Written answers

Monday, 7 June 2021

  • Department for Transport

    • Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what criteria countries are assigned to the red, amber and green lists for international travel.

    • Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) including and (b) not including an amber travel list in the covid-19 traffic light system...

      Railways: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve rail services in south-east London.

      Hitachi Rail: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 May 2021 to Question 4674, for what reason there is provision in the contract for trains operating on London North...

      Motorways: Road Signs and Markings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions gantry notification systems on smart motorways were inoperable as a result of technical failure in the last 12 months.

      Roads: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress has been made by the rural roads working group established by the hon. Member for Northampton North; and what steps are being...

      Railway Stations: Visual Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that train stations in (a) the North West, (b) Merseyside, (c) Wirral and (d) Wallasey are fully...

      Plastics: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of particulate and plastic pollution from (a) brakes, (b) tyres and (c) road wear on...

      Joint Maritime Security Centre

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May to Question 258 on Joint Maritime Security Centre; what the financial contributions are of (a) his Department, (b)...

      Public Transport: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is he taking to ensure that people are aware that it is safe to use buses, trains and trams when appropriate Covid-19 safety measures are...

      Aviation: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the guidance entitled Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer aviation guidance for operators, what estimate his Department has made of the...

      Airports: Social Distancing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that people returning from red list, amber list and green list countries during the covid-19 pandemic are able to...

      Aviation: Belarus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many commercial flights (a) originating from Belarus and (b) operated by Belarusian-based airlines have entered UK airspace in the last two years.

      Railways: Risk Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason Network Rail continues to operate without use of the Office of Rail and Road’s risk management assessment tool as introduced to...

      Motorways: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative data his Department holds on (a) deaths on the hard shoulder of existing motorways and (b) deaths on the lane that was previously a...

      Northwich Station: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the need for investment to (a) rebuild, (b) modernise and (c) improve accessibility at Northwich Station...

      Trains: Hitachi

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to Answer of 25 May 2021 to Question 2411, since 13 May 2021, in how many instances were Hitachi's Intercity Class 800 series trains found to...

      Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish an updated Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline.

      Network Rail: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total rail enhancement funding available to Network Rail for Control Period 6 is; what the actual spend is in years (a) one and (b) two; and...

      Aviation: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he made underpinning the decision to allow flights from India to land at UK airports after India was put on the covid-19 red list.

      Leamside Railway Line: Environmental Impact Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has undertaken an environmental impact assessment of opening a proposed Leamside South line.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Iron and Steel: Safeguard Measures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on extending the UK’s steel...

    • Iron and Steel: Safeguard Measures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on the (a) Trade Remedies...

      Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Re-employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of employers in receipt of covid-19 loans and grants under the Coronavirus Job...

      Unfair Dismissal: Temporary Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to expand access to unfair dismissal for temporary and agency workers who are not...

      Employment: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what representations she has received from the Scottish Government on devolving employment legislation.

      Help to Grow Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Help to Grow: Management programme announced in Budget 2021, what estimate he has made of the...

      Business: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing support to former business owners whose businesses...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that signal strength is strong enough to support smart meter installation...

      UN Climate Conference 2021: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the Government’s objectives are for the cities and built environment theme for the COP; and how the...

      Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to promote the role of local government in delivering the national net zero target at COP26.

      Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Bottles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had with energy providers on the current availability of gas cylinder bottles for...

      Mineworkers' Pension Scheme: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many (a) existing and (b) former recipients of the mineworkers’ pension scheme live in (i) Cynon Valley, (ii)...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his Department’s target is for smart meter installations by the end of 2021.

      Natural Gas: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to support the development of the geo-engine in the UK.

      Belt and Road Initiative: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2021 to Question 1109 on Belt and Road Initiative: China, which Belt and Road...

      Electricity Generation: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent representations his Department has received from the Scottish Government on transmission charges.

      Water Power: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2021 to Question 2860, what number of wave and tidal stream technologies have been...

      Water Power: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2021 to Question 2860, whether the parameters for the next allocation round of Pot 2...

      Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2021 to Question 2856, what assessment his Department has made of the potential...

      Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many applicants submitted proposals to the offshore wind manufacturing investment scheme.

      National Digital Twin Programme: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will adopt the Institution of Civil Engineers' recent recommendation that increased funding should be...

      Research Bureaucracy Review: Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the development of the review of research bureaucracy, what recent discussions he has had with third...

      Research Bureaucracy Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans for there to be a public consultation as part of the review of research bureaucracy.

      Research: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding the Government has allocated to research and development; and how much and what proportion of that...

      Research: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much and what proportion of the Government’s £14.9 billion funding for research and development in...

      Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to hold a public consultation on the Innovation Strategy.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has to ensure covid-19 booster vaccinations keep up with potential new variants.

      Life Sciences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to hold a public consultation on the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Disability: Coronavirus

      To ask the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will ensure that the proposed public inquiry into the covid-19 outbreak includes an assessment of the effect of the...

