Written answers

Friday, 25 March 2022

  • Department for Transport

    • Hammersmith Bridge

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of funding the restoration and reopening of Hammersmith...

    • THINK! Campaign

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the success of the Think! campaign to encourage the safety of road users.

      Bus Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to encourage the public to make greater use of bus travel following the covid-19 outbreak.

      P&O Ferries: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if will he remove the licence of P&O to operate its routes in and out of the UK.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Electricity and Natural Gas: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of price variations in the cost of units of gas and electricity between low use...

    • Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had with Ofgem to ensure that rural areas are not disadvantaged by comparison to...

      Energy: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what mechanism his Department used to ensure that the £200m in CFD payments made to the Low Carbon Contracts...

      Research: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment has been made of how the model of collaborative funding for covid-19 research at pace can be used to...

      Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps his Department has taken to support research into cancer immune therapies.

      Horizon Europe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress has been made on the ratification of the UK’s association with the EU’s Horizon Europe programme.

      Research: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department has taken to develop the UK R&D Roadmap into the forthcoming R&D Plan.

      Business: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of UK companies that have set up EU businesses and registered for EU VAT...

      Companies House: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Autumn 2021 Budget, how much and what proportion of the £63 million committed to Companies...

      Companies House: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed by Companies House in each year since 2015.

      Companies House: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the annual budget for Companies House (a) was in each year since 2015 and (b) is for each year until 2024.

      Companies: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his timetable is for implementing the changes to Companies House proposed in the Corporate Transparency and...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Dental Services: Hertford and Stortford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dental practices in Hertford and Stortford constituency have applied for part of the £50 million funding intended to...

    • Pharmacy: General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with community pharmacists on how that profession can (a) support GPs and (b) help relieve the...

  • Department for Education

    • National School Breakfast Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools had signed-up to receive support from the National School Breakfast Programme as of 14 February 2022.

    • Adoption

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that (a) administrative and (b) communication support is available to maintain relationships between...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in state schools have (a) an EHC plan and (b) SEN but no EHC plan.

      Special Educational Needs: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Education and Health Care Plans were requested by parents in (a) York and (b) York Central constituency; and of those how many were signed...

      Children: Day Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made for children aged (a) 0-two, (b) two to four and (c) four or over, of the proportion of (i) children receiving some...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the average distance children with SEND have to travel to attend their setting.

      Universities: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help support students who have been disrupted by industrial action called by unions representing university staff.

      Schools: Antisemitism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Community Safety Trust’s Antisemitic Incidents Report January-June 2021 which reported a 491 per cent rise in antisemitic...

      Secondary Education: Hackney

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has had discussions with representatives of Hackney-based secondary schools on student protection and welfare.

      Schools: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that pupils with disabilities are given preferential treatment during the selection of school places...

      Children: Speech and Language Disorders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of how the Recovery Premium benefit children with a speech and language difficulty or whose development in speaking and...

      Childminding: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to next review its covid-19 guidance in relation to childminding settings.

      Higher Education: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to increase access to specialist higher education facilities for people with special...

      Children: Day Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has plans to restart the Childcare and early years survey of parents run by his Department.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • India and Pakistan: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much overseas aid her Department has allocated to (a) India and (b) Pakistan in each year between 2015 and...

    • Saudi Arabia: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) political and (b) humanitarian situation in Saudi Arabia.

      UN Security Council: Membership

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what mechanisms exist to (a) suspend or (b) remove a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Warships: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to maximise UK content in its future vessel orders.

    • National Shipbuilding Office

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the National Shipbuilding Office to work in partnership with industry.

      Ukraine: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the (a) size and (b) location of Azov territorial defence units in Ukraine.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Drinking Water Inspectorate: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Drinking Water Inspectorate’s contract reference 298893/1045616, which research organisation has...

    • Birds of Prey: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support the reintroduction of (a) the white-tailed sea eagle and (b) other endangered raptor...

      Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help strengthen national resilience by increasing domestic food production in the UK.

      Food Supply: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help ensure that the UK is able to manages its food supply in the event of potential global...

      Agriculture: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to support farmers in the context of increases in the cost of fuel, fertiliser and feed.

      Marine Stewardship Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the accessibility of the Marine Stewardship Council ecolabel to small-scale...

