Written answers

Wednesday, 18 May 2022

  • Department for Transport

    • Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals to accept applications for vehicle tax at a reduced rate when purchasing (a) online or (b) at Post Office branches.

    • Railways: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the role of safe autonomous systems in the rail network, such as the system being developed at York's Institute for...

      Great British Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has a timeframe for Great British Railways to have a single ticketing platform.

      Roads: Noise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a regulated authority to tackle the use of (a) loud engines and (b) exhausts on...

      Railways: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been levied in fixed track access charges for (a) all train operators and (b) each train operator for each financial year from 2016-17 to...

      Railways: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much and what proportion of overall revenue received through fixed track access charges derives from payments relating to rail infrastructure...

      Railways: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to help ensure that rail workers have access to mental health support.

      Highway Code

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that road users are aware of the recent changes to the Highway Code.

      M6: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Highways England will make the traffic reports and studies taken to produce the design of the connection at Junction 11 on the M6 link road...

      Motor Vehicles: Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of increasing the length of MoT certificates from 12 months to 24 months on motorists' costs; and...

      Great British Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the ways in which Great British Railways could increase passenger use beyond pre-pandemic levels.

      P&O Ferries: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the future viability of P&O Ferries protection and indemnity policies.

      Ferries: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Recruitment and Placement) Regulations...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Energy: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the £40 annual charge on energy bills will be applied to new bill payers in households that do not receive...

    • Fracking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the British Geological Survey's short report on shale gas extraction commissioned by his Department,...

      Wind Power: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support the Government is providing to home owners who wish to install domestic wind turbines on their property.

      Buildings: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how his Department defines health and wellbeing within the context of the Government’s Heat and Buildings Strategy.

      Boiler Upgrade Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the inclusion of hybrid heat pumps coupled with renewable...

      Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he will take to help ensure a fair transition to net zero for able to pay homes off the gas grid who cannot...

      Water: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of retrospectively adding water efficiency measures to (a) Energy...

      Water: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential role of water efficiency measures in helping achieve the...

      Coal Fired Power Stations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the impact on (a) national and (b) global CO2 emissions of delaying the closure of coal...

      Coal Authority: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 6 April 2022 to Question 149218 on Coal Authority: Climate Change, whether it is his...

      Offshore Industry: Carbon Emissions and Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the new oil and gas licensing round in the North Sea on the UK's...

      Offshore Industry: Carbon Emissions and Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of Shell's proposed Jackdaw Field Development with the UK's (a)...

      Nuclear Power: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the level of nuclear power generation capacity that will be required for the...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to respond to the enquiry of 2 March 2022 from the hon. Member for High Peak, reference RL34520.

      Competition Appeal Tribunal: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the performance of the Competition Appeal Tribunal in completing cases...

      Competition Appeal Tribunal: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many cases brought to the Competition Appeal Tribunal within the last five years have taken over nine months to...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Office: Social Clubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Answer of 7 March 2022 to Question 132399 on civil service staff networks, what information he holds on (a) FTE staff...

  • Attorney General

    • Police: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to help support police officers in (a) Leicestershire and (b) nationally with the delivery of the additional obligations for disclosure at...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Oral Tobacco: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the impact of chewing tobacco on health inequalities among Bengali women.

    • Surgery: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the additional healthcare costs associated with delayed treatment including from (a) GP...

      Maternity Services: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce deaths in NHS maternity units.

      Epilepsy: Cannabis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to establish a domestic supply of Bedrocan oil for children suffering with severe epilepsy.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the enquiry from the hon. Member for High Peak dated 7 February 2022, reference RL31852.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 1 February 2022 from the hon. Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys on vaccine...

      Hormone Replacement Therapy: Prescriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the cost of prescriptions for Hormone Replacement Therapy below £9.35.

      Abortion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding the NHS has spent on repeat abortions over the last year.