    • Crown Commercial Service: Contracts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has asked the companies that are part of its Facilities Management...

      Government Property Agency: Contracts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government Property Agency (GPA) has asked the Facility Management companies it contracts services...

      Emergencies: Mobile Phones

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2021 to Question 3121 on Emergencies: Mobile Phones, if he will make it his...

      Blood: Contamination

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether people affected by contaminated blood products will have access to legal representation for the...

      Africa and African Union: G7

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, which representatives of individual African countries or the African Union will be taking part in discussions...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Correspondence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to Answer of 27 May 2021 to Question 6457 on Department of Work and Pensions: Correspondence, when...

      11 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the renovations and refurbishment of the Downing Street flat, how much of the £30,000...

      11 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2021 to Question 3021, who was the private supplier responsible for the works...

      Press Conferences: Sign Language

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of including British Sign Language interpreters at...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Respite Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will provide additional financial support to carers to access respite breaks.

    • Antibiotics: Side Effects

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

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Professor Van-Tam's comments to a Downing Street press conference on 19 May 2021, what criteria he plans to use to...

      Omalizumab

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with NICE on recommending that Omalizumab is made available by the NHS for treating nasal polyp disease.

      Obesity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of development of Integrated Care Systems on obesity services; and if he...

      Obesity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what responsibilities Integrated Care Systems will have for the delivery of (a) Tier 3 weight management services and (b) Tier 4 weight...

      Obesity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders on improving patient access to obesity services through the...

      Travel: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that students studying abroad in the 2021-22 academic year will have received their...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether clinically extremely vulnerable children under 16 should be able to access covid-19...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the efficacy of vaccination in preventing (a) transmission, (b) hospitalisation and (c)...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to assess the potential merits of covid-19 vaccine boosters for (a) people with blood cancer and (b) other people...

      Mental Health Services: Doctors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mental health doctors there were in (a) 2010 and (b) 2021.

      Mental Health Services: Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mental health nurses there were in (a) 2010 and (b) 2021.

      Blood: Contamination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people affected by the contaminated blood scandal live in (a) Cynon Valley, (b) Rhonda Cynon Taf and (c) Wales.

      Health Services: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the (a) access to and (b) quality of...

      Baby Care Units

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the findings of the report entitled Locked Out: the impact of COVID-19 on neonatal care, published by Bliss in May 2021...

      Health Services: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the wide scope of issues covered by the Women’s Health Strategy...

      Mental Health Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS Long Term Plan goal that all children who need specialist mental health care can access it, what steps he has...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of people living with delirium; and whether an assessment has been made of the...

      Mental Health Services: Hospital Beds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mental health beds there were in (a) 2010 and (b) 2021.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether (a) the covid-19 vaccines affect fertility and (b) those vaccines can safely be taken by pregnant...

      Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2021 to Question 821 on Children, for what reason there is no single Cabinet minister responsible for...

      Eating Disorders: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide support to people with eating disorders.

      Eating Disorders: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to reduce waiting times for eating disorder services.

      Bereavement Counselling: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve mental health care for people bereaved as a result of covid-19.

      Pregnancy: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to enable women with high risk pregnancies to access remote monitoring of their pregnancy in the...

      Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish the preliminary results from the four week waiting time pilot for adult community mental health...

      Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what engagement he is planning with eating disorder groups on proposed mandatory calorie labelling.

      Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect of his Department's proposals to introduce mandatory calorie labelling in the...

      NHS and Social Services: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2021 to Question 6485, when he plans that data on the number of successful refunds of the Immigration...

      Accident and Emergency Departments: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have attended accident and emergency in each month since March 2020.

      NHS: Ventilators

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ventilators were built by Dyson for the NHS in the last 12 months; and how many of those ventilators were used.

      Surgery: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who experienced the cancellation of an operation on more than one occasion...

      NHS 111

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of patients who called 111 First and following assessment (a) attended accident and emergency via a booked...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the letter of 18 February 2021, and follow up letters of 1 March, 16 April and the 19 May 2021, from the...

      Social Services: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a timetable for adult social care reforms.

      Kidney Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the announcement of £325 million for diagnostic equipment announced in the Spending Review 2020, how much and what...

      HIV Infection: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will make pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) available at pharmacies.

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to speed up genome sequencing to meet the demands of covid-19 testing.

      NHS: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2021 to Question 4046 on NHS: Migrant Workers, if he will collect data on the number of NHS workers from...

      Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the Government's timeframe is for the introduction of mandatory calorie labelling.

      Cancer: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the backlog in cancer care is tackled consistently across the country.

      Integrated Care Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether all local authorities within an Integrated Care System (ICS) footprint will be on the ICS NHS Board for their area; and what...

      Integrated Care Systems and NHS Trusts: Debts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Integrated Care Systems (ICS) will be allowed to run deficits when placed on a statutory footing; what discussions he has had...

