Written answers

Wednesday, 27 April 2022

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Coronavirus: Deaths

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report published by Collateral Global entitled Understanding Definitions and Reporting of Deaths Attributed to...

    • Human Papillomavirus: Males

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2022 to Question 144931 on Human Papillomavirus: Males, what format the data requested is available in.

      Coronavirus: Deaths

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report published by Collateral Global entitled Understanding Definitions and Reporting of Deaths Attributed to...

      Immunosuppression: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of providing financial support for severely...

      Dental Services: NHS

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dentists in England are offering NHS appointments in 2022 compared with 2019.

      Cancer: Mortality Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he made of the impact of the number of CT scanners and MRI units per capita on cancer survival rates in (a)...

      General Practitioners: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the value for money and effectiveness of the (a) training, (b) administration and (c) staff time costs...

      Disability: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on the finding on page 6 of the report by the Disabled...

      Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding has been allocated to (a) endometriosis and (b) PCOS in each year since 2010.

      Dental Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many additional units of NHS dental activity were provided by the additional £50 million of funding announced by the Government...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to pages 44 and 45 of the report by The King's Fund entitled The Covid 19 vaccination programme: Trials, tribulations and...

      Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to accelerate the approval of therapies and medicines that were approved by the European Medicines...

      Dentistry: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the role (a) medical and (b) dental schools in the future expansion of the NHS dental workforce.

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish minutes or records of the meeting on 18 March 2020 between the then Minister for Life Sciences, Randox and relevant...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Randox Laboratories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Question 72393 and with reference to the phone call between the then health minister, Lord Bethell, and the former Rt. Hon...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to reply to the letter of 7 January 2022 from the hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne regarding PPE Medpro and Baroness Mone.

      Food: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed restrictions on the promotion of foods high in fat, salt...

      Immunosuppression: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the removal of domestic covid-19 restrictions on the health and wellbeing of clinically...

      Enhanced Protection Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who leads the enhanced protection programme; and what the process is for designating charities and patient organisations as stakeholders...

      Immunosuppression: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the total number of people in the UK who (a) are immunocompromised or immunosuppressed and (b) were formerly...

      NHS: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much compensation the NHS has paid out in respect of (a) complaints and (b) litigation in each of the last five years.

      Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of the number of pregnant women prescribed sodium valproate in the latest period for which...

      NHS: Legal Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS has spent on defending litigation claims in each of the last five years.

      Dental Services: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to (a) complete the negotiations over the NHS dental contract and (b) implement the new contract.

      Endometriosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of endometriosis cases treated by the NHS in each of the last 5 years.

      Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research projects his Department has funded into neuroleptic malignant syndrome since 2016.

      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 implementation of (a) NICE guidance on the diagnosis and management of endometriosis, and...

      Long Covid: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will increase capacity for children at Long Covid clinics.

      Foetal Anticonvulsant Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the information noted in the Answer of 4 March 2022 to Question 131221 reaches...

      Care Workers: Career Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of career development for senior care workers; and what steps he is taking to...

      Coronavirus: Care Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the date by which all care homes will have been visited (a) once and (b) twice to deliver covid-19 spring...

      Disabled Facilities Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of amending the means testing of the Disabled Facilities Grant in response to the...

      Hospitals: Discharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to recruit sufficient social care staff to support cases of delayed discharges (a) nationally and (b) in York.

      Health Services and Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Health and social care integration: joining up care for people, places and populations White Paper, published on 8...

      NHS Trusts: Voting Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that Mental Health NHS Trusts have updated policies and strategies on voting rights for...

      Surgery: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much public expenditure in total was allocated by his Department in financial year 2021-22 to support the design, delivery or...

      Surgery: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what services his Department contracted from external providers in financial year 2021-22 to assist with the design, delivery or...

      Surgery: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much public funding has been allocated by his Department for financial year 2022-23 to support the maintenance of the My Planned Care...

      Surgery: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many full time equivalent staff employed by (a) his Department or (b) NHS England were deployed in financial year 2021-22 to support...

      Junior Doctors: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of junior doctors who started their training in each of the last five years.

      Doctors: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the educational backgrounds of doctors.

      Ambulance Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average ambulance waiting time is across all NHS ambulance trusts; which of those trusts have the longest waiting times; and how...

      Protective Clothing: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2022 to Question 145886, on Randox Laboratories: Contracts, on how many contracts for supply of...

      Kidney Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2022 to Question 135529 on Kidney Diseases: Health Services, what his planned timetable for the...

      Protective Clothing: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report published by the National Audit Office on 30 March 2022 on their investigation into the management of PPE...

      Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2022 to Question 114760 on Coronavirus: Protective Clothing, if his Department will make and...

