Written answers

Monday, 21 March 2022

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) people have successfully added overseas vaccinations to their NIMS record at a regional vaccination centre to access a Covid...

    • Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of enabling access to NHS covid-19 testing for a further three months.

      Infant Foods: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to tackle the resale of prescription only formula feeds through online auction sites.

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with SAGE on the (a) recent rise in covid-19 infections, (b) scale of pressure on the NHS and (c)...

      Vitamin D: Deficiency Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has commissioned research to determine whether a connection exists between vitamin D deficiency and the virality...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will request the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency to publish the interactive drug analysis profiles for each...

      Coronavirus: Preventive Medicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2022 to Question 131324 on Coronavirus: Preventive Medicine, if he will publish the findings of the...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will respond to correspondence from the hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead of 4 October 2021 on accidental intravenous...

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the (a) level of transmission of covid-19 and (b) possible emergence of new variants in the context of...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will respond to correspondence from the hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead of 18 November 2021 on the availability of VAP1 show...

      Vitamin D: Deficiency Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds data on the proportion of (a) children and (b) adults that are deficient in Vitamin D in (i) Kirklees and...

      Vitamin D: Deficiency Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to increase the availability of treatment via NHS services for vitamin D deficiency.

      NHS: Car Allowances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the sufficiency of mileage rates for NHS staff required to use vehicles for work in the context of...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will respond to correspondence from the hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead of 15 November 2021 on the sustainability of...

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government plans to take to ensure (a) adequate covid-19 surveillance and (b) the UK's ability to respond to future waves...

      NHS: Private Patients

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2022 to Question 118533, and with reference to the Answer of 6 February 2014 to Question 186278, if...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has published a plan setting out the steps it plans to take to transition to net zero emissions.

      General Practitioners: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the covid-19 outbreak on GP staff mental health in (a) Brent, (b) London and (c) England.

      Care Homes: Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will continue to provide free Lateral Flow Tests for Care Home visitors after 1 April 2022.

      General Practitioners: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the (a) number and (b) compatibility of IT systems used by general practitioners.

      Dental Services: South Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of patients access to dental services in (a) the Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council area, (b) the...

      Health Services: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which stakeholder groups the NHS England National Advisor for LGBT Health has engaged with in the last six months.

      Dental Services: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of existing dentistry procurement rules on dental practices’ ability to change...

      Medical Treatments: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the availability of medical treatment for Afghan refugees who have been resettled in the UK.

      Pharmacy: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase recruitment of community pharmacists.

      General Practitioners: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to increase the recruitment and retention of GPs in (a) Brent, (b) London and (c) England.

      Dental Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether NHS England has met its statutory duty to commission sufficient dentistry to meet the needs of the...

      Dentistry: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential relationship between the (a) presence of dental schools in a region and (b)...

      NHS: Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the long-term impact of dental activity targets on availability of NHS dentistry services in England.

      Antenatal Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure the provision of consistent and sensitive antenatal care after baby loss for parents across the UK.

      Menopause: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to provide patients access to (a) hormone replacement therapy and (b) other innovative treatments for the...

      NHS: Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the online NHS find a dentist tool was last updated.

      Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impacts of endometriosis and PCOS on mental health; and if he will make a statement.

      Endometriosis: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average diagnosis time was for endometriosis in each year since 2010.

      Dental Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will expand the eligibility for the £50 million NHS dentistry catchup fund to allow applications for orthodontic treatments.

      Carers: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether carers who support people who are (a) clinically vulnerable or (b) immuno-supressed will have access to covid-19 tests after...

      Bipolar Disorder

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in the UK have been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder by (a) age group and (b) gender in each of the last three years.

      Oral Tobacco: Health Hazards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,if he will make an assessment of the accuracy of the Action on Smoking and Health finding that the use of snus is over 100 times less...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many private PCR test providers have been requested to undertake correction action within a set timeframe as a result of providing...

      Oxford Nanopore Technologies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds a minute of the meeting between the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Innovation and Oxford...

      Laboratories: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff working in the national laboratory network, including (a) NHS, (b) UKHSA, (c) Lighthouse laboratories and (d) Mobile...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the current delays facing UK Coronavirus Test Device Approval (CTDA) assessments; and what...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the (a) details of applications submitted to the Coronavirus Test Device Approval process, (b) dates on which each...

      Immunosuppression: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds any list of patients who have been identified as immunocompromised and are eligible for new covid-19...

      Medical Records: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients with an E17 postcode have a condition marked in their NHS record which is included in the list of conditions that the...

      Energy Drinks: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to implement the ban on sales of energy drinks to under 16s that was announced in August 2019; and if he will...

