Written answers

Monday, 5 July 2021

  • Department for Transport

    • Electric Scooters: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will record road casualty data from electric scooters in his Department’s publications separately from other modes of transport and not...

    • Railways: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of track upgrade works on the Birmingham-Shrewsbury railway line on (a) levels of rail travel and...

      Electric Scooters: Pilot Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the end of e-scooter trials in March 2022 on rates of (a) car use, (b) bus use, (c) train use...

      Transport: West Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to increase transport infrastructure in (a) Leeds and (b) West Yorkshire.

      Urban Areas: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the accessibility of urban centres; and what steps he is taking to support local authorities to make those centres more...

      Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Road Traffic

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to reduce delays on the roads approaching the M25 to cross the Dartford Crossing.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the number of electric vehicle public charging points across the UK to help meet the Climate Change Committee's...

      Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the time taken by the DVLA to process new driving licence applications in the last three months.

      Customs: Kent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress has been made on development of the Sevington lorry park and checking facility in Ashford; and how many lorries a day is that...

      Shipping: Energy Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions officials of his Department have had with relevant stakeholders on investment in UK ports to develop shore power facilities.

      Travel: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of introducing an international vaccine passport.

      Cycling and Walking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to encourage the uptake of cycling and walking in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of...

      East Coast Railway Line: Timetables

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received from the Scottish Government on (a) timetabling changes on the East Coast Main Line and (b) the effect of...

      Network Rail: Trees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to require Network Rail to record the (a) number and (b) location of every tree removed from its land.

      Department for Transport: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what private companies are contracted to provide security services at his Department’s buildings that contain Ministerial private offices; and...

      Airports: National Policy Statements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the comments of Sir Howard Davies on 15 June 2021, what plans he has to review the Airports National Policy Statement.

      Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to remove travel restrictions for people who have been fully vaccinated against covid-19.

      Department for Transport: Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department’s non-executive directors were appointed; what oversight did officials have of ministerial appointments of non-executive...

      Shipping: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department is providing to maintain the international competitiveness of UK seafarer training.

      Road Signs and Markings: Poultry and Toads

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the installation by a local authority of warning signs in the road indicating that (a) toads and (b) ducks may be crossing is required to be...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Restart Grant Scheme: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding has been allocated under the Restart Grant scheme to support (a) women-led SMEs and (b) minority...

    • Restart Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding has been spent under the Restart Grant scheme in each (a) sector and (b) region.

      Fireworks: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of the restriction of the sale of fireworks (a)...

      Dismissal: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of employers dismissing customer-facing staff who refuse to...

      Hospitality Industry and Tourism: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2021 to Question 2300 on Hospitality Industry: Recruitment, what steps his Department...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Government’s response to the Consultation on the Smart Meter Policy Framework Post-2020,...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of residents in England his Department has estimated will take up voluntary installation...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to paragraph 173 of the Government’s response to the Consultation on Smart Meter Policy Framework...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Government’s response on the Consultation on Smart Meter Policy Framework Post-2020,...

      Music

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what meetings he has had with representatives of the recorded music industry in 2021.

      UK Intellectual Property Office: Music

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what meetings the chief executive officer of the Intellectual Property Office has had with representatives of the...

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department’s current non-executive directors were appointed; what oversight officials had of Ministerial...

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what financial payments his Department makes to its non-executive directors; how many times his departmental Board will...

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what declarations of interests have been made by his Department’s non-executive directors; and where those...

      Life Sciences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to issue a third Life Sciences Sector Deal.

  • Attorney General

    • Attorney General: Email

      To ask the Attorney General, whether any Departmental business has been conducted on private email addresses; and what mechanisms are in place to ensure that full records are kept of that business.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timeline is for selecting the UK Government accredited observers for the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (COP9); and...

    • Travel: Quarantine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of allegations that people quarantining in hotels under covid-19 travel...

      NHS: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the research published by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on 29 June 2021 entitled FFP3 respirators...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Re-employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that fire and rehire as a negotiating tactic is not being used in his Department and...

      Patient Recruitment Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to expand the number of National Patient Recruitment Centres.

      Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Life Sciences Sector Deal 2, what recent progress the Government has made on strengthening the UK environment for...

      Patient Recruitment Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to monitor the performance of National Patient Recruitment Centres across the NHS.

      Motor Neurone Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the future funding of motor neurone disease (a) research and (b)...

