Written answers

Tuesday, 13 April 2021

  • Department for Transport

    • Military Aircraft: Freight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) safety and (b) environmental effect of the use of Antonov An-12 aircraft for cargo flights in and...

    • Travel: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to amend the reasonable excuses for international travel from the 29 March 2021 to include visits to see family members...

      Aviation: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions has he had with his EU counterparts on the transfer of UK issued licenses to EASA Licenses to allow Northern Ireland pilots to work...

      Aviation: Crew

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with the EU on mutually recognised flight crew licenses.

      Airlines: UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the barriers for UK airlines wishing to wet-lease within the EU since the introduction of the UK-EU Trade...

      Airlines: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the rate at which (a) the Civil Aviation Authority is issuing Article 250 permits to...

      Aviation: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on the negotiation of Bilateral Air Services Agreements with EU member states.

      Aircraft: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the change in the level of use of private planes during the covid-19 pandemic.

      Transport for the North: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the oral contribution by the Minister of State for Transport, Official Report, column 448 and with reference to his statement that the 40...

      Electric Scooters: Pilot Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to involve Local Access Forums in the evaluation of his Department's e-scooter trials.

      Ministers: Department for Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will publish in full the Ministerial diary of the Minister of State for Transport, the hon. Member for Pendle, for each week since...

      Railways: Highways England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many historic railway estate structures Highways England is considering for infilling or demolition in (a) West Yorkshire and (b) England.

      Ministers: Department for Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will publish a list of meetings the Minister of State for Transport, the hon. Member for Pendle, has had with hon. Members...

      Driving Licences: Reciprocal Arrangements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with European counterparts on reciprocal driver's licence exchange arrangements.

      Transport for the North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the Transport for the North board meetings attended by the Minister of State for Transport.

      Hull Paragon Station: Public Lavatories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of recent toilet improvements made at Hull Paragon Station.

      Cycling: South East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has allocated to each tier 1 local authority in South East England for cycling in each of the last five years.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2021 to Question HL12641 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, in which local authority areas the 3,800...

      Electric Vehicles: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to support people to purchase used electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement.

      Aviation: UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of effect of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the UK’s charter, cargo and freight...

      Ministers: Department for Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will publish in full the Ministerial diary of the Minister of State for Transport, the hon. Member for Pendle, for the week...

      Transpennine Express Rail Franchise: Kingston upon Hull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Minister of State in his Department has plans to visit and meet with TransPennine Express operators at Hull Station.

      Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Transport for London on its policy on restrictions on road space through the Streetspace scheme.

      High Speed 2 Railway Line: Euston Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there is scope to accommodate the expansion of High Speed Two capacity at the Euston terminus in the future under the revised plans for that...

      Driving Tests: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the DVSA has plans to prioritise driving tests for critical workers in (a) Scotland and (b) the rest of the UK as covid-19 restrictions are lifted.

      Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of electric (a) vans and (b) cars that will be funded through the new plug-in vehicle grant allocation.

      Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether learner drivers who had a driving test booked before 22 April 2021 will be given priority access following the delay in the return of car...

      Electric Vehicles: Vans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he made prior to 18 March 2021 of the potential effect of a reduction in plug-in grant funding on electric van adoption.

      Railways: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Rail to Refuge scheme run by train operators; and what assessment he has made of the potential...

      Railways: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using rail infrastructure to remove waste from the Lostock Northwich Incinerator to...

      East Coast Main Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of re-purposing the eastern arm of the East Coast Main Line, such as for direct travel from...

  • Department for Education

    • Sex and Relationship Education: Gender

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the appropriateness of the language in RSE teaching resources in terms of references to gender roles.

    • Sex and Relationship Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that the teaching of relationships and sex education on (a) contraception, (b) fertility and (c) abortion is based...

      Post-16 Qualifications at Level 3 and Below in England Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to publish a response to the consultation on the review of post-16 qualifications at level 3 that closed on 31 January 2021.

      Pupil Exclusions: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he plans to take to tackle unequal exclusions for (a) Black and (b) Roma children.

      Pupil Premium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils who will not receive pupil premium funding as a...

      Financial Services: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of financial education in primary education; and whether his Department...

      Schools: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what adaptations he plans to make to the Ofsted inspections and standards regime in response to the exceptional circumstances prevailing in schools in...

      Performing Arts: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what effect the review of post-16 qualifications at level 3 will have on performing arts courses.

      Dedicated Schools Grant

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the criteria his Department used to determine (a) which councils would receive funding from the Dedicated schools grant: very high...

      Turing Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of widening the scope of the Turing Scheme to include placements for (a) teaching staff, (b)...

      Schools: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2021 to Question 157325 on the Academic Year and School Day, what progress his Department is making on examining a...

      Remote Education: Computers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the number of laptops that local authorities were required to buy for children who are eligible for (a) free school meals, (a)...

      Schools: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the recently announced £700 million of funding to help students catch-up on lost learning will be made available for the...

      National Tutoring Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many National Tutoring Programme organisations are based in the North East; and what the minimum qualification required is for offering and...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities places available in schools in (a) Yorkshire and Humber and...

      Assessments: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support private candidates for examinations during the summer 2021 examination season.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Local Government: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the role of local government in COP26, what plans the Government has to provide funding and resources...

    • Housing: Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to increase the uptake of heat pumps in domestic premises; when he plans to publish details of the...

      Solar Power: VAT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will hold discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of reducing the VAT charge on...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to carry out an impact assessment on low income households on the increase of the OFGEM price cap.

      Green Homes Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the £320 million for the Green Homes Grant scheme announced by the Chancellor of Exchequer in the Spending...

      Green Homes Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much and what proportion of the funding allocated to the Local Authority Delivery element of the Green Homes Grant...

      Hydrogen: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much of the £171 million announced by Government for hydrogen projects in the Industrial Decarbonisation...

      Green Homes Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2021 to Question 152400, on Green Homes Grant Scheme, if he will publish the (a)...

      Green Homes Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether ICF will be responsible for the administration of the Green Homes Grant scheme in the financial year 2021-2022.

      Green Homes Grant Scheme: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many green homes grants have been awarded in (a) Edgbaston, (b) Birmingham and (c) the West Midlands.

