Thursday, 10 February 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is he taking to ensure that Northern trains can restore the currently suspended direct service from Meadowhall station to York.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many consultants are contracted by the Great British Railways Transition Team as of 7 February 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is he taking to ensure that assistance dog owners are not unlawfully refused entry to taxis and mini cabs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of empty or almost empty flights that have left the UK by airport in each month since March 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to extend the legislative powers of local authorities to enable them to use cameras for the purposes of enforcement of noise...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to tackle the delays in the DVLA's handling of driving licence renewals and applications.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the feasibility study for the Shipley Eastern Bypass.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to support training opportunities for young people who wish to pursue careers as...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason there is no depiction of non-abled bodied individuals, such as those who use wheelchairs or mobility scooters, as pedestrians in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the payment system of Birmingham's Clean Air Zone which does not alert drivers when they have entered...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of giving native British Sign Language users training and full accreditation as British Sign...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the recent communication of the Minister of State for School Standards to all primary school heads on assessments taking place in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will take steps to ban the use of surveillance cameras made by Hikvision and Dahua in schools in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have signed up to the Nuffield Early Language Intervention programme; and what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will introduce an attendance code to specifically authorise home learning whilst children in risk groups, as defined in table 4 of the Green...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason the Government is introducing a Lifelong Loan Entitlement for modules and full years of study at levels 4-6 but not at level 3 and below.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has issued to schools regarding students diagnosed with long covid.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the additional pressures being placed on schools with high levels of covid-19 related staff absence of the resumption...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Capita published an exit plan within two months of the Turing Scheme service contract award date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of families who are in work but unable to access the 30-hour early education entitlement for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of progress in improvement to special educational needs and disability provisions in Birmingham since the introduction of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made adequacy of access to financial support for self-employed adoptive parents after a child has been placed with them.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have not had an Ofsted inspection within the last (a) five, (b) 10 and (c) 15 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the publication on 19 November 2021 of statutory guidance on the cost of school uniforms, what assessment he has made of the ability...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has for (a) extension of, (b) the size of and (c) changes to the operation of the Adoption Support Fund following the end of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of children’s ability to catch up with learning missed during the outbreak of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average income is of families with at least one parent in work who are (a) eligible and (b) ineligible for the 30-hour early education...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made on the impact of covid-19 lockdowns and school closures on children’s mental health.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information his Department holds on whether any covid-related grants and loans were given to companies with links...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help businesses facing high inflation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the introduction of the Employment Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to page 170 of the Levelling Up White Paper, whether his Department plans to increase research and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if we will negotiate a supplementary agreement with the EU on conformity assessment and the markings of industrial,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many place names in the Ordnance Survey's National Geographic Database have been changed from Welsh into English in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of (a) spelling and (b) location of Welsh place names in the Ordnance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to buy and promote products from UK industries for the production of green hydrogen.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many complaints Ofgem has received from British Gas customers on the bereavement services provided by that supplier...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people on low incomes are able to afford the rising costs of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of adopting of green ammonia to help promote the Green agenda.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the impact of (a) the proposed solar plant at Mallard Pass in Rutland and (b) other...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has had discussions with British Gas regarding (a) their closure of applications for the Warm...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government plans to fine energy suppliers for not installing smart meters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure strict anti-money laundering and identity checks for directors are in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending eligibility for statutory adoption pay to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the number of new fathers eligible to take Shared Parental Leave in each year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to section 28 of the Additional Restrictions Grant guidance for local authorities, whether businesses...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will have discussions with HMRC about developing a payment mechanism for the introduction of neonatal leave and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government last reviewed the recommendations of (a) the Equal Opportunities Commission’s 2006 report,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has taken steps to review the corpus of retained EU law and other UK regulations for the purposes of (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of Post Office branch closures in Stockport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2022 to Question 105543, on Business: Closures, what steps he taking to reduce the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons for specified minutes, notes, and correspondence relating to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) children and (b) young people showing indication for depression that would identify...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional support the Government plans to provide to assist NHS trusts in England to reduce waiting times for urgent appointments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of the recommendations outlined in the all-party...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Mental Health Support Teams model for delivery in SEN schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to (a) increase and (b) tailor the provision of mental health services for children in response to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the availability of covid-19 lateral flow tests (a) ordered through the gov.uk website and (b) collected...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of NHS staffing levels in Barking, Havering and Redbridge.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of community diagnostic hubs offering blood testing to support the diagnosis of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Report to the Trust Board: 19 January 2022, published by Barts Health NHS Trust on 19 January 2022, if he will make an...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is available for people that cannot take a nasal covid-19 test; and whether his Department plans to approve a non-nasal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the UK National Screening Committee on the potential merits of lowering the breast cancer screening age.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the funding announced on the NHS England website on 25 January 2022 on securing additional dental appointments for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the suitability of the unit of dental activity system for dentistry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made made of the potential merits of providing microchip implants through the NHS for patients with visual impairments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to UKSHA data showing increasing hospitalisations among children with covid-19, if he will urgently publish (a) data on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that people who are waiting for elective surgeries and are without access to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on end of life patients of NICE’s proposed severity modifier being introduced...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle variation in access to IVF treatment throughout the country.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason covid-19 restrictions have been eased in the context of high infection rates of covid-19.