      Abortion: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advice his Department has provided to coroners on women who are prescribed early medical abortion pills by post and medicate with...

      Hospitals: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of when the number of patients on hospital waiting lists will peak.

      Abortion: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission independent research on the impact of early medical abortions on (a) those experiencing domestic violence, (b)...

      Chronic Illnesses: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that clinical studies for (a) ME, chronic fatigue syndrome and (b) long-covid are conducted using...

      Abortion: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that calls to abortion providers in response to complications arising from early medical abortions are...

      Hospices: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of an annual ring-fenced disabled children’s grant for children's hospices.

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) financial and (b) other steps his Department is taking to support the health and social care workforce in (i) Coventry, (ii) the...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Rhondda of 22 April 2021 on vaccination passports.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what declarations of interests have been made by his Department’s non-executive directors; and where those declarations are published.

      NHS: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of older people who are paying for previously free NHS ancillary services in (a) England, (b) the...

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Future Fit programme remains a priority for NHS England.

      Knee Replacements: Plymouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are on the waiting list for knee replacement surgery in Plymouth.

      Orthopaedics: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for orthopaedic surgery in (a) England, (b) Devon and (c) Plymouth in the latest period for which that...

      Perinatal Mortality: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch to report on the national review entitled Intrapartum stillbirth...

      Streptococcus: Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Institute for Health Research is on schedule to report the results of clinical trials on universal screening for...

      Pregnancy: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Institute for Health and Research's Policy Research Unit in Maternal and Neonatal Health and Care’s...

      Maternity Services: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the guidance entitled Supporting pregnant women using maternity services...

      Coronavirus: Public Inquiries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet families bereaved by covid-19 in preparing for the public inquiry into the handling of the covid-19 outbreak.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been hospitalised within 28 days of receiving a covid-19 vaccination.

  • Wales Office

    • Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a new industrial strategy.

    • Fisheries: UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Welsh fishing industry on the effect on that sector of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

  • Department for Education

    • Department for Education: CCTV

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether a risk assessment has been carried out on the secure holding of CCTV footage within his Department.

    • Schools: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will publish a list of schools to be rebuilt under the School Rebuilding Programme.

      Department for Education: Email

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether any departmental business has been conducted on private email addresses; and what mechanisms are in place to ensure that full records are kept...

      Education: Eating Disorders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mandatory education is provided to pupils and students at (a) schools and (b) universities on eating disorders.

      GCSE: Arts and Design

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils achieved GCSEs in (a) art, (b) design and technology, (c) music and (d) drama in each of the last 10 calendar years.

      Students: Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what reports he has received on university students being charged additional fees by landlords if they are told to self-isolate due to the covid-19...

      Teachers: Arts and Design

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers are employed to teach (a) art, (b) design, (c) music and (d) drama in each English region.

      Department of Education: Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department’s current non-executive directors were appointed; what oversight officials had of Ministerial appointments of non-executive...

      Department of Education: Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what declarations of interests have been made by his Department’s non-executive directors; and where those interests are published.

      Department of Education: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what private companies are contracted to provide security services at his Department’s buildings that contain Ministerial private offices; and...

      Department of Education: Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what financial payments his Department makes to its non-executive directors; how many times his departmental Board will meet in 2021-22; and what work...

      Schools: Arts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money has been provided to schools for art materials in each of the last 10 calendar years.

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase the uptake of covid-19 testing during the summer 2021 term.

      Higher Education: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to enhance access for veterans to a higher education.

      Schools: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will review the decision to reduce the funding available to help schools in England cover the costs of implementing covid-19-related mitigations.

      Education: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of days of in-person learning that has been lost to pupils since schools reopened in March 2021 as...

      Education: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect on pupils attainment of the number of in-person learning days that have been lost to pupils since schools...

      Further Education: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what existing capital funding streams for new build campuses are available for new further education or sixth form colleges.

      Apprentices: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has plans to introduce (a) a level 3 apprenticeship or (b) construction T-level in plastering, painting and bricklaying.

      Lifetime Skills Guarantee: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason his Department did not include the food sector in the Lifetime Skills Guarantee; and if he will reconsider its exclusion to help...

      Education: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is he taking to measure the educational attainment gap.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Marriage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his timeframe is for bringing forward legislative proposals on marriage law after the conclusion of the Law Commission’s weddings review.