      Protective Clothing: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2022 to Question 122676, on Protective Clothing: Contracts, whether his Department holds data on what...

      Medical Records: Paper

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his Answer of 21 April 2022 to Question 151254 on Medical Records: Paper, whether he has made an assessment of the current...

      Long Covid: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to diagnose long covid in young children.

  • Prime Minister

    • Jagtar Singh Johal

      To ask the Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had with the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, on the detention of UK national, Mr Jagtar Singh Johal.

    • Muslims: India

      To ask the Prime Minister, whether he had discussions with prime minister Modi during his visit to India on the issue of (a) Islamophobia and (b) discrimination and violence against Muslims in...

      Taxation: Domicil

      To ask the Prime Minister, whether he has ever claimed non-domiciled status.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit Complex Needs Steering Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2022 to Question 147023 on Universal Credit Complex Needs Steering Group, who chaired her Department’s...

    • Flexible Support Fund: North Devon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the purpose of claims made to the Flexible Support Fund in North Devon in the last 12 months.

      Housing Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the overall outturn spending on housing benefit was in the latest year for which figures are available.

      Flexible Support Fund: North Devon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants have accessed the Flexible Support Fund in North Devon in each of the last five years.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions an issue at the Universal Credit Programme Board has been escalated to the Portfolio Board in each year since 1 January 2018.

      Employment: Alcoholism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support people with a history of alcohol dependence into work.

      Personal Independence Payment and Universal Credit: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time is for a mandatory decision to be reached on (a) universal credit limited capability for work and (b) personal...

      Social Security Benefits: Learning Disability and Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking with the Equality and Human Rights Commission to draw up a legally binding agreement to commit to an...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she intends to respond to the letter dated 07/03/2022 from the Hon. Member for West Lancashire reference ZA58930 regarding the DWP...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been waiting for more than (a) three, (b) four, (c) five and (d) six months from the time they applied for personal...

  • Home Office

    • Seasonal Workers: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason a rate of pay in excess of the national living wage has been mandated by her Department for seasonal workers.

    • Animals in Science Regulation Unit: Annual Reports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the Animal and Science Regulation Unit Annual Report for 2019-20.

      Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education regarding plans to extend the time incoming exchange students can...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of commissioning a scientific review of the knowledge gained from animal...

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether spending on the UK-Rwanda Migration Partnership will come out of the existing Home Office departmental budget.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) she, (b) Ministers in her Department and (c) officials in her Department had discussions with representatives of the UN High...

      Asylum: Immigration Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for its policies of offshore immigration processing schemes used by other...

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost of deporting an individual to Rwanda under her recently announced asylum seeker scheme.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her proposal to transport asylum seekers to Rwanda of the 1951 Refugee Convention.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the potential cost per person of transporting people from the UK to Rwanda to have their asylum claims...

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she received assurances that Rwanda will release the findings from its investigations into the shooting of 12 people at Kiziba...

      Refugees: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to proposals in the Nationality and Borders Bill on Differential treatment for refugees, on whom the burden of proof will...

      Home Office: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her recent trip to Rwanda, what was the cost of (a) the return flights (b) any hospitality and accommodation, and (c) the...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department requires undocumented Ukrainians living in the UK to comply with immigration enforcement measures, including...

      Visas: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff were working in European visa centres during the weeks commencing (a) 7, (b) 14, (c) 21 and (d) 28 March 2022.

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to publish a step-by-step guide to the Homes for Ukraine scheme to enable full understanding of the process for...

      Police National Computer

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will review the national retention rules for the police national computer system to bring them in line with the management of...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Homes for Ukraine applications have been received to date; and of those applications, how many have been processed (a) within the...

      Biometric Residence Permits and Work Permits

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) biometric residence cards, (b) biometric residence permits and (c) frontier working permits were issued in the last 12 months...

      Motor Vehicles: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle the theft of keyless vehicles.

      Temporary Accommodation: Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many migrants were housed in hotels in the latest period for which figures are available.

      Visas: Seasonal Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people applied to the Government's temporary visa scheme for poultry workers, pork butchers or heavy goods vehicle drivers to...

      Abduction: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of child abductions in the UK in each of the last five years.

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the ability for individuals granted Ukraine Family scheme visas under exceptional circumstances to fully...

      Passports: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport applications are refused each year due to failing to meet the counter-signatory eligibility criteria.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many emails to the Ukraine Urgent MP Enquires address were awaiting response as of 1 April 2022.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made on processing applications to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme.

      Asylum: Interviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have waited (a) over three months, (b) over six months, (c) over one year and (d) over two years for an interview...

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK asylum applications are currently outstanding; and what is the average time taken to process an application.

      Hillsborough Families' Experiences Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to use the forthcoming Queen's Speech to bring forward proposals for a Hillsborough law, based on the...

