Written answers

Thursday, 22 July 2021

  • Department for Transport

    • Travel: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what advice his Department is providing to recipients of the Indian-manufactured AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine who plan to travel to Italy over...

    • Public Transport: Ventilation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2021 to Question 29872 on Public Transport: Ventilation, what the budget is for enforcement activities for...

      Transport: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to issue guidance to transport providers on the protection of workers who are vulnerable to infection from covid-19...

      Heathrow Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the construction of a third runway at Heathrow airport.

      Department for Transport: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Black and ethnic minority staff are employed by his Department.

      Network Rail: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional station staff Network Rail has hired during the covid-19 outbreak; at what (a) locations, (b) job grades and (c) salaries; and...

      Great British Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what locations are under consideration to headquarter Great British Railways.

      London North Eastern Railway: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional station staff London North Eastern Railway has hired during the covid-19 outbreak; at what (a) locations, (b) job grades and (c)...

      Northern Trains: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional station staff Northern Trains has hired during the covid-19 outbreak; at what (a) locations, (b) job grades and (c) salaries; and...

      Driving Tests: Lanarkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the extent of the backlog in practical driving test availability in Lanarkshire; and what steps he is taking to tackle...

      Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the new cabotage rules set out in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the EU, what recent assessment he has made of ways to...

      Electric Scooters: Pilot Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the illegal use of electric scooters hired under the Government’s e-scooter rental trials.

      London Underground: Trains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether officials of his Department have had discussions with representatives of Transport for London on whether steps are being taken to prepare the...

      Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of reforming driving licences for (a) Heavy Goods Vehicles and (b) Passenger Carrying...

      Driving Licences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to revert to the system for renewing driving licences that was in use prior to the covid-19 outbreak,...

      Travel: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress his Department has made on bi-lateral agreements for covid-19 vaccination certification for international travel; and when he...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions officials in his Department have had with their European counterparts on (a) mutual acceptance of vaccine status certificates and (b)...

      Oxford-Hereford Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to progress plans to re-double the North Cotswold Line.

      Reading Buses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2021 to Question 30342 on Buses: Ventilation, if the Department will seek information on the air filtration system...

      Large Goods Vehicle Drivers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) Driver Certificate of Professional Competence and (b) large goods vehicle driving tests were taken in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2021...

      Aviation: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the consultation Jet zero: our strategy for net zero aviation on published on 14 July 2021, what proportion of the aviation...

      Airports: Non-domestic Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support airports with annual business rates higher than £8 million.

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) in-school mental health counsellors and (b) mental health workers there were in schools in each year from 2010 to 2021.

    • Universities: Ventilation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2021 to Question 30353 on ventilation in universities, what budget has been made available for enforcement...

      Universities: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to reduce funding for universities that do not return to face-to-face learning after the relaxation of covid-19 restrictions on 19...

      Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to increase the effectiveness of the apprenticeship levy.

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applicants for student finance were rejected by Student Finance England in the last twelve months because they did not meet the three year...

      Social Services: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the sustainable long-term funding of disabled children’s social care...

      Respite Care: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has in the next Comprehensive Spending Review to deliver ring-fenced funding to tackle the disproportionate social isolation affecting...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Email

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he or any of the Ministers of his Department use personal email addresses to conduct Government business.

    • Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the strategies of his Department to increase the number of...

      Companies: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to require large private and public companies to produce a scenario analysis on the...

      Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to publish a Heat and Building Strategy.

      Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the reasons are for the delay in publication of the Hydrogen Strategy; and when that strategy will be published.

      Biofuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to publish a Biomass Strategy.

      Research: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish a long-term Research and Development funding plan setting out how the Government will meet its...

      Unpaid Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to assess the potential merits of banning unpaid work trials at the outset of employment.

      Hospitality Industry: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment has he made of the potential effect of proposed vaccine passports on employment opportunities in the...

      Deep Sea Mining: Nauru

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment his Department has made of the implications for the UK Government’s position on deep sea...

      Companies: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department intends to require large (a) private and (b) public companies to make disclosures on Scope 3...

      Energy: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to include nuclear power in discussions on clean energy with the US Administration; and what recent...

      Hinkley Point C Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2021 to Question 29075 on Hinkley Point C Power Station, what the latest date...

