Written answers

Tuesday, 5 July 2022

  • Department for Transport

    • P&O Ferries: Crew

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 May 2022 to Question 6742 on P&O Ferries: Crew, what progress his Department has made on the investigation into...

    • P&O Ferries: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on Government support for the P&O Ferries staff who were made redundant on 17 March 2022.

      Gatwick Airport: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of Gatwick airport on recent staff shortages and flight cancellations affecting that airport.

      Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving test centres there were in each UK nation in (a) 2010, (b) 2015, (c) 2020 and (d) as of 30 June 2022.

      Regional Airports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of Heathrow Airport on improving regional connectivity (a) in respect of Teesside Airport...

      Aviation: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to publish his (a) response to and (b) strategy resulting from his consultation on Jet zero: our strategy for net zero aviation.

      Department for Transport: National Union of Rail Maritime and Transport Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the (a) number and (b) dates of meetings between Ministers in his Department and officials at the RMT union since 13 June 2022.

      Speed Limits: Fixed Penalties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that people receiving a fixed penalty notice for speeding do not need to submit...

      Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate she has made of the average time taken by her Department to respond to casework enquiries sent by hon. Members to the DVLA.

      Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the backlog in processing applications for driving and vehicle licensing on motorists in...

      Driving Tests: Llanelli

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people in Llanelli awaiting a practical driving test at Llanelli Driving Test Centre in Llanerch.

      Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an estimate of (a) the number of people waiting for and (b) the average waiting time to take a category B driving test at...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take further steps to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • World Economic Forum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is engaged in any partnerships with the World Economic Forum.

    • Research, Development and Innovation Organisational Landscape Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the planned timetable is for completion of the Review of the Research, Development and Innovation Organisational...

      Electric Vehicles: Batteries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government has taken to help secure the necessary battery metals needed for the electric vehicle sector.

      Hydrogen Fuelling Stations: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many licences have been issued by OFGEM in Northern Ireland for hydrogen fuelling stations for transport.

      Lithium: Cornwall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government has had any discussions with relevant stakeholders on the potential role of Cornwall as a...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of rural broadband connectivity on smart meter uptake.

      Energy Supply: Park Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2022 to Question 14454 on Energy Supply: Park Homes, what avenues the Government is...

      Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what impact assessment the Government has carried out for the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses...

      Liability of Trade Unions in Proceedings in Tort (Increase of Limits On Damages) Order 2022

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what impact assessment he has carried out for the Liability of Trade Unions in Proceedings in Tort (Increase of Limits...

      Fuel Oil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the oral contribution of the hon. Member for Lincoln at Treasury questions on 28 June 2022, if he...

      Anode

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether (a) his Department has engaged with global anode producers and (b) the Government has plans for anode...

      Petrol: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing regulation of petrol prices, in the same way that...

      Cosmetics: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the review of retained EU law, whether his Department intends to review the lists of (a) prohibited...

      Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with (a) employers, (b) employment agencies, and (c) trade unions over plans to remove...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with representatives of energy companies on the use of smart meters that have ceased to...

      Insulation: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to take steps to enable cavity wall insulation suppliers to award compensation to relevant households...

      Storms: Power Failures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to implement resilience recommendations 3 and 4 within the Storm Arwen electricity...

      Energy: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with representatives from energy firms on limits on payments billed via direct debit to...

      Parental Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the contribution by the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets to the Westminster Hall...

      Parental Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of new mothers who started on statutory paid maternity leave used the Shared Parental...

      Parental Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2021 to Question 32423 on Parental Leave, when he plans to publish the findings of...

  • Attorney General

    • Rape: Prosecutions

      To ask the Attorney General, what steps he plans to take to increase the (a) prosecution and (b) conviction rates from reported cases of rape.

    • National Security Council

      To ask the Attorney General, how many meetings of the National Security Council she has attended since April 2022.

      Rape: Prosecutions

      To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State in response to the Urgent Question of 28 June 2022 on prosecution of incidences of rape, what steps...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Dentistry: Hendon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of NHS dental practitioners in Hendon constituency.

    • General Practitioners: South West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to face-to-face GP appointments in the South West.

      General Practitioners: Hendon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of people who are not registered with a GP surgery in Hendon constituency.