      Pharmacy: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what representations he has made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on delivering more sustainable funding for community pharmacies.

      Kidney Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of clinical guidance for the (a) diagnosis, (b) treatment and (c) management of kidney cancer.

      Obesity: Coronavirus

      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 levels of obesity among (a) children and (b) adults in (i) Coventry...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of people hospitalised with the B.1.617.2 variant of covid-19 to date were (a) unvaccinated and (b) vaccinated with (i)...

      Weddings: Social Distancing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to announce the removal of all covid-19 social distancing restrictions on weddings, civil partnership ceremonies and receptions.

      Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of his Department's proposals to introduce mandatory calorie labelling on...

      Cereals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Danish Whole Grain Partnership on increasing whole grain intakes.

      Yellow Card Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the extent of under-reporting of adverse drug reactions to the Yellow Card scheme.

      Cereals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the average daily consumption of wholegrains in (a) adults, (b) teenagers and (c) children.

      Tobacco

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 29 April 2021 to Question 187176, whether he plans to delay the publication of the Tobacco Control Plan...

      Cereals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the benefits for health of wholegrain consumption.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of giving home carers the same priority for covid-19 vaccinations as...

  • Wales Office

    • Regional Planning and Development: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what metrics the Government plans to use to measure success on the commitment to levelling up in the recently published Plan for Wales.

    • Trade Agreements: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has had discussions with the Welsh Trade and Investment Hub on producing economic impact assessments of trade deals proposed by the UK Government.

  • Department for Education

    • Pupils: Per Capita Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the difference in average per pupil funding was between (a) 5 to 16 year olds and (b) 16 to 19 year olds in each of the last five years.

    • Schools: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the latest evidence on the effect of mask wearing in school communal spaces on covid-19 transmission.

      Arts: Higher Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will (a) review and (b) consult on the adequacy of funding available for music and arts courses at higher education level.

      Children: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what research his Department has carried out or commissioned on the effect of hunger and poverty on children's ability to learn effectively.

      Schools: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional mental health and wellbeing support his Department has provided to (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in York; and whether he has...

      Universities: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in the context of the ability of students living in private accommodation to travel to their term time address at any time, for what reason he has...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the Resource Account and Budgeting charge his Department estimates to be made up of the interest accrued on student loans rather...

      Schools: Religion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to take steps in response to the recommendations of the National Secular Society's report entitled Religiosity...

      Schools: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Ofsted review on sexual abuse in schools will be published.

      Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to prevent the teacher-assessed grading process in the 2020-21 academic year leading to legal disputes.

      Universities: Racial Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to take steps in response to the reported planned introduction by the Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University of arrangements (a)...

      Universities: Foundation Courses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of universities that offer foundation year provision.

  • Treasury

    • Welfare State: Reform

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households in (a) Cynon Valley and (b) Wales have been affected by the loss of the child element of child tax credit and universal credit for a...

    • Equitable Life Assurance Society

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2021 to Question 187376 on Equitable Life Assurance Society, how his Department defines relevant records in relation to...

      Economic Situation: South East

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) Slough and (b) the South East has a secure economic foundation to meet challenges presented by the covid-19 outbreak.

      Revenue and Customs: Correspondence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of legitimate HMRC contact with the public that the public has mistakenly perceived to be fraudulent;...

      Buildings: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government since the Senedd elections on (a) Barnett consequentials of fire safety remediation funds announced...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Sri Lanka: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to continue Conflict, Stability and Security Fund programmes in Sri Lanka after the end of 2021-22.

    • Ghana: LGBT People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Government of Ghana on repression of the LGBT+ community in that...

      Haiti: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Haitian counterpart on the proposed changes to that country's constitution...

      Sri Lanka: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the International Truth and Justice Project’s submission to the Global Human...

      Nepal: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to respond to the humanitarian situation in Nepal; what assessment he has made of the...

      Haiti: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance the Government is providing to Haiti to tackle the recent surge in cases of covid-19 in that country.

      British Overseas Territories: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of UK Overseas Territory residents have received a (a) first dose and (b) both doses of a covid-19...

      Eritrea: Ethiopia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the presence of Eritrean regular or irregular forces in Ethiopia.

      Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the rescheduled Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda will take place; and what plans there are...

      Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support he is providing to help tackle the persecution of non-religious people globally.

      Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the return of disabled citizens from covid-19 red list countries.

      Xinjiang: Uyghurs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the viability of the route to court determination regarding alleged genocide and crimes against...

      Zimbabwe: Political Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of reports on the detention and repression...

      Democratic Republic of Congo: Volcanoes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of reductions to Official Development Assistance spending on the ability...

      Democratic Republic of Congo: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the value of Official Development Assistance funding spent in (a) the Democratic...

      Tigray: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the US Administration on the use of targeted sanctions and...

      Democratic Republic of Congo: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which charities operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo have received Official Development Assistance...