    • Probate: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the time taken to process probate applications in the most recent period for which figures are available.

      Courts and Tribunals: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the backlog of (a) criminal cases and (b) First Tier Tribunal Social Security and Child Support...

      Holme House Prison: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his timetable is for the Drug Recovery Prison pilot at HMP Holme House to (a) conclude and (b) report its findings.

      Drugs: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) recent progress the Prisons Minister has made on reporting on the implementation of recommendations in the Advisory Council on the Misuse of...

      Ministry of Justice: Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department’s current non-executive directors were appointed; what oversight officials had of Ministerial appointments of non-executive...

      Ministry of Justice: Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what financial payments his Department makes to its non-executive directors; how many times his departmental Board will meet in 2021-22; and what work...

      Ministry of Justice: Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what declarations of interests have been made by his Department’s non-executive directors; and where those declarations are published.

  • Treasury

    • Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential net economic benefits of long-term investment in energy efficiency programmes in (a) the North...

    • Treasury: Buildings

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the mean overall proportion is of officials of his Department physically working in the office as opposed to working from home or elsewhere whose...

      Treasury: Buildings

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as at 3 June 2021, how many jobs in his Department have moved from his Department's premises in central London to Treasury North in Darlington.

      Flood Control: Red Diesel

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the removal of the right to use red diesel from April 2022 for flood risk management purposes on the cost of...

      Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions officials of his Department have had with the representatives of the Scottish Government on the distribution of the Investment...

      Non-domestic Rates: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to share further details on the additional £1.5 billion of business rates relief for businesses that are ineligible for...

      Businesses: Government Assistance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support businesses with employees who may be reluctant to come off of furlough arrangements and return to the...

      Cars: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will negotiate a consistent rate of VAT with the EU across all EU member states on the sale and purchase of classic cars.

      Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that communities have local access to free ATMs.

      Money

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Government's policy is on the continued use of physical currency in the form of notes and coins; and if he will make a statement.

      Money

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of trends in the levels of the use of cash by people since April 2020.

      Help to Buy Scheme: Individual Savings Accounts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to (a) align the house price ceiling for the Government bonus for the discontinued Help to Buy ISAs with the new...

      Mortgages: Coronavirus

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the number of households that have fallen into arrears with their mortgage...

      London Capital and Finance: Insolvency

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 4 February 2021 to Question 148019 on London Capital and Finance: Insolvency, what progress the Government has made on...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Northern Cyprus: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will review the UK's policy on aircraft disembarkation for passengers flying from North Cyprus' Ercan Airport.

    • Yemen: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is planning to spend more than £69 million of aid in Yemen set out on devtracker in...

      Ministers: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what advice he received on his appointment from officials and the security services on ensuring his personal...

      Ministers: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his private mobile phone has been made available to the security services for assessment of any potential...

      Ministers: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential security risks associated with the Secretary of State's...

      Palestinians: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made for the implications of his policies of the EU report into the Palestinian Authority...

      Ministers: Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he uses or has used since his appointment his personal mobile phone for diplomatic purposes including...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department’s current non-executive directors were appointed; what oversight officials had of...

      Palestinians: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is planning on spending more than £10 million of aid in the Occupied Palestinian...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what private companies are currently contracted to provide security services at his Department’s buildings...

      Ministers: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) he, (b) officials in his Department and (c) the security services have made an assessment of the...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing with the US Administration an international...

      Kashmir: Self-determination of States

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the (a) Indian Government, (b) Pakistani Government,...

      Syria: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to spend more than £48 million of aid in Syria set out on devtracker in thie...

      Uganda: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Ugandan counterpart on attacks on (a) freedom of speech and (b)...

      Iran: Nuclear Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of Iranian compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action since the UK, France...

      Lebanon: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to spend more than £15 million of aid in Lebanon set out on devtracker in the...

      International Atomic Energy Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s ability to verify and monitor...

      Oman: Economic Situation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which organisations are being paid through the Gulf Strategy Fund to support economic reform in Oman.

      Gaza: Overseas Aid and Reconstruction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the extent of potential misappropriation of UK aid and reconstruction materials...

      Rwanda: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is planning to spend more than £21 million of aid in Rwanda set out on devtracker in...

      Myanmar: Human Rights and Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make the UK a joint signatory to the International Court of Justice case taken against the human rights...