To ask the Leader of the House, what steps he is taking to improve engagement with young people with the work of the House.
To ask the Prime Minister, what the cost to the public purse is of the No. 10 Downing Street photographer.
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the official receptions held at 10 Downing Street in the financial years (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.
To ask the Prime Minister, for what reason the telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 31 January 2022 was cancelled.
To ask the Prime Minister, what powers the proposed Office of the Prime Minister will have.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list the courts and tribunals that his Department has closed in England and Wales since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to increase judicial capacity, to meet the Government’s policy of unlimited judicial sitting days.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to conduct an evaluation of the impact and effectiveness of the expansion of powers under s28 Youth Justice and Criminal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the accommodation needs of women on remand who may not have access to housing support under the probation service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an estimate of the funding required to make the structural improvements to data infrastructure and management across the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) mean and (b) median time was from offence to completion for cases of (i) violence against the person, (ii) robbery and (iii) theft offences...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to paragraph 3.18 of the National Audit Office Report, Reducing the backlog in the criminal courts, what steps his Department has taken...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunal cases related to alleged discrimination against new and expectant mothers were lodged in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests for legal assistance were made by asylum applicants during the first instance procedure in 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of support provided through the legal aid system for victims of domestic abuse in Newport West...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken to increase public confidence in the criminal justice system in Newport West constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were fined for breaching laws related to the covid-19 pandemic in England in each month from March 2020 to February 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the awarding of compensation to victims of vehicle crime by criminal courts.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of increased National Insurance Contributions on people who are employed under umbrella companies.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the cost to businesses in the UK of leaving the EU VAT area.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis been conducted into the increased administrative cost of new customs checks for exporters and importers since 1 January 2022; what data the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total revenue generated by the Loan Charge during its lifespan.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to address the delays in HMRC responding to correspondence from small businesses and accountants.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to provide additional financial support for the pub and brewery sector; and whether he has made a recent assessment of...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish representations made by the plastics industry on the appropriate definition of sufficient evidence of recycled content for the purposes...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the energy bill discount scheme prohibits consumers from switching suppliers.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his policy for HMRC to regard feedstocks which are the output of (a) pyrolysis or (b) gasification as recycled for the purpose of the plastic...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what projection his Department has made of the number of households on the electricity grid in Great Britain in (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24, (c) 2024-25, (d)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to encourage businesses to invest.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his definition is of the word discount in the context of his announcement on 4 February 2022 of a £200 repayable sum to be deducted from domestic...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount that a household of two people would receive from the energy bill discount scheme in 2022-23; what estimate he has...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors recover from the covid-19 outbreak.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for further economic regional development in Portsmouth following his Department’s announcement of 25 January 2022 that Portsmouth...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has done an assessment on the impact the 5.4 per cent rise in inflation crisis on the price of (a) chocolates, (b), flowers, (c) champagne and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in G7 countries on (a) strengthening and (b) extending the eligibility criteria for the Common Framework...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the cost to businesses of the new trade checks which have been introduced as a result of the UK-EU Trade and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support low-income countries following the end of the Debt Service Suspension Initiative.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the economic impact of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on businesses in the UK.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle age discrimination experienced by customers in their dealings with the financial services industry.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of households that will receive support via the £144 million of discretionary funding for people...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support public services.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to manage the public finances effectively.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will increase funding to help households who have outstanding energy and electric debt.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide additional financial support to households with prepayment meters in response to the energy price cap increase announced on 3 February 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2022 to Question 113250 on Ukraine: British Nationals Abroad, by what means...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure the safety of residents of the Chagos Islands from natural disasters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Indian government on press freedom in Indian-administered Kashmir.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Bangladeshi counterpart on (a) fires, (b) the murder of refugee leader Mr...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she plans to publish her International Development Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many surplus vaccine doses the UK has shared with countries in need to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of renewed Chinese-Russian partnerships on (a) stability in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of (a) the effectiveness of her Department’s Accelerating the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress she has made on reviewing future funding for mine action.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2022 to Written Question 116031, whether the Government has a strategy to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to support (a) security sector reform, (b) inclusive governance and (c) security...