      Visas: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to simplify the online visa application process; what recent assessment her Department has made of the...

      Animals in Science Regulation Unit

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of reducing in-person assessments by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit on...

      Refugees: Linton-on-Ouse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to ensure that hon. Members are (a) briefed and (b) kept up to date with developments at Linton-on-Ouse...

      Police: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to help ensure that specialist mandatory training for all police and other relevant government agencies is in place...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what financial support is available for individuals who enter the UK under the Ukraine Family Visa Scheme and their UK based families.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to issue a a response to constituent, Ozbey Dinler, awaiting confirmation of his naturalisation application which...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people under the Ukraine Family Scheme visa have settled in the Huddersfield constituency since 24 February 2022.

      Sexual Offences and Stalking

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s report, The economic and social costs of domestic abuse, published on 2 January 2019, whether her...

      Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s report, The economic and social costs of domestic abuse, published on 2 January 2019, whether her...

      Body Searches: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish data on the number of strip-searches carried out on children by police forces in England and Wales in each of the last...

      Crime: Newport West

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the trends in the levels of crime in Newport West constituency.

      Home Office: Information Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many communications staff in her Department are employed (a) full time, (b) part time and (c) under flexible working arrangements.

      Home Office: Information Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spends on communications staff on average each year.

      Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding available to effectively (a) investigate and (b) prevent fraud and...

      Terrorism: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the potential merits of a public inquiry on the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings.

      Fraud: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle online financial fraud.

      Money Laundering and Terrorism: Africa

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to include assessments of the cross-border money laundering risks faced and posed by the UK to countries in Africa in the...

      National Crime Agency: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 March 2022 to Question 143639, if she will publish data relating to the proportions of (a) money laundering...

      Health Services: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if York Hospital and health services will receive additional funding in the light of the proposals for Linton on Ouse centre for refugees.

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2022 to Question 154538 on Homes for Ukraine Scheme, whether any applications to the Homes for Ukraine...

      Biometric Residence Permits

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Biometric Residence Permit cards were issued within the seven to ten day service standard set by her Department once confirmation...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what financial support is available to individuals who are supporting refugees entering the UK via the Ukraine Family Visa scheme.

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting times are between a visa being issued and a decision letter being sent to applicants under the (a) Ukraine Family...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Ukrainian nationals have had visas revoked before entry to the UK as of 1 April 2022.

      Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many holders of Tier 1 Investor visas have claimed non-domiciled tax status in each of the last ten years.

      Visas: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement of 23 February 2022, HCWS624, on Outcome of Public Consultation on Settlement Fees for Non-UK...

      Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of enabling the registration of deaths to take place remotely, rather than requiring...

      Refugees: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department provides (a) schemes and (b) support to Russian nationals fleeing repression and wishing to join their Ukrainian...

      Passports: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle delays in the (a) processing and (b) issuing of passports.

      Domestic Abuse: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many domestic abuse charities specialising in support for older people receive funding from the Government.

      Antisocial Behaviour: Newport West

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of police response to reports of antisocial behaviour in Newport West.

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken is for a DBS check to be completed for applicants to the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long her Department expects DBS checks to take on UK households offering shelter to Ukrainian refugees.

      Visas: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the visa waiver for foreign workers on offshore windfarms will be extended beyond July 2022.

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to enable (a) Ukrainians and (b) Ukrainians with a biometric passport to travel to the UK without a visa.

      Martin Banks

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the circumstances leading to the detention of journalist, Martin Banks, by the UK Border...

      Ansar Allah

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential consequences of proscribing Ansar Allah as a terrorist organisation on providing...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Housing: Bicycles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to take steps to assist leaseholders who are enjoined by the terms of the lease not to store...

    • Housing: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of Homes England’s role in delivering suitable homes for older people.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to the letter dated 24 February 2022 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire regarding the...

      Social Rented Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to assist local authorities with a significant deficit with the Housing Revenue Account to be able to...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Information Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much his Department spent on communications staff in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22.

      Park Homes: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2022 to Question 104350 on Park Homes: Property Transfer, when he plans to release...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Information Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many communications staff are employed by his Department (a) full time, (b) part time and (c) on flexible working...

      Evictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the prevalence of the use of section 21 notices for properties to subsequently be...

      Supported Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his planned timescale is for the implementation of the measures regarding supported exempt accommodation announced on...

      Housing: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to help ensure that new builds, including residential developments, are energy efficient...

      Park Homes: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of commissioning fees in the mobile homes market.

      Park Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what support his Department has provided to local authorities to enable them to enforce the fit and proper person test for...

      Park Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what records the Government holds on park homes site owners and managers not deemed fit and proper for the financial year...

      Help to Buy Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department will reassess the limit on the Help to Buy scheme to reflect current property valuations.

