirus: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Pillar 3 covid-19 tests have been carried out in (a) Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) Haltemprice and Howden constituency in...

      Coronavirus: Quarantine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the required period for self-isolation as a result of new variants of...

      Coronavirus: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Pillar 1 covid-19 tests have been carried out in (a) Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) Haltemprice and Howden constituency in...

      Coronavirus: Contact Tracing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) accuracy and (b) speed of results to people through the test and trace system.

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average length of time is for people to receive the results of a covid-19 test in (a) England, (b) the North West, (c) London,...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for the Government pilot of lateral flow testing at Jaguar Land Rover and other...

      Coronavirus: Contact Tracing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the rate of funding provided to local authorities to carry out covid-19 contact tracing; and what plans...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding he plans to allocate to local authorities to support them in carrying out mass covid-19 testing.

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to expand covid-19 testing to teachers and school staff, outside of exceptional circumstances, ahead of the...

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department is planning to undertake a testing programme to identify cases of the newly identified strain of covid-19 (a)...

      Coronavirus: Laboratories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November to Question 87567, whether his Department holds (a) information on the location of each laboratory...

      Dental Services: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans for covid-19 antibody testing to be made available to NHS employees working in the dental profession.

      Disability: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that home covid-19 testing is accessible for (a) people who are blind or partially sighted and (b)...

      Prisons: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Secretary of State for Justice's oral answer of 8 December 2020, Official Report, column 710, how many and what...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that combined batch testing procedures for covid-19 do not lead to higher rates of false...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the UK Government has promised to send surplus covid-19 vaccine doses to Vietnam.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his Commonwealth counterparts on sharing knowledge and expertise on covid-19 vaccination programmes.

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the in-app notifications sent to UK Facebook and Instagram users on the day the national covid-19 lockdown was announced to alert...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department is using to assess the effectiveness of the NHS's roll out of the covid-19 vaccine.

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure all patients are tested for covid-19 before being discharged from hospital.

      Test and Trace Support Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2021 to Question 110872 on the Test and Trace Support Payment, by what date the Government plans to...

      Dementia: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that there is not a backlog of treatment for dementia as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

      Dementia: Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of designating family carers of people with dementia as key workers.

      Coronavirus: Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on ensuring illegal migrants and overstayers cooperate with public health services...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects Sir Simon Stevens, Chief Executive at NHS England, to reply to the correspondence from the hon. Member for West...

      Coronavirus: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to finding by the Office of National Statistics that 60 per cent of deaths involving covid-19 between 24 January and 20...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Sri Lanka: Tamils

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make further representations for an international investigation into the ongoing issues faced by the...

    • Myanmar: Arms Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to build international support for a global arms embargo on Myanmar.

      Myanmar: Military Coups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to prevent UK companies doing business with military-owned and controlled companies in...

      Myanmar: Arms Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) African Union and (b) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on...

      Myanmar: Overseas Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what advice the UK government is providing to UK companies in Myanmar involved in (a) oil, (b) gas, (c) timber,...

      Myanmar: Military Coups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if, in response to the military coup in Myanmar and renewed attacks in ethnic areas, he will work with ethnic...

      Myanmar: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the (a) Myanmar military and (b) Myanmar defence attaché in the UK on the...

      UN Climate Conference 2021

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the British Overseas Territories in preparation for the COP26 summit.

      Sri Lanka: Tamils

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the hunger strike by Mrs Ambihai Selvakumar in...

      Hong Kong: Electoral Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with Chinese counterpart on proposed changes to the electoral system in Hong Kong.

      Occupied Territories: Humanitarian Situation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2021 to Question 162544 on Occupied Territories: Humanitarian Situation, if he...

      Tanveer Ahmed Rafique

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2021 to Question 156589, if he will publish an update on support provided to...

      Jerusalem: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the Israeli authorities on the demolition of 100 Palestinian homes...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the announcement by the Prime Minister at the G7 leaders' meeting on 19 February 2021, whether...

      Palestinians: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2020 to Question 124857, what assessment his Department has made of the...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2020 to Question 124857, what representations he has made to the Israeli...

