Written answers

Monday, 20 June 2022

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the (a) scale of, (b) long-term implications of and (c) interventions needed to help...

    • Eating Disorders: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is taking to tackle eating disorders among (a) girls and young women, (b) boys and young men and (c) young adults and older adults.

      Dementia: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2022 to Question 8030 on Dementia: Drugs, whether the plans for dementia in England for the next 10...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that early interventions are effective at preventing mental health decline among (a) children and (b)...

      Self-harm: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the levels of self harm among children and young people.

      Hospitals: Autism and Learning Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to make it easier for people with (a) learning disabilities and (b) autism to be discharged from hospital.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer given on 7 June 2022 to Question 8012 on Department of Health and Social Care: Protective Clothing, at what grade...

      Life Expectancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the Government has made on its commitment to extend healthy life expectancy by five years by 2035.

      Gambling: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help people tackle gambling addictions.

      Evusheld

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timeframe is for the procurement of Evusheld in the event that that drug is made available for use in the NHS.

      Food: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will reconsider his decision to postpone the ban on (a) multi-buy deals for foods that are high in sugar, salt or fat and (b) the...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential link between the AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine and Guillaine-Barre syndrome in the context of...

      Breast Cancer: Pathology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle the shortage of breast pathologists in the NHS workforce.

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to (a) develop and (b) publish the long-term workforce strategy for the NHS; and if his Department will consult...

      Ambulance Services: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many paramedics and ambulance technicians were employed by NHS Trusts in England in each of the last 10 years.

      Health Professions: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2022 to Question 5377 on Health Professions: Migrant Workers, in what format the General Medical Council...

      Paramedical Staff: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the turnover rate of paramedics has been each of the last 10 years.

      Health Services and Social Services: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the Long-Term Strategic Framework for Health and Social Care Workforce Planning.

      Surgery: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the NHS maximises use of the independent sector capacity to reduce NHS waiting lists as set out in the...

      Protective Clothing: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department will take to reduce the likelihood of non-compliant or unsafe personal protective equipment entering the UK...

      Ambulance Services: Emergency Calls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many 999 calls to ambulance services went unanswered in the last 12 months.

      Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many clinical jobs there are in the NHS; what proportion of those jobs are staffed by overseas workers; and how many vacancies in...

      Dental Services: Bolton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of NHS dental care in (a) the Borough of Bolton and (b) Bolton South East...

      Dental Services: Bolton South East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dentistry patients are registered in Bolton South East constituency.

      Dental Services: Coventry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) provision of and (b) access to routine NHS dental care services in (i) Coventry North East...

      Patients: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of (a) staffing levels and (b) response times on patient safety in the most recent period for...

      Dialysis Machines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase home dialysis provision for chronic kidney disease patients on the NHS in England.

      NHS: Negligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many incidences of medication error have been reported since 2017.

      General Practitioners: Attendance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of missed GP appointments in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England in each...

      Medical Treatments: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the progress that has been made towards the World Health Organization’s global initiative to...

      Macrogol and Movicol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure an adequate supply of (a) Movicol and (b) Macrogol.

      Lung Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people living with lung disease as of 6 June 2022.

      Hospitals: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on releasing funds that would allow progress on new hospital...

      North East Ambulance Service NHS Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral contribution of 8 June, official report, column 813, when the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social...

      NHS: Ivf

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of trends in the level of the access to IVF treatment on the NHS for (a) married couples and (b) single...

      Medical Treatments: Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made in supporting the development of new treatments for serious diseases, including through the Cancer...

      Dental Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16th May 2022 to Question 279 on Dental Services: Finance, how much and what proportion of the £50 million...

      Supply Chain Coordination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the operational cost of running each Category Tower of NHS Supply Chain Coordination Limited was in NHS financial years (a) 2020-21...

      Royal Shrewsbury Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have died at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital whilst waiting to be admitted to the Emergency Department after being...

      Ambulance Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce NHS ambulance waiting times in England.