      Green Homes Grant Scheme: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many households in (a) Edgbaston, (b) Birmingham and (c) the West Midlands have applied to the Green Homes Grant...

      Cultural Heritage: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on allowing heritage sites to offer socially distanced showgrounds...

      Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to improve guidance on (a) knowledge of and (b) training on whistleblowing for employees.

      Retail Trade: Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to tackle abusive purchasing practices by UK garment retailers.

      Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the automotive sector; and what steps his...

      Business: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to boost business investment in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry,...

      Working Hours: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on trends in the number of people moving from...

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Cities and Local Growth Unit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many full-time equivalent staff from his Department are employed in the Cities and Local Growth Unit.

      Weddings: Ethnic Groups and Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) women and (b) BAME communities working in the wedding industry...

      Business: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2021 to Question 168909, on Business: Government Assistance, what the definition of...

      Horizon Europe: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it is his policy to finance participation in Horizon Europe from the existing budgets for the UK Research and...

      UK Research and Innovation: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to rectify the £120 million gap between the allocations and commitments of Official...

      UK Research and Innovation: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the statement entitled Official Development Assistance: Foreign Secretary's statement on 26 November...

      Weddings: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support the wedding industry through the covid-19 pandemic.

      Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many lenders have had their Government guarantee on loans made under the (a) Coronavirus Large Business...

      Bounce Back Loan Scheme and Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans Scheme: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department received advice from (a) banks and (b) specialist advisors on identifying fraudulent...

      Bounce Back Loan Scheme and Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans Scheme: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of fraudulent applications under the (a) Bounce Back Loan...

      GFG Alliance: Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment his Department has made of whether Coronavirus Business Interruption loans (CBILS) had been...

      UK Research and Innovation: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the reduction in Official Development Assistance on UK...

      Liberty Steel: South Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support jobs across Liberty Steel’s UK operations in South Yorkshire.

      Additional Restrictions Grant

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) Harlow Council and (b) other local authorities allocate funding from the...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much capacity funding will be allocated to Northern Ireland to prepare for the Shared Prosperity Fund.

    • EU Grants and Loans: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much EU structural and investment funding Northern Ireland received in each of the last four years.

      Levelling Up Fund: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the allocation of funding to Northern...

      IRA: Libya

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the level of redress that family members of those bereaved in Libyan-sponsored IRA terrorism will be able to...

      IRA: Libya

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has (a) discussed with and (b) met with William Shawcross to discuss the contents of his report on Libyan-sponsored IRA terror.

      Terrorism: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has made representations to the Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on the adequacy of (a) the...

      IRA: Libya

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he met with victims of Libyan-sponsored IRA terrorism prior to the Government's decision not to release the Shawcross Report.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the £79m Government funding to support children and young people’s mental health is planned to be spent; and when local...

    • Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of responses to Written Parliamentary Questions drafted by external contractors...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of prioritising vaccinating those with mild to moderate learning disabilities.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people in priority groups 1 to 4 with (a) learning disabilities and (b) severe mental illness are...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the most recent (a) number and (b) proportion of population by age of people vaccinated against covid-19 in each...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Royal Mail on the delivery of NHS vaccination invitation letters.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that non-malignant stem cell transplant patients who received their transplant more than six months ago...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to reduce the number of covid-19 vaccines available to North West England and transfer those vaccines to other English...

      Dementia: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that those living with Dementia who have been offered a covid-19 vaccine are supported to arrive at...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and their international...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria is being used to prioritise clinically vulnerable, moderate risk, people with inflammatory bowel disease for the covid-19...

      Health Services and Social Service: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate pay levels for health and social care staff.

      NHS: Pay

      What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on NHS pay.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the risk that patients with latex allergies face from the administration of the covid-19 vaccine.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of which vaccine had been administered to people who have died from covid-19 after...

      Cancer: Health Services

      What steps he is taking to tackle the cancer care and treatment backlog.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure that visually impaired people are sent information on the covid-19 vaccine in an accessible format.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the capacity of local healthcare services to plan their covid-19 vaccine supply in advance to ensure that...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of covid-19 vaccination wastage levels at the (a) Manchester Etihad Stadium mass vaccination and...

      Coronavirus: Bedfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his Oral Statement on 18 March 2021, Official Report, col 517, what discussions his Department has had with the Bedfordshire...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment of the effectiveness of the supply of covid vaccination vials to (a) the Manchester Etihad...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2021 to Question 167165 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, how that data on prisoner vaccination prior to...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the bonus payments that GPs have received for administering the covid-19...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for international collaboration on research into the covid-19 vaccine response in immunocompromised groups.

      Medical Treatments: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the (a) economic and (b) societal effects of medical treatments are taken into account when...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when second doses of the covid-19 vaccine will be administered to all clinically extremely vulnerable people; and what long term support...

      Familial Hypercholesterolaemia: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when genomic laboratory hubs will fully implement the National Genomic Test Directory to ensure uniform testing for familial...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to taking to ensure local authorities are adequately resourced to encourage strong vaccine uptake locally.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the iProov-Mvine vaccine passport, which was developed with Innovate UK funding, is undertaking a trial.

      Mental Health

      What steps his Department is taking to reform mental health legislation.

      Housing: Overcrowding

      What assessment he has made of the public health impact of household overcrowding during the covid-19 outbreak.

      Social Services: Oxfordshire County Council

      What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of adult social care funding allocated to Oxfordshire County Council.

      Health Services and Social Services: Coronavirus

      What steps he is taking to ensure his Department adequately supports the health and social care workforce during the covid-19 outbreak.

      Community Hospitals

      What plans he has for the future role of community hospitals.

      Home Care Services: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that all (a) homecare workers working for (i) registered and (ii) unregistered...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many frontline health and social care staff have received the (a) first dose and (b) second dose of the (i) Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19...

      General Practitioners: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the risk to GP surgeries of resuming face-to-face services for all appointments during the covid-19...

      Integrated Care Systems: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Integration and Innovation: Working together to improve health and social care for all White Paper, what (a) the...

      NHS: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on average waiting times for NHS treatment in (a) Coventry, (b) the...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of responding to Written Parliamentary Questions since March 2020.

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce rapid covid-19 testing for relatives of seriously ill patients in hospital, who may have suffered significant or...

