Monday, 19 April 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the (a) dates and (b) minutes of meetings between the Minister of State in his Department and representatives of National Rail in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide the dates of meetings the Minister of State for Transport, the hon. Member for Pendle, has had with hon. Members representing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide the minutes of the meetings the Minister of State for Transport, the hon. Member for Pendle, has had with hon. Members representing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings the Minister of State for Transport, the hon. Member for Pendle, has had with passenger groups based in the North of England since his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings the Minister of State for Transport, the hon. Member for Pendle, has had with passenger groups representing disabled people based in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will publish the minutes of all meetings the Minister of State for Transport, the hon. Member for Pendle, has attended on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish minutes of meetings between the Minister of State in his Department and hon. Members representing constituencies in the North of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what dates the Minister of State in his Department held discussions with hon. Members representing constituencies in the North of England in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Transport of 17 March 2021, Official Report, column 448, what his Department's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Transport of 17 March 2021, Official Report, column 448, what assessment he has made of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of skills shortages in the transport sector on the effectiveness of the Transpennine Rail upgrade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps to improve the hygiene and social distancing capacity of the Transpennine Rail...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2021 to Question 171706 on Railways: North of England, what plans he has to electrify the route between Leeds and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the costs associated with reducing the planned number of HS2 platforms at Euston Station from 11 to 10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that there are effective links between (a) the High Speed Rail One network, (b) the planned High Speed Rail Two...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the level of emissions that, based on current projections and without the introduction of any new measures to reduce...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) economic and (b) employment benefits of the policies which will be set out in the Transport...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the upcoming Transport Decarbonisation Plan will set out quantified emissions reductions pathways for decarbonising the transport sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Government has to ensure the affordability of bus fares in rural areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to plans for High Speed Rail Two, whether he plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of adding Stratford International as...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what date orders should be placed to ensure the delivery of 4,000 zero emission buses by 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the feasibility of the proposed 2031 opening date for High Speed Rail Two.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time taken is from the announcement of previous Government funding rounds for zero-emission buses to those buses being available to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the number of planned HS2 platforms at Euston Station has been reduced from 11 to 10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Government has to purchase the remaining 3,200 zero-emission buses in the 2021-22 financial year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to make further reductions to High Speed Two following the reduction of proposed platforms at Euston Station.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether applications made to the Pinch Points Fund will be automatically resubmitted to the Levelling Up Fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress has been made on updates to the Transpennine rail route.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the provisions of the Bus Services Act 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish minutes of meetings between the Minister of State in his Department and representatives of HS2 operators in each of the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a private bus operator will be permitted to provide bus services outside of an enhanced partnership arrangement as proposed in the National...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to make funding for buses available beyond the £3 billion worth of funding set out in the National Bus Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress has been made on the eastern leg of HS2 that connects the line to Yorkshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is mandatory for every combined authority and local transport authority to commit to a franchise or an enhanced partnership arrangement for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of High Speed Rail Two on traffic volumes at Stratford International station.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to provide statutory backing to the policy proposals in the National Bus Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect Highways England's policy to infill bridges which spanned railway lines using permitted development powers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the definition is of socially necessary networks in the National Bus Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Minister of State for Transport, the hon. Member for Pendle, has travelled on the TransPennine train from Manchester to Hull.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria his Department plans to use to define model networks in the National Bus Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Bus Strategy, what cost-benefit analysis his Department has undertaken on the value of (a) bus franchising and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the UK seeking a reciprocal agreement with the EU on the transfer of UK Civil Aviation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) internal rate of return and (b) profit margin has been for rail renewal contracts let by Network Rail in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations his Department has made to airlines to help ensure British citizens are able to return to the UK during international Covid-19...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the value for money of a direct award for ten years for the operation of the West Coast Main Line franchise from 1...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons he is seeking to obtain a direct award for the West Coast Main Line franchise from 1 April 2022; and what comparative assessment he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the level of annual subsidy that will be paid to the operator of the West Coast Main Line from 1 April 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Network Rail has spent on agency contracts in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding he has provided for rail renewals contracts let by Network Rail in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons he is seeking to give a direct award to operate the West Coast Main Line franchise from 1 April 2022 instead of taking control of its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many rail workers hold personal track safety tickets allowing them to work on mainline railway infrastructure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Prior Information Notice issued on 31 March 2021, for what reasons his Department is planning to give a direct award of 10 years...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Government has to bring forward the end date for his Department's competition to select areas for bus orders so that the necessary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to encourage the uptake of electric vehicles in public and private sector fleets ahead of the 2030 ban on new...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the role of telematics in assisting the rollout of electric vehicles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to support businesses to electrify their road delivery fleet.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of public sector fleets have made the transition to electric vehicles in the UK; and when he estimates the rest to fully transition.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the cultural and creative touring working group on the effect of EU–UK Trade and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received from UK citizens living in France on the problems that those citizens are encountering in exchanging a UK driving...