Written answers

Tuesday, 29 March 2022

  • Department for Transport

    • Shipping: Overseas Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of overseas trade that will be delivered to the UK through the maritime industry in the next 10 years.

    • Shipping: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the shipping industry's announcement to become net zero by 2050.

      Shipping: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to help enforce the Marine Environment Protection Committee's adopted amendments to the International...

      Shipping: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of the introduction of the Clydebank Declaration on the maritime industry.

      UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much and what proportion of the £206 million allocated to UK SHORE will be made available to companies through the Clean Maritime...

      UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to publish a detailed plan for the newly established UK SHORE unit.

      Shipping: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the UK Chamber of Shipping for the International Maritime Organisation's proposal to implement...

      Shipping: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his planned timeframe is for the reporting of the research projects being carried out under the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition.

      Large Goods Vehicle Drivers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the supply of HGV drivers as at 22 March 2022; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of making...

      DP World and P&O Ferries: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish details of the Government’s review of contracts it holds with P&O and DP World.

      DP World: World Expo

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish all documentation held by his Department relating to his meeting with representatives of DP World at the Dubai Expo on 22 November 2021.

      Department for Transport: Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish his departmental diary for 20 November 2021.

      High Speed 2 Line: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make representations to representatives of HS2 Ltd to commission an assessment and report on the potential impact of price increases in (a)...

      P&O Ferries: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he was informed that P&O Ferries redundancies would lead to service disruption.

      Driving Licences: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the average time taken for the DVLA to process paper licence applications; and if he will take steps to reduce the...

      Shipping: Living Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral statement of 23 March 2022 that he will be taking steps to ensure all mariners who are working in UK waters are...

      CAF Group: Trams

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of blocking the future award of manufacturing contracts to CAF in the context of their tram...

      Midland Metro: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to help support Birmingham residents’ use of alternative public transport following the recurrent suspension of West...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • P&O Ferries: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral answer on 23 March 2022, Official Report, column 325, whether he is taking legal...

    • Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward further guidance or secondary legislation following Royal Assent of...

      P&O Ferries: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has issued legal proceedings to P&O under section 194(2) of the Trade Union Labour Relations...

      Foreign Companies: Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the provisions within the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 relating to the...

      Fuels: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent representations he has received from the Scottish Government on unregulated fuels such as heating oil.

      Help to Grow Scheme: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many businesses have completed the Help to Grow Digital Scheme as of 23 March 2022.

      Help to Grow Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many businesses have completed the Help to Grow Management scheme as of 23 March 2022.

      Carbon Capture and Storage: North of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the contribution of the two-carbon capture/storage sites that will be situated in the...

      Dawnfresh: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to expedite the Redundancy Payment Scheme for workers at the Dawnfresh site in Uddingston.

      Shipping: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the enforcement of minimum wage legislation in the UK...

      Minimum Wage: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) recruitment agencies and (b) job sites do not advertise...

      Nuclear Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the capacity of the UK’s nuclear power generation industry to strengthen energy...

      Energy Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the contribution of North Sea oil and gas to energy security.

      Post Offices: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support sub-postmasters seeking to overturn criminal convictions relating to the Horizon IT...

      Heating Oil: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the impact of the recent increase in the cost of heating oil on households in rural...

      Batteries: Lithium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the fire risk of Lithium-ion batteries when used as part of a Battery Energy...

      Companies: Environment Protection and Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to make companies licensed in the UK legally accountable for failing to prevent (a) human...

      Overseas Companies: Risk Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the UK has a strong disaster risk disclosure for UK licenced companies...

      Question

      What steps he is taking to support the growth of the hydrogen sector in the UK.

      Question

      What recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of raising the energy price cap on standards of living.

      Question

      What recent progress he has made on reforming Companies House.

      Question

      What steps his Department is taking to support research and development in South Yorkshire as part of the Government’s levelling up agenda.

      Question

      What assessment he has made of the impact of the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme on local authorities' ability to improve the energy efficiency of homes of low-income households.

      Question

      If he will invoke section 400 of the Insolvency Act 1986 to direct the official receiver to ensure that the power supply for Baglan Energy Park remains connected until a permanent connection to...