      Georgia: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Georgian counterpart following the recent unrest in that country.

      Nagorno Karabakh: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Government of Azerbaijan in respect of the treatment and...

      Pablo Hasel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with their Spanish counterparts on the implications for human rights in...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the donation of the UK's surplus covid-19 vaccine doses to COVAX will be funded by Official Development...

      Paraguay: Demonstrations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Paraguayan counterpart on the recent protests in that country.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Drugs: Misuse

      Whether he has had discussions with the (a) Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and (b) Home Secretary on declaring problem drug use a public health emergency.

    • Legal Aid Scheme: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many firms of solicitors held a (a) civil and (b) criminal legal aid contract on (i) 1 March 2021 and (ii) 1 March 2020.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare of 16 December 2020 and 8 February 2021 on behalf of a constituent, Mrs...

      Marriage: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy of (i) the current age of consent for marriage and (ii) parental or judicial consent to marry and...

      Treatment of, and Outcomes for, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Individuals in the Criminal Justice System Independent Review: Wales

      What recent assessment he has made of the progress of the implementation of the Lammy review in Wales.

      Question

      What recent estimate he has made of the number of cases scheduled to commence in 2022.

      Remote Hearings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to consult judges on the potential effect of proposals to expand the use of video court hearings in the Police, Crime, Courts...

      Prisoners' Release: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners are released into (a) homelessness, (b) temporary accommodation and (c) hostels in the most recent period for...

      Courts: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of whether social distancing will be required in courts after June 2021.

      Prison Officers: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2021 to Question 158908, Prison Officers: Pay, what legal issues the advice contained in the Equality Impact...

      HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Agency Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of HM Courts and Tribunals staff are agency staff.

      Courts: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Nightingale Courts are being used for criminal trials.

      Prisons: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of illegal drugs tests were positive in August (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020 in the following prisons (i) Hull, (ii) Humber,...

      Women's Prisons: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will publish the estimated cost of delivering the 500 new prison places for women announced on 23 January 2020.

      Prison Service: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many officials in the Prison Service have completed a military-style leadership course while in employment.

      Prisons: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many violent incidents were recorded in August (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020 in the following prisons (i) Hull, (ii) Humber, (iii) Leeds, (iv)...

      Reoffenders: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of cases offenders received less than the minimum sentence for (a) third-time convictions for domestic burglary and (b)...

      Business: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any legal cases have been brought under the Equality Act 2010 as a result of people being denied access to businesses due to non-compliance with...

      Business: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential for legal cases to be brought under the Equality Act 2010 as a result of people being denied access to...

      Question

      What recent estimate he has made of the number of magistrate vacancies.

      Question

      What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of sentencing for dog theft.

      Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cracked trials there were in each of the last six months.

      Sexual Offences: Criminal Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that victims of rape, sexual abuse and sexual assault in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c)...

  • Department for International Trade

    • Tradeshow Access Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when her Department plans to make an announcement on the future of the Trade Show Access Programme.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Towns Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether there will be a further round of Towns Fund funding.

    • Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what comparative assessment he has made of the level of council tax in the (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2010-11 financial years...

      Shopping Centres: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to engage with representatives of regional shopping centre providers to ensure that the needs...

      Local Government: Meetings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will extend the date by which local authorities in England can hold their AGMs to 31 July 2021 so that they have...

      Service Charges: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2021 to Question 157189, when he plans to publish (a) Lord Best's working group...

      Community Development: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the methodology used for the allocation of funding to local authorities under the Community...

      UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Local Enterprise Partnerships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Local Enterprise Partnerships are planned to be involved in the delivery of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

      Business: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what additional funding he will make available to businesses affected by a shortfall in funding as a result of the...

      Levelling Up Fund and UK Community Renewal Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including measures of (a) crime, (b) barriers to housing and...

      Levelling Up Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether bids submitted to the Levelling Up Fund by local authorities require the support of the local Member of...

      Burlington House: Rents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that learned societies at Burlington House remain in their current location and are...

      Levelling Up Fund and UK Community Renewal Fund: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the design of the (a) Levelling Up Fund and (b) the Community...

      Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government has developed metrics to assess the progress of its levelling up agenda in each (a) local...

      Camping Sites and Caravan Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to increase the number of caravans and tents permitted at site and locations certified...

      Evictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will extend the section 21 notice period extension beyond 31 March 2021.

      Planning Permission: Newbury

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received on the ministerial determination of the application for development at Sandleford...

      Rented Housing: Pets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government plans to take to assess the efficacy of its revised Model Tenancy Agreement in supporting...

      Housing: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of leaseholders that also part own the freehold of their buildings with ACM,...

      Rented Housing: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March 2021 to Question 155147 on in-person house viewings and guidance to ensure the...

      Building Safety Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department is planning a further tranche of funding for applicants unable to meet the Building Safety Fund...

      Evictions: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that landlords receive the rent owed while the eviction moratorium is in place.

      Public Lavatories: Gender Recognition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's call for evidence, Toilet provision for men and women, updated 29 January 2021,...

      Business Premises: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of state aid de minimis rule limits on businesses in commercial premises...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Christchurch of 18 December 2020 on behalf of a...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support the construction of new homes and related infrastructure.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Queens Flight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the sale of the four BAe 146 passenger jets flown by 32 Squadron (Royal Flight); and if he will make a statement.

    • Armed Forces: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many serving armed forces personnel were recruited from (a) Bromsgrove District, (b) Worcestershire and (c) the West Midlands in each of the last...

      Armed Forces: Discharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a single tri-service policy in relation to medical discharge.

      Armed Forces: Discharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment the Royal Navy has made of the potential merits of adopting elements of the Royal Air Force’s medical discharge policy in relation...

      Armed Forces: Discharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will review the Royal Navy’s policy on retrospective medical discharge to ensure Royal Navy veterans are not disadvantaged due to their...

      Devonport Dockyard

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of the Plymouth Freeport on the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s training facility in HMNB Devonport.

      Fiji: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on requests to offer Fijian soldiers who served in the UK armed forces citizenship in response to...

      Unmanned Air Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department policy is on the use of drone strikes outside of recognised war zones; and what support the Government provides to victims of such...

      Army

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the strength is of each (a) English, (b) Scottish, (c) Welsh, (d) Irish and (e) Gurkha battalion.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Employment: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2021 to Question 147867 and the Answer of 26 February to Question 155052, whether the Health and Safety...

    • Kickstart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many kickstart placements (a) have started and (b) are currently advertised as vacancies via Jobcentres in each (i) constituency, (ii)...

      Universal Credit: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to provide a £20 per week uplift to legacy benefits in line with the £20 per week uplift provided to...

      Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what amount has been paid to claimants for compensation for distress in (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21.

      National Insurance Contributions: Republic of Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there is an alternative arrangement in place for Irish nationals to obtain National Insurance numbers while face-to-face interviews...

      National Insurance Contributions: Republic of Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the digital service for issuing National Insurance numbers will be able to be used by Irish nationals.

      Employment: Surveys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to publish in full the survey entitled, Sickness absence and health in the workplace: understanding employer...

      Social Security Benefits: Endometriosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the accessibility of (a) personal independence payment and (b) universal credit for people with endometriosis.

      Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of the level of digital exclusion experienced by disabled people accessing (a) universal...

      Pension Credit: Hackney South and Shoreditch

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make a comparative assessment of the level of pension credit uptake in Hackney South and Shoreditch in the financial years (a)...

      Pension Credit: Publicity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2021 to Question 157304 on Pension Credit: Publicity, how much the Government spent on promoting the uptake...

  • Cop26

  • Home Office

    • Pets: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing additional resources to local police forces to prevent pet thefts.

    • Police: Cambridgeshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police staff in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have received a covid-19 vaccine.

      Domestic Abuse: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of investigating the levels of child to parent abuse in the UK.

      Metropolitan Police Service's Handling of Non-recent Sexual Offence Investigations Alleged against Persons of Public Prominence Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to instruct all police forces in England to implement in full the recommendations of the Henriques Report, The Independent...

      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.

      Terrorism: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of a public inquiry on the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings.

      Immigration: Married People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of reducing the income threshold for spousal visa applications where one of...