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is his Department's policy that two per cent covid-19 prevalence in the population signifies covid-19 levels being under control.

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether companies that paid the mandatory desktop review fee to submit an individual application to the Coronavirus Test Devices Approval...

      Health Services Safety Investigations Body

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the provisions of the Health and Care Act in respect of the Health Services Safety Investigation Body will be brought into force,...

      Health Services and Social Services: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to extend availability of lateral flow tests in health and care settings beyond Autumn 2022, in the event...

      Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the debate entitled Deinstitutionalisation of persons with...

      Medical Equipment: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the increased energy costs facing dialysis patients and other patients using medical equipment...

      Midwives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the midwifery service in its recovery from the covid-19 pandemic.

      Prostate Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the (a) early detection and (b) treatment of prostate cancer; and if he will make a statement.

      Cancer: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the (a) levels of cancer diagnoses and (b) forecasted increases in diagnosis will affect resources apportioned by the Government...

      Heart Diseases: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the estimated number of people living with undiagnosed heart valve disease.

      Hormone Replacement Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timetable is for publishing the findings of the public consultation on making hormone replacement therapy products available...

      Heart Diseases: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on the commitments in the NHS Long Term Plan to improve the detection of heart valve disease.

      Maternity Services at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the recommendations of the Ockenden Report are implemented in all hospitals where...

      Midwives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve recruitment and retention in the midwifery service.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the letters of 4 January and 1 February 2022 from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare on behalf of a...

      Ambulance Services: Hendon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the average waiting time for an ambulance in the regional health authority area that covers the...

      NHS: Agency Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS has spent on agency and locum staff in York in each of the last five years.

      Care Homes: Sick Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current sick pay policy for care home staff who are absent due to covid-19.

      Veterans: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many calls Op COURAGE has received each month from October 2021.

      Dementia: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 29 September 2021 to Question 50151 on Dementia: Diagnosis, what recent assessment he has made of the...

      Care Homes: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to help ensure that high standards of infection prevention and control are implemented...

      Care Homes: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the efficacy of infection prevention and control measures in social care settings as of 10 May...

      Neurology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the total adult social care budget has been spent on people with neurological conditions annually from 2013-14 to...

      Kidney Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2022 to Question 154082 on Kidney Diseases, how that information is held.

  • Wales Office

    • Animal Welfare: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on (a) animal welfare, (b) extending the ban on the use and manufacture of snares and (c) the...

  • Department for Education

    • Further Education: Care Leavers and Children in Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) looked after children and (b) care leavers went onto further education for the latest available year.

    • School Milk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has undertaken an assessment of the affordability of subsidised milk under the School Milk Subsidy Scheme in the context of the...

      Special Educational Needs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2022 to Question 158937, what assessment he has made of the prospect of the policy proposal in the SEND...

      Special Educational Needs: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2022 to Question 158936, what discussions he has had with families with disabled children when formulating...

      Schools: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to immediately communicate to schools that they can use any stocks of lateral flow tests held locally; and if he will...

      Mental Health Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2022 to Question 154193, on Mental Health Services: Children, what funding is available to the 75 per cent of...

      Primary Education: Ipswich

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on primary school education in Ipswich of the priority education investment area status.

      National Curriculum Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of SATs in measuring children’s learning and attainment.

      National Curriculum Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of SATs on primary children’s mental health.

      Pupils: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help ensure pupils whose learning was impacted by the covid-19 pandemic are able to access post-16 catch-up support while...

      Graduates: Average Earnings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of average starting salaries for university graduates by ethnicity in 2022.

      Primary Education: Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made representations to Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of making free school meals available to all primary school children...

      Adult Education: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what body was awarded the contract for the Adult Education Budget in the Yorkshire region.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children have an Education Health and Care plan by local authority for the period in which the latest figures are available.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Wormwood Scrubs Prison: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2022 to Question 158877 on Wormwood Scrubs Prison: Prison Governors, if he will place a copy of the security...