      Health: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding is available to local community groups as part of the Government's strategy to encourage healthy and active lifestyles.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department was informed by the expert advisory group that an extra 1.7 million people would need to be added to the clinically...

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2020 to Question 157049 on Coronavirus: Disease Control, what informal assessment has been made on that...

      Artificial Sweeteners: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to replace EU Additives Regulation 1129/2011 to permit sugar reformulation using sweeteners in breakfast cereals as...

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of covid-19 restrictions on the health of the population.

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of covid-19 restrictions on (a) the mental health of the population and (b)...

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of date at which the health effect of covid-19 restrictions outweighs the risk of the virus when...

      Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Babies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to alleviate the effect of infant respiratory syncytial virus on (a) the NHS and (b) population health.

      Bowel Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the take-up rate for bowel cancer screening was in (a) Coventry North East constituency and (b) Coventry in each of the last five...

      Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Babies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the long-term effect of infant respiratory syncytial virus on healthcare utilisation.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether covid-19 vaccines are eligible for the Medicines Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency’s Innovative Licensing and Access...

      HIV Infection: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2021 to Question 166476, what equality impact assessment has been done on HIV prevention drug PrEP...

      HIV Infection: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the level of adherence to HIV medication among young people transitioning from...

      Health Services: Sign Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that British Sign Language interpreters are available to people who need to access medical care.

      Maternity Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish details on the future of Public Health England’s maternity and early years functions.

      Gender Recognition: Clinics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of waiting times for appointments at NHS Adults' Gender Identity Clinics; and...

      Prescriptions: Paper

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to end the use of paper prescriptions.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2021 to Question 149740 on Care Homes: Coronavirus, whether any Deloitte employees were involved in...

      Tobacco

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to bring forward proposals in the Green Paper, Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s, in the upcoming Tobacco...

      Drinking Water: Fluoride

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to publish a preliminary assessment of the (a) timetable and (b) associated costs for the roll out of water...

      Pregnancy: Caffeine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the findings of the recent study by the University of Rochester...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to prioritise elite level athletes for early covid-19 vaccinations in light of the progress of the vaccination programme.

      In Vitro Fertilisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to IVF for women whose partner has children from a previous relationship.

      Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Nintedanib and Pirfenidone

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing universal access to Pirfenidone and Nintedanib for people with...

      Hospitals: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to reintroduce parking charges for NHS staff working at NHS hospitals in England following the covid-19...

      Health Services and Social Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and social care for all White Paper, published on 11...

      Podiatry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the value of podiatry services following the award of the Royal Charter to the College of Podiatry.

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support sole traders who are excluded from the workplace covid-19 testing scheme.

      Clinical Trials: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to use powers under the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 to improve the...

      Food: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2021 to Question 169025 on Food: Marketing, whether the Government will make it its policy to...

      Breast Cancer: Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2020 to Question 56022 on Breast Cancer: Clinical Trials, what plans his Department has to recover and...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Dudley North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to deliver civil service jobs in his Department to Dudley North constituency.

      Drugs: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of Baroness Penn of 11 November 2020 Official Report, Column 450GC on the Medicines and Medical...

      Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason visiting elderly relatives abroad is not a permitted reason for travel during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make...

      Health Services and Social Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and social care...

      Care Homes: Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish further guidance on visiting people in supported living, as set out in the Guidance on care home...

      Terminal Illnesses: Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people diagnosed with a terminal illness who end their own lives each year.

      Stepping Hill Hospital: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many appointments have been cancelled at Stepping Hill hospital during the covid-19 outbreak.

      NHS: Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of NHS dentists taking new patients on the NHS in (a) Stockport, (b) the North West and...

      Stepping Hill Hospital: Sick Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS staff based at Stepping Hill Hospital have taken sick leave in the last five years; and how many days were lost to sickness...

      Babies: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support he is providing to ensure that babies benefit from the covid-19 recovery efforts.

      Cancer: Bevacizumab

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advice he has given to NHS trusts on the cheaper procurement of Avastin to treat cancers.

      Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2021 to Question 170666, whether his Department plans to centrally collect data on the number of...

      Health: International Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether work has started on establishing the Global One Health Intelligence Hub.

      Pregnancy: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department plans to ensure that the initial launch of noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) will be expanded to enable all women to...

      Blood: Contamination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the number of people who have died as a result of contaminated blood factor products in the (a) HIV and Hepatitis C...

      Breast Cancer: Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2020 to Question 56022 on Breast Cancer: Clinical Trials, what proportion of breast cancer clinical...

      Endometriosis: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve patient access to specialist treatment for endometriosis.

      Crown Salvage: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the details of the contract for personal protective equipment supplies awarded to Crown Salvage on 13 April 2020.

      Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to ensure pregnant women prescribed sodium valproate are aware of the potential health risks.

      Antenatal Care: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the delivery of perinatal services; and what...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Questions 169877 and 169876 tabled by the hon. Member for Bradford West on 16 March 2021.

      Coronavirus: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2021 to Question 135939, on Coronavirus: Medical Treatments, if he will ask the relevant bodies to...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich of 11 November 2020 on his constituents’...

      Coronavirus Act 2020

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the two-monthly report on the status of the provisions of the Coronavirus Act 2020 published on 28 January 2021, what...

      Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish guidance advising shop keepers against excluding customers who are exempt from the requirement to wear face coverings...

      Health Services and Social Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and social care for all White Paper, published on 11...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason data on the number of people admitted to hospital with covid-19 more than three weeks after having been vaccinated...

      NHS: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish further details on the right of referral to research as part of the NHS Long-Term Plan.

      Dental Services: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase dental charges in 2021-22.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Question 158024, tabled by the hon. Member for Sheffield Central on 24 February 2021.

      Neuromuscular Disorders: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the delivery of the NHSE commissioning policy for transcranial Magnetic Resonance Guided Focused Ultrasound...

      Dental Services: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the full guidance issued to NHS commissioners in respect of (a) the year-end reconciliation process for NHS dental...

      Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the pilot by his Department of transparent face masks for use by NHS staff and care workers, which types of transparent...

      Food: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which products are planned to be included in the scope of the proposed ban of TV advertising of products High in Fat, Sugar and Salt...