      Ambulance Services: Preston

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what risk assessment his Department has undertaken on (a) proposals by the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) to relocate Preston...

      Hospitals: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a revised funding formula for unavoidably small hospitals in (a)...

      West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what date he plans to release funds for enabling works for the West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust transformation programme.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the enquiry from the hon. Member for High Peak dated 10 March 2022, reference RL32288.

      Drinking Water: Fluoride

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with other Cabinet colleagues on the matter of fluoridation of water supplies; if the Government will...

      NHS: Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d)...

      Dental Services: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) recruit and (b) retain NHS dentists.

      Dental Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are on NHS dentistry waiting lists in (a) Bolton South East constituency, (b) the borough of Bolton and (c) the United...

      Dental Services: Carshalton and Wallington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to NHS Dentistry in Carshalton and Wallington constituency.

      Health Professions: Breast Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the (a) 10-Year Cancer Plan for England and (b) long-term NHS workforce strategy will include actions to address the (a)...

      Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the Government's proposal to introduce a licensing scheme for non-surgical cosmetic procedures.

      Dementia: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May to Question 947, how much funding NHS England will provide in 2022-23 to support general practitioners...

      Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) children and young people and (b) adults were referred to specialist secondary mental health services with a primary reason...

      Long Covid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the provision of care and long-term treatment for long covid.

      Radioligand Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to prepare the health system for the forecasted increase in the eligible radioligand therapy patient...

      Care Homes: Respite Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2022 to Question 1680 on Care Homes: Coronavirus, if she will publish figures on respite care home...

      Oesophageal Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the regularity with which survivors of oesophageal cancer should receive follow-up...

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average wait time is between (a) referral and (b) first appointment for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Barnsley...

      Dementia: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of support available to (a) families and (b) carers of people living with...

      Heart Diseases: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the early detection of heart valve disease in England.

      Healthy Start Scheme: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the Healthy Start helpline is not a freephone service; whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact of...

      Healthy Start Scheme: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on reported incidents of (a) the early termination of calls and (b) other technical issues with the...

      Smoking: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to The Khan review: making smoking obsolete, published on 9 June 2022, if his Department will (a) provide support to...

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether persons who have been wrongly classified as being ineligible for the Healthy Start Scheme but who have subsequently made...

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to simplify the appeals process for persons who have been wrongly classified as being ineligible for the Healthy...

      Food: Marketing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of placement measures on foods high in fat, sugar or salt on the cost of living.

      Food: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department’s announcement of 14 May 2022, Government delays restrictions on multibuy deals and advertising on...

      Obesity: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders on the ability to deliver the Government’s commitment to halve...

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of people who have wrongly been classified as being ineligible for the Healthy...

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of people who are eligible for the Healthy Start scheme have not yet registered for it; and whether his...

      Heart Diseases: Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the potential link between air pollution and arrhythmia.

      Females: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for publishing the Women’s Health and Sexual and Reproductive Strategies.

      Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will publish the Government’s vaccine strategy.

      Ambulance Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve ambulance response times.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the long-term effectiveness of covid-19 booster vaccines.

      Rare Diseases: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the use of the NICE Highly Specialised Technologies...

      Evusheld: Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of when the UK Health Security Agency testing for Evusheld will be completed.

      Health Services: Events Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including organisations providing event medical services under the remit of the...

  • Prime Minister

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Work Capability Assessment: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of wait time is for appeals against a work capability assessment decision in the latest period for which data is available.

    • Work Capability Assessment: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of appeals against a work capability assessment decisions are (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful in the latest period for...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Information Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much expenditure her Department allocated in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021, to (a) internal communications and (b) the employment of...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Information Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were employed by her Department to work on internal communications in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of cost of living payments on future Universal Credit payments for claimants.

      State Retirement Pensions: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people of the statutory retirement age who live in relative poverty.

      Employment and Support Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of not providing supplementary fuel payments to people who receive Contributory...

      Pension Credit: Coventry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2022 to Question 9898 on Pension Credit: Coventry, how many pensioners in (a) Coventry North East...

