Written answers

Tuesday, 31 May 2022

  • Department for Transport

    • Cars: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps with car manufacturers to ensure that crash tests equally assess the impact of crashes on women as well as men.

    • UK Trade with EU: Large Goods Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of unladen lorries (a) entering the EU from the UK and (b) entering the UK from the EU in each of...

      Parking: Pedestrian Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made the adequacy of pavement parking legislation.

      Bridges: Barnet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the timeframe for works to be completed on the bridge over the M1 and railway line at Apex Corner in Mill Hill.

      Motorways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans to reinstate hard shoulders on SMART motorways.

      Public Transport: London Cancer Hub

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with (a) Transport for London (TfL) and (b) the London Borough of Sutton on (i) bus, (ii) rail and (iii) other public...

      Renewable Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is he taking to help ensure that HVO is adopted more by consumers.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • 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 development of the North Sea gas field, Jackdaw, with his...

    • Fuels: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to mitigate the effects on consumers of rises in fuel costs.

  • Attorney General

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Pain: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure adequate support is provided to people who live with severe chronic pain.

    • Learning Disability: Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) make an assessment of the capacity of the social care workforce for people with learning difficulties and (b) set out a...

      Learning Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) commission a comprehensive review of the provision of (i) social care, (ii) support services, (iii) mental health...

      Dementia: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support memory assessment services in diagnosing people living with dementia.

      Children: Speech and Language Disorders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children are assessed using his Department’s Early Language Intervention Measure as a proportion of children undergoing...

      Social Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the rise in the cost of living on the levels of support people who pay for...

      Urinary Tract Infections: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to review (a) public health policy, (b) funding, (c) testing and (d) treatment options for women diagnosed...

      Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust: Ambulance Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the length of time that patients transported to the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust by...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on recruitment consultants in each of the last five years.

      Queen's Hospital Romford: Accident and Emergency Departments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times at Queen’s Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre and Emergency Department in...

      Dental Services: Gateshead

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of dentists in Gateshead who (a) treat NHS patients and (b) have left the NHS to work in...

      Heart Diseases: Medical Treatments and Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to British Medical Journal study, entitled Uncovering the treatable burden of severe aortic stenosis in the UK, published...

      Dialysis Machines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients receiving haemodialysis at home received full reimbursement from the NHS for the resulting energy costs in the...

      Dementia: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help enable primary care services to diagnose people living with dementia.

      Neurodiversity: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure (a) early neurodiversity diagnosis and (b) that pre-diagnosis support is available for children and their...

      Social Services: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Minimum Income Guarantee for use as a baseline by local authorities when...

      Eating Disorders: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) raise awareness of and (b) tackle eating disorders.

      Mental Health: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will supply a decision on behalf of the Government on each of the 25 recommendations made by the Health and Social Care Committee...

  • Wales Office

    • Bus Services: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps his Department is taking to work with the (a) Welsh Government and (b) Department for Transport to ensure that English bus passes used for...

  • Department for Education

    • Children: Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to improve leadership in children’s social care.

    • Social Workers: Career Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will bring forward a plan to institute an early careers framework for social workers enabling five years of supervised and supported...

      Adoption

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will increase support for families involved in the adoption process to ensure that contact with birth parents is achieved with support rather...

      Children in Care: Restraint Techniques

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to end the handcuffing and restraint of children in the care system by private secure transportation providers except when...

      Children: Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of regional care cooperatives as proposed in the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care.

      Children's Social Care Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he plans to take to help ensure that young people and families with experience of care are engaged in the implementation of the Independent...

      Children and Young People: Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to ensure that children and young people’s voices are strengthened in the social care system.

      Children: Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen the transition points for children between (a) various stages of the child’s life including...

      Schools: Cleaning Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the level of shortages of cleaners in schools.

      Department of Education: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to immediately increase the Department for Education's Capital Departmental Expenditure Limits (CDEL) to a level...

      Qualifications: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Ukrainian diplomas and other education credentials are recognised (a) in the UK and (b) by UK employers.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Government’s strategy for international development, published on 16 May 2022, whether...

    • China: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she plans to take to examine the report of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet's...

      West Bank and Gaza: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the UN Relief and Works Agency’s...

      Aviation: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any progress has been made on investigations into complaints made by the families and loved ones of people...

      Yemen: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help resolve the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.

      Anguilla: Hurricanes and Tornadoes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 15 March 2022 to Question 136529, on Anguilla: Hurricanes and Tornadoes, how many...

      Anguilla: Trade Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential economic implications for Anguilla of that country's trading...

      British Overseas Territories: Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of which animals are the most endangered in the Falkland, South Georgia...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her (a) Israeli and (b) Palestinian counterparts on reports of forced evictions...

