Written answers

Tuesday, 1 February 2022

  • Department for Transport

    • Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the validity of the two year driving theory test.

    • Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to help increase the number of people working in the HGV sector.

      Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to support the aviation sector.

      Railway Network

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to restore previously closed rail lines.

      York-Beverley Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the potential economic merits of reopening the...

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reduce the cost of train fares in (a) the West Midlands and (b) across the UK.

      Railway Stations: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published 28 July 2021, what progress his Department has made on conducting a...

      Public Transport: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to support disabled passengers on public transport.

      Crossrail Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when Crossrail will be operational.

      Airspace: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason his Department is allocating funding to the aviation industry to develop the Airspace Modernisation Strategy.

      Driving Licences: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on people from Northern Ireland of administrative difficulties caused by driving licenses having one digit...

      Roads: Ashfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the extent of pothole repairs in Ashfield required to be made by Ashfield District Council.

      Roads: Nottinghamshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the safety of roads across Nottinghamshire.

      Bus Services: Nottinghamshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made subsequent to the National Bus Strategy to deliver new services across Nottinghamshire.

      Electric Vehicles: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the (a) £2.5 billion total funding and (b) additional £620 million for electric vehicle charging his Department plans to...

      Department for Transport: Legislation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many post legislative reviews (a) their Department or (b) their predecessor Department has undertaken on (i) primary and (ii) secondary...

      Shipping: Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the World Maritime University’s EVREST report on the regulation of seafarers’ hours of rest and work, published in 2020,...

      Motorways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of All Lane Running motorways are in operation.

      Exports: Dover Port

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of current waiting times of hauliers with goods to export to enter the Port of Dover.

      National Highways: Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what role the Highways Agency has in supporting the Levelling Up agenda.

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the potential increase in revenue from passengers in respect of the forthcoming increase in rail fares of 3.8...

      Dover Port: Large Goods Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time spent waiting in traffic was for a haulier waiting to board a ferry at Dover in each during (a) November 2021, (b) December 2021...

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy that the commission rates of Great British Railways align with other sellers of rail tickets.

      Motorways: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the need for extensive pothole repairs across the motorway network in Yorkshire.

      Local Transport Plans: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the sustainable transport toolkit for local authorities will include guidance on how emerging local plans should take the Government's...

      Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of rising energy prices on the cost of charging an electric vehicle.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department is providing to manufacturers of electric vehicle chargers to meet the recent change in regulations that requires all new...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Nuclear Power: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support companies to facilitate the creation of new civil nuclear power in Scotland.

    • Private Rented Housing: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support is available for private renters whose home is in energy efficiency Band F or G, and has an exemption from...

      Wind Power: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what funding the Government (a) has provided and (b) is planning to allocate to offshore wind projects in Scotland.

      Private Rented Housing: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support is available to private landlords whose property is energy efficiency Band F or G, and has an exemption...

      Housing Improvement: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help ensure that lower income households are financially supported in the (a) purchase and...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the impact of lifting the energy price cap on households in Birmingham.

      Natural Gas: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what comparative estimate he has made of industrial gas prices in the (a) UK and (b) US.

      Firewood

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to page 43 of his Department's Statistical Release of 29 July 2021 entitled Digest of UK Energy...

      Nuclear Reactors: Thorium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has commissioned any research on thorium molten salt reactors.

      Carbon Emissions: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason he has not abated the carbon price in response to changes in the level of carbon price.

      Heating: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of electricity demand from domestic heating in 2030 compared to 2022.

      Electricity Generation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what increase in UK electricity generating capacity is planned by 2030 excluding wind and solar power energy.

      Transport: Electricity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of demand for electricity from the UK transport sector in 2030 compared to 2022.

      Drax Power Station: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the amount of carbon dioxide that (a) was captured by the Drax power station’s...

      Drax Power Station: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the average gross stack emissions of CO2 per MWh for power generated by Drax is when fuelled by (a) coal and (b) wood.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of number of families at risk of entering fuel poverty as a result of the...