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Leave to Remain private life applications were processed within six months in (a) 2019 and (b) 2020.

      Migrants: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2021 to Question 148830, on Immigrants: Coronavirus, whether in-person reporting requirements at...

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timescale is for the closure of initial asylum hotel accommodation; and what the timescale of the notice period will be for...

      Asylum: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the publication of site inspection findings by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, if her...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Government: Publications

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the publications in which the Government's All Together insertions have been included; and if...

    • Mayors: Elections

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has issued to candidates in Mayoral elections on campaigning across their region...

      Census

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, which tenure type a residential commonholder or leaseholder should select in a census return.

      Free Zones: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to review the application of the Freedom of Information Act 2001 in designated freeports.

  • Department for Education

    • School Meals: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for extending the provision of funding for school breakfasts beyond July 2021.

    • Education: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason the Government has not issued safety standards on face coverings used in education.

      Teachers: In-service Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teacher training days his Department has scheduled for the 2020-21 academic year.

      Remote Education: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to issue new guidance on the use of technology in schools for self-isolating (a) pupils and (b) staff as covid-19...

      Turing Scheme: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Turing Scheme will cover the (a) tuition fees, (b) travel costs and (c) cost of living for participants in that programme; and whether...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to respond to the letters from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare of 11 January 2021 and 8 February 2021 on behalf of his...

      Teachers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the methodology used by his Department to determine the level of teaching bursaries allocated to different subjects in England from...

      Teachers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of reducing the levels of teaching bursaries to zero for some subjects on the diversity of applicants from...

      Schools: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of offering the same provision of catch-up support available to state maintained schools to...

      Educational Visits: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department will publish specific covid-19 guidance on residential school trips.

      Financial Services: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to encourage primary schools to introduce the subject of financial education in response to the financial pressures...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Internet: Japan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK’s commitments under the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic...

    • Internet: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of using the forthcoming Online Safety Bill to legislate for what...

      Internet: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of powers of (a) the Financial Conduct Authority and (b) the Advertising Standards...

      Broadband: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support consumer choice and (b) protect against overcharging during the rollout of...

      Broadband: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) key dates by which key milestones will be met and (b) other metrics his Department has developed to measure progress...

      Dormant Assets Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using dormant assets to fund the delivery of national primary financial...

      Old Royal Naval College

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment was made of the (a) public value benefit and (b) value to the public purse when the Old Royal Naval College...

      Exercise: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when indoor personal training sessions can resume as part of the Government's Covid Roadmap.

      Bank Services: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking through the UK Cyber Council to improve online banking security.

      Burlington House: Cultural Heritage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the cultural and heritage contribution of the Societies of Burlington House; and if...

      Broadband: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2021 to Question 162594 on Broadband: Finance, when his Department plans to allocate the...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Food: Origin Marking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many food and drink producers his Department is working with to support their early adoption of the UK Geographical...

    • Dogs: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of cases of illegal dog ear cropping in the last six years; and what...

      Zoo Animals Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total amount of funding (a) allocated, (b) earmarked for disbursement and (c) disbursed by the Zoo Animals Fund was...

      Shellfish: UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial support the Government (a) has provided, (b) is providing and (c) plans to provide to assist in the purchase...

      Potatoes: UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March to Question 164621 on Potatoes: UK Trade with EU, for what reasons a maximum residue...

      Pet Travel Scheme: Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the Answer to Question 155409 of 24 February 2021 advised that 17,984 dogs were imported under the Pet...

      Zoo Animals Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans to relax the qualification requirements for applicants to the Zoo Animals Fund.

      Zoo Animals Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans to extend qualification for the Zoo Animals Fund to groups involved in zoos conservation and scientific...

      Tree Felling: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of trees felled in urban areas where they obstruct building...

      Dogs: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Intra-Trade Animal Health Certificates were issued for dogs entering the UK in (a) November 2020 and (b) December 2020.

      Tree Felling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data is collected on the number of trees felled each year as a result of claims of subsidence damage to nearby buildings.

      Sites of Special Scientific Interest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to ensure that Sites of Specific Scientific Interest remain protected from housing development.

