Wednesday, 30 March 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he (a) last spoke and (b) next plans to speak at the Transport for the North Board.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what South Tyneside Council's allocation of the Transforming Cities Funding was.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on what date the (a) ground lease and (b) any other leases are due to end at South Shields Driving Test Centre...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Government's approach to advertising and promoting changes that were made to the Highway Code...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of the changes to the Highway Code implemented in January 2022 on (a) motorists (b) cyclists and (c) pedestrians.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance Survey (2022) which reports a 23 per cent increase in the backlog of carriageway...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on identifying projects suitable for the restoring your railways funding; and what his planned timetable is for providing an...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the (a) viability and (b) potential impact on staff retention of providing free public transport for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in (a) Cyprus, (b) the Bahamas and (c) Holland on the dismissal of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure lending banks follow up potentially fraudulent claims made through the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of loans claimed through the Bounce Back Loans scheme were duplicates; and what the total...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the impact of real household disposable incomes per person will fall by 2.2 per cent in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason his policies permit employed adoptive parents entitlement to statutory adoption leave but not...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to introduce a cap on fees charged by third-party food delivery apps to restaurants.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what representations the Government has made to the Dubai authorities regarding DP World and P&O Ferries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of the existing energy price cap in incentivising households to increase...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what comparative assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy and (b) equity of the existing price cap scheme for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of geothermal energy plants to meeting COP26 commitments by 2030.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to include mandatory energy efficiency requirements in building regulations to reduce (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the impact of the war in Ukraine on research collaboration with Russian institutions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what additional steps he is taking to help (a) local councils and (b) housing associations with improvement works to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many High-Temperature Gas Reactors his Department plans to construct in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of off-shore wind to the security of the UK’s energy supply.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the impact of sanctions on Russia on Government plans to phase out use of hydrocarbons...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of trends in the level of investment in renewables on reducing household...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to reduce reliance on Russian oil and gas.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Strategy and Policy Statement to Ofgem, outlined in the Energy White Paper, will encourage proactive grid...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government plans to publish the Strategy and Policy Statement to Ofgem, as outlined in the Energy White Paper.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has plans for the regulation of district heating networks regarding the energy price cap.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department's response to FOI2021/05245, if he will publish his Department's final versions of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of deploying small and advanced modular reactors on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the proportion of (a) large nuclear reactors and (b) small and advanced...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support investment in UK manufacturing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many successful bids from the steel sector there have been as part of the Net Zero Innovation Plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of further extending the deadline for completed applications to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact of green levies on the cost of energy to consumers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of off-shore wind to increasing the security of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent progress has been made on the establishment of a connected classroom programme for young people in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will publish the next steps of the Castlereagh Foundation in response to the written advice of the Advisory Committee.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to mandate the location of defibrillators in all buildings and infrastructure managed by the Government.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on ensuring that all children and young people have timely access to appropriate mental health interventions,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the new social care data framework will identify veterans and their families accessing social care services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the changes to financial assessments for social care support in England will disregard military compensation awarded for illness...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to liaise with the social care sector on the formulation of the Government’s fair cost for care calculation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to recent research on the marketing and consumption of no and low alcohol drinks in the UK published by the Institute of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether care home staff who were dismissed for failure to receive covid-19 vaccinations may now be re-employed in care homes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve outcomes for blood cancer patients in the context of the covid-19 induced (a) diagnosis...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the needs of blood cancer patients are taken into account in the 10-Year Cancer Plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve knowledge of blood cancer symptoms among GPs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds evidence of how CAMHS services in each local authority are prioritising the mental health needs of young...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Adult Social Care Reform White Paper, published in December 2021, whether the support needs of unpaid carers in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the finding of the study by the University of Bristol, Mental health of children and young people in state care in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much he has committed to spend on dementia research this year; and what steps his Department is taking to increase spending on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to consult (a) care home residents and (b) the loved ones of care home residents on the removal of...