      Learning Disability: Mental Health and Loneliness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle (a) mental ill-health and (b) loneliness affecting people with a learning disability...

      Hospices: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when hospices will be informed whether the central NHS England Grant for children’s hospices will continue as a ringfenced funding...

      Suicide: Neurodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his suicide prevention strategy will examine a potential link between neurodiversity and suicide; and what steps he plans to take...

      Arthritis: Joint Replacements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) reduce joint replacement waiting times within the NHS for people with arthritis and (b) improve support...

      Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral statement of 27 June 2020 on Draft Mental Health Bill, if he will take steps to ensure that the 10-year...

      Neurology: Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase the number of specialist practitioners researching and treating Tourette’s Syndrome and...

      Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his suicide prevention strategy will cover the correlation between alcohol and other substance misuse and suicide.

      Mental Health Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children have died while (a) detained under the Mental Health Act and (b) in the care of a mental health setting as a voluntary...

      Hospices: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to direct NHS England to maintain the Children's Hospice Grant beyond the 2023-24 financial year.

      Mental Health Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children have died while (a) detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 or (b) in the care of a mental health setting as a...

      Mental Health Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children have died while (a) detained under the Mental Health Act and (b) in a mental health setting as a voluntary patient who...

      Brain Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the 10-Year Cancer Plan includes proxy measures for staging data of brain cancer so that it can be...

      Brain Cancer: Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that the 10-Year Cancer Plan commits to providing access to a clinical nurse specialist for all brain tumour patients.

      Long Covid: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to help people access treatment for long covid.

      Long Covid: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the treatment requirements of patients with long covid on the provision of...

      Epilepsy: Cannabis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made to establish clinical trials to test the safety and efficacy of unlicensed cannabis-based products for the...

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the 10-Year Cancer Plan includes specific targets on the less survivable cancers, including brain...

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to increase the uptake of breast cancer screening.

      Dental Services: South West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to NHS dentistry services in the South West.

      Accident and Emergency Departments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 6 September 2021 to Question 38295 on Accident and Emergency Departments, whether integrated care boards'...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the letters of 28 April and 30 May 2022 from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare on behalf of his...

      Cataracts: Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time for a cataract operation is in the North Central London Clinical Commissioning Group area.

      Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of surgical hubs in aiding the recovery of elective services following the...

      Ambulance Services: South West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for NHS ambulances in the South West.

      Prescription Drugs: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to prevent the selling of prescription drugs online without requiring a prescription; and if she...

      Platinum Jubilee 2022: Medals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many emergency service personnel engaged in providing charitable helicopter emergency services are eligible for the Platinum Jubilee...

      Respiratory System: Viral Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the UK Health Security Agency only reports on SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and RSV in its weekly reports.

      Monkeypox: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent the spread of monkeypox in the UK.

      Food: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the speed of the implementation of restrictions on advertising of...

      NHS Covid Pass

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timescale is for the winding down of the area in his Department that is responsible for the delivery lead of NHS Covid Pass.

      Infectious Diseases: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of using no-touch surface technology in buildings to combat the risk of...

      NHS Covid Pass

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in his Department are employed in the delivery lead of the NHS Covid Pass as of 27 June 2022; and what plans his...

      Health: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the white paper on health disparities will include policy proposals to help tackle regional disparities in (a) obesity, (b)...

      Tobacco

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 3 August 2020 to Question 72841 on Tobacco: Marketing and the US Food and Drug Administration's Modified...

      Asthma

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of pollen counts during summer 2022 on people with asthma.

      Food: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the Government's timeframe is for implementing its commitment to ban junk food advertising online and before 9pm.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of coordination between NHS 119 and local pharmacies on the delivery of the covid-19...

      Vaccination: Disinformation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the debate which took place at the Council of Europe on 24 June 2022...

      Social Security Benefits: Uprating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to (a) ensure that the Minimum Income Guarantee will be considered for uprating for 2023-24 and (b) hold...

      Migraines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of running a public awareness campaign to (a) improve public understanding of the...

  • Department for Education

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the steps his Department has taken to help children’s education recover from the...

    • National Curriculum Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that SATs do not have a negative impact on the emotional wellbeing of primary school students.

      National Implementation Board: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) process and (b) criteria he will use to determine the membership of the National Implementation Board of experts for the Care Review.