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to reduce overall travel through the upcoming Transport Decarbonisation Plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department's forthcoming decarbonisation strategy will include carbon reduction targets for the (a) aviation and (b) shipping sectors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of the new zero emission buses will be manufactured in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to require people seeking to board international flights to provide a negative covid-19 test.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether procedures are in place to ensure that all airlines have up-to-date lists of approved providers for day two and day eight covid-19 testing for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans to issue guidance to enable parents to hand over children that live between two parents in separate countries in an...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to enable parents whose children live in the UK and another country to see those children during the covid-19 pandemic.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Global Travel Taskforce report to the Prime Minister on international travel of 12 April 2021, whether the report or its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Isle of Man Government on the potential effect of the Liverpool City Region Freeport on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the backlog of drivers that are waiting to take a practical driving test as quickly as possible.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information Network Rail holds on the number of agency staff working on railway infrastructure contracts let by Network Rail.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has for the long-term capacity of the East Coast Main Line between Berwick and Northallerton.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of rail operating companies on the implementation of flexible season tickets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the North East receives equitable investment as part of the Integrated Rail Plan; and what steps he is taking...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2021 to Question 170712 on Railways: Electrification, for what reason there was no electrification of lines in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2021 to Question 170712 on Railways: Electrification, if he will publish details of the 212km of line(s)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's notice entitled West Coast Partnership: prior information notice published on 31 March 2021, what management fee...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to assess proposals for Strategic Rail Freight Interchanges; and what criteria is used to ensure that those...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to ensure that projects, such as Strategic Rail Freight Interchanges approved as National Significant Infrastructure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received from the Welsh Government in support of the proposal for a West Wales Parkway station near Swansea for the South...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with rail operators on their planned timetable changes following the reduction of services in response to covid-19 guidance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2021 to Question 170712 on Railways: Electrification, if he will publish details of the 40km of line(s) electrified...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide exemptions to covid-19 travel restrictions to permit family reunifications in circumstances where a family relationship can be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2021 to Question 170710 on Railways: Staff, if he will publish that diversity data in accessible formats.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the £4.2 billion for intra-city transport settlements referred to in Build Back Better: our plan for growth published by the Treasury...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made in assessing the need for investment to extend step-free access to all stations on the rail network.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2021 to Questions 171702 and 171703 on railways: staff, when he plans to publish that White Paper.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of diesel rolling stock on the environment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Government’s decision to amend the National Security and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether local authorities are permitted to award Additional Restrictions Grant funding to companies that began trading...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2021 to Question 174728, on GFG Alliance: Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether (a) his Department and (b) officials at the British Business Bank had discussions with the Bank of England on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he had any discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, or Treasury Ministers or officials on the British...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to extend parental bereavement leave to include pregnancy losses before 24 weeks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many full-time equivalent staff from his Department were employed in the Cities and Local Growth Unit in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent improvements he has made to the whistleblowing regime; when he plans to begin his review of whistleblowing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support his Department plans to provide to businesses following the completion of the new Help to Grow programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether there will be an application process for business mentors to get involved in the Help to Grow programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason the British Business Bank has accelerated accreditation for some existing lenders; and what steps his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department are taking to encourage new businesses in (a) Wakefield and (b) West Yorkshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many companies are registered in (a) Wakefield and (b) West Yorkshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish the credentials of the providers of the Help to grow programme announced on 3 March 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the types of businesses that the 'help to grow' scheme announced 3 March 2021 is seeking...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the Government's timeframe is for local authorities to issue final payments for the Local Restrictions Grant and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment his Department made of the suitability of Greensill Capital to become an accredited lender under...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of applications to the Future Fund scheme have been processed by the British Business Bank...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department's consultation, Good Work Plan: proposals to support families, which closed on 29...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure consumers and businesses have access to redress and other consumer...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help vulnerable consumers make the transition to net zero.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will confirm (a) when the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund will open for applications, (b) for how long the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of working from home during the covid-19 outbreak on the average...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much his Department spent on the Consultation, Aligning UK international support for the clean energy transition,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he had with the board of CDC Group and UK Export Finance ahead of the announcement of the Aligning UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish his Department’s definition of clean energy products and services included in the new overseas...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the installation of smart meters is mandatory in private residences.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential risk to UK net zero targets of not reforming the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of the reduction in Official Development Assistance funding to UK Research...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) UK and (b) Scottish-led projects in Official Development Assistance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will undertake an impact assessment of the reduction in Official Development Assistance funding to UK Research...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK Research and Innovation budget.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many FOI requests UKRI (a) received and (b) complete in each of the last five years for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Advanced Research and Invention Agency will fund engineering projects.