Written answers

Monday, 14 February 2022

  • Department for Transport

    • Retail Trade: Apprentices and Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative estimate he has made of the number of (a) people undertaking training and apprenticeships in the rail sector and (b) jobs available...

    • Aviation: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what rules are in place regarding the flightpaths of commercial airplanes crossing over areas of conflict (a) when guidance from the Foreign,...

      Taxis: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to introduce disability equality training for taxi, minicab and private hire drivers.

      Bus Services: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to support rural bus services as covid-related support is reduced.

      Bus Services: South West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on bus services in the South West of ending the emergency covid funding in March 2022.

      Bus Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of commercial bus routes that have been abolished in England since 2010.

      Taxis: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to support taxi companies who have driver shortages.

      Highway Code

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to supply an updated copy of the Highway Code to each Member who requests a copy.

      Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his statement on 10 September 2021, Transport update, HCWS282, what discussions he has had with (a) companies and (b) trade unions...

      Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his statement on 10 September 2021, Transport update, HC WS 282, what progress the cross-Government ministerial group has made on...

      Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) opening DVLA outreach offices across the UK, (b) capping the cost of phone calls to...

      Aviation: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to encourage airlines to no longer require mandatory mask wearing on domestic and international flights.

      Shipping: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies relating to the seaworthiness of vessels of the decision in Alize 1954...

      Bristol Airport: Road Traffic

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has undertaken an impact assessment of the potential effect of the extra Bristol Airport runway on traffic in Bath and North...

      Aviation: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for airlines lifting mask mandates on domestic and international flights.

      Housing: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the extent to which digital residential parking schemes may exclude people who are not connected to digital technology.

      Housing: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what analysis he has undertaken to determine good practice when it comes to residential parking schemes; and which local authorities have adopted that...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Research: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to page 172 of the Levelling Up White Paper, what the timescale is for the publication of subnational...

    • Science: Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to page 173 of the Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper, what plans his Department has to extend...

      Innovation: Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to page 174 of the Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper, whether his Department and other...

      Science: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the scientific research consortia as a future funding model.

      Innovation: Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to page 174 of the Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper, which notes that the Innovation...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department will take through its Net Zero Strategy to reduce energy costs for residential dwellings in...

      Private Rented Housing: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of renters pay their gas and electric bills directly, rather than through their landlord.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of the measures introduced by the Treasury on 3 February to...

      Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he classes fuel meal generated from fallen animal stock as renewable energy.

      Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the options available to his Department to ensure that people eligible for the Warm Home...

      Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of standardising the broader group eligibility criteria for the...

      Biofuels: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many tonnes of CO2 will be emitted each year by the (a) transportation and (b) burning of wood pellets imported to...

      Fuel Poverty: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of fuel poverty in rural areas on the decarbonisation of off gas...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the rise in energy bills on customers in Weaver Vale constituency.

      Energy Company Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his timetable is for (a) analysing the feedback and (b) responding to the Design of the Energy Company Obligation...

      Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support the growth of the hydrogen sector in the UK.

      Local Net Zero Forum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, in the context of the National Audit Office's recommendations that the decarbonising roles for local and national...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the impact of Government policies on achieving net zero on the cost of energy for the...

      Energy: Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to introduce restrictions on the level of profit of energy companies.

      Coal: Mining

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the letter from the Minister of State for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change to the Welsh...

      Small Businesses: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what additional support is being offered to small businesses to deal with the rise in energy prices.

      Nuclear Power Stations: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to reduce the cost of closing nuclear power plants in the UK.

      Coal: Mining

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the letter from the Minister of State for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change to the Welsh...

      Nuclear Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to deliver new nuclear power.

      Green Homes Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reopening the Green Homes Grant scheme; and if he will make a...

      Electricity Generation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of Electricity Network Operators on (a) upgrading the...

      Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what analysis his Department has undertaken into the costs involved in upgrading the electricity network to ensure it...

      Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to close the gap between the 30,000 heat pumps a year currently being installed and the Climate...

      Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to introduce more renewable energy sources into the UK energy supply; and when those sources...

      Fuel Poverty: Rhondda Cynon Taf

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of number of households currently in fuel poverty in (a) Cynon Valley...

      Fuel Poverty: Rhondda Cynon Taf

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of number of additional households likely to enter fuel poverty as a result of...

      Research: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of Nesta’s report entitled The...

      Research: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will provide a regional breakdown of (a) his Department's R&D spending overall and (b) UKRI’s spending...

      Research: Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he will take to prevent universities and other institutions in the greater south east from setting up...

      Life Sciences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2022 to Question 114739 on Life Sciences, whether details of the funding will be...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help produce the next generation of vaccines to tackle transmission rates of covid-19.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Northern Ireland.