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to support research into prevention, diagnostics, treatment and care of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of UK funding allocated to research on ending leprosy;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much of the £286 million committed by the Government for humanitarian assistance and support has been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure her Department has a gender balance in its staffing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to prevent UK nationals remaining in Afghanistan after the end of Operation Pitting from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of his responses to Questions 116019 on Afghanistan: British Nationals Abroad and 113243 on British...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he visited the historic battlefield of Dien Bien Phu during his visit to Vietnam from 21-23 July 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2022 to Question 114676, whether the amount of £23,651.51 published in his declaration of ministerial travel...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether service personnel living on base will be able to access financial relief equivalent to the £150 council tax rebate for band A-D properties...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of replacing ceremonial caps made from the skins of bears with ceremonial caps made using...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 193 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2020-21, what the £3.581 million MAB Asset Under Construction Write-off...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the AUKUS agreement, whether the submarines will be armed with (a) nuclear capable and (b) non-nuclear capable missiles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve his Department's guidance on the use and installation of Hikvision cameras to reduce their use by other government bodies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department uses security cameras provided by (a) Hikvision, (b) Dahua, (c) Uniview or (d) Kedacom across any part of the defence estate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether military equipment supplied by the UK has been used by Turkey in Syria.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken to remove visa fees for non-UK veterans living in Newport West constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2022 to Question 114942, what the market value was of the weapons given to Ukraine.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2022 to Question 108579, on Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions, what assessment he has made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the target clearance time for the War Pension scheme was set at 127 days.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the evacuation of Nowzad cost the Government in expenditure of time and money.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit official error overpayments were made in the last 12 months; and what proportion of those overpayments were not...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding has been made available for the Household Support Fund (a) nationally and (b) in Kingston upon Hull.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of offering people eligible for winter fuel payments the option of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many eligible people are not currently claiming their pension credit (a) in York and (b) nationally in each of the last 2 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress has been made on securing reciprocal agreements with countries outside of the EU to facilitate the uprating of state...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether all claimants for whom a DS1500 form has been submitted now have their claims fast-tracked; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues in the Department for Education on the steps they are taking to issue guidance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people in the Leeds Central constituency who have been affected by the underpayment of benefits...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the latest reported vacancy figures are for Eastbourne constituency; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to increase the number of employment and training opportunities available to (a) young people and (b) disabled people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps work coaches are taking to get people who have been out of work for an extended period back into work.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has her department made of the implications for her policies of the number of job vacancies in the labour market as of 2...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to increase the carers allowance cap to reflect the rise in minimum wage so that part-time workers do not have...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Plan For Jobs in supporting people into work.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the progress of the Kickstart Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to promote the use of British Sign Language.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to provide alternative job opportunities to all of the 12,000 work coaches that are being re-interviewed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many weeks of work-focused study a universal credit recipient can undertake without losing their entitlement; what criteria were used to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of the closure of the New Enterprise Allowance on the number of start-ups in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to test the effectiveness of the Find a job website in recruiting local people into seasonal worker roles...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proactive steps Jobcentre Plus is taking to ensure claimants are in receipt of their full entitlement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has for a small scale pilot to test yellow card warning systems in place of immediate benefit sanctions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2022 to Question 113112, on Employment, on what basis her Department has calculated that there were more...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate her Department has made of the (a) scale of the backlog of child maintenance cases and (b) likely timeframe for clearing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in the most recent 12 months for which data is available, what the average length of time applicants for (a) personal independence payment,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, by what date all personal independence payment applicants will have the automatic choice of having their assessment audio-recorded.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average response time was for his Department to respond to an enquiry from an MP once an enquiry had been received...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 175 of the Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper, what proportion of the £24 million for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has taken steps to review the corpus of retained EU law and other UK regulations for the purposes of (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a veterinary or SPS agreement with the EU in order to (a) reduce the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect sandeel populations in the North Sea in advance of the 2022 sea bird breeding season.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the sustainability of (a) pyrolysis or (b) gasification as a means of processing thin plastic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what changes to the Service Level Agreement have been made between Border Force and the Animal and Plant Health Agency since...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring offsite infrastructure investment to be secured...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his priorities are for the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15).