To ask the Attorney General, whether the Secretary of State for Transport has requested her advice on the legality of the dismissals by P&O Ferries in March 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will reconsider state schools having to pay full business rates compared to the 20 percent business rates that independent schools pay as a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of increased covid-19 related school absences on pupils' learning in (a) England, (b) Cheshire...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of polices on reducing drug use on university campuses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his Answer of 22 March 2022 to Question 141972, what steps he has taken to ensure that his Department learns lessons from the initial call...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what fiscal steps he plans to take to support university and college students in the context of the the rise in cost of living.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2022 to Question 141972 on Teachers: Re-employment, what provisions are included in his Department's contracts to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to introduce a legal requirement for schools to inform the parents or guardians of children before a police officer initiates a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps his Department has taken to help establish new free schools in Havering Borough.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children from families with no recourse to public funds are currently receiving means-tested free school meals as a result of the temporary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Child Poverty Action Group’s estimate that 900,000 children living below the poverty line in England do not qualify for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of creating a universal model pathway for children and young people with visual...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will ensure that Education and Health Care Plan forms are available in languages other than English.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department holds data on the total number and proportion of children of compulsory school age in local authorities who were recorded as...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of self-employed people seeking to adopt.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the savings to Government from reduced prison officer numbers since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) total and (b) full-time equivalent staff were employed in each of the Prison Service Establishment regions in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) mean and (b) median length of time in employment of prison officers was in each of the Prison Service Establishment Regions in each year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the £450m announced as funding for victim support over the next three years is additional or reallocated budget.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an estimate of the costs of psychiatric assessments in relation to cases where victims of domestic violence are required...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many trained Independent Sexual Violence Advisers were working with police forces in England and Wales in each of the last five years for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) staff in total and (b) full-time equivalent civil service staff were employed to manage prison officer numbers in each year since 2010; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) total and (b) full-time equivalent prison officers were employed in each of the Prison Service Establishment Regions in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much (a) his Department (b) Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service and (c) the National Offender Management Service has spent on prison officer...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much (a) his Department and (b) HMPPS or NOMS has spent on advertisements for prison officer recruitment in each year since 2010; and how much of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much (a) Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service and (b) the National Offender Management Service has spent on temporary agency staff in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of granting a pay rise to prison officers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding has been allocated to training Independent Domestic Violence Advisors in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations the Government has made to Russia on gender-based violence in Ukraine, reportedly perpetrated...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will ensure that the EU-UK TCA Domestic Advisory Group will have balanced representation with a third of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will confirm when the first meeting of the EU-UK TCA Domestic Advisory Group meeting will be held.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Information Unit in her Department will coordinate its work with the Counter Disinformation Cell led...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the £25 million matched Disasters Emergency Committee Appeal aid funding to Ukraine is (a) part of or...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what role the Government of Russia is undertaking in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support the United Nations Mine Action Service is providing on military (a) training and (b) equipment in Ukraine.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if her Department will take steps to encourage her international partners to ensure that sanctions on Russia...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that all the international activities of Rosatom are subject to Russian sanctions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department plans to take to work with the British Overseas Territories to celebrate The Queen's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the budget was for the ODA crisis reserve in each of the last five years; and what the projected budget is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much of the approximately £400 million in emergency humanitarian and economic support pledged to Ukraine...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to figure 5 in Statistics on International Development: final UK aid spend 2020, how much Official...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate she has made of the amount and proportion of her Department’s Official Development Assistance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her planned timetable is for the establishment of the TCA UK Domestic Advisory Group and Civil Society Forum.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to (a) end, (b) reduce funding for or (c) not provide anticipated funding for any UK Aid...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2022 to Question 143624, whether humanitarian aid shipped by volunteer...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether in kind donations to Ukraine of equipment, such as medical supplies and power generators, are counted (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the $500 million guarantee in the event of a default by Ukraine on the planned World Bank loan will be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the costs of hosting Ukrainian refugees in the UK will be (a) reported as Official Development Assistance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the liabilities or obligations are of an Overseas Territory in the event that it defaults on its debt to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support her Department has provided to British Citizens attempting to leave the Tigray region.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of British nationals who have been convicted of capital...