  • Wales Office

    • Wales Office: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on social media advertising in each month since January 2020, and on which platforms that money was spent.

    • Wales Office: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department has spent on advertising in each month since January 2020; which campaigns were funded by that expenditure; and which media (a)...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Overseas Aid: Fossil Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the new fossil fuel policy outlined in the Government’s...

    • Chen Quanguo

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will place sanctions on Chen Quanguo, the highest ranking Chinese Communist Party Official in...

      Developing Countries: Blasphemy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to help prevent the misuse of blasphemy legislation globally.

      Tibet and Xinjiang: Forced Labour

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle the use of forced labour in (a) Tibet and (b) Xinjiang.

      China: Uighurs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what additional steps the (a) Government and (b) UN are planning to take in response to the human rights abuses in...

      Myanmar: Military Coups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, if he will make an assessment with the Home Secretary of the potential merits of introducing temporary protected status based on the US model for...

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many Chagossians have been supported through funding from the UK Government Chagossian Support Package in each...

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding was allocated for the UK Government Chagossian Support Package since 2016.

      Religious Freedom: International Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his international counterparts on ensuring freedom from religious persecution.

      Bangladesh: Rohingya

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of a reported fire in cox bazar on Rohingya refugees.

      India: Blasphemy and Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the application of blasphemy laws in India on freedom of religion or...

      China: Uighurs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions (a) he, (b) officials of his Department and (c) Cabinet colleagues have had with...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to (a) Question 162501 tabled on 3 March 2021 and (b) Question 163140 tabled on 4 March...

      Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of developing a human rights defenders strategy to...

      China: Airspace

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of the increase in the number of...

      China: Uighurs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what additional steps the UK Government is planning to take in response to the human rights abuses in the Xinjiang...

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which geographical areas by (a) Council or (b) Devolved Administration have received funding for projects from the...

      Tibet: Buddhism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Chinese Government on the persecution of Tibetan Buddhists.

      China: Taiwan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans the Government has to ensure British ships instigate freedom of navigation exercises in the straits...

      China: Uighurs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what further steps the (a) Government and (b) UN are planning to take in response to human rights abuses in the...

      China: Uighurs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation of Uighur children in China in the context of...

      China: Uighurs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation of Uyghur children in China following reports of...

      Libya: IRA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has (a) spoken to or (b) met with William Shawcross to discuss the contents of his report on...

      Syria: Third Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed reductions to the UK’s allocation of...

      Yemen: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister of 3 March 2021, Official Report, column 242, what...

      Bahrain: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has sought to meet with UK resident members of the (a) Bahrain Freedom Movement and (b)...

      IRA: Libya

      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 findings of the Shawcross Report; and what...

      Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to The Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy 2021, whether Women, Peace...

      Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it is Government policy to recognise Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe as a hostage, in the context of her...

      Syria: Civilians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the UK is taking as a permanent member of the UN Security Council to put pressure on the Syrian regime...

      Libya: IRA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release of 6 March 2019 entitled Foreign Secretary appoints Special...

      Libya: IRA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Shawcross Report contained estimates of the levels of redress that victims of Libyan-sponsored IRA...

      Libya: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Libyan Government on the levels of redress for victims of...

      Syria: Third Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the results of UK Government support for Syrian civil society.

      Algeria: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to support freedom of religion in Algeria.

      Muhammed Salem Ayyad Al Fahim

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2021 to Question 155445, if he will make representations to the Moroccan...

      Overseas Aid: Fossil Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what restrictions on investment in fossil fuels apply to CDC Group's recently announced $100 million investment in...

      Voluntary Service Overseas: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2021 to Question 167935, on Voluntary Service Overseas: Finance, whether his...

      Switzerland: Civil Liberties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Swiss counterpart on the vote in that country on 7 March 2021 to ban...

      Sierra Leone: Family Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral evidence of the Prime Minister at the Liaison Committee on the 24 of March 2021,...

      Sahel: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of religious violence in the Sahel.

      Tigray: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the proportion of Tigray, Ethiopia that is accessible to humanitarian...

      Tigray: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on allegations of serious human...

      Nigeria: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the value is of UK official development assistance investments in the Indorama Eleme petrochemicals plant in...

      Ghana: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential environmental effect of the UK aid-funded Private...

      Asia: Democracy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the level of democracy in countries in Asia categorised as Partly...

      Asia: Democracy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the level of democracy in countries in Asia categorised as Not...

      Myanmar: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his counterpart in Myanmar to release unconditionally and drop all charges...

      Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of not announcing the impact of Official Development Assistance...

      Myanmar: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his counterpart in Myanmar on the reported use of excessive force...

      Uighurs: Forced Labour

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure that UK companies are not complicit in the use of Uyghur forced labour in (a) the manufacture of products...

      Americas: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the level of internet freedom in countries in the Americas...

      Jonathan Taylor

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether whistleblower Jonathan Taylor is no longer subject to an Interpol Notice or...

      Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral evidence of the Prime Minister at the Liaison Committee on the 24 March 2021, whether...

      Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether gender equality and Women, Peace and Security is planned to be included in his upcoming Development Strategy.

      Developing Countries: Genito-urinary Medicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral evidence of the Prime Minister at the Liaison committee on 24 March 2021, whether the...

      Uzbekistan: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to support freedom of religion in Uzbekistan.

      Americas: Democracy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the level of democracy in countries in the Americas categorised as...

      Americas: Democracy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the level of democracy in countries in the Americas categorised as...

      South America: Economic Situation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in South American countries ranked in the bottom quartile of the...

      Brazil: Environmental Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of Brazilian (a) deforestation and forest burning and (b)...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Criminal Cases Review Commission: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the ability of children and young people to easily access the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

    • Criminal Proceedings: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals against conviction to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Decision) there have been where (a) leave to appeal has been (i) sought and (ii)...

      Business: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March to Question 167184, whether he has received any representations from (a) individuals and (b) legal professionals who...

      Criminal Cases Review Commission: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

      Criminal Proceedings: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the merits of the Westminster Commission on Miscarriages of Justice's recommendation that the real possibility test...

      Prison Sentences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December to Question 126796 on Prison Sentence, for what reason IPP prisoners cannot be transferred to alternative sentences.

