Written answers

Tuesday, 12 April 2022

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Local Housing Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2021 to Question 79262 on Local Housing Allowance, if she will place in the Library a copy of the...

    • Household Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Household Support Fund, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that there is (a) maximum flexibility and (b)...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to answer Question 120618, tabled on 8 February 2022, on Local Housing Allowance, requesting that a copy of the Equality Impact...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Hormone Replacement Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress has been made on the implementation of the new annual prepayment certificate for hormone replacement therapy...

    • Menopause: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has write to healthcare professionals to remind them of the NICE guidelines for menopause care and the ability...

      Hormone Replacement Therapy: Prescriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timetable is for implementing longer prescribing cycles for hormone replacement therapy prescriptions.

      Breast Cancer: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the breast cancer care backlog in London.

      Hormone Replacement Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to meet representatives from the pharmaceutical supply companies to discuss availability issues with...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2022 to Question 128227, how much his Department has spent on lateral flow tests since March 2020; and...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS spent on covid-19 tests for staff in 2020-21.

  • Department for Transport

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Consumer Goods: Origin Marking

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 30 March (HL7007), whether they will bring forward proposals to require the specification of the country of...

    • Small Businesses: Government Assistance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what further steps they will take to support small- and medium-sized businesses with rising costs.

      Future Fund

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they take if a company in receipt of funding under the Future Fund Scheme has not begun trading; what systems are in place to reclaim funding under...

      TotalEnergies: Russia

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Global Witness in its article TotalEnergies ships Russian crude on Russian tanker, despite chief exec promise,...

      Energy: Billing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with energy suppliers about the practice of automatically imposing rises in direct debits without prior discussion with consumers.

      Energy: Billing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to require energy suppliers to consult with vulnerable customers before increasing their direct debit payments.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take, if any, to protect disabled customers from the impact of rising energy costs.

      Diesel Fuel and Petrol: Prices

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the causes of the disparity in diesel and petrol prices at filling stations across the country.

      Small Modular Reactors: Trawsfynydd Power Station and Wylfa Power Station

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy towards the construction of small modular reactors at the nuclear sites at (1) Trawsfynydd, and (2) Wylfa.

      Natural Gas: Nigeria

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to encourage oil and gas companies to increase investment in the Nigerian gas sector.

      Energy Supply

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish their energy security strategy.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Health Services: Consultants

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why (1) the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, (2) the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, (3) the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, and...

    • Gynaecology

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that over 570,000 women in the UK are currently waiting to access gynaecology services; and what steps they are taking to...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will support the creation of guidance to standardise the use in Emergency Departments of rapid-PCR testing for respiratory illnesses during future...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) provided additional advice to the Welsh Government on the cost-effectiveness of further...

      Gambling: Rehabilitation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money the NHS has spent treating patients with gambling-related addiction problems in (1) 2020, and (2) 2021.

      Coronavirus: General Practitioners and Pharmacy

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the level of COVID-19 infections on (1) pharmacies, and (2) GP surgeries.

      NHS England: Staff

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether community pharmacists have been considered as part of NHS England's upcoming workforce strategy.

      Dementia: Health Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what key performance indicators will be used to assess the success of the dementia strategy.

      Dementia: Research

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the dementia Moonshot commitment will be delivered as part of the dementia strategy.

      Preventive Medicine: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, other than Evusheld, they are aware of any monoclonal antibody treatment that can protect the clinically extremely vulnerable through pre-exposure...

      Preventive Medicine: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to protect the clinically extremely vulnerable by making pre-exposure prophylaxis (PREP) available in the UK; and whether this policy...

      Health Promotion Taskforce

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Health Promotion Taskforce has had its first meeting; and if so, (1) who chaired it, (2) what items were on the agenda, and (3) what decisions were made.

      Preventive Medicine: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of clinically extremely vulnerable individuals who do not make antibodies through the vaccinations currently available but who...

      Maternity Services: Safety

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the endorsement by the Ockenden Review, published on 30 March, of the recommendations of the House of Commons Health and Social...

      Health Services: Refugees

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many refugees from Afghanistan have been registered with the NHS; and how many have been provided with access to (1) a GP, and (2) maternal, (3) dental, and...