      Hospitality Industry and Leisure: Debts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the level of debt in the (a) hospitality, (b) leisure and (c) culture sectors.

      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 (a) his Department and (b) the...

      Nuclear Power: Economic Growth and Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of nuclear energy on (a) long term economic growth and (b)...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • GP Surgeries: Ventilation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2021 to Question 29801 on GP Surgeries: Ventilation, what budget has been made available for...

    • Gina Coladangelo

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse was of Gina Colangelo's (a) travel, (b) subsistence and (c) other expenses claimed by Gina Colangelo...

      Pharmacy: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Prime Minister's statement in the coronavirus briefing of 10 February 2021 on reimbursing community pharmacies,...

      Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to implement the recommendation from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health to make tobacco...

      Social Prescribing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what definition he uses to define social prescribing in the context of his Department's remit and policy.

      Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reach its smoking cessation targets.

      Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish (a) a report or (b) the research data that was used to impose the mandatory requirement for people to wear...

      Health: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to extend preventative health care testing after the covid-19 outbreak.

      Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for drug and alcohol misuse services.

      Public Health: Bexley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Public Health Grant settlement for the London Borough of Bexley compared...

      Long Covid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2021 to Question 4016 on Coronavirus, what progress his Department has made on enabling patients to...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 21 to Question 24270 on Coronavirus: Screening, what percentage of tests in the 2020 Innova lateral flow...

      Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review report entitled First Do No Harm, published...

      Oral Tobacco

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on 10 June 2021,...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Email

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on how many occasions ministers in his Department referred offers to provide (a) personal protective equipment and (b) test and trace...

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what planning his Department has undertaken to ensure the healthcare system is adequately prepared for covid-19 and influenza in winter 2021.

      NHS: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a list of NHS contracts for West Yorkshire tendered in each of the last five years.

      Public Health: Bexley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding has been allocated to the London Borough of Bexley through the Public Heath Grant settlement in each of the last five years.

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of a rise in cases of covid-19 on the ability of ambulance services in (i) North...

      Royal Berkshire Hospital: Hydrotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the correspondence his Department has had with (a) the NHS Berkshire West CCG and (b) Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation...

      Public Health: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding has been provided to London boroughs on average through the Public Health Grant settlement in each of the last five years.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Email

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his departmental IT systems routinely allow officials, advisers and Ministers to access private email accounts from their office...

      Prostate Cancer: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government announcement in April 2018 of £75 million funding over five years for prostate cancer research, how...

      Clinical Commissioning Groups and NHS Trusts: Debts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) clinical commissioning groups and (b) NHS trusts in England are in deficit as at 12 July 2021; and what the figures are for...

      School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme will continue beyond September 2021.

      Hospitals: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will announce his decision on whether to implement the standards proposed by the NHS England consultation on the clinical review...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to support immunocompromised or immunosuppressed people who are not protected by covid-19 vaccines and are...

      Accident and Emergency Departments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number people who have attended an accident and emergency department but who could have been seen by a...

      NHS Trusts: Debts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with local NHS Trusts on (a) the current level of their deficits and (b) taking steps to reduce those...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has created a (a) centralised contract register for the Department and (b) log of declarations of interest in...

      Influenza: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of preventative measures other than vaccination that could be taken to...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the Government's guidance is on the number of weeks that should elapse between receipt of the first and second dose of the covid-19...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many pregnant women have received (a) one dose (b) two doses of a covid-19 vaccine in the London Borough of Wandsworth as of 19 July 2021.

      Travel: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people who cannot be fully vaccinated against covid-19 due to a medical contraindication will be subject to quarantine...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what expert analysis he has received on the effect of a high viral load of covid-19 circulation on covid-19 transmission among people who...

      Railways: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to require facemasks to be worn on train carriages to help protect those who are clinically extremely...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people who took part in covid-19 vaccine trials for products not yet approved are able to (a)...

      Pregnancy: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the number of pregnant women yet to receive a single dose of the covid-19 vaccine, what steps he is taking to help...

      Health Services: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has in place to improve cross-Government co-operation on matters relating to the commissioning of menstrual...

      Health Services: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the planned timetable is for publication of the Government's women’s health strategy.

      Health Services: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to engage with a wide range of stakeholders and experts as part of its response to the Women’s Health...

      Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reforming the Mental Health Act to include mandatory care for people suffering...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the Health Foundation's estimate that there could be 11 per cent...

      Surgical Mesh Implants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, why rectopexy mesh injured patients are not entitled to access care in the new specialist mesh centres.

      Surgical Mesh Implants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to draw on the experiences of patients adversely affected by pelvic mesh implants to inform medical...

      Maternity Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of midwifery staffing levels in all maternity settings in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands...

      Hospitals: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of people that are waiting to start routine hospital treatment.

      Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Review, published July 2020, what steps he is taking to fulfil...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Email

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the statements of 27 June 2021, if he will publish the evidential basis for his Department's assessment that Ministers...

      Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review report entitled First Do No Harm, published...

      Matt Hancock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the former Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the Rt Hon Member for West Suffolk, declared to his Department a...

      Mental Health: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) knowledge and (b) confidence of GPs on responding effectively to the mental health...

      Health Services: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to publish details on the awarding of health contracts during the covid-19 outbreak.

      Travel: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK citizens who have received the AstraZeneca vaccine produced in India are able to participate in...

      Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people who have contracted covid-19 but not been vaccinated will be afforded the same status as those who have been fully...

      Travel: Malta

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department is having with its counterpart in Malta in respect of British tourists' entry to Malta whose covid-19...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor covid-19 vaccination rates and (b) increase vaccine uptake among people who are...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ask the Chief Medical Officer to update his open letter of 11 June 2021 to all covid-19 vaccine trial participants to clarify...

      Eating Disorders: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of children who needed urgent help with an eating disorder were able to access care within one week in each of the last...

      Doctors' List of Patients: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of patients who have presented to a GP in each of the last 12 months declared mental health as the primary...

      Health Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve health outcomes for gender-specific health matters for (a) men and (b) women.

      Health Services: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Sexual and Reproductive Strategy will help ensure that girls are supported with their menstrual wellbeing from a young age.

      Infectious Diseases: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, whether his Department plans to review the long-term infection prevention and control measures...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the responsiveness of services available to meet people who are experiencing acute mental health...

      Malnutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of malnutrition in the last five years; and what steps his Department is taking to...

      Cancer: Aspirin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to a review undertaken by academics at Cardiff University, what assessment has he made of the implications for his...

      Coronavirus: Community Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people with covid-19 are requiring clinical management in the community as of 15 July 2021.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Eritrea: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps is his Department is taking to support (a) journalists, (b) political figures, (c) students and (d)...

    • Developing Countries: Sustainable Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Sustainable Development Goals will form a central part of his new International Development Strategy.

      Africa: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’s factsheet entitled...

      Middle East: Peace Negotiations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government plans to take to build on the momentum of the Abraham Accords and help further peace in...

      Dalal Mughrabi

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the 2019-20 Memorandum of Understanding between his Department and the Palestinian Authority,...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on the displacement of Palestinian families from the...

      Palestinians: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the Palestinian Authority’s compliance with the most recent UK-PA...

      Developing Countries: Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the report published by Oxfam entitled The Hunger Virus Multiplies, published on 9 July 2021,...

      Lebanon: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Official Development Assistance he has allocated to Lebanon in (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.

      Deep Sea Mining

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the notification of the two year trigger...

      Lebanon: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the supply of (a) food, (b) fuel and (c) medicine into Lebanon.

      South Africa: Civil Disorder

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment the Government has made of the level of unrest in (a) KwaZulu-Natal and (b) other provinces...

      Palestinians: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason his Department has not published any Memorandums of Understanding related to the Service,...

      Tigray: Food Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that humanitarian support reaches the 350,000 people experiencing famine-like...

      Israel: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits to the UK of strengthening relations with Israel over the...

      Sierra Leone: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to (a) monitor political unrest and (b) help ensure democracy is upheld in...

      Tunisia: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK’s support to Tunisia’s covid-19 vaccination...

      Lebanon: Humanitarian Situation and Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the current (a) political and (b) humanitarian situation in Lebanon.

      Saudi Arabia: Intelligence Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of Saudi Arabian intelligence officers on the UK sanctions list who have...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the report of the UN Human Rights Office on business activities in the Occupied Palestinian...

      Conflict Resolution: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of his Department not having a specific budget for the UK Government's...