      Right to Buy Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his timetable is for the Government's response to the evaluation of new pilot areas for the Voluntary Right to Buy scheme.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Office: Information Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much the Department spent on communications staff in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22.

    • Exports: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to support exporters in Northern Ireland.

      Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to support the peace process in Northern Ireland.

      Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen Northern Ireland’s place in the Union.

      Northern Ireland Office: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to contribute to efforts to reduce carbon emissions.

      Northern Ireland Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment he has made of progress on restoring the Northern Ireland Executive.

  • Treasury

    • Self-employment Income Support Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of self-employed workers paying taxes due to self-employment income support scheme grants are now using payment plans for their tax...

    • Airports: PAYE

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC have withdrawn personal statement PAYE validation services for airport staff awaiting security clearance.

      Self-employment Income Support Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of taxes due to self-employment income support scheme grants on the disposable income and wellbeing...

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will become bankrupt as a result of paying loan charge payments.

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people affected by the loan charge has Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs referred to suicide prevention organisations since that charge was introduced.

      Customs Grant Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses made use of HMRC's Customs Training Grants in (a) 2020 and (b) 2021.

      Holiday Accommodation: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment of the potential merits of applying additional taxation to short-term holiday lets; and what options he has considered as part of that...

      Heating: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including infrared heat panels in zero rating VAT policy in respect of energy saving measures.

      Shipping: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2022 to Question 145936, on Shipping: Minimum Wage, how many inspections of businesses HMRC has undertaken to ensure that...

      Tourism: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) raising the VAT threshold and (b) implementing a smoothing mechanism to reduce tax and...

      Help to Buy Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reforming the eligibility criteria for the Help to Buy ISA in response to the increase in average...

      Treasury: Staff

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 4 April to Question 148086, if he will provide the comparable figures for total, not full time equivalent, staff headcount both...

      Treasury: USA

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2022 to Question 151026, on HM Treasury: USA, and his Department’s declaration of ministerial travel published on...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Broadband: Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support Shropshire SMEs to roll out broadband into harder to reach rural areas and where major...

    • Channel Four Television: Privatisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether a full impact assessment was carried out before the decision was made to privatise Channel 4.

      Gambling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of existing legislation on gambling in protecting those at risk...

      Gambling: Public Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government's policy on tackling gambling-related harm considers the public health implications of that harm.

      Internet: Disinformation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the contract tendered by her Department on 31 March 2022 with procurement reference 102915, what recent assessment...

      Internet: Disinformation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish the full Statement of Requirements for which her department tendered a contract on 31st March under...

      Casinos: Gambling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that casinos are not able to take advantage of gambling addicts.

      Gambling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she will publish the Gambling Review White Paper.

      Semiconductor Devices: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions the Government has had with relevant counterparts on the resilience of international supply chains of...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Horizon Europe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent progress he has made on the ratification of the UK’s association with the EU’s Horizon Europe...

    • Prices: Emergencies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to prevent...

      DP World: Freeports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the suitability of DP World as preferred partners for freeports.

      Fuel Oil: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to regulate the cost of (a) domestic and (b) non-domestic heating oil.

      Small Businesses: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to support small businesses that are experiencing operational challenges as a result of...

      Renewable Energy: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to engage with local communities on the building of renewable energy projects, such as...

      Business: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans on including cyber risk management as a core part of the forthcoming corporate governance...

      Energy: Standing Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the level of increases to daily standing charges in energy usage; what...

      Post Boxes: Ealing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact on residents of reduced hours for postal collection...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what targets have been set for energy suppliers to meet in terms of identifying and supporting disabled customers.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the level of support provided by energy suppliers to disabled customers through...

      Warm Home Discount Scheme: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he will make an assessment of the potential merits of revising the planned reforms to the Warm Home Discount...

      Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, who will qualify for the Warm Home Discount under the new Core Group 2.

      EURATOM and Horizon Europe: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the timeline is for (a) UKRI to guarantee funding for successful UK Horizon Euratom grant applications and (b)...

      Innovate UK: Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason Innovate UK has decided not to exercise its right to join the board of the Vaccine Manufacturing and...

      Post Offices: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the oral contribution of the The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and...

      Competition and Markets Authority: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he made of the adequacy of staffing levels at the Competition and Markets Authority.

      Post Office: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many applications to the Historic Shortfall Scheme his Department has processed.

      Advanced Research and Invention Agency: Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he expects to announce the new chief executive of the Advance Research and Innovation Agency.

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Flexible Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what percentage of requests for flexible working by staff working in his Department were granted in each of the last...

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Flexible Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department’s flexible working policy was last updated.

      Employment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that it retains its leader status in the disability confident...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether has has made an assessment of the effect of increases in energy prices on the cost of running buildings owned...