      Tidal Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the Government's tidal power strategy is to complement the UK's energy mix; and if he will make a statement.

      Iron and Steel: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of steel consumed in the UK is imported.

      Petrochemicals: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of petrochemicals consumed in the UK are imported.

      Wind Power: Celtic Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to ScotWind's announcement on the outcome of its application process for leasing on January 2022, what...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of personnel supporting (a) heritage and (b) smart meters in the local area...

      Wind Power: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the amount to be raised from the 2018 Contracts for Difference auctions when...

      Bounce Back Loan Scheme: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much and what proportion of the funds the Exchequer has paid out to lenders because of defaults in the bounce back...

      Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to to extend eligibility for the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant to (a) gyms, (b) yoga studies...

      INTERREG programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether continued membership of Interreg programmes will be possible for UK-based organisations following the UK's...

      Bounce Back Loan Scheme: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the value of fraudulent loans made through the bounce back loans scheme.

      Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the value of fraudulent loans made through the coronavirus business interruption loan scheme.

      Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) value and (b) proportion of loans made through the coronavirus business...

      Bounce Back Loan Scheme: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his estimate is of the (a) value and (b) proportion of loans made through the bounce back loan scheme which will...

      Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the removal of the £20 uplift to universal credit on spending...

      Gratuities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy what the timeline is for the implementation of the reforms to tipping practices announced in September 2021.

      Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to make changes to the Working Time Regulations.

      Unfair Dismissal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to reduce the qualifying period for claiming unfair dismissal.

      Minimum Wage: Government Departments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2022 to Question 96929 on Minimum Wage: Government Departments, how many of the...

      Carbon Dioxide: Shortages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to tackle C02 shortages resulting from gas supply issues and its effects on the...

      Cost of Living: Blackburn

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of rising fuel prices on household finances in Blackburn constituency.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Office: Legislation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many post legislative reviews (a) their Department or (b) their predecessor Department has undertaken on (i) primary and (ii) secondary...

    • Northern Ireland Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2021 to Question 87781 on Northern Ireland Government, how much of the more than £700 million...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance has been issued to clinically vulnerable and clinically extremely vulnerable people who may be required to attend a...

    • Alcoholic Drinks: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the accessibility of the Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines on consumption of alcohol by children...

      Dental Services: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he will take to monitor the impact of the removal of the fallow time between dental patients and covid-19 infections.

      Health: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish a fully costed public health strategy.

      Genetics: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) technology capability and (b) workforce expertise in each of the genomic laboratory hubs; and if...

      Meningitis: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders in response to the findings by the UKHSA that Meningitis B cases have...

      General Practitioners: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on GP surgery websites.

      Perinatal Mortality: Asians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities on the higher number of perinatal deaths...

      Dental Services: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what risk assessment he has carried out on impacts of changes to Government guidance for infection control in dental surgeries.

      General Practitioners: Telemedicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential risk posed by a reliance on internet connectivity in order for people to...

      PPE Medpro: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what financial checks his Department made on PPE Medpro Ltd (a) following its referral to the high priority lane and (b) prior to the...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Randox Laboratories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken since 17 November 2021 to locate minutes of the ministerial meeting of 9 April 2020 between Lord Bethell, Randox...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Sigma Pharmaceuticals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds a minute of the meeting between the Minister for Covid Vaccine Deployment, the hon. Member for Winchester,...

      Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his Answer of 10 January 2022 to Question 97125 on Coronavirus: Protective Clothing, how much of the total cost for items of...

      Asylum: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of asylum applicants seek treatment for mental health whilst waiting for their applications to be processed.

      Heart Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle waiting times for heart scans.

      Coronavirus: Solihull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the availability of covid-19 vaccines in Solihull.

      Tobacco

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Committee on Toxicity has been able to obtain independent confirmation of manufacturers' findings in regards to heat-not-burn...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which businesses have been (a) accredited to supply lateral flow tests to the NHS and (b) accredited to supply those tests for use in the UK.

