Written answers

Wednesday, 21 July 2021

  • Department for Transport

    • Cycling: Kensington High Street

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding was allocated to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea for the building of the temporary cycle infrastructure on Kensington...

    • Cycling: Kensington High Street

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what communication took place between his Department and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea prior to that council’s decision to remove...

      Travel: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of recognising non-NHS administered covid-19 vaccines to allow quarantine-free travel from...

      Great British Railways: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of Great British Railways being headquartered in York.

      Public Transport: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to require (a) face coverings and (b) social distancing on public transport beyond 19 July 2021 to help tackle the...

      DiDi: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to ascertain where ride-hailing service DiDi stores data from UK riders and drivers.

      Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving Licences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is taking to prioritise driving license (a) applications and (b) amendments for heavy goods vehicle...

      Taxis: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the taxi sector on the wearing of face coverings and ventilation in taxis in response to the higher levels of...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Employment: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether there are legal protections in place to prevent employers from mandating people who are severely...

    • Newport Wafer Fab: Nexperia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Investment Security Unit has considered the sale of the Newport Wafer Fab.

      Copyright

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make a statement on how the Government plans to use copyright policy to protect the livelihoods of creators.

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals in Great Britain for 2020, if she...

      Football Association Premier League: Competition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2021 to Question 31400 on Monopolies, what assessment the Competition and Markets...

      Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to rising cases of covid-19 in the UK, what steps he will take to prevent the spread of covid-19 in (a)...

      Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress he has made on the North Sea Transition Deal.

      Retail Trade: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the long term viability of town centre retailing in response to changes in purchasing...

      Local Enterprise Partnerships: Warwickshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership will receive its three month overdue core funding provision.

      Heating: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the Heat and Buildings Strategy.

      Lone Parents: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support and advice is available for single parents in full-time employment and who risk losing that employment in...

      Heating: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the timeframe is for the phasing out of high carbon fossil fuel heating from all homes, as outlined in the Energy...

      Energy Companies Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the lifetime bill savings for homes who have had energy efficiency measures installed...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • UK Trade with EU: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

    • Question

      What recent discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) representatives of social media platforms on tackling sectarian abuse and incitement online.

      Question

      What steps the Government is taking to help create jobs and attract investment in Northern Ireland.

      Question

      What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on co-ordinating a UK wide response to the covid-19 outbreak.

  • Leader of the House

    • House of Commons Chamber: Coronavirus

      To ask the Leader of the House, if he will take steps to ensure that hon. Members will be able to participate in proceedings in a fully socially distanced area of the Chamber in which hon....

    • House of Commons Chamber: Coronavirus

      To ask the Leader of the House, what steps he plans to take to protect hon. Members who have not yet received their second covid-19 vaccine and are potentially at risk of infection if social...

  • Department for Education

    • Pupils: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his officials will discuss the National Tutoring Programme and other similar schemes in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland with officials in the...

    • Schools: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to maintain stringent covid-19 restrictions within schools beyond 19 July 2021.

      Pupils: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle safeguarding failings in schools and (b) promote student health and wellbeing.

      Teachers: Hearing Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of Qualified Teachers of the Deaf in the London Borough of Barnet.

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Government will make sharia-compliant Takaful finance available for student loans.

      Physical Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many hours per week his Department recommends that (a) primary and (b) secondary schools dedicate to physical education.

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to publish its plans for alternative student finance for students whose religion prohibits them from taking out a student...

      University of Bristol: Judaism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has received any representations on the views expressed by Professor David Miller at Bristol University on Jewish students and organisations.

      Pre-school Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the financial effect of losing fee paying families on early years education providers during the covid-19 outbreak.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Probation: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to The future of the Probation Service: Government Response to the Committee’s 18th Report of 2019–21, response to...

  • Department for International Trade

    • Trade Agreements: Religion

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that trade deals respect the rights of religious minorities.