      Offences against Children: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in the last full reporting year what the average sentence was for people convicted of a contact child sex offence.

      Coronavirus: Judicial Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for judicial review involving coronavirus regulations await (a) initial decision by a judge and (b) an oral hearing; and how long...

      Rape: Convictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) number and (b) proportion of rape trials ended in conviction in England and Wales in each of the last five years.

      Rape: Criminal Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to publish the end to end review on rape before the end of 2019-21 parliamentary session.

      Criminal Injuries Compensation: Victims' Payments Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, prior to Written Ministerial Statement HCWS874 of the 23 March 2021, whether his Department had assessed whether family members of the bereaved or...

      Coroners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time was for the completion of a coroner's report after a death in England and Wales in (a) 2018 (b) 2019 and (c) 2020.

      Prison and Probation Service: Surveys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service staff believed that their pay was reasonable compared to people doing a...

      Prison and Probation Service: Bullying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many calls there have been to the Tackling Unacceptable Behaviour Unit (a) confidential helpline, (b) early resolution helpline and (c) PAM assist...

      Prison Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the cumulative number of years of experience held by all prison officers in each year since 2010.

      Prison and Probation Service: Bullying and Harassment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of staff have reported that they are experiencing (a) bullying, (b) harassment, (c) victimisation, or (d) discrimination...

      Prison and Probation Service: Bullying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of (a) bullying, and (b) wrongdoing have been investigated by the Tackling Unacceptable Behaviour Unit within HMPPS in each of the last...

      Domestic Abuse: Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of polygraph tests in preventing reoffending by people convicted of domestic abuse related crimes.

  • Treasury

    • Tax Evasion: Prosecutions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were the subject of a criminal prosecution by HMRC in each calendar year from (a) 2005 to (b) 2020; and in respect of how many offences...

    • Musical Instruments: Customs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government will publish guidance on how (a) instruments carried in vehicles and (b) music-related equipment are to be considered by (i) UK and (ii)...

      Leisure: Non-domestic Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to extend the business rates holiday in response to the covid-19 outbreak for indoor leisure to March 2022.

      Housing: Insulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of exempting from VAT the fire safety works required for leaseholders under surveys deemed...

      Self-employment Income Support Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to bring forward the date of payment of the next Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant; and if he will make a statement.

      Revenue and Customs: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what provisions are in place for HMRC to (a) receive and (b) share tax return data with the Home Office for immigration enforcement purposes.

      Boats: UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2021 to Question 169891 on Boats: UK Trade with EU, what assessment he has made of extending the Returned Goods Relief...

      Immigration: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC has taken to share Highly Skilled Tier 1 (General) migrant data with the Home Office for indefinite leave to remain decisions.

      Employment: Coventry

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

      Self-employment Income Support Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of backdating Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grants to people who have experienced a...

      Office for Tax Simplification

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a table of the advice he has requested and received from the Office for Tax Simplification under the provisions of section 185 of the...

      Leisure: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to extend the 5 per cent VAT rate in response to the covid-19 outbreak for indoor leisure to March 2022.

      Self-employment Income Support Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of inviting applications for the fourth grant of the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme earlier than...

      Office of Tax Simplification: Reviews

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who he plans to appoint to the advisory panel for the review of the Office of Tax Simplification; and (a) on what date and (b) by what process those...

      Non-domestic Rates: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what official data on the effects of the pandemic on different sectors will be used to distribute business rates relief announced on 25 March 2021, and if...

      Non-domestic Rates: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the news story, Business rates relief boosted with new £1.5 billion pot, published on 25 March 2021, how many of the 170,000 claims...

      Greensill: Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department had with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the decision to make Greensill Capital an...

      Greensill

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he had (a) discussions and (b) text communication with former Prime Minister David Cameron in Government support to Greensill Capital.

      National Loans Fund: Wales

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans re-finance loans issued to development bodies in Wales prior to devolution by the National Loan Fund.

      Households: Income

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on (a) average household incomes and (b) trends in the level of mean household...

      Public Sector: Pay

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people who deliver public services, including those working in public bodies and their subcontractors that...

      Public Expenditure: Census

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his timetable for reviewing the population estimates used in the Barnett formula has been affected by the changes in timing to the 2021 census in...

      Pharmacy: Coronavirus

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received from the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee on advance payments to pharmacies during the covid-19...

      Duty Free Allowances: Regional Airports

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of duty-free arrival stores on (a) employment at Manchester Airport and other regional...

      Retail Trade: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to review the effect of changes to VAT-free shopping on jobs across different sectors and parts of the country.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many items of written correspondence from Members of Parliament Treasury Ministers have (a) received and (b) replied to since April 1 2020.

      Treasury: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance he has issued in the last year to Ministers in his Department on the disclosure of the identity of specific private individuals in respect of...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Buildings: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the RICS EWS1 form guidance published on 8 March 2021, what estimate he has made of the number of...

    • Hospitality Industry: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce measures to simplify licensing applications for hospitality businesses, with particular...

      Oxfordshire County Council: Youth Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of funding for (a) children's and (b) youth services...

      UK Community Renewal Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he made an assessment of the potential merits of using the Indices of Multiple Deprivation to prioritise...

      UK Community Renewal Fund and Levelling Up 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...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Cities and Local Growth Unit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many FTE staff from his Department are employed in the Cities and Local Growth Unit.

      Levelling Up Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local...

      Telecommunications: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the Electronic Communication Code on local authority revenues.

      Homelessness: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the increase in homelessness among Black residents of (a) England and (b) Wales in 2020.

      Landlords and Letting Agents: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many rogue (a) landlords and (b) property agents are listed in the national database; and how many orders banning...

      Landlords and Letting Agents: fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of civil fines that have been issued to landlords and property agents; and how...

      New Homes Quality Board: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason appointments to the New Homes Quality Board were not subject to open applications.

      Visas: British National (Overseas)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding the Government has provided to support integration of British National (Overseas) visa holders in each of...

      Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the adequacy of funding available to local...

      Burlington House

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will list all the correspondence and communication he or his officials have had with the officers of the Learned...

      Property Development: Sites of Special Scientific Interest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to close loopholes in legislation that allow developers to destroy areas classed as Sites of Special...