      Contact Tracing: Software

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to continue funding (a) King’s College London’s symptom-tracking Zoe app and (b) Imperial...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what representations he has received from relevant stakeholders on the potential merits of including a record of the covid-19 booster...

      Vitamin D: Deficiency Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support community organisations tackling vitamin D deficiencies.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what monitoring is undertaken on the safety of imported e-liquids used in vaping products.

      England Infected Blood Support Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether non means tested monthly bereaved partner payments, paid to the bereaved relatives of the contaminated blood victims, will be...

      Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to speed up sarcoma cancer diagnoses.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the risk to public health of the provision of samples of free vaping products to people under the...

      Health Visitors: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Department has to end the practice of allowing health visiting services to count remote contacts in their delivery metrics...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what basis he made the decision not to provide free symptomatic testing for covid-19 for NHS staff after 1 April 2022.

      Medical Records: Firearms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that general practitioners place markers on the medical notes of those licensed to hold firearms.

      Coronavirus: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends of the level in covid-19 in York.

      Abortion: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he he has made of the potential effect of at-home abortion on the health and safety of women.

      Medical Records: Firearms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the adequacy of provision of IT software to general practitioners to...

      Coronavirus: Patients

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of NHS patients with covid-19.

      Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to improve the education and training of healthcare professionals on endometriosis and PCOS.

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the total number of women who did not have a routine breast cancer screening as a result of the...

      Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take in response to the letter to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State from Marie Lyon,...

      Health: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the increasing cost of living on the health of people from lower socio-economic...

      General Practitioners: Telemedicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with representatives of mobile operators on zero-rating GP websites to ensure that virtual GP appointments do...

      Health Services: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timetable is for the publication of the Health Disparities White Paper.

      Office for Health Improvement and Disparities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities has had with other Departments since it was formally established in...

      Medical Treatments: Negligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of the annual funding for the NHS is allocated to cover the costs associated with negligent medical treatment.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Social Security Benefits: Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether payments to hosts in the Homes for Ukraine scheme will be treated as income for the purposes of those in receipt of universal credit...

    • Universal Credit: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce levels of fraud and error in universal credit.

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that personal independence payment claims and reviews are processed in a timely manner.

      Discretionary Housing Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the change in Discretionary Housing Payments funding between 2021-22 and 2022-23 on...

      Social Security Benefits: Uprating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to increase the value in real terms of social security income.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has published a plan setting out the steps it plans to take to transition to net zero emissions.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has for the role of Advanced Customer Support Senior Leaders in the future.

      Invalid Vehicles: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to provide additional financial support to people with a disability vehicle to help them afford the recent increase in the...

      Paraquat: Export Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the countries which the Health and Safety Executive has approved the export of Paraquat to.

      Household Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the Household Support Fund to enable local authorities to support people who...

      Pension Credit: East Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what portion of state pension claimants in East Yorkshire constituency claim pension credit.

      Personal Independence Payment: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Personal Independence Payment recipients had their entitlement withdrawn as a result of being stranded in another country during...

      Personal Independence Payment: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason (a) people over the state pension age who wish to claim Personal Independence Payments (PIP) rather than Attendance Allowance...

      Chemicals: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department provides to UK exporters that are exporting chemicals which are banned for domestic use in the UK.

      Chemicals: Export Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if the Health and Safety Executive will publish a report on Prior Informed Consent activity for (a) 2020 and (b) 2021.

      Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Personal Independence Payment assessments have been carried out by (a) telephone, (b) paper based or (c) face-to-face...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are awaiting a review of their Personal Independence Payment (PIP) award after registration; and what the average time taken...

      Jobcentres: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to help ensure that every job centre has a staff member trained to support Ukrainian refugees.

      Universal Credit: Self-employed

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the Minimum Income Floor on people's ability to establish self-employment.

      Sector-based Work Academy Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sector-based work academies have taken place in each (a) country and (b) region of the UK since that programme began.

  • Home Office

    • Home Office: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has published a plan setting out the steps it plans to take to transition to net zero emissions.

    • Home Office: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has implemented a training programme to provide civil servants with skills to support its transition to net zero.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to re-establish biometric service in Afghanistan for those seeking to apply for entry into the UK.

      Body Searches: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to prohibit strip searches of children.

      Gender Based Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with police representatives on the StreetSafe pilot tool; and what further steps is she taking to raise...

      County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister of State for Building Safety and Fire plans to respond to correspondence dated 2 February from the Chair of County Durham...

      Animal Experiments: Cats

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cats have been used in experiments in Britain in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

      Action Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Action Fraud.

      Visas: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Russian nationals who are holders of tier 1 visas have been identified as having previously been in the Russian armed forces.

      Nowzad: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the evacuation of Nowzad cost the Government in expenditure of time and money.