      China: Taiwan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to offer support to the Taiwan people in respect of the current political climate...

      China: Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to (a) the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 16 June 2021, Official Report, column 287 and (b)...

      Indonesia: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) Indonesian Government's response to and (b) support...

      China: Export Controls and Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to (a) the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 16 June 2021, Official Report, column 287 and (b)...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what declarations of interests have been made by his Department’s non-executive directors; and where those...

      China: Developing Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle Chinese political dominance over smaller and poorer countries.

      Nigeria: Christianity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of reports of violence against the Igbo people and other Christian...

      Brazil: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the Brazilian Government on legislation that concerns the rights of...

      Cyprus: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he last held discussions with his counterparts in (a) Turkey and (b) Cyprus aimed at securing a settlement of...

      Cyprus: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the EU on the resumption of negotiations on Cyprus since the...

      Cameroon: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the role of constitutional issues pertaining to the cultural identity of anglophone...

      Northern Cyprus: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Turkish counterpart on the UK's policy of aircraft disembarkation...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ministry of Defence: Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what declarations of interests have been made by his Department’s non-executive directors; and where those interests are published.

    • Ministry of Defence: Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what financial payments his Department makes to its non-executive directors; how many times his departmental Board will meet in 2021-22; and what work...

      Navy: Asbestos

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department paid in compensation to former Royal Navy personnel for exposure to asbestos in each year since 2016.

      Navy: Asbestos

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of Royal Navy personnel claims in each year since 2016 for compensation for being exposed to asbestos (a) resulted in...

      Armed Forces: Females

      What steps his Department is taking to support women in the armed forces.

      Nato

      What steps he is taking to modernise and strengthen the NATO alliance.

      Yemen: Armed Conflict

      What recent discussions he had had with the Foreign Secretary on the involvement of British armed forces in the conflict in Yemen.

      Veterans: Government Assistance

      What steps his Department is taking to support veterans.

      Armed Forces Bill 2019-21 to 2021-22

      What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the Armed Forces Bill.

      Armed Forces: Families

      What steps he is taking to (a) raise awareness of and (b) regularly report on implementation of the recommendations of the June 2020 review commissioned by his Department, Living in our shoes,...

      Armed Forces: Private Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department allocated to the Continuity of Education Allowance to fund school places in the UK in 2020-21; and how many children...

      Armed Forces: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what most recent steps he has taken to improve provision of mental health services for members of the armed forces in (a) Newport West, (b) Wales and...

      Veterans: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken to improve transition out of the armed forces into employment.

      Red Arrows: Military Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for replacement aircraft for the Red Arrows.

      Saudi Arabia: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 23 November 2020 to Question 116502 on Saudi Arabia: Royal Artillery, what the total cost to the public purse is for the...

      Defence: Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the UK defence sector's contribution to the Government's objective to transition to net zero.

      Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Defence Procurement of 8 June 2021, Official Report 821, whether the Ajax programme has met...

      HMS Queen Elizabeth: Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the F-35s on HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier are UK-owned.

      Oman: Demonstrations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2021 to Question 18602 on Oman: Demonstrations, whether UK military personnel discussed the use of tear gas with Omani...

      Oman: Visits Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2021 to Question 15400 on Oman: Visits Abroad, whether the Chief of Defence Staff met Oman’s Royal Office...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Children: Day Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of current levels of subsidised childcare on the ability of mothers to return to work.

    • Restart Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department's Restart scheme has started; and when referrals will be made to employers under that scheme.

      Bespoke Patterns

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the total pay withheld from people referred to Bespoke Patterns Ltd under the Kickstart scheme.

      Bespoke Patterns

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she taking to support people referred to Bespoke Patterns Ltd under the Kickstart scheme in response to that employer's failure to...

      Kickstart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many businesses participating in the Kickstart scheme have been investigated by her Department for failing to meet their obligations to...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2021 to Question 815 on Universal Credit, when the managed migration pilot in Harrogate will resume.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2021 to Question 815 on Universal Credit, whether her Department plans to transfer up to 10,000 people from...

      Veterans: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the range of support provided by her Department to members of the armed forces in the...

      Pensions: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements her Department has put in place to maintain EU member state derived pension entitlements for EU citizens residing in the UK...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2021 to Question 21940 on Department for Work and Pensions: Freedom of Information, if she will publish the...