      Apprentices: Public Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has met the public sector apprenticeship target in each of the last five years.

      Natural Gas and Oil: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has received a copy of the report commissioned by Ofgem from Oliver Wyman Ltd on the potential impact,...

      Natural Gas and Oil: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had discussions with Ofgem on a report it commissioned from Oliver Wyman Ltd on the potential impact,...

      Natural Gas and Oil: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of market speculation on oil and gas prices.

      Energy Bills Rebate: Birmingham Selly Oak

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of the absence of an opt-out mechanism for the Energy Bills...

      Warm Home Discount Scheme: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will reverse planned reforms to the Warm Home Discount eligibility criteria so that all those in receipt of...

      Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the criteria are for qualifying for the Warm Home Discount under the new Core Group 2.

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to publish its next set of spending transparency data.

      Horizon Europe: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding the guarantee for the first and second waves of successful UK Horizon applications represents; and...

      Horizon Europe: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the timeline for eligible UK Horizon applications is from the first and second waves to receive the safety net funding.

      Horizon Europe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to secure association to Horizon.

      Horizon Europe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Minister for Science, Research & Innovation's open letter of 15 March 2022 entitled Horizon...

      Offshore Industry and Shipping: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2022 to Question 154422, on Offshore Industry and Shipping: Pay, whether he plans to...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Linn Htut

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has taken steps to verify the reported 16-year hard labour sentence handed to the former Chief...

    • Myanmar: Political Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the reported increase in the number of political prisoners in Myanmar since the military coup on...

      Finland and Sweden: NATO

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in Finland and Sweden regarding each of those countries'...

      Russia: War Crimes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations she has made to the International Criminal Court on ensuring that President Putin and...

      Ukraine: Military Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Polish Government on the UK's position on supplying aircrafts to Ukraine.

      Ukraine: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Indian counterpart on New Delhi’s neutral stance on the war in...

      Russia: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of imposing further sanctions on (a) Russia and...

      North Korea: Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her international counterparts on the recent North Korean missile tests.

      Somaliland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of granting Somaliland diplomatic recognition.

      Ukraine: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to (a) increase security, (b) help prevent Russian interference and (c) support refugees...

      Somalia: Somaliland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will update her department's travel guidance for Somalia to better reflect the constitutional and...

      USA: Visits Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her declaration of ministerial travel published on 31 March, for what reason the RAF Airbus...

      Christianity: Oppression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to implement the recommendations in the final report of the Bishop of...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her declaration of ministerial travel published on 31 March, whether the published...

      Ukraine: Diplomatic Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to support Ukraine.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her declaration of ministerial travel published on 31 March, if she will publish an itemised...

      Eastern Europe: Democracy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help safeguard democracy across eastern Europe.

      Mubarak Bala

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions officials in her Department have had with their counterparts in the Government of Nigeria on the...

      India: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to strengthen the UK’s economic and security relationship with India.

      Afghanistan: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help support women and girls in Afghanistan.

      Sri Lanka: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to her Sri Lankan counterpart regarding recent reports of unlawful violence...

      Horn of Africa: Droughts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will urgently (a) commit to and (b) disburse new and additional funding to avert the most...

      West Africa: Climate Change and Terrorism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her West African counterparts on tackling (a) terrorism, (b) climate...

      India: Islam

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations she has made to her Indian counterpart regarding reports of increased (a) violence and...

      Colombia: Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when her Department last discussed trade union rights with her Colombian counterpart.

      Horn of Africa: Droughts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Geneva conference on drought in the Horn of Africa on 26 April 2022, whether her Department...

      EU Countries: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has had with the EU on steps that can be taken together to reduce energy bills.

      Rwanda: Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether spending on the UK-Rwanda Migration Partnership will be counted as Overseas Development Assistance.

      Development Aid: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2022 to Question 150287 on Development Aid: Vaccination, how many vaccines have...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Army: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in each Army (a) division and (b) unit, how many personnel are trained to use next generation light anti-tank weapons.

    • Challenger Tanks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish his timetable for the introduction of the Challenger 3 tank into service with the British Army.

      Maritime Patrol Aircraft: Cost Effectiveness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department achieved efficiency savings in respect of the P-8 MPA programme.

      Maritime Patrol Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Poseidon maritime aircraft will reach full operational capability.

      Devonport Dockyard: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the report entitled Climate Change UK Nuclear Military, published by Dr Paul Dorfman, Nuclear Consulting Group in September 2021, what...

      Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) locations and (b) sizes are of defence bases his Department will have vacated between 2015-2030.

      Clyde Naval Base: Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that HMNB Clyde is protected from flooding; and how much do those measures cost.