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with the Qatari Government on ISIS terrorist attacks in that country.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made a recent estimate of the economic value of the Overseas Territories to the UK economy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much financial support her Department has given to the work and activities of the United Nations Mine Action...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the The Joint Statement: International Just Energy Transition Partnership Joint Statement,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to The Joint Statement: International Just Energy Transition Partnership with South Africa of 2...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her letter of 21 March 2022 to the International Development Committee entitled Update on FCDO...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress she has made with her international counterparts on tackling human rights abuses in human...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the reasons for which Scots is not afforded protection under Part III of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated cost is of stationing a Type 32 frigate in the Indo-Pacific.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 22 March 2022 to Question 141148 on Ajax Vehicles, which role is currently vacant.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of whether Defence Equipment and Support's response to DSTL's reporting of safety issues on the AJAX programme was...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing referral to the Independent Case Examiner as a stage in the War Pensions complaints...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2022 to Question 129166 on Universal Credit: Deductions, how many children were living in households in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of tenants who will be able to obtain a Discretionary Housing Payment from their local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the note on the cover report for the Universal Credit Programme Board’s meeting of 22 October 2019, what follow-up...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answers of 23 February 2022 to Question 125365 and 8 March 2022 to Question 134067 on Maternity Allowance, and with reference...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will introduce a bereavement support payment for parents who were full-time carers of a child with a life-limiting or life-threatening...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who are entitled to pension credit in North West Norfolk constituency who are not in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to consult on forthcoming ACRE advice on qualifying higher plants in the Genetically Modified Organisms...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) role the Genetic Modification Inspectorate will play and (b) procedures it will follow in monitoring and reporting...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals on the use of propane gas in...
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2022 to Question 136639 on Waste Disposal: Fees and Charges, if he will publish the names...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to ensure the UK is not highly vulnerable in relation to climate change.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has for proposals for a legislative nature restoration target; and whether he plans to make funding available...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she will take to ensure equal treatment of asylum seekers of all ethnicities and nationalities fleeing war; and if she will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) applications for British citizenship by naturalisation have been made and (b) applicants have been granted British citizenship...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that refugees who are (a) Ukrainian citizens and (b) third country nationals fleeing from...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on extending the Youth Mobility Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Migration Advisory Committee’s review of the Shortage Occupation List will be asked to consider the potential merits of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Department’s report, The economic and social costs of domestic abuse, published on 21 January 2019, whether the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to take steps to speed up the time it takes for the IOPC to publish its reports.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2022 to Question 143686, how many online child sexual abuse cases the National Crime Agency disseminated...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of the 4 to 4.5 per cent real terms cut to the National Crime Agency’s budget on its...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the annual cost to the public purse is for housing migrants within hotels in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which businesses are contracted to provide accommodation via the Asylum and Accommodation and Support Contracts; and in which locations they...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the priority visa service for all application routes remains suspended for Pakistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to review the appropriateness of a fixed penalty notice or fine as an adequate penalty for the offence of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many outstanding cases are being considered by the National Referral Mechanism as of 22 March 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time is for cases referred to the National Referral Mechanism as of 22 March 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that the Animals in Science Regulation Unit (a) strengthens its regulatory oversight responsibilities and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2022 to Question 121942, on Animal Experiments, of the 65,888 botulinum tests carried out, what product...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Homes for Ukraine scheme, what estimate his Department has made of the number of sponsors matched...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Homes for Ukraine scheme, what steps he is taking to (a) appraise visas of people who have been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much his Department has spent on paid advertising in (a) local papers, (b) billboards and (c) online in the latest six...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to allow the seizure of assets of sanctioned Russian individuals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Glasgow East to the Minister for Afghan...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his Department's expected timeframe is for applicants for the Homes for Ukraine visa sponsorship scheme to (a) have...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many planning inquiry decisions are with his Department as of 22 March 2022, by date submitted.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he will take to help ensure improved local authority (a) processes and (b) housebuilding in areas where social...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he expects the publication of the new local plan for York.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will provide each local authority with an assessment of the specific housing challenges in that area to help better...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the Private Parking Code of Practice makes provision for freezing Penalty Charge Notices at the discounted rate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made on the effect of the potential funding gap between the end of EU funding for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the clamping and parking provisions in the Protection of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will (a) list the spending programmes his Department devolves for administration to local government in England and...
