Written answers

Friday, 24 June 2022

  • Department for Transport

    • Motor Vehicles: Noise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of trialling new technology for roadside vehicle noise measurement in Portsmouth South...

    • Fly-tipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current funding model for the Highways Agency in relation to fulfilling their functions in the...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Hydrogen: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it is his policy to support the export of hydrogen from the UK to Europe; and if he will make a statement.

    • Small Businesses: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the rise in energy prices on the cost of running a small business...

      Carbon Capture and Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to further incentivise carbon capture and storage initiatives for energy from waste (a) schemes...

      Hartlepool Power Station and Heysham 1 Power Station: Decommissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the retirement of (a) Heysham 1 and (b) Hartlepool...

      Hinkley Point B Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department wrote to EDF to request examination of the possibility of a life extension for Hinkley Point B.

      Shops: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he is taking steps to encourage high street property portfolio holders to invest in (a) retrofitting their...

      Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether combined domestic and business electricity accounts will receive the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme grant.

      Energy: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2022 to Question 9868 on Energy: Billing, if he will make it his policy to revise the...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on levels of NHS pay.

    • Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the forthcoming Women’s Health Strategy will include ring-fenced funding for research into (a) endometriosis and (b)...

      Exercise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the most effective interventions for increasing levels of physical activity in a local...

      Lung Diseases: Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps in response to the worsening of symptoms for people with a lung condition triggered by high...

      Genito-urinary Medicine: Monkeypox

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional support he is providing to sexual health services to deal with the increase in demand related to monkeypox.

      Coronavirus: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the rollout of covid-19 antivirals; and what comparative assessment his Department...

      Coronavirus: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department's plans to expand the eligibility for antivirals to include patients that remain at moderate to high risk of...

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of NHS England’s Breast Screening Units offer (a) walk-in or (b) same day booking screening appointments for women who are...

      Miscarriage: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to rapidly implement improvements to miscarriage (a) care and (b) statistics as part of the Women’s Health...

      Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness of and (b) timeliness of complaint resolutions by the Parliamentary and...

      Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the support that is available to people when submitting a case to the Parliamentary and Health Service...

      Mental Health Services: Hampshire and Isle of Wight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support Hampshire and Isle of Wight integrated care system to deliver mental health services that meet levels...

      Self-harm and Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussion with the Samaritans on the potential merits of introducing new legislation aimed at tackling suicide...

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made through workforce planning of the number of mental health professionals that will be required in (a) five and...

  • Department for Education

    • Poetry: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support poetry teaching in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.

    • Children: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he will take to support parents of disabled children with the increasing cost of childcare.

      Schools: Coronavirus and Ventilation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to issue guidance to schools on undertaking work during the 2022 summer school holidays to (a) improve ventilation and (b) reduce the...

      Guardianship

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much has been paid by local authorities to special guardians under regulation 6 of the Special Guardianship Regulations 2005 in each of the last...

      Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to integrate education on individual identity for young people into personal, social, health and economic education.

      Children in Care: Location

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked-after children local authorities reported as being placed outside of their local authority area between January 2020 to December 2020.

      Faith Schools: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he had made an assessment of the potential impact of religious selection on socioeconomic inclusion in schools.

      Education: Genito-urinary Medicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to improve the current provision of education on sexual health.

      Children: Day Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he will take steps to ensure that parents on zero-hours contracts have access to the full 30 hours per week of free childcare.

      Clothing: Curriculum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to include details of the global fashion industry and supply chains in the National Curriculum.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the amount of legal aid that has been allocated to law firms representing litigants who are proposed to be transported to...

    • Criminal Proceedings: Bolton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the size of the criminal case backlog in Bolton.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Finland and Sweden: NATO

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in (a) Finland and (b) Sweden on those countries'...

    • Hashem Abedi and Salman Abedi

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the reasons for which Salman and Hashem Abedi were in Libya in...

      Afghanistan: Embassies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Embassy in Afghanistan will be reopened.

      Ukraine: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations she has made to the International Criminal Court on conflict-related sexual violence...

      Russia: Cluster Munitions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of the use of cluster munitions being used by Russian forces in...

      Northern Ireland Protocol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any Ministers from her Department met with officials from the (a) Democratic Unionist Party and (b)...

      UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on UK (a) GDP and (b)...

      Ethiopia: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to provide humanitarian aid in Ethiopia.

      South Sudan: Food Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of the number of (a) acutely food insecure people and (b) people at risk of (i)...

      Sri Lanka: Tamils

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of recent attacks against the Tamil community in Sri Lanka; and whether she has...

      Developing Countries: Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to work with partners abroad to improve workplace rights for people employed in the...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • 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, how many headsets his Department are looking to procure...

    • Armoured Fighting Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the number of working Jackal vehicles in the Army as of 15 June 2022.