      Kenya: White Phosphorus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Army has fired white phosphorus mortar rounds during exercises in Kenya.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on repurposing the Ministry of Defence estate for the resettlement of 12,000 Afghan refugees who remain in bridging hotels.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking in respect of people who have applied for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme and who have not yet...

      Armed Forces: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's Zero Tolerance policy published on 30 March 2022, whether the policy of ensuring that those found guilty of sexual...

      Ministry of Defence: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's planned civilian staff numbers are for each year between 2022 and 2030.

      Russia: Defence Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has any evidence of components that were manufactured in the West being used in Russian military equipment which is being used in...

  • Scotland Office

    • Railways: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of rail links between Scotland and Southport.

    • Scotland Office: Information Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many communications staff are employed by his Department (a) full time, (b) part time and (c) on flexible working arrangements as of 19 April 2022.

      Scotland Office: Information Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on communications staff in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22.

  • Department for International Trade

    • Department for International Trade: Visits Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2021 to Question 146, on Trade Agreements: Japan, whether she plans to correct her Department’s...

    • Department for International Trade: Visits Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 6 April to Question 149189 and her Department’s declaration of ministerial travel published on 23 January...

      Department for International Trade: Visits Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 6 April 2022 to Question 149191 and her Department’s declaration of ministerial travel published on 23...

      Trade Agreements: Australia and New Zealand

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much departmental expenditure she has allocated over the next four years for the costs of implementing the UK's trade agreements with...

      World Trade Organization: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment her Department has made of the level of compliance by China of its World Trade Organisation obligations.

      Trade Agreements: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress her Department has been made on securing a free trade agreement with the United States.

      Trade Agreements: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the extent to which UK free trade agreements support women's rights and gender equality.

  • Women and Equalities

    • LGBT+ People

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government has undertaken research on the effect on people of having their sexuality or gender identity maliciously revealed without...

  • Department for Transport

    • Pedestrian Areas: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Communities and Housing on ensuring that the safety of women is...

    • Railways: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an estimate of the expected cost to the (a) railway industry and (b) public purse of offering discounted tickets on certain...

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of commuter miles that will be travelled on the railways in 2022-23 compared with pre-covid levels.

      Railways: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the projected reduction in rail losses and rail subsidy is for the 2022-23 compared to 2021-22.

      Shipping: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the details are of the common level of seafarer protection that his Department is discussing with unions and operators.

      Ferries: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) enforcement powers and (b) access to enforcement bodies the Government plans to provide to British ports that refuse access to ferry...

      Ferries: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to provide new statutory powers to British ports to refuse access to regular ferry services which do not pay their crew the National...

      Shipping: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the locations are of the proposed minimum wage corridors.

      Trams: Nottingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to provide funding for tram concessions in Nottingham, similar to the funding provided to bus concessions in that city.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will allocate additional funding for electric vehicle charging ports across the UK.

      Driving Licences: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many licence applications are currently pending at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency; and how do these figures compare to July 2021.

      Driving Licences: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the data his Department holds on the size of the backlog of applications to the DVLA (a) in total and (b) by Parliamentary...

      Driving Licences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of the DVLA on ensuring that drivers whose licences are due to expire by 31 August 2022 are notified...

      Shipping: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what training and skills will be provided by the proposed global framework for maritime training and skills.

      Shipping: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to support seafarer mental health; and how that support will be made accessible.

      Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Enforcement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria the Maritime and Coastguard Agency plans to apply to its review of enforcement policies to ensure that those policies are fit for...

      Shipping: Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 19 April 2022 to Question 150233 on Shipping, what the (a) working time and (b) rest hours are under that convention.

      DP World and P&O Ferries: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2022 to Question 145938, on DP World and P&O Ferries: Contracts, whether that review of contracts in place with...

      Shipping: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which unions and operators his Department has contacted to agree a common level of seafarer protection.

      Airports: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact on (a) passenger safety, and (b) security of allowing individuals with temporary airside passes to have...

      Airports: Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions trade unions on any proposed changes to vetting requirements for airside crew at Airports in England.

      Airports: Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has received representations from the Home Secretary on the merits of relaxing the rules for security vetting for airside crew at Airports...

      Aviation: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a frequent flyer levy.

  • Department for Education

    • Education: Central Bedfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the employer representative body for Central Bedfordshire has been constituted; who the proposed members of that body are; whether that body...

    • Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether provision is in place for supplying free school meal vouchers to children who are registered at a school but are unable to attend for...

      Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will take steps to ensure that local authorities, schools, academies and free schools are issued with guidance on the continuation...

      Schools: Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will provide a longer-term funding commitment for the School Games and primary PE and Sport Premium.

      Pupils: Computers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of school children that do not have a personal laptop or tablet.