      Inland Waterways and Rivers: Sewage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that untreated sewage is not discharged into rivers and other inland waters.

      Food: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to introduce a food recycling system across (a) the UK, (b) England and (c) in each local...

      Plastics: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to extend measures contained in Directive 2019/904 of the European Parliament and...

      Plastics Research and Innovation Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the delivery objectives are of the Plastics Research and Innovation Fund.

      Packaging: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to announce whether (a) food and drink cartons and (b) plastic bags and film will be included in...

      Hedgehogs: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect the UK's hedgehog population.

      Plastics: Beaches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help alleviate the environmental impact of (a) polystyrene bodyboards and (b) other...

      Tree Planting: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department are taking to encourage tree planting in urban areas.

      Tree Felling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of mature trees felled each year as a result of claims of...

      Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure adequate flood defences in England.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Ethnic Groups: Equality

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities has made, including on their call for evidence on ethnic disparities and inequality in...

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the next (1) Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline, and (2) Integrated Rail Plan.

    • Aviation: Renewable Fuels

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to undertake a consultation on mechanisms to support (1) the development, and (2) the uptake, of sustainable aviation fuels; and...

      Bicycles: Disability

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to subsidise non-standard cycles for disabled people in line with existing subsidies for accessible motor vehicles.

      Air Pollution: Complaints

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 20 November 2020 (HL10409), what organisation is responsible for dealing with complaints resulting...

      Aviation: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide the Civil Aviation Authority with increased powers, including the ability to issue fines, to tackle problems...

      Airlines: Fares

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to amend the rules on how airlines hold customer payments so that payments cannot be accessed by the airlines until the flight takes...

      Aviation: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to undertake a review of aviation policy following the COVID-19 pandemic; and if any such review will include taxation of aviation.

      Aviation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, what steps they are taking following the 2019 consultation on the future of aviation.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the factors which they consider will most limit the roll out of the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine at scale; and what such...

    • Care Homes: Mortality Rates

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the difference in mortality rates for residents of care homes which are owned (1) by private equity, (2) privately, and (3) on a...

      Gender Recognition: Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to discourage the sale of (1) puberty blockers, and (2) cross-sex hormones, over the internet to children who do not have (a) a prescription,...

      Care Homes: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have identified any correlation between the number of deaths of care home residents and the number of care home (1) staff, and (2) residents, who...

      Patient Choice Schemes

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that Patient Initiated Follow Up does not create barriers for deprived and excluded patients to access NHS care.

      Abortion: Drugs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Care on 16 February (151601 and 150684), what consideration the...

      Care Homes: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the percentage of the Infection Control Fund allocated to local authorities that has been used by residential care homes to...

      Education and Health Services: Air Pollution

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for standardising professional high-efficiency particulate air purifiers used in healthcare and education settings.

      Care Homes and Hospitals: DNACPR Decisions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether there has been any inappropriate use of do not attempt resuscitation orders in (1) hospitals, and (2) care homes,...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to encourage nurses who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 to receive such vaccinations; and when they estimate all nurses...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bethell on 10 December (HL10847), whether they will now answer the question put, namely, whether the operational false...

      Exercise

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage (1) cycling, (2) walking, and (3) other forms of exercise.

      National Institute for Health Protection: Public Appointments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bethell on 18 November (HL7591), when the recruitment process for a permanent Chair of the National Institute of Health...

      Injuries

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the paper by Julian Guest et al Cohort study evaluating the burden of wounds to the UK’s NHS in 2017/18: update from 2012/13, published in...

      Nutrition: Health Education

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote healthy eating.

  • Department for Education

    • Pupils: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of impact of false positive results from a COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test on the number of children who will not be permitted...

    • Children's Social Care Independent Review

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria were used to select the Experts by Experience Group for the independent review of children’s social care; who assessed the applications; and...

      Pupils: Disadvantaged

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Education Policy Institute, Measuring the disadvantage gap in 16–19 education, published on 1 March; and...

      Children's Social Care Independent Review

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to reply to the joint letters of 5 and 18 February sent by Article 39 to the Secretary of State for Education concerning the independent review of...