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the supply of covid-19 lateral flow tests is not disrupted for healthcare workers, school teachers...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the supply of covid-19 lateral flow testing kits; and what steps his...

      Dentistry: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) dentists, (b) dental nurses, (c) dental hygienists and (d) other dental staff who...

      HIV Infection: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure the HIV prevention drug PrEP is made available in settings other than sexual health services.

      HIV Infection: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish data on the uptake of the HIV prevention drug PrEP; and whether that data will be broken down by (a) key...

      Miscarriage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing the registration of a miscarriage or still birth under 24 weeks...

      Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the detailed budget plans for reducing NHS waiting lists in England.

      Dental Services: Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that a relevant proportion of the £8,904,000 allocated to the Midlands to support dentistry...

      Haemochromatosis: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve early diagnosis of genetic haemochromatosis.

      Donors: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with NHS Blood and Transplant to encourage greater donations of blood, plasma, and bone marrow...

      Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding the eligibility requirements of the...

      Eyesight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will launch a public awareness campaign around the importance of eye health.

      Cervical Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the viability of yearly women’s health check-ups to help prevent the late diagnosis of...

      Meningitis: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase the meningitis-B vaccine uptake amongst the student population.

      Cancer: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) size of the cancer treatment backlog in Birmingham and (b) the length of time needed to...

      Whipps Cross Hospital: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to release funding for the redevelopment of Whipps Cross hospital.

      NHS: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of NHS staff who are unvaccinated against covid-19.

  • Wales Office

    • Warm Home Discount Scheme: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on extending the Warm Home Discount scheme.

  • Department for Education

    • Employment Schemes: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support young people into high quality jobs.

    • Vocational Education: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen the value of technical qualifications.

      Office for Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the percentage increase is of funding from his Department to the Office for Students in the financial year 2021-22 compared to 2020-21.

      Pupils: Absenteeism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of recent trends in pupil absences at schools in England.

      Pre-school Education: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the providers of Early Years Foundation services have adequate numbers of qualified staff from...

      Pupil Referral Units

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the impact of excluding Pupil Referral Unit schools from the Schools Supplementary Grant on children (a) with...

      Pre-school Education: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of staff leaving roles in Early Years Foundation service providers.

      Faith Schools: Children in Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will amend the School Admissions Code to ensure that faith schools give priority to (a) looked after and (b) previously looked after children...

      Pupils: Absenteeism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of school days missed in the 2021-22 academic year by (a) year 6, (b) year 11 and (c) year 13 students.

      Children: Day Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure wraparound childcare is available for new parents who wish to return to work.

      Schools: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) dedicated and (b) non-dedicated Emotional Literacy Support Assistant are employed by (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools across...

      Special Educational Needs: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress his Department has made on reviewing the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice.

      T-levels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has undertaken an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the hours on T Level Transition Programmes to bring them into line with...

      Schools: Platinum Jubilee 2022

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department have made for schools to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

      Adoption

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) people who have adopted and (b) prospective adopters who are registered as self employed.

      Falkland Islands: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment on the potential merits of teaching about the Falklands War as part of the national curriculum.

      Pupils: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures he is putting in place to support pupils with long covid who are taking exams in 2021-22.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Regulation 31(b) of the Lord Chancellor’s guidance on determining financial eligibility for certificated work, whether the...

    • Administration of Justice: Saudi Arabia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he discussed support for Saudi Arabia's judicial system at his meeting with that country's justice minister in London on 25 January 2022.

      Offenders: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on establishing women's residential centres in Wales as part of his Department's Female Offender Strategy.

      Ministry of Justice: Legislation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of the (a) primary and (b) secondary legislation sponsored by (i) their Department or (ii) their predecessor Department has...