      Lebanon: International Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether a Minister from his Department plans to attend the aid conference for Lebanon on 4 August 2021.

      Nnamdi Kanu

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu by the Nigerian authorities.

      Torture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's Human Rights and Democracy report published on 8 July 2021, whether his...

      British Nationals Abroad: Torture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2021 to Question 32460 on Prisoners: Torture, how many and what proportion of...

      China: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of claims by UN experts on 14 June 2021 that they had obtained credible...

      Sub-Saharan Africa: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many and what proportion of the 5 million covid-19 vaccines donated by the UK to other countries by September...

      Belarus: Government Securities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2021 to Question 32567 on Belarus: Financial Services, whether further specific...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prison Officers: Disciplinary Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been (a) reprimanded, (b) dismissed and (c) convicted for being in possession of prohibited items including drugs while on...

    • Remote Hearings: Hearing Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) needs of hearing impaired Court users, (b) functioning of live captioning and (c) challenges...

      Sexual Offences: Convictions and Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will provide a breakdown of the most recent (a) rape and (b) sexual assault (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction statistics by the ethnicity of the...

      Crown Court: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publishe the backlog of outstanding cases at the start of July for each year since 2010 in every Crown Court open in England and Wales.

      Magistrates' Courts: Hartlepool

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to re-open Hartlepool Magistrates Court.

      Rape: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many persons convicted of rape have received a sentence of less than (a) five, (b) seven and (c) 10 years imprisonment in each of the last 10 years.

      Driving under Influence: Criminal Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information or evidence of impairment has to be provided by a court user to HM Courts and Tribunals Service before reasonable adjustments will be...

      Legal Aid Scheme: Special Guardianship Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for legal aid for (a) special guardians and (b)...

      Sexual Offences: Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were prosecuted for committing an offence under section 5 of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 in each of the last 10 years.

      Prisons: Ventilation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2021 to Question 30344 on Prisons: Ventilation, what budget has been made available for enforcement activities in...

  • Treasury

    • Paye

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the ONS release entitled Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, UK: June 2021, tables 11 and 12, if he will...

    • Environmental Impact Assessment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Annual Report on Major Projects 2020-21, published on 15 July 2021, what assessment he has made of the capability of his Department...

      Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2021 to Question 29788 on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and with reference to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme...

      Treasury: Directors

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which of his Department's non-executive directors were appointed through open competition.

      Electronic Funds Transfer: Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what engagement he has had with the Payment Systems Regulator on the powers they require to introduce mandatory protections for victims of authorised push...

      Klarna: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what regulations Klarna is subject to.

      Carbon Emissions: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the advice he received on the exclusion of nuclear energy from the Green Financing Framework.

      Bounce Back Loan Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will delay bounce back loan repayments by 12 months to help support businesses while they are in the initial phases of reopening.

      Public Expenditure: Environment Protection

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish further detail on the UK sustainable fund disclosure framework, announced in his Mansion House Speech on 1 July 2021.

      National Savings Bonds: Environment Protection

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason nuclear energy projects are excluded from the new green savings bonds; and how his Department plans to attract private investment to...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ajax Vehicles: Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2021 to Question 32308 on Ajax Vehicles: Testing, on which date that initial report was handed over to General Dynamics.

    • Armed Forces: Deployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time UK armed forces personnel are currently deployed overseas, by country of deployment.

      Ministry of Defence: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many qualified commercial officers his Department employs.

      Armed Forces: Private Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are under investigation for boarding school allowance fraud as at 19 July 2021.

      Ministry of Defence: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Black and ethnic minority staff are employed by his Department.

      Armed Forces Covenant

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to encourage more organisations to sign the Armed Forces Covenant.

      Ministry of Defence: Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which of his Department's non-executive directors were appointed through open competition.

      Afghanistan: Home Country Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many locally employed staff have been processed under the updated Afghan Relocated and Assisted Policy since 1 June 2021.

      Challenger Tanks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total constructive losses were to his Department for the reduction in the number of Challenger 2 tanks, driver training tanks and Challenger...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints from service personnel his Department received on (a) damp, (b) no hot water and (c) heating issues in 2020; and what the average...

      Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Shipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the total constructive loss to his Department for the early withdrawal of five Royal Navy and three Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels in 2011-12.

