Written answers

Friday, 20 May 2022

  • Department for Transport

    • Spain: Driving Licences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to arrange UK driving licenses as being acceptable within the Spanish transport system.

    • Motorcycles: Driving Instruction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there has been a statistically significant improvement in motorcycle casualty rates and numbers on UK public highways since the introduction...

      Electric Vehicles: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department is providing to local authorities on delivering the UK electric vehicle infrastructure strategy.

      P&O Ferries: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support ferries as a strategic link with (a) the UK's trading partners as part of the Global Britain policy and...

      Great British Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of how Great British Railways can advance rail freight transition from road freight.

      Railways: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the contracts for (a) Chiltern Railways, (b) Cross Country Trains, (c) Greater Anglia, (d) East Midlands Railway, (e) c2c, (f) Great Western...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Small Businesses: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will provide a package of support to small businesses that are intensive energy users.

    • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Social Clubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 9 March 2022 to Question 132386 on civil service staff networks, what recognised staff...

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Social Clubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 9 March 2022 to Question 132386 on civil service staff networks, what information he...

      Foreign Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what powers he has to (a) direct the delisting of firms from UK stock exchanges, (b) ban investment in firms, (c)...

      Wind Power: Housing

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

      Offshore Industry: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of jobs supported directly and indirectly by the UK oil and gas industry are in the supply...

      Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Department is taking to increase the development of renewable energy.

      Natural Gas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the additional volume of natural gas which would be required to offset the...

      Nuclear Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the contribution of nuclear power to the UK's energy security.

      Nuclear Power Stations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to assess the efficiency of the process for approving new nuclear power stations.

      Nuclear Power Stations: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the benefits of building new nuclear power stations concurrently.

      Offshore Industry: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the outcome of the Designing a climate compatibility checkpoint for future oil and gas licensing in the UK...

      Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he considered putting a price cap on the sums to be paid in the recent offshore wind auction; and for what...

      Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of a new licensing round in the North Sea on the UK's (a) obligations towards international...

      Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of the Jackdaw fossil fuel development proposed by Shell with the...

      Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to take steps to protect nationally significant infrastructure projects such as large...

      Energy: Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy and effectiveness of the mandatory tests for new...

      Diesel Fuel and Petrol: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department has taken to help ensure that petrol and diesel companies are not overcharging for fuel by...

      Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with energy companies on the supplier of last resort scheme.

      Energy: Standing Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the supplier of last resort scheme on the level of standing...

      Biofuels: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 3 November 2021 to Question 64728; which meetings his Department has held over the last...

      Drax Power Station: Timber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 21 December 2021 to Question 93001, what methodology his Department uses to assess the...

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Climate Change and Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many times he has met in a (a) formal and (b) informal capacity to discuss climate and energy issues with (i)...

      Nuclear Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to provide opportunities for new nuclear developers.

      Boilers: Natural Gas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that residential users of communal gas boilers are protected by the energy...

      Sizewell C Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Sizewell C on the UK's energy security.

      Carers: Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 5 January 2022 to Question 93062, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals...

      Postage Stamps: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on Royal Mail’s decision to add barcodes to its postage...

      Bounce Back Loan Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of loans made under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme to directors that have...

      Bounce Back Loan Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many companies that received Bounce Back loans were set up after March 2020.

      Bounce Back Loan Scheme: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of coronavirus bounce back loans from each lender have been identified as fraudulent.

      Bounce Back Loan Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of companies that received Coronavirus Bounce Back Loans were issued to companies that had...

      Parental Leave and Parental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish his timetable for publishing the findings of the evaluation of Shared Parental Leave and Pay which...

      British Business Bank

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the regulation and supervision of the British Business Bank.

      Business: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on which dates the covid-19 loan scheme counter-fraud strategy board has met.

      Employment: Pregnancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the consultation response, Good Work Plan: Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination, published in July...

  • Attorney General

    • Northern Ireland Protocol: Legal Opinion

      To ask the Attorney General, whether the cost of the most recent external legal advice procured by the Government on matters relating to the Northern Ireland Protocol was above or below the level...

    • Fraud

      To ask the Attorney General, what the estimated value of the reports of serious or complex fraud, as defined within the remit of the Serious Fraud Office, has been in each of the last ten...

      Fraud: Criminal Investigation

      To ask the Attorney General, how many investigations the Serious Fraud Office has opened in each calendar year between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2021.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Endometriosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of updating the NICE guidelines on endometriosis with regards to (a) pain management,...

