Written answers

Tuesday, 24 May 2022

  • Department for Transport

    • Parking: Pedestrian Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the results of his Department's consultation on Managing pavement parking, which closed on 22 November 2020.

    • Ferries: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of requiring (a) P&O Ferries and (b) other UK ferry operators to pay the...

      Ferries: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of enabling ports to refuse access to ferries that do not pay their crew the...

      Chesterfield Canal: Tunnels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will review National Highways' decision not to replace the section of the Chesterfield Canal which runs under the M1.

      Aviation: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to accelerate the development of a (a) commercial and (b) sustainable aviation fuel industry.

      Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve accessibility of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to people seeking to use its services.

      Department for Transport: Social Clubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 March 2022 to Question 132392 on civil service staff networks, what information he holds on (a) FTE staff time and...

      Department for Transport: Social Clubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 March 2022 to Question 132392 on civil service staff networks, what recognised staff groups have been running in his...

      P&O Ferries: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2022 to Question 697 on P&O Ferries: Inspections, how many working hours MCA inspectors have spent completing...

      P&O Ferries: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2022 to Question 697 on P&O Ferries: Inspections, how many visits Maritime and Coastguard Agency inspectors...

      Jet Skis: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a system of licensing for drivers of jet skis.

      Railways: Research and Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of which areas of research and development in rail operations, planning and technologies would be of most benefit to...

      Railways: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to increase the uptake of rail technologies across the rail industry.

      Great British Railways: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his oral answer of 19 May 2022, what funding his Department plans to allocate to research and development in advanced and digital...

      Railways: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people are employed by Network Rail whose primary role is to engage in issues of diversity and inclusion.

      Railways: Electrification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that a safe level of clearance above overhead line equipment can be combined with maximum flexibility to enable...

      Manchester Airport: Air Routes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of opening a direct flight between Manchester Airport and (a) Mumbai and (b) New Delhi...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the level of (a) ownership of electric vehicles and (b) availability of charging points in each...

      Large Goods Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many HGVs have registered to use UK roads in each year from 1992 to date.

      Large Goods Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will set out the changes to maximum weight of lorries allowed on UK roads since 1992; and the years in which such changes were made.

      Large Goods Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy not to increase the maximum weight of lorries allowed on UK roads beyond 44 tonnes.

      Railways: Freight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of whether there is a correlation between the maximum weight of HGVs allowed on UK roads and the use of rail freight.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Insolvency Service: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2022 to Question 960, if he will place in the Library a copy of the equality impact...

    • Hospitality Industry: Inflation and Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Hospitality Sector Council is taking steps to help hospitality businesses with the increases in (a) VAT...

      Business: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that subsidies are not awarded to firms who do not comply with UK law.

      Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of halting the development of the North Sea gas field, Jackdaw,...

      Renewable Energy: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the upcoming Contract for Difference Auction Round 4 on energy bills.

      Carbon Capture and Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the briefing paper by the Climate Change Committee published on 23 March 2022 entitled Blue Carbon,...

      Energy: Newport West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of energy costs for people in Newport West constituency.

      Energy: Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to introduce a legal definition of energy storage in the context of battery storage...

      Energy: Standing Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government plans to review the system of standing charges for (a) electricity and (b) gas customers.

      Animal Experiments: Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has plans to develop innovative and effective alternatives to animal experiments as part of its...

      Nuclear Reactors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will direct the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) to commence discussions with Small Modular Reactor (SMR)...

      Research: Finance

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

      Horizon Europe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent progress he has made on the UK’s application to associate to Horizon Europe.

  • Attorney General

    • War Crimes: Ukraine

      To ask the Attorney General, what assessment has she made of international support for Ukraine’s domestic war crimes investigations and prosecutions.

    • Crown Prosecution Service and Police: Bureaucracy

      To ask the Attorney General, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of disclosure requirements on (a) police and (b) Crown Prosecution Service workloads.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2022 to Question 1082, on Disease Control, if he will list (a) all those who are deemed to be relevant...

    • Prescriptions: Delivery Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide funding for prescription deliveries for people who are unable to attend their local pharmacy.

      Use of Health Data for Research and Analysis Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he taking to promote and resource reproducible analytical pipelines as the minimum standard for academic and NHS data...

      Coronavirus: Care Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether compensation will be available for the families of people who died from covid-19 as a result of people having been moved from...

      Pregnancy: Alcoholic Drinks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase research into the effect of alcohol on (a) pregnant women and (b) their unborn babies.

      Dementia: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of people living with a dementia diagnosis have a sub-type specified.

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many households migrating from Healthy Start vouchers to cards were initially informed that they were ineligible for a card but were...

      Liver Diseases: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to improve pathways for the early detection of liver disease in (a) Stockport, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) England.

      Botulinum Toxin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is monitoring the use of illegal botox substitutes by practitioners in relation to non-surgical aesthetic procedures.

      Dialysis Machines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the reimbursement of costs incurred from dialysis of patients with chronic kidney disease who are treated at home, what...

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS staff have more opportunities to engage in research delivery.