      Question

      What support his Department is providing to energy intensive industries operating in the UK in the context of energy price rises.

  • Attorney General

    • Fraud: Victims

      To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions she has had with the Serious Fraud Office on victims of fraud; and what steps she is taking to help ensure that victims of fraud are...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Dementia: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will he will make it his policy to increase funding for dementia research in the forthcoming dementia strategy.

    • Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients not seen within the operational standard of the Cancer Pathway in (a) the South West...

      Cancer: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients not seen within the operational standard of the Cancer Pathway in (a) England, (b)...

      Organs: Donors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people register their organ donation decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register.

      Nurses: Resignations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many nurses resigned two years after starting their positions in the year 2020-21.

      NHS and Social Services: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what dates he has spoken to (a) trades unions and (b) staff associations on the impact of covid-19 vaccination as a condition of...

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on the establishment of dedicated neuro-oncology consultant posts within the fields of neurosurgery,...

      Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the UK's preparedness for another pandemic.

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of developing an online tool for beneficiaries to monitor and manage credit on...

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many beneficiaries in receipt of Healthy Start vouchers have ceased to receive vouchers but not received a Healthy Start card.

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) eliminate the shortfall in the overall number of women who underwent breast screening as a...

      Doctors: Resignations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many doctors resigned two years after starting their positions in the year 2020-21.

      NHS: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how often he meets the Chief Executive of NHS England to review progress with reducing waiting lists and other matters.

      NHS: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in the absence of a manpower and recruitment plan, what steps the NHS takes to forecast its spending needs for the year ahead.

      Joint Replacements: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much each NHS England Clinical Commissioning Group has spent on prescription painkillers for patients on a waiting list for a joint...

      Endometriosis: Mental Health Services and Pain

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to address the absence of NICE guidance on endometriosis to include (a) non-pelvic endometriosis, (b)...

      NHS Foundation Trusts and NHS Trusts: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much each (a) NHS trust and (b) foundation trust in England spent on energy costs in 2020-21.

      NHS: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the progress on generating the estimated £2.4bn in savings for the NHS through the use of...

      Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that applications to the Vaccine Damage Payments Scheme (a) by or on behalf of people who have suffered...

      Prescriptions: Fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many prescription penalty charge notices issued by the NHS Business Authority were overturned following confirmation that the person...

      Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that applicants under the Vaccine Damage Payments Scheme are (a) allocated a named person to be their...

      Ambulance Services: Cameras

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ambulance trusts have been provided with body cameras in the last year.

      Gender Recognition: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to reduce waiting times to access an initial appointment with gender identity services.

      Long Covid: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the funding provided by Government for research into an agreed paediatric definition of Long Covid; and what...

      Meningitis: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2022 to Question 113157 on Meningitis: Vaccination, what steps his Department has taken to monitor...

      Public Health: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to analysis in the Local Government Association's public health annual report, what recent assessment he has made of the...

      Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the provision of end of life care provided in the community in response to Hospice UK’s...

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to respond to the recommendations made by the Select Committee on Health and Social Care in its Report entitled Children...

      Mental Health: Audiobooks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of research from the National Literacy Trust and Audible on the impact...

      Platinum Jubilee 2022: Medals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy that air ambulance first responders without NHS ambulance trust experience should be eligible for a...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the enquiry of 25 January 2022 from the hon. Member for High Peak, reference RL30911.

      Surgery: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients registered under the London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust have waited over 18 months for an operation in...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to respond to the letter dated 17 February 2022 from the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton.

      Olaparib

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make the pancreatic cancer treatment Lynparza available to NHS patients.

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) reduce infection rates in areas experiencing comparatively high occupancy rates of hospital beds from...

      Long Covid: Medical Treatments and Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of investing £100 million-per-annum into long covid-19 (a) research and (b)...

  • Department for Education

    • Teachers: Re-employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant the Answer of 17 March 2022 to Question 141972 on Teachers: Re-employment, whether he has made an assessment of the overall success of the...