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the science budget that will be allocated to the Advanced Research and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure there is no duplication of work between ARIA and existing publicly funded R&D.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the timescale between passing the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) Bill and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2021 to Question 173015, what factors a programme manager will consider when setting...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress he has made in the recruitment process to fill the roles of (a) Chair and (b) Chief Executive for ARIA;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when UK Research and Innovation plans to publish its updated thematic areas for its Strategic Priorities Fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what investment the UK Space Agency plans to make to mitigate the effect of atmospheric events and space weather on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason his Department committed to allocating research grants to universities through the Official Development...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Department will take to address the £120 million gap between allocations of research grants to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of a reduction in Official Development Assistance funding to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he has taken to promote Northern Ireland as a global cyber security hub as committed to in Annex A, Section 6 of the New Decade New...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress he has made on (a) establishing a new Trade Advisory Board in Northern Ireland, (b) appointing Northern Ireland Trade Ambassadors...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made on establishing a Culture and Community fund as committed to in Annex A of the New Decade New Approach Deal; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made on the establishment of a Northern Ireland hub in London as committed to in Annex A, Section 7 of the New Decade...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his plans are for the future of the Northern Ireland protocol; and what steps he is taking to consult unionist communities in Northern...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what additional funding has been made available for the Derry Addiction Centre as committed to in Annex A of the New Decade New Approach Deal.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if his Department will hold discussions with the Northern Ireland Health Minister on ensuring that veterans in Northern Ireland receive urgent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to bring forward legislative proposals to tackle Northern Ireland legacy issues.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to increase the proportion of statutory funding that is allocated to palliative care services provided by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of statutory funding that is required for palliative care services provided by independent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the value to the public purse of palliative care services provided by independent hospices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of statutory funding for palliative care services provided by independent hospices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to challenge misinformation preventing long-term smokers from making the switch to less harmful alternatives as...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients with (a) severe asthma and (b) other conditions that place them at higher...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason data on the uptake of Healthy Start vouchers is no longer publicly available; and what assessment he has made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Public Health England's, Health Matters: Prevention - A Life Course Approach, published in May 2019, what steps his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the same working conditions for NHS workers and primary care providers contracted by the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Joint Biosecurity Centre will be subject to oversight by the Intelligence and Security Committee.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce dental appointment waiting lists created by cancellations and postponements due to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that medicinal cannabis is made available on the NHS as swiftly as possible.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the long-term effectiveness of covid-19 vaccination.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) NHS England on prioritisation of workers at managed quarantine...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure access to covid-19 vaccination for people on temporary visas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which age groups will have received a covid-19 vaccination ahead of the elections on 6 May 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the efficacy of the (a) Pfizer and (b) Moderna vaccine after 12 weeks; and if he will publish those...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the changes in the level of anti-psychotic medication prescriptions in dementia care in recent periods of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people's health data can be shared with non-health authorities without consent during the covid-19 outbreak.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure children with epilepsy have mental health support integrated into their care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 1 March 2021 to Question 141964 on Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Diagnosis, if he will take steps to collect and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on staffing levels of the changes to the registration fees for the Health and Care...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have suffered from hearing loss or tinnitus as a result of being infected with covid-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure equal access to covid-19 rapid testing for (a) people who are visually impaired and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many covid-19 mobile testing units are operating in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the written answers he provided to the Hon Member for Walthamstow in the past 12 months were written by consultants as...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to reduce the cost of covid-19 home test kits for travellers entering the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with dysphagia in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of introducing less invasive lateral flow covid-19 tests for individuals...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has secured the supply of rapid lateral flow tests necessary to meet projected demand.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) machines and (b) tests have been purchased through the Government's contract with Optigene to date; and how many tests have...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2021 to Question 169989, what recent steps his Department has taken to increase covid-19 vaccine...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits for (a) public health and (b) patients' ability to access dental services of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the current ratio is of AstraZeneca to Pfizer vaccines being administered in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many covid-19 vaccine doses purchased by the Government have (a) exceeded their recommended shelf life and (b) been spoiled.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of vaccine recipients have (a) stated an ethnicity on their vaccination form, (b) explicitly refused to do so and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made has made of whether pink sputum should be part of the critical illness assessment in the NHS pathway review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to guarantee that people without NHS numbers have access to a covid-19 vaccination.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will enable (a) the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE), (b) local authorities and (c) GPs to recommend people with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of treating smoking-related illnesses in each of the past five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of NHS dental patients who have had to secure (a) services and (b) treatments from private...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how young people aged 16-18 in priority groups 4 or 6 are being supported to take-up the covid-19 vaccine; and what proportion of young...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the availability of treatments for severe periodontitis, including x-rays and other auxiliary support on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will prioritise police officers for the covid-19 vaccine.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to remove barriers to people with a learning disability accessing the covid-19 vaccination.
