Written answers

Wednesday, 8 December 2021

  • Department for Transport

    • Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to review the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation to encourage investment in hydrogen production.

    • Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take steps to reform the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation to stimulate investment in hydrogen production.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will ensure that all park and ride sites are equipped with electric charging points.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will commit to ensuring that all new (a) residential and (b) commercial developments have adequate electric charging infrastructure for (a)...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department (a) has spent as of 2 December 2021 and (b) plans to spend on electric charging points in York.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will set targets for implementation of electric charging points and infrastructure by (a) 2025 and (b) 2030 for each upper tier local authority.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the number of electric charging points at service stations.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of flash or high speed electric vehicle charging.

      Motor Vehicles: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to offer incentives to support (a) people and (b) organisations to purchase hydrogen vehicles.

      Electric Vehicles: Large Goods Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to support the development of electric heavy goods vehicles.

      Electric Vehicles: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that electric vehicles are recyclable at the end of their use.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he will take to increase the availability of electric charging points for mobility vehicles.

      Large Goods Vehicles: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of heavy goods vehicles that collide with railway bridges.

      Motor Vehicles: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with industry experts and stakeholders on the potential merits of telematic technology being regulated and independently...

      Motor Vehicles: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has been made on the reliability of Telematic technology used in black boxes.

      Roads: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to support road safety for deaf and blind people.

      Roads: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to prepare for the UN High-level Meeting on Road Safety in 2022.

      Trailers: Driving Licences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing compensation for B+E Towing training companies for any lost revenues...

      Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) mental and (b) physical health impact on HGV drivers whose working hours have been extended.

      Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Government announcement of temporary visas for 5,000 HGV drivers on 25 September 2021, how many temporary visas have been...

      Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current driving test waiting times.

      Transport: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department will take to work with Transport East to ensure the timely and effective delivery of the recently launched regional...

      Motorways: Road Signs and Markings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of days in each of the past three years on which one or more electrical signs on any motorway in England have...

      Motorways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the existence of any potential conflicts of interest between subcontractors appointed to Highways England's smart...

      Cycling: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money his Department has made available to each London Borough for cycle training in 2021-22.

      ICF International

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) funding his Department has provided to ICF Consulting Services and (b) assessment he has made of the outcomes of that funding.

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date the 2022 regulated rail fares will be implemented; and when he plans to announce the percentage Retail Price Index increase.

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has carried out a yield analysis of the potential effect on passengers of the proposed introduction of contactless pay-as-you-go ticketing...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Music: Copyright and Royalties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment she has made on the effectiveness of the arrangements on royalties, music copyright and licensing for...

    • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Location

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, in the context of relocating his Department's policy official roles from Sheffield to London in 2016, what assessment...

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Sheffield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the total cost was to close the Department's Sheffield Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) office in 2016,...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, where the new orders for Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will be produced.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he is having with patent holders of covid-19 vaccines on scaling up vaccination manufacturing, in...

      Carbon Emissions: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he will take to ensure that research and development projects to reduce carbon output in the UK are...

      STEM Subjects: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government is planning any further national schemes like the Year of Engineering in 2018 to encourage more...

      Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to finalise hydrogen business models; and when he plans to publish those models.

      Power Failures: North of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make representations to Northern Powergrid on creating a fast-track streamlined compensation system for...

      Weather: North of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, once power has been restored, if he will commission an independent public inquiry into the national and local response...

      Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department categorises burning trees as a source of renewable energy.

      Skilled Workers: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a green skills roadmap to help...

      Bulb Energy: Insolvency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2021 to Question 82263, if he will list the various options available to...

      Energy Company Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of when final guidance for the Energy Company Obligation 4 scheme will be in place.

  • Cabinet Office

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Health Services: Autism and Learning Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will develop a specific workforce plan for supporting people with learning disabilities and complex needs.

    • Health Services: Autism and Learning Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is an adequate number of placements in the health service for people with learning...