    • Educational Institutions: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications to the Salix Energy Efficiency Fund have been (a) accepted and (b) rejected as of 24 March 2022.

      National Tutoring Programme: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Tutoring Programme advert published on Twitter on 2 March 2022, if he will publish the (a) CPM and (b) cost per result...

      British Students Abroad: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of British (a) students and (b) medical students studying in Ukraine whose education has been disrupted as a...

      Free School Meals: Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2021 to Question 88857 on Free School Meals: Migrants, when he expects his Department’s evaluation of...

      Pupil Exclusions: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many exclusions from school occurred in (a) York and (b) York Central constituency; and how many exclusions from school of pupils with SEN...

      Special Educational Needs: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to promote the recruitment of special educational needs and disability support staff in schools.

      Adoption and Foster Care: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to provide equal support to foster parents and adoptive parents including through provision of (a) training, (b) respite and...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Criminal Proceedings: Royal Commissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has plans to establish a Royal Commission on the criminal justice process.

    • Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018: Convictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions for offences under the Assaults on Emergency Workers Act 2018 involving an NHS worker there have been in each of the last three years.

      Reoffenders: Community Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish figures for the number of people in England and Wales who are given community sentences and then reoffend within a year for each of...

      Reoffenders: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish figures for the proportion of prisoners sentenced to custodial sentences who had previously received at least one community sentence...

      Julian Assange

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many meetings (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have held with US counterparts in which the incarceration of Julian Assange was discussed...

      Mental Health: Departmental Coordination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Department of Health and Social Care on the development of the cross-government strategy on mental health.

      Cemeteries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to section 2.23 of his Department's guidance entitled Burial Grounds: Guidance for Managers, which states that burial authorities may...

      Prison Officers: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the risks faced by prison officers in London; and what steps he is taking to improve the safety...

      Magistrates' Courts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the number of (a) receipts, (b) disposals and (c) cases outstanding for cases in magistrates courts in England and...

      Prison Officers: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for possession with intent to supply drugs in each of the last five years.

      Prisoners: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's policy is on offender behaviour programmes.

      Youth Custody: Solitary Confinement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the number of instances of (a) solitary confinement and (b) prolonged solitary confinement in (i) Young Offender...

      Young Offenders: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help ensure that young people held in custody are able to catch up on education missed as a result of covid-19 restrictions.

  • Department for International Trade

    • Trade Agreements: Morocco

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she has taken to increase trade with the Kingdom of Morocco this year.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Egypt: Copts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support is being provided to Coptic Christian women in Egypt who are the victims of abduction, forced...

    • Afghanistan: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of the £286 million in humanitarian assistance pledged to Afghanistan in this...

      Pakistan: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of implications for her policies on provision of aid to Pakistan of human rights...

      Afghanistan: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of the number and proportion of Afghan (a) children and (b) girls who are out of...

      Lebanon: Visits Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which Libyan armed groups provided security during the then Foreign Secretary's visit to Tripoli in May 2017.

      Companies: Environment Protection and Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that corporations licenced in the UK do not (a) abuse human rights...

      Falkland Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Chinese counterpart regarding the Chinese Government's support for...

      Guatemala: Abortion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the increased prison sentences for women who...

      Overseas Companies: Indigenous Peoples

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of considering the principle of free, prior, and...

      Foreign Companies: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect human rights around the world from negligence and malpractice of...

      Russia: Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her oral contribution of 28 February 2022, Official Report, column 724, in response to the...

      Julian Assange

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what role her Department had in Operation Pelican; how many staff of her Department were assigned to work relating...

      Argentina: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policy of the Argentine Government's decision to join...

      BHP: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the efforts of British incorporated company, BHP, to compensate the victims of the...

      Chris Cleave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Mexican Government counterpart regarding the murder of Chris Cleave in that...

      Sudan: Democracy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support pro-democracy groups in Sudan.

      Nicaragua: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government has plans for further sanctions on the Nicaraguan Government.

      Nicaragua: Political Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Nicaraguan counterpart regarding the imprisonment of President Ortega's...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will launch an inquiry into diversity and inclusion in the Armed Forces.