      Pupils: Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage healthy eating in primary schools.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how (a) local authorities and (b) other commissioners and service provides will be held to account if they fail to meet their legal duties in respect...

      Children's Play

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the UCL Institute of Education report, entitled School break and lunch times and young people's social lives: A follow-up national...

      Children: Day Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to increase the affordability of childcare for low income families.

  • Church Commissioners

    • Church of England: Wigan

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, with reference to the pastoral reorganisation of Wigan in the Diocese of Liverpool, Scheme 08072019, if the...

    • Church of England: Wigan

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, with reference to the Transforming Wigan project in the Diocese of Liverpool, if the Church of England will...

      Church of England: Wigan

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, with reference to the Transforming Wigan project in the Diocese of Liverpool, if the Church of England will...

      Church of England: Liverpool

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2022 to Question 141113, and with reference to the finding of the report...

      Church of England: Lincoln

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2022 to Question 141113, and with reference to the finding of the report...

      Church of England: Leicester

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2022 to Question 141113, and with reference to the finding of the report...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Cosmetics: Chemicals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to ban the use of (a) butylphenyl methylpropional (lilial) and (b) zinc pyrithione in the UK.

    • Agriculture: Urea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the financial impact of delaying the changes to the use of urea by one year on...

      Pets: Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Dogs Trust's recommendation to move the focus of...

      Fly-tipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to provide additional funding to the devolved administrations for tackling illegal waste...

      GM Inspectorate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the current annual budget is for the Genetic Modification Inspectorate (GMI) and whether the Government has plans to...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the letter dated 9 February 2022 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire regarding the Animal...

      Fertilisers: Production

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to allocate funding to developing dry leachate from biodigestion plants to be used by farmers as an...

      Plastics: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to ban plastic waste exports from the UK by 2025.

      Furs and Pâté de Foie Gras: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will reconsider his policy on reversing bans on the import of (a) fur and (b) foie gras.

      Domestic Waste: Waste Management

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has issued guidance to allow residents to utilise a neighbouring local authority's refuse and...

      Birds: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect the habitats of song birds in the UK.

      Inland Waterways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Canal & River Trust on securing the long-term future of canals and...

      Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce an Animals Abroad Bill early in the next...

      Sewage: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Environment Agency takes in the event that a water company discharges untreated sewage into UK waterways and...

      Soil: Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the extent to which good soil health reduces flood risk.

      Elephants: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to protect Asian elephants from being victims of trophy hunters.

      Flood Control: River Ouse (Yorkshire)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to take steps to help ensure that future flood risks on the River Ouse are tackled through installing upper...

      Compost: Peat

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking with the horticulture and gardening industry to tackle regulatory and fiscal barriers to...

      Rivers: Swimming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the existing process for applying for an inland, riverine bathing water designation.

      Rivers: Swimming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals relating to inland, riverine bathing waters.

      Water Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the current environment and economic regulatory framework of the water sector.

      Rivers: Swimming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will provide guidelines on enforcing the whole designation stretch applied for under the bathing water...

      Birds of Prey: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime's report, entitled Wildlife and Forest Crime Analytic Toolkit Report:...

  • Attorney General

    • Prosecutions

      To ask the Attorney General, what the (a) total number and (b) proportion of prosecutions in each offence group is in each (i) region and (ii) local justice area of England and Wales that have...

  • Wales Office

    • Wales Office: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps his Department is taking to contribute to efforts to reduce carbon emissions.

    • Air Pollution: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh government on legislative proposals for a Clean Air (Wales) Bill.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Ministry of Justice: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department last published monthly transparency data for spending over £25,000; what month that data covered; and when her Department plans...

    • Judges: Family Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will implement mandatory training of judges in Family Courts in relation to domestic abuse to help increase their understanding of the issues they...

      Judges: Family Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adherence of judges in Family Courts to Practice Directions; and what steps he is taking to help ensure adherence to...

      Family Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s report, Assessing risk of harm to children and parents in private law children cases, published on 25 June...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office when he plans to respond to the letter dated 14 April 2022 from the hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne.

    • Senior Civil Servants: Free School Meals

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Senior Civil Service database maintained by his Department, what proportion of senior civil servants employed across all...

      Chequers: Official Hospitality

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2022 to Question 151141 on Chequers: Official Hospitality, whether the location of meetings, including those held at...

      Immunosuppression: Coronavirus

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths due to covid-19 of immunocompromised people there were (a) in the last week, (b) in the last month and (c) since January 2022.

      Civil Servants: Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of recent civil service pay freezes on employee recruitment and retention.

      Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman: Standards

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment has been made of the (a) effectiveness of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), (b) quality of PHSO customer...

      Vetting: Aviation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people are currently waiting for their airside security vetting to be completed by the UK Security Vetting.