      Care Homes: Electricity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it a statutory requirement for care homes to have backup electricity generators in order to manage power outages.

      Learning Disability: Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he will take to increase the number of nursing staff working in learning disabilities.

      General Practitioners: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the British Medical Association's analysis of pressures in general practice and the equivalent of 1,704 fewer full-time...

      Social Prescribing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the rollout of social prescribing.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Minister for Covid Vaccine Deployment will respond to the dossier of cases of alleged damage caused by covid-19 vaccines...

      Primary Health Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve primary care networks and deliver care closer to home.

      Rare Diseases: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people with rare diseases during the covid-19 outbreak.

      Ophthalmic Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to incentivise NHS organisations to provide innovative treatments in ophthalmology.

      General Practitioners: Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of fully qualified, full-time GPs that were recruited in Shropshire in each of the last six years.

      Dental Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce NHS dentist waiting times.

      Dentistry: Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Overseas Registration Exam for prospective overseas dentists will restart; and what assessment his Department has made of the...

      Learning Disability: Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review nursing training to ensure that all nursing schools provide learning disability training pathways.

      Community Diagnostic Centres: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the additional staff it may need to deliver the 100 new Community Diagnostic Centres announced...

      Hospitals: Ventilators

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment their department has made of the adequacy of availability of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure machines in NHS...

      Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the British Medical Association's August and September 2021 NHS data analysis, what steps his Department is taking to...

      Incontinence: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of levels of adherence to NHS England’s guidance Excellence in Continence Care 2018.

  • Wales Office

    • UK Internal Trade: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent assessment he has made of the sustainability of trade between Wales and (a) Ireland and (b) Northern Ireland.

  • Department for Education

    • Universities: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the (a) cost to universities to reach net zero targets and (b) potential Government support that may be needed to meet...

    • Autism: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps he has taken with the Minister for Women and Equalities to ensure that autistic children are receiving appropriate educational...

      Training and Vocational Guidance: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress his Department has made on providing fiscal support to encourage people to (a) upskill and (b) change career paths.

      Universities: Freedom of Expression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to protect freedom of speech on university campuses.

      Educational Institutions: Antisemitism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to take steps against (a) universities and (b) other bodies receiving funding from his Department who (i) refuse to...

      Adult Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much further education colleges were originally told would be clawed back in adult education funds from each college; and how much was...

      Adult Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many further education colleges (a) appealed against the clawback of adult education funds and (b) were successful in their appeal against the...

      Pre-school Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Sutton Trust report entitled A fair start: Equalising access to early education, published 19 August 2021, what assessment he...

      Schools Commissioner: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the annual budget is for regional schools commissioners; and how that budget is allocated among commissioners.

      Schools Commissioner

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions regional schools commissioners have made interventions in each year since their inception in 2014.

      Schools Commissioner: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who holds regional schools commissioners accountable for their performance.

      Teachers: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to (a) recruit and (b) retain teachers.

      Schools: Freedom of Expression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to promote free speech in schools.

      Children: Immunosuppression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what enforcement steps his Department has taken against parents of clinically extremely vulnerable children who have not returned to school following...

      Schools: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support schools with internet connectivity.

      Further Education: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is available for full-time further education students seeking apprenticeship opportunities.

      Nurses: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the accessibility of the Government’s free childcare offer to student nurses who are required to work a weekly...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisons: Industrial Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2021 to Question 64697, Prisons: Industrial Health and Safety, whether he has made a recent assessment of the...

    • Prisoners: Downs Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with down syndrome are imprisoned in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland as of 2 December 2021.

      Reoffenders: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Serious Further Offence process on the mental health of (a) victims and (b) probation staff.

      Probation: Racial Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the HM Inspectorate of Probation report of 16 March 2021, Race equality in probation: the experiences of black, Asian and minority...

      Drugs: Organised Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Orders in connection with county lines child criminal exploitation have been (a) applied for and (b) granted...