      Pension Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the uptake of Pension Credit was in (a) Glasgow North East constituency and (b) the UK in (i) 2019-2020, (ii) 2020-2021 and (iii) 2022 to...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much expenditure was allocated by her Department in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021 to the (i) production of digital and video content,...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) photographers and (b) video producers were employed by her Department in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2021.

      Universal Credit: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that receiving a Cost of Living Payment does not negatively affect claimants' subsequent...

  • Home Office

    • Undocumented Migrants: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals notified of removal to Rwanda but not relocated on 14 June 2022 were placed in immigration detention since their...

    • Asylum: Work Permits

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to issue asylum seekers with temporary work permits while their application is being assessed.

      Seasonal Workers: Hospitality Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to facilitate access to foreign seasonal labour for the hospitality sector.

      Politics and Government: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps in response to pro-Putin campaigners within the UK.

      Home Office: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the proposed 91,000 jobs due to be cut from the civil service will be from her Department.

      Press Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the National Security Bill on press freedom.

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied minors from Ukraine have (a) applied for a UK visa and (b) had their visa applications approved since the Russian...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that Roma refugees from Ukraine are (a) able to reach the UK and (b) treated fairly in...

      Asylum: Pakistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in each of the last five years who successfully claimed asylum in the UK were from Pakistan.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost to the public purse is of the flight to Rwanda scheduled to take off on 14 June 2022.

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the nationalities of individuals attempting to illegally cross the English Channel in each month since January 2022 to date.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which air charter company is being used for deportation flights to Rwanda.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on (a) legal services and (b) flights associated with the relocation of people to Rwanda under the...

      Fire and Rescue Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reform and strengthen the fire and rescue service.

      Crime Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on delivering the Beating Crime Plan.

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of small boat crossings in the English Channel.

      Sexual Harassment: Public Places

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2022 to Question 156340 on Sexual Harassment: Public Places, on what date she will publish the...

      Passports: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fast track passport applications were submitted from 1 March to 1 June In (a) 2019 and (b) 2022.

      Home Office: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new enquiries her Department’s MP hotline teams dealt with in each month in 2021; what steps her Department is taking to...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether small housing association providers with fewer than1000 properties will be covered by the provisions of the Social...

    • Leasehold: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to introduce Phase 2 of legislation to ensure leaseholders can purchase the leasehold for their properties.

      Agriculture: Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including projects on protecting farmland from flooding in the next...

      Research: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make a comparative assessment of the level of funding available for research and development from (a) European...

      Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what metrics his Department uses to monitor the effectiveness of its Levelling Up agenda.

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of opening the Homes for Ukraine scheme to Ukrainians...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent progress he has made on guidance for unaccompanied minors applying under the Homes for Ukraine Visa scheme.

      Holiday Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department takes steps to monitor the impact of short term holiday lets on the supply of properties available...

      London County Council (Improvements) Act 1990

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when (a) the holder of his office and (b) the Government Legal Service considered the London County Council (Improvements)...

      Roma: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent steps he has taken to increase Romani representation in public life.

      Roma: Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent steps he has taken to help tackle discrimination against Romani people.

      Local Government: Remote Meetings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment the Government has made of the impact of ending arrangements for local authorities to meet remotely or in...

      Help to Buy Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to protect people who have signed up to the Help to Buy Scheme from property developers altering...

      Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of using the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 as...

      Industry: Cultural Heritage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what support is available for local communities to repurpose industrial heritage sites for the benefit of local economies.

      Housing: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans he has to provide financial support to leaseholders affected by high costs associated with remedial fire-safety...

  • Northern Ireland Office

  • Treasury

    • Goods Vehicle Movement Service

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the road haulage firms that have registered with HM Revenue and Customs to use the Goods Vehicle Movement Service to move goods between...

    • Cryptocurrencies: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with Financial Conduct Authority on steps to create a conducive operating environment for cryptoasset companies in the UK.

      Stamp Duties: Exemptions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of updating the growth market exemption to remove the requirement for a recognised growth...