      Wound Dressings: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Medical Technology Group’s Manifesto report entitled Improving patient access to medical technology,...

      Arikayce Liposomal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when Arikayce Liposomal will be available to patients with non-tuberculosis mycobacteria.

      Arikayce Liposomal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 22 March 2022 to Question 139362 on Arikayce liposomal, whether a date for consideration of the treatment...

      Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 22 March 2022 to Question 139363 on medical treatments, whether a date has been determined for NHS...

      Community Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to tackle delays in the provision of community health services, including therapy services and...

      Protective Clothing: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2022 to Question 122676, on Protective Clothing: Contracts, what systems were used to record the...

      Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether an assessment has been made of the adequacy of the availability of personal protective equipment for BAME healthcare workers...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the second covid-19 booster jab will be offered to people aged 70 to 75.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address the shortage of Novavax vaccinations to ensure those who require this vaccine due to health conditions...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to roll out a fourth covid-19 vaccination to all adults.

      Coronavirus: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many doses of covid-19 antivirals have been administered to (a) immunocompromised individuals and (b) people of working age after...

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answers of 10 May 2022 to Questions 94 and 98 on Coronavirus: Disease Control, for what reason the Government is unable...

      Evusheld

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March to Question 141960, whether he can provide an estimated date for the availability of Evusheld on the NHS.

      Mobile Phones: Health Hazards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of mobile phone usage from a young age on children's development.

      Immunosuppression: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the percentage of immunocompromised people receiving antiviral treatments for covid-19 within five days of...

      Evusheld

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to procure the Evusheld drug for treatment of covid-19 for clinically extremely vulnerable people.

      Dental Services: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answers of 28 April 2022 to Question 116907 and of 26 October 2021 to Question 56597, what progress he is making on...

      Organs: Donors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness on the merits of organ donation.

      Pancreatic Cancer: Mortality Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department will take to improve the survival rates of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer; and whether those steps...

      NHS: Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will reform the dentists' contact to ensure every community has dental practices that will treat patients under the NHS.

      Lung Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to extend the Targeted Lung Health Check programme beyond the pilot areas in the UK.

      NHS: Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the contract between dentists and the NHS to remove the limits on the number of treatments NHS dentists can offer each year.

      NHS: Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number and proportion of NHS dentists that are not accepting new patients; and what...

      Dialysis Machines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has conducted an equality impact assessment on the impact of the rise in the cost of living on kidney dialysis...

      Dental Services: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England regarding reform of the dental contract.

      Hormone Replacement Therapy: Shortages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the extent of the shortage of HRT.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Social Clubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 7 March 2022 to Question 132393 on civil service staff networks, what information he holds on (a) FTE...

      Health Services: Havering

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for a medical procedure in the London Borough of Havering.

      Coeliac Disease: Endoscopy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of levels of demand on endoscopy services to diagnose coeliac disease.

      Health Services: Sikhs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle anti-Sikh discrimination in healthcare settings.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Social Clubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 7 March 2022 to Question 132393 on civil service staff networks, what recognised staff groups have been...

      Health Services: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to assist (a) primary and (b) secondary care facilities with rising energy costs.

      Medicine: Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that medical students are financially supported throughout their studies.

      Bone Diseases: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help improve the timely diagnosis of osteogenesis imperfecta; what the average time taken is...

      Nutrition: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2022 to Written Question 518 on Nutrition, if his Department will make an estimate of the cost for (a)...

      Menopause: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional steps he will take to ensure that medical professionals are able to recognise when women are menopausal so that hormone...

      Miscarriage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) recording and (b) publishing data on the number of miscarriages in England and...

      Community Nurses and General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to improve the joined-up care liaison between GPs' and district nurses.

      Nurses: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of changes to nursing bursaries on UK nursing recruitment.

      Nurses: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of nursing shortages; and what steps his Department is taking to tackle that shortage.

      Nurses: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of inflation on nurses' pay; and whether the Government plans to take steps in response to that...

  • Wales Office

    • Wales Office: Social Clubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to the Answer of 9 March 2022 to Question 132401 on civil service staff networks, if he will list his Department's recognised staff groups...

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have been visited as part of his Department's Condition Data Collection 2 programme to date; and if he will publish a summary of that...

    • Schools: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions his Department has had with HM Treasury on expanding the School Rebuilding Programme.

      Schools: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that schools are a safe environment for pupils.

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to limit student loan interest payments.

      Special Educational Needs: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what resources his Department is providing Stockport Council to support their delivery of SEND provision in local authority-maintained schools.

      Students: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with devolved Administrations on providing additional support for (a) school and (b) higher education students to...

      Schools: Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure schools co-operate with local safeguarding arrangements.

      Vocational Education: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve the recognition of vocational qualifications.

      Schools: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that schools are a safe environment for pupils.

      Children: Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help ensure that children at risk of harm have adequate access to safe placements.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the proposal in the SEND Review to provide a tailored list of settings for parents of children with disabilities, what steps the...

      Special Educational Needs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's SEND Review, if he will set out the planned funding per local authority provided through the (a) Safety Valve...