  • Treasury

    • Energy: Housing

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to remove VAT on (a) heat pump radiators and (b) other home upgrade products that use energy savings materials.

    • Taxation: Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to help ensure efficient and clear communication between HMRC and Child Maintenance Service regarding tax fraud claims and...

      Aviation: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has plans to review tax allowances for airline cabin crew.

      Digital Technology: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that High Street retailers benefit from proceeds of the Digital Services Tax.

      Question

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to remove VAT on audiobooks to bring tax policy in line with the zero VAT rate on physical and ebooks.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will respond to the correspondence of 8 March and 6 April 2022 from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare on behalf of constituent Matthew Thompson...

      Schools: Uniforms

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of removing the VAT applied to school uniforms in the context of rising living costs.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys of 9 February 2022 on behalf of constituents regarding...

      Aviation: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2022 to Question 157540 on Aviation: Taxation, ​what assessment he ​has made of the potential merits...

      Offshore Industry: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much tax has been paid by (a) oil and gas producers over the lifetime of the UK basin and (b) month in the last 12 months by oil and gas producers...

      Offshore Industry: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what projection he has made of how much tax will be paid by oil and gas producers in 2022-23.

      Infrastructure: Investment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps his Department has taken to support investment in UK infrastructure.

      Cryptocurrencies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total value of money held by UK adults on crypto exchanges.

      Cryptocurrencies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of the collapse in the value of cryptocurrency on financial stability in the UK.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Cameroon: Medecins Sans Frontieres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact on the humanitarian situation in South West Cameroon of the...

    • Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme is able to support women who...

      Tanzania: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what comparative assessment she has made of the impact of the levels of funding for the Shule Bora education...

      Rwanda: Human Rights and Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the current (a) human rights and (b) security situation in Rwanda.

      Tigray: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress she has made on delivering humanitarian assistance and supplies to Ethiopia's Tigray region during...

      Development Aid: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that the Development Tracker website managed by her Department maintains publicly...

      Sudan: Democracy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps is she taking to help support the development of a democratic Sudan.

      Sudan: 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 to Sudan.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Early Day Motions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish a response to Early Day Motion 36 on arrests in Hong Kong.

      Shireen Abu Akleh

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if her Department will take steps to encourage an independent inquiry by the parties involved into the death of Al...

      Morocco: Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she asked the UK Ambassador to Morocco to send an observer to the trial of two students from Western...

      Ukraine: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of the war in Ukraine on food shortages and famine in...

      Sub-Saharan Africa: Obstetric Fistula

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department will take to support the prevention of Obstetric fistula globally in 2022-2023; and how...

      Cameroon: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what humanitarian assistance the Government is providing to Anglophone regions in Cameroon, including to those...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when Chevening programme students will receive confirmation of eligibility on the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.

      Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the implications for her policies of the findings of the...

      Afghanistan: Mayhew

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to assist Afghan nationals who formerly worked for the animal charity Mayhew...

      Ukraine: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to monitor the application of the Geneva Conventions to British nationals...

      Ukraine: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate she has made of how many British nationals will join the conflict in Ukraine in the next three...

      EU Countries: Democracy

      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 Safeguarding and...

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of (a) reported shortages of medical and basic need items, including first aid kits...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme received a decision in each month since August 2020; and what proportion of...

    • Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme are awaiting decision.

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to spend at least 3 per cent of GDP on defence.

      Russia: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with references to threats made by Russia to UK security, if he will enhance mobile and physical security checks at (a) military and (b) other...

      Challenger Tanks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in NATO countries with Soviet-era capabilities about backfill arrangements in addition to those...

      National Cyber Force: Samlesbury

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he held discussions with the permanent secretary in his Department on a potential (a) conflict of interest or (b) breach of the Ministerial Code...

      AWE Burghfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his timeframe is for completing the construction of MENSA.