      Mali: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) political and (b) security situation in Mali; and whether he has plans to...

      Democratic Republic of Congo: Volcanoes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what humanitarian and other assistance he is providing to people affected by the recent volcanic eruption in Goma...

      Ethiopia: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish the amount of Official Development Assistance provided for (a) security sector reform, (b)...

      Tigray: White Phosphorus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to reports in the Daily Telegraph on 24 May 2021 of the use of white phosphorous on civilians in...

      Guatemala: Non-governmental Organisations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on (a) civil society and (b) human rights of the proposed adoption of...

      Overseas Aid: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2021 to Question 5258, whether a specific impact assessment for the transmission...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ajax Vehicles: Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether trials crew on the Capability Drop 1 Ajax Scout vehicles have been injured during those trials as a result of (a) vibration and (b) noise.

    • Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel with non-UK nationality left the armed forces in each of the last three years.

      Armed Forces: Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he made of the potential merits of waiving the cost of fees for Leave to Remain for Commonwealth service leavers and their families.

      Richard Paniguian

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Sir Richard Paniguian met defence ministers on 11 January 2016 at a session of the Gulf Advisory Committee or Gulf Advisory Council.

      Military Aircraft: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of Price Waterhouse Cooper's assessment that project Tempest will add £1 billion to the economy of the...

      Type 45 Destroyers: Operating Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average cost to his Department is for each day a Type 45 Destroyer is at sea.

      Clyde Naval Base: Fire and Rescue Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date his Department received full approval from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service for Capita to proceed to implement the proposed changes to...

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Iron and Steel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of the steel used in the construction of the new Fleet Solid Support ships will be British steel.

      Defence: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recent reports on the Australian Land200 programme, what assessment his Department makes of the security of critical systems when...

      Defence: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recent reports on the Australian Land200 programme, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) security of critical UK MoD systems...

      RAF Valley: Red Arrows

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to move additional Red Arrows depth work to RAF Valley on Ynys Môn.

      RAF Lossiemouth: Maritime Patrol Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there is a dedicated saltwater washdown facility or capability at RAF Lossiemouth for the P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft.

      Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK armed forces personnel with non-UK nationality were deployed in support of (a) Operation Herrick and (b) Operation Telic.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when UK armed forces are planned to leave Afghanistan.

      Hercules Aircraft: Special Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made about the effect of the decision to retire the C130 Hercules by 2023 on the operational capability of the Special Forces.

      Oman: Demonstrations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Chief of the Defence Staff and other UK military personnel have assisted the Omani authorities in responding to the recent protests in that...

      Oman: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the number of UK military personnel based in Oman.

      Oman: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any British Army personnel on loan to the Sultanate of Oman serve in military units that (a) operate or (b) maintain armoured vehicles.

      Army: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 7.34 of the Defence in a competitive age Command Paper, CP411, how many personnel will be allocated to the new...

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any area of the new Fleet Solid Support ships contract restricts the tender to UK-only bodies as a result of national security considerations.

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether intellectual property will be transferred to the UK with regard to the new Fleet Solid Support ships contract.

      Warships: Shipbuilding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on designating that UK warships must be built in the UK.

      Submarines: Iron and Steel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the location is of the site used to produce the pressure hull steel used in the production of the Trafalgar class and Vangard class submarines.

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what meetings (a) he has and (b) officials in his Department have had with relevant stakeholders on the reopening of the new Fleet Solid Support ships...

      Chinook Helicopters: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason deliveries of the H-47 Extended Range Chinook helicopters are being delayed until 2026.

      Apache AH-64 Helicopters: Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what air-to-ground missile will UK Army Air Corps Apache AH-64E aircraft be equipped with.

      Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft: Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 56 of the Defence in a competitive age Command Paper, CP411, how many more UK weapons will be integrated onto the Lightning II...

      Defence Equipment: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much revenue has been generated through the sale of surplus military equipment via the Defence Equipment Sales Authority in each of the last five years.

      Maritime Patrol Aircraft: Antisubmarine Warfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK ordered the High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Capability for use on the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft.

      Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel with non-UK nationality have died as a result of a medal-earning operation in the last 20 years.

      Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of Commonwealth nationals serving in the armed forces have served in the armed forces for four or more years.

      Armed Forces: Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate the Government has made of the net cost of the implementation of his proposal relating to settlement fees applicable to non-UK Service...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Kickstart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will provide an estimate of the number of placements on the Kickstart scheme that will result in permanent employment in (a)...

    • Kickstart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time is between a job being approved through the government’s Kickstart scheme and the placement beginning in...

      Kickstart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobs have been (a) approved and (b) commenced under the Kickstart scheme in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Newcastle East...

      Jobcentres: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of work coaches who have received their (a) first dose and (b) second dose of the...

      Pensions Regulator: Universities Superannuation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to establish an inquiry into the (a) governance of and (b) role of the Pensions Regulator in the Universities Superannuation...