      Farms: Educational Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many educational access payments have been made to farmers in the last five years; and what estimate he has made of the...

      Trade Agreements: New Zealand

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) animal welfare and (b) environmental management protections in the...

      Nature Conservation: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Adaptation Committee’s recommendations on page 28 of the Climate Change Committee's report of...

      Fishing Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will take steps to (a) mitigate against and (b) effectively monitor bycatch in high-risk fisheries.

      Fishing Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that the Joint Fisheries Statement expected in November 2022 contains a commitment to...

      Deposit Return Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made on introducing a Deposit Return Scheme.

  • Home Office

    • Visas: Tourism

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing low cost visitor visas to support the recovery of the tourist...

    • Grenfell Tower Inquiry

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department will publish its next quarterly progress report on the implementation of recommendations from phase 1 of the Grenfell...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Body Searches: Hackney

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with Hackney Council, on the strip search of a 15-year-old black girl in a Hackney-based...

    • Multiple Occupation: Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether an impact assessment was conducted on the referrals local authorities can make on Houses of Multiple Occupancy for...

      Multiple Occupation: Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives of local authorities that are referring Houses...

      Multiple Occupation: Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the average increase in council tax for Houses of Multiple Occupancy once those properties...

  • Treasury

    • Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to negotiate with European counterparts to streamline regulation to allow vital humanitarian aid to reach Ukrainians.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Oil: Russia

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the decision to ban the import of Russian oil into the UK, what financial protection is available to UK companies who chartered Russian oil tankers to...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that (1) communication, and (2) information, around breast screening is properly tailored to reach different (a) communities, and...

    • Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust: Public Appointments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the appointments process for non-executives on the Board of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust to ensure...

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of lowering the breast cancer screening age.

      Migrants: Health Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many persons (1) subject to no recourse to public funds under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, and (2) who are...

      Oral Cancer: Oral Tobacco

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the letter from Professor David Nutt to The Times on 16 March stating that the rates of oral cancer among South Asian women are nearly four times higher...

  • Department for Education

    • Academies: Inspections

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many summary evaluations of multi-academy trusts have been carried out by Ofsted since new guidance was issued in September 2021.

    • Schools: Inspections

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to change the current system of Ofsted school inspections to make it less adversarial.

      Citizenship: Education

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many schools in England offered Citizenship as a standalone subject in 2019; and how many students were entered into (1) GCSE, and (2) A Level, examinations...

      Children: Ukraine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support school-age Ukrainian children who have gaps in their education.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Nagorno Karabakh: Humanitarian Situation and Security

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on the (1) humanitarian, and (2) security, situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.

    • Mikita Yemialyianau

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reported imprisonment of Mikita Yemialyianan in Belarus; and what representations they have made to the government of...

      Armenia: Azerbaijan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Armenia about providing additional (1) security protection, and (2) humanitarian assistance, to Armenian...

      Balkans: Security

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to guarantee (1) security, and (2) stability, in the Western Balkans in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

      Ukraine: Cybersecurity

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken, if any, to support Ukraine’s cyberspace and to bolster its cyber defences.

      BBC World Service: Finance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what the level of funding will be for the BBC World Service from April 2022.

      UK Relations with EU: Northern Ireland

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the negotiating position and approach of the EU on the political stability of the power-sharing institutions in...

      Pakistan: Foreign Relations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister has spoken to Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan since that country's abstention on the UN General Assembly resolution of 2 March...

      Russia: Peace Implementation Council

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Russia's membership of the (1) Bosnia and Herzegovina Peace Implementation Council, and (2) the Peace Implementation Council...

      Eastern Europe: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK's (1) Humanitarian Field Teams, and (2) Emergency Medical Team, which are deployed to Poland, Romania, and Moldova, include any specialists in...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: CCTV

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office plan to issue new procurement guidance to exclude surveillance camera suppliers linked with (1) modern...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Fertilisers: Prices

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increase in fertiliser prices on the cost of (1) agricultural, and (2) horticultural, produce for the domestic market.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Terrorism: Northern Ireland

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are paying or contributing to the legal costs of the applicants in the McKerr group of cases, including that relating to the murder of Patrick...

    • Civil Proceedings: Northern Ireland

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many legacy civil suits that (1) they are subject to, and (2) relate to the Troubles, are currently before the courts in Northern Ireland; how many...

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