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to commence Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 for England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to introduce bylaws following the consultation on four of England’s Marine Protected Areas,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether determinations under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 have been completed at known polychlorinated...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the Environment Agency prevents further sewage overflows from manhole number...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the letter of 30 November from the hon. Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys on behalf of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings she had with her Department's Chief Scientific Adviser from (a) 1 March to 31 May 2021, (b) 1 June to 31 August 2021 and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many places on the Afghan Citizens Resettlement scheme have yet to be allocated; and how many people who have been given protection...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase the proportion of online scams resulting in (a) a full investigation and (b) the prosecution...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people who are eligible for the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), who already hold valid limited leave to remain in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made in implementing the recommendations of the Report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Border Force guidance is for handling detained vehicles which are suspected to be involved in the illegal puppy smuggling industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will launch a public inquiry into the Metropolitan Police’s handling of potential breaches of covid-19 regulations...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many young people have travelled to the UK on collective passports issued by EU Member States who have ratified the relevant 1961...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to tackle the unconsented sharing of intimate and sexual images.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to help facilitate educational travel to the UK by people who hold national ID cards but not passports.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the economic impact of EU citizens not on Tier 5 visas who are studying in the UK not being permitted to...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to add violence against women and girls to the strategic policing requirement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department provides to Afghans with UK visas in travelling to the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average number of days taken to process claims for unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the UK is; and how many days her...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to assist the Children's Commissioner for England in (a) locating school pupils who have long-term...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of travellers who have been unable to complete the passenger locator form for a return journey to...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have been disciplined for (a) possessing and (b) failing a drugs test for anabolic steroids by police force in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the UK’s asylum system takes into account gender or trauma related needs.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2022 to Question 116031, what discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues in the Foreign,...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the statement in the letter dated 1 February 2022 from her Department's MP Account Management Team to the hon. Member for...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to lift the ban on people seeking asylum having the right to work.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department of 22 November 2021, Official...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps people can take to escalate a complaint where the Housing Ombudsman has (a) acknowledged but not provided...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the ground rents payable by existing leaseholders.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February to Question 110600, and with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 26...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment has he made of the potential effect of the (a) availability and (b) quality of housing on levels of inequality.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he will take to ensure the Levelling Up agenda delivers housing to meet community need.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to publish the proposed Bill on planning.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to ensure that new developments in Essex (a) protect the local environment and (b) are in-keeping...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect on inequality in communities of a prevalence of low wages in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the impact of reduced local government funding for Cheshire West and Chester Council on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, to whom the council tax rebate will be paid in cases where tenants pay rent with all bills included, including council...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether additional administrative costs incurred by local authorities in the implementation of the £150 council tax...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans he has to make funding available to local authorities to arrange civic celebrations for the Diamond Jubilee in 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to take steps to implement the recommendations of the 2016 Casey Review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he has taken to consult with stakeholders in York on levelling up before publishing the levelling up White Paper.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what measures announced in his Department's Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper will specifically benefit West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he will take to prioritise investment for communities with areas of severe deprivation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he will take with Cabinet colleagues to deliver proposals set out in the levelling up White Paper; and whether...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how frequently he plans to report to Parliament on the progress made on proposals in the Levelling Up White Paper.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how he plans to measure the success of the delivery of proposals in the Government's Levelling Up White Paper.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish a more detailed regional levelling up plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what data is he using to determine which areas receive investment through his levelling up proposals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to tackle inequality within areas as part of the Levelling Up agenda.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent steps his Department has taken with local communities to organise celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the timeline is for his Department to release further plans for levelling up areas not referred to in the Levelling...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the union density is in his Department.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister received (a) legal advice or (b) representations on the investigation into alleged...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral answers of the Paymaster General on 7 February 2022, on his appointment as Chief of...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on whether the Deputy Chief of Staff at Downing Street is a designated...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the oral answers of the Paymaster General on 7 February 2022, whether he will have authority in...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral answers of the Paymaster General on 7 February 2022, who will be responsible for...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the terms of reference are of his Department's investigation into allegations of Islamophobia within...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the average response time was for her Department to respond to an enquiry from an MP once an enquiry had been received by the MP (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of trade in services between the UK and Israel in the past ten years.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she will seek membership of the Digital Economy Partnership agreement; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what export licences have been granted for the sale of equipment to (a) Cameroon government security forces and (b) the Battalion...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the Written Statement of 31 January 2022, HCWS570, on Trade Update, what discussions she has had with her Indian...