    • Dental Services: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to NHS dentists in (a) Stockport and (b) Greater Manchester.

      Dialysis Machines: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support families with a child receiving home dialysis with energy costs.

      Care Homes: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to support care homes to manage the rising cost of insurance.

      Immunosuppression: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of immunocompromised patients who have received antiviral treatment in response to covid-19 and...

      Wood-burning Stoves: Health Hazards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish guidance on potential health risks of indoor log burners in homes.

      Oral Tobacco: Health Hazards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the findings of the 2006 study by McNeill and West in the British Medical Journal that chewed tobacco is a major cause...

      Foetuses: Pain

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the findings of research conducted by Dr Stuart Derbyshire, if he will ask the Royal College of Obstetricians and...

      Abortions: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the NHS takes to ensure that the costs of abortion services provided on the NHS by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service are...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the income generated from desktop review fees submitted by companies applying to the Coronavirus Test Devices Approval (CTDA)...

      Travel: Quarantine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of refunds issued for early release from the managed quarantine service as a...

      Travel: Quarantine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his policy is for calculating refunds to individuals subject to the managed quarantine service who were granted early exemption from...

      Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have received payments from the vaccines damages scheme in each of the last five years.

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Biometrics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that schools offer pupils alternatives to biometric identification to access services and education.

    • Children: Day Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of encouraging local authorities to allow parents to apply for free...

      National Curriculum Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) educational value and (b) impact on children and schools of proceeding with SATS in the 2021-22 year in...

      Sex and Relationship Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support the training of educators to ensure they are confident in teaching Relationships and Sex Education within primary...

      Universities: Freedom of Expression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that freedom of speech is protected in UK universities.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Criminal Proceedings: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allocating further funding to support a whole systems approach to women in contact or at risk of...

    • Television Licences: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fines have been issued to people over 75 for non-payment of TV licences for the calendar year of 2021.

      Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support is being made available for victims and survivors of domestic abuse, including children (a) nationally and (b) in Leicestershire.

      Criminal Proceedings: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to oral evidence provided by officials in his Department to the Public Accounts Committee on 2 February 2022 relating to its inquiry on...

      Prison Officers: Cameras

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that all Prisoner Escorting and Custody officers have access to body-worn cameras.

      Prisons: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make assessment of the need to review diets and meals provided to prisoners on the prison estate to help ensure high nutritional provision...

      Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the national re-offending rates of prison leavers were by those that have re-offended after (a) two, (b) five, and (c) nine years of release in the...

      Prisoners' Release: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to support women at risk of homelessness following their release from prison.

      Debt Collection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to take steps help ensure that claimants in civil debt recovery cases are kept informed of the progress of court bailiff action on...

      Debt Collection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the efficiency of court bailiffs in the collection of unpaid debts following a court order for recovery and...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Sri Lanka: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the safety of British nationals in Sri Lanka in light of the recent...

    • Abdul Kolim

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 7 December 2021 to Question 83249 on Morocco: Detainees, how many times (a)...

      International Organisations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which international organisations are in receipt of privileges in the UK within the terms of the International...

      India: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the issues of (a) violence and (b) persecution of Muslims in India.

      Mubarak Bala

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what what discussions she has had with the Nigerian government on the imprisonment of Mubarak Bala for blasphemy;...

      Rwanda: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the UK’s partnership with Rwanda on development...

      Horn of Africa: Droughts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding has the UK Government has disbursed to date this year in response to the Horn of Africa drought.

      Pape Malick Thiam

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will raise the case of journalist Pape Malick Thiam with her Senegalese counterpart.

      Developing Countries: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that developing countries are food secure in the context of the situation...

      Kosovo: Money Laundering

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help the Kosovan Government tackle money laundering practices.

      Ukraine: Peace Negotiations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of available peaceful methods of de-escalation of conflict in Ukraine.

      Mali: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support investigations into the involvement of (a) Russian mercenary groups, and (b)...

      Eswatini: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support coordinated (a) Commonwealth, (b) Southern African Development Community, (c)...

      Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the availability of mechanisms to support charities and individuals...

      Middle East: Wheat

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of rising wheat prices on UNRWA’s operations in (a)...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent estimate her Department has made of (a) the number of Palestinian (i) homes and (ii) healthcare...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Government of Israel regarding reports that its forces...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of (a) the number of Palestinians injured by Israeli forces since the...

      Ukraine: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the long-term impact of increased orders for (a) coal and (b) other fossil fuels...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • LE TacCIS Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his latest estimate is of the initial operational capability (IOC) date for Morpheus; how that estimate compares to his Department's original IOC...