      Carers: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of young people resident in the Wolverhampton South West constituency who are...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what declarations of interests have been made by her Department’s non-executive directors; and where that information is published.

      Employment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the disability employment gap in (a) Coventry North East constituency,...

      Work Capability Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason carers of people with profound disabilities are required to complete the capability for work questionnaire on multiple occasions.

      Carers: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps Department is taking with other Departmental colleagues to reduce the amount of paperwork required to be filled out by carers of...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what private companies are contracted to provide security services at her Department’s buildings that contain ministerial private...

      Employment: Graduates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to engage with local employers to support new graduates into employment.

      Employment: Graduates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to offer specialised assistance to new graduates seeking employment during the covid-19 outbreak.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Large Goods Vehicle Drivers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take cross-departmental steps to ensure that restrictions on lorry drivers' working hours are not relaxed in...

    • Hedgehogs: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to grant hedgehogs greater legal protection.

      Chemicals: Reproduction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when a review of reproductive toxicity will take place under Article 138(9) of REACH; and when he plans to publish the...

      Water Abstraction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will provide a definition of sustainable abstraction in respect of removing water from chalk steam (a) aquifers and...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what declaration of interests has been made by his Department’s non-executive directors; and when that declaration...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: CCTV

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether a risk assessment has been carried out on the secure holding of CCTV footage within his Department.

      Fisheries: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that mechanisms are in place to allow data exchange with EU (a) institutions and (b)...

      Fishing Vessels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taken to increase quotas for UK fishing vessels since the UK's departure from the EU; and if he will...

      Nutrition: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce targets for the promotion of healthy eating as identified in the National Food Strategy.

      Pâté de Foie Gras: Imports and Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will set out the Government’s (a) roadmap and (b) timeframe for bringing forward legislative proposals to ban...

      Pets: Tagging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing compulsory scanning of pets' microchips by vets.

      Marine Protected Areas: Fishing Vessels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Government’s plan to introduce management measures in 40 English offshore Marine Protected Areas...

  • Home Office

    • Crimes of Violence: Corrosive Substances

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of recording data on crimes involving (a) acid and (b) corrosive fluid.

    • Hamas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the extent of involvement of Hamas’s political wing in its military activities; and if she will...

      Scottish Police Authority: Counter-terrorism

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to UK counter terrorism operations, what (a) protocols and (b) guidance her Department has issued to the Scottish Police...

      Greater Manchester Police: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Greater Manchester Police’s iOPS computer system.

      Drugs: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2021 to Question 7725 on Drugs: Misuse, and with reference to the Government's response to the Health and...

      Drugs: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's Review of the Psychoactive Substances Act, published in November 2018, what steps her Department has...

      Heroin: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons Heroin Assisted Treatment programmes are not eligible to apply for funding from Project ADDER.

      Drugs: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2021 to Question 14127, on Drugs: Misuse, what criterion the Home Office Accounting Officer uses to assess...

      Alcoholic Drinks and Tobacco: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2021 to Question 11460, if she will ask the ACMD to advise whether alcohol and tobacco should be...

      Cannabis

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2021 to Question 14128, for what reasons cannabis continues to be controlled as a class B drug under the...

      Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the compatibility of the provisions of Part 3 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Bill with the...

      Asylum: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of asylum seekers in the asylum support system who do not have (a) a new or (b) functioning payment...

      Frontier Workers: Glass

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will work with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to provide a 12 month extension to the Frontier Worker...

      Migrant Workers: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of including key food workers on the shortage occupation list to help tackle...

      Entry Clearances: Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the number of students applying for visa extensions in response to the duration of their courses being...

      Entry Clearances: Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to grant cost exemptions to students who need to extend their visas to complete their course in the UK as a...

      Asylum: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures her Department has in place when reviewing asylum applications to (a) identify and (b) rectify the effect of departmental...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of 6 April 2021 from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay and chase up correspondence...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to prevent land banking.

    • Listed Buildings: Land Use

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his announcement of 20 March 2021 that pubs, restaurants and listed buildings are to be given more...

      First Time Buyers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of rising house prices on the (a) ability of first-time buyers to get on the...

      Permitted Development Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has plans to undertake a review of the operation of permitted development rights; and if he...

      Buildings: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of buildings that will have (a) dangerous cladding and (b) other fire...

      High Rise Flats: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of private sector, residential, multi-occupied buildings in...