      Children's Social Care Independent Review: Public Appointments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many days per week the Chair of the independent review of children’s social care has been contracted to work; and what is his remuneration.

      Out-of-school Education: Closures

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of unregistered schools which have closed down and reformed into home education hubs.

      David Miller

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statements by Professor David Miller about Jewish students; and what discussions they have had with (1) the University of...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisons: Body Searches

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to amend the Searching the Person prison service instruction (PSI 48/2010) issued on 12 October 2010, that “female prisoners, visitors...

    • Prisons: Body Searches

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether female prisoners can be searched by transgender prison staff (1) with, and (2) without, a Gender Recognition Certificate.

  • Treasury

    • UK Trade with EU

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish statistics on UK–EU trade based on information gained from the additional border checks now in place.

    • Public Sector: Equality

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to meet their obligation under the Public Sector Equality Duty to have due regard to the impact of the 2021 Budget, published on 3...

      Financial Services: UK Relations with EU

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by EY EY Financial Services Brexit Tracker, published on 2 March; and what assessment they have made of the impact of...

      Greensill

      To ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions over the last six months ministers and civil servants in (1) the Cabinet Office, (2) HM Treasury, and (3) the Department for Business, Energy...

      Credit Suisse: Greensill

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether (1) they, (2) the Financial Conduct Authority, or (3) the Prudential Regulation Authority, have taken any action in respect of the decision by...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Jerusalem: Religious Buildings

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about reports of attacks on Christian and Muslim buildings in East Jerusalem; and what steps will...

    • Yemen: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of their decision to reduce humanitarian aid to Yemen; and why they decided to reduce such aid.

      Bahrain: Human Rights

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to reports that children in Bahrain have been arrested and had confessions coerced from them, what assessment they have made of the government of...

      Sayed Hasan Ameen

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have been made to the government of Bahrain to secure (1) the release of, and (2) access to medical treatment for, Sayed Hasan Ameen.

      Myanmar: Politics and Government

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage the UN Secretary-General to lead a high level delegation to Myanmar to exert political and diplomatic pressure on the...

      Myanmar: Association of Southeast Asian Nations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage the Association of South-East Asian Nations to increase efforts to address the crisis in Myanmar including (1) withholding...

      Eritrea: Ethiopia

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement by the United States Secretary of State Atrocities in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region, published on 27...

      China: Uighurs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of China about (1) the BBC report on the treatment of Uighur women in Xianjiang who said they had...

      Tigray: Crimes against Humanity

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International of atrocities in Tigray; what steps they are taking in...

      Occupied Territories: International Criminal Court

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the decision by the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court Prosecution request pursuant to article 19(3) for a ruling on the...

      Israeli Settlements: Palestinians

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about reports of attacks on Palestinian shepherds on their grazing land by armed Israeli settlers.

      Palestinians: Health Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 15 February (HL12870), what steps they have taken to ensure that Palestinians in territory occupied by...

      North Korea: Politics and Government

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their priorities in relation to North Korea.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Iraq: Asylum

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the request of sanctuary in the UK from the eight Iraqi interpreters employed by TBW Global to interpret for UK forces at Camp...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Export Health Certificates

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, what plans they have to ensure that there are enough vets in place to create and sign off Export Health Certificates, ahead of the implementation of a new...

    • Dogs: Imports

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ban the import of dogs with cropped ears.

      Parish Councils: Flood Control

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role that parish and community councils have played in raising awareness of (1) flood risks, and (2) flood prevention...

      Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review regulations regarding fluorinated gas ahead of COP26.

  • Home Office

    • Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enforce coronavirus restrictions relating to indoor social gatherings in premises other than (1) private dwellings, or (2)...

    • Immigration: Married People

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications for indefinite leave to remain from spouses of UK citizens are outstanding; and what is the target response time for such applications.

      Asylum: Detainees

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why they are ending pilot schemes for community-based alternatives to detention for female asylum seekers.

  • Department for International Trade

    • Trade Agreements: Philippines

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to include human rights provisions in any future trade agreement between the UK and the Philippines.

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