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, with reference to the Transforming Wigan project in the Diocese of Liverpool, (a) how much Strategic...
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2022 to Question 141116 on Church of England: Finance, where funding has...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether information relating to the contents of Ministerial red box Government business has been sent via (a) WhatsApp and (b) other messaging...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure veteran services are consistent across the UK; and if he will make an assessment of the potential...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making combined solar and battery systems eligible for zero rated VAT.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making replacement radiators and other pipework for heat pump systems eligible for zero rated VAT.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has undertaken any studies to determine the potential merits for female entrepreneurs of extending from two to three years the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of families who will see reductions in their child benefit allowance as a result of rising inflation...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there is a time limit on HMRC's pursuit of outstanding monies owed under the loan charge.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data his Department holds on the number of female entrepreneurs that have participated in the SEIS scheme, compared with male counterparts.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish his Department's assumptions on tax revenue from (a) VAT and (b) profits on fossil fuel sales over the next 12 months.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has been made of the potential merits of offering VAT relief on the repair of personal and household goods to support sustainability and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to tackle the flow of Russian money and assets through the UK economy.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that agencies which provide debt advice to households receive sufficient funding to meet levels of demand.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason his Department did not consult the Cabinet Office fraud team regarding the potential fraud risks of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme during the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish details of the advice received by his Department from consultancy PwC regarding the key fraud risks associated with the Bounce Back Loan...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to regularly (a) monitor and (b) publish data on the impact of inflation on disabled people.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what further steps he plans to take to help support average to low-income households with fuel costs.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent comparative assessment he has made of business investment per capita in the (a) UK and (b) Republic of Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support local libraries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Sport, what engagement her Department has had with the national football associations across the UK regarding a joint bid for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government plans to respond to the re-consultation on adding women's sporting events to the listed events regime,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with the devolved Administrations to promote and enhance access to historical and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support the tourism industry throughout the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that swimming pools and leisure facilities have adequate disabled access.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to promote staycations to support the tourism sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the claim by the YMCA that, adjusted to real terms,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the provision of youth services in (a) St Helens North constituency, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that internet speeds in rural homes matches those in urban areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish the (a) dates, (b) meeting minutes and (c) attendees of all meetings that Ministers and officials in her...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish her Department's correspondence with the Gambling Commission with reference to their decision to appoint...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether or not late night and early shift workers are offered free transportation home from Parliament.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to appoint a delivery body to (1) supervise, and (2) lead, Project Rapid; and what are the (a) targets, and (b) funding, associated with the project.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to link future increases in regulated rail fares to the Consumer Price Index rather than to the Retail Price Index.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the backlog of road repairs nationally; and what assessment they have made of the impact such repairs will have on (1)...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they first became aware of alleged problems with the employment terms and conditions at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency; what steps they took to...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the possible environmental, strategic and economic benefits of retaining a strong domestic biodiesel industry; and what...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to incentivise the increased use of electric vehicles.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures (1) they, and (2) the International Maritime Organization, are taking to prevent Russia using the NAVTEX system to spread false information.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to require internet retailers to declare countries of origin of items to purchasers in advance of their sale.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to encourage employers to provide employment for refugees from Ukraine.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the profit margin per litre of petrol sold at petrol stations in (1) February 2022, (2) February 2021, and (3) February 2020.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a new cap on energy prices.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 15 March (HL6519), why no minute was kept of the meeting between a Minister and the China General Nuclear...