      Special Educational Needs: School Choice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure parent carers of disabled children can choose the school that meets their child’s needs.

      Children: Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of local authority children’s social care budgets spent on private providers, by region...

      Special Educational Needs: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's SEND Review consultation published on 29 March 2022, what plans he has for (a) the frequency and method of...

      Schools: Antisemitism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to protect Jewish (a) pupils and (b) teachers from anti-Semitic abuse in schools.

      Apprentices: STEM Subjects

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of 19,000 apprentices contributions in the aerospace, defence, security and space sectors on the...

      Environment Protection: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Net Zero strategy, what steps the Government is taking to help promote apprenticeships in the environmental sector.

      English Language and Mathematics: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support pupils who fall behind in maths and English.

      Education: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to invest in education in low performing areas.

      Languages: Classroom Assistants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to increase the number of language assistants from the EU in UK schools.

      School Choice: Tameside

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help extend parental choice for parents in respect of the education of children nearing secondary school age in (a)...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what provision has been made for participants of the (a) Homes for Ukraine Scheme and (b) Ukraine Family Visa scheme to access the student loan scheme...

      Universities: Antisemitism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of anti-Semitic hate crime directed towards (a) university students and (b) academics in the past...

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of students on long residence receiving support in each of the nations of the UK in each of the last five years.

      Teachers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) updating Initial Teacher Training to strengthen training on SEND for all teachers and (b)...

      Higher Education: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve the quality of higher education courses.

      Universities: Freedom of Expression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to protect freedom of speech in universities.

      Universities: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve the transparency and consistency in university advertising.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Crown Court: Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of crown court cases that have been adjourned in 2022 as a result of a lack of a defence advocate due to no...

    • War Crimes: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to support the International Criminal Court with its investigation into possible Russian war crimes in Ukraine.

      Legal Profession: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that law firms based in the UK do not undertake work that contravenes Government policies on support for...

      Aiding and Abetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Joint Enterprise as a doctrine of criminal law.

      Television Licences: Non-payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were prosecuted for non-payment of the TV licence, by gender, in each of the last five years.

  • Treasury

    • Education: Capital Investment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on how HM Treasury estimates the long-term returns on investment when evaluating...

    • Social Security Benefits: Inflation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on immediately uprating benefits in line with the rate of inflation;...

      Treasury: Procurement

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has paid to (a) Methods Business and Digital Technology Ltd and (b) Veracity OSI UK Ltd for consultancy support in relation to the...

      Iron and Steel: Safeguard Measures

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many days of (a) this quarter and (b) the previous quarter had elapsed when (i) Category 12a and (ii) Category 12b of the steel safeguards were exhausted.

      National Insurance Contributions: Self-employed

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help support freelancers and umbrella workers with the cost of the increase in national insurance contributions.

      Aviation: Fuels

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the sustainability of finance from the UK-ETS to be used to support the development of the UK Sustainable aviation fuel...

      Revenue and Customs: Information Officers

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs spent on the employment of communications staff in 2021-22.

      Fossil Fuels

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has taken any steps since the publication in 2020 of the Doubling Back and Doubling Down G20 scorecard on fossil fuel funding to improve the...

      Events Industry: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment in this financial year of what impact the current level of VAT being levied on ticket sales for cultural events is having on...

      Car Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the business mileage allowance in the context of rising fuel and living costs.

      Fuel Oil

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to take steps to support people with off-grid energy, such as oil or propane central heating, in the context of the support provided by...

      Multinational Companies: Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to increase the number of staff in his Department assigned to work on tackling tax avoidance by multinational companies.

      Treasury: Social Clubs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 9 March 2022 to Question 132402 on civil service staff networks, what recognised staff groups have been running in his...

      Banks: Closures

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of closures of (a) bank branches and (b) free-to-use ATMs in (i) Coventry North East constituency, (ii)...

      Cost of Living: Brexit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the UK's departure from the EU on the cost of living; and if he will publish the (a) economic and (b)...

      Bank Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) impact on customers of the current account switch guarantee.

      Cryptocurrencies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in addition to introducing stablecoin regulation, what other steps he plans to take to encourage cryptocurrency firms to (a) remain in and (b) return to the UK.

      Central Bank Digital Currencies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to UK retail CBDC research, if he will hold discussions with the Governor of the Bank of England on consulting (a) the Central Bank Digital...

      World Economic Forum

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the details of any events any events organised by the World Economic Forum that he has participated in during the last year.

      Cryptocurrencies: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made on developing regulations for cryptocurrency.

      Financial Services: Technology

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made on implementing the recommendations in The Kalifa Review of UK FinTech.

      Consumer Credit Act 1974

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to review the Consumer Credit Act 1974.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Deposit Insurance Agency of Russia: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason the Deposit Insurance Agency of Russia has not been sanctioned by the Government.

    • Deposit Insurance Agency of Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the role of the Deposit Insurance Agency in the Russian state's ability to secure...

      Ukraine: Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) impact of the work of the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis...