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 GP appointments in (a) Coventry North...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation on the prioritisation of people with learning...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies on the prioritisation of covid-19 vaccines of the Joint Statement on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people who are not registered to a GP surgery and receive private medical treatment are able to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment his Department has made of the level of illegal discharges of sewage into Welsh rivers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2021 to Question 168889, on GCE A-level and GCSE: Assessments, what specific guidance his Department has issued to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that private candidates taking A-levels are not disadvantaged by the use of centre assessed grades.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an estimate of the cost of increasing the national funding rate for all full time 16, 17 and 18 year old students to £4,760 per year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of removing funding for Applied General Qualifications on people that hope to study degrees in gaming.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for each of the last five years for which figures are available, what was the total number of (a) applicants and (b) graduates for English degree...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will support extending the provision of the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme in schools so that every child has the opportunity to participate in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to encourage students from (a) Wakefield and (b) West Yorkshire to enter into higher education.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will issue guidance to those universities that have not permitted their students to return to campus as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Higher Education Update statement made on 13 April 2021, if he will publish the scientific advice for the decision to postpone...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2021 to Question 169074 and the Answer of 23 March 2021 to Question 169981, on Abortion: Health Education, and with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to publish its response to the 2019 Children not in school consultation; and whether he plans to introduce the register of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) effectiveness of the steps it has taken to ensure that parents are aware of the (a) existence and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps his Department has taken to increase literacy rates for children from low-income households.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department collects data on free school meals by ethnicity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his article entitled There is nothing Dickensian about a well-ordered, disciplined classroom published in the Telegraph newspaper on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 31 March 2021 to Question 174230, on Hate Crime: Young People, when his Department last undertook an assessment of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to publish in full (a) the audit by the Information Commissioner's Office on his Department and (b) his Department's plans to implement...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he will include an open consultation as part of the initial teacher training market review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the budget for the Adoption Support Fund has been in each of the last five financial years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to improve primary school library facilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the proportion of children entitled to free school meals that will receive support from the Holiday Activities and Food...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support he is providing to help looked after children secure a place in (a) higher and (b) further education.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many buildings currently used for Nightingale Courts will have their lease expire by June 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Prison Reform Trust’s report, No life, no freedom, no future, published December 2020, what recent assessment he has made of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made on implementing the recommendations of the 2019 Farmer Review For Women.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has for the provision of services under the National Probation Service in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of suspended sentences on the safety of communities where the offender has a violent criminal history.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many loss of time orders have been made by the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for permission to appeal have been made in each of the last 10 years (a) within and (b) outside the 28 day time limit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the March 2021 report of the all-party Parliamentary group on miscarriages of justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2021 to Question 167839, on Ivory: Smuggling, what information his Department holds on (a) prosecutions, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether interpreters which hold (a) Level 1 foundation in public service interpreting, a two-to-four-week course, (b) Level 2 public service...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that offending behaviour programmes accredited by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service are evaluated for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases have been transferred from the Magistrates' Court to the Crown Court in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hearings were adjourned in (a) family, (b) criminal and (c) civil courts in each of the last three months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the backlog before the courts in West Yorkshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to improve access to support services for women suffering from domestic violence in east London boroughs.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support small businesses that have reported a loss of earnings as a result of supplies not being delivered on time due to a...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC is taking to (a) monitor and (b) minimise supplier termination events in respect of contracts.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of exempting (a) employers of people aged 25 and (b) people aged under 25 from national...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether small and medium sized enterprises trading in the music industry are eligible to apply for the SME Brexit Support Fund.