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will take steps to ensure a fast track visa process for Ukrainians who have relatives resident in the UK.

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will extend visitor visas to Ukranian nationals who are in the UK, and whose visas are due to expire, so that they are not required...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to fast track visas for Ukrainian citizens coming to the UK.

      Refugees: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold a refugee summit to help ensure that all relevant (a) agencies, (b) Government departments and (c) local authorities work...

      Immigration: EEA Nationals and EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of removing the requirement for family members to make an in-person...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of applications for family migration visas made in Ukraine have been concluded within 24 hours as of 25 February 2022.

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to enable the Ukrainian family members of British nationals to obtain family migration visas in the event that they...

      Asylum: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her policy to open safe routes to the UK for non-British and non-Ukrainian nationals fleeing war in Ukraine.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to support transgender and non-binary Ukrainian refugees to find refuge in the UK safely.

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her oral statement of 1 March 2022, whether someone living in the UK on a visitor visa who wants to bring an elderly aunt or...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Ukraine Family Scheme applications were being processed as of 7 March 2022.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many biometrics appointments are available this week in visa application centres in (a) Poland, (b) Romania and (c) Moldova for...

      Visas: Eastern Europe

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in her Department were working in visa application centres in (a) Poland, (b) Romania and (c) Moldova on (i) 1 February and...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2022 to Question 125081, on Afghanistan: Refugees, and with reference to the announcement of the...

      Home Office: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in her Department have been surged to visa application centres in the (a) Ukraine region and (b) neighbouring countries to...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether UK visa applications agreed for Ukrainian nationals in principle but which could not be collected from the British Embassy in Kyiv...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will expedite the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme for people from (a) the Hararas Muslim community and (b) other minoritised...

      Immigration: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) Tier 1 Investor visas and (b) grants of indefinite leave to remain status issued to Russian nationals have been revoked or...

      Overseas Students: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will issue visas for international students who had been living in Ukraine but have had to leave as a result of the Russian invasion...

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what impact provisions in the Nationality and Borders Bill will have on leave to stay in the UK on humanitarian protection grounds.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on ensuring that those who assisted UK efforts in Afghanistan are referred to the Afghan Citizens...

      Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing an expedited process for family members of EU/EEA Nationals...

      Visas: Army

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to reduce or remove the visa charge for foreign soldiers who have fought for the UK and wish to move to the UK; and if...

      Detention Centres: Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many in-person legal visits have taken place at (a) Brook House, (b) Tinsley House, (c) Yarl's Wood, (d) Dungavel, (e) Harmondsworth,...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will limit practical barriers to Ukrainian refugees applying for a visa overseas by waiving the requirement to provide biometric...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the international partners and NGOs that her Department plans to work with to welcome wider groups of Afghans via the...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish further details on the referral criteria for the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme's third pathway beyond year one.

      Application Registration Card

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the (a) waiting times for an Application registration card (ARC) for unaccompanied minors to be issued...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what specific discussions she has had with her French counterpart on steps taken by the UK Government to support refugees fleeing the war in...

      Asylum: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children were accommodated by her Department without a local authority assuming responsibility for...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what safeguarding mechanisms his Department has put in place for the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

    • Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a Homes for Afghans plan, integrated with the...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what support his Department has made available to local authorities in connection with the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the Government plans to make assistance with travel to UK available for refugees from Ukraine who successfully...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Minister for Communities on the Homes for Ukraine programme.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to support the needs of elderly Ukrainian refugees.

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has published a plan setting out the steps it plans to take to transition to net zero emissions.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to reply to correspondence from the hon. Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys of 13 December 2021...

      Council Tax: Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of awarding eligible households in receipt of Local Council Tax...

      Council Tax: Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, in respect of the £150 energy rebate scheme, what assessment he has made of the impact that administering rebates...

      Council Tax: Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to ensure that all people who are eligible for the £150 council tax energy rebate but who do...

      Railways: Radlett

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2022 to Question 133334, and notwithstanding the fact the St Albans District Council is...

      Rents: Arrears

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will enable local authorities to roll-over unspent funding from the £65 million support package for vulnerable...

      Royal National Institute of Blind People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he next plans to meet representatives of the RNIB; and on how many occasions he has done so in each of the last three...

      Regional Planning and Development: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the Government's advertising budget is for levelling up in financial year 2021-22; and if he will publish a breakdown...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of offering in-country applications in Northern Ireland for the Homes for...

    • Abortion: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to make a direction on commissioning of abortion services in Northern Ireland prior to the dissolution of the Northern...

  • Treasury

    • Coking Coal: Russia

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the UK last received a shipment of coking coal from Russian producers; and when the next shipment is planned.

    • UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information he holds on the (a) volume and (b) value of trade in goods between (i) Great Britain and Northern Ireland and (ii) Northern Ireland and...

      Patriotic Millionaires

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with Patriotic Millionaires UK on raising taxes from its members.

      Corporation Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department’s ready reckoner estimate is of the effects on tax receipts of a one percentage point increase in the rate of ring fence...

      Income Tax: Repayments

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many income tax refunds were paid directly to third party agents instead of taxpayers in accordance with a deed or letter of assignment; and what the...

      Procurement: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the context of increases in the cost of living, if he will introduce a windfall tax on the companies that made profits from Government contracts...

      Debts: Ukraine

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of level of debt repayments owed by Ukraine to UK-based bondholders.

      Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the change in the number of free to use ATMs between 1 January 2021 and 1 January 2022.

      Debts: Ukraine

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to assist Ukraine with debt repayments.

      Cider: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the classification of flavoured cider being classified as wine; what comparative...

      Treasury: Remote Working

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of increased homeworking during the covid-19 outbreak on his Department’s carbon footprint.

      Fuels: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total revenue received to HM Treasury was from VAT on sales of petrol and diesel in the calendar month of February for each of the past 10 years.

      Economic Growth: Newport West

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on supporting economic growth in Newport West constituency.

      Fuels: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total revenue received by the Exchequer from fuel duty was in each of the last five years.

      Fuels: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the projected revenue from fuel duty is for the 2021-22 financial year.

      Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that people on a sub-meter receive the Government's energy rebate.

      Treasury: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to measure its carbon footprint.

      Fuels: Prices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support (a) care workers and (b) other workers in low paid sectors with the recent increase in the cost of fuel.

      Treasury: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has published a plan setting out the steps it plans to take to transition to net zero emissions.

      Car Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reviewing the HMRC approved Mileage Allowance Payment rates for workers required to use vehicles for...

      Car Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the amount that employees can claim in fuel costs per mile in tax relief from 45p in...

      Income Support

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the context of increases to the cost of living, if he will introduce a new minimum income guarantee.

      Cost of Living

      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 14 March 2022 that rising food and energy...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Sports: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help support grassroots sport.

    • Internet: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what measures the Online Safety Bill contains to ensure that legal but harmful online content cannot be accessed through...

      Internet: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the security of the technology underpinning the proposals for verification for...

      Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of increased homeworking during the covid-19 outbreak on her Department’s...

      Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to measure its carbon footprint.

      Rented Housing: Broadband

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that all landlords sign a wayleave for their properties to allow the...

      Football: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had discussions with representatives of the Professional Football Association on the support and...

      Football Governance Fan-led Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to implement the (a) fit and proper persons test and (b) all other recommendations of the fan-led review of...

      Swimming Pools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she had made of the number of swimming pools with public access in (a) Portsmouth, (b) the South East and (c)...

      Chelsea Football Club: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will amend the terms of the special license granted to Chelsea Football Club to allow match ticket sales to supporters.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Directors: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward proposals to strike off company directors who...

    • Limited Liability and Scottish Limited Partnerships: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) Scottish Limited Partnerships and (b) Limited Partnerships that...

      Biomethane: Production

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to increase biomethane production as part of efforts to improve the UK's energy security.

      Housing: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress has been made in distribution of the £1.6 billion of funding as part of the Home Upgrade Scheme and...

      Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a four day working week.

      Unpaid Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will hold discussions with business representatives on ensuring that they do not (a) advertise and (b) use unpaid...

      Unpaid Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with (a) trade unions and (b) employees on the potential merits of banning the use...

      Research: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2022 to Question 134378 on Nuclear Weapons: Russia, when the Government plans to...

      Business: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if the Department will publish the businesses that received loans under the (a) Covid Business Interruption Loans...

      Business: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what legal restrictions there are on his Department in publishing the businesses that received loans under the (a)...

      Products: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has plans to take steps to help consumers obtain information on whether products that they...

      Service Industries: Sales Promotions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of putting in place additional protective measures to those...

      Companies: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to prevent fraudulent registration of addresses with Companies House.

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has published a plan setting out the steps it plans to take to transition to net zero emissions.

      Carbon Capture and Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information his Department holds on which private sector companies are using large scale bioenergy with carbon...

      Power Stations: Timber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether any trees burnt in UK power stations since 2003 were sourced from the UK.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he will reply to the letter of 10 January 2022 from the Rt. Hon. Member for South Staffordshire on a national...

      Capital Investment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2021 to Questions 92862 and 92863, if he will publish the evidential basis and...

      Small Businesses: Diesel Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on the potential merits of introducing...

      Overseas Trade: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to support workers that may block imports or exports of goods from or to Russia including...