      Cybersecurity

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to collate current incident reports and threat information to help create a nationwide measurement of cyber threats.

      Procurement and Public Sector

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his planned timeline is for the Government issuing its responses to the (a) Boardman report on the development and use of supply chain finance,...

      Ministers: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the fixed penalty notices issued to hon Members of Her Majesty's Government in April 2022, if he will undertake a review of the...

      Universal Credit: Vulnerable Adults

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what date the Prime Minister’s Implementation Unit commissioned research into the experiences of vulnerable people claiming Universal Credit.

      Business: Innovation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department intends to open the National Cyber Innovation Centre.

      Public Service Ombudsman Bill (Draft)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to introduce the Public Service Ombudsman Bill, as drafted in December 2016, to Parliament.

      England Infected Blood Support Scheme

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions (a) he or (b) Ministers in his Department have had with the Chief Secretary to the Treasury regarding ongoing funding of the Infected...

  • Leader of the House of Lords

    • Question

      To ask the Leader of the House when she last drew the attention of Ministers and Permanent Secretaries to the fact that several Departments have not answered Questions for Written Answer within...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Counselling

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the NHS England budget for relationship counselling in the latest available year.

    • Gender Recognition: Hospital Wards

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy for providing in-patient accommodation for trans women in NHS hospital wards in England; and what steps they are taking to protect trans women...

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Kamall on 15 March (HL6546), which (1) charities, and (2) stakeholders, were consulted by the Chief Executive of the UK...

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to meet charities supporting severely immunocompromised groups to discuss how they can be involved in (1) co-creating, and (2)...

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Playing Fields

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Berridge on 15 September 2020 (HL7666), how many school playing fields were sold in the years (1) 2020, and (2) 2021.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Marriage: Ceremonies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Nuffield Foundation report, When is a wedding not a marriage? Exploring non-legally binding ceremonies, published on 8...

    • National Probation Service for England and Wales

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many progression panels have been established in each National Probation Service division in each year since June 2019.

      Prisoners

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress the National Probation Service has made in delivering improvements to the operational oversight of prisoners subject to Imprisonment for Public...

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in increasing access to electronic monitoring for the release of prisoners subject to Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP)...

      Prisons and Probation: Standards

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in establishing (1) an estate-wide set of non-mandatory best practice standards in prisons in England and Wales, and (2) best practice...

      Prison Sentences: East of England

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish the East of England developed standards for working with prisoners subject to Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences that...

      Prison Sentences

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish the East of England developed standards for working with prisoners subject to Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences that...

  • Treasury

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Local Housing Allowance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the rising cost of living, what plans they have, if any, to unfreeze Local Housing Allowance.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Ligustrum Delavayanum

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reported problems faced by British horticultural firms unable to complete export orders to the EU involving the use of...

    • Fish Farming: Animal Welfare

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce mandatory pre-stun slaughter for farmed fish in line with the protection afforded to terrestrial farmed animals.

  • Home Office

    • Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have in place to support refugees from Ukraine entering the UK; and what contingency arrangements they have in the event that there are a higher...

    • Mike Veale

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 7 April (HL Deb col 2185), what information they have sought from the Police and Crime Commissioner for...

      Police: Misconduct

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many inquiries into allegations of police misconduct have been conducted in the last 12 months; and how many such investigations are under way now.

      Visas: Armed Conflict

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide special visas to people in war zones who have strong technology skills.

      Visas: Yemen

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many visa applications were made by Yemeni citizens to visit the UK in the past two years; how many were approved; how many were rejected; and how many were...

      Migrants and Refugees: Charities

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many voluntary refugee and migrant support centres have closed since March 2020; and what plans they have, if any, to support their reopening.

      Refugees

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received from the (1) Welsh Government, and (2) Scottish Government, regarding the wishes of those administrations to welcome...

      Migrants: Ukraine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide short-term accommodation for non-vulnerable Ukrainian adults who have been granted leave to remain but have no access to...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Home Office are keeping up with visa applications from those fleeing Ukraine.

      Refugees

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the (1) Welsh Government, and (2) Scottish Government, regarding the wishes of those administrations to welcome refugees into...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to waive visa requirements for Ukrainian nationals for up to three years.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to impose a limit on the number of refugees arriving in the UK from Ukraine due to Russia's invasion of that country; and what support they...

  • Department for International Trade

    • Trade Agreements: Northern Ireland

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether goods can be imported into Northern Ireland via Tariff Rate Quota Schemes under the trade deals which the UK has agreed with other countries since 1...

    • Imports: Israel

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they require businesses importing from Israel to specify that their products do not originate in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Question

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of rural communities’ access to reliable broadband on the fiscal wellbeing of businesses in those areas.

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