      Inflation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the war in Ukraine on inflation in the next three years.

      National Savings and Investments: Media

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what total cost to the public purse, inclusive of VAT, was incurred by National Savings and Investments between May 2018 and May 2022 for media buying...

      Fuels: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total amount raised by HM Treasury is on taxes relating to fuel sold to (a) domestic and (b) business consumers for every fiscal year since 2010...

      Diesel: Prices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support the (a) coach industry (b) haulage industry in light of rising diesel costs; and if he will introduce an essential user...

      Car Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of varying the approved mileage reclaim rate of 45p per mile in light of increasing fuel costs.

      Pensions: Inflation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to introduce any additional measures aimed at helping pensioners to deal with inflationary pressures.

      Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will publish the Government's response to the Alcohol Duty Review.

      Hospitality Industry: Small Businesses

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that small pubs, bars, and restaurants are not required to close as a result of rising utility bills.

      Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral evidence of 15 June 2022 from the Minister for Higher and Further Education to the Education Select Committee and the Answer of...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 30 March 2022 from the hon. member for West Lancashire on food insecurity, reference ZA59357.

      Employment and Support Allowance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether people on Contributory Employment and Support Allowance are eligible for (a) the Energy Bills Support Scheme, (b) the Warm Home Discount Scheme and...

      Money Laundering: Public Consultation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will publish the call for evidence on the UK’s anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing regulatory and supervisory...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Holiday Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will introduce a consultation on legislative measures to address the rise in short term holiday lets in this...

    • Platinum Jubilee 2022: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has had recent discussions with council leaders in Northern Ireland on community arts projects for the Platinum...

      Telephone Services: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for recent discussions she has had with Ofcom on (a) Openreach and (b) other network operators increasing network service...

      Channel Four Television

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many times she has met the senior management at Channel 4 since her appointment.

      Channel Four Television: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has had discussions with representatives of Channel 4 on whether its higher education partnerships in (a) Belfast...

      Television: Disability Aids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will take steps to increase the use of subtitles on television.

      Broadband: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Government's contribution to Project Stratum and the rollout of broadband to rural areas of Northern...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many doses of (a) Pfizer and (b) Moderna Coronavirus Vaccines have been procured for under 5 year olds as of 15...

    • Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March to Question 143801 on Energy Bills Rebate, and with reference to the Energy Bills...

      Energy Bills Rebate: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to (a) review and (b) implement the findings of the consultation on the technical...

      Energy: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support people whose direct debit for energy bills has been significantly...

      Energy Company Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to take steps to support people who are not able to apply for funding through Energy...

      Energy Company Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason his Department has not yet published regulations to implement Energy Company Obligation ECO4.

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of households with energy pre-payment meters in Feltham and Heston constituency.

      Hydrogen: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to help support businesses that export hydrogen.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the real terms increase in household energy bills in (a) Coventry North East constituency,...

      Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress his Department has made on its response to its consultation, Measures to reform post-termination...

      Renewable Energy: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to introduce grants for small and medium sized business to allow them to invest in renewable energy...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many households have prepayment meters or (a) electricity and (b) gas; and what proportion of each category has...

      Drax Power Station: Timber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many tonnes of wood pellets were burnt at the Drax Power station in (a) 2020 and (b) 2021; and what the maximum...

      Motor Vehicles: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has held discussions with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer, (b) the Secretary of State for International...

      Motor Vehicles: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on taking steps to encourage investment in the manufacturing of...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Dom Phillips

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Brazilian counterpart on the disappearance of Dom Phillips.

    • Jagtar Singh Johal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Indian counterpart on the detainment of Jagtar Singh Johal.

      National Bank Trust: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government has considered imposing sanctions on National Bank Trust.

      India: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last had discussions with her Indian counterpart.

      Energy Charter Treaty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of a coordinated withdrawal from the Energy...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she wil take steps to prioritise British Council contractors completing expressions of interest in the Afghan...

      Qatar: Baha'i Faith

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations she has received on the Baha’i community in Qatar; and if she will make a statement.