    • Trade Advisory Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, on how many occasions each trade advisory group has met since 1 January 2021; and how long did each of those meetings last.

      Arms Trade: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reason information on licences granted for the export of arms to Israel is not released for six months after those licences were...

      Arms Trade: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of varying the terms of any licences issued for the export of arms to Israel...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to a smaller budget for Official Development Assistance, what steps he is taking to promote a...

    • Falkland Islands: EU External Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps is his Department taking to assist the Falkland Islands with discussions with the European Union on...

      Gibraltar: EU External Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps is his Department taking to support Gibraltar in discussions with the European Union on future trade...

      Global Partnership for Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the prospects of the five billion dollar Global Partnership for Education...

      Global Partnership for Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of a top-up of its pledge to the Global...

      Education: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the change in ODA budget allocation to girls education in 2021-22...

      Education: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans his Department has as to how the £400 million of ODA funding allocated to girls' education for...

      Developing Countries: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to consult local communities in (a) lower and (b) middle income countries to ensure that...

      Education: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much official development assistance will be spent in 2021-22 on supporting girls’ education; and how...

      Gaza: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policy of reports that British-made military components...

      Israeli Settlements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the extent of UK firms operating in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of (a) the UN Working Group on Arbitrary...

      Caribbean: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2021 to Question 19597 on Caribbean: Overseas Aid, of the £456 million of...

      Overseas Aid: Press Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much official development assistance will be spent in 2021-22 on promoting freedom of media to investigate and...

      Global Partnership for Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent correspondence he has had with his US counterpart on a US pledge to the Global Partnership for Education.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many doses of coronavirus vaccines the Government has donated to the COVAX scheme to date.

      Colombia: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Colombian counterparts on reports that at least 44 environmental defenders,...

      Colombia: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that environmental defenders are protected under the terms of the...

      Channel Islands: World War II

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of the 30th June 2021 to question number 20592 on Channel Islands: World War II, does his...

      Russia: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the diplomatic and security situation around the Siverskyi Donets River...

      Mozambique: Christianity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to reports by Aid to the Church in Need of 1 July 2021, what assessment his Department has made as...

      Education: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that girls receive 12 years of quality education throughout the world.

      South Africa: Rule of Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support the Government is providing to help the upholding of the rule of law in South Africa.

      Colombia: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of reports that at least 44 environmental...

      South Africa: Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he his Department to amend its travel advice for UK nationals travelling to South Africa in response to...

      Niger: Christianity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to reports by Aid to the Church in Need on 2 July 2021, what support his Department is providing to...

      Overseas Aid: Famine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much official development assistance will be spent in 2021-22 on reducing the risk of famines; and how much...

      Climate Change: International Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote international co-operation on tackling climate change.

      Tunisia: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance his Department is providing to Tunisia to help tackle the covid-19 pandemic in that country.

      India: Hospitals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of supporting India with the establishment of...

      India: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans the Government has to donate covid-19 vaccine doses to India.

      Crimea: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in the Crimea.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ministry of Defence: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the total net expenditure on (a) research and (b) development by his Department in financial years 2019/20 and 2020/21.

    • Ministry of Defence: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings (a) he has had and (b) officials in his Department have had with City of York Council on the disposal of Ministry of Defence sites in...

      Defence Equipment: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for publishing his Department's next Equipment Plan.

      AWE Aldermaston

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what were the total constructive losses to his Department for the termination of Project Hydrus in 2010.

      Army Medical Services: Towthorpe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the NHS on the future use of the Army Medical Services training centre at Towthorpe.

      Queen Elizabeth Barracks: Sites of Special Scientific Interest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to protect the Site of Special Scientific Interest at Queen Elizabeth Barracks in Strensall.

      Armed Forces: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what additional mental health support his Department plans to provide for armed forces personnel returning from Afghanistan.

      European Fighter Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy published in March 2021, what plans he has for the Tranche...