      Disability: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to Answer of 17 May to Question 314 on Disability: Public Consultation, if she will (a) specify in which month she plans to publish...

      Universal Credit: Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2021 to Question 2925 on Universal Credit: Domestic Abuse, what assessment her Department has made of the...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the High Court's ruling in January 2021, what steps her Department is taking to amend or remove the proof of payment...

      Universal Credit: Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the problem of claimants of universal credit (a) having their application for that benefit...

      Kickstart Scheme: Hertfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Kickstart applications waiting for a decision for eight weeks or more after submission as at 27 May 2021 were...

      Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of claimants who failed to attend a face-to-face appointment in a jobcentre since the extended openings began in...

      Jobcentres: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment she has made of the effectiveness of a return to face-to-face appointments for groups of claimants in job centres...

      Jobcentres: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the risk assessments undertaken by her Department in respect of the return to face-to-face appointments in job centres for...

      Jobcentres: Opening Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many job centres and temporary job centres are currently opening on Sundays; and what discussions her Department has had with staff...

      Kickstart Scheme: Glasgow

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employers in Glasgow Central constituency have been signed up to the Kickstart scheme as at 27 May 2021.

      Kickstart Scheme: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the equality impact assessment relating to the Kickstart scheme.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Self-employed

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the risk of bogus self employment among its external providers.

      Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timetable is for publication of her Department's Health and Disability Green Paper.

      Jobcentres: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of claimants attending face-to-face appointments in job centres by region since the easing of...

      Children: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of the £20 uplift in universal credit on levels of child poverty in (a) Scotland and...

      Kickstart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Kickstart scheme.

      Kickstart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have secured employment through the Kickstart scheme to date.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the equity of her policy on two persons who qualify for the Limited Capability for Work-Related Activity...

      Support for Mortgage Interest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of the waiting time before new universal credit claimants are eligible for Support for Mortgage...

      Support for Mortgage Interest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of switching to Support for Mortgage Interest rather than housing support for homeowners...

      Children: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the levels of child poverty in (a) Scotland and (b) Glenrothes constituency.

      State Retirement Pensions: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many married women have made claims to claim the underpayment of their state pension to date.

      State Retirement Pensions: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, by what date her Department plans to complete settling outstanding underpayments of married women's state pension.

      Work Capability Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when face-to-face work capability assessments for social security allowances will resume.

      Universal Credit: Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2021 to Question 2925 on Universal Credit: Domestic Abuse, whether her Department has made an assessment of...

      Universal Credit: Debts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2021 to Question 2925, whether his Department has made an assessment on how an urgent universal credit...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Animals: Antibiotics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to ban (a) the routine use of antibiotics and (b) all preventative use of antibiotics in groups of animals...

    • Environment Agency: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of reductions in funding allocated to the Environment Agency in the...

      Plastics: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the level of plastic pollution in waterways in Newcastle.

      Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2021 to Question 4583 on Flood control, if he will publish the content of that feedback.

      Plastics: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the level of plastic pollution in Newcastle.

  • Home Office

    • Psilocybin: Health Hazards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer 20 May 2021 to Question 2168, what the evidential basis is for psilocybin being a Class A, Schedule 1 controlled...

    • Slavery: Victim Support Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to set up a redress scheme to ensure that all eligible survivors of trafficking and slavery who were denied...

      Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce a system to enable visa applications, which were submitted when the priority service was not available, to be upgraded...

      Educational Visits: EU Countries

      To ask the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the withdrawal of European countries from Collective Passports recognition scheme on educational and recreational school...

      Asylum: Finance

      For what reason her Department continues to monitor asylum seekers' usage of Aspen Cards.

      Antisemitism: Demonstrations

      What steps she is taking to tackle anti-Semitism at public demonstrations.

      Human Rights: Postgraduate Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the meeting of 25 May 2021 between the Rt Hon Member for Witham and the Bahraini Minister of Interior, whether her...

      Police

      What steps her Department is taking to increase the number of police officers.

      Drugs: Smuggling

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2021 to Question 5143 what the total cost is of Operation Venetic to date; and how she plans to evaluate...

      UK Border Force: Shipping

      What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that British shipyards can compete in procurement processes for UK Border Force vessels.

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      What steps her Department is taking to stop illegal immigration across the English Channel.

      Drugs: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2021 to Question 5140, how the Government plans to assess the (a) effectiveness and (b) value for money of...

      Overseas Students: English Language

      What progress she has made on resolving the immigration status of overseas students who have been falsely accused of cheating in English language tests.

      Police: Finance

      What plans her Department has to increase police funding.

      Police: Finance

      What steps her Department is taking to increase financial support for the police.

      Police: Finance

      What steps her Department is taking to increase financial support for the police.

      Police: Finance

      What steps her Department is taking to increase financial support for the police.