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Stamp Duty holiday on the number of second homes purchased in rural communities.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what systems HMRC has in place to monitor the regularity of supplier termination events.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the expected timeframe for EU imports arriving into the UK to be checked at customs.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he had any discussions with the Bank of England on the potential to grant Greensill Capital access to its Covid Corporate Financing Facility.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the zero rate of Stamp Duty Land Tax beyond 30 June 2021 for leaseholders unable to complete property sales in buildings awaiting...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the receipts were to the Exchequer from VAT on goods imported to the UK directly by VAT end-users, in each of the last 144 months.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potentially detrimental effects of the extension of the stamp duty holiday on the ability of first-time buyers to...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the receipts were to the Exchequer from customs duty, excluding those paid on excise goods, in each of the last 144 months.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures the Government has put in place to support businesses that have experienced a decline in (a) exports and (b) imports between December 2020...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many IR35 cases have been pursued through tribunals and the courts.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of the Answers to parliamentary questions given by him or other Ministers in his Department since 13 February 2020 were...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 April 2021 to Question 174736, on Members: Correspondence, how many of the 26,709 responses to written correspondence from...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits for relatives of the recently deceased of requiring all UK registered financial institutions to...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on short selling the financial market of The Short Selling (Notification Thresholds) Regulations 2021;...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Government's guidance is to UK-based banks on allowing money transfers to Sudan-based bank accounts.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions officials in his Department are having with their counterparts in G7 countries on providing debt relief that supports climate and nature...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government will take steps to ensure that victims of the Equitable Life scandal receive full compensation for their losses.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many licences have been granted in relation to frozen Libyan assets in the UK; and to whom those licences have been granted.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much and what proportion of the UK's national debt is owed to Chinese financial institutions.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to support first-time buyers in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to re-convene the China-UK Joint Trade and Economic Commission and the Economic and Financial Dialogue following their...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the minutes of the meetings held between officials in his Department and Greensill Capital; and whether there were any meetings that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of social care funding for local authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of families living in temporary accommodation in London who have to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any exclusions will apply to the proposed changes to enable leaseholders to have the right to extend their...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish an estimate of costs to leaseholders other than legal fees of extending their lease by a maximum...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the rental income his Department will receive for the provision of sites for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the finding of Solace Women’s Aid’s report entitled Violence against women and girls,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will list the dates that (a) he and (b) officials in his Department met with representatives of the Speed up...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what rental income his Department has received for the provision of sites for telecommunications infrastructure for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether officials from his Department receive remuneration for paid work for organisations or companies outside of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to produce a definition of levelling up against which the effectiveness of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what further stakeholders his Department plans to consult on the design of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the UK Community Renewal Fund: prospectus 2021-22 and the design of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the process is for local authorities to appeal the tier that they have been allocated for the Levelling Up Fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to invest in new civic infrastructure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the proposed recovery and devolution White Paper.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when community centres can re-open as covid-19 restrictions are eased; and whether those facilities are allowed to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much each local authority will receive in funding allocations under the Welcome Back Fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many FTE staff from his Department were employed in the Cities and Local Growth Unit in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Governement, what plans he has to make a submission to the consultation by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, apart from Case Studies A, B and C in the Liverpool City Council: Best Value inspection report published on 24 March...
What recent steps his Department has taken to tackle regional inequality.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will detail the level of funding in each of the four financial years of the Levelling Up Fund for Northern Ireland.
When his Department plans to respond to the consultation on raising accessibility standards for new homes, which closed on 1 December 2020.
What steps he is taking to promote homeownership.
What steps he is taking to ensure that neighbourhood plans continue to be prioritised as part of the reformed planning system.
What steps he is taking to reform planning rules in England.
What steps he is taking to increase the supply of new homes.