      Ascent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which companies comprise the Ascent consortium which operates the Military Flying Training System.

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his policy for the prime contractor to calculate the ROM costs for a defence programme.

      Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft: Engines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) working and (b) complete F-35 engines does the Department own.

      Ministry of Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of Ministry of Defence procurement spending went to UK (a) small and (b) medium-sized enterprises in financial years 2019/20 and 2020/21.

      Submarines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the initial operating capability for the SSNR programme to replace the Astute class submarines.

      Defence Equipment and Support: Managers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the salary band is of the Head of Defence Equipment and Support.

      Defence Innovation Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, (a) how many projects received funding from the Defence Innovation Fund in 2020/21 and (b) what was the total amount spent on those projects by his...

      Navy: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether crew from partner navies involved in the Carrier Strike Group 21 have been allowed crew off-ship during port visits during the covid-19 outbreak.

      Armed Forces: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) Royal Navy, (b) British Army, (c) Royal Air Force, (d) Maritime Reserve, (e) Army Reserve, (f) Royal...

      Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of the withdrawal of UK and NATO military personnel from Afghanistan on the political stability of that nation.

      USA: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Ministry of Defence requires that actions taken by the United States from bases in the UK be governed by UK interpretations of international law.

      Military Intervention: Casualties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, (a) what methodology the Ministry of Defence uses to calculate casualty damage estimates for UK lethal strikes and (b) whether that methodology is the...

      RFA Fort Victoria: Fires

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any armed forces personnel were treated for smoke inhalation following the fire aboard FRA Victoria on May 10 2021.

      Military Aircraft: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when it plans to issue the competitive tender for Project Telum for light aircraft flight training.

      Military Aircraft: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long it takes on average to train a Royal Air Force fast jest pilot from initial recruitment to full operational status under the Military Flying...

      Israel: Arms Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the accuracy of reports that Israeli (a) F-16 fighter jets and (b) Apache helicopters carrying out airstrikes...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled people who first claimed personal independence payment in 2020 are waiting for their claim to be processed.

    • State Retirement Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department will take to implement its commitments on the triple lock for state pensions.

      Universal Credit: Overpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to prevent (a) universal credit overpayments and (b) the subsequent debt caused by those overpayments.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of universal credit claimants had a managed payment to landlord arrangement in place in England in (a) January...

      Industrial Health and Safety: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that employers (a) follow the latest covid-19 guidelines for workplaces and (b) ensure that...

      Industrial Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department holds on the number of employers that have had action taken against them as a result of not providing a covid-19...

      Food Banks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the suitability of local authority-run emergency food support schemes for people with special...

      Social Security Benefits: Hemsworth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Hemsworth constituency are in receipt of any type of welfare payment as at 16 July 2021.

      Kickstart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what methodology she uses to evaluate the effectiveness of the Kickstart scheme across the regions and nations of the UK.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of (a) the potential merits of excluding mandatory travel to work expenditure from income for universal credit...

      Poverty: Children and Families

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of self-isolation as a result of covid-19 on levels of poverty among children and families; and if...

      Bereavement Support Payment: Cohabitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to rulings of the (a) Supreme Court in 2018 and (b) High Court in 2020, what plans the Government has to ensure that cohabiting...

      Universal Credit: Restart Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants are eligible for support through the Restart scheme.

  • Cop26

    • UN Climate Conference 2021: Trade Unions

      To ask the President of COP26, whether any British trade unions will be participating in COP26.

    • UN Climate Conference 2021: Coronavirus

      To ask the President of COP26, with reference to the announcement of 29 June 2021 that the UK will provide vaccinations to COP26 delegates, how the Government plans to vaccinate COP26 delegates...

      UN Climate Conference 2021: Local Government

      To ask the President of COP26, with reference to the Local Government Association motion on Local Government contributions towards national climate action in the year of COP26, published on 7...

