Written answers

Tuesday, 17 May 2022

  • Department for Transport

    • Taxis: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had discussions with Transport for London to ensure that private hire operators in the capital are compliant following the...

    • Transport: Project Bank Accounts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's position is on the use of Project Bank Accounts throughout the supply chain, including for Tier Two and Tier Three contractors,...

      High Speed 2 Line: Project Bank Accounts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with HS2 on the use of Project Bank Accounts throughout their supply chain following the insolvency of HS2 contractor...

      Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to (a) increase the (i) number and (ii) scale of wildlife tunnels and bridges and (b) improve the maintenance...

      South Western Railway

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with South Western Railway regarding the proposed timetable changes from December 2022.

      Motor Vehicles: Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to require motorists to have an MOT every 2 years.

      Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make as assessment of the potential merits of preventing automated BOTS from booking driving tests on the DVLA website.

      Southeastern Trains: Cleaning Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 14 March 2022 to Question 136656 on Southeastern Trains: Cleaning Services, whether under the terms of the Service...

      Driving Tests: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Angus and (b) the UK awaiting a practical driving test; and of those how many are awaiting...

      Southeastern Trains: Cleaning Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2022 to Question 134390 on Southeastern Trains: Cleaning Services, if he will publish the outcomes of the meetings...

      Southeastern Trains: Cleaning Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether under the terms of the Service Contract between the Secretary of State, DOHL and SE Trains Ltd, he has agreed a dispute handling policy with...

      Southeastern Trains: Cleaning Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 14 March 2022 to Question 136657, on Southeastern Trains: Cleaning Services, if he will publish the terms of the...

      Shipping: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to ensure the Maritime Labour Convention applies to all vessels operating in UK territorial waters.

      Eurotunnel: Bus Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the financial impact on the coach industry of the decision by Eurotunnel to reduce the number of coach berths available...

      Great British Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what role the Great British Railways body proposed in the Queen's Speech 2022 is expected to have in developing innovations in operations and planning...

      Transport: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure an integrated transport system across the whole of England.

      Great British Railways: Location

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to establish a new headquarters for Great British Railways.

      Great British Railways: Location

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department will announce the location a new headquarters for Great British Railways.

      Aviation and Shipping: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to identify Russian-owned aircraft and ships located in the UK.

      Aviation and Shipping: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Russian-owned vessels have been seized at ports and airfields since sanctions have been introduced in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

      Shipping: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the decision by P&O to dismiss 800 employees and replace them with sub-minimum wage agency workers, what steps his Department...

      P&O Ferries: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Port State Control inspections of P&O Ferries vessels undertaken by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency since 17 March 2022,...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with the electric vehicle charging industry on its ability to comply with the Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department had discussions with the Office for Product Security and Safety prior to drawing up the Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points)...

      Eurotunnel: Bus Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of Eurotunnel regarding restrictions placed on coaches for the summer 2022 period.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the costs of compliance with and (b) the wider impact of the Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points)...

      Great British Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of how Great British Railways should work with new energy technologies to power the future of rail.

      Great British Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will encourage Great British Railways to develop partnerships with companies that are leading rail innovations.

      Great British Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of how Great British Railways will intersect with other transport modes to secure good intermodal connectivity.

      Great British Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of how Great British Railways will develop the skills required by the future rail network.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Construction: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to reform the practice of retentions payments in the construction industry.

    • Financial Services: Insolvency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will introduce new protections for policy holders with companies in administration, to ensure that they are...

      Housing: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of number of (a) businesses and (b) individuals qualified to implement...

      Living Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing measures to ensure that no one receives less...

      Companies House: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 4 February 2022 to Question 113150, what plans he has to bring forward legislative...

      Scottish Limited Partnerships: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many new Scottish limited partnerships have been registered in each of the last 10 years.

      Insolvency Service: Birkenhead

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether an equality impact assessment has been carried out for the closure of the Insolvency Service office in Birkenhead.

      Insolvency Service: Birkenhead

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the (a) local Chambers of Commerce or (b) Federation of Small Businesses was consulted on the decision to close...

      Business: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much and what proportion of funds obtained fraudulently through covid-19 loan schemes have since been (a) returned...

      Business: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of covid-19 loans that were claimed fraudulently but cannot be...

      Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the number of companies that claimed loans under the Coronavirus Business...

      Researchfish: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the reported breach of GDPR by Researchfish in...