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the £3m additional NHS funding to support access to healthcare has been spent on psychological support for Afghan citizens who arrived...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they will provide to local authorities to support them with the (1) financing, and (2) provision, of (a) adult social care services, (b) public...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the threat of tuberculosis to human health (1) in England, and (2) globally.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to strengthen the role of the Care Quality Commission in addressing (1) residential care home visits being blocked following a complaint...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Kamall on 24 March (HL7023), why they are retaining stocks of COVID-19 antiviral treatments.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many COVID-19 patients are currently in hospital; whether those patients are being given antiviral treatments to aid their recovery; and if so, what is the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government why those aged 50 to 64 will not be eligible for free flu vaccinations in the 2022/23 flu season.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage breast screening units to work with their communities to (1) design, and (2) deliver, an equitable recovery of the programme.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that greater focus within the school curriculum is placed on the teaching of creative and practical subjects.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will introduce a school teacher development programme to enable all leaders and teachers to access continuing professional development.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of proposed changes to student loan repayments on sectors of the economy experiencing staffing shortages, such as...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what their definition is of a school that is 'stuck'; and how many of the 415 schools designated by Ofsted as stuck in 2019 remain in that category.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the savings to universities of delivering courses online and re-using digital teaching materials; and what plans they have,...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend legal recognition to humanist weddings; and why they did not do so at the same time as extending legal recognition to outdoor weddings.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the possibility of extending legal recognition to humanist marriages in premises approved for civil marriages and civil...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 21 March (HL6783), what assessment they have made of the denial of transit...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Hong Kong following reports of threats and intimidation of Benedict Rogers, a UK citizen and Chief...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to imposing sanctions on Belarus.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any sanctions imposed on Belarus by other countries.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the (1) curtailment, and (2) suspension, of overseas aid to India, in light of reports that India has facilitated...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what conversations they have held with the government of Myanmar in relation to the continuing presence of the former Ambassador of Myanmar, Kyaw Zwar Minn,...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to offer transport to the UK for Ukrainians seeking refuge in this country.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 15 March (HL6553), whether the referral to the International Criminal Court (1) names President...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to impose sanctions on Gazprombank.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel concerning recent reports of Israeli soldiers invading Palestinian homes in Tiwani village, near Hebron.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Nigeria regarding Christian persecution in that country.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision of the government of the United States to add the Sudan Central Reserves Police to its list of sanctioned entities;...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of President Putin's role in Russian military decisions to attack (1) civilian targets, and (2) nuclear facilities, in Ukraine.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to utilise (1) current, and (2) former, Ministry of Defence Service Family Accommodation units to house (a) individuals, and (b)...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to speed up (1) delivery of F35B fighters, and (2) the formation of the second squadron.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the first Fleet Solid Support ship to operate with the carrier battlegroup.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the rise in National Insurance contributions from April, what financial support they will provide to support employees of umbrella companies.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Ukrainian refugees (1) have applied for visas, (2) have been granted visas; and (3) have entered each of the four nations of the UK, under (a) the family...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to allow Ukrainians living in the UK, regardless of their immigration status, the right to bring dependants or spouses into the UK.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to increase the amount payable to sponsors of Ukrainian refugees above £350 per calendar month, especially in the case of larger...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers from Lord Greenhalgh on 23 February (HL6158 and HL 6159), what assessment they have made of the risk of damage to the Victoria...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Northern Ireland is treated in the same way as the rest of the UK under the terms of the UK–Australia free trade agreement as a result of the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the ongoing safe standing trial in English football, what consideration they have given to alternative crowd safety systems such as those that...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they have for foreign bodies (1) owning, and (2) investing in, football teams in England; and what measures they have in place to safeguard the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the next operator of the National Lottery will be permitted to offer online instant win games.
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what assessment he has made of the risk of damage to the Victoria Tower from (1) the excavations, and (2) the vibrations from heavy piling work, required for the...
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