    • Nuclear Submarines: Radioactive Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his most recent estimate is for the date of completion of the dismantling work on the Revenge submarine and the removal of its component low level...

      Ministry of Defence: Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has plans to assess other countries’ practice in respect of the disposal of surplus government land, including Italy,...

      British Overseas Territories: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people from the British Overseas Territories have served in the British Armed forces in each of the last five years, by each Overseas Territory.

      Veterans: Radiation Exposure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of issuing a form of recognition for people who were stationed on Christmas Island and affected by...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Cost of Living: Slough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of the increases in cost of living on people in receipt of benefits living in Slough constituency.

    • Personal Independence Payment: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder have (a) had a claim for Personal Independence Payments rejected at assessment and (b)...

      Pension Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2022 to Question 143642, how many people are eligible for pension credit in Great Britain as of 24 March 2022.

      Pension Funds: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government’s proposals on net-zero transition plans, whether it is her policy that pension schemes will be...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Burial

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of proposed reforms to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales)...

    • Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of the star system for animal activity licensing...

      Dogs: Animal Breeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of potential risks to animal health and welfare associated with laypeople...

      Animal Products: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his timetable is for bringing forward the Animals Abroad Bill; and whether he plans to include a ban on the advertising...

      Pets: Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on (a) cats and (b) dogs being transported to the UK with their owners in the passenger cabin of...

      Fisheries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including a timebound commitment for each nation to develop and...

      Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the strategic priority of electric vehicles in meeting the UK's clean air goals.

      Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in response to the UK’s Third Climate Change Risk Assessment, if he will ensure that the upcoming National Adaptation...

      Fly-tipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support effective coordinated action between relevant agencies on tackling fly tipping.

      Waste Disposal: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to raise public awareness of the importance of waste collection by operatives following relevant...

      Waste Disposal: Polluter Pays Principle

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of (a) stakeholder and (b) public awareness of the polluter pays principle in the disposal of...

      Fly-tipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of the practice of people collecting waste from householders for a charge and...

      Fly-tipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure reliable and consistent statistical reporting of fly tipping incidents.

      Fly-tipping: Fixed Penalties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) fixed penalty notices and (b) court penalties at deterring fly tipping.

      Tree Felling: Electric Cables

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a requirement for power companies with powers to...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Housing: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his priorities are for tackling housing challenges in York, in the context of the performance of City of York Council...

    • Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to take steps to review the work of the Commission for Building Better, Building Beautiful in the context...

      Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what powers he has to review the (a) housing supply and (b) management of housing demand of local authorities that...

      Community Housing Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on bringing forward a Community Housing Fund (a) for the...

      Housing: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2022 to Question 131061, on Buildings: Insulation, whether he has plans to bring...

      Private Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to encourage local authorities to cease their dependency on the private rented sector for residents...

      Housing First

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2022 to Question 136588, when the Housing First pilot report will be undertaken and...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will ensure that there are staff in place to welcome refugees from Ukraine on their arrival in the UK.

      Gazprom: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to support local councils that seek to terminate any energy contracts they hold with Gazprom; and if he...

      Parish Councils: Accountability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps the Government is taking through The Local Government (Disqualification) Bill to strengthen the regulations on...

      Public Appointments: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to extend the The Local Government (Disqualification) Bill to cover Police and Crime...

      UK Shared Prosperity Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, on what date his Department plans to publish the timeframe for allocations of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

      Regional Planning and Development: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which (a) cities, (b) towns and (c) other communities have been named in adverts promoting the What Does Levelling Up Mean...

  • Scotland Office

    • Dawnfresh: Uddingston

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps his Department is taking to support workers at the Dawnfresh site in Uddingston who are waiting to receive support from the Redundancy...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Ministers: Accountability

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps he has taken with the Prime Minister to hold Ministers to account for the performance of their Departments.

    • Covid-19 Inquiry

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the covid-19 inquiry will not hold public evidence hearings until 2023.

  • Treasury

    • Shipping: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that companies employing seafarers in the UK’s territorial waters comply with minimum wage legislation.

    • Energy: Housing

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of how the measures announced in the Spring Statement on providing energy diversification will support households that cannot...