      Nicaragua: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Costa Rican counterpart on the deployment of Russian troops and equipment to...

      Egypt: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last had discussions with her Egyptian counterpart.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many new enquiries her Department’s MP hotline teams dealt with in each month in 2021; what steps her...

      Ethiopian Airlines: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Ethiopian Government on the release of the final air...

      Ukraine: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure that people living with HIV and TB in Ukraine during the war...

      India: Demonstrations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Indian counterpart on the recent protests in Uttar Pradesh; whether she...

      Palestinians: Textbooks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 31 May 2022 to Question 8084, what the Government's position is on the findings of the...

      Hong Kong: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support Hong Kong nationals in the UK who are required by potential...

      Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her US counterpart on (a) the work of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB...

      Ukraine: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to help support preparations for the rebuilding of Ukraine.

      EU Countries: Roma

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on safeguarding human rights for Romani people in EU...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she is having with her counterpart in (a) Pakistan and (b) other states which may be able to...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ministry of Defence: Public Opinion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on (a) focus groups and (b) polling services in 2021.

    • Armed Forces Compensation Scheme: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of appeals for judgments made under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme have been successful since 2010.

      Ministry of Defence: Amazon Web Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Army Welfare Service staff have completed the Ministry of Defence DVIP course in 2022.

      Armed Forces: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2022 to Question 15179 on Ajax Vehicles: Protective Clothing, what the value of Armoured Fighting Vehicle headset...

      Military Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total number of real flight hours for Royal Air Force jests has been in each year since 2010.

      European Fighter Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) recent assessment he has made of the airworthiness of the current fleet of Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft operated by the RAF and (b) amount of...

      Armoured Fighting Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the suitability of Combat Vehicle 90 for the Army.

      Libya: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the evacuation of British nationals from Libya by the Royal Navy on HMS Enterprise in August 2014, (a) how many British nationals were...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had recent discussions with the Home Secretary on the impact of the Government's new Pakistan visa requirements on mortality rates of...

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2022 to Question 13634 on Military Aid: Ukraine, how much of the £1.3 billion funding for military support to...

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what further steps he plans to take to assist Ukraine to neutralise the use of long-range artillery against civil and military targets by Russian armed...

      Military Aid: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has paid in refunds of Nugatory Holiday Expenditure to service personnel assigned to Military Aid to the Civil Authorities tasks...

      Air Force: HIV Infection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2022 to Question 136649, on Armed Forces: HIV infection, on what date the restriction on PrEP use by aircrew and air...

      Veterans: Medical Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2022 to Question 9141 on Veterans: Medical Records, whether Defence Medical Services makes a regular assessment of the...

      Army: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer given on 11 June 20220 to Question 135700, on Army: Training, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential...

      Navy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department expects the order of battle of the Navy to be by 2030.

      Hercules Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2022 to Question 13644 on Hercules Aircraft, over what time period has the £1.829 billion saving on the early...

      Hashem Abedi and Salman Abedi

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Salman and Hashem Abedi were debriefed following their evacuation from Libya by the Royal Navy in August 2014.

      Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department will sign a contract for the second tranche of 27 F-35 aircraft.

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to help increase awareness in the defence industry of the meaning of social value during the tendering process.

      Military Aid: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2022 to Question 13633 on Military Aid: Coronavirus, how many of the 466 Military Aid to the Civil Authorities tasks...

      Agnes Wanjiru

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel of the Royal Military Police are currently working on the case of Agnes Wanjiru.

      Agnes Wanjiru

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has conducted an internal investigation into the actions of British personnel in the case of Agnes Wanjiru.

  • Scotland Office

    • Sovereignty: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on its allocation of £20 million towards a potential independence referendum in 2023.

  • Department for International Trade

    • Trade Agreements: Gulf States

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2022 to Question 5415 on Trade Agreements: Gulf States, whether any of the polling questions asked by Ipsos...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Period Poverty Task Force

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when the work of the Period Poverty Taskforce will resume.

