Tuesday, 28 June 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department prioritises decarbonisation benefits alongside cost considerations when assessing schemes to increase rail freight capacity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to place in the Library the study commissioned by HS2 on a like-for-like comparison on the surface station and the underground station...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Transport Decarbonisation Plan and Future of Freight Plan, what assessment he has made of his Department's progress on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if train operating companies are required under their franchise agreements to offer the current wage package and commit to redundancies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of rail strikes on the Port of Felixstowe.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the improved rail capacity outline business case for the Ely area capacity enhancement scheme; and what steps he is taking to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with British airlines on late-notice cancellations of flights.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to support Royal Mail’s plans for drone deliveries in remote areas of the UK; and how many applications have the Civil...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the financial impact on the (a) hospitality sector and (b) rest of the UK economy of the rail industrial action on 21,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the consultation into parts of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and the potential merits of immediately suspending the driving...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to support the decarbonisation of the shipping sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to put a process in place for approving time-limited temporary danger areas for drone (a) trials and (b) routes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policy of the Union Connectivity Review’s recommendations on strengthening transport links.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including the devolution of power for the Liverpool City Region to run the Merseyrail network...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with council leaders on the creation of a direct rail link between Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to make improvements to the Penistone Line, linking Huddersfield, Barnsley and Sheffield.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential environmental merits of creating a direct rail link between Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the likelihood of airports other than London Gatwick reducing the number of flights per day.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to (a) ensure that passengers are effectively informed of cancellations ahead of their departure date and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of introducing a rail link between Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham on (a) the ability to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with his EU counterparts on reducing passenger waiting times at immigration checkpoints at airports.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK residents subject to cancelled flights are able to return home from holiday.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to introduce a new funding model for Transport for London.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he (a) is taking and (b) plans to take steps to help ensure that councils provide access to bus services for isolated communities in North...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies on food prices of the Intergovernmental Panel on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many applications have been made to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme since its launch.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether Innovate UK uses agile project management as a criteria for performance management for recipients of its grants.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support the development of tidal power projects; and if he will make an assessment of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that small businesses are able to operate in the context of rising...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to train new heat pump installers in the UK in preparation for the future homes...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department has taken to launch a public campaign to increase awareness of heat pumps as a low carbon...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2022 to Question 18947 on Hydrogen: Exports, how much funding has been provided to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to increase funding to (a) UK Research and Innovation and (b) mathematical sciences.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Sizewell C on levels of employment in Ipswich.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support local businesses in (a) Bournemouth and (b) England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of expanding the definition of de facto directors to include...
To ask the Attorney General, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Crown Prosecution Services threshold for deciding whether to prosecute road death offences.
To ask the Attorney General, how much her Department spent on consultancy fees in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2022 to Question 18021 on Radioligand Therapy, if he will hold discussions with NHS leaders on steps...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what specific support his Department provides to charities providing end of life care for children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he received the letter from the hon. Member for Halifax and the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton of 12 May 2022 on the Gratitude...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people who have Huntington's disease can access mental health services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) make an estimate of the number of south Asians who use chewed tobacco products in the UK and (b) conduct a formal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing targeted messages to smokers on (a) e-cigarettes, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list the regulatory authorisations required from the Food Standards Agency for conventionally bred crops.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2022 to Question 15171 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, if he will publish the advice from the Joint...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment the Government has made of the potential effectiveness of creating a market for covid-19 travel testing in helping...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Competition and Markets Authority report entitled, CMA Rapid Review of PCR testing for travel, published in August...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the (a) identification and (b) treatment of pancreatic cancer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made on the development of the 10-year plan for dementia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has provided funding for tooth brushing campaigns in schools in Norfolk in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of speech and language therapists in England; and what recent estimate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether support is available for clinical commissioning groups to help ensure that decisions on funding end of life care for children...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the additional financial support announced by the Chancellor in the Economy Update of 26 May 2022 and set out in the Cost of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of inpatients in Hull Royal Infirmary do not meet the criteria to reside for inpatient care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to engage with people who have Huntington's disease as part of the consultation for the 10 Year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the number of under-18s receiving NHS-funded treatments for panic disorders in the latest period for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make representations to the higher education sector to encourage them to facilitate fast-track courses for health and social...