      Anguilla: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding her Department has allocated to the mitigation of acidic water and water-borne diseases in...

      East Africa: Humanitarian Situation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of food price rises as a result of the conflict in Ukraine on...

      Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with the UN to strengthen global actions against human rights atrocities.

      Development Aid: Trachoma

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department’s planned reduction of funding to...

      India: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she expects eVisas to be restored for UK citizens visiting India.

      Horn of Africa: Droughts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the severe drought in the Horn of Africa; and...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Army Reserve

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) trained workforce requirement and (b) weapon inventory of support weapons for an army reserve infantry battalion was in January 2022; and...

    • Army Reserve

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answers of 9 February 2022 to Question 117745 on Army Reserve: Training and of 28 March 2022 to Question 906313 on Army Reserve,...

      Army: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to publish the industrial health assessment as set out on page 30 of the Land Industrial Strategy.

      Queen's Guards: Uniforms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish his Department's independent analysis of ECOPEL faux fur that found that it did not meet necessary requirements to replace bear fur...

      Army: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the levels of funding required for Land Integrated Operating Service arrangements.

      RAF Lakenheath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2022 to Question 3555 on RAF Lakenheath, what the cost is of the infrastructure programmes and projects his Department...

      Multi Role Ocean Surveillance Ship: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects MROS to reach initial operational capability.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit: Metro Newspaper

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2022 to Question 154234 on Universal Credit: Publicity, on what date the Advertising Standards...

    • Universal Credit Programme Board: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2022 to Question 154232, whether the Commissioner on Public Appointments was notified that the post...

      Universal Credit Programme Board: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2022 to Question 154232, for what reason the post of Chair of the Universal Credit Programme Board...

      Universal Credit Programme Board: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2022 to Question 154232, what the level of remuneration was for the post of Chair of the Universal...

      Personal Independence Payment: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP applications her Department has received from claimants with (a) Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) or (b) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome...

      Personal Independence Payment: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has performance standards for clearance times for Personal Independence Payments.

      Personal Independence Payment: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what types of information and guidance are being given to support new claimants of Personal Independence Payment who may experience a delay in...

      British Sign Language Act 2022

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to implement the British Sign Language Act 2022.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress her Department has made on the rollout of the Universal Credit programme.

      Household Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress her Department has made on allocating the Household Support Fund to local authorities.

      Universal Credit: Eastbourne

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of how many Universal Credit claimants in Eastbourne constituency have been affected by the changes to the Taper...

      Social Security Benefits: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the level of fraud and error in the welfare system.

      Local Authority Welfare Steering Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the minutes of the meeting of the Universal Credit Programme Board on 22 October 2019, if she will place the (a) agendas,...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Bottles: Deposit Return Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of including glass bottles in the Deposit Return Scheme.

    • Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Rural Proofing report 2021 will be published.

      Dogs: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 28 March 2022 to Question 144849 on Dogs: imports, when his Department will publish its...

      Dogs: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Intra-Trade Animal Health certificates were issued for dogs entering the UK in each month of (a) 2021 and (b) 2022...

      Dogs: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dogs were imported through the Pet Travel Scheme in each month of (a) 2021 and (b) 2022 to date; and from which...

      Government Departments: JBS

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the decision by Sainsbury’s and other leading supermarkets not to procure meat supplied by JBS SA or...

      Dogs: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dogs were imported under the Balai Directive in each month of (a) 2021 and (b) 2022 to date; and from which country...

      UK Trade with EU: Veterinary Medicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking towards a veterinary agreement between the UK and the EU to help reduce trade barriers...

      Dairy Farming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the total number of dairy farms throughout the country.

      Food: UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2022 to Question 276, what specific activities have been undertaken in each category within...

      Food: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has plans to provide support to the food and drink supply chain in its servicing of the public sector...

      Livestock: Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring dogs which have attacked livestock to be (a) destroyed and...

      Dogs: Electronic Training Aids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of dog ownership for the mental health of elderly and disabled people;...

  • Home Office

    • Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of housing resettled Afghans in urban areas; and whether priority is given to finding...

    • British Nationality: Ilois

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the new route to British Citizenship for Chagossians to those who...

      Deportation: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many appeals against deportation lodged in 2021 were allowed (a) on family life grounds and (b) on the basis that deportation would have...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of (a) 4 March and (b) 28 April 2022 from the hon. Member for Glasgow East, reference DL8914.

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Ukrainian nationals who enter Northern Ireland without a visa having lawfully entered the Republic of Ireland fall within the scope...

      Asylum: RAF Linton-on-Ouse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to include an immigration detention centre at the Linton-on-Ouse asylum accommodation site.