    • Vacancies: Advertising

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2022 to Question 3616 on Vacancies: advertising, which employers have been approached to participate in the planned...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of 22 April 2022 from the hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on conversion therapy.

  • Department for Transport

    • Aircraft: Air Conditioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of air quality standards in piloted aircraft; and if he will make a statement.

    • Horse Riding: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve road safety for horse riders.

      Public Transport: Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the proportion of (a) particulate matter air pollution and (b) nitrogen dioxide air pollution emitted by buses as a...

      Driving Tests: High Wycombe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with (a) Buckinghamshire Council and (b) DVSA on the re-opening of High Wycombe's Driving Test Centre.

      Driving Licences: Spain

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the UK has a reciprocal arrangement with Spain on the mutual recognition of drivers licenses from each country; and if he will make a statement.

      Shipping: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2022 to Question 13761 on Shipping: Pay, which international partners he has had discussions with on the...

      Shipping: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2022 to Question 13761 on Shipping: Pay, what progress his Department has made on developing legislative proposals...

      Cycling and Walking: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities in the North West to promote (a) cycling, (b) walking and (c) other forms of active...

      Cycling and Walking: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much and what proportion of his Department's £200 million funding for new walking and cycling schemes announced on 14 May 2022 will be...

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Prime Minister’s comments in his speech of June 2022 on the benefits of closing ticket offices that are not well used,...

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the comments by the Prime Minister in his speech of 9 July 2022 on the benefits of closing ticket offices that are not well used,...

  • Department for Education

    • Academies: Curriculum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the current flexibility of academy schools in setting the criteria for the curriculum they teach.

    • Pupils: Broadband and Computers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of children in (a) Feltham and Heston constituency, (b) Hounslow, (c) London and (d) England without...

      Science: BTEC Qualifications and T-levels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will make a comparative assessment of the (a) physics, (b) biology and (c) chemistry subject content which is taught as part of the...

      Schools: Stockton on Tees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to fund a new (a) primary and (b) secondary school to serve Wynyard within Stockton on Tees Borough.

      Private Education: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will issue guidance to local authorities on how they can partly or wholly fund independent school places for student refugees who have arrived...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps to ensure the safe export of e-waste.

    • Air Pollution: Pregnancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's proposals for air quality targets published on 16 March 2022, what assessment his...

      Deposit Return Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to introduce a deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement.

      Slaughterhouses: CCTV

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mandatory CCTV in fish slaughterhouses, in line with...

      Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill on...

      Peat Bogs: Controlled Burning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Greenpeace and RSPB analysis, entitled Protecting England's Peatlands; What this year's burning reports...

      Bees: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help protect bee habitats.

      Fly-tipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities with combatting fly-tipping.

      Clean Air Zones: Bradford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2022 to Question 11614, on Clean Air Zones: Bradford, how many pieces of correspondence...

      Fish: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the rising cost of fish; and what assessment he has made of the potential...

      CF Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that (a) fertiliser and (b) CO2 products are available to the (i)...

      Food: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 31 May 2022 to Question 5626 on Food: Supply Chains, what support his Department is providing to...

      Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to increase the level of support to British farmers to grow food crops in the context of the global food...

  • Attorney General

    • Hate Crime: Prosecutions

      To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Crown Prosecution Service is adequately resourced to prosecute hate crime against members of religious minority communities.

  • Wales Office

    • Northern Ireland Protocol: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the Government's proposals for the Northern Ireland Protocol.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisons: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Written Statement of 14 June 2022, HCWS99, on Prisons Strategy White Paper: Publication of response to consultation questions,...

    • Prison Officers: Uniforms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department classifies boots for prison officers as personal protective equipment.

      Prison Officers: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the proportion of new prison officers who leave service after less than (a) one, (b) six, (c) 12, (d) 24 and (e) 36 months.

      Community Orders: Unpaid Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his Answer of 13 June to Question 13736, how many offenders with community sentences were given an independent working project as part of...

      Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the income threshold for eligibility for legal aid, in the context of increases...

