Tuesday, 22 February 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the article in The House magazine published 7 February 2022, entitled Shelf Preservation Society, if he will publish details of (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will announce whether emergency funding for operating bus services will be extended.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of the time taken to announce funding to support bus services beyond 31 March 2021 on the number of bus...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to take steps with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to permit people who do not have a British Passport to renew their...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Civil Aviation Authority on enabling Royal Mail and other delivery companies to use drones to deliver to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the potential of the UK significantly to reduce global warming if it achieved net...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has in place to ensure that people who are not in receipt of the Government's £200...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to prevent businesses using fire and rehire tactics.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of electric vehicle use for decreasing air pollution in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to mitigate the effect of the increase in the energy price cap on domestic consumers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support local high street businesses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to improve productivity levels.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reforming the (a) energy price cap, (b) wholesale energy markets...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support the UK’s manufacturing sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2022 to Question 115955 on Dental Services, what assessment he has made from analysis of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to improve the provision of mental health care for children and youths in Cumbria.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to improve the provision of mental health care for adults in Cumbria.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support local authorities with social care infection prevention costs after 31 March 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of people waiting to access NHS Dental services in North Devon; and what steps are being...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that NHS dental services are widely available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the cost of IVF treatment for LGBTQ+ people on the financial wellbeing of people from that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of NHS dentists in (a) Plymouth, Moor View constituency, (b) the South West and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the recruitment challenges in the NHS dentistry sector; and what steps he is taking to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by what date his Department plans to publish the health disparities white paper.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the Healthwatch England report entitled What people...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure that those who cannot afford private dental care have access to an NHS dentist within a reasonable timeframe.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's target is for the number of care coordinators employed as part of Op COURAGE.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is to receive a diagnosis in each mental health trust in England for suspected (a) ASD and (b) ADHD.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the commitment in the Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan 2022-24 to improve personalised treatment by clinicians who...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support local authorities with social care workforce recruitment and retention funds beyond 31 March 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional resources will be provided to local authorities to meet their adult social care duties following a poor Care Quality...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the adult social care data framework in spring 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the increase in prevalence of eating disorders amongst under 18s since March 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has on the development of an easily accessible social care data sharing solution for local authorities and care providers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to increase the number of hospital doctors in Cumbria.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to change covid-19 restrictions for visitors within hospitals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to answer Question 81881 tabled on 25 November 2021 by the hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to help ensure provision of safe abortion access for women living with abusive partners; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2022 to Question 97125 on Coronavirus: Protective Clothing, what the total cost was to the public...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure teacher training colleges have enough funding to teach new trainees British Sign Language.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have received breakfast food orders this academic year as part of the National School Breakfast Programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of schools have a mental health counsellor or practitioner available to students.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve the provision of mental health training for (a) schoolteachers and (b) lecturers in (i) universities...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Let Us Learn Too and the Disabled Children’s Partnership’s SEND Money Survey published on 7 February 2022, what...
To ask the Prime Minister, With reference to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister of 19 November 2021, official report, column 577, when he plans to meet with the nuclear testing veterans.
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will publish details of planned meetings that he has (a) cancelled or (b) been unable to attend in (i) December 2021 and (ii) January 2022.
To ask the Prime Minister, whether his Parliamentary Private Secretary arranged or attempted to arrange any charter flights to evacuate (a) any animals, (b) any constituents from Slough...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide additional assistance with business rates to nurseries and early years education centres following the end of the Business rates relief:...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment he has made of the equity of his policies on the recovery of fraudulently claimed covid-19 support funds and the pursuance of...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of increases in the cost of living on people living in York.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the workshop on the mechanisms of independent investigations held by The Office of the Ombudsman...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when her Department’s plans for its 2022-23 funding of research and development into (a) malaria, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans she has to respond to the joint-letter from 27 human rights organisations on 17 January 2022, published...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the contribution of the BBC World Service to supporting UK international...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with representatives of the insurance industry in the UK on the activities of that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on which day she last made personal representations to the Iranian Government on (a) Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the safety of religious minorities in Pakistan following the attacks of 30 January...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of whether military goods exported to Kazakhstan were used by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost to the public purse was of the visit of Gulf foreign ministers to Chevening House on 20 December 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of trail hunting on the defence estate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve the medical discharge process for veterans.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claim for mobility vehicles that are electric cars; and what impact assessment has been carried out on the effect of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants have been waiting longer than three months for a work capability assessment as of 9 February 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time is from a claimant making an application to receiving a decision on their work capability assessment for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that U1 waste exemptions are not being used to dispose of waste illegally.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of discontinuing the use of U1 waste exemptions.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum decisions her Department made without substantive asylum interviews in the past 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to advance the Asylum case of Christian Pakistani girl, Maira Shahbaz, and her family who have been in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of when the visa application of 28 August 2021, number 1212-0001-1687-2836/00 with GWF061763452, will be...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to reports of the unlawful extradition of Ahmed Jaafar Mohammed Ali from Serbia to Bahrain on 24 January 2022 on the basis of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cessation of international protection decisions were made by the UK in 2021 (a) in total, (b) by nationality of applicant and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UKVI MP Account Management cases are currently outstanding past the 20 working day response target.