      Import Duties: Belarus

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to take steps to support UK businesses that are reliant on imported goods from Belarus and are at risk of insolvency as a result of...

      Red Diesel

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support the Government is providing to businesses to assist with the costs associated with moving from red diesel to other fuel sources.

      Red Diesel: Fundraising

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will instruct HMRC to amend Excise Notice 75 to include charity tractor runs within the scope of activities eligible to use red diesel.

      Freight

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support the haulage industry in response to high fuel prices.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Value Added Tax Act 1994 Schedule 7A, Group 1, Paragraph 5, on what basis some electric vehicle charging is taxed at a rate of 20 per...

      Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2022 to Question 141147 on Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges, what data his Department holds on the number of free to...

      Cash Dispensing

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward legislative proposals on protecting access to cash.

      Safe Hands Plans

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will take steps to help ensure that customers of Safe Hands funeral service who have ceased trading (a) will be reimbursed in full for...

      Insurance Companies: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure the Government’s environmental targets are included in any reform of Solvency II regulation; and if he will make a...

      Health and Social Care Levy

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his oral contribution of 23 March 2022, Official Report, column 340, where he stated plans to reform healthcare will ensure every pound...

      Debts: Ukraine

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions officials in his Department have had with counterparts in allied nations on cancelling Ukraine's national debt.

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the rationale is for his Department's policy not to increase social security in the Spring Statement.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the compatibility of differing VAT rates for public and domestic charging of electric vehicles with the principle of VAT...

      Plastics: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what environmental impact assessment his Department has undertaken on the inclusion of chemical recycling in the forthcoming Plastic Packaging Tax.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Gambling: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to monitor the ways that gambling companies advertise to (a) potentially vulnerable people and (b)...

    • Gambling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that gambling companies produce (a) accurate and (b) accessible data on the number of...

      Gambling: Lobbying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of lobbying by the gambling industry on MPs ahead of the publication of...

      Internet: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the Online Safety Bill on the effectiveness of the regulation of...

      Internet: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason the fraudulent advertising duty in the Online Safety Bill is not being applied to Category 2(b) firms; and if...

      Internet: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason the fraudulent advertising duty imposed on search engine firms in the Online Safety Bill is less stringent...

      Football Governance Fan-led Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department plans to publish its response to the Fan-Led Review of Football Governance.

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Parliamentary Estate: Access

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2021 to Question 45805 on Parliamentary Estate: Access, what estimate...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • flypop: Future Fund

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding FlyPop Ltd has received from the Future Fund; what due diligence they undertook, prior to awarding this funding, to ensure that the company...

    • Summertime

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the estimated energy savings that could be made by moving the UK to the GMT+2 hour time zone during the summer months,...

      Forests: Conservation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to spend the £1.5 billion of funding allocated under the Global Forest Finance pledge, including the (1) £350 million for tropical...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Palliative Care

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the levels of support available for the (1) hospice, and (2) end-of-life, care sector, for core services in (a) England, and (b)...

    • Autism: Health Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the provision of autism support services.

  • Department for Education

    • Universities: Russia

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to introduce measures to encourage universities to take action against university academics who promote pro-Putin propaganda.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the level of the current cap on pay-outs from the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme compared to that for civilian claims, in...

  • Home Office

    • Motor Vehicles

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last reviewed the fees paid to Accident Vehicle Recovery Operators; when the next such review will take place; and what assessment they have made of the...

    • Bail: Terrorism

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their position on the granting of pre-charge bail to terror suspects.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which industry stakeholders they are engaging with to inform the scope and focus of the review of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954; and whether that review will...

    • Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to undertake the review of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, announced in December 2021; and why that review has been delayed.

      Renewable Energy: Planning Permission

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to fast-track planning processes for clean energy projects.

  • Cabinet Office

  • Department for International Trade

    • Exports: Businesses

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice on (1) language skills, and (2) cultural knowledge, the Export Support Service provides to UK businesses seeking to grow their export business.

    • Iron and Steel: Exports

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what further steps they are taking to increase exports of steel.

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