      Business: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people have been disqualified as company directors because of misuse of covid-19 loans scheme.

      Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination Advisory Board

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress the Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination Advisory Board has made on considering the information and...

      Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Government's Response to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee’s Sixth...

      Disability Aids: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 3 February 2022 to Question 112643 on Disability Aids, what progress his Department has...

      Coronavirus: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of how the model of collaborative funding for covid-19 research at pace might be used to...

      Science: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department has taken to support scientific research consortia as a future funding model for domestic R&D.

      Cancer: Immunotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department has taken to support research into cancer immune therapies.

      Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department has taken to develop the UK R&D Roadmap into the forthcoming R&D Plan.

  • Attorney General

    • Northern Ireland Protocol

      To ask the Attorney General, what legal advice has she received on the Government’s proposals to adjust or remove the Northern Ireland Protocol.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Care Homes and Hospitals: Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make available free covid-19 tests for people visiting friends and family in (a) hospitals and (b) care homes.

    • Urinary Tract Infections: Antibiotics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many individual providers of NHS services will be reporting data on the 2022/23 CCG2 CQUIN: Appropriate antibiotic prescribing for...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to rollout a further covid-19 school vaccine programme to ensure that all eligible school children are vaccinated...

      Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures and Plastic Surgery: NHS

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to collect data on the costs of aftercare to the NHS, for patients who report adverse effects following (a)...

      Heart Diseases: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve incidental diagnosis rate of heart valve disease following the reduction of face-to-face GP appointments.

      Cancer: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the recovery of UK clinical cancer research following covid-19 and (b) how that recovery...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of reversing compulsory covid-19 vaccination requirements in all sectors...

      Sotrovimab

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) availability and (b) accessibility of Sotrovimab in (i) Slough and (ii) England.

      Travel: Quarantine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many complaints have been made to the managed quarantine service on refunds for unused days of quarantine since 1 January 2021.

      Coronavirus Certificates: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce covid-19 passports for children aged between five and 11 years.

      Evusheld

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2022 to Question 141960, what progress has been made on assessing Evusheld for treating...

      Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will amend the prescription charge medical exemptions list to include (a) cystic fibrosis and (b) other long-term conditions.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the enquiry of 2 March 2022 from the hon. Member for High Peak, reference RL34456.

      NHS Trusts: Resignations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which NHS Trusts conduct exit interviews for departing staff.

      Maternity Services: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that maternity staff do not undertake training on their own.

      Coeliac Disease: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has has made of the potential merits of the development of a coeliac training programme for primary care physicians...

      Surgery: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) socioeconomic impact and (b) impact on (i) patients and (ii) the general public of the...

      Midwives: Resignations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department collects information when staff leave the midwifery profession on their reasons for leaving.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's timetable is for (a) announcing, (b) consulting upon and (c) introducing the planned dental contract reform.

      Hormone Replacement Therapy: Prescriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the impact on women of postponing the introduction of a single annual prepayment certificate...

      Cancer: Health Services and Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the efforts to (a) improve cancer services across the NHS and (b) find a lasting cure for...

      Epilepsy: Cannabis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to encourage consultants to prescribe medicinal cannabis to children with severe drug resistant...

      Hormone Replacement Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing testosterone routinely within hormone replacement therapy.

      Mental Health: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has been made of the level of funding into mental health research; and what assessment he has made of the...

      Dementia: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve public awareness of the first signs of dementia symptoms.

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the letter from the Minister of State for Care and Mental Health to the Rt hon. Member for South West Surrey of 20...

      Sleep

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the State of the Market Report on Sleep published by Perrigo in November 2021, which found that 84 per cent of...

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding is available for community-based counselling services for children and young people who do not meet the threshold for child...

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference his letter dated 20 April 2022 to the Rt hon. Member for South West Surrey, if he will make an assessment of the potential...

      Care Workers: Re-employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if, in cases where carers are rehired by their original employers, having lost their job due to being unvaccinated for covid-19, he will...

      Independent Mental Health Advocates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of independent mental health advocates for people detained in hospital under section...

      Fractures: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to ensure universal access to fracture liaison services; and what recent assessment his Department has made...

      Verbal Dyspraxia Awareness Day

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has for marking Verbal Dyspraxia Awareness Day on 14 May 2022.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support social care staff who were dismissed from employment following the introduction of the...

      Dementia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times NHS England has met with representatives of dementia organisations since August 2021.

      Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consultation he will introduce for the proposed World Health Organisation Treaty on Pandemics; and if he will make a statement.

      Care Homes: Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to limit the risk of covid-19 in care homes from visitors.

      Use of Health Data for Research and Analysis Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of creating a NHS Data Analyst Service, modelled on the Government Economic Service...

      Social Services: Statutory Sick Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of Statutory Sick Pay for (a) full- and (b) part-time staff working in the care...

      Risperidone: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research is being undertaken on the combined effects of risperidone and covid-19 vaccines; and whether that research will be published.

      Obesity: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the suspension of the £100 million of funding for weight management services, announced on 4 March 2022, what...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the novavax covid-19 vaccine to be available for people in the UK.

      Dental Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding the Government will allocate to NHS dentistry in England in the next financial year.

      Dental Services

      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.

      Evusheld

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to approve Evusheld on the NHS to help prevent covid-19 infections in immunocompromised people who cannot be...

      Botulinum Toxin: Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what existing regulations are in place to prevent the use of botulax during non-surgical aesthetic procedures.

  • Department for Education

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of using audiobooks to engage wider participation in reading to support the Levelling Up...

    • Schools: Uniforms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the levels of adherence to his Department's statutory guidance on the cost of school uniforms in terms of...

      Overseas Students: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the open letter sent by the Minister of State for Higher and Further Education to Ukrainian students on 27 April 2022, what criteria...

      Schools: Uniforms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions officials in his Department have had with their counterparts in the Treasury on the potential merits of removing VAT applied to...

      Children and Young People: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made recent representations to Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of allocating funding to ensure that children and young...

      Schools: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will introduce a dedicated technology budget for state schools for the purposes of tackling the digital divide.

      Schools: Swimming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the (a) extent and (b) impact of swimming pool closures on school swimming and water safety attainment levels.

      Children in Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is his Department's policy that Local Education Authorities must report how frequently they assess the appropriateness of education...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data his Department holds on the distance children with Education Health and Care plans have to travel to attend their educational settings.

      Education: Brighton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish his Department's review of Brighton and Hove Council's Anti-Racist Education Strategy; and if he will make an assessment of whether...

      Department for Education: Furniture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total number of operational desks is in each of his Department’s offices in England as of 10 May 2022.

      Children: Speech and Language Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether mainstream schools are able to use the School-Led tutoring grant to pay for additional speech and language therapy support, where children...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Private Rented Housing: Evictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle delays in the enforcement of court orders for possession of residential property.

    • Admissibility of Evidence: Computers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has plans to assess the legal presumption of reliability of computer evidence.

      Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there were for (i) burglary, (ii) robbery, (iii) theft, (iv) shoplifting, (v) drug offences and (vi) arson...

      Burglary: Convictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there were for burglary in (a) Crown and (b) Magistrates Courts in England and Wales, by (i) individual court and (ii) region for...

      Dangerous Driving: Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of subsequent offences committed by defendants on bail while awaiting trial for dangerous driving in each police...

      Burglary: Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there were for burglary in each police force area in England and Wales in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

      Forced Marriage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to extend the legislation on forced marriage to include the offence of predatory marriage.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of the £25 million match-funding to the DEC Appeal has been disbursed to date.

    • Afghanistan: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will provide a breakdown of the £286 million of foreign aid pledged by the Government to be sent to...

      Developing Countries: Sanitation and Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to increase access to clean water for drinking and sanitation in developing...

      Conflict Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of reports that Syria was used as a testing ground for Russian...

      Jim Fitton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Iraqi counterpart in respect of the case of Jim Fitton.

      Yemen: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made about the current impact of UK humanitarian aid on (a) malnourished Yemeni children...

      Rwanda: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of official development assistance she plans to allocate to Rwanda in 2022-23 in comparison to (a)...

      Yemen: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made about the current political situation in Yemen.

      Shanghai: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take steps to assist Congleton constituents who are confined in a locked-down apartment compound in...

      Shireen Abu Akleh

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen...

      Ukraine: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of the number of British nationals fighting in Ukraine for (a) the Ukrainian...

      Ukraine: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the debate entitled The Russian...

      Ukraine: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate she has made of the total number of British nationals captured by Russian forces while fighting in...

      Ukraine: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the debate entitled Consequences of the...

      EU Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the debate entitled Beyond the Lisbon Treaty,...