      High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will make an estimate of the proportion of external wall surveys conducted in the last three years...

      High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of residential multi-occupied buildings (a) above 11 metres tall...

      Buildings: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department provides support to leaseholders whose building owner or manager refuses to commission an...

      Housing: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what provisions are available to leaseholders trying to sell their properties whose purchasers’ mortgage lender...

      Leasehold

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a cap on bills for major works to...

      Leasehold

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to (a) reform the leasehold sector and (b) support leaseholders presented with...

      Burlington House: Tenancy Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made on discussions between the Government and the Learned Societies on their continued tenancy...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on external consultancy services in the last 12 months; and what those roles were.

      Respite Care: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding the Government is making available to assist local authorities in meeting their statutory duty to provide...

      Local Government: Meetings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing hybrid local council meetings to...

      Local Government: Somerset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people responded to his Department's consultation on proposals for locally-led reorganisation of local...

      Parking: Key Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the extension of covid-19 restrictions beyond 21 June 2021, if he will review his decision to revoke...

      Towns Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential risk of failure in the next six months of projects outlined in Town Deal bids.

      Respite Care: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a ring-fenced grant to assist local authorities in meeting...

      Towns Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2021 to Question 20419 on Towns Fund, if he will publish the referenced framework.

      Towns Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2021 to Question 20605 on Towns Fund, whether additional funds will be released to...

      Towns Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which towns selected for the Towns Fund have agreed Heads of Terms with his Department.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Government Departments: Email

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the Prime Minister's Official Spokesperson's statement of 28...

    • Public First: Contracts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister made the decision to award a contract to Public First to conduct focus group testing in March 2020.

      Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the oral response of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Urgent Question from the Rt. hon. Member...

      Smoking: Surveys

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the reasons are for the delay to the publication of the Office of National Statistics survey on Adult...

      Prime Minister: Security

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what private companies are contracted to provide security services at his Department’s buildings; and...

      Ministers: Email

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the Ministers who have conducted Government business using private email accounts since the...

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if it is the Government's policy to use public fear as a tool to ensure compliance with covid-19...

      Electoral Commission: Powers

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed removal of prosecutorial powers from the...

      Antisocial Behaviour

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of people have (a) witnessed and (b) personally experienced antisocial behaviour...

      Francis Maude Associates: Procurement

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Crown Representatives or strategic suppliers are also employed by Francis Maude Associates.

      Freedom of Information

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the judgment of 19 May 2021 of the First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber)...

      EU Trade: Saint Martin and Sint Marteen

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions the Government has had with the EU on the free movement of (a) chilled meat products and (b)...

  • Department for International Trade

    • Agricultural Products: Trade Promotion

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many dedicated agricultural counsellors are working in British Embassies abroad to promote British agricultural products.

    • Overseas Trade: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2021 to Question 15295 on Overseas Trade: China, what steps her Department plans to take in response to...

      Oil: Shetland

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the risk that arbitration claims could be filed under the (a) Energy Charter Treaty and (b) other...

      Digital Technology: Singapore

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential benefits for businesses located in (a) Morley and Outwood constituency and (b) the rest of the...

      Trade Agreements: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, on how many occasions and on what dates did senior officials in her Department (a) meet and (b) hold discussions with the Trump...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when she plans to respond to the correspondence from the Rt hon. Member for the New Forest West constituency of 16 April 2021, on his...

      Aircraft: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent progress her Department has made in resolving trade disputes between the UK and the US on large civil aircraft.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Telecommunications: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will undertake an impact assessment on the financial consequences of any reforms to the Electronic Communications Code...

    • Telecommunications: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with site owners potentially affected by his Department’s proposed reforms to the Electronic...

      Telecommunications: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government plans to publish its next steps following the consultation on changes to permitted development rights for...

      Broadband: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when his Department plans to announce further details on (a) dates and (b) contract values for Project Gigabit; and what...

      Youth Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Department's Youth Review announced as part of the 2020 Spending Review, what representations he has...

      Football: Racial Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to promote anti-racism in football.

      Football: Defibrillators

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many referees in the (a) professional and (b) grassroots football sector are trained in administrating CPR.

      Football: First Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring all (a) players, (b) coaches and (c) referees at each club...

      Visit Devon: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2021 to Question 10396, how much of the £2.3 million was allocated to Visit Devon.

