Written answers

Wednesday, 13 April 2022

  • Home Office

    • Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Ukraine community sponsorship visa system will be open for applications.

    • Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the average amount of time it takes for an applicant to the Ukraine Family Scheme to get an appointment for a...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of safe and legal routes to the UK from Ukraine for children and families who...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is the policy of her Department to help introduce a humanitarian route for Ukrainian refugees to claim asylum in the UK.

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long is the average wait for applicants to the online pathway of the Ukraine Family Scheme Visa between uploading the supporting...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to expedite enhanced DBS checks for (a) Ukrainian refugees and (b) UK applicants to the Homes for...

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the proportion of asylum seekers based in hotels being supported by her Department who (a) are awaiting their...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the workload capacity of her Department in response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis.

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her oral statement on 1 March 2022 on Ukraine, Official Report, column 916, that Ukrainian nationals already in the UK...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to put in place extra levels of protection for people holding refugee status or subsidiary status in Ukraine...

      UK Visas and Immigration: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of staffing levels within UK Visa and Immigration in the context of the...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) support Ukrainian refugees to escape the conflict zone in Ukraine and (b) expedite asylum...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2022 to Question 144837 on Visas: Ukraine, when her Department intends to publish figures on the number...

      Asylum: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data the Government used to determine that 200,000 Ukrainian people would be eligible to seek asylum or residence to the UK.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Ukrainian nationals have applied to come to the UK since 24 February 2022.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • NHS: Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help patients who live in areas where no dental practices have (a) applied for or (b) been granted...

    • Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2022 to Question 142428, what national awareness campaigns are being conducted to alert the public to...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many rapid lateral flow covid-19 tests have been issued in (a) England and (b) the South West in each of the last 12 months.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the potential merits of extending the covid-19 booster vaccination programme in...

      Oral Tobacco

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 September 2021 to Question 50629 on Oral Tobacco, when he will publish the evidence on snus which his...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the end of free covid-19 testing on the cost of living (a) in general and (b)...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS hospitals will be permitted to retain unused covid-19 testing kits after the end of the free provision of those kits to the...

      Hormone Replacement Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women have been treated with hormone replacement therapy in the last three years.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February to Question 92799 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, what is the maximum period following death which...

      Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the (a) diagnosis and (b) care of those with endometriosis and PCOS.

      Liothyronine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with relevant stakeholders on reviewing prescription guidelines following the decision by the Competition...

      Care Workers: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of care home staff; and if he will make a statement.

      Veterans: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with the devolved Administrations to increase veterans access to cross border medical referrals where there is (a)...

      Health: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what contracts to manage health data are being negotiated by (a) NHS England, (b) his Department, (c) NHS Arden and Gem CSU and (d) any...

      Hyperactivity: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2022 to Question 119885, on Hyperactivity: Mental Health Services, what steps his Department is taking...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timeline is for publication of updated funding arrangements for NHS mental health services.

      Tourette's Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase the number of specialist practitioners researching and treating Tourette’s Syndrome...

      Tourette's Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase funding into the causes of and treatments for Tourette’s syndrome.

      Eating Disorders: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children and young people have been waiting to start treatment for an eating disorder in each quarter since the first quarter of...

      Health Services: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to provide medical support to Ukraine.

      Care Workers: Conditions of Employment and Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on increasing care staff pay and conditions to the level of those of NHS staff in...

      Hospitals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of patients in acute hospitals in England who are medically fit for...

      Social Services: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ring-fence additional funding to enable social care providers and local authorities to bring support worker pay in line with...

      Genito-urinary Medicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the potential merits of including the option to book a sexual health...

      Health Services: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the risk to (a) patient safety and (b) data security of companies that provide IT services to healthcare...

      Integrated Care Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that health and care services are well integrated.

      Diabetes and Eating Disorders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2022 to Question 106670, on Diabetes and Eating Disorders, when the means of increasing awareness among...

      Housing: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether guidance on housing-with-care provision will be introduced via the task force on older people’s housing announced in the...

      Hormone Replacement Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the cost of hormone replacement therapy for women.

      Acute Beds: Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will request an update from (a) NHS Improvement, (b) NHS England and (c) relevant local authorities on the work they are (i)...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Landlords: Registration

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what purposes, if any, they consider will be served by a register of landlords which will not be served by the Landlord–Tenant redress scheme.

    • Local Government: Harrogate

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with Harrogate Borough Council about the arrangements for a by-election to fill the vacancy in the Marston Moor ward,...

      UK Shared Prosperity Fund

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what funding has been allocated to (1) Scotland, (2) Wales, and (3) Northern Ireland from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in each year since its creation.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Russia: Energy

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Global Witness in its article European and US energy companies are responsible for nearly USD 100 billion to...

    • Future Fund

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many companies have been scrutinised following quarterly filing of management information under the Future Fund Scheme; and what details are required as part...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Ukraine: Refugees

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 30 March (HL7011), how many Ukrainian refugees they have helped with the provision of transport...

    • Armed Conflict: Nuclear Installations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on 4 March, what progress they have made, together with international partners, to draw up...

      West Bank: Roads

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the government of Israel’s plans to develop a road that will enable construction in the E1 area of the West Bank, in...

      Morad Tahbaz

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the detention of Morad Tahbaz in Iran; and what steps they will take to facilitate his release.

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, together with international partners, to renew efforts (1) to reduce conflict, and (2) to negotiate new peace talks, between Israel and...

      Israel: Bedouin

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact the government of Israel’s plans to (1) build 10 new settlements, and (2) resume its forestation work, in the...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces and Defence Equipment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to develop a new model for (1) organising, and (2) equipping, the UK’s armed forces, in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

    • Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 7 March (HL6243), what assessment they have made of the empty property figure of 20 per cent for Service...

      Armed Forces: Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether armed forces families living in Service Family Accommodation will be able to benefit, by virtue of their contribution in lieu of council tax payments, from...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure Service Families are not disadvantaged in meeting rising energy costs by any poorly insulated or otherwise energy-inefficient...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether all Service Family Accommodation will follow the requirements of the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards which require rental properties to meet a minimum...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average annual maintenance contract value per housing unit in Service Family Accommodation.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Coronavirus: Quarantine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the health outcomes of people who were advised to shield from COVID-19 in 2020; and what steps they are taking to protect their...

    • Oral Tobacco: Health Hazards

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Kamall on 24 March (HL6032), whether they have conducted analysis of the toxicity levels of (1) nicotine pouches, (2) South...

      Health and Sports: Departmental Coordination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to establish a cross-departmental body to ensure improved co-ordination between all departmental providers of (1) sport, (2) health, and...

      Health Professions: Training

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to train more (1) dentists, (2) orthodontists, (3) nurses, (4) cardiologists, and (5) neurologists.

      Protective Clothing: Contracts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many personal protective equipment contracts have been referred to their Anti-fraud Unit since April 2020.

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