      Harrier Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the total constructive loss to his Department of the early withdrawal of the Harrier fleet.

      Armed Forces: Long Covid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of military personnel referred to date for treatment for long covid at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre have (a)...

      Veterans: Identity Cards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of armed forces service leavers have received their veterans ID card.

      RAF Menwith Hill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many additional agreements the Government has entered into in respect of the US Military’s use of RAF Menwith Hill, aside from the NATO Status...

      Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK's exit strategy from Afghanistan included an assessment of the risk of the retaking of Afghan territory by the Taliban in the three...

      Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the objectives of the NATO led coalition in Afghanistan were; and which of those objectives have been achieved.

      Military Alliances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Chief of Defence Staff Directive on Embedded Personnel 2/16, what definition his Department uses to define significant support in...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Working Conditions: Temperature

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of guidance on high workplace temperatures.

    • Business Premises: Ventilation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2021 to Question 30321 on Business Premises: Coronavirus, what budget has been made available for...

      Universal Credit: Private Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Landlord Portal will be made available to private landlords.

      Universal Credit: Maladministration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2021 to Question 15239, whether her Department is on schedule to automate the process of proactively...

      Social Security Benefits: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that mental health is included in the decision-making processes on provision of social security.

      Health: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Government has made of effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the health and wellbeing of disabled people.

      Attendance Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the change has been in attendance allowance award success rates from 2012 to 2020.

      Universal Credit: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish her Department's impact assessments for the removal of the uplift to universal credit.

      Personal Independence Payment: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason people of retirement age are ineligible for the mobility component of personal independence payment.

      Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to support an urgent independent inquiry into (a) the impact of the benefits assessment process on claimants'...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Order by Consent issued by the High court on 13 July 2021 (CO/4263/2020), what assessment she has made of the potential...

      Employment: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support the Government is providing to clinically extremely vulnerable people who have (a) been unable to work from home and consequently...

      Immigration: EEA Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many EEA nationals in receipt of in work, out of work, or health and impairment-related benefit have yet to apply for Settled Status.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Chemicals: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has conducted an economic impact assessment on the anticipated costs of UK REACH to (a) UK industry, (b)...

    • Horses: Slaughterhouses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps owners are required to take to rehome horses before sending them to an abattoir.

      Waste Disposal: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the impact that increasing levels of isolations as a result of close contact with...

      Seals: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the safety and protection of seal populations along British coastlines.

      Chemicals: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) meetings and (b) discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives of industry and other...

      Land Use

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the environmental impact of land use practice in the UK.

      Fishing Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will commit to annual reporting of bycatch reduction targets for sensitive species.

      Fishing Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has developed a timeline for ensuring that there are no population level impacts as a result of bycatch for (a)...

      Bycatch Mitigation Initiative

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the Bycatch Mitigation Initiative; and whether that policy will (a) include a timeframe to deliver...

      Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the report to Parliament in 2021 on food security required under section 19 of the Agriculture Act 2020 will contain...

      Gardens: Waste Disposal

      What assessment he has had made of the potential effectiveness of providing free garden waste collections as proposed in the consultation on Consistency in Household and Business Recycling in England.

      Agriculture: Labour Market

      What recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of supply and demand in the UK agricultural sector labour market.

      Food: Standards

      What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on maintaining British food standards in the trade deal with Australia.

      Animal Welfare: Standards

      What steps he is taking to increase animal welfare standards.

      Rivers and Seas and Oceans: Sewage

      What steps he is taking to help ensure untreated sewage is not discharged into rivers, inland waterways and the sea.

      Rivers: Pollution

      What steps he is taking to improve cooperation between government agencies tackling pollution of rivers and streams.

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the (a) accuracy and (b) implications for her policy of reports of potentially unlawful and inhumane...

    • Asylum: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims in the UK were (a) made by and (b) granted to EU nationals in each year since 2015.

      Refugees: Resettlement

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how number of refugees her Department commits to resettling as part of the Government's refugee resettlement programme each year.

      Unity Project

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her officials have to meet representatives of the Unity Project to discuss improving the Change of Conditions application process...

      Animal Experiments: Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the publication of the annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals in Great Britain for 2020, what harms...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant the the Answer of 19 July 2021 to Question 33109, when her Department plans to respond to the email from Mr Peter Jones of January...

