Written answers

Wednesday, 6 April 2022

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Fuels: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of carbon neutral fuel; and if he will publish the data his...

    • UK Emissions Trading Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to delay the compliance deadline for the 2021 UK ETS scheme, to allow the proposed consultation on...

      Summertime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of moving the UK to a single time zone instead of...

      Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to make payment of the Warm Homes Discount automatic.

      Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he has met with representatives of the (a) Scottish Government and (b) Welsh Government to discuss floating offshore...

      Fuels: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of trends in the cost of fuel over the next 12 months.

      Renewable Energy: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of renewable energy for national security.

      Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the floating offshore wind industry on the potential economic benefits of setting a...

      Coal Authority: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether in accordance with section 6 of the Coal Industry Act 1994 (a) he has issued any directions to the Coal...

      Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure grid infrastructure is developed to support further deployment of...

      Energy: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had with energy companies on whether Government policy on a windfall tax is linked...

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he and the Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency are taking to ensure the UK Emissions...

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure issues relating to Emissions Trading System free allowances do not...

      Biofuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the Government's Biomass Strategy.

      Warm Home Discount Scheme: Park Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many applications the Park Homes Warm Home Discount scheme has had in each of the last five years; and if he will...

      Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he intends to announce details of extended eligibility for the Warm Homes Discount.

      Fuels: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the competitiveness of the fuel industry in (a) urban and (b) rural areas to ensure...

      Fuels: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that recent decreases in the cost of oil are reflected in prices offered to consumers.

      Fuels: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to introduce regulatory limits on the price of (a) petrol and (b) diesel.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Earwax: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce a NHS tariff price for ear wax removal services.

    • Earwax: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of removing excess ear wax from a patient in (a) primary care and (b) in hospital...

      Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is aware of equipment with constituent parts made through forced labour having entered UK supply chains since...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason he has not yet responded to Question 72393 PQ on Randox Laboratories asked on 9 November 2021; and when he will reply.

      Protective Clothing: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2022 to Question 116035 on Protective Clothing: Females and with reference to finding of Women in...

      Hikvision

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Hikvision products are in use in (a) his Department and (b) the NHS.

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many full time equivalent general practitioners in England excluding those still in training (a) there were in each year since 2015...

      General Practitioners: Halton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the ratio of patients to GPs in the NHS Halton Clinical Commissioning Group area as of (a) April 2015...

      Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership and Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2022 to Questions 108488 to 108505, what the salary range is for the (a) CEO and (b) Chair of each...

      Cancer: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were on the (a) 31 day cancer Patient Tracking List and (b) 62 day cancer Patient Tracking List as of 22 March 2022; and...

      Blood Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the level of funding available to the NHS to tackle waiting lists for blood cancer treatment.

      Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle regional variation in the early diagnosis of cancer.

      Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his strategy is for increasing public awareness of sarcoma cancer.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to answer Question 125318, tabled by the hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk on 18 February 2022.

  • Department for Education

    • Skilled Workers: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the change in the level of funding spent on skills, across all sectors of the economy, since 2010.

    • Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the amount of money (a) raised by the Apprenticeships Levy and (b) spent on apprenticeships from those funds in each of...

      Veterans: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding has been allocated to promote opportunities for veterans to go into teaching.

      Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals on changing the framework governing the opening of new schools.

      Refugees: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to protect children who have been separated from parents and family on arrival in the UK.

      Children: Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy in the levels of funding for local authorities Children’s Services.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the example of Sophie on page 50 of the SEND review he presented to Parliament on 29 March 2022 (CP 624), how many children both (a) five...

      Children: Functional Neurological Disorder

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure access to education for children who suffer from functional neurological disorders.

      Special Educational Needs: South Holland and the Deepings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many requests for Education and Health Care Plans were (a) requested by parents in the South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) signed...

      Eating Disorders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the National Curriculum on disordered eating.

      Veterans: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to plans outlined in the Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan 2022-24 to promote opportunities for service leavers to get into...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Drugs: Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) cracked and (b) vacated trials there were for the (i) production of, (ii) supply of and (iii) possession with intent to supply of class A...

    • Veterans: Prison Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the fast track scheme for service leavers and veterans to become prison officers has begun; and what steps are being taken to promote that...

      Sexual Offences: Criminal Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to reduce delays in hearings concerning historical allegations of sexual abuse.

      War Crimes: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with lawyers at the International Criminal Court on investigations into Russian war crimes.

      Cost of Living: Prison Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken to support prison officers with the cost of living.

      Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to victims who must take time off work during domestic abuse cases being heard in court, and who do not want to inform their employers of...

      Crimes of Violence: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending prison sentences for perpetrators of violence against women and girls.

      Terrorism: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to increase sentences for terror offences.

      Alternatives to Prison

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of adults who were remanded in custody pending sentencing received a non custodial sentence, in the most recent year for which data is...