      Asylum: Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of failed asylum seekers who have no right to remain in the UK.

      Hostage Taking: Victim Support Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures her Department has in place for victims of hostage-taking; and whether she plans to develop safeguarding guidance for public...

      HM Passport Office: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the current delays within HM Passport Office.

      Passports: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department is taking to ensure that passport applications are processed accurately and without delay.

      Passports: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken by her Department to process a passport application is; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce that time.

      Visas: Graduates

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of enabling graduates from high-ranking UK universities to apply for the High Potential...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

  • Cabinet Office

    • Fuels: Excise Duties

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, the total sum accrued by the Exchequer in fuel duty in each of the last 4 years.

  • Treasury

    • Coronavirus: Government Assistance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to address (a) individuals and (b) organisations that made fraudulent claims for covid-19 assistance programmes.

    • Child Benefit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of calculating child benefit on household rather than individual income.

      Ukraine: Debts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions officials in their Department have had with (a) the International Monetary Fund and (b) G7 member countries on the effect of the upcoming...

      Tax Allowances: Health Professions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of inflation on the (a) tapered annual allowance for medical pensions and (b) incentives for medical...

      Bank Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2022 to Question 4565, on Bank Services, which banks are participants in the Current Account Switch Guarantee; and which...

      Currencies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a comparative assessment of the potential (a) merits and (b) disadvantages to the economy of (i) central bank digital currencies and (ii)...

      Currencies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect on monetary sovereignty of the widespread use of (a) privately-issued and (b) foreign state-issued...

      Central Bank Digital Currencies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential economic merits of a UK central bank digital currency.

      Central Bank Digital Currencies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of whether (a) regulations and (b) primary legislation would be required to create a UK central bank digital currency.

      Inflation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish any statistical data his Department holds on the effective rate of inflation for households for different household make-ups, including...

      Credit: Interest Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of people who are in debt as a result of pay day loan schemes.

      Blackmore Bond: Insolvency

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to commission an independent inquiry into the regulators' handling of the collapse Blackmore Bond plc.

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways: Timetables

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what passenger data informed the new railway timetable service from 16 May for (1) Welwyn Garden City to London, (2) Huddersfield to Wakefield, and (3) Ilkley to...

    • Great British Railways

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage private investment to the Great British Railways.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Energy: Meters

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a deficit fund to remove £1,000 off the annual bills of struggling households on pre-payment meters.

    • National Grid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to refit the electrical grid to handle different kinds of energy flows.

      Electrical Safety

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage routes-to-market for new fire and electrical safety technologies.

      Motorway Service Areas: Fuels

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of allegations of profiteering in the retail sale of petrol and diesel, especially amongst motorway service stations; and what steps...

      Business: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that local authorities are co-operating on calculating the level of (1) fraud, and (2) error, in business support grants...

  • Department for Education

    • Higher Education: Care Leavers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take, if any, to increase the number of care leavers at high tariff higher education institutions.

    • GCE A-level: Children in Care

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many looked after children (1) started, and (2) completed, A-Level courses in each of the last three years for which the data are available.

      Higher Education: Care Leavers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many care leavers entered high tariff higher education institutions in each of the last three years for which the data are available; and how many entered each...

      Academies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many maintained schools were converted to academy status through sponsorship or other means from September 2010 to March 2022; and how many were converted in...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish their Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Review.

      Free School Meals

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that funding for free school meals is extended through to secondary school.

      Children: Social Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Action for Children Too little, too late: early help and early intervention spending in England, published on...

      Academies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total cost of converting maintained schools to academy status through sponsorship or other means from September 2010 to March 2022; and what was the...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Israel: Palestinians

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Reporters Without Borders that there have been more than 140 instances of violence by Israeli security forces...

    • East Africa: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what amount of humanitarian aid was delivered to (1) Kenya, (2) Sudan, (3) Ethiopia, and (4) Somalia for the years (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, and (d) 2022.

      East Africa: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide humanitarian aid to East Africa following reports of impending famine conditions in the region.

      Nigeria: Terrorism

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the joint report by the Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust, International Organisation for Peacebuilding and Social Justice and...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit: Low Incomes

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reinstate the £20 a week uplift in universal credit to help those on low incomes.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Horticulture: Migrant Workers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to issue agricultural visas for picking and processing fruit and vegetables to female Ukrainian workers; and what consideration they have...

  • Home Office

    • Visas: Russia

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Russian citizens designated under any UK sanctions regime since Russia annexed Crimea in March 2014 have held Tier 1 (Investor) visas.

    • Deportation: Jamaica

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, for each of the last four flights carrying deported Jamaican nationals, how many such individuals were on each flight.

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