      Care Homes: Complaints

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the complaints system for people raising concerns about care or a care setting.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Lugano Convention

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to engage with EU countries, particularly Denmark, to seek a (1) speedy, and (2) satisfactory, resolution regarding membership to the...

    • Lugano Convention

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why they have delayed seeking membership to join the Lugano Convention.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Armenia: Nagorno Karabakh

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the presence of (1) Armenian armed forces, and (2) other irregular groups, in Nagorno-Karabakh in violation of...

    • Wagner Group

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what investigation, if any, they have undertaken into the Wagner Group and its sources of funding.

      Libya: Wagner Group

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the reported activity of the Wagner Group in Libya; and if they have made such an assessment, whether they have...

      Ukraine: Refugees

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what specialised (1) care, and (2) advice, they are providing to Ukrainian refugees who are currently in Poland; what work they are doing with (a) UN agencies, and...

      Sudan: Politics and Government

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Sudan, Volker Perthes, on 28 March that the country is "heading...

      Ethiopia: Armed Conflict

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they are providing in (1) Tigray, and (2) Ethiopia more generally, to victims of conflict-related sexual violence, particularly in relation to...

      Venezuela: Wagner Group

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the Wagner Group's reported activities in Venezuela, including reports of involvement in gold mining.

      Tigray: Food Supply

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of current (1) rates of (a) starvation, and (b) malnutrition, and (2) the availability of food, in Tigray.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Gruinard Island: Fires

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the long-term effects of the recent fire on Gruinard Island, in the light of the earlier use of that island for UK testing...

    • Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Poland about the provision of tanks and helicopters to Ukraine.

      Royal Logistics Corps: Catering

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many professionally qualified cooks have been employed by the Royal Logistics Corps each year for the past five years.

      Army: Food

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what daily amount has been allocated for food per serving British Army soldier each year for the past five years.

      Army: Catering

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have spent on (1) directly employed cooks, and (2) outside contractors, to cater for British Army soldiers each year for the past five years.

      Baltic States: Military Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial provision they are making for the financial year 2022–23 to give military assistance to the Baltic states; and how, within NATO, are (1) they,...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Birds of Prey: Poisoning

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take any action regarding the discontinuation of the Dorset Police investigation into the poisoning of a white-tailed eagle in the county;...

  • Home Office

    • Visas: Russia

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the eight Tier 1 (Investor) visas granted to Russian nationals subject to UK sanctions in connection to the invasion of Ukrainian will be cancelled; if so,...

    • Motor Vehicles

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to publish the results of their targeted stakeholder consultation on the level of statutory fees paid to vehicle recovery operators; and whether...

      Visas: Russia

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to name the eight Russian citizens who have been granted Investor (Tier 1) visas who are now subject to sanctions.

      Nationality and Borders Bill

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have applied the Family Test to the Nationality and Borders Bill.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide a formal central system of matching people who applied to the Homes for Ukraine Scheme to Ukrainians wishing to travel...

    • Electoral Commission

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what, if any, decision or guidance the Electoral Commission has made or published in the last four years they disagree with; and in each case, why they disagree...

      Regional Planning and Development

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Levelling Up agenda applies (1) equally, and (2) equivalently, to both rural and urban, areas.

      Elections: Proof of Identity

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of people who do not hold the accepted forms of photo ID to vote and will therefore require a photo voter ID card; and...

      Regional Planning and Development: Rural Areas

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they took, if any, to ensure that guidance for rural proofing as set out in the Annual Rural Proofing Report 2020, published on 26 March...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage Ukrainian refugees under the Homes for Ukraine scheme to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.

      Mayors: Elections

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their commitment to move to First Past the Post for future Metro Mayoral elections, when they consulted (1) the directly elected Metro Mayors in...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many households signed up to the Homes for Ukraine scheme are currently subject to the under-occupancy penalty.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support Ukrainian refugees who will no longer be sponsored by their host after the proposed six-month time frame.

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to utilise the police to help regulate the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Civil Servants: London Allowance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants who are currently primarily working from home received London weighting additional allowances in the last year for which figures are available.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Channel Four Television

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the economic impact of commissioning by Channel 4.

    • Gambling: Advertising

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the decision by the Advertising Standards Authority to ban gambling adverts featuring footballers and other sports...

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