      Trading Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy of levels of funding for Local Authority Trading Schemes and (b)...

      Digital Markets Unit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions officials in his Department have had with their counterparts in the Department for Digital, Culture,...

      Overseas Trade: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to support workers that may take industrial action as a result of their employer trading...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Afghanistan: Home Country Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of the number of Afghan nationals who assisted UK (a) military, (b) humanitarian...

    • Iran: Nuclear Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her international counterparts regarding Iran’s refusal to provide...

      British Indian Ocean Territory

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in Mauritius regarding (a) its claim to sovereignty over...

      Ukraine: Polio

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the Polio outbreak in Ukraine; and what assessment she has made...

      Iran: Nuclear Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure that any international agreement on Iran’s nuclear...

      Volodymyr Zelenskyy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take steps to commend President Zelenskyy for his response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

      Iran: Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether a renewed Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action would require Iran to provide a full historical accounting of...

      Iran: Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policy on regional stability of the technical abilities...

      Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of reports of discrimination on grounds of race or ethnicity by...

      Afghanistan: BBC Media Action

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to assist BBC Media Action staff in Afghanistan.

      Russia: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on reports of Russian flights to Istanbul transiting EU airspace; and what...

      South Korea: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she had with her counterpart in South Korea on improving animal protections in the UK and...

      Iraq: Kurds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department made of the implications for its policies of recent reports of rocket attacks in Erbil.

      Russia: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in pan-Asian countries on supporting sanctions against Russia.

      Zimbabwe: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the trends in the level of health inequalities for (a) women, (b) girls and...

      Zimbabwe: Public Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of public health services in Zimbabwe.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has published a plan setting out the steps it plans to take to transition to net zero emissions.

      Christianity: Oppression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress she has made in implementing Recommendation 5 in the final report of the Bishop of Truro's...

      Bahrain: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the findings in Human Rights Watch's 4 March 2022 publication, The UK Sees no Evil in...

      Bahrain: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the letter from Human Rights Watch and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD)...

      British Petroleum: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish the details of the Government's partnership with BP as part of the Girls' Skills Partnership;...

      Education: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress she has made in allocating the increased funding to support women and girls announced in the 2021...

      Development Aid: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much of the increased funding to support women and girls announced in the 2021 Spending Review will support...

      Ukraine: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the need for humanitarian support for displaced children in (a) Ukraine and (b)...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Type 45 Destroyers: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on the Power Improvement Project for the Type 45 Destroyers; and if he will make a statement.

    • Ajax Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to change the firm order commitment of the Ajax armoured fighting vehicle.

      RAF Benson: Pest Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the timetable for tackling the rodent infestation in the kitchen at RAF Benson Officers Mess.

      Ajax Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 21 of the NAO's report entitled The AJAX programme, who the Department commissioned to conduct the additional monitoring which...

      Ajax Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse from maintenance of vehicles still in service owing to the delay in the AJAX programme.

      Ajax Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the AJAX programme, whether his Department has a fixed price contract with GDLS-UK for the (a) total contract and (b) demonstration...

      Type 31 Frigates: Iron and Steel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of steel used in the Type 31 frigates by (a) tonnage and (b) value is sourced from UK companies.

      Ministry of Defence: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact of increased homeworking during the covid-19 outbreak on his Department’s carbon footprint.

      Ministry of Defence: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to measure its carbon footprint.

      Ministry of Defence: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has published a plan setting out the steps it plans to take to transition to net zero emissions.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to which units in the armed forces of Ukraine have UK supplies of anti-tank weapons been sent.

      Armed Conflict: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will clarify the legal position on British citizens who (a) have travelled or (b) plan to travel to Ukraine to fight against Russian armed forces.

      Armed Conflict: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the law is on British citizens travelling abroad to fight in foreign wars.

  • Cop26

  • Scotland Office

    • Business Premises: Coldstream

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what progress has been made in the building of new business units in Coldstream as part of the Borderlands Growth Deal.

    • Higher Education: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if his Department will take steps to encourage higher education institutions in Scotland adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance...

  • Department for International Trade

    • Trade Agreements: Australia and New Zealand

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish her Department's impact assessments of the effect of trade deals with (a) Australia and (b) New Zealand on Wales.

    • Overseas Trade: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will take steps to call for a global boycott of businesses that continue to trade with Russia.

      Overseas Trade: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions she has had with his international counterparts on trade with Russia.

      Russia: Coking Coal

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she has had discussions with her counterparts in EU states on opposing the import and sale of Russian produced coking coal to the EU...

      Iron and Steel: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government plans to prohibit imports of Russian-made steel in the context of Russia's actions in Ukraine.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she will respond to correspondence from the hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead of 4 October 2021 on the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on disabled...