      Russia: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many applications for delisting she has received under the Russia sanctions regime; and how many legal...

      Belarus: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in Belarus on that country’s relationship with Russia.

      Pakistan: Indigenous Peoples

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help support and protect the endangered Kalash people in Pakistan; and what...

      Arms Trade: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy to impose an embargo on the export and import of all arms and military equipment to...

      China: Air Routes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress she has made in discussions with the Chinese Government on the resumption of direct scheduled...

      Mongolia: Indigenous Peoples

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help support and protect the endangered Tsaatan tribe in Mongolia; and what...

      Bahrain: Political Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in Bahrain on securing the immediate release of (a) Hasan...

      Yemen: Peace Negotiations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the peace talks in Yemen; and what steps she is taking to help secure...

      Cuba: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the decision of the United States...

      Israel: Occupied Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help support Palestinian (a) human rights defenders and (b) journalists in the...

      Equal Rights Coalition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what dates the (a) UK's term as co-chair of the Equal Rights Coalition will come to an end and (b) new...

      Mexico: Missing Persons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Mexican counterpart on reports that the number of people that have...

      Nigeria: Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of sectarian violence in Nigeria's north western city of Sokoto.

      Nigeria: Blasphemy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect freedom of religion or belief in the world following the murder of a student...

      Venezuela: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the decision of the United States...

      Sudan: Food Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UN's prediction of extreme hunger in Sudan in the remaining months of 2022, what assessment...

      Brazil and Uruguay: Disaster Relief

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to take steps to assist the (a) Uruguayan and (b) Brazilian Government following the...

      Amazonia: Indigenous Peoples

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help support and protect the endangered (a) Awa and (b) Surui tribes in the...

      Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of (a) the potential merits of the investment case for the Global Fund's...

      British International Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what powers her Department has to enforce UK environmental, social, and governance standards on the beneficiaries...

      British International Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of British International Investment's use of environmental, social, and governance...

      Non-governmental Organisations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to page 28 of The UK Government’s Strategy for International Development, published on 16 May...

      Israel: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Israeli counterpart on its responsibility for protecting the right of all...

      Israel: Riot Control Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Israeli counterpart on the use by that country's military of tear gas and...

      Middle East: Press Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure press freedoms are being upheld in the Middle East and across the...

      Shireen Abu Akleh

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Israeli counterpart on the killing of the journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: World Economic Forum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has participated in any events organised by the World Economic Forum in the last year.

      Russia: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Venezuelan counterpart on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

      Human Rights and War Crimes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking in its role as penholder on Yemen at the UN Security Council to support the...

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to agree to an international treaty on pandemic prevention.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Defence Equipment & Support: Clothing and Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much Defence Equipment and Support has spent on food and clothing for civilian staff in each month since January 2021.

    • Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Tankers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for the cost of remedial work paid by his Department in connection with the UK's Tide-Class Tankers.

      European Fighter Aircraft: Radar

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his most recent estimate is of the date by which the AESA radar on Typhoon aircraft will achieve initial operating capability.

      Queen's Guards: Uniforms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the research by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and ECOPEL on faux bear fur and the Answer of 21 February 2022 to...

      Challenger Tanks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether all Challenger 2 MBTs would be available for operational use if required.

      Afghanistan and Ukraine: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel assigned to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy team have been diverted to work on Ukrainian casework as of 19 May 2022.

      Russia: Military Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Russian military aircraft the UK has intercepted close to UK air space (a) since 25 February 2022 and (b) in the last 12 months.

      Mali: Radicalism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the level of Islamic extremist groups in Mali.

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length of time is for processing an application to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme.

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any further data breaches of personal data relating to Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy applicants has occurred since September 2021.

      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...

      Mali: Wagner Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the presence of the Wagner Group in Mali.

      Eastern Europe: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK has offered to NATO allies to deploy further troops in eastern Europe as part of the Enhanced Vigilance Activity force.

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support eligible Afghan nationals under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy who cannot get (a) passports and (b)...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel were assigned to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy team as of 19 May 2022.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the assistance provided to Ukraine has been paid out through the Treasury Reserve.

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department is providing to Afghan nationals in category 3 of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy.

      AWACS: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2022 to Question 631 on AWACS: Procurement, when he anticipates that contract amendment will be enacted.

      Nuclear Submarines and Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of defence spending has gone towards the (a) procurement, (b) maintenance, (c) infrastructure, including (i) maintenance of factories...

      Veterans: Migraines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) guidance and (b) policy Veterans UK staff follow on veterans suffering from migraines.

      Army: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the data breach relating to the defence recruitment system reported in March 2022 allowed potential hackers to access other systems in his...

      Army: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether data compromised as a result of the data breach of the defence recruitment system reported in March 2022 was found for sale on the dark web.

      Army: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is able to exclude the possibility of hostile state involvement in the data breach of the defence recruitment system reported in March 2022.

      Army: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what personal information of army recruits was compromised as a result of the data breach of the defence recruitment system reported in March 2022.

      Army: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many army recruits had their data compromised as a result of the data breach of the defence recruitment system in March 2022.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce the five-week wait time for new Universal Credit claimants in the context of rising pressures on household...