      Slavery: Victims

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the waiting time for conclusive grounds to be established for victims of human trafficking and modern...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the publication of the annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals in Great Britain for 2020, what...

      Buildings: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of delays to post-Grenfell fire safety works on the level of costs incurred by (a) the...

      Visas: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas have been granted to overseas researchers under the Global Talent Visa in (a) 2020 and (b) 2021 to date, broken down by...

      Visas: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of VFS Global, the operator of her Department's online visa application system, charging for...

      Immigration: Hong Kong

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements her Department has put in place for Hong Kongers who are waiting for the processing of their British National Overseas...

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of accommodation for asylum seekers and refugees; and whether her Department has made an...

      Passports: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the requirement that EU visitors must have a passport rather than an ID card on the...

      Afghanistan: Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the wives of some Afghan former (a) interpreters and (b) other locally employed civilians who assisted British armed forces...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Cabinet Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to answer Questions 20306 and 20307, tabled by the hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury...

    • Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his timescale is for the publication of the Levelling Up White Paper.

      Cabinet Office: Email

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he or any of the Ministers of his Department use personal email addresses to conduct Government business.

      Manufacturing Industries: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 131 of the Cabinet Office's Annual Report and Accounts 2020-21, who provided the...

      Business: Ventilators

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2020/21, page 131, published 15 July 2021,...

      Coronavirus: Young People

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people under the age of 30 without pre-existing medical...

      World War II: Channel Islands

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2021 to Question 21838 on World War II: Channel Islands, what assessment his...

      11 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office's Annual Report and Accounts 2020-21, published on 15 July 2021, what the...

  • Department for International Trade

    • Trade Promotion

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many meetings (a) he has and (b) other Ministers of his Department have attended with international trade advisers in the (i) Northern...

    • Exports: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to increase the proportion of exports to the EU to levels prior the UK leaving the EU.

      Trade Agreements: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent progress her Department has made on negotiating a free trade agreement with India.

      Export Academy

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many businesses by region have been supported through the Export Academy; and what the cost to the public purse has been of the Export...

      EU External Trade: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in the run up to COP26.

      Liquefied Natural Gas: Mozambique

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to UK Export Finance's support for the Mozambique LNG project, how many contracts have been issued for UK goods and services...

      China: Import Controls

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

      Department for International Trade: Re-employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 27...

      Trade Agreements: Australia

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reason a declaration of her discussions on 28 August 2019 with Tony Abbott at Stoke Lodge on issues relating to the UK/Australia...

      Agricultural Products: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what further overseas markets have been effectively opened up for Northern Ireland producers in the 12 months since the announcement of the...

      Trade Promotion

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many businesses have received support from his Department's network of international trade advisors since its launch in 2020, broken...

      Trade Agreements: Sri Lanka

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has undertaken of Sri Lanka’s compliance with human rights criteria as outlined in section 21 of Trade...

      Trade Agreements: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when she plans to agree a revised Political, Free Trade and Strategic Partnership Agreement with Ukraine, to replace the current agreement...

      Trade: Developing Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proposed simplifications she is considering making to the conditions that could lead to variation or suspension of preferences for...

      Trade Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions she has had with stakeholders on her obligations under the Trade Act 2021 to undertake health assessments of trade...

      Arms Trade: Israel

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

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Events Industry: Trade Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government's proposed trade deals with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein include permit free touring provisions...

    • Musicians: Visas and Work Permits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress he has made on (a) short term visa and (b) work permit requirements for touring artists and support staff...

      Telecommunications: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2021 to Question 5194 on Telecommunications: Infrastructure, what estimate he has made of the...

      Online Harms Reduction Regulator (Report) Bill (HL)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the statement of the Prime Minister to the Liaison Committee on 7 July 2021, Q79, that one of the key objectives...

      Online Harms Reduction Regulator (Report) Bill (HL)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister to the Liaison Committee on 7 July 2021, Q79, that one of the key...

      Events Industry: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the findings of the Events Research Programme.

      Culture: Self-employed

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support his Department is providing to freelancers in the culture sector who are unable to access the Culture Recovery Fund.

      Press Freedom: EU Action

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he plans to make for the implications of his policies of the debate that took place at the Council of Europe...