      Students: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional mental health support for university students on placement years.

      English Language: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help UK (a) universities and (b) colleges provide free English language tuition to Ukrainian refugees.

      Foster Care: Care Leavers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the value of the payments available for staying put arrangements.

      Foster Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to increase the number of foster carers (a) nationally and (b) in areas where there is a shortage of foster carers.

      Children: Day Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increasing childcare ratios on levels of childcare staff (a) recruitment and (b) retention.

      Foster Care: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department provides additional support to foster carers who are supporting children and young people who have experienced trauma.

      BTEC Qualifications: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of guaranteeing funding for BTEC qualifications for the current parliamentary session.

      Apprentices: Coronavirus and Ventilation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will issue revised guidance to apprenticeship providers in respect of adjustments they can make over the summer to (a) improve ventilation in...

      Further Education: Coronavirus and Ventilation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to issue guidance to further education colleges on making adjustments and improvements to premises used for teaching and other...

      Class Sizes: Burton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an estimate of the average class size in primary schools in Burton in (a) January 2019 and (b) January 2022.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Council of Europe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his position is on the UK’s continued membership of the Council of Europe through its membership of the European Court of Human Rights.

  • Treasury

    • Revenue and Customs: Standards

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the standard of service that customers are receiving from HMRC; and if he will make a statement.

    • Hospitality Industry: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of reducing the 20 per cent VAT rate for for the hospitality sector in the context of...

      Renewable Energy: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of a windfall tax on renewable energy generators on investment in renewable energy generation in the UK.

      Financial Conduct Authority: Standards

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Financial Conduct Authority at improving its customer service standards.

      Safe Hands Plans: Insolvency

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that customers of Safe Hand Funeral Plans are (a) compensated and (b) transferred to new funeral plans from...

      Company Cars: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of publishing company car tax rates on battery electric cars beyond the the 2024-2025 tax year.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Brazil: Forests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has held discussions with her Brazilian counterpart on the UK’s deforestation footprint in that...

    • Ukraine: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2022 to Question 24564, on Armed Conflict: Ukraine, on what occasions (a) she...

      Ukraine: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2022 to Question 24564, on Armed Conflict: Ukraine, whether she has made an...

      Ukraine: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 21 June and 29 June 2022 to Questions 16876 and 24563, on Ukraine: British Nationals...

      Nicaragua: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Nicaraguan Government in relation to freedom of religious expression...

      Ukraine: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the debate which took place at the Council of...

      Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Russian authorities on the prosecution of Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner.

      Kyrgyzstan: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the debate which took place at the Council of...

      Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she has taken to support the families of Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner following their prosecution by...

      Russia: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs,, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the debate which took place at the Council...

      African Union: G20

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her policy is on admitting the office of Chairperson of the African Union as a member of the G20...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Minister for Asia and the Middle East raised the matter of the blockade of Gaza with the Israeli...

      Israel: Iran

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to support Israel with security from potential aggression from Iran.

      Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help ensuring the equitable distribution of second-generation vaccines...

      Development Aid: Malnutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the news story on gov.uk, PM pledges new support for countries on the food security frontline,...

      Cayman Islands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (a) work with and (b) support the Government of the Cayman Islands in...

      Developing Countries: Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister's pledges of new support for countries on the food security frontline,...

      Developing Countries: Malaria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress the Government has made on eradicating malaria.

      African Union: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last met the Chair of the African Union.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate she has made of (a) the number of officials in her Department involved in recording retained EU...

      Afghanistan: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to provide humanitarian support to the Afghan people.

      Developing Countries: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress the Government has made on its commitments made in the G7 Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Crises...

      Conflict Resolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the debate which took place at the Council of...

      Migrants: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the debate which took place at the Council of...

      Developing Countries: Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the news story on gov.uk, PM pledges new support for countries on the food security frontline,...

      Ethiopia: Sudan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support de-escalation of the Al-Fashaga dispute between Sudan and Ethiopia.

      Russia: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will (a) impose an asset freeze against the Central Bank of Russia, (b) take steps to confiscate...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2022 to Question 19629 on Afghanistan: Refugees, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time staff employed by his...

    • Estonia: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the extra 1,000 UK troops for Estonia announced by the Government at the 2022 NATO Madrid Summit will include reservists.