      Delivery Services: Sheffield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent progress has been made on Sheffield City Region’s bid to the Delivery Vehicles Competition.

      Housing: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answers of 15 March 2021 to Questions 166341 and 166342, what assessment he has made of the ability of...

      Home Ownership: West Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of home owners in (a) Wakefield and (b) West Yorkshire.

      Evictions: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the (a) bailiff enforced eviction ban and (b) protection from eviction during the covid-19 outbreak applies to...

      Building Safety Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the building safety fund registration statistics, what is classified as basic information to assess...

      Kingspan Group: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his letter to building control bodies on the retraction of three tests carried out on Kingspan K15...

      Social Rented Housing: West Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on how many new build homes in receipt of funding from his Department has work commenced in (a) Batley and Spen...

      Social Rented Housing: West Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on how many new social homes in receipt of funding from his Department has work commenced in (a) Batley and Spen...

      Buildings: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on removing VAT from fire safety works for...

      Council Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people awaiting a council property in England.

      Buildings: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to survey the extent to which inflammable cladding has been used in significant...

      Homes (Fitness For Human Habitation) Act 2018

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to enforce the Home (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces: Sexual Harassment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to tackle sexual harassment in the armed forces.

    • Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2021 to Question 170597, whether any of the new warheads part of the planned increase to the UK's nuclear weapons...

      International Military Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the corrected Answer of 8 March 2021 to Question 161825, on what date (a) International Military Services Ltd (IMS) or (b) his Department...

      International Military Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the corrected Answer of 8 March 2021 to Question 161825, what new business International Military Services Ltd undertook between 1989 and 1991.

      International Military Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2021 to Question 161824, to what extent IMS Ltd has (a) retained and (b) destroyed records of its commercial...

      International Military Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2021 to Question 161824, whether his Department (a) retained and (b) continues to retain its own records of IMS...

      Type 32 Frigates: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish plans for procurement of Type 32 frigates.

      HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the out of service dates for HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark have changed as a result of the Integrated Review.

      Armed Forces: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures he is taking to support serving personnel who receive their first covid-19 vaccination while on leave but are due to receive their second...

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2021 to Question 170542, whether the Defence Recruiting System records the school or college of applicants; and if he...

      Royal Regiment of Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel there were in the Royal Regiment of Scotland on 1 January 2020.

      Marines: Plymouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for basing the Royal Marines in Plymouth after the closure of Stonehouse Barracks in 2028 in light of the Integrated Review.

      Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the new Royal Navy vessel announced in the Defence Review to protect undersea cables will be based in Devonport.

      Submarines: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 23 March 2021 to Question 169082, whether staff in the Royal Submarine Service who are deployed on submarines for a period of...

      AWACS: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of the purchase of three E-7 Wedgetail is.

      Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Government’s Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, published in March 2021, what estimate...

      Armed Forces: Taxis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much each of the armed services has spent on hired cars in each of the last five years.

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the new Fleet Solid Support Ship tender will be restricted to UK bidders.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Health and Safety Executive: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many covid-19 workplace spot checks have been completed in schools by the Health and Safety Executive in each month of the last 12 months.

    • Health and Safety Executive: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many workplace spot checks relating to covid-19 compliance have been completed by the Health and Safety Executive in each week in the last...

      Unemployment: Coventry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department offers to people aged (a) 16-24 and (b) over 25 in (i) Coventry North East constituency and (ii) Coventry who have...

      Unemployment: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of (a) trends in unemployment among people aged over 60 and (b) the effect of that matter on...

      Unemployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the factors that contribute to long-term unemployment; what assessment she has made of the effect of...

      Employment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2021 to Question 169900 on Employment: Disability, whether the minutes of those meetings are publicly available.

      Kickstart Scheme: Oxfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) successful and (b) overall applications made to the Kickstart Scheme in Oxfordshire.

      Work Capability Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will award claimants moving from the Limited Capability for Work (LCW) group to the Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related...

      Work Capability Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants moved from the Limited Capability for Work group to the Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity group in 2020...

      Hearing Impairment: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance is in place to ensure businesses and organisations make online resources and content accessible to deaf people.

      Employment: Learning Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent employment support her Department is providing to people with learning disabilities to find jobs they are able to apply for and...

      Employment: Learning Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on employment opportunities for people with learning disabilities and...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will extend personal independence payment claims by six months in line with the extension granted for the universal credit uplift.

      Kickstart Scheme: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2021 to Question 169973, on Kickstart Scheme, if she will provide a breakdown of the 50,000 Kickstart...

      Conditions of Employment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support disabled employees during the covid-19 outbreak.

      Employment Schemes: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of companies signed up to the Disability Confident scheme; and what assessment she has made of the...

      Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of personal independence payment claimants have had their claim accepted at appeal following an initial rejection...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence payments claimants had their award ended without an extension from 1 March 2020 to 1 March 2021.

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the projected cost of reassessments for personal independence payment claimants is in the 2020-2021 financial year.

      Personal Independence Payment: Terminal Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of personal independence payment claimants with incurable illnesses were (a) invited for a reassessment and (b)...

      Unemployment: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of unemployed people aged over 60 who are unable to claim universal credit but (a) have not...

      Universal Credit: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to oral evidence given by the Minister for Welfare Delivery on 9 March 2021 to the Work and Pensions Committee and the House of...

      Social Security Benefits: Rents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of benefit claimants in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England...

      Support for Mortgage Interest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has reviewed the eligibility criteria for Support for Mortgage Interest payments during the covid-19 pandemic.

      Pensions: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will bring forward legislative proposal to ensure that employers affected by the covid-19 outbreak cannot retain employee pension...

      Pensioners: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the financial effect of the covid-19 outbreak on pensioners in (a) Coventry North East...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to reply to the email of 5 February 2021 from the hon. Member for Christchurch.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Countryside: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to increase awareness of The Countryside Code as covid-19 restrictions are eased and more people visit the...

    • Take-away Food: Litter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of drive-through restaurants including customer’s car...

      Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the French government's Maitre-Restaurater designation scheme to promote the sale of meals...

      Horses: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to review the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Horses, Ponies, Donkeys and their Hybrids.

      Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the provisions of the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 were last reviewed by him, what assessment he made of the...

      Fisheries: Quotas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release, UK agrees fishing catch limits with EU and Norway, published on 16 March...