  • Treasury

    • International Assistance: Ukraine

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value of economic assistance to the Government of Ukraine in FY2022-23 will be in the form of (a) grants and (b) loans.

    • Public Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason his Department's distributional analysis accompanying the Spring Statement 2022 combined all tax, welfare and public service spending...

      Treasury: Public Opinion

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been spent by (a) his Department and (b) HMRC on (i) focus group research, (ii) opinion polling and (iii) other forms of opinion research in...

      Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Spring Statement of 23 March 2022, what the process will be for his review of the working of the Apprenticeships Levy; and whether...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the real terms change in the budget of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office over the next three years.

      Government Departments and Non-departmental Public Bodies: Public Opinion

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been spent by each (a) Government department and (b) non-departmental public body on (i) focus group research, (ii) opinion polling and (iii)...

      Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there is any Barnett Consequential for Northern Ireland from the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund; and how much that allocation will be.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Crimes against Humanity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department plans to formulate and publish a UK atrocity prevention strategy in response to human...

    • Nigeria: Gas Fired Power Stations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish a list of the thirteen operating gas power plants in Nigeria now owned by CDC Group’s...

      Mozambique: Gas Fired Power Stations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the environmental, social and governance risks associated with CDC...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress the Government has made in meeting the pledge to donate 80 million covid-19 vaccines doses to COVAX...

      Mozambique: Gas Fired Power Stations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of the energy from the CDC Group-funded Temane gas power plant in Mozambique will supply the...

      Globeleq: CPGNL

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the value was of CDC Group’s financial contribution towards Globeleq’s December 2020 acquisition...

      Zimbabwe: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the recent parliamentary by-elections in Zimbabwe, what most recent assessment she has made of...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • LE TacCIS Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the expected delivery timeline is for the Evolve to Open programme.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Social Security Benefits: Uprating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of not uprating benefits in line with inflation on levels of child poverty in Birmingham, Yardley...

    • Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of claimants known to her Department who have died after registering a claim for personal...

      Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Government has made of the potential effect of increasing benefits in line with living costs on levels of child poverty.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of her Department's advice on Universal Credit on the financial wellbeing of families.

      Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will increase support to tackle housing poverty in York and other areas where Broad Rental Market Areas covers a wide geographical area.

      Household Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional support she will provide to local authorities to ensure that people do not go without food, heating and accommodation in the...

      Welfare Assistance Schemes: Jarrow

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made on the adequacy of local welfare assistance schemes in Jarrow constituency.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the difference in financial support provided from (a) universal credit and (b) legacy benefits for an average...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Air Pollution: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to mitigate the impact of high levels of air pollution on the health of...

    • Air Pollution: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of rising inflation on the Government's efforts to tackle toxic air levels.

      Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has any plans to introduce mandatory licensing for professional dog walkers.

      Air Pollution: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the financial merits of placing the World Health Organisation guidelines on air pollution...

      Air Pollution: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the levels of toxic air in Yorkshire and Humberside.

      Flood Control: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the adequacy of funding for flood prevention measures.

      Fuels: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,, what assessment his Department has made of the economic impact on British farms of fuel price increases.

      Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on the UK's food supply and security.

      Food: Origin Marking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve the transparency of country of origin food labelling for online retailers...

  • Home Office

    • UK Visas and Immigration: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the caller waiting times to the UKVI hotline dedicated to hon. Members.

    • Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether eligibility for the EU Settlement Scheme as a family member of a person resident in Northern Ireland would be affected by the...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support Ukrainian citizens in the UK with seasonal worker visas following the invasion of that country.

      Migrants: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where a visa-national entering the UK via Dublin airport can get their entry stamp in Northern Ireland.

      Windrush Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the reasons for the discrepancy in the rise in the number of (a) claimants under the Windrush...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce bureaucracy for refugees fleeing from the war in the Ukraine.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what preparations her Department made in anticipation of a humanitarian and refugee crisis leading up to the invasion of Ukraine.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) financial support, (b) accommodation and (c) healthcare services are in place in the UK for refugees from Ukraine.

      Asylum: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of waiving visa entrance requirements for Ukrainians fleeing the war in Ukraine.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees her Department estimates will arrive from Ukraine; and whether her Department plans to limit the number of refugees that...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her oral statement of 1 March 2022 on Humanitarian support for Ukrainians, whether the humanitarian sponsorship pathway...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she plans to establish a British consular presence in Calais to issue visas to people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's guidance on applying for Ukraine Family Scheme visas, if she will make it her policy to include surrogate...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral Statement of 1 March 2022, Official Report, column 915, whether family members normally resident in Ukraine are...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is prioritising applications for family migration visas made by people who are fleeing Ukraine.

      Asylum: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her policy to provide support to Commonwealth nationals who are fleeing war in Ukraine.