    • Northern Ireland Office: Chief Scientific Advisers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings he had with his Department's Chief Scientific Adviser from (a) 1 March to 31 May 2021, (b) 1 June to 31 August 2021 and (c) 1...

  • Attorney General

    • Attorney General: Chief Scientific Advisers

      To ask the Attorney General, 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 (c) 1 September to 30...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Congenital Abnormalities: Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department (a) has conducted or (b) holds information on research on the relationship between exposure to air pollution...

    • Liver Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to tackle geographical variation in the (a) provision and (b) delivery of NHS liver treatment services.

      Haemochromatosis: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make funding available for a national screening trial for genetic haemochromatosis.

      Special Educational Needs: Ophthalmic Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the establishment of the NHS Special Schools Eye Care Service.

      Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to respond to the consultation on changing the qualifying age for free prescriptions in England to 66 years of age.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the enquiry from the hon. Member for High Peak of 27 August 2021, reference RL26309.

      Surgery: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the cost of using the independent sector in his plan for elective care; and whether he has costed NHS...

      Surgery: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure that people on elective waiting lists can access the psychological support if required.

      Hospitals: Agency Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 21 October 2021 to Question 56966 on NHS: Agency Workers, what the total cost to NHS hospitals has been of using...

      Health Professions: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are training to become (a) doctors and (b) nurses in the UK.

      Cancer: Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of cancer specialist nurses.

      Midwives: Retirement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS midwives in England are recorded as having retired in each month since January 2020.

      Midwives: Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many student midwives were in receipt of a bursary in the most recent two academic years for which figures are available; what the...

      Foetal Anticonvulsant Syndrome: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what practical steps he is taking to ensure that the experiences and interests of children with fetal valproate syndrome and their...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason his Department has taken over responsibility from covid-19 vaccine manufacturers for negligence claims arising from their...

      NHS Blood and Transplant: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2021 to Question 56519 on Blood: Donors, what updated guidance and training has been issued to front...

      Cannabis: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made on discussions with the Dutch Government to allow the continued supply of bedrocan oil...

      Breast Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women aged between 40 and 50 have been diagnosed with breast cancer since January 2021.

      Strokes: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure that all stroke patients are able to be assessed within an hour of their stroke.

      Parkinson's Disease: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure Parkinson’s research is fully funded in the UK.

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people awaiting an invitation for breast cancer screening.

      Dental Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that every child has access to an NHS dentist in line with NICE guidelines; what estimate...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timeframe is for enabling access to people under 16 years of age to the NHS COVID Pass.

      Special Educational Needs: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that loop-mediated isothermal amplification covid-19 tests are provided in all special needs settings.

  • Department for Education

    • Graduates: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many graduates gained employment in the early years sector in the last 12 months for which data is available.

    • Children in Care: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact on the social care workforce's capacity to manage the safety of children and young people...

      Nurseries: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many nurseries have had to (a) close or (b) turn children away due to a reduction in staffing numbers in the last week (a) in York and (b)...

      Special Educational Needs: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding has been allocated to the SEND transport budget (a) in York and (b) nationally in each of the last five years.

      Religion: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the judgment in R (Fox) v Secretary of State for Education [2015] EWHC 3404, what recent assessment he has made of the potential...

      Schools: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of maintained school revenue balances in 2020-21 by share of FSM-eligible children in schools.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prison Officers: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications to become a band 3-5 prison officer were received in each year since 2010.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she intends to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for West Lancashire dated 17 November 2021...

    • Sudan: Demonstrations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of recent trends of mass violence and killings of peaceful protestors by Sudanese...

      Niger: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the Government of Niger in preventing any possible military coup.

      Nigeria: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to UK-Nigeria Security and Defence Partnership Inaugural Dialogue Communique, published on 2...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish details of how the British Council referral pathway will identify people eligible for...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Israel and Pakistan: Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate his Department has made of the strength of (a) Pakistan's and (b) Israel's nuclear arsenal.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government Response to the Concluding Observations of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child in 2016,...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Livestock: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions there have been for breach of regulations in relation to fallen stock in each of the last five years.

    • Clothing: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to improve transparency in the fashion supply chain by (a) providing the information on...

      Horticulture: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the ornamental horticulture sector on seasonal worker recruitment.

      Seasonal Workers: Horticulture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what procedures or studies his Department has put in place to monitor and communicate the availability of people with EU...

      Water Companies: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department will take to ensure that water companies expand data sharing initiatives across the industry and...