      Jim Fitton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Iraqi counterpart on the detainment of UK citizen, Jim Fitton.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ministry of Defence: Empty Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much it costs his Department on an annual basis to pay for and maintain empty properties owned by his Department; how much and what proportion of...

    • Greece: Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support UK defence exports to Greece.

      RAF Waddington: Unmanned Air Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether ground stations for the UK's Predator fleet will be transferred to RAF Waddington by 2024.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many reports of (a) leaking roofs, (b) broken boilers, (c) broken cookers, and (d) vermin have been recorded in Service Family Accommodation,...

      USA: Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of Government cooperation with the US next generation air dominance programme.

      Fleet Solid Support Ships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on the Fleet Solid Support programme.

      Trident Submarines: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the contingency budget applied to the Dreadnought programme.

      Fleet Solid Support Ships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the social value requirements for the Fleet Solid Support programme have been outlined by his Department to those parties engaged in the...

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the social value criteria used on the Fleet Solid Support Ship contract once it has been concluded.

      Nuclear Weapons: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on the replacement of the UK's nuclear warhead upgrade programme.

      Trident Submarines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on the Dreadnought programme as part of the UK's strategic nuclear defence.

      Fleet Solid Support Ships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has set requirements on the amount of UK content which must be used for the Fleet Solid Support programme.

      European Fighter Aircraft: Decommissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will reconsider the retirement of the first tranche of Typhoon.

      Armed Forces: Uniforms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Government's position is in response to the offer from ECOPEL, the manufacturers of faux fur, to support his Department with unlimited free...

      LE TacCIS Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential possibility that the Battlefield Management Application programme could pose a security risk.

      LE TacCIS Programme: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full-life cost is of the Land Environment Tactical Communication and Information System.

      Armed Forces: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of new NHM medium lift helicopters required for defence operations by the (a) Army and (b) RAF] in the next...

      BOWMAN Combat Radio System

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the Bowman communications system to be retired.

      Artillery: Armoured Fighting Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2022 to Question 155693, on Artillery: Armoured Fighting Vehicles, whether tracked as well as wheeled vehicles...

      India: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department plans to take to support India's requirements for new technology.

      Artillery: Armoured Fighting Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2022 to Question 155693, on Artillery: Armoured Fighting Vehicles, what the timeframe is for the finalisation...

      Armed Forces: Offences against Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish all anonymised data his Department holds on the number of armed forces personnel who have experienced childhood abuse.

      Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications to (a) the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and (b) War Pensions have been rejected as a result of mental health diagnoses not...

      Ministry of Defence: Bullying and Harassment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to reduce incidences of bullying, harassment and discrimination in his Department.

      Armed Forces: Bullying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department provides for people who have experienced assault or harassment as part of a military initiation.

      Armed Forces: Bullying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to prevent assault and harassment occurring as part of military initiation rituals.

      Army: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether public money was paid to Total Jobs UK as a result of the British Army recruitment website not achieving full functionality.

      Army: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the British Army recruitment website will be fully functional.

      Army: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of how long the British Army recruitment website has not been fully functional.

      Army: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of malfunctions on the British Army website on overall recruitment to the armed forces.

      Russia: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the UK's ability to support its logistics chain in relation to its Enhanced Forward Presence in (a) Poland and (b) Estonia.

      RAF Lakenheath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the US Department of Defense's Military Construction Program FY 2023 Budget and the proposal it contains for infrastructure investment...

      RAF Cosford: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the timetable for expanding RAF Cosford training facilities to develop the new Centre for Training Excellence.

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had direct discussions with Capita on technical issues relating to the armed forces recruitment website.

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects technical issues with the armed forces recruitment website to be resolved.

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is incurring costs to address technical issues with the Capita-run armed forces website.

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he learned of issues relating to the Capita-run recruitment website for the armed forces.

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department's officials first learned of issues relating to the Capita run recruitment website for the armed forces.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she will respond to the correspondence dated 9 March 2022 from the hon. Member for Glenrothes on delays with state pensions in summer...

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to reply to correspondence from the hon. Member for Manchester Gorton on the 25 March 2022 regarding Kay Owen.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to respond to the enquiry of 10 March 2022 from the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, reference POSCMP2022/20265.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to respond to the letter dated 9 March 2022 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire, reference ZA58735, regarding a personal...

      Foetal Anticonvulsant Syndrome: Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason people with fetal valproate spectrum disorder, which is a life-long disability, are required to re-apply for personal...

      Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Minister for Disabled People last met with the Government's Disability and Access Ambassadors; and what recent steps she has taken...

      Employment: Long Covid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department is taking to facilitate a phased return to work for claimants with long covid, beyond the usual four week phased return...

      Disability Aids: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 4 February 2022 to Question 113194 on Disability Aids: Technology, what further progress her Department has...

      Personal Independence Payment: Cystic Fibrosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with cystic fibrosis are in receipt of personal independence payment awards issued for (a) less than two years, (b) two to...

      Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 4 February to Question 113195 on Disability: Databases, what progress the Disability Unit has made towards...

      Health and Safety: Non-ionizing Radiation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of compliance in British workplaces with International Commission on Non-Ionizing...

      Disability Premium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are in receipt of enhanced disability premium as of 10 May 2022.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Agriculture: Sustainable Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures he plans to include in the (a) nutrient management and (b) integrated pest management Sustainable Farming...

    • Agriculture: Sustainable Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of including organic farming system standards including...

      Glass: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 16 June 2020 to Question 58093 on Glass: Recycling and the consultation response entitled...

      Animal Products: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the animals abroad bill was not included in the legislative programme announced in the Queen’s Speech 2022.

      Beaches and Rivers: Swimming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding his Department has made available to support organisations and charities seeking to make applications for...

  • Home Office

    • UK Visas and Immigration: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has received any income as a result of calls to the passport hotline made by hon. Members' offices.

    • Home Office: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of whether the productivity of staff in (a) her Department and (b) the agencies for which it is responsible...

      Sanctions: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that Russian oligarchs who sold assets prior to sanctioning by the UK Government are held to account.

      Economic Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 22 April 2022 to Question 150126 on Economic Crime, how many cases involving money linked to corruption...

      Animal and Plant Health Agency: UK Border Force

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March to Question 126597 on Animal and Plant Health Agency: UK Border Force, if she will update Members on the...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will respond to the correspondence of 11 March 2022 from the hon. Member for Glenrothes on routes to settlement for Afghan...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Government plans to commence operation of the second pathway for referral under the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme.

      HM Passport Office: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were employed at the Passport Office in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) 2022.

      UK Visas and Immigration: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much it costs per minute to call the hon. Members telephone hotline for UK Visas and Immigration.

      HM Passport Office: Durham

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with HM Passport Office Durham on additional resources to support the current workforce.

      Oxfam: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with her Indian counterpart on the Indian Government's decision to refuse the renewal of Oxfam...

      Visas: Married People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the average time taken for a standard spouse visa to be processed.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the email of 21 March 2022 from the office of the hon. Member for Brentford and Isleworth regarding...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the emails of 4 January 2022 and 26 April 2022 from the office of the hon. Member for Brentford and...

      Slavery

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any consultation with survivors took place prior to the design and implementation of the Recovery Needs Assessment.

      Slavery

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the policy on data sharing is for providers subcontracted under the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract; and when the temporary...

      Diesel Fuel: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to help prevent white diesel thefts following the changes to use of rebated diesel introduced from 1...

      Police: Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the debate entitled Fighting and preventing excessive and unjustified...

      Police: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether data exists on the number of police warrant cards unaccounted for in police forces in England and Wales.

      Economic Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to publish a new Economic Crime Plan when the current one elapses this year.

      Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the estimated total cost of fraud was to the UK as of (a) 1984, (b) 1994, (c) 2004, and (d) 2014.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Windrush Generation: Anniversaries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to announce the 2022 Windrush Day Grant Scheme awards.

    • Candidates: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Answer of 7 February 2022 to Question 113192 on Candidates: Disability, what progress his officials...

      Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many local authorities adhered to the Government's Council Tax rebate guidance and delivered payments to all eligible...

      Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many households liable for council tax in bands A-D (a) have received and (b) are yet to receive the £150...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2022 to Question 155695 on Homes for Ukraine Scheme, whether Ukrainians who have...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many refugees have arrived in the UK under the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme and subsequently presented to local...

      Combined Authorities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the likelihood that trailblazer deeper devolution deals being negotiated with West Midlands...

      Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to encourage levelling up across the UK.

      Architecture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring all those who are permitted to design buildings to be a...

  • Treasury

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the enquiry from the hon. Member for High Peak dated 4 March 2022, reference RL34445.

    • Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many allegations of fraud in the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme from whistleblowers HMRC has (a) received, (b) investigated and (c) concluded were...