      Prison Officers: Resignations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many resignations of prison officers there were in each month of 2010 and each subsequent year to 2021; and what the annual leaving rate was as a...

      Ministry of Justice: Legislation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many post legislative reviews (a) their Department or (b) their predecessor Department has undertaken on (i) primary and (ii) secondary legislation...

      Probation: Resignations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many resignations of probation officers there were in each month of 2010 and each subsequent year to 2021; and what the annual leaving rate was as a...

      Prison Officers: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate his Department has made of the cumulative number of years of experience held by all prison officers in each year since 2010.

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released in each of the last three years.

      Probation: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the base salary and salary progression of a probation officer and its impact on officer retention.

      Probation: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy of the starting salary of a probation officer and (b) the impact of that salary on recruitment.

      Probation: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average training period was for a recruit to qualify as a probation officer in each year since 2010.

      Probation: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the annual cost was to train a new probation officer in each year since 2010.

      Probation: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential for a Serious Further Offence as a result of staff shortages and caseloads within the Probation Service.

      Probation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases on average a probation officer is currently handling.

      Probation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases on average a probation officer should be handling.

      Probation: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current workloads within the Probation Service.

      Probation: Resignations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of new probation officers left the service within two years of joining in each year since 2010.

      Probation: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many posts are unfilled within the Probation Service.

      Probation: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing levels in the (a) regional and (b) national probation service teams.

      Prisoners' Release: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the £70 million announced for prison leaver accommodation on 19 January 2021, how (a) much of this funding has been spent and (b)...

      Prison Officers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many band 3 to 5 prison officers have received training to deal with terrorist or extremist prisoners.

  • Treasury

    • Question

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ensure that Equitable Life policyholders who invested in regulated products will be entitled to similar levels of compensation to those who...

    • Question

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to increase the competitiveness of the financial services sector.

      Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investigations into fraud, scams and economic crime his Department has conducted in each of the last five years.

      Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investigations into fraud, scams and economic crime have resulted in money being returned to the public purse in each of the last five years.

      Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department’s budget has been for tackling fraud, scams and economic crime in each of the last five years.

      Poverty: Rutherglen and Hamilton West

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people living in destitution in Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency.

      Lord Agnew of Oulton

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he received correspondence Lord Agnew of Oulton on fraud in the coronavirus business loan schemes in the last three months.

      Red Diesel

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of proposals to restrict the use of red diesel from April 2022 on the mining and quarrying industry.

      Lord Agnew of Oulton

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what occasions he met with Lord Agnew of Oulton in the last three months; and what the topics of those meetings were.

      City Deals and Local Growth Deals: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding the Government has allocated to the (a) Belfast Region City Deal, (b) Derry and Strabane Region City Deal, (c) Mid South West Growth Deal...

      Cost of Living: Disability

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support he is providing to people with disabilities to help them cope with the rising cost of living.

      Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department has made in levelling up all regions of the UK.

      Business: Coronavirus

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish any strategy he has produced on preventing fraud in the coronavirus business support schemes.

      Taxation: Electronic Government

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has the Treasury made of the efficacy of introducing a price-cap on software to be used under the Making Tax Digital for Income Tax regime.

      Research: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 35 of the Centre for Business Research’s May 2021 Report on R&D tax credits, what assessment his Department has made of...

      Child Benefit: Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many letters and emails has his Department's Complaints Team received relating to allegations of child benefit fraud by a recipient living in Russia...

      Special Educational Needs: North of England

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with Ministers in the Department for Education on the (a) viability, (b) potential merits and (b) impact on educational...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • United Arab Emirates: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether British troops were present at Al-Dhafra Air Base in the UAE during the Houthi attack on 24 January 2022.

    • Ukraine: Antitank Missiles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Ukraine's Azov Battalion will have access to UK-supplied NLAW anti-tank weapons.

      Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of compensation provision through Veterans UK, War Pensions and AFCS.