      Water Companies: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps can be taken against water companies who (a) refuse or (b) fail to implement the recommendations of the Consumer...

      Water Companies: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) sanctions will be made and (b) enforcement action will be taken against water companies that fail to plan, invest...

      Water Companies: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason his Department’s Strategic Priorities for OfWAT require support from the customers of water companies...

      Neonicotinoids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the announcement of 14 January 2022 on Emergency pesticide authorisation approved to protect sugar beet in...

      Water Industry (Schemes for Adoption of Private Sewers) Regulations 2011

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 29 April 2021 to Question 185334 on Water Industry (Schemes for Adoption of Private Sewers)...

      Research: Expenditure

      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 £140 million to...

      Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to (a) review the 25 year Environment Plan and (b) include public consultation in that review...

      Water Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with representatives of water companies following the publication of research by Water UK on...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for West Lancashire dated 29 November 2021 regarding food...

      Rivers: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the closest polychlorinated biphenyls sediment level testing location is for the rivers (a) Ely, (b) Taff, (c) Usk,...

      Habitats Regulations Assessment Advisory Working Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the findings of the Habitats Regulations Assessment Advisory Working Group.

      Inland Waterways: Leisure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase access to all inland waters for enjoyment by recreational users, such as swimmers and...

      Inland Waterways: Canoeing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the proportion of inland waters to which canoeists have uncontested accesses; and what...

      Air Pollution: Pregnancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to mitigate the impact of poor air quality on pregnant women.

      Carbon Emissions: Research

      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, how much and what proportion of the £75...

  • Home Office

    • Cybercrime and Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her policy that fraud and computer misuse should be reclassified from crimes to another category; and if she will make a statement.

    • Immigration: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people who are in Afghanistan who have indefinite leave to remain in the UK.

      Immigration: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the validity of indefinite leave to remain applications for individuals from Afghanistan who travelled to Afghanistan...

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason her Department has decided to stop the publication of daily figures of migrants crossing the English Channel.

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking in preparation for a potential increase in channel crossings in the Spring.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans he has to measure his levelling up agenda and how often that data will be published, to support parliamentary...

    • Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, who will be (a) responsible for the delivery of the levelling up agenda and (b) accountable to Parliament for areas of...

      Regional Planning and Development: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the economic benefit to York that will result from his proposals for levelling up.

      Shipping: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department made an assessment of the contribution of highly skilled maritime jobs to coastal communities as...

      Crime: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the crime mission in the Levelling Up White Paper, what the projected fall in homicide, serious violence...

      Housing: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the missions announced in the Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper, published on 2 February 2022,...

      First Time Buyers: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Housing Mission announced in the Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper, published on 2...

      Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Pride in Place Mission announced in the Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper, published on 2...

      Life Expectancy: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the healthy life expectancy mission in the Levelling Up White Paper, what the projected improvement in...

      Life Expectancy: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Health Mission announced in the Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper, if he will publish the...

      Training: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Skills Mission announced in the Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper, if he will publish how...

      Regional Planning and Development: 5G

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Digital Connectivity Mission announced in the Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper, if he...

      Regional Planning and Development: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the transport connectivity mission in the Levelling Up White Paper, what the (a) metrics and (b) minimum...

      Research: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Research and Development Mission in the Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper, if will publish...

      Regional Planning and Development: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Living Standards Mission announced in the Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper, published on...

      Regional Planning and Development: Hemsworth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish the details of awards made under the (a) Levelling Up Fund, (b) Towns Fund, (c) Future High Streets...

      Life Expectancy: Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the evidential basis is that the policy proposals set out in the Levelling Up White Paper on reducing the regional...

      Shipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions officials in his Department have had with officials in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial...

      Fuel Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's oral contribution of 3 February 2022, Official Report, column 472,...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Cabinet Office: Equality

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how often managers within his Department and its arms-length bodies are expected to undertake equalities training.

  • Treasury

    • Disguised Remuneration Loan Charge Review

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made on implementing the recommendations of the Morse Review into the Loan Charge; and what work remains outstanding.

    • Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will announce a further review of the Loan Charge policy.

      Off-payroll Working

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the obligations on employment agencies and umbrella companies set out under Chapter 10 Part 2 of The...

      Venture Capital Trusts: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the sunset clause stipulated in s. 261(3) (za) of the Income Tax Act 2007 (as amended by the Finance (No. 2) Act 2015 (c. 33), Sch. 6...

      Cancer: Nurses

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce ringfenced funding for training cancer specialist nurses.

      Private Rented Housing: Council Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the council tax rebate, announced on 3 February, will be received by tenants whose council tax is paid...