      Military Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken with international allies on the development of the Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC); and if he will...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full time equivalent staff were working in the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy team as of (a) 1 April 2021 and (b) 16 June 2022.

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to help ensure that members of Afghan Territorial Force 444 are relocated to the UK as part of the Afghan Relocations and...

      Army

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of whether 72,000 regular army service personnel is sufficient to protect the UK both at home and abroad.

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel from ATF444 have been (a) relocated to the UK under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy and (b) have an outstanding...

      Middle East: Military Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Government has paid in compensation for civilian harm since 2001 in respect of (a) Afghanistan, (b) Iraq and (c) Syria.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Discretionary Housing Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the percentage change to Discretionary Housing Payments funding to local authorities in England and Wales will be as a result of the most...

    • Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps her Department has taken to reduce the level of child poverty across the UK.

      Universal Credit: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2022 to Question 11554 on Social Security Benefits: Armed Forces, how many of the 33,800 Universal Credit...

      Food Banks: Domestic Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date she last visited a foodbank.

      Universal Credit: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether all Universal Credit claimants will receive the proposed cost of living payments at the same time as everyone else.

      Social Security Benefits: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps her Department has taken to ensure that there are appropriate sanctions for people who commit benefit fraud.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department provides to Universal Credit claimants on (a) payment of childcare and (b) support in accessing free childcare...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available for Universal Credit claimants to access a registered or approved childcare provider.

      Local Housing Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of tenants are eligible for Shared Accommodation Local Housing Allowance and reside in a one-bedroom in each...

      Means-tested Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will review the eligibility criteria for means-tested benefits to ensure that people with small work pensions can access support.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Natural England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the progress made by Natural England in implementing the reforms outlined in its 2021-22...

    • Gardens: Biodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 9 June 2021 to Question 10218 on Gardens: Biodiversity, whether his Department has taken...

  • Home Office

    • Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a comparative assessment of the adequacy of the funding allocated to (a) North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and (b)...

    • Passports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of allocating time slots for appointments for hon. Members' staff to discuss...

      Visas: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa fee waiver applications for Afghan national spouses and dependents of British nationals have been made since 1 July 2021.

      Visas: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa fee waivers have been granted for Afghan national spouses and dependents of British nationals since 1 July 2021.

      Passports: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Answer of 16 June 2022 to Question 15396 on Passports, whether her Department holds a weekly breakdown of data between March and...

      HM Passport Office: Newport

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff were employed by HM Passport Office in Newport on 14 June 2022; and what proportion of those staff were agency workers.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Defence on the impact of the cost of a Pakistan visa on the ability of...

      Biometric Residence Permits: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to reduce the backlog in processing applications for biometric residence permits.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have arrived in (a) Bexley Borough and (b) Greater London through the Ukraine Family Scheme as of 16 June 2022.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Parking: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the impact of parking costs on footfall in town centres.

    • Regional Planning and Development: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the levels of funding required to achieve the Government's objectives under its levelling...

      Community Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that local authorities provide resources and facilities to enable groups from...

      Levelling Up Fund and UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to help ensure that bids for the next phase of the (a) Levelling Up Fund and (b) Shared Prosperity...

      Levelling Up Fund: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, on what date he expects local authorities to be able to access and input information to the online Levelling Up round 2...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Cricket: Racial Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the level of racism in cricket in England.

    • Sports: Ombudsman

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Baroness Grey-Thompson's independent report entitled Duty of Care in Sport Review on 21 April 2017, what...

      Holiday Accommodation: Age

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department requires owners of short term holiday lets to verify the age of the persons hiring that property.

      Youth Investment Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will roll out the Youth Investment Fund by August 2022.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • East Africa and Middle East: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the shortfall in grain allocated to (1) African, and (2) Middle East, countries as humanitarian aid through United Nations agencies...

    • Ukraine: Development Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether (1) special, and (2) additional, expenditure (a) for, and (b) on behalf of, Ukraine since February has come from emergency budgets; and if those sources...

      Northern Ireland Protocol

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have received from the First Treasury Counsel in relation to the proposed bill on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Rare Diseases: Health Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to improve access to specialist care, and (2) to reduce regional health inequalities, among patients with rare diseases, including...

    • Rare Diseases

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the devolved administrations about providing additional (1) funding, and (2) support, for those living with rare diseases in the UK.

      Heart Diseases

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the increase of cases of heart arrhythmia and death after the onset of heart arrhythmia in the last year, and (2)...

      Infected Blood Inquiry

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many lump sum (1) regular, and (2) discretionary, one-off payments were made between the establishment of the Infected Blood Inquiry in 2017 to July 2018.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they are using to select the first 500 universal credit claimants to be migrated other than geographical area.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Marine Protected Areas: Fisheries

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent marine protected areas from being (1) bottom trawled, and (2) dredged.

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