      China: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential risks posed by Chinese military technology exports to Russia.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Tyres: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of requiring changes to tyre manufacturing processes on the levels of...

    • Electronic Cigarettes: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of facilities in the UK that safely recycle disposable electronic cigarettes.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of disposable electronic cigarettes that are properly recycled in the latest...

      Avian Influenza: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will issue clear guidance for members of the public on steps to take in the event that they suspect a wild bird is...

      Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the impact the badger cull on levels of bovine tuberculosis among cattle.

      Tree Planting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the England Trees Action Plan 2021 to 2024, what progress he has made towards achieving his ambitions...

      Public Footpaths: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Thames Path National Trail features alternate routes along both banks of the Thames in London; and whether it...

      Avian Influenza: East Sussex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to mitigate the effects of bird flu in (a) Brighton and Hove and (b) East Sussex.

      Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 26 April to question 9907, what estimate he has made of the value of payments in excess (a)...

      Agriculture: Sustainable Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the following sustainable farming techniques in the UK: (a) agroecological...

      Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure that the Kept Animals Bill is passed into law as soon as possible.

      Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the effectiveness of provisions the Kept Animals Bill on preventing puppy...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to progress legislative proposals on pet theft.

      Gardens: Plastics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has made an environmental impact assessment of the use of plastic grass in (a) residential and (b)...

      Water: Sewage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the water industry on reducing the discharge of sewage into...

      Wetlands: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the environmental contribution of urban wetlands.

      Tree Planting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to replace a tree with canopy cover equivalence rather than just a tree when trees are felled...

      Tree Felling: Soil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of felling trees on water retention in soil; and if he will make it his policy to...

      Microplastics: Health Hazards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of recent research examining the presence of microplastic...

  • Home Office

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to protect the victims of cuckooing through the criminal justice system.

    • Police: First Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of bleed-control kits in the London Borough of Havering; and whether her...

      Bicycles: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of bicycles stolen in each police region in the last 12 months.

      Anti-social Behaviour and Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of (a) youth crime and (b) anti-social behaviour in (i) Bournemouth East and...

      Crime: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle rural crime (a) in Cumbria and (b) across England.

      Police: Havering

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the financial contribution is of the London Borough of Havering to the Metropolitan Police; and how much is assigned from the London...

      Knives: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish data on the number of knife crimes in (a) Romford constituency and (b) the London Borough of Havering in the last five years.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the value for money of the Migration and Economic Development partnership with Rwanda.

      Violence Reduction Units

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Violence Reduction Units.

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many migrants who have arrived via the English Channel in a boat without prior permission are being accommodated through public funds in...

      Pets: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of pet thefts in the last 12 months compared to the 12 months prior.

      Hate Crime: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to deal with disability hate crimes.

      Visas: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time was for her Department to make decisions on applications for family visas (a) made on the basis of the applicant's...

      Asylum: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to reports from the charities Love146 UK and Care4Calais that some children seeking asylum without identification have been...

      Passports: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the additional revenue the Government has received as a result of people upgrading passport applications in...

      Asylum: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been placed in dispersal accommodation in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months.

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contractual obligations will apply to people who have made a successful application under the Ukraine Extension Scheme and who were...

      Immigration Controls: Biometrics

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of immigration checks into the UK are conducted through electronic passport gates.

      Visas: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2022 to Question 23234, under which scheme 100 Afghan journalists been relocated to the UK; and what type...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice her Department has issued to employers on employing Ukrainians who have entered the UK under the Homes for Ukraine scheme but...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to allow Ukrainian refugees who travelled to the UK through the Ukraine Family Scheme following the Russian...

      Passports: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2022 to Question 7920 on Passports: Applications, whether she has made an assessment of the potential...

      Biometric Residence Permits

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what service standard has been set for processing biometric residence permit applications; what proportion of applications were processed...

      Asylum: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on an asylum seeker (a) strategy and (b) action plan for Northern Ireland.

      UK Visas and Immigration: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's timeframe is for making a decision on cases referred to UK Visas and Immigration Chief Casework Unit.

      Muslim Brotherhood

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she (a) has made a recent assessment and (b) plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of proscribing the Muslim brotherhood.