      Ministry of Defence: Legislation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many post legislative reviews (a) their Department or (b) their predecessor Department has undertaken on (i) primary and (ii) secondary legislation...

      Ministry of Defence: Legislation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of the (a) primary and (b) secondary legislation sponsored by (i) their Department or (ii) their predecessor Department has...

      Armed Forces: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed service personnel who have served in the armed forces since 2001 have died as a result of (a) suicide and (b) another cause of death.

      York: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his plans to close military sites in York, what assessment he has made of (a) the adequacy of the transport infrastructure available...

      European Fighter Aircraft: Radar

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK's fleet of Tranche 2 Typhoon aircraft will receive the Radar 2 upgrade.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claimants have had their claims suspended as a result of the time taken to be granted settled status.

    • Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2022 to Question 102728 on Access to Work Programme, if she will publish further details of the...

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were claiming universal credit and legacy benefits as of 24 January 2022, broken down by nationality.

      Universal Credit: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on the effect on universal credit claimants of the Welsh Government's NHS and Social...

      Didcot Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will require the HSE to publish a preliminary report from its joint investigation with Thames Valley Police into the partial collapse...

      Social Security Benefits: Broadband

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in the context of the recent launch of the broadband voucher scheme for jobseekers, whether her Department has plans to expand that scheme for...

      Unemployed People: Broadband

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in have signed up to the joint broadband voucher scheme for jobseekers delivered by her Department and TalkTalk since its...

      Universal Credit: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on the effect on universal credit claimants of the Welsh Government's Winter Fuel...

      Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the total number of people currently in paid work, including the self-employed, compared to before the covid-19...

      New Enterprise Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have made starts on the New Enterprise Allowance; and of those how many started a business that they sustained for at least 26...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Legislation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of the (a) primary and (b) secondary legislation sponsored by (i) their Department or (ii) their predecessor...

      Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support (a) young carers and (b) carers who are retired and care for a spouse or close relative who is also retired.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Legislation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many post legislative reviews (a) their Department or (b) their predecessor Department has undertaken on (i) primary and (ii) secondary...

      Carers: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department is putting in place to support carers with the increases in heating and energy costs.

      Food Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to prevent households on lower incomes falling into food poverty as a result of recent rises in the price of basic...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Ukraine: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost to the public purse has been of UK Government public awareness campaigns in Ukraine on support...

    • British Indian Ocean Territory: Marine Protected Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions officials in her Department have had with the British Indian Ocean Territory Administration on...

      Palestinians: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will place a copy of her Department’s Memorandums of Understanding with the Palestinian Authority for...

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Platinum Jubilee 2022

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans are in place to mark Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in the British Indian Ocean Territory.

      Gaza: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Israeli counterpart on increased Hamas rocket fire towards Israel...

      Yemen: Military Intervention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she had with the US administration on Saudi Arabia’s combat actions in Yemen.

      Yemen: Military Intervention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of whether components from the Raytheon factory in Glenrothes formed part of the...

      Yemen: Humanitarian Situation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the humanitarian situation in Yemen.

      Israel: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of further opportunities for UK-Israel collaboration following the signing of...

      Maira Shahbaz

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made recent representations to the Pakistani Government on the case of Maira Shahbaz.

      Afghanistan: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that all remaining UK nationals in Afghanistan have access to food and water...

      Guinea: LGBT People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will hold discussions with the government of Guinea on the penalties in place in that country against LGBT...

      Developing Countries: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she has taken to advance progress towards the targets for (a) 40 million more girls to be in primary...

      Developing Countries: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to advance the two global girls’ education targets since they were...

      Developing Countries: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Declaration on Girls' Education published on 5 May 2021, what steps she is taking to track...

      Developing Countries: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what specific steps her Department has taken to advance the two global targets for girls’ education since...

      Ahmadiyya: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to promote freedom of religion or belief for Ahmadiyya Muslims.

      Freedom of Religion or Belief Summit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government plans to take to help ensure that the UK-hosted conference on freedom of religion or...