      Immigration: Armed Forces

      What steps she is taking to support non-UK (a) veterans and (b) armed forces dependants with regularising their immigration status.

      Travellers: Caravan Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential detrimental effects of policing by consent on Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities parked on...

      Crime and Justice Task Force

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2021 to Question 2169, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the Crime and...

      Armed Forces: Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of Commonwealth service leavers who are eligible to apply for Leave to Remain have applied for Leave to Remain.

      Misuse of Drugs Act 1971: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations he has received from the Scottish Government on requesting devolution of the powers under the Misuse of Drugs...

      Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to reduce the number of single crewed police officers on duty.

      Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there is an increased risk to police officers or the public in policing situations where police officers are single crewed compared...

      Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to encourage collaboration between (a) Ofcom, (b) the Telecommunications sector and (c) the National Crime Agency on...

      Licensing Laws: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Licensing Act 2003 guidance in order to make a licence for the sale...

      Immigration: Glasgow

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations her Department has received from the Scottish Government on incidents at Kenmure Street, Glasgow on 13 May 2021.

      Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that European citizens who are resident in the UK who may not be aware of the requirement to...

      Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of EU citizens residing in the UK who still need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme.

      Overseas Students: Self-employed

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits to the economy of increasing the number of graduate entrepreneurs by amending...

      Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what options are available to EU nationals who seek to apply for settled status and who do not own bio-chipped documents.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of the Home Department of 25 May 2021, column 81WH on...

      Immigration: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many successful applications for Indefinite Leave to Remain were processed via the SET (AF) route in each of the last three years.

      Visas: Hong Kong

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from Hong Kong have successfully taken up a British National (Overseas) visa since that visa scheme was introduced.

      Refugees: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to provide safe and legal routes to the UK for unaccompanied child refugees.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of the Home Department of 25 May 2021, column 81WH on...

  • Scotland Office

    • Lord Advocate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what representations have been made by the Scottish Government to amend the Scotland Act 1998 in respect of the role of the Lord Advocate.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Public Works Loan Board: Housing Revenue Accounts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, since the 2012 debt settlement, how much principal has been repaid to the Public Works Loans Board by all Housing...

    • Housing: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the number of (a) units granted planning permission on all sites in England per local authority and...

      Build Out Rates Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Independent review of build out: final report, published in October 2018, which of the...

      Building Safety Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish a list of companies that have received funds as Responsible Entities following applications to the...

      Housing: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implementation of new guidance on the requirements for EWS1 forms by UK lenders...

      Decent Homes Standard Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the upcoming Decent Homes Standard Review will consider the cost of retro-fitting existing council homes and...

      Private Rented Housing: Evictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, in the context of the forthcoming lifting of the ban on evictions, whether it remains Government policy that no-one...

      Private Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to create a fairer private rented sector.

      Private Rented Housing: Evictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many Section 21 notices have been administered in (a) Cynon Valley, (b) Rhonda Cynon Taff, (c) Wales and (d) the...

      Business Premises: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Code of Practice for commercial property relationships during the covid-19 pandemic, whether his...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Office: Advertising

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

    • Northern Ireland Office: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on social media advertisements in each of the last five financial years; and on which platforms that money...

      Northern Ireland Office: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on print media advertisements in each of the last five financial years; and on which media outlets that was spent.

  • Department for International Trade

    • Energy Charter

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, on how many occasions the Government has faced legal action through the Energy Charter Treaty.

    • Energy Charter

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Energy Charter Treaty on the UK’s net-zero target.

      Energy Charter

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what her Department’s policy is on the proposed modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty.

      Electric Vehicles: Import Duties

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many of the UK’s existing trade agreements do not allow for tariff-free trade in electric vehicles.

      Agricultural Products: Import Duties

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department has carried out an economic assessment of the effect on UK farming of removing tariffs on all agricultural products...

      Overseas Trade: Australia

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effect of changes in the UK's trading relationships with Australia’s main export...

      Overseas Trade: Jordan

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent steps her Department has taken to help increase the volume of trade between the UK and Jordan.

      Overseas Trade: Lebanon

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent steps her Department has taken to increase the volume of trade between the UK and Lebanon.

      Overseas Trade: Albania

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent steps her Department has taken to help increase the volume of trade between the UK and Albania.

      Riot Control Weapons: Oman

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department plans to continue to license the sale of tear gas to Oman in light of the recent use for internal repression in Sohar.

      Trade Agreements: Nepal

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of securing a bilateral trade agreement with Nepal.

      Trade Agreements: Kuwait

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of securing a bilateral trade agreement with Kuwait.

      Trade Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2021 to Question 5209 on Trade Agreements, if the Government will make it its policy to refuse to negotiate...

      Aluminium: Antidumping Duties

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what her policy is on the reintroduction of an anti-dumping surcharge on aluminium; and if she will make a statement.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Commonwealth Games: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits to the (a) Welsh economy and (b) tourism sector of Ynys Môn...