      Aiding and Abetting: Curriculum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on introducing teaching about joint enterprise law into the national...

      Remand in Custody

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2021 to Question 76700 on Remand in Custody, when the Government plans to reach a conclusion on its review of the...

  • Treasury

    • Research: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Departments R&D Tax Reliefs report published in November 2021, how much and what proportion of the £47.5 billion of research...

    • Non-domestic Rates: Wales

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) total rateable value and (b) number of (i) warehouse, (ii) industrial and factory, (iii) office, (iv) retail, (v) hospitality and (vi) leisure...

      Research: Investment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed changes to the research...

      Air Passenger Duty

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of his decision to reduce the air passenger duty rate for domestic travel on (a) levels of air travel...

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposals in the Budget on annual levels of carbon emissions in the UK.

      Nurses: Training

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the equity of the Government’s tax-free childcare offer to student nurses who do not have job-related income.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Ethiopia: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2021 to Question 58899, on Tigray: Armed Conflict, what recommendations have...

    • Ethiopia: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of the £29 million of humanitarian aid allocated to people affected by the...

      Ethiopia: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Ethiopian counterpart on the need to ensure that all sides in the conflict...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support people from religious minorities in Afghanistan to access a safe passage out...

      Afghanistan: Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the level of violence in Afghanistan; and whether she has made...

      Afghanistan: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support girls' access to education in Afghanistan.

      Israeli Settlements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Israeli counterpart on the proposed construction of a settlement on the site...

      Jerusalem and West Bank: Demolition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many UK-funded humanitarian aid structures in the West Bank including East Jerusalem have been demolished or...

      Trade Agreements: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Israeli counterpart on ending the occupation of the occupied Palestinian...

      Saudi Arabia: Political Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Saudi Arabian counterparts on reports of torture and arbitrary...

      Afghanistan: Repatriation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many British citizens are seeking assistance to return back to the UK from Afghanistan as of 30 November 2021.

      Afghanistan: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding her Department allocates to humanitarian support in Afghanistan each month.

      Afghanistan: Non-governmental Organisations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps is she taking to support NGOs in Afghanistan.

      Jerusalem: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the equity of provision by the Jerusalem Municipal Authorities...

      BBC World Service: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the future of funding for the BBC World Service after March 2022.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many covid-19 vaccinations the Government has distributed to developing countries as of 2 November 2021.

      Hong Kong: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of people that (a) hold a British passport and (b) are...

      Bosnia and Herzegovina: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of convening an international meeting on the situation...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) training and (b) awareness raising (i) Ministers and (ii) officials in her Department receive on their...

      Afghanistan: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will meet with the hon. Member for Bolton North East as Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on...

      Afghanistan: Repatriation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans are in place to improve the assistance provided to British citizens and their dependents to leave...

      Afghanistan: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many British citizens does she estimate still remain in Afghanistan.

      Afghanistan: Repatriation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many British citizens and their dependents have been returned to the UK from Afghanistan since international...

      Developing Countries: Basic Skills

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that her Department’s programming to support improved foundational...

      Developing Countries: Basic Skills

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which countries receive the most Official Development Assistance for improving foundational literacy and numeracy...

      Developing Countries: Basic Skills

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what indicators her Department uses to track the impact of its education Official Development Assistance on...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Diversity and Inclusion Directorate: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many calls to the Diversity and Inclusion Directorate’s Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination helpline have been received since it was...

    • Diversity and Inclusion Directorate: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints of (a) bullying, (b) sexism, (c) sexual assault, (d) physical abuse and (e) emotional abuse has the Diversity and Inclusion...

      LE TacCIS Programme: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what deliverables have been received by his Department from contractors in relation to Project Morpheus as of 2 December 2021.

      LE TacCIS Programme: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total expenditure on (a) Le TACSIS and (b) the associated Project Morpheus is as of 2 December 2021.