    • Universal Credit: Vulnerable Adults

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support vulnerable people to make claims for Universal Credit as part of the process of managed migration from...

      Private Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her department has made of the impact of Taff Rhondda broad market rental area boundaries on different market areas.

      Private Rented Housing: Reviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many local authorities have requested a review of their broad market rental area boundaries in the last five years; and how many of those...

      Household Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the three-week period, including over the Easter period, to claim the Household Support Grant.

      Universal Credit: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether private sector data sets are used in the Integrated Risk and Intelligence Service (IRIS) or Analysis and Intelligence Hub for...

      Social Security Benefits: Uprating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will immediately uprate benefits in line with the current high rate of inflation; and if she will make a statement.

      Universal Credit: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has she made of the mental health impact on individuals of managed migration from legacy benefits to Universal Credit.

      Social Security Benefits: Cynon Valley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of social security payments in Cynon Valley constituency are subject to deductions to payments; and for what reasons those...

      Bereavement Support Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the remedial order to extend eligibility for bereavement support payments will come into force.

      Universal Credit: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department spends on the housing element of Universal Credit in Wales each year.

      Local Housing Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent evaluation her Department has made of the accuracy of the mechanism used to calculate the Local Housing Allowance.

      Universal Credit: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people claiming Universal Credit and in the Searching for Work conditionality group as at January 2021 found a job within...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of recipients of universal credit nationally have had money deducted from their payments in order to repay debts...

      Access to Work Programme: Self-employed

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support the Access to Work scheme offers those working as freelancers.

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce delays in processing Access to Work claims.

      Social Security Benefits: Foetal Anticonvulsant Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with fetal valproate spectrum disorder have been refused the award of (a) personal independence payment and (b) disability...

      Personal Independence Payment: Foetal Anticonvulsant Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what impact the Condition Insight Report for Valproate has had on personal independence payment decisions for people with fetal valproate...

      Universal Credit: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether algorithms are used in her Department's integrated Risk and Intelligence Service (IRIS) or Analysis and Intelligence Hub to model or...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether private companies are contracted to do work for her Department's integrated Risk and Intelligence Service (IRIS) or Analysis and...

      Habitual Residence Test

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of cases reviewed by her Department's Risk Review Team have been issued with a negative habitual residence test...

      Jobcentres: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the process of re-interviewing Work Coaches employed by her Department on fixed-term contracts for permanent positions,...

      Employment: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to protect and increase employment levels in (a) Greater London and (b) the London Borough of Bexley.

      Employment Schemes: Basic Skills

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claimants were referred by Jobcentre Plus to providers for training in literacy, numeracy or digital skills in each of the...

      Pension Credit: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who have arrived in the UK from Ukraine under relocation schemes have been awarded Pension Credit.

      Kickstart Scheme: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the overall cost of the Kickstart scheme has been since its inception.

      Restart Scheme: Surveys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, where the first quarterly Customer Satisfaction Measure survey of the Restart Scheme is published; and how that result of that survey are...

  • Cop26

    • Climate Change: Finance

      To ask the President for COP26, whether he plans to advance the work of the Glasgow Dialogue Pact to support the creation of a loss and damage finance fund by COP27; and if he will take steps to...

  • Home Office

    • Deportation: Jamaica

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the value for money of the Jamaica deportation charter flight on 8 May 2022.

    • Dungavel House Immigration Removal Centre

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Answer of 21 April 2022 to Question 54123, how many times Dungavel IRC has been used to process clandestine arrivals by boat...

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who have been waiting longer than six months for a decision on an application for further leave to remain have no recourse...

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many further leave to remain (a) applications and (b) appeals have been awaiting a final decision for longer than six months.

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) shortest, (b) longest and (c) average length of time is for additional security checks on sponsors to be completed under the...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of applications under the Homes for Ukraine scheme are on hold while their sponsors undergo further security checks.

      Violent and Sex Offender Register

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost has been to the public purse of maintaining the Sex Offenders' Register in every year since its inception.

      Police: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help increase the number of police officers in rural parts of England.

      Police: Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of provisions in the new Police Pensions Scheme on protected pension rights and...

      Home Office: Social Clubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Answer of 9 March 2022 to Question 132395 on civil service staff networks, what recognised staff groups have been running...

      Home Office: World Economic Forum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has participated in any events or meetings organised by the World Economic Forum in the last year.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there is a mechanism in place for Ukrainians to switch from the Ukrainian Family Scheme to the Ukrainian Sponsorship Scheme if they...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Sheffield

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have arrived (a) in Sheffield Hallam constituency and (b) within the Sheffield City Council area through the Ukraine Family...

      Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the average length of stay of asylum seekers in initial accommodation; and what steps she is taking...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the email correspondence of 30 April 2022 from the hon. Member for Sheffield Heeley, reference H18249.

      Seasonal Workers: Pay

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

      Passports: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that passport applications for those who need to travel urgently for compassionate reasons are...