With reference to the Penrose review, published in February 2021, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the recommendation in that review that Ofcom should promote...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help enable UK citizens to control their own data.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding has been allocated to Black-led charities and/or Black-led community organisations in each year from 2015 to 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support the UK's coastal tourism industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact on accessibility to swimming pools for low income families' access to swimming...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department received representations in support of Mohamed Amersi's application to be chair of the National Lottery...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department has taken to improve access to swimming pools.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce legislation in the next parliamentary session to regulate pedicabs in London.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 31 January (HL5657), whether they will publish (1) the cost/benefit analysis, and (2) the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 31 January (HL5594), on what date Leeds City Council (1) councillors, or (2) officials, were...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need for better coordination across rail networks of (1) rail ticket types, (2) ticket restrictions, and (3) ticket...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the lifeboat accident on the research ship Sir David Attenborough, whether they plan to review legislation relating to (1) hook release problems, and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the effect of the Bus Services Act 2017 in improving bus services.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 24 January (HL Deb, col 21) where he stated that "three out of the seven main lenders account for 87 per...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the cases will be pursued (1) in parallel, or (2) sequentially, in the Post Office Horizon Alternative Dispute Resolution.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Post Office will be permitted to demand confidentiality in the Post Office Horizon Alternative Dispute Resolution.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the size of the compensation cost connected to the Post Office Horizon scandal, and (2) the extent to which the Post Office...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 24 January (HL Deb, col 21) where he stated that "at the beginning of Covid, BEIS had the grand total of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 24 January (HL Deb, col 21) where he stated that "three out of the seven main lenders account for 87...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the extent to which insulation can be a source of indoor air pollutants, (2) the impact of any such pollutants on occupant...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the 2050 Net Zero target, whether they have assessed the amount of (1) energy required for, and (2) the global warming potential of, the manufacture of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have considered research published by the Environmental Technologies & Resource Efficiency Support Service (EnTRESS), at the University...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, following instances of thefts of Georgian and Victorian post boxes in East Anglia, (1) how many post boxes have been stolen across the UK in the last 12 months,...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the quantity of insulation material needed to insulate the entirety of the UK’s building stock in time to meet the 2050 Net...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether breathable nature-based insulation is more appropriate for insulating older homes in the existing housing stock than...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the 2050 Net Zero target, whether they have assessed the levels of embodied carbon contained in (1) synthetic, and (2) nature-based, insulation materials.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the potential for carbon storing nature-based insulation products to decarbonise the built environment, and (2) the impact...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Kamall of 26 January (HL5352), what is the outcome of the technical review of Inivos gowns, which are currently under...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish a list of (1) organisations, and (2) project titles, that in 2021 had any access to data via NHS England's National Commissioning Data...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many alternative education schools are registered.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many students have registered complaints about their university with the Office for Students; and how many complaints were upheld in the 2021 academic year.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the freeze on the student loan repayment threshold will only stay in place for one year.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the sectoral breakdown of employment of international students who have stayed in the UK post-study in each of the last 10...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which requiring the Office for Students (1) to publish a code of practice governing universities’ use of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the average (1) earnings, and (2) economic contribution, of international students who have stayed in the UK post-study in each...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many responses were received to the Mental Capacity Act: Small Payments Scheme consultation, which ran from 16 November 2021 to 12 January 2022.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the accounting officer’s assessment of the value for money of the choice of transport for the Foreign Secretary’s recent...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, with regard to the Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability: Guidance Note, published in June 2017, when an assessment on India was last conducted; and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, with regard to the Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability: Guidance Note, published in June 2017, when an assessment on Afghanistan was last...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, with regard to the Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability: Guidance Note, published in June 2017, when an assessment on Myanmar was last...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, with regard to the Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability: Guidance Note, published in June 2017, when an assessment on China was last conducted; and what...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 26 January (HL5599), whether the first Type 26 (1) passed Main Gate in 2015, (2) was ordered July 2017, (3)...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in identifying the graves of more than 10,000 Egyptians who died in the service of the British Empire during World War One,...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps the Home Office is taking to close safeguarding loopholes where a name is changed in relation to a change of gender.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) risks, and (2) potential legal consequences, for individuals who intervene to try to stop an assault or similar...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to address the discrepancy between the public charging VAT rate of 20 per cent for electric vehicles and the five per cent domestic VAT rate...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made, if any, of the increase in billionaires resident in the UK by (1) number, and (2) percentage, between (a) 2019–20, and (b)...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to repay the rebate announced to help alleviate household energy bills; and what assessment they have made of the impact on households as...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) energy, and (2) food, prices in (a) the financial years from 2016 to 2021, and (b) from the period covering 1 April 2021 to...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what long-term arrangements they will put in place to assist (1) low-income households, and (2) pensioners on fixed incomes, to alleviate their domestic energy costs.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Sky News on 8 November 2021 that found an increase in the sale of super yachts between 2019 and 2021; and what...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the number of television advertising slots there have been on UK free to view television in the most recent year for...
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker further to the Written Answer by the Senior Deputy Speaker on 23 November (HL4170), what plans, if any, the Conduct Committee has to review the rules about...
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