    • Loneliness: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on levels of loneliness and social...

      National Lottery: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the National Lottery operates with the highest regard for player...

      National Lottery: Scratch Cards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of National Lottery’s decision to withdraw £10...

      Ofcom: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what representations his Department received on the process for the appointment of the Chair of Ofcom, excluding candidate...

      Choirs: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on increasing the six person limit for indoor amateur choirs, where there...

      Choirs: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, on what date indoor rehearsals of amateur singing choirs of more than six people will be permitted.

      Events Industry: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Events Research Programme accurately assesses the risk of live events...

      Sports: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the comparability factors to be applied to the summer phase of the UK Government’s...

      Cycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders on extending the range of professional cycling disciplines...

      Football: Asia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to increase participation and representation of people from Asian backgrounds in football (a)...

      National Leisure Recovery Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2021 to Question 185358 on the National Leisure Recovery Fund, when the early...

      Ofcom: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many applications were received in the initial competition for the post of Chair of Ofcom; and how many candidates were...

      BBC: Royal Charters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the terms of reference for the mid-term review of the Royal Charter for the continuance of the BBC.

      Company Liquidations: West Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2021 to Question 3199 on Company Liquidations: West Yorkshire, how many business operating in...

      Company Liquidations: Wakefield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2021 to Question 3199 on Company Liquidations: West Yorkshire, how many business operating in...

      Gambling: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2021 to Question 2347 on Gambling: Advertising, whether the Government has an evidential...

      Listed Events: Gender

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to update the list of Listed Sporting Events in respect of gender equality.

      Events Industry: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to make available backdated support to supply chain businesses for the live events sector that have (a)...

      Choirs: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of revising covid-19 guidance to allow non-professional choral...

      Choirs: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will change covid-19 guidance to allow amateur choirs to rehearse together.

      Music: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will review the current Gov.uk guidance, Working safely during coronavirus: 2.4 Non-professional performing arts, which...

      Social Media: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential for the instream payment functionality of (a) OnlyFans and (b) other...

      Advertising: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the rules, restrictions and bans on advertising products or services in on-line adverts...

      Television Licences: Autism and Dementia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the BBC on the effect of TV Licensing enforcement activities on people with (a) dementia and...

      Football Governance Fan-led Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what deadline he has placed for the report on the fan-led review of football governance commissioned by his Department.

      Choirs: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of easing covid-19 restrictions for amateur choirs.

      Choirs: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what evidence has been used to reach a decision that community singing cannot commence at Step 3 of the covid-19 lockdown...

      Choirs: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the clinical evidence was for the decision to lift the covid-19 social distancing restrictions on choral singing groups...

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Members: Disciplinary Proceedings

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, for what reason rules on disciplinary action against hon. Members differ between those applied to decisions...

    • Members: Disciplinary Proceedings

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the Commission has made of the adequacy of the independence of disciplinary proceedings...

  • Cop26

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Assembly: Members

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to amend the provisions of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 that require Members of the Legislative Assembly to designate themselves as...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to protect groups for whom the COVID-19 vaccine is less effective, and (2) to communicate their remaining risk to the general public.

    • Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of people hospitalised with COVID-19 and who have had both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, who are (1) blood cancer...

      Travel: Mauritius

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to add Mauritius to the list of islands being considered for the Green List of destinations to which tourists can travel without isolating on...

      Hospitals: Debts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which 10 UK hospitals have the highest financial deficit, including debts carried over from previous years.

      Air Pollution

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the research by Mark Ashworth et al 'Spatio-temporal associations of air pollutant concentrations, GP respiratory consultations...

      Diabetes

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of protecting funding to Clinical Commissioning Groups for diabetes technology.

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Equality

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support schools which seek to create (1) equal, (2) racially diverse, and (3) inclusive, environments for their pupils.

    • Schools: Domestic Violence

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that the Fair Access Protocol under the School Admissions Code includes all children escaping domestic abuse, not only those...

      Apprentices

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many apprentices were in training in (1) 2015–16, and (2) 2020–21.

      Apprentices: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what annual financial allowances they provide to apprentices in the manufacturing sector.

      Secondary Education: Vocational Guidance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the effectiveness of careers advice in secondary schools.

      Apprentices: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of female apprentices in the manufacturing sector.

      Students: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the Education Policy Institute Education recovery and resilience in England, published on 14 May, what assessment they have made of the...

  • Department for International Trade

    • Cotton: Xinjiang

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the estimate by US Customs and Border Protection that 85 per cent of China’s manufactured cotton comes from the Xinjiang...

    • Trade Agreements: COE Countries

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, along with local authorities, (1) to promote, and (2) to further enable, international partnerships with Council of Europe member...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Iraq: Islamic State

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, following attacks by Islamic State in the last month, what assessment they have made of the security situation in (1) the Kirkuk Governorate, and (2) Iraq’s...