      Sports: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on covid-19 case rates of spectators at (a) school sports days and (b)...

      Culture Recovery Fund: West Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Culture Recovery Fund in supporting (a) businesses and (b)...

      Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Advertising Standards Agency on making digitally altered images of a human body or body...

      Culture Recovery Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many of the successful applicants in Phase 2 of the Culture Recovery Fund have received all of the funds awarded to them.

      Burlington House: Tenancy Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of importance of the Learned Societies ongoing tenancy at New Burlington House for the protection...

      Ministers' Private Offices: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what private companies are contracted to provide security services at his Department’s buildings that contain...

      Charities: Coronavirus

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

      Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what declarations of interests have been made by his Department’s non-executive directors; and where is that information...

      Lotteries: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will consult on the potential merits of providing large society lotteries the choice of a £50 million or £100...

      Gaming Machines: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with his Northern Irish counterpart on the operation of Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) in...

      Destination Management Organisations: Reviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2021 to Question 10396 on Tourism: Coronavirus, what the timescale is for the Government's...

      Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what financial payments his Department makes to its non-executive directors; how many times his departmental Board will meet...

      Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when his Department’s current non-executive directors were appointed; what oversight officials had of Ministerial...

      Youth Services: Reviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the outcome of the Youth Review gives youth groups parity in support with the level of...

      Telecommunications: Christchurch

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if the Government will commission an inquiry into the effect on (a) domestic consumers and (b) businesses of the interference...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Equality Act 2010: Scotland

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions the Government has had with the Scottish Government on the implementation of the Equality Act 2010.

  • Department for Transport

    • Travel: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when travel restrictions will be lifted to allow travel from the UK to the United States of America.

    • Dual Carriageways and Motorways: Accidents

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many fatalities there were in each of the last three years on (1) motorways, (2) dual carriageways, and (3) single carriageways.

      Roads: Greater London

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 24 June (HL1198), what assessment they have made, if any, of the economic benefits which might be...

      Motor Vehicles: Testing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce a roadworthiness test for vehicles over 40 years old.

      Electric Scooters: Accidents

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Accident and Emergency hospital visits have been related to the riding  of (1) trial e-scooters, and (2) private e-scooters, since the...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership: Askham Bryan College

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether answers to questions on the use of grants and loans by York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to Askham Bryan College were taken...

    • Local Enterprise Partnerships: Grants and Loans

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what rules govern the provision of information by Local Enterprise Partnerships on their allocations to grant and loan applicants.

      Construction: Vacancies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of staff shortages on (1) the construction of HS2, (2) the construction of Hinckley Point C, and (3) their housing...

      Energy: Conservation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve the understanding of small businesses about energy efficiency schemes.

      Small Businesses: Working Conditions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Newable Small Business Confidence Index, published on 15 June 2020; and what steps they are taking to assist small businesses...

  • Department for Education

    • Financial Services: Education

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to implement personal financial education into the UK curriculum.

    • Primary Education: Assessments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many statutory assessments were required for pupils in primary schools in (1) 2018–19, (2) 2019–20, and (3) 2020–21; and how many will be...

      Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reform the apprenticeship levy; and what plans they have to redistribute unused funds from the apprenticeship levy to other forms of...

      Literacy: Teaching Methods

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their decision to administer a phonics screening check to year 2 pupils in the 2021–22 autumn term, what assessment they have made of the effects...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Child Trust Fund

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications have been made to the Court of Protection for access to Child Trust Funds since September 2020.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Nigeria: Fulani

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to recent reports of targeted attacks in Nigeria against the (1) Yoruba people, and (2) Igbo people, by armed Fulani herders.

    • Travel: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the economy of South Africa of the UK’s decision to put South Africa on the red list for COVID-19 travel...

      China: Ethnic Groups

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to discuss the monitoring and harassment of (1) Uyghurs, (2) Hong Kong citizens, and (3) other groups in the UK, by the government of China...

      Gaza: Israel

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel concerning that government's denial of permission for patients in Gaza to leave for...

      Syria: Turkey

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to vote at the United Nations Security Council (1) to keep open the crossing point at Bab-al-Hawa on the Turkey–Syria frontier for...

      China: Uighurs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the credibility of new evidence submitted to the International Criminal Court in June regarding alleged forced deportations of...