      Army: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the pay as you dine scheme in the British Army since the introduction of that scheme.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Starstreak missiles and (b) Brimstone anti-ship missiles the UK has sent to Ukraine since 24 February 2022.

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the value for money of the £113m Capita-run recruitment website.

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints (a) his Department and (b) relevant contractors have received about the armed forces recruitment website in each of the last five years.

      Armed Forces: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications to join the armed forces have been (a) received and (b) processed by Capita in each month since January 2021.

      Armed Forces: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length of time is for an application to join the armed forces to be processed by Capita.

      Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what mental health support is available for those undertaking an appeal against Veterans UK decision regarding an application to (a) AFCS and (b) War...

      Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many F-35 fighter jets his Department plans to (a) buy and (b) have delivered to the UK in each year until 2040.

      Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost will be for the UK’s order of F-35 jets as of 12 May 2022.

      Challenger Tanks: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the likelihood that Challenger 3 will be successful in the export market.

      LE TacCIS Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the Battlefield Management Application to be completed.

      LE TacCIS Programme: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department will be liable for potential cost increases resulting from delays to the Land Environment Tactical Communication and Information...

      Armoured Fighting Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the UK's ability to effectively operate its existing provision of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles.

      Challenger Tanks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what basis the Challenger 2 upgrade has been spread over four years; and what assessment he has made of the effect this duration will have on the...

      Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel and veterans are undertaking an appeal against a Veterans UK decision regarding an application to (a) AFCS and (b) War Pensions.

      Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length of appeal is, from start to resolution, for those appealing against Veterans UK decisions on applications for (a) AFCS and (b)...

      Ukraine: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what data his Department holds on the number of British ex-service personnel residing in Ukraine.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Independent Case Examiner

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time is from receipt of a complaint about (a) her Department and (b) the Child Maintenance Service to the...

    • Independent Case Examiner

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints have been received by the Independent Case Examiner in each year since financial year 2010-11.

      Independent Case Examiner: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent investigating staff were employed by the Independent Case Examiner in each year since financial year 2010-11.

      Universal Credit: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in the context of the judicial review judgement handed down on 21 January 2022, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential...

      Independent Case Examiner

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been waiting for more than (a) three, (b) six, (c) 10, (d) 12 and (e) 18 months from receipt of a complaint to the...

      Restart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the National Audit Office will conduct a review of the performance of the Restart Scheme.

      Employment: Long Term Unemployed People and Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) long-term unemployed and (b) over-50s unemployed people into work.

      Employment: Immunosuppression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has issued guidance to work coaches on avoiding recommendations for in-person work for people who are immunocompromised.

      Unpaid Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of (a) the average number of hours of unpaid labour carried out in the UK each year as part of trial...

      Asylum: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether asylum seekers are able to access tailored job search support upon resettlement in the UK.

      Universal Credit: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her timeframe is for managed migration of Universal Credit in Scotland.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to notify people in Universal Credit managed migration areas.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to make funding available for third sector organisations supporting their service users through managed migration to...

      State Retirement Pensions: Widowed People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of men and women who are eligible to inherit a deceased partner's Additional State Pension...

      Pensioners: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate has she made of the number of people of pension age living in (a) relative and (b) absolute poverty.

      Universal Credit: Mental Illness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential challenges experienced by people with mental health problems as part of the managed...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Washington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of jobs that will be affected by the closure of the Durham House site in Washington.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her planned timetable is for the completion of the discovery phase of managed migration to universal credit.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Washington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the profile of the civil servants affected by the closure of Durham House is by (a) age, (b) race, (c) gender and (d) disability.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Washington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of the consolidation of Durham House on levels of hybrid working among affected civil servants.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to announce the timetable for the managed migration from legacy benefits to Universal Credit.

      Universal Credit: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which stakeholder groups her Department is working with as of 110 May 2022 to monitor and understand the needs of disabled people as part of...