    • Israel: Palestinians

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister has spoken to President al-Sisi of Egypt since the recent outbreak of violence between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants in Gaza;...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to call on the government of Israel to meet the cost of repairing (1) health centres in Gaza that have been damaged by recent air and...

      UN World Conference against Racism

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to make a statement regarding the Durban IV event commemorating the 2001 World Conference Against Racism in Durban.

      UN World Conference against Racism

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports about the possibility of (1) antisemitism, and (2) anti-Israel sentiment, at events marking the anniversary of the 2001...

      Tigray: Rape

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of allegations reported in the Europe External Africa Report on Tigray, published on 19 May, that killings, abductions, and rape are...

      Tigray: Chemical Weapons

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of allegations reported in the Europe External Africa Report on Tigray, published on 19 May, that internationally banned chemical...

      Russia: Pipelines

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the apparent change in policy towards the Nord Stream 2 pipeline announced by the US Secretary of State and the Russian Foreign...

      Armenia: Genocide

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they consider that declaring acts as genocide should be a determination made by (1) the Government, (2) Parliament, or (3) the courts; and in particular,...

      Ethiopia: Sudan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking with international partners to support a resolution of the al-Fashaga border dispute between Ethiopia and Sudan.

      Moldova: Elections

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the situation in Moldova regarding the separatist region of Transnistria after the disputed result of last year’s...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Frigates

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they anticipate that the number of Royal Navy frigates will drop below 10 this decade.

    • Navy: Deployment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of New Zealand on the Carrier Strike Group deployment.

      Unmanned Air Vehicles: Satellite Communications

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what US satellite networks UK Reaper drones use.

      Unmanned Air Vehicles

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what countries UK Reaper drones have launched strikes in, without parliamentary approval, since 2015.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit: Carers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) what proportion of, couples with children claiming Universal Credit since July 2019 have nominated the main carer's bank account for payment.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Electoral Register

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 14 December 2020 (HL10908), what progress has been made on discussions between the Cabinet Office and HMRC...

    • Proof of Identity: Young People

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of people aged under 25 and living in London who have neither a passport nor a photographic driving licence.

      General Elections: Costs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the cost of printing and distributing polling cards to voters in the 2019 general election.

      General Elections

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the Electoral Commission's publication of electoral data from the 2019 United Kingdom Parliamentary general election, what assessment they have made of...

      Electoral Register: Young People

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many attainers are currently registered to vote in (1) England, (2) Northern Ireland, (3) Scotland, and (4) Wales; and how many were registered each year from...

      British Nationals Abroad: Electoral Register

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many overseas electors are (1) on electoral rolls in the United Kingdom, (2) apply for a postal vote, and (3) voted in the 2019 general election.

  • Treasury

    • Bank Services: New Businesses

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of high street banks refusing new business account applications; and what steps they plan to take as a result.

    • Electronic Funds Transfer: Fraud

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the finance industry regarding the adoption of the voluntary Contingent Reimbursement Model Code; and what steps they are...

      Workplace Pensions: Low Pay

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans do they have to implement legal obligations on employers (1) to select a suitable pension scheme for low-paid workers, and (2) to inform those workers...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Football: Gambling

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of suspending advertisements by gambling operators during the 2021 UEFA European Championship.

    • Musicians: EU Countries

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made on establishing a transactional support fund for UK musicians looking to tour the EU.

      Choirs: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the (1) evidential, and (2) statutory, basis for the recent guidance that amateur choirs should be restricted to six socially-distanced singers indoors.

      Choirs: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government on what basis there is a limit on non-professional singers of six people singing indoors in the context of restrictions in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic;...

      Arts: UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received from touring creative service companies regarding the arrangements in the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement; and...

      Arts: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the All Party Parliamentary Writers Group Supporting Writers through the COVID-19 Crisis, published on 11 May, what plans they have to...

      Music: Training

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure UK workers have the necessary skills to work in the UK music sector.

      BBC: Royal Charters

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why the mid-term review of the BBC Charter not being conducted before the Ofcom review of public service broadcasting; and how will the review by Ofcom be used to...

      Cybercrime

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are planning any legislation to ensure that laws relating to cyber-insecure products are aligned with product safety laws; and what steps they are...

      Arts: EU Countries

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to negotiate a new arrangement with the EU for those involved in the creative industries sector, particularly in relation to arrangements for...

      Gambling: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the study by Alan M Emond et al Gambling by young adults in the UK during COVID-19 lockdown, published on 18 April, what assessment they have...

      Arts: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to regularly engage with representatives of the creative workforce to discuss the best route to recovery for the creative sector.

      Internet: Pornography

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of organisations within the scope of the draft Online Safety Bill that are (1) pornographic websites, and (2) social...

      Musicians: EU Countries

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to negotiate with the EU to reduce barriers faced by musicians intending to tour EU countries; whether they have produced a timetable for...

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