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral Statement of 1 March 2022, Official Report, column 915, what charges people coming to the United Kingdom from...

      Domestic Abuse: Victims

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department is providing to victims of domestic violence who have no recourse to public funds.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Public Buildings: Asbestos

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities are adequately equipped to tackle asbestos in public sector buildings.

    • Social Rented Housing: Pest Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether restrictions are placed on the deployment by local authorities of funding and pest control services for rat or...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Life Peers: Public Appointments

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many recommendations for life peerage appointments made by the House of Lords Appointment Committee have not been followed since 2010.

    • Veterans: Employment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the advisory group of organisations employing veterans has been established; and how that group's findings will be presented or published.

      Veterans: Health Services

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what funding has been allocated to promote opportunities for service leavers and veterans to go into careers with the Uniformed and Health Services and...

      Veterans: Civil Service

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps have been taken to bring together all service leaver and veteran life chances schemes in the civil service under the central management of...

      Cabinet Office: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will detail the losses and special payments valued at under £300,000 for his departmental group as defined by section A4.10.7 in HM...

  • Department for International Trade

    • Sanctions: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the economic impact of sanctions on (a) Russia’s GDP, (b) UK foreign direct investment in...

    • Department for International Trade: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the answer of 28 January 2022 to Question 107507, whether the published £5,575.72 cost of her predecessor’s visit to...

      Department for International Trade: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2022 to Question 107507, whether the published £13,614.22 cost of her predecessor’s visit to...

      Department for International Trade: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2022 to Question 107507, whether the published £3,007.87 cost of her predecessor’s visit to...

      Department for International Trade: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2022 to Question 107507, whether the published £4,873.51 cost of her predecessor’s visit to...

      Department for International Trade: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2022 to Question 107507, whether the published £6,936.99 cost of her predecessor’s visit to...

      Department for International Trade: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2022 to Question 107507, whether the published £2,898.61 cost of her predecessor’s visit to...

      Department for International Trade: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2022 to Question 107507 on Department for International Trade: Aviation, whether the published...

      Overseas Trade: Bahamas

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of trade links between the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and the United Kingdom.

  • Prime Minister

    • Energy Supply

      To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to the roundtable he held with UK oil and gas industry representatives on 14 March 2022, whether he has met representatives of renewable energy companies...

  • Department for Transport

    • Airports

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to develop a National Airports Strategy; and if so, what is the timetable for its development.

    • Airports

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to consider the (1) sustainability, (2) surface access, and (3) noise levels, of airports in England.

      Motorways: Berkshire

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the work on the smart motorways arrangements around Slough and Reading will be completed.

      Ferries

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a ship is classed as a passenger ferry (1) with or without a carriage of vehicles, and (2) whether or not it contains freight.

      Shipping: Conditions of Employment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which employment legislation applies to people employed on ships (1) that are registered (a) in the UK, (b) in the EU, and (c) elsewhere in the world, and (2)...

      Shipping: Conditions of Employment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to standardise employment (1) rates, and (2) conditions, for staff working on ships.

      Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Remote Working

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of civil servants at the DVLA worked from home in the last 12 months.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • P&O Ferries: Redundancy

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the recent actions by P&O Ferries, whether they intend to review (1) the Seafarers Directive, and (2) the 2018 amendment to the Trade Union and...

    • Consumer Goods: Carbon Emissions and Environment Protection

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to deliver on their commitment in the Net Zero Strategy to enable people to make informed choices about (1) the goods and products...

  • Attorney General

    • Financial Services: Misconduct

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to a US appeals court overturning the conviction on 28 January of two Deutsche Bank traders accused of manipulating Libor rates, what plans, if any,...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Hikvision

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Hikvision products are in use in (1) the Department of Health and Social Care, and (2) the NHS.

  • Department for Education

    • Universities: Admissions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the advantages afforded to university applicants with at least one family member who has attended university;...

    • Academies: Pay

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of remuneration that chief executives of multi–academy trusts are being paid.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Remand in Custody: Females

      To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) what proportion, of women who were remanded into custody at (a) magistrates' courts, and (b) crown courts, did not subsequently receive an...

    • Prerogative of Mercy

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many royal pardons have been issued in the last 10 years.

      Prisoners: Older People

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) males, and (2) females, who are currently serving prison sentences in England and Wales are over the age of 80.

      Homicide: Sentencing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average tariff length in months imposed for murder in each year since 2000.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Palestinians: Human Rights

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Palestinian Territories that was published on 22 March.

    • Iran: Nuclear Power

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the approach of the government of the United States to the negotiations on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, following...

      Ukraine: Armed Conflict

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Ukraine on the future status of Russian soldiers who have defected and may be unable to return to Russia.

      Iran: Sanctions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) possibility, and (2) impact, of the government of the United States lifting sanctions that had been imposed by US...