      UN Climate Conference 2021: British Overseas Territories

      To ask the President of COP26, what plans he has to ensure a ministerial-level representative from the Overseas Territories is included in the UK's delegation to COP26.

      COP26: Information

      To ask the President of COP26, what mechanisms are in place to audit information provided to his Department by (a) regulatory bodies and (b) non-departmental public bodies.

      Livestock Industry: Climate Change

      To ask the President for COP26, whether the Government plans to raise the climate and environmental impact of global intensive animal agriculture in its climate mitigation discussions with world...

      Developing Countries: Natural Disasters

      To ask the President of COP26, whether developing countries affected by loss and damage incurred by extreme weather and climate-linked disasters will receive additional finance, separate from the...

      Police: UN Climate Conference 2021

      To ask the President of COP26, from which departmental or public body's budget the accommodation and incidental costs will be taken of police officers and security service staff assigned to COP26...

      Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      To ask the President of COP26, what recent meetings he has held with representatives of (a) councils and (b) local government organisations on the role of local government in meeting the national...

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people who were entitled to receive asylum support that did not have a functioning Aspen card in...

    • Fraud: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to (a) reduce the number of scam calls, (b) protect victims and (c) help ensure that offenders are prosecuted.

      Biometric Residence Permits: Turkey

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the average length of time taken to issue biometric residence permit cards to Turkish citizens living in the UK.

      Ferries and Roads: Customs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that the appropriate checks are taking place on (a) road and (b) ferry passengers entering the UK from the EU.

      Windrush Lessons Learned Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Windrush Lessons Learned Review, when the draft ethical framework for decision making will be published.

      Windrush Lessons Learned Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether, with reference to the Answer of 18 May 2021 to Question 263 on the Windrush Lessons Learned Review, what the planned completion...

      Windrush Lessons Learned Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the recommendations of the Windrush Lessons Learned Review, what progress her Department has made on implementing a...

      Animal Experiments: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of recording the number of animals used in covid-19 research in the Statistics of...

      Slavery: Victims

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether ensuring that survivors of modern slavery are able to rebuild their lives with adequate employment will be central to her proposed...

      Police: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of the loss of late night levies during the covid-19 outbreak on the income of Police...

      Police: Conduct

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure the integrity of criminal investigations after police conduct has been referred to the Independent Office...

  • Scotland Office

    • Internet: Harassment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Scottish Government and (b) social media platforms on tackling abuse online.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Derelict Land: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on the number of brownfield sites that have been granted planning permission in England...

    • Planning Permission: Somerset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of nutrient neutrality requirements on levels of approval of planning...

      Buildings: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many EWS1 qualified fire assessors have (a) received their training and (b) been deployed in each month since...

      Planning: Parliamentary Scrutiny

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to subject the upcoming planning Bill to pre-legislative scrutiny.

      Camping Sites: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to make a decision on temporarily suspending the need for planning permission on authorised...

      Housing Revenue Accounts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2021 to Question 29857 on Housing Revenue Accounts, what assessment he has made of...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Members and Peers: Correspondence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve response times to correspondence from (a) hon. Members and (b) Peers.

    • Pay: West Yorkshire

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment his Department has made of the average wage per hour for workers in West Yorkshire.

      Vaccination: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 April 2021 to Question 179464, what estimate he has made of the cost to the...

      Cabinet Office: Contracts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2021 to Question 31419 on Cabinet Office: Contracts, what estimate he has...

  • Treasury

    • Nuclear Power: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the International Capital Markets Association Green Bonds Principles including nuclear energy, and the Government’s Green Financing...

    • Overseas Aid

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the (a) decline in GDP and (b) reduction of the aid target to 0.5 per cent of GDP on the total amount of...

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there is any stipulation within the appointments procedures of his Department that would prevent a person who was previously a member of a tax...

      Children: Day Care

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the cost for providers of delivering the Government's tax-free childcare scheme during the covid-19 outbreak.