      China: Politics and Government

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to address the systemic challenges presented by the government of China’s stated ambitions and assertive behaviour, as identified in the...

      Israel: Torture

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the article by Derek Summerfield 'Is the international regulation of medical complicity with torture largely window dressing? The...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reported use of "skunk water" by Israeli forces as a means of crowd control in areas with Palestinian populations.

      Chen Quanguo and Peng Jiarui

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to impose sanctions on Chen Quanguo and Peng Jiarui for their connection to serious human rights abuse against ethnic minorities in Xinjiang.

      Myanmar: Military Coups

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy on taking part in meetings that include representatives of the Burmese military regime who seized power in a military coup on 1 February.

      Myanmar: United Nations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the UN for the UN Secretary General to lead a delegation to Myanmar.

      Myanmar: Arms Trade

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which countries they have contacted regarding the introduction of an arms embargo on Myanmar.

      Nigeria: Twitter

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the reasons for, and (2) the impact of, the decision by the government of Nigeria to ban Twitter.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will distribute the surplus COVID-19 vaccines pledged by the UK for poorer countries.

      Turkey: Political Parties

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they intend to have with the government of Turkey about moves to ban the Peoples’ Democratic Party in that country; and what plans they have...

      Armenia: Azerbaijan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made as to whether Azerbaijan has withdrawn all its forces from the territory of the Republic of Armenia; what is their position on the...

      Lithuania: Refugees

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide help to the government of Lithuania to support refugees entering that country from Belarus.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Beef and Sheep Meat: Australia

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether (1) beef, and (2) lamb, from Australia which has been (a) reared using antibacterial infusions, and (b) fed unrestricted amounts of GM produce, will...

    • Beef and Sheep Meat: Australia

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made as to whether (1) beef, and (2) lamb, imports from Australia that do not meet EU rules will result in greater controls and...

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Finance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers are currently dependent on support from the UK Government.

    • Employment: Proof of Identity

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether digital IDs would (1) speed up the process, and (2) create an even playing field, for determining the right to work of...

      Slavery

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to bring proposed changes to the Modern Slavery Act 2015 before Parliament; whether these proposals will include fines for companies failing to...

      Asylum: Finance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made with resolving issues with the Aspen Card.

      Foreign Companies: Slavery

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they require foreign direct-to-consumer businesses selling products in the UK to publish a modern slavery statement; if so, whether they have asked Shein...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Landlord and Tenant: Conciliation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the National Residents Landlords Association regarding the development of a landlord–tenant conciliation service.

    • Housing: Construction

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of the night lighting specified in newbuild housing on (1) greenfield, and (2) brownfield, developments to...

      UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Construction

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on (1) staff shortages in the construction industry, and (2)...

      Housing: Rural Areas

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to (1) review, and (2) update, what constitutes a designated ‘rural area’ within the terms of section 157 of the Housing Act 1985...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to put self and custom-build and community-led housing at the heart of the Planning Bill so that the public can bring forward their own...

      Rents: Arrears

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with HM Courts and Tribunals Service regarding the definition of rent arrears.

      Private Rented Housing: Disadvantaged

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to introduce a new tenant hardship loan scheme to support private sector tenants.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to put a target on their aim to diversify the housebuilding industry, and (2) to collect statistics to monitor delivery against that target.

      Planning: Transport

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the Planning Bill directs Local Plans towards promoting sustainable transport to end developers being required to...

      Take-away Food: Small Businesses

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that small food and drink businesses can continue to operate as takeaway services; and what steps they are taking to support...

      Housing: Disability

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage new build houses to have disabled access.

      Construction

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will introduce legislation to require (1) property owners, (2) developers, and (3) building firms, to pay compensation to neighbours affected by (a)...

      Industrial Health and Safety: Regulation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to increase the level of resources within local authorities to undertake health and safety regulation; and whether any such funding...

      Grenfell Tower: Fires

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when those people affected by the fire at Grenfell Tower fire will be permanently rehoused.

      Islam and Palestinians: Discrimination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) Islamophobic, and (2) anti-Palestinian, rhetoric in the UK as part of expressions of support for Israel.

      Environmental Health

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has to establish a Chief Environmental Health Officer role (1) to coordinate environmental...

  • Department for International Trade

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Digital Technology: Disadvantaged

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to increase digital inclusivity, and (2) to address the digital divide.

    • Arts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage growth in the creative industries.

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