      Religious Freedom: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help counter international digital persecution of religious...

      Northern Ireland Protocol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effect of the Northern Ireland Protocol on (a) British...

      Estonia: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to negotiate with the Germany on the release of Estonian arms to...

      Persecution of Christians across the Globe Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress her Department has made on implementing the recommendations in the final report of the Bishop of...

      Tunisia: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support the Tunisian government to (a) help maintain (i) democracy, (ii)...

      Australia: Visits Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the total cost to the public purse was of the use of the Government Airbus A321 for her visit to Australia...

  • Home Office

    • Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when was the oldest outstanding claim for asylum submitted.

    • Ukraine: Passports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of not recognising Russian-issued passports from the annexed Ukrainian...

      Undocumented Migrants: Human Trafficking

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps is her Department has taken to tackle illegal migrant trafficking.

      Visas: Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of requiring Tier 5 visas for EU students in the UK on the ability of those students to (a) study...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees have been taken by each Local Authority under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme as of 27 January 2022.

      Overseas Students: Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Migration Advisory Committee has undertaken an impact assessment of prioritising all student nurses and student dental nurses,...

      Visas: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dental medical professionals have entered the UK via the Skilled Visa Route.

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the breeding of beagles at MBR Acres, Cambridgeshire, is subject to the requirements of the Animal (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986;...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Emergency Calls

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, w if he will publish a list of each regional call centre that handles emergency calls to fire services in England.

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the harm-benefit analysis process for retrospective assessments of PPLs required by the Animal (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986...

      Dyson: Slavery

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with Dyson on the prevention and remediation of modern slavery in their supply chains.

      Home Office: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has had any (a) financial contract and (b) meetings with (i) Clifford Chance LLP, (ii) FTI Consulting and (iii)...

      Hamas: Fundraising

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to tackle Hamas’s fundraising activities in the UK since 31 January 2020.

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department is providing to Afghan citizens associated with minority-faith based humanitarian and development organisations...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Luton Airport: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2021 to Question 90949 on Luton Airport: Planning Permission and with reference to...

    • Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2022 to Question 103540 on Housing: Construction, if he will provide further basis to...

      Levelling Up Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when the second round of the Levelling Up Fund will (a) open and (b) close for applications.

      Private Rented Housing: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the finding in the report by the National Audit Office, entitled Regulation of private renting,...

      Energy Performance Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many complaints his Department has received relating to each of the five domestic energy assessor accreditation...

      Energy Performance Certificates: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the risks of energy assessors carrying out fraudulent assessments of domestic properties in...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Legislation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many and what proportion of the (a) primary and (b) secondary legislation sponsored by (i) their Department or (ii)...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Legislation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many post legislative reviews (a) their Department or (b) their predecessor Department has undertaken on (i) primary...

      Local Government Finance: Liverpool

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the impact of the reduction of local government funding over the last 10 years on the...

      Local Government Finance: Sefton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the impact of the reduction of local government funding over the last 10 years on the...

      Local Government Finance: St Helens

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the impact of the reduction of local government funding over the last 10 years on the...

      Local Government Finance: Knowsley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the impact of the reduction of local government funding over the last 10 years on the...

      Electoral Register

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reducing the delay between the submission of electoral...

      Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help councils deliver on local priorities.

      Public Lavatories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of provision of public toilets in England; and what plans...

      Holiday Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the proportion of newly constructed apartments buildings in England being used for the sole...

      Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the steps required to protect effectively sites of Jewish heritage in the planning system.

  • Scotland Office

    • Scotland Office: Legislation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many post legislative reviews (a) their Department or (b) their predecessor Department has undertaken on (i) primary and (ii) secondary legislation...

  • Attorney General

    • National Scrutiny Panel on Disability Hate Crime

      To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2022 to Question 102715 on Disability: Crimes of Violence, if she will publish further details of the membership of the National...