      Africa: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many African countries the Government has agreements with affording British military personnel diplomatic status while on training; how many...

      Armed Forces: Public Expenditure

      What assessment he has made of the impact on armed forces personnel and their families of the decrease in average annual real-term growth from 2021 to 2025 in day-to-day spending of his...

      Queen's Guards: Uniforms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the quality of the new faux bear fur that has been manufactured as an alternative to real bear fur to make...

      LE TacCIS Programme: Military Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which vehicles in the British Army's vehicle fleet the Army plans to (a) fit or (b) upgraded with the Morpheus communications system.

      BOWMAN Combat Radio System

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to begin withdrawing the Bowman communications system from service; and which system his Department plans to replace the Bowman system with.

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to publish the conclusions of his Department's Approach to Investment Decisions project; and if he will make a statement.

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the status of (a) his Department's Approach to Investment Decisions project and (b) the associated Acquisition Review is as of 2 December 2021.

      Defence Equipment and Support: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the contract for the Head of Defence Equipment and Support expires.

      Russia: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance the Government has provided to Ukraine to respond to recent Russian aggression.

      Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has been made of the risk to flight crew following the crash of an F-35 from the HMS Queen Elizabeth.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Employment Schemes: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what initiatives her Department has undertaken to assist jobseekers under the age of 25 to find employment.

    • Kickstart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Kickstart scheme placements have been (a) started and (b) approved in each local authority area.

      Housing Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has been made of the number of people living in exempt accommodation who have incorrectly had their housing benefit stopped...

      Universal Credit: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what long-term steps the Government is taking to help young people on universal credit who are not working into work.

      Housing Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what processes are in place to independently verify claims of exempt accommodation providers that residents have not been engaging with the...

      Kickstart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Kickstart scheme placements have been (a) approved, (b) advertised and (c) started by young people by (i) nation, (ii) region and...

      Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims have been suspended under the Risk Review Process.

      Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of Risk Review Team activities on claimants with specific nationality, ethnic or...

      Housing Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Government has spent on housing benefit for supported exempt accommodation in England in 2020-21.

      Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her policy is on claimants' right to appeal when their claims have been suspended by the Risk Review Team.

      Cost of Living: Manchester Gorton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional support her Department will provide to residents in Manchester Gorton constituency who are struggling with the rising cost of...

      Household Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the Household Support Fund to support vulnerable people this winter.

      Cold Weather Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing a £50 one-off payment to those eligible for Cold Weather...

      Sick Pay: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing statutory sick pay in response to the resumption of required quarantine and...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Agriculture: Hedges and Ditches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the removal of cross compliance in 2024 on hedgerows on agricultural land in...

    • Aviation: Tetraethyllead

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, by what date he expects the substance tetraethyllead to be banned from use by all sectors of the UK aviation industry.

      Deposit Return Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish his response to the consultation on the Introduction of a deposit return scheme in England, Wales...

      Hunting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to (a) curb trail hunting on Government-owned land and (b) improve the effectiveness of the law on hunting.

      Fisheries: Trade Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she (a) has taken and (b) will take to protect the UK fishing industry from cheaper imports of seafood from...

      Nature Conservation: Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on (a) defining the metrics for measuring and (b) setting a long-term legally binding target for...

  • Home Office

    • Agnes Wanjiru

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date her Department received the request from the Kenyan Government for mutual legal assistance in relation to the killing of Agnes...

    • Immigration: Risk Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department carries out national risk assessments for immigration applications associated with applicants from specific (a)...

      Antisemitism

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making Holocaust denial a criminal offence.

      Asylum: Embassies

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of giving asylum seekers the ability to claim asylum at British embassies across the globe.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time is evacuated Afghan families are staying in bridging hotels before being moved to suitable housing.

      Visas: Musicians

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of specialised visa renewals for touring groups to streamline the (a) time and (b)...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Afghan nationals who have been evacuated to the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (a) are in bridging...