      Iran and Russia: Sanctions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) possibility, and (2) impact, of the government of the United States granting Russia immunity from any economic...

      Development Aid: Aspergillosis

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of call by the Global Action Fund for Fungal Infections to improve diagnostic capability for chronic pulmonary aspergillosis,...

      India and Vietnam: Aspergillosis

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent studies in India and Vietnam that found that over the last 12 months, over 50 per cent of patients cured of TB, but with...

      FSO Safer

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made to offload oil from the decaying FSO Safer tanker since a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the UN and the Houthis in...

      Yemen: Peace Negotiations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made, as penholders for Yemen in the UN Security Council, in improving accountability in Yemen and the prospects for peace.

      Ukraine: Refugees

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Harrington of Watford on 22 March (HL Deb col 818), what assessment they have made of the capacity in countries neighbouring...

      Sanctions: Trusts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to passing emergency legislation to prevent the use of trusts as a means of evading sanctions imposed on oligarchs.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Reserve Forces

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many reservists have been called to the colours since the start of the war in Ukraine.

    • Warships: Crew

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether all operational warships have their full complement of personnel, as per the Watch Bill.

      Warships: Ammunition and Guided Weapons

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any warship deployed outside UK waters has its full holding of (1) ammunition, and (2) missiles.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with UK defence manufacturers to enhance production to ensure (1) the continued supply of weapons to Ukraine, and (2) the restocking...

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide more (1) anti-aircraft, and (2) anti-tank, missiles to Ukraine.

      Armed Forces: Injuries

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current provisions for injured (1) veterans, and (2) armed service personnel.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit: Deductions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that deductions to Universal Credit payments are capped at no more than 25 per cent.

    • Birds of Prey: Poisoning

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of relaxing regulations regarding the use of the rodenticide brodifacoum, particularly in the light of the poisoning...

      Universal Credit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to use statutory instruments under the (1) affirmative, or (2) negative, procedure to introduce the full move to the Universal Credit programme,...

      British Sign Language: Northern Ireland

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to amend the British Sign Language Bill to extend its provisions to Northern Ireland; and if they have no such plans, whether they intend to...

      State Retirement Pensions: Uprating

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the removal of the triple lock on pensions this year on pensioner poverty.

      Pension Credit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people who qualify for Pension Credit but do not claim it each year.

      Employment: Offenders

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what training they provide to work coaches to help them to support women with criminal records or who are on probation, when they are applying for jobs.

      State Retirement Pensions: Yemen

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people in Yemen entitled to a UK state pension are not receiving payments.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination of agricultural land.

    • Agriculture: Land

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reconsider their priorities for agriculture and rural land use policy owing to the impact of the war in Ukraine.

      Cereals

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage British farmers to increase grain production.

      Agriculture: Sustainable Development

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the emphasis on sustainable farming initiatives will be rebalanced in view of the current rise in (1) food costs, (2) fuel, and (3) fertiliser, to secure...

      Animal Feed

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increase in the cost of (1) wheat, and (2) other feedstuffs, on all farmers, particularly pig producers.

      Animal Products: Imports

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a ban on the import of hunting trophies.

      UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many common health entry documents were presented and processed for goods entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain in each week since 1 January 2022.

  • Home Office

    • Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will accept expired forms of government identification if a Ukrainian applicant to the Ukrainian Family Scheme and the Ukrainian Sponsorship...

    • Immigration Officers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 21 March (HL6429), what is the percentage increase in the number of staff allocated to...

      Question

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether public affairs companies that represent (1) Russian, or (2) Chinese, state-owned clients will be required to declare their interest as part of the...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the criteria used by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to assess applicants for the Afghan citizens resettlement...

      Health Services: Migrants

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what has been the total amount raised by the immigration healthcare surcharge to date; and what has been the cost of collecting it.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • P&O Ferries: Freeports

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to withdraw P&O contracts for freeports following its decision to terminate the employment of 800 staff members.

    • Levelling Up Fund

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether those assessing the applications for the Levelling Up fund will be seeking (1) clarity, and (2) additional information, from the applicants if they have...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Kate Josephs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord True on 24 March (HL6920 and HL7071), why giving dates of any communication regarding (1) Ms Kate Josephs, and (2) the...

    • Government Departments: Procurement

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many contractors have been refused government contracts in excess of £5 million on the basis of guidelines for prompt payment in government contracting;...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Sports: Facilities

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure maximum use of (1) government, and (2) school, sports facilities to provide access for (a) local clubs, and (b) the general public,...

    • Gambling Act 2005 Review

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the findings of their review of the Gambling Act 2005.

      Gambling

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many ministers have accepted hospitality from gambling firms since the launch of the gambling review in December 2020; and what is the cumulative value of such...

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