      Universal Credit: Mental Illness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that reasonable adjustments are put in place for universal credit claimants with mental health...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the safe transfer of data from legacy systems to the universal credit system as part of the...

      Universal Credit: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in the context of the judicial review judgment handed down on 21 January 2022, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that claimants in...

      Kickstart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Kickstart scheme placements have been (a) approved, (b) advertised and (c) started by young people in each (i) sector, (ii) region...

      Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Plan for Jobs in supporting people into work.

      Employment: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress her Department has made on supporting young people into high-skilled jobs in Hendon constituency.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Fertilisers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of CF Fertiliser's decision to keep certain UK plants closed on the (a)...

    • Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to extend the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 to include (a) rivers, (b) woods and (c) Green...

      Water: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on additional ringfenced funding for the roll-out of water saving...

      Furs: Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the findings of The Fur Market in Great Britain call for evidence.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he will respond to the correspondence of 7 March 2022 from the hon. Member for High Peak, , referenced RL35918.

      Food: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to mitigate the impact of rising food prices on consumers in (a) Coventry North East...

      Livestock and Wildlife: Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help encourage dog owners to train dogs not to chase (a) farm livestock and (b) wild animals.

  • Home Office

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will assist with obtaining a response from the Director General for UKVI to a letter dated 17 March 2022 from the hon Member for West...

    • Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in the context of the time taken to process asylum applications, if she will (a) enable asylum seekers to work while their applications are...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) the faith needs of Afghan refugees in bridging hotels are met during the month of Ramadan and...

      HM Passport Office: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the passport renewal application submitted on 21 March 2022 PEX 384 617 3794 will be processed and returned to the applicant in time...

      HM Passport Office: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of HM Passport Office staff who worked from home on the most recent day for which information is...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to applications for visas to come to the UK from Ukrainian refugees, what service standard has been communicated to TLS...

      UK Visas and Immigration: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many calls have been received by the UK Visas and Immigration hotline on passport cases from hon. Members' offices between 1 March and...

      Police: Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when will she publish the guidance necessary for calculating the correct pension entitlement for retiring police officers.

      Asylum: RAF Linton-on-Ouse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether facilities will be in place for (a) asylum screening interviews and (b) asylum substantive interviews to be conducted at the...

      Crime: Scottish Limited Partnerships

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the use of Scottish Limited Partnerships in criminal enterprise.

      Refugees: Resettlement

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April to Question 150113, whether her Department’s policy on evaluating ongoing refugee resettlement will...

      HM Passport Office: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with HM Passport Office on solutions to the current backlog of applications.

      Youth Custody: Racial Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle (a) racism and (b) adultification bias in the police following the Child Q case.

      Youth Custody

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) steps she is taking to safeguard children who are in custody and (b) procedures her Department has put in place to ensure police...

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that asylum seekers housed in bridging hotels have access to all items outlined in Section 4...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's target is for resettling Afghan refugees into permanent accommodation out of bridging hotels.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has established a timeframe for securing permanent accommodation for Afghan refugees who are housed in hotels as of...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made on progressing Afghanistan-related cases in the context of the UK co-hosting the United...

      Immigration Controls: Airports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of IT issues on the efficiency of eGates in UK airports.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of expanding the Ukrainian caseworker hub based in Portcullis House for members’...

      Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure same sex partners can register as the mothers of their child on birth certificates.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been waiting for a decision on eligibility for Section 95 support for longer than (a) three months, (b) six...

      Asylum: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support his Department is providing for asylum seekers who are experiencing trauma and mental health issues (a) upon their arrival to...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of Afghan nationals who have sought asylum in the UK following the Taliban takeover of...

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of integrating asylum applicants in local communities while those people are waiting...

      Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her oral statement of 19 April 2022, Official Report, col 25, what the evidential basis is for the UK having welcomed (a)...

      Immigration Controls: Airports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of (a) burgundy and (b) blue British passports that must be manually checked by a Border...