      Animal Products: UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with farming unions on the merits of negotiating a veterinary agreement on sanitary and...

      Sugar: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it the policy of the Government to promote the substitution of cane sugar for beet sugar on environmental...

      Food: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) reduce food waste and (b) promote more efficient use of resources; and if he will make a...

  • Home Office

    • Domestic Abuse: Homicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people killed in a domestic homicide had no recourse to public funds in (a) 2019 and (b) 2020.

    • Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the UK will (a) become fully compliant with the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and...

      Asylum: Slavery

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of granting asylum seekers who are victims of modern slavery a minimum of...

      Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2020 to Question 113167 on Immigration: Au Pairs, what recent progress the Government has made on...

      Fraud: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to tackle user-generated or non-paid-for content on online platforms that leads to scams or fraud.

      Home Office: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions she has written to the Speaker to explain why legislation has come info force before it has been laid before...

      Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that EU citizens are able to access support to obtain their status through the EU Settlement Scheme by...

      Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will publish the outcomes framework it is working towards in assessing the (a) quality and (b) outcome of current domestic...

      Domestic Abuse: Homicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people killed in a domestic homicide were over 50 years of age in (a) 2019 and (b) 2020.

      Gender Based Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the thematic review led by Her Majesty's inspectorate into policing responses to violence against women and girls was first...

      Rape

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many allegations of rape were reported to the police in each of the last five years in England and Wales.

      Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help make applicants to the EU Settled Status Scheme aware of the requirement to notify renewed...

      Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that the rights of EU citizens to live and work in the UK are maintained in the event that those EU...

      Migrants: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department took to establish mechanisms to receive tax return data of Highly Skilled Tier 1 (General) Migrants from HMRC for...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Manchester Gorton dated 16 February 2021 regarding...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Manchester Gorton of 12 February 2021 on Rukhsana Bashir.

      Migrants: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to provide Highly Skilled Tier 1 (General) migrant tax return data to HMRC for indefinite leave to...

      British Nationality: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the February 2021 Court of Appeal decision in R v SSHD EWCA [2021] Civ 193, what the timescale is for reviewing child...

      British Nationality: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to remove citizenship application fees for children.

      Clandestine Threat Board and Illegal Migration Strategy Board

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Questions 167900 and 167901 answered on 12 March 2021, who the members are of (a) the Illegal Migration Strategy Board and...

      Migrants: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provisions her Department has in place to (a) receive and (b) share tax return data with HMRC for immigration enforcement.

      Detention Centres: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2021 to Question 169893, whether the Equality Impact Assessment carried out by her Department will be...

      Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal immigrants are estimated to currently reside in the UK.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to respond to the letter dated 20 January 2021 from the Rt Hon Member for Warley regarding Mr A Ahmedzai.

      Migrant Workers: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 2 (General) working visas have been issued in each of the last 24 months.

      Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that EU citizens who are resident in care homes in the UK are made aware of the requirement to apply...

      Police: UN Climate Conference 2021

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether police officers mobilised for the G7 summit will receive their covid-19 vaccinations in advance of that mobilisation to ensure the...

      Lincolnshire Police: G4S

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to provide additional support to Lincolnshire Police following the expiry of its contract with G4S and its...

      Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on reviewing the health stream of the compliant environment.

      Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the number of police investigations that have taken place under sections 2(1) and 2(A) of the Suicide Act 1961 from 1...

      Airguns

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the evidence gathered for the review of air weapons regulation in England and Wales.

      Undercover Policing Inquiry

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of not funding the legal costs for participants in the Undercover Policing Inquiry.

      Undercover Policing Inquiry

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of not providing live audio and video streaming of the Undercover Policing Inquiry on...

      Undercover Policing Inquiry

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of appointing panel members with expertise in (a) institutional racism, (b) sexism, (C)...

      Undercover Policing Inquiry

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of instructing the police and security services to make available to their unredacted...

      Safer Streets Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Prime Minister's press release, Government moves to provide reassurance to women and girls: 15 March 2021, whether any...

      Morton Hall Immigration Removal Centre

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to open a short-term immigration holding facility for men and women at Morton Hall in Lincolnshire.

      Offenders: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of foreign national offenders in the UK; and what steps she is taking to identify and deport those...

      Customs: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what value of excise goods have been seized by HMRC in Northern Ireland in each week of 2021 so far, having been imported to Northern...

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to implement its commitment to external engagement and transparency as part of its review of the...

  • Church Commissioners

    • Church of England: Farms

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what the average level of compensation paid for tenants’ improvements following the expiry of farm...

    • Church of England: Farms

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, other than in cases where a tenancy is replacing a previous tenancy let under the Agricultural Holdings Act...

  • Cabinet Office

    • David Cameron

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much David Cameron has received from the public purse since he resigned as Prime Minister and hon. Member...

    • Union Strategy Committee

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates the Union Strategy Committee held its (a) first meeting and (b) subsequent meetings; and on how many occasions he has chaired those meetings.

      Office for Veterans' Affairs: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the total reduction to the budget of the Office for Veterans' Affairs.

      Caravan Sites and Holiday Accommodation: Coronavirus

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Government advice in relation to self-contained accommodation under Step 2 of the Covid-19...

      Travel: Coronavirus

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Government Guidance: COVID-19 Response - Spring 2021, published on 22 February 2021, what...

      Free Zones

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the eight successful Freeport bids, (a) how many and (b) which of those bids stated that...

      Public Sector: Procurement

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to (a) ensure and (b) oversee compliance in respect of the award by...

      Care Homes: Coronavirus

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many covid-19 related deaths took place in care homes in (a) Stockport constituency and (b) the Borough of...

      Voting Methods: Visual Impairment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2021 to Question 169884 on Voting Methods: Visual Impairment, for what...

      Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government has to involve medical research charities with the Taskforce on Innovation, Growth...

      G7: Ict

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Government has budgeted for the G7 IT platform.

      Ministers: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to make the Ministerial Code a statute.

      Government Departments: Advertising

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent by the Government on digital advertising to promote its work in Wales in each month...

      Written Questions: Government Responses

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that answers to Written Parliamentary Questions that are written or drafted...