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make representations to General Dental Council to request a review of the passporting of dental qualifications of people who...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department expects the reset of the NHS Long Term Plan to be published; and whether it is his policy that the existing targets...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network, HACT and Home Group’s Healthy Foundation report, whether the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Health Disparities White Paper will be published.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce wait times for diagnostic scans.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to provide Ukrainian refugees with English language training to support their ability to work in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the impact of supported apprenticeships on (a) improving the confidence and (b) the future employability of SEND pupils.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many designated Sure Start Children's Centres there were in each local authority in (a) 2010 and (b) 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of proposals relating to the curriculum Arms-Length Body in the Schools Bill on educational...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current routes into the teaching profession.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has had discussions with the Minister for Women and Equalities on the potential merits of including basic sign language in the social...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what was the average funding per pupil in mainstream schools in (a) Ipswich and (b) England in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to introduce a national professional qualification for religious education leaders.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Government has spent on interpreters for people with hearing impairments or difficulties with speech, in each of the last 12 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the number of people with hearing impairments or difficulties with speech who are eligible for access to...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the economic effect of the rise in (a) fuel and (b)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the energy profits levy on investor confidence in the North Sea energy sector.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to ensure fairness in the application of the tax system.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) stakeholders on the potential merits of a windfall tax on electricity generators.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has to implement the findings of the fundamental review of business rates.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that workers are adequately remunerated in the context of the recent increase in the cost of living.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to help ensure value for money in public spending.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to help reduce the impact of inflation on households' cost of living.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that his public sector pay remits focus on poverty reduction.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Plan for Jobs in supporting people into work.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2022 to Question 11630 on Cryptocurrencies: Regulation, what assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy of existing...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set out his proposal for the level of public sector pay ahead of summer 2022.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment he has made of the impact of percentage increases in pay for (a) low earning and (b) other public sector staff; and if he will...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to provide a pay increase to care workers that would help tackle (a) retention and (b) recruitment needs in the sector.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 16 June 2022 to Question 15398 on Tax Allowances: Health Professions, what the Government's policy is on the validity of...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to funeral plans coming under the the Financial Services Compensation Scheme as of 29 July 2022, whether previous Safe Hands Funeral Plans...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of trends in the level of interest rates on people who are mortgage prisoners.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to her oral answer to the hon. Member for South Staffordshire on 21 June 2022, Official Report, column...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress she has made on providing support to persecuted minority communities in Afghanistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made representations to the Tunisian Government on the prosecution of members of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed new Tunisian Constitution on democratic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the implications for its policies of the Tunisian Government's conduct...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy not to sign Memorandums of Understanding with the Tunisian Government in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has taken steps to provide aid for people affected by the recent earthquake in Afghanistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the persecution of Sikhs in Afghanistan, following the attack on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with his Rwandan counterparts on (a) the resurgence in violence by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps she has taken to help promote the restoration of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much UK Government funding has been spent through Development Finance Institutions in (a) Africa, (b) Asia,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she plans to take to minimise the impact of reductions to UK Aid in Syria.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her policy is on application of restrictive measures against states acting in serious breach of an obligation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Samurdhi programme in Sri Lanka.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the human development and social economic indicators of Sri...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of food security in Sri Lanka.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to meet the goal set out in the Government's strategy for international...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Government funding has been allocated through the Private Infrastructure Development Group in the (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which bilateral and multilateral Development Finance Institutions have received Government funding during the (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what performance targets her Department places on its spending through the Private Infrastructure Development Group.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the impact of neglected tropical diseases on (a) health, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UK Government (a) has signed or (b) plans to sign the Kigali Declaration on Neglected Tropical...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she plans to take to ensure that gender equality is integral to the International Development Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the International Development Strategy, what her planned timetable is for publishing the UK's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what human rights safeguards will be included in her Department's proposed Developing Countries Trading Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's International Development Strategy, what her Department’s strategic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she plans to take to minimise the impact of reductions to UK Aid in Yemen.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of reports that the majority of the 6,141...