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applicants were granted permission to work in the UK in 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to take steps in response to the finding in the 2022 report by the British Red Cross and the VOICES Network,...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the food provided by Serco at hotels accommodating refugees caters for people who require halal.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals and families did not receive Section 95 support but were granted refugee status in 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of living conditions of asylum seekers waiting for a decision on their asylum claim.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his timetable is for bringing forward legislative proposals to repeal the Vagrancy Act 1824.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan 2022-24, what funding will be allocated to end veteran rough...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of veterans in the UK who are homeless in each year since 2019.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the prevalence of veteran rough sleeping throughout the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department plans to publish its White Paper on renters' reforms.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has purchased Pegasus software from NSO Group since 2016.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the closure of the Veterans Mobility Fund on (a)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse of the Second Permanent Secretary's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the announcement that GAMSTOP, an industry-funded organisation, will be operating a single customer view...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has plans to address the regulatory differences between the online and land-based gambling sectors in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of amending the definition of news-related material in the Online Safety...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with British Telecom following Storms Arwen, Malik and Corrie on the rollout of the BT Digital Voice.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the level of public awareness of social tariffs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to ensure that social media companies remove content that (a) bullies and (b) defames people on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the use of Tik Tok by pupils in schools to (a) cyberbully and (b) defame (i) other pupils and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether volunteers in the Red Cross will be eligible for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Medal.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what checks are undertaken in e-scooter rental trials to ensure that those who use the e-scooters (1) hold the appropriate driving licence, and (2) are at least 16...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the UK insurance sector regarding insurance cover for the users of e-scooters.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce compulsory insurance for e-scooters; and if so, how that measure would be enforced.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what due diligence they have done on the sustainability claims of e-scooter providers currently operating in pilot schemes.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many bicycle (1) accidents, and (2) deaths, were recorded for each of the last five years.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many pieces of Personal Protective Equipment were procured from China since January 2020.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to investigate Unispace Global Limited for potentially failing to report the income resulting from the personal protection equipment...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Kamall on 31 January (HL Deb cols 621–3), whether the antiviral pills molnupiravir and Paxlovid will be available for free on...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how the reforms in the Health and Care Bill will meet the needs of Inclusion Health populations.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent findings by scientists at Eotvos Lorand University and the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hungary that the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in their review of single-sex wards, NHS England will consult women’s groups.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Kamall on 31 January (HL5607), how they ensure that there is a consistent approach at different hospitals and by different...
To ask Her Majesty's Government why Fampridine is being banned for new patients but is permitted to continue being prescribed for existing patients.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use in schools, colleges and universities of Chinese-made surveillance cameras made by companies which are currently subject...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the criteria for schools accessing the COVID-19 workforce fund; how many schools applied; and of those schools, what was the average amount of funding...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the FE Week article 'Confused and frustrated: Most universities reject first cohort of T Level students', published on 14 January, what steps they are...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent finding by the Association of Accounting Technicians that only 29 per cent of 18 to 24 year olds heard about...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage universities to increase the numbers of black staff to reflect the diversity of students.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies 2021 annual report on education spending in England, published on 30 November...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Albanian prisoners (1) have been returned to Albania from the UK to date, and (2) are expected to return in the rest of 2022.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of Chinese-made surveillance cameras made by companies currently subject to US sanctions and investment bans (1) by local...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they have issued regarding local public bodies’ use of surveillance cameras and technology from (1) Dahua Technology, and (2) Hikvision.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they (1) have had, and (2) intend to have, with the government of Israel regarding the displacement of Bedouins from Negev land.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making, if any, to the governments of (1) Turkey, and (2) Iran, to regulate the flow of water into trans-frontier rivers at no less...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Ethiopia (1) to prevent, and (2) to punish, the vandalism and desecration of cultural heritage in that country.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce and alleviate human suffering in Ethiopia; and in particular, in the Tigray region.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assist the International Court of Justice to apply, where necessary, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial support they plan to provide, if any, to the Albanian prison system; and under what circumstances such funding will be provided.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their timetable for introducing the sector-specific codes on fair dealing in the food supply chain as set out in the Agriculture Act 2020.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish a new life cycle assessment of nappies to replace the 2008 Life Cycle Assessment.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 31 January (HL5420), and further to the research by Tim Deere-Jones reported in the Guardian...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Afghans already evacuated from their country will be required to apply for asylum and protection; what length of leave to remain they will be granted; and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use by police forces in England and Wales of Chinese-made surveillance cameras made by companies currently subject to US...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of uninsured motor vehicles on UK roads; what they are doing to support police in removing uninsured vehicles from the roads;...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Home Office will publish their response to the Call for Information on the Computer Misuse Act 1990, which ran from 11 May to 8 June 2021.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to assess their Points-Based System for skilled and qualified migrant workers, so as to give extra points to those having close...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the delay to building new houses caused by uncertainty about how to mitigate against the production of phosphate and nitrate...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their White Paper Levelling up the United Kingdom, published on 2 February, when they plan to formally launch the Task Force investigating housing for...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement on building safety by the Secretary of State for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on 10 January (HC Deb col 288),...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the next biennial report to Parliament required by Section 6 of the Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004.
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the court judgment in R (The Financial Conduct Authority) V National Westminster Bank Plc on 13 December 2021, what plans they have to introduce...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Bank of England regarding the reversal of its quantitative easing programme
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reform the MiFID II market rules to help encourage analyst research for companies.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Penn on 7 February (HL5670 and HL5671), what assessment they have made of the impact of the Protocol on...
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