      Proceeds of Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has been made of the implications for her policies of the debate entitled How to put confiscated criminal assets to good...

      HM Passport Office: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to increase capacity in Her Majesty's Passport Office to enable significant additional appointments for...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Planning Permission: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the average length of time is applicants have had to wait since 1 January 2020 to have an appeal heard (a) against a...

    • Freehold: Service Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals to create a new statutory regime to ensure that...

      Property Management Companies: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when the recommendations of the Regulation of Property Agents Working Group published in July 2019 will be implemented.

      Redress Reform Working Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when the Redress Reform Working Group will be re-established.

      Leasehold: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans he has to regulate the cost of residential lease extensions; and if he will make a statement.

      Vagrancy Act 1824

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his timeline is for publishing his Department’s response to the consultation on the Vagrancy Act 1824.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to offer financial assistance to Ukrainian families who travelled to the UK either on the (a) Homes for...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is taking steps to prepare for a potential increase in demand for social housing in the event that...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Homes for Ukraine scheme, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of information...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department has taken to ensure appropriate vetting and safeguarding measures are in place during the...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Homes for Ukraine scheme, what guidance his Department is providing to local authorities in the...

  • Scotland Office

    • Electric Cables: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the progress on proposals for the Eastern high voltage subsea cable from Scotland to England.

    • Business: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on providing additional support to Scottish businesses.

      UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the Scottish Government on the potential impact of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund on...

      Shipbuilding: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of the UK National Shipbuilding Strategy on Scotland’s shipbuilding sector.

      Freeports: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential economic impact of the two proposed new freeports in Scotland.

      Islamophobia: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on tackling Islamophobia in Scotland.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) widows and (b) widowers that were in receipt of their partner's Civil Service Classic Scheme pension have seen their payments stopped as a...

    • Cabinet Office: Buildings

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 24 May 2021 to Question 3807, on Cabinet Office: Buildings, what progress has been made over the last twelve months on...

      Russia: Subversion

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to FCDO Press Release of 1 May 2022 entitled UK exposes sick Russian troll factory plaguing social media with Kremlin propaganda,...

      UK Commission on Covid Commemoration

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the membership and terms of reference are of the UK Commission on Covid Commemoration Commission.

  • Department for International Trade

    • Export Controls: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what criteria her Department plans to use to assess the success of the Open General Export Licence with India for defence procurement.

    • Exports: Arts

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2022 to Question 153700 on Exports: Arts, which of the international creative sector events listed...

      Arms Trade: Export Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish for (a) which countries and (b) what reasons her Department has (i) refused to grant and (ii) revoked arms export...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Football: Sponsorship

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to prevent betting companies...

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Richmond House

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the Commission has made of the potential merits of increasing external access to Richmond House.

  • Prime Minister

    • Prime Minister: Climate Change and Energy

      To ask the Prime Minister, how many times he has met in any (a) formal and (b) informal capacity to discuss climate and energy issues with (i) representatives and (ii) members of the (A) Global...

    • Muslims: India

      To ask the Prime Minister, whether he had discussions with Prime Minister Modi during his visit to India on the issues of (a) increased violence and (b) discrimination against Muslims in that country.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Travellers: Media

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Leeds Gypsy & Traveller Exchange and London Gypsies and Travellers, in collaboration with PIRC Media that...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Singapore: Capital Punishment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, following the execution of Nagaenthran Dharmalingam for smuggling drugs into Singapore 12 years ago, they will make representations to the government of...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Immunosuppression: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many immunocompromised individuals have been hospitalised in England with COVID-19 since 17 March.

  • Treasury

    • NHS and Social Services: Finance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the percentage of GDP that will be spent on health and social care once their current reforms are fully implemented.

    • Personal Savings

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to assess (1) whether the market for savers is working effectively, and (2) why the interest rates offered to savers by the major banks are not...

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