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the investment performance has been to the UK Government of its spending through the Private Infrastructure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the process is for determining whether a person should face sanctions in connection with Russia's invasion of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements are in place for ships within the Carrier Strike Group to receive dry stores from the support ships of other nations during deployment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the level of defence inflation for each year in the current spending review period.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Fleet Solid Support Ship contracts will be awarded.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many anti-tank Javelin missiles the army has as of 20 June 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing Panther KF51s to supplement the British Army's current stock of Main...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the proportion of steel that will be used in the new Fleet Solid Support Ships that will be UK steel.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs that will be created by the Fleet Solid Support Ship contract.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has been made of the potential impact on security of converting Military Provost Guard Service positions at Leuchars base...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Order of Battle is of the British Army.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel left the British Army in each year from 2017 to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many refugees have been interviewed at job centres in each year since 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the data her Department holds on the referrals of benefit claimants for literacy training by Job Centre Plus to providers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of legislation concerning riparian rights and responsibilities; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the number of prosecutions undertaken by the Environment Agency has declined every year since 2007.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current funding model for the Joint Unit on Waste Crime.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of rising wheat costs on catering businesses; and whether he plans to take further...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of the Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda on the number of small...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time was for (a) visitor and (b) spousal/partner visa applications as of 21 June 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing visa free travel for people wishing to visit the UK from Serbia.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2022 to Question 156507 on Immigration, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the number of children living in poverty in the UK with parents who are subject to No Recourse to...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2022 to Question 15228 on Agriculture: Seasonal Workers, on what basis her Department decided what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the Government's progress towards ratification of Article 44 of the Istanbul...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 15 June to Question 13684, whether all payments over £25,000 made by her Department to Omnicom Media Group UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June to Question 1193 on Passports: Applications, how many of the 98.5 per cent of passport applications...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport upgrades for (a) fast track and (b) premium services were made in (a) April 2022 and (b) May 2022; and how much additional...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to help ensure that Ukrainian people fighting in the war in that country are able to access the UK during their...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the application from a constituent of High Peak to the European Union Settlement Scheme of 26 June 2021,...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that the police screen suspects for gambling addictions.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the Police Federation's proposals for a Victoria medal to be awarded to the families...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the process is for making a complaint about a police officer without that complaint being referred to the local force.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an what assessment of the effect of availability of personal data via online telephone directory services on risk of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to proscribe Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) what steps her Department is taking to prevent the exploitation of Ukrainian refugees being facilitated on social media sites and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees from (a) Ukraine and (b) Afghanistan have been settled in Bolton South East constituency since June 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many bank suspense accounts frozen on suspicion of financial misconduct, where the account was initially opened more than six years ago,...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing seasonal visas to address staff shortages in UK airports.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason international students who graduated from British universities prior to September 2020 are unable to apply for the UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many permission to travel letters have been reissued by her Department in each of the last three years; and what her Department's...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of call back services by HM Passport Office.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the email correspondence of 18 May 2022 from the hon. Member for Brentford and Isleworth on two outstanding...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the email correspondence of 17 May 2022 from the hon. Member for Brentford and Isleworth on an outstanding...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the email correspondence of 14 February 2022 and 9 May 2022 from the hon. Member for Brentford and Isleworth on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many photographers and video producers were employed by his Department in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has taken steps to prohibit the installation of gas in all new housing developments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the length of time sponsors of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper, published on 16 June 2022, what steps his Department is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy that limited companies owned and controlled by local authorities in England be required to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to fund social housing projects in (a) Bolton South East, (b) the Borough of Bolton...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of continuing remote and hybrid local authority meetings;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps the Government is taking to help level up communities across Scotland.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the report by Sir Robert Francis entitled, Compensation and Redress for the Victims of Infected Blood, Recommendations for a...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the (a) number of civil servants who were involved in and (b) the cost to the public purse of the (i) creation and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish the (a) objectives her Department has prioritised for the text-based negotiations on the latest TRIPS waiver text; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2022 to Question 14638 on Energy Charter Treaty, what proportion of cases brought by UK companies under...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will make an assessment of the applicability to decisions on tax treatment in the UK of the precedent established in the October 1958...