      Passports: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of call-backs take place within the specified 48 hour period for those who apply to upgrade their passport...

      Immigration: Africa

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of exempting people from African commonwealth countries, who are (a) taught in English...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to remove the barriers that prevent Ukrainian refugees from working in the hospitality and care sectors if they...

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department will publish the guidance on differentiated treatment of asylum seekers due to come into force on 28 June 2022.

      Passports: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to prioritise passport renewals for aeroplane cabin crew currently grounded by delays at Her Majesty's...

      HM Passport Office: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of staff in the Passport Office working from home as of 18 May 2022.

      Visas: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that visa applicants from all countries are given adequate resources to help minimise delays in deciding...

      Passports: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average unit cost of processing a passport was in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) 2022.

      Passports: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK passport applications her Department processed in each quarter since 2015.

      Immigration Bail

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the guidance on Reporting and Offender Management Version 4.0, published on 6 May 2022, was amended to include the current guidance on...

      P&O Ferries: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many transit visas have been issued by UK Visas and Immigration to non-UK resident seafarers employed by (a) Clyde Marine Recruitment...

      Immigration: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 11 March 2022 to Question 134358 on Immigration: Veterans, whether non-UK veterans living outside the UK who...

      Windrush Lessons Learned Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish a response to the recommendations made in the report by Wendy Williams entitled Windrush Lessons...

      Passports: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what HM Passport Office's policy is on when to automatically close passport applications if requested documents are not received; if she...

      Passports: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the backlog of outstanding passport applications.

      Immigration Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing those on the 10-year route to settlement to switch to the five-year route.

      HM Passport Office: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what metrics are currently being used by HM Passport Office as key performance indicators; and how did that Office perform against those...

      Passports: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of passport applications have been processed within HM Passport Office's own service standard times in (a) 2020, (b) 2021...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been resettled in the UK under the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme; and what proportion (a) were already in the UK,...

      Asylum: Linton-on-Ouse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed asylum processing site at Linton-on-Ouse on (a) public...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make available data on individuals arriving in the UK under the Ukraine Family Visa sponsorship route to local...

      Passports: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the average time taken to process a passport application in the latest period for which data is...

      Asylum: Napier Barracks

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what changes have been made to the criteria and process for determining whether a person is suitable to be accommodated at Napier Barracks...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had discussions with the Association of British Insurers on reducing insurance premiums for households...

    • Urban Areas: Freehold

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of leasehold reform on Britain’s high streets.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether Ukrainian refugees who have arrived in the UK on a route other than the Homes for Ukraine scheme can access the...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he intends to respond to the correspondence of 16 March 2022 from the hon. Member for High Peak, reference RL36238.

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Social Clubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Answer of 9 March 2022 to Question 132391 on civil service staff networks, what information he holds...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2022 to Question 778 on Refugees: Ukraine, when he expects the data related to Ukrainian...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Social Clubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Answer of 9 March 2022 to Question 132391, what recognised staff groups have been running in his...

      Private Rented Housing: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the finding in the English Housing Survey 2020 to 2021...

      Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to ensure an equal balance of power between rent charge payers and rent charge holders.

      Leasehold

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps the Government is taking to deliver on its commitment to abolish marriage value.

      Council Housing and Planning Authorities: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of (a) local authority planning and (b) housing departments at...

      Right to Buy Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans he has to bring the right to acquire scheme in line with the right to buy scheme.

      Housing: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to ensure that all residential units constructed on the York Central development site will be used...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to ensure that houses built to fulfil number commitments included in Local Plans are used for...

      Local Plans: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Local Plan process in York will include preparation of an up-to-date local...

      Planning Permission: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many appeals were upheld by HM Planning Inspectorate in 2021.

      Flats: Freehold

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the change to freeholder control of large residential...

      Local Government: Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what proportion of council tax revenue contributes to the Local Government Pension Scheme (a) nationally and (b) in York...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether there are any plans to (a) change current policy on allowing under 18s to travel alone to be hosted as part of the...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many refugees (a) have been rematched with a second sponsor or (b) are in the process of being rematched with a second...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how the £350 monthly thank you payment to those who accommodate Ukrainian refugees under the Homes for Ukraine scheme...

  • Members Estimate Committee

    • Representative Money

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Members Estimate Committee, how much Representative Money has been made available to elected Members who have not taken the Oath in each...

  • Cabinet Office

    • 10 Downing Street: Taxis

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2022 to Question 114, if he will publish the total cost to the public purse of vehicles ordered on Downing Street's...

    • House of Lords: York

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to publish proposals on moving the House of Lords to York.

      Ministers: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Prime Minister will make it his policy to publish transparency data from the Cabinet Office on ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and...

      Russia: Subversion

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2022 to Question 162, on Russia: Subversion, whether he has seen evidence of unsuccessful interference in the EU...

      Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2022 to Question 163 on the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests and with reference to the letter from Rt...

      Government Departments: Consultants

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many external consultants have been hired by each Government department since 2020; and what the cost to the public purse has been of those...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Channel Four Television: Privatisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress her Department has made on the future of Channel 4.