      Energy: Rebates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an estimate of the potential amount of the Energy Bills Rebate announced on 3 February 2022 that will be written off within a five-year...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of changing the repayable loan of £200 to assist households with increased energy prices into a...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the Resolution Foundation of 3 February 2022 that lowest-income decile...

      Water Charges: Low Incomes

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide additional financial support to low income households to help with the rise of water bills from April 2022.

      Health Services: Brexit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has received an extra £350 million per week as a result of savings made from the UK leaving the EU.

      Energy: Rhondda Cynon Taf

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of families who are (a) eligible and (b) not eligible for the Energy Bills Rebate; in (i) Cynon Valley...

      Disguised Remuneration Loan Charge Review

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people seeking refunds as a result of the changes to the Loan Change made in response to the Morse Review have been refunded by HMRC.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for West Lancashire, dated 27 October 2021, on Lord Morse's review of the Loan Charge,...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Fan-led Review of Football Governance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to implement the Fan-Led Review of Football Governance.

  • Department for Transport

    • Hammersmith Bridge: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the meetings of the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce, what progress they have made with repairing Hammersmith Bridge; and when they expect the bridge...

    • Railways: Tickets

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Independent Rail Retailers there are.

      Railways: Invalid Vehicles

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether people who use mobility aids with lithium ion batteries are permitted to travel with them on trains.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Energy: Billing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the increase in energy costs for those living in rural areas; and what plans they have to alleviate those...

    • Wind Power: Construction

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support wind turbine construction in England.

  • Department for Education

    • Supply Teachers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of school students being taught particular subjects wholly by supply teachers ahead of their summer examinations; and...

    • Overseas Students: Employment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the employment outcomes of international students who have completed their higher education studies at UK institutions.

      Overseas Students: Immigration

      To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) what proportion, of international students have chosen to stay in the UK after their studies in each of the last 10 years; and what was the...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether UK donations of COVID-19 vaccinations to other countries ever have conditions attached to the donation; and if so, what conditions have been placed on...

    • China: Olympic Games

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK Ambassador to China plans to attend the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

      Pakistan: Christianity

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the killing of a Christian priest and the wounding of another in an attack in Peshawar on 30 January; and what recent...

      Gaza: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they intend to offer, if any, to the COVID-19 vaccination programme for Palestinians in Gaza, given reports of shortages of medical equipment.

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel following reports of (1) roadblocks and checkpoints placed on entrances to the Palestinian village...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Russian Language

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many British nationals who are Russian speakers were employed in each of the last five years by (1) the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, (2) the...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of Israeli forces firing gas bombs at Palestinian farmers on their fields near the Gaza–Israel perimeter fence; and...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Israeli authorities are blocking donations of winter clothes and blankets to Palestinian prisoners in jails in...

      Mali: Development Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many aid and development programmes they are supporting in Mali; and through which channels this support is provided, including United Nations and UK...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Poverty: Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address child poverty in the UK.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Avian Flu

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the level of avian influenza in the UK.

    • Dogs: Imports

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Benyon on 25 January (HL Deb col 69GC), how many of the dogs recently imported from Afghanistan have been found to have...

      Agriculture

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what response, if any, they have had from the agricultural industry in England regarding the Agricultural Transition Plan 2021 to 2024, published in November 2020.

      Trapping: Regulation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to make glue traps illegal based on the danger that these present to animals, including pets.

      Animals: Overseas Trade

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to pass a bill to make provision about the welfare of certain kept animals that are in, imported into, or exported from Great Britain, in the...

      Cats: Sales

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle the sale of (1) hybrid, and (2) wild, cats online.

      Cats: Animal Breeding

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the harms caused by breeding exotic cat species with domestic cat breeds in England.

      Cats: Licensing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the licensing requirements for holders of (1) exotic, and (2) hybrid, cat species in England under the Zoo Licensing Act 1981.

      Cats: Imports

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the need to introduce legislation to ban the importation of F1 and F2 hybrid cats.

      Wines: Industry

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any recent assessment of the development of the English sparkling wine industry.

      Bread

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to introducing a legal definition of (1) sourdough bread, and (2) other sourdough products.

      Food: Procurement

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when the consultation on the proposed changes to public sector food procurement policy will take place.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Rural Areas: Finance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to use the (1) Towns Fund, and (2) Future High Streets Fund, to (a) target struggling small rural towns, and (b) help smaller towns adapt to...

    • Homelessness

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their homelessness statistics, updated on 27 January, which show that 222,360 households have become homeless since the start of the COVID-19...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Broadband: Standards

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 25 January (HL5336), why the "robust plans in place" failed following Storm Arwen, with...

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