      UK Government Union Capability Independent Review

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the report of the Dunlop Review into UK Government Union capability published on 24 March...

      Census

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of (a) people and (b) households completed the Census 2021 on paper by the 21...

      Weddings: Coronavirus

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether wedding breakfasts will be able to proceed under Step 3 of the Government's roadmap out of covid-19...

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to prevent voter fraud at the upcoming local elections in response to the...

      Blood: Contamination

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress his Department is making on addressing disparities in support for victims of the Infected Blood...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's consultation, COVID-Status Certification Review - Call for evidence,...

      Civil Servants: Location

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2021 to Question, what the specific boundaries are of central London where...

      Rape

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate she has made of the proportion of rapes in England and Wales which were unreported in each of...

      Government Departments: Procurement

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there are minimum capital requirements criteria under the Government's emergency procurement rules for...

      Coronavirus: Anniversaries

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of recognising 23 March as an annual day of memorial...

      Government Departments: Information Officers

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the range of savings from the centralisation of communication project.

  • Department for International Trade

    • Investment and Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to his Department's press release, Creation of four major new Trade and Investment Hubs across the UK, published on 23 March...

    • Trade: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many meetings she has had with the Welsh Government on the (a) Welsh Government’s trade strategy and (b) promotion of Welsh...

      Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2021 to Question 144824 Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees, when she plans to provide details of...

      Trade Agreements: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress she has made on negotiations with Israel on an agreement for further trade cooperation beyond the trade continuity deal; and...

      Overseas Trade: Iron and Steel

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of how to provide a level trading field for UK steel producers while the EU and US maintain import...

      Import Duties: Iron and Steel

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to secure an exemption for UK steel exports from the EU steel safeguards.

      Export Duties: Iron and Steel

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to secure an exemption for UK steel exports from the US 232 tariffs.

      Trade Agreements: Maldives

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2021 to Question 149716 on Trade Agreements, what steps her Department is taking to increase (a) trade...

      Trade Agreements: Maldives

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2021 to Question 171559, what steps she has taken to provide export opportunities for tuna fishermen in...

      Exports: Arts and Culture

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what staffing resources her Department allocates to assessing exports in the UK's cultural and creative industries.

      UK Trade with EU: Music

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Music Export Growth Scheme; and what criteria was used to make that assessment.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Food: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what specific steps his Department will take to enforce restrictions on online advertising of products high in fat, sugar and salt.

    • Food: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to plans to restrict online advertising of products High in Fat, Sugar and Salt (HFSS), whether online...

      Charities: Lobbying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to restrict charities who...

      Football: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will meet with (a) the Football Association and (b) Wembley Stadium to discuss the potential of rescheduling the 2019-20...

      Greyhound Racing: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to support the reopening of greyhound tracks across the UK as covid-19 restrictions are eased.

      Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has to ratify the UNESCO Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage.

      Broadcasting: Political Activities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking with broadcasters to ensure the (a) political impartiality of news commentators and (b) live...

      5G

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of new sites required for the provision of telecommunications infrastructure in order...

      Zoos: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department plans to take to encourage visits to zoos as soon as relevant covid-19 restrictions are eased.

      Pets: Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of the EU Pet Travel Regulations on levels of tourism to (a) the UK and...

      Historic Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reforming VAT on repair and maintenance of historic buildings.

      Cricket

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to diversify participation in cricket and to promote the sport among underrepresented groups.

      English Language: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the financial effect of covid-19 travel restrictions on the operation of English Language...

      Musicians: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what correspondence the Government has had with the customs authorities of each EU Member State to ensure that border...

      Broadband: Rural Areas and Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to improve broadband provision for (a) isolated rural areas and (b) small business owners operating...

      Broadcasting: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of the recommendations of the Senedd’s...

      Youth Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much of the £500 million pledged in the 2019 Conservative Party Manifesto has been allocated for youth services.

      Broadband: Voucher Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Welsh Government on the continuation of the top-up to the gigabit...

      Culture Recovery Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how funding from the second round of the Culture Recovery Fund will be distributed between the arts, culture, museums and...

      Culture Recovery Fund: Barnsley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made on delivering support through the Culture Recovery Fund to the culture and heritage...

      Broadband: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) stakeholders on investment in fibre broadband in (a)...

      Cultural Heritage: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that heritage sites will be able to open in line with the timeframe outlined in...

      Culture Recovery Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) a Seat Out to Help Out scheme to support live entertainment and (b)...

      Cultural Heritage: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the relative safety of heritage sites for visitors compared to other outdoor and...

      Holiday Accommodation: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether holiday apartments that are accessed via a publicly shared hallway within a residential block of flats are permitted...

      Broadband: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of connectivity and broadband speeds in (a) Cynon Valley constituency,...

      Coronavirus: Firing Ranges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, from 12 April 2021 whether indoor shooting ranges are permitted to have people attend their site from separate households...

      Tourism: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to support the tourism sector in line with climate objectives.

      Cultural Heritage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he publish the minutes from his meeting held on 23 February 2021 with 25 heritage organisations in the UK.

      Broadband: Dwyfor Meirionnydd

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department made of the affordability of quoted excess costs for consumers who have requested a universal...

      Video on Demand

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will consult representatives of the British Board of Film Classification on best practice on age labelling for online...

      National Leisure Recovery Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Government announces allocation of £100 million to support...

      Learning Disability: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that people with learning disabilities have access to the internet and are supported with...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Ethnic Groups: Equality

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans she has to address prejudice and attitudes to inequality towards black and ethnic minorities in response to the findings of King's...

    • Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to publish a response to the findings of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities.

      Sexual Harassment: Employment

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when her Department plans to respond to the Consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace, which closed on 2 October 2019.

      Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with her Cabinet colleagues on ensuring that (a) women, (b) the BAME community and (c) people with disabilities are...

  • Cop26

    • UN Climate Conference 2021

      To ask the President of COP26, what the Government’s objectives are for the cities and built environment theme for the COP; and what steps the Government is taking to engage UK cities in...

    • Local Government: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the President of COP26, what assessment he has made of the importance of promoting the role of local government in delivering the national net zero target at COP26.

  • Prime Minister

  • Northern Ireland Office

  • Cabinet Office

    • UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the volume of trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland since the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland...

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