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to increase Foreign Direct Investment into (a) Bournemouth East constituency and (b) England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of people over the age of 60 who are unable to access online services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of adopting the UNICTRAL Model Law 2017 for UK-Australia trade; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the role of technology companies in preventing the harmful use of deepfake technology.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is providing funding to Bournemouth Tourism Centre.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has plans to increase tourism in Bournemouth East constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions officials in her Department have had with their counterparts in the Department for Education on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of long-term funding for youth services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has for strengthening the duty on local authorities to provide youth work services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much and what proportion of the funds allocated from the Youth Investment Fund have been to organisations working with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the impact of free public Wi-Fi on footfall in town centres.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure the rollout of gigabit broadband to (a) Croxden, (b) Marchington, (c) Denstone and (d)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department spent on consultancy fees in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has received on widening the scope of the Communications Act 2003 to include alcohol marketing and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 21 June (HL860), how many times the Secretary of State for Transport as opposed to the courts...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to grant relief from the rules requiring vehicles registered overseas to be registered and taxed in the UK after a maximum period of six...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to fully automate train lines; and what discussions they have had with (1) local mayors, and (2) transport authorities, about automating tube...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current planned maximum speed of HS2 trains on the HS2 tracks (1) in the open, and (2) in tunnels; and what is the expected journey time from London...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what ministerial directions they have given to the British Business Bank; and what were the contents of those directions.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish (1) the list of consultees for the draft Construction Contracts (England) Exclusion Order 2022, and (2) the list of projects excluded by...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to meet their target of women making up at least one third of the offshore wind workforce by 2030.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people to enter the offshore wind industry.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the possible use of hydrogen alongside existing gas boilers; and whether the use of hydrogen could remove the need for gas...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Royal College of Nursing Nursing Under Unsustainable Pressures: Staffing for Safe and Effective Care...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, and if so how, they measure changes over time in the supply of domiciliary social care relative to local need in each upper tier local authority in England.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current diagnostic capacity in the NHS; and, further to any such assessment, what immediate consideration they have given to...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of including support related to (1) gambling related harms, and (2) gambling addiction, in Liaison and Diversion schemes to...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how the consumption by individuals under the age of 18 differs between smokers of tobacco and users of e-cigarettes or vapes.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to introduce (1) antiviral drugs, and (2) a vaccine, to address Respiratory Syncytial Virus.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the efficacy of Evusheld on the protection of patients with metastatic cancer from COVID-19.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average waiting time in England for a first appointment with NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children in England are currently on the waiting list for an NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service appointment.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when section 177 of the Health and Care Act 2022 came, or will come, into force.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the price per litre of petrol when the Ministry of Justice set the car travel allowance for jurors at 45 pence per mile; and what plans they have to...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how funding for the Global Fund’s seventh replenishment will advance the priorities of their international development strategy.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the government of the United States, as host of the Global Fund’s seventh replenishment, about the UK’s...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Pakistan regarding the death sentences given to Qaiser and Amoon Ayub.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to discuss with the government of Nigeria the deaths and disappearances which followed an attack on four villages in the Kaduna state...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to discuss with the government of Nigeria the increased targeting of clergy and church workers following a series of abductions in June.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 4 June (HL421), what representations they will make to the government of Israel to deter the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Zimbabwe regarding (1) the abduction and murder of opposition political activist Moreblessing Ali, and (2)...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the safety of, and freedom of religion for, Christians in Nigeria
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the call by church leaders in Venezuela and Colombia on 24 May for renewed dialogue on migration and human trafficking.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether criminal charges relating to the Grenfell disaster have been brought; and if so, what were the outcomes of those cases.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the (1) total cost, and (2) cost per person, of deportation flights to Rwanda.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will reconsider the status of Isa Muazu, who was deported from the UK to Nigeria in 2013.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to allow asylum seekers to be deployed to pick fruit and vegetables in the UK while their applications are being assessed; and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce delays in renewing visas for people already working and resident in Britain; and when they expect to give a decision on the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to meet survivors and bereaved relatives of the Grenfell disaster to discuss the Government’s handling of that tragedy.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the financial implications for Northern Ireland of the failure to form an Executive following the elections on 5 May: and whether...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to require currency exchange services for consumers to display both (1) the live interbank exchange rate, and (2) the commission charged,...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much tax is forgone annually by HM Treasury as a result of the tax exemptions for charities’ (1) donations, (2) investment income, and (3) gains on...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to monitor the sale of Truphone to ensure that it does not undermine (1) the UK's sanctions relating to Russia, or (2) the UK's national...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they funded the return charter flight for the Duke of Sussex from the United States to the UK for the Queen's Jubilee celebrations.
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