      Ministry of Justice: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2022 to Question 11689 on Ministry of Justice: Consultants, how much his Department spent in total on external...

      Criminal Liability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has plans to reconsider the recommendations in the Law Commission's report, Criminal Liability: Insanity and Automatism,...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Smoking

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office for National Statistics' bulletin entitled Adult Smoking Habits in the UK will be published this July.

    • Trade Union Officials: Facilities Agreements

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the compliance rates of trade union facility time data reporting in terms of the (a) projected and (b) actual number of...

      Government Digital Service

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2022 to Question 8010 on Government Digital Service, what the purpose of the data and user insights work referenced in...

      Infected Blood Inquiry

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he expects the Infected Blood Inquiry to publish its final findings and recommendations; and what assessment the Government has made of the...

      Anti-corruption Champion

      To ask the Minister of the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister intends to appoint a new anti-corruption champion.

      Mortality Rates: Males

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Excess deaths in England and Wales: March 2020 to December 2021 published by the Office for National Statistics on 22 March 2022,...

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Members and Members' Staff: Railways

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the Commission has made a comparative assessment of the cost of booking rail tickets for MPs and their...

  • Department for Transport

    • Passports: South Africa

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received any representations from (1) Ryanair, or (2) any other interested parties, concerning the compatibility of that airline's requirement...

    • Ryanair

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made representations to Ryanair about that company's practice of requiring South African nationals to fill in questionnaires in Afrikaans before...

      Cycling and Walking: Urban Areas

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what data they used to support the claim made in their Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener, published on 19 October 2021, that 42 per cent of journeys in...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the Contracts for Difference Scheme will contribute to the Energy Bill Support Scheme in its first year of operation.

    • Energy Transition Council

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Energy Transition Council has met since COP26; and if so, which nations attended.

      Energy Transition Council

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress the Energy Transition Council has made towards its objectives.

      Energy Transition Council

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to promote wider membership of the Energy Transition Council, in particular to include more African nations.

      Manufacturing Industries: Electricity

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to make (1) steelmakers, and (2) other industrial manufacturers, exempt from network charges to ensure continued production.

      Power Failures

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what contingency plans they have in place in the event of energy blackouts in the UK in the forthcoming winter.

  • Northern Ireland Office

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of alcohol on health inequalities; and what steps they are taking to reduce alcohol’s role as a significant...

    • Hereditary Angioedema: Diagnosis and Medical Treatments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people in England have been diagnosed with and are receiving treatment for hereditary angioedema.

      Coronavirus: Drugs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what budget they have set for the purchase of new Antiviral or Monoclonal Antibody drug treatments for COVID-19, including (1) those under current review...

      Coronavirus: Drugs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are considering the purchase of the Monoclonal Antibody drug Beblitovimab; and other than Evusheld, whether they have any similar drugs...

      Coronavirus: Drugs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any delay in purchasing drugs such as Evusheld or Beblitovimab is because of budget limitations; and whether they are will now allocate funding to...

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Racial Discrimination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to require schools to implement anti-racist policies.

    • Home Education: Registration

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children they estimate will be included in the registers proposed under clause 48 of the Schools Bill [HL].

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners: Females

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether their policy of housing of transgender women prisoners in female prisons takes sufficient account of the interests of...

    • Prison Officers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent estimate they have made of the levels of (1) retention, and (2) cumulative experience, of prison officers.

      HM Courts and Tribunals Service: ICT

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the effect of the HM Courts and Tribunal Service Common Platform roll-out on (1) the delivery of justice, and (2)...

      Education: Pay

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what comparative assessment they have made of the levels of pay of education staff (1) working in prisons, and (2) not working in prisons.

      Judges: Training

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the specialist digital training on domestic abuse launched by the Judicial College in October 2021 for all family judges, including Recorders and...

      Probate

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the time taken to issue grants of probate.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Ukraine: Cereals

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with (1) the government of the United States, and (2) the EU, to encourage the government of Russia to re-open shipping lanes in...