      Asylum: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential effect of offshore asylum processing on the mental health of people claiming asylum.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure Afghan nationals resettled under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy are housed as...

      Migrant Workers: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the 5,000 temporary visas for overseas heavy goods vehicle drivers made available in September 2021 have been issued to date.

      Home Office: Meetings

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department’s process is for (a) recording and (b) keeping minutes of all meetings relating to Government business.

      Home Office: Meetings

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department takes to ensure that at least one official from her Department is present during all (a) meetings and (b) phone...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Bridges: Northwich

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the application to the Levelling Up Fund for a new swing bridge at...

    • Parking: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish the conclusions of the economic impact assessment of his Department's proposals to amend the Parking...

      Parking: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the oral evidence taken by the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee on 18 November 2021...

      National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, on what date the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation decided that the criteria for the site of the proposed Holocaust...

      National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will provide the chronology of (a) Government departments, (b) ministers and (c) agencies holding responsibilities...

      National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what new information the Government obtained on the proposal to locate the Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens...

      National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate the (a) UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation and (b) Government made of the cost of building the Holocaust...

      National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much of the £102 million estimated in 2018 as the cost of the National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre was...

      National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what budget allocation has been made by his Department for the (a) capital cost of building and (b) total cost of...

      Holocaust Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2021 to Question 65356 on the proposed endowment fund for Holocaust education, what...

      Holocaust Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2021 to Question 65356 on the proposed endowment fund for Holocaust education, for...

      National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2021 to Question 65355 on the estimated running costs of the National Holocaust...

      National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2021 to Question 65352 on the cost of the National Holocaust Memorial and Learning...

      National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2021 to Question 65351 on the cost of the National Holocaust Memorial and Learning...

      National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2021 to Question 56724 on the National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre, on...

      Homelessness: Enfield North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent steps he has taken to reduce (a) homelessness and (b) rough sleeping in Enfield North constituency ahead of winter.

      Buildings: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what timeframe his Department has set for withdrawal of its Consolidated Advice Note on external wall systems and cladding...

      Building Safety Fund: Leeds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2021 to Question 56646 on Building Safety Fund: Leeds, what estimate he has made of...

      Housing: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of changes to permitted development rights over the last ten...

      Buildings: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to support leaseholders affected by high costs associated with remedial fire-safety...

      Wholesale Trade: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that wholesalers can access the forthcoming Covid-19 Additional Relief Fund;...

  • Northern Ireland Office

  • Department for International Trade

    • Agriculture: Trade Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she has taken to ensure that free trade agreements protect and support British (a) agriculture and (b) agricultural exports.

    • Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to boost British exports.

      Trade Agreements: Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the effect on Dorset of free trade agreements signed by the UK since leaving the EU.

      Trade Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure the participation of (a) women and (b) marginalised groups in the development of trade agreements.

      Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: Middle Class

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what income thresholds were used to define the global middle class in her departmental paper UK Accession to CPTPP: The UK’s Strategic...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Pornography: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to prevent access to porn websites by school-age boys.

    • Live Events Reinsurance Scheme: Theatre

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of theatre events that have been successfully insured under the Live Events...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the (1) number, and (2) value, of loans made under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme to companies formed within 14 days before the...

    • Coal: Finance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money they (1) allocated, and (2) spent, in the financial years (a) 2018–19, (b) 2019–20; and (c) 2020–21, on the maintenance of coal...

      Utilities: Energy Supply

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the number of suppliers selling (1) gas, and (2) electricity, to (a) households, and (b) businesses.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Scientists: Migrant Workers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to publicise the Global Talent Visa programme to potential applicants, particularly to scientists; and how they plan to measure their...

  • Department for Education

    • Free School Meals: Migrants

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Benyon on 17 November (HL Deb, col 282), what plans they have to make arrangements for the long-term provision of free school...