      Eat Out to Help Out Scheme: Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the value of Eat to Help Out funds that were claimed fraudulently.

      Uranium: Imports

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2022 to Question 154146, if he will publish the table showing the volume of Uranium imported into the UK by...

      Taxpayer Protection Taskforce: Staff

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the Government's £100 million investment in the Taxpayer Protection Taskforce, announced in November 2021, has been used for (a) existing...

      UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential economic impact of a suspension of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

      Fiscal Policy: Cost of Living

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of his fiscal policies on the cost of living.

      Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the DSSI: Zambia

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of Zambia's progress through the G20's Common Framework.

      Northern Ireland Protocol

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the Government's economic impact assessment on unilateral action by the Government on the Northern Ireland Protocol.

      Safe Hands Plans: Insolvency

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he had recent discussions with FRP Advisory on the collapse of Safe Hands Funeral Plans.

      Sanctions: Russia

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of UK financial sanctions relating to Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.

      Bounce Back Loan Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the value of loans issued through the Bounce Back Loan Scheme at risk of being used to fund terrorist organisations.

      Offshore Industry: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total North Sea oil and gas receipts to Treasury was in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22; what the estimated total North Sea oil and gas...

      Treasury: Photographs and Video Recordings

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many photographers and video producers were employed by his Department in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20, (c) 2020-21, and (d) 2021-22.

      Treasury: Digital Technology and Video Recordings

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much expenditure was allocated by hi Department in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20, (c) 2020-21, and (d) 2021-22 to (i) the production of digital and video...

      Treasury: Communication

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much expenditure was allocated by his Department in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20, (c) 2020-21, and (d) 2021-22 to (i) internal communications and (ii) the...

      Treasury: Information Officers

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individuals were employed by his Department to work on internal communications in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20, (c) 2020-21, and (d) 2021-22.

      Treasury: Catering

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on outside catering services in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20, (c) 2020-21, and (d) 2021-22.

      Treasury: Recruitment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent in total on external recruitment consultants in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20, (c) 2020-21, and (d) 2021-22; how many full time...

      Treasury: Consultants

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent in total on external management consultants in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20, (c) 2020-21, and (d) 2021-22; and what ten projects...

      Treasury: Electricity and Heating

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on heating and electricity bills within (a) the overall departmental estate and (b) the main departmental building at 1...

      Treasury: Taxis

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total cost to the public purse was of ordering of vehicles on HM Treasury's travel account for mini-cabs in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20, (c) 2020-21,...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Leisure: Facilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of rising energy costs on publicly-owned leisure facilities, including...

    • Gambling: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has considered introducing a non-statutory levy on the betting and gaming industry for research,...

      Gambling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what her planned timetable is for the Gambling Commission to assess the single customer view technology trial; and whether a...

      Public Records: Electronic Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to amend the Public Records Act so that the statute includes information held, transmitted or recorded...

      Broadband: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of household's access to ultrafast full fibre broadband in Birmingham.

      Platinum Jubilee 2022: Medals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether St John Ambulance volunteers will be awarded the Platinum Jubilee Medal.

      Gambling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the timetable is for the publication of the forthcoming Gambling Review White Paper.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • National Maritime Museum and National Gallery: Collections

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the National Maritime Museum, and (2) the National Gallery, about the percentage of their collections that have remained in...

    • Gambling

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for granting local authorities greater powers to determine the number and location of gambling premises, such as betting...

      Gambling: Taxation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for introducing a mandatory levy on gambling firms to help fund an expansion of treatment and support services for those...

  • Department for Transport

    • Blue Badge Scheme: Spain

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with regional authorities in Spain regarding mutual recognition of disabled persons blue parking badges; and what progress has been...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • OneWeb: Satellites

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for OneWeb to obtain an alternative to the Russian Soyuz launch facility.

    • Oneweb: Satellites

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 4 April (HL7258), how many of OneWeb’s satellites have been abandoned in Kazakhstan following the decision...

      OneWeb

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many satellite launches have been achieved by communications company OneWeb, and how does this number compare with the targeted number.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the reported bottleneck in the Coronavirus Test Device Approval process.

    • Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they conducted a cost analysis before the implementation of the Coronavirus Test Device Approvals process; and how the desktop review fee amount for test...

      National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: Standards

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) impact on technology appraisals, and (2) timely access to medicines, of current capacity issues experienced by the...

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