      Tom Cooper

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether declarations of interest were received by UK Government Investments from Tom Cooper on his appointment as a Director in 2017 in respect of (a)...

      Tom Cooper

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps UK Government Investments took to ensure there were no conflicts of interest in the appointment of Tom Cooper as a Director in 2017; and whether...

      UK Government Investments: Directors

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will require directors of UK Government Investments to publish details of their commercial clients.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Charities: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what additional support he will make available for charities supporting people who are continuing to self-isolate as a result...

    • Telecommunications: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when his Department will publish its response to the consultation on the Electronic Communications Code 2017, published on 27...

      BBC: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of the BBC about internal staff appointments at the BBC.

      Ofcom: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list the members of the interview panel for the first selection process for the Chair of Ofcom.

      Ofcom: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many applicants in the first process for the appointment of Chair of Ofcom had their applications carried forward...

      Football: Racial Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to prevent racism at local football clubs.

      Sports: Racial Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to tackle racism in sports other than football.

      Football: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has undertaken research into the incidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy among footballers.

      Internet: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to protect (a) children and (b) vulnerable users online before the Online Safety Bill is enacted.

      Football: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many people were refused entry to the European Championship Final at Wembley on 11 July 2021 for breaking covid-19...

      Internet and Video Games: Gambling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what data and research he has on the player base of people playing (a) loot boxes, (b) social casinos, (c) twitch gaming and...

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Parliament: Coronavirus

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the House of Commons Commission is taking to protect the safety of all Parliamentary staff from...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Export Health Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) simplify the application process for Animal Health Certificates for pet owners...

    • Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of Environment Agency management of property level resilience...

      Tree Planting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help increase tree planting.

      Livestock: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle livestock worrying.

      River Thames: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to minimise the levels of pollution in the River Thames.

      Floods: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of flood insurance for businesses.

      Floods: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility of the Flood Re scheme to include...

      Waste Management: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the 2020 data on air pollutant emissions from waste plants will included on the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register.

      Southern Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Progress made but too many water companies still falling short,...

      Water: Somerset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of potential measures to reduce phosphorous discharge into the...

      Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and National Parks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to create and improve protected landscapes.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Nuclear Power

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the exclusion of nuclear power from the Green Financing Framework means that they no longer see nuclear power as a crucial part of delivering the net zero...

    • Equinor: Hydrogen

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the meeting on 28 June with the Norwegian Energy Minister and state-owned oil and gas company Equinor regarding the bilateral energy relationship, why...

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Disability

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide training for school staff on work-based assistive technology; and what assessment they have made of how such technology can...

    • Advanced Maths Premium

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the cost per annum of the Advanced Maths Premium scheme.

      Further Education: Finance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the benefits, and (2) the disadvantages, of the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s lagged funding mechanism in...

      Pupil Premium: Children in Care

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of extending the pupil premium for Looked After and Previously Looked After children (Pupil Premium Plus) beyond Year 11, to include...

      Further Education: Finance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to change policy so that funding for further education follows the learner, and (2) to scrap the lagged funding mechanism used by the...

      Adoption

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Adoption UK The Adoption Barometer: A stocktake of adoption in the UK, published in June, and, in particular,...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to create a national framework of minimum standards of support for children with special educational needs and disabilities in...

      Economic Growth: Greater London

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by London First Central Government's Role in Helping London Drive Recovery, published in May; and...

      Education and Skills Funding Agency

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the effectiveness of the Education and Skills Funding Agency in supporting the UK's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic; and what...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Offenders: Domestic Abuse

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar on 3 February (HL Deb, col 2286), what assessment they have made of (1) the need to review the existing...

    • Domestic Abuse: Homicide

      To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) what are the terms of reference, and (2) what is the planned process, for the Lord Chancellor’s review of sentencing in domestic homicide cases; and what...

      Criminal Justice Royal Commission

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 9 November 2020 (HL Deb, col 798) and the answer by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar on 6 July (HL Deb, col 1149),...