    • Northern Ireland Protocol

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which (1) Heads of State, (2) Prime Ministers, and (3) Presidents, have written to the Foreign Secretary about the Government's proposal to disapply certain parts...

      West Bank: Palestinians

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to protect access to water for Palestinians in the West Bank.

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 26 May (HL Deb col 1011) regarding evacuation from Afghanistan, how many evacuations and resettlements...

      Russia: Freezing of Assets

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 30 May (HL266), what assessment they have made of whether frozen Russian assets released by a...

      Odeh Mohammad Odeh Sadaqa

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Israel, if any, about the reported fatal shooting of Odeh Mohammad Odeh Sadaqa by Israeli forces in the...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 30 May (HL275), whether they have had discussions with the government of Israel...

      Venezuela: Embassies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Venezuela regarding the removal of any illegal squatters from outside that country's (1) Embassy, and (2)...

      Nicolas Maduro

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to increase sanctions on individuals associated with Nicolas Maduro.

      Venezuela: Refugees

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what aid they are providing to those fleeing Venezuela.

      Nicolas Maduro

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to assist the International Criminal Court to ensure the Rome Statute is upheld with regards to the cases against Nicolas Maduro.

      Venezuela: UN Human Rights Council

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to seek the expulsion of Venezuela from the United Nations Human Rights Council due to that country's human rights record.

      Eritrea: Human Rights

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will campaign for the adoption of a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council’s 50th session that (1) extends the mandate of the Special...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential for (1) speeding up delivery of F-35Bs, and (2) training more (a) pilots, and (b) ground crew.

    • Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they still plan to form four F-35B squadrons; and if so, how many of those will have Royal Air Force squadron designation and how many will have Royal Navy...

      Aircraft Carriers: Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when the UK will be able to deploy a carrier with its (1) designated, and (2) planned for, load of 36 F-35B UK aircraft, plus helicopters.

      Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft: Procurement

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when the 26 aircraft in the second tranche of F-35B will be ordered; and when the last is forecasted to be delivered.

      Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft: Procurement

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when is the delivery date for the last of the 48 jets presently on order.

      Future Combat Air System

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Tempest squadrons (1) will be flown by the Royal Air Force, and (2) will have Royal Air Force squadron designations.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Payment Exception Service

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have signed up to the Payment Exception Service.

    • Payment Exception Service: Telephone Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average time for calls to be answered by the Payment Exception Service helpline since the beginning of this year; and what is the target time for...

      Payment Exception Service

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the new Payment Exception Service for those who can no longer receive payment via the Post Office card.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Food

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish a new Food Strategy.

    • Food: Pesticides

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) reduce, or (2) end, the exposure of UK consumers to pesticides in food.

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the transfer of asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda could undermine efforts to establish bilateral return and...

    • Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre: Females

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many women have been detained at the Derwentside immigration removal centre since it opened on 28 December 2021.

      British Nationality: Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 26 May (HLWS61), what steps they are taking to ensure that all local authorities...

      Immigration: Appeals

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average time between a judgment being made by the First Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) and implementation of that judgment by the Home...

      Undocumented Migrants: Repatriation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are seeking to co-operate with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on assisted voluntary return and reintegration of irregular...

      Migrants and Refugees

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what incentives they will provide to (1) local government, and (2) private operators, to improve the quality of provision for refugees and migrants.

      Aviation: Migrant Workers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to give EU aviation workers special visas.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many refugees from Ukraine they estimate will have come to the UK by the end of 2022; and what public and private partnerships they have encouraged to provide...

  • Cabinet Office

    • UK Trade with EU

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the percentage of British businesses that have stopped trading with the EU since 1 January 2021.

  • Treasury

    • Cash Dispensing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Penn on 26 May, what steps are they taking to ensure that banks do not withdraw ATMs before the proposed powers in the...

  • The Senior Deputy Speaker

    • House of Lords: Standing Orders

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 14 June (HL810), whether he will place a marked up copy of the new Companion to the Standing...

  • Women and Equalities

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