What steps he is taking to implement the policies set out in his Department's recent response to its consultation on supporting housing delivery and public service infrastructure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of completed house sales involving first-time buyers in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the value of the applications to the existing Help to Buy scheme in (a) England and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the rate of house building in (a) Coventry, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of high-rise residential buildings that will benefit from the Waking Watch...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what impact assessment his Department has carried out on plans to create a new permitted development right to enable...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of delays to the timescales for the Building Safety Fund on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish details of how to access the additional funding for the removal of unsafe cladding that was...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure fire alarms are an sufficient replacement for waking watchers in all qualifying...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will backdate applications to the Waking Watch Fund for buildings that had installed alarms before 17 December 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many Waking Watch Relief Fund applications his Department has received to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help leaseholders secure a low interest rate on loans taken to cover fire safety costs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many orders have been issued banning landlords under the Housing and Planning Act 2016.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support to local authorities with the development of new social housing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the regional price caps on the effectiveness of the new Help to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of first time buyers that have used the existing Help to Buy scheme in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department press release of 10 February 2021, Government to bring an end to unsafe cladding with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the review of the Decent Homes Standard, whether the Government plans to provide funding to local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many leaseholders with a Help to Buy loan are in buildings with ACM, MCM or HPL cladding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Enhanced Pallet Load System trucks the British Army has; and where those vehicles were manufactured.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse has been of upgrades to the UK's defence footprint in Brunei over the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has investigated whether UK-supplied military support vehicles were used in the recent military operation in Tigray.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British Army recruits have been enlisted from each parliamentary constituency since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of when HMS Trenchant will be fully recycled.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the non-military development agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the Government that applies to the sovereign base areas,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the non-military development agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the Government that applies to the sovereign base areas,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the non-military development agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the Government that applies to the sovereign base areas,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of procuring Blackhawk helicopters from the US.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department plans to incorporate commitments to reduce defence emissions in declarations resulting from COP26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Government’s response to the Selous Report, Living in our Shoes – understanding the needs of UK Armed Forces families,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the out of service date is for the RAF T1 Black Fleet; and what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the cessation of that fleet on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has plans to reaffirm the National Shipbuilding Strategy in 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list all the types of helicopters in use in (a) the Royal Navy, (b) the British Army and (c) the RAF.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces recruits have enlisted from each parliamentary consistency since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) safety and (b) delivery of the covid-19 vaccination programme for members of 3 Scots that are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the types of munitions held on board the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier for its planned tasking to south east Asia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces recruits have been enlisted from each region of the UK since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the new Ranger Brigade will be formed; and what its manned strength will be.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officers of Paid Rank Colonel and above there are in the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Health and Safety Executive on health and safety inspections of supermarket distribution warehouses...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobs where businesses have applied for support via the KickStart scheme her Department has (a) approved, (b) rejected and (c) not...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average number of jobs is that businesses have applied for support for via the KickStart scheme to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support universal credit claimants in (a) Coventry North East constituency and (b) Coventry during the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support young people from marginalised groups entering employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what mental health training has been put in place for work coaches in job centres.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Alternative Payment Arrangements were requested by claimants in (a) England, (b) the Northwest and (c) Stockport in (i) 2018-19, (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Kickstart candidates are disabled.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are repaying overpayments of carer's allowance; and what the total value being repaid is.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that pregnant women are not disadvantaged when changing jobs with respect to statutory maternity pay.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to undertake a consultation on how pension rules will be reformed to allow funds to be used to make equity offerings for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cold weather payments have been issued to people in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry and (c) the West Midlands in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the reciprocal pension rights of UK and Belgian nationals who have yet to reach state retirement age, which were accrued in Belgium or...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2021 to Question 162619, o Funeral Payments, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the rejection...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans the Government has to give British Sign Language legal status.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2021 to Question 139055 on Personal Independence Payment: coronavirus, whether his Department plans to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the introduction of means-testing for the TV licence concession for people aged over...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to extend the Kickstart Scheme until 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to ensure that employers are aware of their responsibilities in relation to the protection of pregnant workers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what impact assessment he has undertaken on the reduction in Official Development Assistance to Syria in 2021; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will make it its policy to publicly acknowledge Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to be a victim of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the level of freedom of religion or belief in Algeria.