      Prisoners

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people sentenced to Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences have never been released.

      Prisoners: Gender Recognition

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many biologically female transgender prisoners are housed in the male prison estate; what assessment they have made of the safety of those prisoners; what...

      Divorce Settlements

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar on 6 July (HL1300), whether they have departed from the commitment made by Lord Keen of Elie in his...

      Judiciary: Retirement

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to use the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill to amend the law to raise the mandatory retirement age for judicial office holders; and...

  • Treasury

    • Corporation Tax: Overpayments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that businesses are aware if they have overpaid corporation tax.

    • Multinational Companies: Corporation Tax

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the UK insurance sector regarding the impact of timing differences arising from Pillar 2 of the Organisation...

      Digital Technology: Taxation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a Smart Fund tax on technological devices to support the creative arts sector.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Developing Countries: Health Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what the overall official development assistance reduction to (1) Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, and (2) Family Planning, will be this financial...

    • Zimbabwe: Business

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by The Sentry Shadows and Shell Games: Uncovering an Offshore Business Empire in Zimbabwe, published on 1 July; and...

      North Korea: Coronavirus and Famine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the famine in North Korea, (2) the effects of COVID-19 on its population, and (3) whether these issues or other...

      Stan Swamy

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of India about the death of Father Stan Swamy in custody whilst awaiting trial in that country.

      Conflict, Stability and Security Fund

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the annual budget for the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: Cyber and Technology Programme in each of the past five years.

      Climate Change: Population

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the link between climate change and population growth; and what plans they have, if any, to weaken this link to reduce the...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ministry of Defence: Disclosure of Information

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the investigation into the leak of Ministry of Defence documents which were found at a bus stop in Kent to conclude; and whether they will publish...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Recruitment and Vacancies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG Report on Jobs, published on 8 July; in particular, the...

    • Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why they are relying on telephone assessments to determine a claimant’s level of disability rather than using a video service.

      Universal Credit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the £20 increase in Universal Credit will be retained.

      Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Department for Work and Pensions staff contacted disability claimants who were appealing their decisions to persuade...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Amazon: Consumer Goods

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps the Environment Agency is taking to prevent Amazon destroying unsold stock.

    • Meat: Ritual Slaughter

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to legislate to ensure that meat from animals which have been slaughtered without prior stunning is clearly labelled as such.

      Livestock: Ritual Slaughter

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the average time it takes for an unstunned (1) sheep, and (2) cow, to die after having their throat cut in a UK slaughterhouse.

      Livestock: Ritual Slaughter

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of (1) sheep, and (2) cattle, which were slaughtered without prior stunning in the last year for which figures are...

  • Home Office

    • UK Border Force and UK Visas and Immigration: Staff

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many full-time staff there have been in (1) UK Visa and Immigration, and (2) UK Border Force, in each year since 2017.

    • Police: Cameras

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need to update the College of Policing’s body worn camera guidance (1) to reduce officers’ discretion about its...

      Migrants: Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their New Plan for Immigration, published on 24 March, when they plan to consult on the proposal to remove support from families who have become...

      Asylum: Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their New Plan for Immigration, published on 24 March, whether they intend for the proposal that judges be told to give “minimal weight” to...

      Refugees: Syria

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of people likely to be resettled this year under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme; and how that figure...

  • Department for International Trade

    • Trade Agreements: Musicians

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Minister for International Trade on 14 June (13157), whether the new trade deal agreed in principle will enable British musicians...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Local Government

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many meetings the (1) Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and (2) Minister of State for Digital and Culture, have had with...

    • Technology: China

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to diversify the UK’s technology supply chains away from China.

  • The Senior Deputy Speaker

    • Parliament: Internet

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answers by Lord McFall of Alcluith on 1 and 24 February 2017 (HL4961 and HL5612), why the Religion of Peace website is no longer...

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