    • Finland and Sweden: NATO

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Government's position is on (a) Finland and (b) Sweden joining NATO; and what discussions he has had with the Governments of those countries on...

      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 were recorded in Single Living Accommodation, excluding...

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has signed non-disclosure agreements in relation to the Fleet Solid Support Ship contract.

      Armed Forces: Uniforms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 10 February 2022 to Question 118592, what the required standard is for ceremonial caps.

      Ministry of Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 6 of the Committee of Public Accounts report on Ministry of Defence Equipment Plan 2021-31, published on 11 May 2022, how his...

      Armoured Fighting Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason track miles on the UK's MRAP fleet has been reduced this year.

      LE TacCIS Programme: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is contractually obliged to incur extra costs resulting from delays to the Land Environment Tactical Communication and...

      National Cyber Force: Samlesbury

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he made the final decision on the selection of Samlesbury as the location for the headquarters of the National Cyber Force.

      LE TacCIS Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with General Dynamics Mission Systems UK on the latest timetable for delivery of the Morpheus programme.

      LE TacCIS Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date he was informed of the delays to the Morpheus programme.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Child Maintenance Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of reforming the Child Maintenance Service.

    • Social Security Benefits: Deductions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons deductions are made from recipients' (a) universal credit and (b) other social benefit payments; and what the total value was...

      Child Maintenance Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to improve (a) response times to complaints and (b) customer service at the Child Maintenance Service.

      Child Maintenance Service: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints her Department has received in each year since 2010 regarding (a) customer service and (b) incorrect decisions from the...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the number of jobs that will be affected by the closure of her Department's office at Manchester...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) age, (b) race, (c) gender, and (d) disability profile of the civil servants affected by the...

      Kickstart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the average length of time that a person who gets a job through the Kickstart Scheme stays in that job.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of the cases reviewed by the Risk Review Team have been suspended as a result of suspected (a) fraud and (b)...

      Restart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have left the Restart Scheme since its establishment by (a) region, (b) constituency, (c) age, (d) gender, (e) ethnicity, (f)...

      Universal Credit: Harrogate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of the 38 claimants transitioned to universal credit during the Harrogate pilot had previously claimed employment...

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Child Poverty Action Group's report entitled You have to take it back to the bricks: Reforming emergency support to...

      Jobcentres: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on (a) quality of service for Work Coach clients, (b) equalities, (c) training costs, and...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, by what method are universal credits claimants affected by two wages in one assessment period notified; and whether this notification is given...

      Poverty: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she has taken to understand the relationship between poverty and mental health.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average response time for online journal responses was in the latest period for which data is available by number of days, hours and...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the guidance used by her Department's Risk Review Team to determine which cases to review.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claims have been suspended by her Department's Risk Review Team since January 2022.

      Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much revenue the spare room subsidy has accrued since its introduction.

      Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle child poverty in the context of the rising cost of living.

      Social Security Benefits: Deductions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that individuals who face deductions from social security payments can afford them.

      Welfare Tax Credits: Cynon Valley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of legacy benefits in Cynon Valley constituency are holders of historical tax credit overpayments.

      Universal Credit: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her planned timetable is for people in York to be transferred from legacy benefits to universal credit.

      Household Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will issue guidance to local authorities to prioritise families who rely on non-price capped fuel for the Household Support Fund.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Dog Fighting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when sections of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 relating to videoing dog fighting will come into force in England.

    • Peat

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's timetable is for responding to the Ending the retail sale of peat in horticulture in England and Wales...

      Marine Protected Areas: Fishing Vessels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what timeline the Government has agreed for ensuring that all offshore Marine Protected Areas designated for seabed features...

      Apples

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to take steps to increase the proportion of British apples grown commercially in England and Wales.

      Farmers: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support new entrants into farming.

      Fisheries: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing a package of support to the UK fishing industry...

      Agriculture: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that farmers are (a) consulted on and (b) included in the decision-making process on...

      Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the war in Ukraine on the UK's food supply chain.

      Food: UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of his Department's expenditure on preparations for the implementation of proposed sanitary...

      Food: UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the Government's expenditure on preparations for implementing proposed sanitary and...

  • Home Office

    • Nitrous Oxide: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the recreational use of nitrous oxide by young people.

    • Police: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she (a) is taking and (b) is able to take to help ensure equality in the dispensation of justice across different police services...