    • Public Service Broadcasting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has to take steps to reform public service broadcasting.

      Data Protection: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) reform the Information Commissioner’s Office and (b) create new data...

      Peat Bogs: Highlands of Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of adding the Flow Country to prospective list held by the...

      Channel Four Television: Privatisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the oral evidence to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee on 19 May, if she will provide...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Foie Gras

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the next steps are of the Government's commitment to exploring a ban on foie gras, as announced in the Action Plan for...

    • Pigeon Racing: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to support pigeon racing across the English Channel.

      Avian Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many outbreaks of Avian flu have been identified in each of the last five years in England.

      Cats: Animal Breeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will regulate cat breeding as part of the Post Implementation Review of The Animal Welfare (Licensing of...

      Dog Licences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to introduce dog licences in the UK on a similar basis to those available in Northern Ireland.

      Agriculture and Food: Supply Chains

      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 international food and agriculture supply chains.

      Meat: Romania

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the level of Romanian meat being imported into the UK.

      Fisheries: Greenland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the (a) Trade Agreement and (b) parallel Fisheries Framework Agreement being drafted in respect Greenland include...

      Fisheries: Barents Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure an increased quota for the UK from the Barents Sea to improve the security of domestic...

      Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the Government's food strategy.

      Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to prevent potential food shortages.

      Food: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's Outcome Delivery Plan published on 15 July 2021, what recent steps he has taken to...

      Sandeels: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to not support industrial fishing for sandeel in English waters, on a similar basis to the...

      Environment Protection: British Overseas Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department will allocate to the Overseas Territories to replace the EU's LIFE funding programme.

      Birds: Pest Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with members of the (a) Welsh Assembly and (b) Welsh Government on the change to general...

  • Department for Transport

    • Bus Services: Rural Areas

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the provision of rural bus services in England.

    • Bus Services: Fares

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support significant reductions in bus fares in locations where (1) elasticities of demand are likely to be high, and (2) costs to...

      High Speed 2 Line: Euston Station

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the announcement by HS2 that spoil and materials for the construction of Euston station will be moved by road, what assessment they have made of how...

      Road Traffic Offences: Mobile Phones

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the evidence to support their decision to reject the Commons Transport Select Committee’s recommendation to explore options for...

      Channel Crossing: Bus Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many coaches have entered the UK from the European Union so far in 2022; and how many had arrived by the same period in 2019.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Natural Gas: Continental Shelf

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to encourage, and (2) to secure, investment in UK Continental Shelf gas fields (a) to expand production, and (b) to strengthen...

    • Solar Power: Feed-in Tariffs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the current Feed-In Tariffs paid by energy companies for electricity generated from domestic solar panels; when were these tariffs last revised; and...

      Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the Warm Home Discount Scheme to help families with higher than average bills due to disabilities.

      Solar Power: Batteries

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the reduction in VAT on solar batteries, what plans they have to rectify the current shortage of such batteries.

  • Department for Education

    • Social Media: Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to address the gap in UK child labour and performance regulation which leaves child influencers without protection.

    • Young People: Cost of Living

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support young people already affected by the cost of living crisis; and what steps they are taking to ensure that a...

      Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the apprenticeship levy to include more qualifications.

      Apprentices

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reduction in (1) the percentage of apprentices under the age of 19, and (2) the number of entry level apprenticeships; and...

      Apprentices

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to devolve funding and responsibility for apprenticeships for 16–19-year-olds to Metro Mayors.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prison Sentences

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar on 4 April (HL7159) which said there would be greater ministerial scrutiny of the moves of indeterminate...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • East Africa: Droughts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the East and Horn of Africa in preparing for future droughts by (1) building more resilient systems, and (2) ending...

    • Horn of Africa: Droughts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide humanitarian assistance to the 5.7 million children in the Horn of Africa who are expected to suffer acute malnourishment by...

      South Sudan: Peace Negotiations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Minister for Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean on 26 April that “conflict and horrendous sexual violence in South Sudan...

      Samuel Abuwe Ajieka

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Cameroon about the death in custody of journalist Samuel Abuwe Ajieka, in August 2019.

      Tanzania: Ethnic Groups

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Tanzania concerning the forced eviction of the Maasai people from their ancestral lands.

      North Korea: Nuclear Weapons

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister has spoken to the incoming President of South Korea, President Yoon Suk-yeol; and whether (1) he, or (2) any other member, of the...

      Horn of Africa: Droughts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government who represented the UK at the Horn of Africa Drought Conference on 26 April; and what financial pledge they made at the Conference on behalf of the UK.

      East Africa: Food

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the rising global food prices caused by the war in Ukraine do not exacerbate food insecurity in the East and Horn of Africa.

      East Africa: Droughts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the drought in the East and Horn of Africa; and what steps they are taking to increase humanitarian assistance for the region.

      Hikvision: Sanctions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) reports that the government of the USA is considering imposing sanctions on the Chinese company Hikvision, and (2) whether...

      Food Supply

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the conflict in Ukraine on international food markets; and what steps they intend to take to ameliorate that impact.