    • Sentencing: Appeals

      To ask the Attorney General, when her Department plans to update the register of the outcome of cases reviewed under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme with her decisions in relation to the cases...

  • Cabinet Office

    • 10 Downing Street

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many officials at each civil service grade worked on the Second Permanent Secretary's investigation into...

    • 10 Downing Street

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the public purse funded any of the party refreshments consumed within No.10 Downing Street on 20 May 2021.

      Supply Chain Advisory Group

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the outcomes have been of the work undertaken by Sir Dave Lewis as the Prime Minister's Supply Chains...

      Veterans: Leicestershire

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that the views of veterans in (a) Leicestershire and (b) Bosworth are taken...

      Armed Forces: LGBT People

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure the removal of wrongful dismissal from...

  • Department for International Trade

    • Beef: Australia

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the Government’s prediction that Australian imports of beef will primarily displace EU imports as a result of the...

    • Department for International Trade: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department seeks references for candidates appointed to public positions which fall under the remit of the Commissioner for...

      Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many arms export licences have been granted by the Government for exports to Saudi Arabia in the last five years.

      Supply Chains: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the Written Statement of 8 December 2021, HCWS449, on Trade Policy Update, what recent assessment she has made of the need...

      Export Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the Written Statement of 8 December 2021, HCWS449 on Trade policy update, for what reason her Department introduce changes...

      Arms Trade: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2022 to Question 100567 on Arms Trade: Human Rights, if she will list the non-Governmental...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of supporting the exemption of (a) least developed countries from TRIPS Agreement...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential effect of a TRIPs waiver on innovation taking into account the contribution of public...

      Africa Investment Conference: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the cost to the public purse was of (a) organising and (b) hosting the second Africa Investment Conference.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government has taken in line with its support for voluntary licences to encourage (a) Pfizer and (b) Moderna to share their...

      Trade Promotion: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2022 to Question 100400, on Trade Promotion: Food, how many of the more than 100 overseas staff in her...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Olympic Games: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of China hosting the Winter Olympic Games on the reputation of that event.

    • Gambling: Video Games

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department plans to publish the response to its 2020 consultation on loot boxes in video games.

      Independent Press Standards Organisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Independent Press Standards Organisation in delivering just outcomes.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury dated 8 October 2021 regarding...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Legislation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many post legislative reviews (a) their Department or (b) their predecessor Department has undertaken on (i) primary and...

    • Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing environmental impact labelling for food products and its...

      Neonicotinoids: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he made of the potential merits of (a) a permanent ban on the use of neonicotinoids and (b) incentivising...

      Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote locally sourced produce in (a) supermarkets and (b) high street shops.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Legislation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of the (a) primary and (b) secondary legislation sponsored by (i) their Department or (ii)...

      Bees: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of bee bricks installed in new buildings on supporting bee populations.

      Forests: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of his Department’s £30 million Big Nature Impact Fund will be allocated to protecting and restoring...

      Environment Agency: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans to secure funding to help enable the Environment Agency to investigate low impact category 3 and 4...

      Fly-tipping: Fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will increase fines for fly-tipping in order to provide a deterrent in response to reports that the majority of fines...

      Chemicals: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2022, to Questions 98425, 98519 and 98420, if he will publish (a) the evidence base...

      Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to publish a technical definition or guidance on the genetic changes allowed under Regulation 2(2) (a) of...

      Packaging: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the impact on businesses of the increase in price of Packaging Recycling Notes; and if...

      Air Pollution: Kent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in the changes to (a) air quality and (b) CO2 emissions in (i) Dover and (ii) the...

      Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Government response to the Ella Adoo-Kissi Debrah Coroner’s report published in June 2021, when...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Conversion Therapy

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, which groups her Department has met during the consultation period on legislation to ban conversion therapy.

  • Department for Transport

    • Cycling: Road Traffic Offences

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to amend road traffic legislation to make causing death or serious injury by dangerous cycling an offence; and whether any such changes would...