    • Free School Meals: Migrants

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what review they are undertaking, if any, into the long-term provision of free school meals to children in families with no recourse to public funds; and when the...

      Children: Day Care

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the 30 hours funded childcare policy.

      Children: Social Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many vulnerable children are in (1) council, or (2) social care, facilities in England.

      Special Educational Needs: Pupil Exclusions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities have been informally excluded in the last academic year.

      Apprentices

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to require employers to spend two-thirds of the funding for apprenticeships on under-25 year olds starting their careers.

      Universities

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) universities, (2) university students, and (3) vice-chancellors or their equivalents, there were in (a) 1991, and (b) 2020.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Youth Custody: Ethnic Groups

      To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) what proportion, of incidents of the use of force in the children’s custodial estate were recorded in each of the last 10 years by the...

    • Prisoners: Racial Discrimination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) what proportion, of prisoners’ complaints about (a) racism, or (b) racial discrimination, were upheld in each of the last 10 years by...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Libya: Politics and Government

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to reports of disagreements between Libya’s political factions over the legal framework adopted by the House of Representatives to allow for...

    • Afghanistan: Humanitarian Situation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

      Myanmar: Sanctions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 9 March (HL13390), what further steps they will take to ensure the democratic wishes of the...

      Bangladesh: Political Prisoners

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Bangladesh about the release of political prisoners, particularly the former Prime Minister of that country.

      Iran: Nuclear Power

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Israel in advance of new talks, announced for 29 November, between the UK, China, France, Germany, Russia and...

      Nigeria: Churches

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of warnings by bandits to Nigerians to close their churches or risk attacks; whether they have raised this with the government of...

      Burundi: Refugees

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the announcement made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on 27 October that 60,000 refugees are voluntarily returning home to Burundi...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Fly-tipping

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the maximum penalty for fly tipping; and when this figure last was reviewed.

    • Fishing Catches: France

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in resolving the dispute over licences for French fishermen operating in UK waters.

      Veterinary Medicine: Farms

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the present number of farm veterinary job vacancies; and what steps they plan to take (1) to increase the number of farm vets, and...

  • Home Office

    • Windrush Compensation Scheme

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to withdraw the responsibility for the Windrush Compensation Scheme from the Home Office and give the responsibility to an independent body.

    • Asylum: Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children are currently waiting for a decision on their asylum application and have waited for over six months.

      British Nationality: British Indian Ocean Territory

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to allow descendants of the natives of the Chagos Archipelago to have the right to register as full British citizens.

      Domestic Abuse

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Domestic Abuse Commissioner Safety before Status, published on 20 October.

      Asylum

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Home Office on 16 April (175879), whether they now intend to publish the...

      Unexplained Wealth Orders

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Unexplained Wealth Orders were issued each year under the Criminal Finances Act 2017; and in each case, (1) what was the value of the wealth, (2) what...

      Asylum: Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether issuing priority removal notices and evidence notices to those under the age of 18 at the time of their arrival in the UK...

      Immigration

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultations, if any, they are having with religious groups about potential legislation on immigration.

      Immigration Controls: Biometrics

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce delays following the introduction of biometric border checks in May 2022 on (1) passengers in vehicles using ports, and (2)...

      Contact Tracing: Travel Requirements

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to update, and (2) to simplify, the (a) design, and (b) requirements, of the passenger locator forms required for international travellers...

  • Northern Ireland Office

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Gambling: Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to stop children aged 11 to 16 from becoming gambling addicts.

    • Television Licences: Older People

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what further steps they are taking to overturn the BBC removal of free TV licences for those over 75 years old.

      Destination Management Organisations: Reviews

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Nick de Bois The de Bois Review: an independent review of Destination Management Organisations in England,...

  • Cop26

    • Climate Change Convention: Egypt

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to work with (1) other European states, and (2) the government of Egypt, to ensure that delegates to the COP27 climate change conference are...

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