      Central African Republic: Democracy

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have recently made, if any, to international partners regarding the ways in which the international community can support democracy in...

      Ethiopia: Armed Conflict

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current state of the truce between armed groups within Tigray and the governments of Eritrea and Ethiopia; and what steps...

      Afghanistan: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

      Italy: Russia

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Italy about reports that, despite agreed sanctions, 13 major Italian companies are still trading with Russia.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Army

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their plan to reduce the army troop size to 72,500 by the year 2025 still remains, as set out in their Defence in a Competitive Age command...

    • Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government to provide a summary of the military assistance being provided to Ukraine.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether it remains their policy to only provide defensive military assistance to Ukraine.

      Queen's Guards: Uniforms

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to fulfil their commitment to switch to faux fur for the ceremonial caps worn by the Queen’s Guard now that a suitable faux fur is available.

      Defence: Expenditure

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their forecast for expenditure on defence in 2025 as a percentage of GDP.

      Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent progress they have made on delivering outstanding Ajax armoured vehicles.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Food Poverty

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Trussell Trust on 27 April that over 2 million people in the UK relied on food parcels in 2021/22 in order to...

    • Universal Credit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the fall in the real value of Universal Credit over the life of this parliament.

      Statutory Sick Pay

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the number of people unable to claim statutory sick pay from their employer because their earnings are below the lower earnings level;...

      Food Banks: Advisory Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to provide grants to those food banks that are providing advice services to persons needing their help.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Forests: Conservation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle global deforestation.

    • Rural Areas: Economic Situation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the APPG for Rural Business and Rural Powerhouse Levelling Up the Rural Economy: An Inquiry into rural...

      Productivity: Rural Areas

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to close the 18 per cent productivity gap in rural areas.

      Soil

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 24 March (HL6855), when the stakeholder engagement on the outline of the Soil Health...

      Nature Conservation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in setting up the Blue Carbon Evidence Partnership announced at COP26; and what the membership of the Partnership will be.

      Water: Conservation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether joint working is taking place between the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Department and HM Treasury to explore bespoke funding pots to enable the...

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Napier Barracks

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many refugees and others are accommodated at the Napier barracks.

    • Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial provision they have made for the asylum related costs of the Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda, for the first year of its...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications for refugee status visas they have received from citizens of Ukraine; how many of these have been granted; and how many applicants have...

      Driving: Mobile Phones

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what evidence they hold, or what estimates they have made, of the numbers of drivers (1) arrested for motoring offences, or (2) who are involved in (a)...

      Refugees: Finance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many refugee centres have stopped the £35 weekly allowance to refugees; for what duration; and what were the reasons for this.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers they estimate will be sent to Rwanda as Relocated Individuals under the Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda, during...

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to paragraph 5.1 of the Memorandum of Understanding for the Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda, what criteria they will apply to...

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether (1) women, (2) girls, and (3) LGBT+ people, who are relocated to Rwanda will be afforded the same safety as in the UK.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they will use to determine whether someone arriving in the UK, outside of the authorised channels, is eligible for being relocated to Rwanda.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of UK courts in determining the (1) treatment, and (2) applications of asylum seekers, who make their application in the...

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what empirical evidence they collected prior to the announcement of the UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership on 14 April to support...

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda will begin under the Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda.

      Slavery

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultation they had, if any, with survivors of modern slavery prior to the (1) design, and (2) implementation, of the Recovery Needs Assessment,...

      Youth Mobility Scheme: India

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the government of India, regarding the introduction of the Youth Mobility Scheme between that country and the UK.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Tenancy Deposit Schemes

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to include the lifetime deposit scheme in the Renters' Reform Bill.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Average Earnings

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the value of the lowest earnings decile, as a percentage of average earnings, of (1) male, and (2) female, workers in each year since 2020.

    • PPE Medpro

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Cabinet Office received any declaration of interests by Baroness Mone or Doug Barrowman regarding their links to PPE Medpro during the COVID-19 PPE...

      Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: Gender

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the allocation of funds to the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund where (1) gender equality is the main objective of the project or programme, (2)...

  • Treasury

    • Housing: Building Alterations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to subject conversions and repairs on existing buildings to zero-rated VAT in-line with the VAT regime for new builds.

    • Infosys: Contracts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which public sector contracts have been awarded to Infosys in the last five years for which figures are available; and what was the cost to the taxpayer of each of...

      Public Expenditure: Wales

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received from the Welsh Government concerning the financial settlement for 2022–23 in meeting the statutory responsibilities...

      Cryptocurrencies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to lay regulations that (1) define what a stable coin is, and (2) require particular (a) forms, and (b) levels, of collateral for such coins.

      Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to replace the fuel duty with a levy that charges motorists based on the miles they drive.

      Apprentices

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to begin the review of the apprenticeship programme announced in the Spring Statement; and when they expect to publish a call for evidence.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Equality Act 2010

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that the exclusion of (1) alcohol, and (2) other addictions, from the protections of the Equality Act 2010 has had on...

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