      Social Media: Eating Disorders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with social media companies on content that may encourage the development of eating disorders; and...

  • Department for Transport

    • Shipping: Energy Supply

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are providing to UK ports to develop their shore power facilities.

    • Electric Scooters: Regulation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to regulate use of e-scooters, including compulsory insurance cover on their use.

      Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions and Speed Limits

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what evidence they use to inform policy about vehicle (1) speed limits, and (2) emissions; and what assessment they have made of the emissions levels of (a)...

      Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Recruitment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with (1) road hauliers, and (2) the devolved administrations, about the recruitment of additional HGV drivers across the UK.

      Public Transport: Protective Clothing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to issue guidance to transport operators whose services cross the border between England and Scotland in relation to the different policies on...

      Transport for London: Finance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to introduce a long-term funding deal for Transport for London to support a return to work in London.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support immunocompromised or immunosuppressed people, who are not protected by the COVID-19 vaccines and are clinically extremely...

    • Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the devolved governments about a common approach to the vaccination of people working in care and nursing homes.

      Coronavirus: Quarantine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have been told to isolate through the NHS Track and Trace app only to (1) show no symptoms, and (2) not need hospitalisation.

  • The Senior Deputy Speaker

    • Conduct Select Committee (HL): Public Appointments

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker when the terms of appointment for each member of the Conduct Committee will expire.

    • Conduct Select Committee (HL)

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what are the total costs of (1) the meetings, (2) the production of reports, and (3) other activities, of the Conduct Committee in the most recent financial year...

      Conduct Select Committee (HL)

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what (1) qualifications, and (2) experience, in (a) human resources, (b) parliamentary procedure, and (c) bullying, harassment and sexual misconduct, the lay...

      Conduct Select Committee (HL): Recruitment

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the recruitment process for the lay members of the Conduct Committee; how many people applied for each lay member vacancy; who conducted the interviews...

      Conduct Select Committee (HL)

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether the four members of the House of Lords Conduct Committee who are not Members of the House of Lords have full voting rights in any vote of that Committee...

      Question

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, following the recent hereditary peers by-election after the retirement of Lord Elton, how many peers (1) were entitled to vote, (2) voted; how many ballot...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Persecution of Christians Across the Globe Independent Review

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief is being adequately resourced and supported in...

    • Tigray: Arrests and War Crimes

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) media reports detailing the arrest of Tigrayans in parts of Ethiopia, (2) the conditions in which arrested Tigrayans are...

      Developing Countries

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in the development of a long term international development strategy; whether such a strategy will build on the approach and...

      China: India

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the deployment of tens of thousands of Chinese troops to the disputed border with India in Ladakh.

      Religious Freedom

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the findings of the Bishop of Truro’s Independent Review for the Foreign Secretary of FCO Support for Persecuted Christians, published on 8 July...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Ministry of Defence: Staff

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many officials are working on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in the (1) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and (2) the Ministry of Defence.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Army: Northern Ireland

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of Army applicants are from residents of Northern Ireland.

    • Shipbuilding: Environment Protection

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what investment they are providing to support the growth of green shipbuilding in the UK.

      Mali: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the decision by the government of France to withdraw more than 2000 troops from the Sahel for the British...

      Sheffield Forgemasters

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to nationalise Sheffield Forgemasters; and what assessment they have made of the importance of Sheffield Forgemasters to the supply...

  • Cop26

    • Climate Change: Public Consultation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for public engagement on climate change mitigations ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow in October–November.

  • Home Office

    • Cybercrime

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to counter ransomware attacks against businesses (1) in the UK, and (2) in other Western countries.

    • Extinction Rebellion: Demonstrations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the cost of policing Extinction Rebellion protests in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, and (3) 2021; and whether any of those costs have been met by...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the letter signed by scientists published in The Lancet on 8 July, which calls the planned relaxation of restrictions related to...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Global Marine Group

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made as to whether  Global Marine Group is the only UK-based company that (1) lays, and (2) maintains, communications cables; and...

    • Broadband: Rural Areas

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the performance of high-speed broadband in rural areas; what steps they are taking to ensure that such services provide the...

      Broadband: Rural Areas

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of OpenRAN (1) as part of their gigabit capable broad rollout, (2) in increasing...

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