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support Palestinians forcibly transferred from their homes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support the UK is providing to the Ethiopian (a) military and (b) police security services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions Ministers in his Department have had with (a) Ali Mushaima, son of Bahraini political opposition...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in African countries ranked in the bottom quartile of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Iranian Government on the cases of (a) Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the use of rape as a weapon of war in Tigray.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 April 2021 to Question 174111, on Voluntary Service Overseas: Finance, what the value...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department is providing to UK nationals in St Vincent that have been affected by recent eruptions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help facilitate the evacuation of UK nationals from St Vincent following...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the reduction to Official Development Assistance on tackling child...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) political situation in Myanmar following the recent coup and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support the UK is providing to St Vincent since the recent volcanic eruption on that island.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) financial, (b) logistical and (c) military support the Government is providing to St. Vincent and the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of (a) writing off and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2021 to Question 170728 on Official Development Assistance contracts, whether...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2021 to Question 170728 on Official Development Assistance contracts, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how the G7 will co-ordinate international action to tackle rising food insecurity and malnutrition in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what programmes he has put in place to support the Government's Anti Corruption Strategy using Official...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle food security and malnutrition in the Democratic Republic of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish his Department's long-term financial plan for Official Development Assistance funding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is providing assistance to UK citizens affected by covid-19 related international travel restrictions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the CDC Group's expected investment in fossil fuel projects in the next five...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will join the Netherlands and Canada in formally supporting the Gambia in its International...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Italian counterpart on expediting applications for the carta di soggiorno...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps with EU representatives to increase support for Papua New Guinea and other...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government plans to take in 2021 to improve the global provision of facilities for handwashing,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the (a) Eritrean and (b) Ethiopian authorities on attacks in the town...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to Answer of 25 March 2021 to Question 173113 on Turkey: Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage his Ethiopian counterpart to restore internet access in the Tigray region of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if his Department will consult with representatives of (a) civil society and (b) affected communities ahead of its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) arms exports from the UK are not used for attacks on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will ensure Ministerial attendance at the upcoming UN High-Level Meeting on ending AIDS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many visits (a) he, (b) Ministers and (c) officials from his Department have made to Ethiopia since 3 November...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure that COP26 increases the (a) quality and (b) quantity of finance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department is having with its Ethiopian counterparts on finding a political resolution to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has conducted a review of existing arms export licences and arms export licensing policy in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the withdrawal of Eritrean forces from the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many British citizens have been taken hostage by terrorist organisations in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the findings of the Redress report on the treatment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, what steps the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the validity of reports that an...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he last held formal discussions with his Swiss counterpart; and whether he raised the vote in Switzerland on...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) Great Britain have been (i) granted and (ii) refused renunciation of their British...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Windrush Compensation Scheme, what criteria her Department uses to determine the effect of the Windrush scandal on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provision has been made in the Windrush Compensation Scheme for claimants who die before their claim under that scheme is fully settled.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many claims to the Windrush Compensation Scheme from residents living in (a) Lewisham Deptford constituency, (b) London and (c) the UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her October 2019 report to the Home Affairs Select Committee on the Windrush scandal, how many of the families of the 14...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of claims to the Windrush Compensation Scheme from residents living in (a) Lewisham Deptford constituency, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Preventing modern slavery and human trafficking - An agenda for...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to bring forward proposals to update the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing au pairs to travel to the UK under short term study visas.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will take steps to tackle serious exploitation and abuse of migrant domestic workers by restoring the visa that was in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of criminal acts committed in the last five years in which crossbows have been used; what...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of online fraud during the covid-19 outbreak.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing a national (a) task force and (b) strategy to tackle pet theft.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to support police forces to ensure HIV status is not recorded on the Police National Computer so that the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many British citizens have left the UK to join a proscribed Islamic terrorist organisation in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the number of catalytic converter thefts in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the risk of transmission of covid-19 as a result of moving families of asylum seekers under his Department's...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to support police forces to implement HIV awareness training to help reduce HIV related stigma and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2021 to Question 170550 on North Wales Police: Finance, if he will publish the same information for each...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for Frontier Workers Permits her Department has (a) received and (b) issued.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the recent upsurge in catalytic converter thefts, if her Department will take steps to ensure that insurance companies do...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to deliver civil service jobs in her Department to Dudley North constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has considered commissioning a new review into the activities of (a) the Muslim Brotherhood and (b) extremist Islamist...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government has taken to help tackle the threat of the Islamic State group internationally.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the review into Greensill lobbying led by Nigel Boardman will be supported by an independent advisory...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the number of SMEs in Wales that have been unable to export goods to...