    • Cycling and Walking: Finance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when local authorities who have applied for Mini-Holland funding will be informed whether their applications have been successful.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Insolvency: Regulation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what documented evidence they have of market failure in the relationship between Recognised Professional Bodies and the Insolvency Service.

    • Freight: Price Controls

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to implement a price control mechanism to reduce freight costs for the landscaping industry.

      Insolvency: Regulation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultation they have undertaken (1) within, and (2) without, the insolvency industry that has suggested the Insolvency Service as a suitable candidate to be...

      Insolvency Practitioners Association: Monitoring

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Insolvency Practitioners Association 2021 Monitoring Report will be published.

      KPMG: Silentnight

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 2 November 2021 (HL3320), what progress they have made in bringing criminal charges against KPMG’s...

  • Attorney General

    • Crimes against Humanity: Prosecutions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UK's use of universal jurisdiction to prosecute the crimes of (1) genocide, (2) crimes against humanity, and (3) war crimes.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prison Accommodation: Males

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of cells in each men’s prison in England and Wales have in-cell telephony.

    • Prison Accommodation: Females

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of cells in each women’s prison in England and Wales have in-cell telephony.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Zimbabwe: Elections

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had at ministerial level with Southern African Development Community (SADC) members states concerning the prospect for free and fair...

    • Crimes against Humanity

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with human rights organisations, including EyeWitness, in relation to (1) collecting, and (2) preserving, evidence of atrocity...

      Crimes against Humanity: Prosecutions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are helping other countries to prosecute (1) genocide, (2) crimes against humanity, and (3) war crimes, where there is evidence of such crimes; and if...

      Angola: Land Mines

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the UK will spend on mine clearance in Angola this year.

      Slovenia: Overseas Students

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the value to the UK of developing relationships with Slovenian citizens currently living in Slovenia, who have undertaken courses...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Social Security Benefits

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what changes have been implemented by the Department of Work and Pensions in response to the 289 Internal Process Reviews into (1) the death, or (2)...

    • Social Security Benefits

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of introducing senior safeguarding leaders within the Department for Work and Pensions.

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the findings from the 289 Internal Process Reviews undertaken by the Department of Works and Pensions into the death or...

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Internal Process Reviews conducted by the Department of Work and Pensions relate to cases that have also been subject to Safeguarding Adults Reviews.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Nature Conservation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Wildlife and Countryside Link’s estimates of the resources required for successful implementation of Local Nature...

    • Nature Conservation: Urban Areas

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that Local Nature Recovery Strategies (1) protect, and (2) enhance, urban nature, in order to increase opportunities for...

      Biodiversity and Nature Conservation: Rural Areas

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that adequate funding is available for local authorities to meet their general duty to facilitate their Natural...

      Consumer Goods: Waste Disposal

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a waste law that would prevent companies destroying unsold or returned goods.

  • Home Office

    • British Nationality

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the proposed powers in clause 9 of the Nationality and Borders Bill (HL Bill 82) to enable the Secretary of State to rescind British citizenship without...

    • Refugees: Resettlement

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of support among (1) businesses, and (2) individuals, in the UK for the resettlement of refugees, both by (a) returns...

      Roads: Accidents

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) reports of a significant reduction in (a) the number of traffic cameras in active use, and (b) the number of breathalyser...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Temporary Accommodation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Human Rights Watch and Childhood Trust report “I Want Us to Live Like Humans Again”: Families in Temporary Accommodation in...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Prime Minister: Staff

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were employed in 10 Downing Street or associated buildings, connected directly to serving the Prime Minister of the day, leaving aside cleaning,...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Internet: Safety

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce measures in the Online Safety Bill aimed at preventing the use of of end-to-end encryption in online private messaging.

    • Technology: Companies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to develop an external dispute resolutions scheme for issues with large technology companies.

      Tourism: Government Assistance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent survey by the Tourism Alliance which found 41 per cent of tourism businesses think they are “quite likely to...

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