  • Department for Transport

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys of 10 December 2021 and 31 January 2022 regarding a...

    • Motor Vehicles: Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the MOT failure rate for (a) diesel, (b) petrol, (c) plug-in hybrids and (d) battery electric vehicles in each of the...

      High Speed 2 Line: Trees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to require HS2 to reduce the avoidable mortality of trees it plants; and if he will make it his policy that HS2 Ltd publish the...

      Highway Code: Publicity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March to Question 138103 on Highway Code: Publicity, if he will provide a breakdown of expenditures within the...

      Bus Services and Taxis: Assistance Animals and Wheelchairs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2022 to Question 131066 on Bus Services and Taxis: Assistance Animals and Wheelchairs, when he plans to publish a...

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of ticket office closures on rail passengers who require face-to-face services to purchase tickets.

      Railways: Passengers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made a projection of expected rail passenger numbers, as a proportion of pre-pandemic levels, for the next 12 months.

      Electric Vehicles: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on bringing forward legislative proposals to amend regulations in respect of privately owned...

      Motorway Service Areas: Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of motorway service stations have grid connectivity suitable for providing electric vehicle charging stations.

      Road Signs and Markings: Speed Limits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what service target his Department has in place for National Highways to install a speed-activated warning sign along dangerous parts of A-roads,...

  • Department for Education

    • Geography: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2022 to Question 132346 on Teachers: Training, what steps his Department plans to take to help ensure that the...

    • Department for Education: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has published a plan setting out the steps it plans to take to transition to net zero emissions.

      STEM Subjects: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage more girls to consider studying for STEM subjects at (a) school, (b) FE college and (c) higher education.

      Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data his Department collects on the number of businesses offering apprenticeships; and what steps his Department is taking to encourage more...

      Apprentices: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will ensure that Ukrainian refugees are able to access apprenticeships on arrival in the UK.

      Apprentices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number of businesses that are out of time in their applications for apprenticeships funding for training...

      British Students Abroad: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to find places on UK medical courses for UK students who were studying in Ukraine but have now been displaced as a result...

      Higher Education: Student Wastage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the student drop out rate was at higher education institutions in England in each of the last five years.

      Special Educational Needs: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that there are sufficient numbers of specialist teachers to support children with special...

      Pupils: Absenteeism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to bring the rules for granting leaves of absence in academies in line with other state-funded schools.

      Special Educational Needs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authorities applied to his Department for permission to transfer funding from the school's block to the high needs block within the...

      National Skills Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will consider expanding the National Skills Fund, to include Level 2 qualifications, in order to help tackle skill shortages in the specialist...

  • Leader of the House

    • Committee on Standards: Powers

      To ask the Leader of the House, if he will hold discussions with relevant stakeholders on strengthening the powers of the Committee on Standards in relation to the enforcement of guidelines on...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Peat

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the level of research and development needed to assess replacing peat in use in the...

    • Reservoirs: Thames Valley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of (a) the requirement for and (b) the suitability of sites available for provision of...

      Rivers: Sites of Special Scientific Interest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy that all chalk streams are to designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest; and if he will...

      Chemicals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on publishing its Chemicals Strategy; and if he will make a statement.

      Pâté de Foie Gras: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to Answer of 7 March 2022 to Question 129762, when he expects to have completed information gathering; and when he...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has published a plan setting out the steps it plans to take to transition to net zero emissions.

      Fishing Vessels: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has placed sanctions on Russian owned and operated fishing vessels that may have obtained fish quotas...

      Fertilisers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the total amount of fertilizer used in Britain and produced in British plants as a percentage...

      Wheat: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the projected wheat price changes for the remainder of 2022 as a result of Russia's...

  • Attorney General

    • Dangerous Driving: Sentencing

      To ask the Attorney General, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the unduly lenient sentence scheme in relation to the offences of (a) death by dangerous driving and (b) driving...

    • Public Sector Debt

      To ask the Attorney General, on what occasions she or her predecessors met with Treasury ministers or officials between 1 January 2017 and 16 March 2022 to discuss (a) cy-près schemes or (b)...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners' Release: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2022 to Question 125417 on Prisoners’ Release: Females, if he will publish a proposed timeline for the...

    • Administration of Justice: Saudi Arabia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Saudi Arabia on judicial cooperation.

      Courts: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many courts in England and Wales are using the Common Platform system.

      Ministry of Justice: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has published a plan setting out the steps it plans to take to transition to net zero emissions.

      Holme House Prison: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the next stages are of the roll out of the Drug Recovery Prison pilot at HMP Holme House.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Veterans: Suicide

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the Government’s plans to tackle suicide among veterans.