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to expand the scope of the lobbying register; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the current export arrangements between the UK and the EU...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing civil servants in his Department to receive...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Government departments have announced they are no longer engaging self-employed contractors as a...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to negotiate with the Greek Government the granting of special permits to allow the up...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which issues in (a) trade policy and (b) ongoing trade negotiations require the coordination of cross-Government positions with the support...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she plans to appoint a replacement for Helen Keefe as the BBC's representative on her Trade Advisory Group on Creative Industries.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans her Department has to engage with stakeholders in the higher education and research sector on potential free trade agreements...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department has taken to support the Welsh Government’s trade responsibilities established through the 2013 Devolution...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many (a) standard individual export licences and (b) open individual export licences have been granted for the shipment of arms to...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when she plans to respond to the letter dated 12 February 2021 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire, reference ZA55555, regarding delays...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the total size was of her Department’s overseas network by headcount as at 1 March 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when and for what reason her responsibilities for chairing the Ministerial Committee on the Government’s GREAT campaign were...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when she plans to lay before Parliament an impact assessment of the proposed free trade agreement with Australia as per clause 42 of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when she plans to respond to the letter dated 12 February 2021 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire on access to seed potato markets,...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the breakdown of her Department’s overseas network in the Europe region was by each individual location where they are based as...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate she has made of the cost to the UK frozen food industry of tariffs applied to frozen fruit imported from Serbia as a result of...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the members nominated for the Trade and Agriculture Commission have (a) science-led...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the timeframe is for implementation of the trade agreement with Brazil announced in December 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the level of expectation among parents that VOD platforms should ensure that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to tackle online misinformation on the vaping industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the scientific basis for his Department’s policy on the use of single-use beverage containers in its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the proposal by The Independent Game Developers’ Association to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many businesses received funding through the first round but not the second round of the Culture Recovery Fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government has taken to support theatres during the covid-19 outbreak.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if his Department will publish guidance on when busking and street performances can begin safely as covid-19 restrictions are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) nightclubs, (b) live music venues, (c) festivals and (d) businesses that supply those entertainment businesses...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with representatives of the BBC on ensuring that licence fee payers receive value for money during...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to support small cricket clubs that are experiencing financial difficulties due to the covid-19 outbreak.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 25 of the Government's response to the consultation on expanding the Dormant Asset Scheme, if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department made of the effectiveness of the (a) National Citizen Service, (b) Scout Association and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential upload speeds to be attained using satellite enabled broadband in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support the Government plans to provide to (a) the English Cricket Board and (b) local authorities to increase cricket...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the date by which OneWeb will be able to provide rural broadband for the whole of the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department plans to use satellite technology to complete the UK high capacity broadband network.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much and what proportion of the budget of the National Citizen Service was spent on advertising and marketing in 2019-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many people completed the National Citizens Service programme in (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the membership is of the cultural and creative touring working group.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) reduce instances of livestock worrying and (b) implement the recommendations made...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce air pollution in homes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ban the sale of fur in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ban the use of cages in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the British Horseracing Association on when they plan to undertake a consultation on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support he is giving to pig farmers who have lost trade as a result of the covid-19 outbreak and African swine fever.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that landlords cannot take a disproportionate share of their tenant's delinked...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to introduce genetically modified foods into the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to bring forward proposals on UK bass fishing management measures and moving incidental bass catches caught in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the proposed date is to reinstate the General Licence for Gatherings to permit the return of pigeon racing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of consignments of animal and plant products are rejected at the EU Border Control Post.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of glue traps on (a) bats, (b) other endangered species and (c) animal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to discourage littering in (a) tourist and (b) other areas as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent untreated sewage from entering rivers and seas in the UK; and what assessment he has made...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the Environment Agency's impact assessment of the Sevington Inland Border Facility in Ashford, Kent.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department provides grants to help towards the recovery of a person's home following flooding; and if he will...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans the Government has to implement the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Human Rights report entitled Black people, racism and human...
To ask the Prime Minister, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for West Lancashire of 10 February 2021, ref ZA55528, on flooded subways in Skelmersdale.
To ask the Prime Minister, how many discussions he has had with leaders of other nations where a readout has not been provided to the media following the event to date.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of (1) the number of (a) regional, and (b) local, theatres that have permanently closed, and (2) the number of local authority areas...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will answer the letter that he wrote to the Lord Chancellor concerning Arcadia pensions on 2 March.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that people with learning disabilities have (1) training on, and (2) access to, IT, so that they are not isolated from...
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