      Heathrow Airport: Immigration Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help (a) reduce the average time taken to process passenger arrivals at Heathrow Airport and (b) tackle...

      Police: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to review the police allocation formula.

      Catalytic Converters: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of gathering data centrally on the (a) annual number of catalytic converter...

      Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 24 March 2021 to Question 172093 on Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, what further progress she has made in her...

  • Treasury

    • Government Departments: Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Oral Evidence taken by the Treasury Select Committee on 27 April 2022 on HM Treasury’s role in combating fraud, for what reason...

    • Married People: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of married couples eligible to receive the Marriage Allowance.

      Social Security Benefits: Children

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing child-related benefits.

      Energy: Housing

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has published a full list of products and services that qualify for the VAT reduction to energy saving materials, announced in the Spring Statement.

      Productivity: Health

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the correlation between poor health and productivity.

      Public Sector: Cost Effectiveness

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure public sector bodies are minimising wasteful spending.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Holiday Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold a consultation on the potential licensing of short-term holiday let properties.

    • Swimming Pools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making provision of swimming pools a statutory requirement for local...

      Holiday Accommodation: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what her timetable is for consulting on the introduction of a tourist accommodation registration scheme.

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Opening of Parliament: Costs

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the cost to the House administration has been in (a) preparing and conducting the State Opening of...

    • Members: Safety

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps are being taken by the Commission to ensure that Members and their staff are not (a) harassed, (b)...

  • Prime Minister

    • Russia: Ukraine

      To ask the Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had with his (a) French and (b) German counterpart on how to further assist Ukraine.

    • Prime Minister: World Economic Forum

      To ask the Prime Minister, whether he has participated in any events organised by the World Economic Forum in the last year.

      Cultural Heritage: West Midlands

      To ask the Prime Minister, what plans he has to celebrate Black Country Day on 14 July 2022.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Pauline Wallace

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Pauline Wallace, Chair of the UK Endorsement Board, was involved in defending PwC against the Financial Reporting Council’s action in respect of...

    • Mike Ashley

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Mike Ashley was a serving member of the Accounting Standards Board when he acted as an expert witness to defend PwC against the Financial Reporting...

      Seema Jamil-O'Neill

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the processes for the recruitment of Seema Jamil O’Neil (1) to the staff of Accounting Standards Board, and (2) to the post of Executive...

      Mike Ashley and Seema Jamil-O'Neill

      To ask Her Majesty's Government for which years did (1) UK Endorsement Board member Mike Ashley act as the KPMG audit partner of HSBC Holdings plc, and (2) UK Endorsement Board Executive...

      Mike Ashley and Seema Jamil-O'Neill

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether UK Endorsement Board member Mike Ashley, while also a partner of KPMG, had any involvement in the recruitment of Seema Jamil O’Neil from KPMG to...

      Mike Ashley and Seema Jamil-O'Neill

      To ask Her Majesty's Government for which period did (1) Mike Ashley serve as a member of the Accounting Standards Board, and (2) Seema Jamil O’Neil serve as a member of staff of the...

      Insurance Companies: Company Accounts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 16 September 2020 (HL7963) which stated that “calculation of the distributable profits and of a...

      Company Accounts: Standards

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why the UK Endorsement Board’s analysis for the endorsement of IFRS 17 made no assessment of whether the need to override the application of a standard would...

      Company Accounts: Standards

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why the UK Endorsement Board took no account the two opinions of George Bompas QC in its analysis for the endorsement of IFRS 17 despite linking to those opinions...

      Company Accounts: Standards

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why the UK Endorsement Board’s analysis for the endorsement of IFRS 17 made no assessment of the statutory setting in which the endorsement criteria in...

      Company Accounts: Standards

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why the UK Endorsement Board’s analysis for the endorsement of IFRS 17 made no separate assessment of the requirement in the International Accounting...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Cosmetic Surgery: Regulation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to implement a credential for the regulation of cosmetic surgery; and what progress they have made with regard to implementing any such plans.

    • Down Syndrome Act 2022

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money they have allocated to meet the financial implications of the Down Syndrome Act 2022.

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to work with the diagnostics industry to (1) solicit, and (2) implement, feedback on the (a) efficiency, and (b) transparency, of regulatory...

      Immunosuppression: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the likelihood of an immunocompromised patient infected with COVID-19 being (1) hospitalised, and (2) dying, versus individuals who are not immunocompromised.

      National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish the names of the organisations which took part in the early engagement programme with the National Institute for Health and Care...

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