    • Cabinet Office: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has published a plan setting out the steps it plans to take to transition to net zero emissions.

      Government: Communication

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published 28 July 2021, what recent steps his...

      Counter-terrorism

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of (a) the number of counter terrorist checks expected to be made in 2022, (b) the number of counter terrorist checks...

      Chequers: Official Hospitality

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2022 to Question 134364 on Chequers: Official Hospitality, if he will publish the meetings within that transparency...

      National Lottery Community Fund: Public Appointments

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2022 to Question 137328 on National Lottery Community Fund: Public Appointments, whether there has been contact...

      Policy: Children and Young People

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he is taking steps to engage with (a) children and (b) young people to help inform departmental policy making.

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Parliamentary Estate: Access

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the latest estimate is of the date on which access to the Parliamentary estate from Westminster Bridge...

  • Department for Transport

    • High Speed 2 Line: Trains

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 20 December 2021 (HL4859), whether HS2 trains will be capable of using the standard UK...

    • High Speed 2 Line: Railway Stations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 20 December 2021 (HL4859), whether conventional UK passenger trains will be able to use the...

      High Speed 2 Line: Railway Stations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 20 December 2021 (HL4859), what is the expected time saving for (1) boarding, and (2)...

      Railway Stations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 20 December 2021 (HL4859), which stations (1) on HS2 lines, or (2) elsewhere, will have...

      Transport: CCTV

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 10 March (HL6409), how many Chinese technology cameras made by (1) Hikvision, and (2) Dahua...

      Old Oak Common Station: Construction

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the latest budget estimate for the Old Oak Common station on the Great Western Main Line; how many platform faces are included; and whether this is...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Sanctions: Russia

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to further reduce the time given for Russian oligarchs to register UK property under the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill.

    • Economic Crime: Civil Proceedings

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to include anti-strategic legal action against public participation (SLAPPS) law in the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill.

      Nuclear Power

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the nuclear energy roadmap for deployment referred to in the Net Zero Strategy, published on 19 October 2021.

      Energy Supply

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia, what plans they have to strengthen energy security in the UK.

      Gas-cooled Reactors: Construction

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many high-temperature gas-cooled reactors they intend to authorise for construction in the UK to provide certainty to the UK nuclear fuel supply chain.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia: Diagnosis

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the devolved administrations regarding the diagnosis arrangements for (1) dementia, and (2) Alzheimer’s, across the UK.

    • Coronavirus: Drugs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Kamall on 15 March (HL6625), why antiviral treatments for COVID-19 can only be prescribed by a clinician within a...

      Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia: Diagnosis

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to reduce the delays in undertaking diagnosis arrangements for patients with (1) dementia, and (2) Alzheimer’s, in England.

      Osteoporosis

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce health inequalities for people with osteoporosis.

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Children and Young People

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of (1) children, and (2) young people, who have been diagnosed as having myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME).

      Social Services: Expenditure

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the additional cost to public expenditure of setting the proposed cap on care costs at £35,000, rather than the...

      Care Homes and Carers: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of removing free lateral flow testing for care home visitors on unpaid carers.

      Fractures: Health Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what funding they plan to make available for Fracture Liaison Services through (1) the Elective Recovery Fund, and (2) the Best MSK health programme.

      Nurses

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last discussed progress on their pledge to recruit 50,000 new nurses into the NHS by 2024 with the Royal College of Nursing (RCN); and what assessment...

  • Department for Education

    • Further Education: Assessments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what factors would trigger investigation by the Department for Education and other external agencies with regard to abnormal examination results...

    • Higher Education: Standards

      To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many higher education providers have offered validation services, and (2) how many institutions have been validated, in each of the last five years.

      Higher Education: Standards

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the press release Fairer higher education system for students and taxpayers, published on 24 February, what courses they consider to be of low quality...

      Pupil Premium

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the impact of the impact of Pupil Premium Plus on (1) the educational outcomes of previously looked after children,...

      Schools: Biometrics

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the interoperability of facial recognition and other biometric technologies used in schools with other government...

      Office for Students

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they have taken to ensure that the Office for Students’ regulatory approach is supportive of start-up and scale-up businesses and offers...

      Higher Education: Standards

      To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) what was the average cost of validation per student, and (2) what assessment they have made of any increase in this cost, in each of the last five years.

      Office for Students

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps, if any, the Office for Students has taken to encourage new providers to seek New Degree Awarding Powers (NDAPs) as an alternative to a market for...

      Higher Education

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of potential benefits in enabling Indian Institutes of Technology and other accredited international providers to offer higher...

      Higher Education

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to set out clear and accessible guidance on the regulatory process for foreign institutions to register to provide higher education...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Unpaid Fines: Debts Written Off

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much in outstanding fines was written off administratively in (1) 2016, (2) 2017, (3) 2018, (4) 2019, and (5) 2020.

    • Courts: Fines

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many individual offenders were committed to prison as a way of enforcing a court fine in (1) 2016, (2) 2017, (3) 2018, (4) 2019, and (5) 2020.

      Courts: Fines

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many individual offenders were issued attendance centre orders as a way of enforcing a court fine in (1) 2016, (2) 2017, (3) 2018, (4) 2019, and (5) 2020.

      Courts: Fines

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many individual offenders were issued distress warrants as a way of enforcing a court fine in (1) 2016, (2) 2017, (3) 2018, (4) 2019, and (5) 2020.

      Courts: Fines

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many individual offenders were issued deduction from benefit orders as a way of enforcing a court fine in (1) 2016, (2) 2017, (3) 2018, (4) 2019, and (5) 2020.

      Courts: Fines

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many individual offenders were issued attachment of earnings orders as a way of enforcing a court fine in (1) 2016, (2) 2017, (3) 2018, (4) 2019, and (5) 2020.

  • Treasury

    • Banks: Russia

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to recommend that major banks cease their operations in Russia.

    • Humanitarian Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to label humanitarian relief goods as non-commercial goods.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money they have earmarked for 2021–22 to meet the costs of refugees entering the UK from Ukraine; how much of this sum has been spent to date; and...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Amar Shafiq Abu Afifa

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of press reports that teenager Amar Shafiq Abu Afifa was killed near Bethlehem by Israeli forces.

    • Russia: Ukraine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of allegations of rape and sexual violence committed against civilians in Ukraine by Russian forces; and what steps they intend to...

      Russia: Ukraine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that sexual violence in conflict committed against civilians in Ukraine is investigated and prosecuted, including as part of...

      Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Red Line initiative pioneered by Dr Denis Mukwege which aims to establish a binding treaty obliging states to end sexual...

      Kazakhstan: Demonstrations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Kazakhstan on the status of (1) individuals arrested during protests in that country in January, and (2)...

      Zimbabwe: Health Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the shortage of health care workers in Zimbabwe, what discussions, if any, they have had with the (1) government of Zimbabwe, and (2) World Health...

      Sudan: Politics and Government

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the political situation in Sudan; and what diplomatic initiatives they are pursuing, together with international partners, to...

      South Sudan: Refugees

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of (1) the (a) number, and (b) countries of origin, of refugees currently in South Sudan, and (2) the number of South Sudanese...

      Tigray: Armed Conflict

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of (1) rape, and (2) the sterilisation, of Tigrayan women, in Tigray; and what evidence, if any, they have collected of...

      Tigray: Armed Conflict

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the situation in Tigray.

      Tigray: Armed Conflict

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reported deliberate denial of (1) food, and (2) medicines, to the people of Tigray; and what steps they are taking to ensure...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Employment: Disability

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which sectors they have identified as providing particular opportunities to employ disabled people.

    • Employment: Disability

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in reducing the disability employment gap, in the last 12 months.

      Employment: Disability

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many events have they held to meet and persuade employers to employ disabled people as part of their policy to close the disability employment gap, in each of...

      Employment: Disability

      To ask Her Majesty's Government who is the responsible Minister for closing the disability employment gap; and how many staff are engaged in these efforts.

      Employment: Disability

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what funds have been allocated to encourage business and industry to employ disabled people; and what is the total value of these funds.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Food Supply

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia, what plans they have to strengthen food security in the UK.

  • Home Office

    • Human Trafficking: Syria

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessments they have made of the reports by (1) the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Trafficked Britons in Syria, published on 10 February, and (2) Reprieve,...

    • Coronavirus: Travel Requirements

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why UK nationals returning to the UK are still required to complete Passenger Locator Forms following the removal of all other COVID-19 requirements.

      Immigration Officers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many additional passport control staff they plan to deploy at (1) ports, (2) airports, and (3) the Channel Tunnel terminus, to handle the increasing number of...

      Migrant Workers: Fisheries

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the visa requirements for non-EEA fishermen who operate on UK-owned vessels out of UK fishing ports.

      Hamas

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by HonestReporting Help Combat Hamas Terrorism, published on 2 February; and what assessment they have made of...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether refugees from Ukraine who have been given the right to remain in the Republic of Ireland are entitled to cross the border into Northern Ireland.

  • Department for International Trade

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Broadcasting: Hacking

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the ability of hackers to hack into UK terrestrial broadcasters' news output.

    • Cultural Heritage: Tigray

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to investigate the sale in the UK of ancient artefacts stolen from Ethiopia’s Tigray region as part of the ongoing conflict in that area.

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