      Muslim Brotherhood

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the status of the Muslim brotherhood is in the UK as of 23 June 2022.

      National Security Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings of the National Security Council she has attended since April 2022.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of 9 May 2022, resent by email on 13 June 2022 and 15 June 2022, from the hon. Member for...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Second Homes: Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the policy paper, Levelling Up and Regeneration: further information, published on 11 May 2022, whether...

    • Second Homes: Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the policy paper, Levelling Up and Regeneration: further information, published on 11 May 2022, how many...

      Antisemitism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the debate that took place at the Council of Europe in...

      Empty Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Empty Dwelling Management Orders at enabling local authorities to...

      Housing: Romford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will hold discussions with the Mayor of London on the reasons for which Romford is deemed an Opportunity Area within...

      Regional Planning and Development: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of resources that local authorities require to oversee...

      Regional Planning and Development: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the capacity of local authorities to deliver his levelling up agenda.

      Leasehold: Ground Rent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2022 to Question 9085 on Leasehold: Reform, how many and what proportion of leaseholders...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what additional resources the Government is providing to Wealden District Council which is hosting the highest number of...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many Ukrainian refugees have arrived in each council district in the South East in the last six months.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his policy is on funding any potential shortfall in rent in the event that Afghans resettled under the Afghan...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Regional Planning and Development: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is his policy that the Procurement Bill will help ensure that the auditing of contracts let as part of his levelling up agenda is (a)...

    • World Economic Forum

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the extent of the Government's co-operation or alignment is with the World Economic Forum.

      Official Visits: Ukraine

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total costs were of the Prime Minister's trip to Ukraine in June 2022; and which Department met those costs.

  • Department for International Trade

    • Trade Agreements: Australia

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish representations she has received on the level of protection for personal information in digital trade between the UK and...

    • Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreements: Indiana

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact on the UK economy in pounds sterling of the Memorandum of Understanding on economic...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Broadband: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how the Government defines a low-income household in the context of financial support for broadband costs.

    • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department has spent on consultancy fees in each of the last five years.

      England and Wales Cricket Board

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2022 to Question 19721 on Cricket: Racial Discrimination, how much funding the Government...

      Football Governance Fan-led Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government will publish its proposals in response to the Fan-Led review of Football Governance.

      Holiday Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the prevalence of short term holiday lets.

      Cultural Heritage: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government takes to help preserve and protect historical artefacts around the world.

      Cricket: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of ethnic minority cricket officials in (a) England and (b) Wales.

      Sports: Colour Vision Deficiency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions officials in her Department have had with representatives of sports governing bodies on awareness of...

      Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of effect of including certain forms of advertisements for non-surgical cosmetic...

      Gambling: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to provide redress for consumers that have experienced investment losses due to (a) the...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Equal Pay

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress she has made on tackling (a) gender, (b) ethnicity and (c) disabled persons pay gaps.

    • Social Mobility Commission: Public Appointments

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will publish details of the fourteen individuals and organisations appointed as expert advisers on the Social Mobility Commission's Policy and...

  • Department for Transport

    • Electric Scooters: Safety

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the introduction of mandatory safety measures, such as (1) helmets, and (2) an enforced speed limit, for the use of e-scooters.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Strikes: Public Sector

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why they plan to repeal legislation banning agency workers from covering those on strike; and what discussions they have had with recruitment agencies and...

    • Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many doses of the (1) Pfizer, and (2) Moderna, vaccines they have purchased for children under the age of five; and when such vaccines will be made available...

      Electronic Commerce

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that consumers are afforded the same protections when they are shopping on an online marketplace as they are when...

      Electricity and Natural Gas: Billing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that gas and electricity suppliers are not increasing customer direct debits more than is necessary as a result of the...

      Fuel Oil: Prices

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assist households who not have a mains gas supply and are dependent on heating oil, as the cost of oil increases.

      Energy: Debts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that repayment of debts on prepay energy cards is proportionate and does not lead to increasing debt for customers using...

      Energy: Billing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that when estimating bills, energy suppliers estimate historic usage only from the property being billed and not from (1)...

      Energy: Consumption

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote lower use of energy given the challenges of (1) climate change, (2) energy security, and (3) the cost of energy.

      Renewable Energy: Farms

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the cost of connecting viable schemes to the national grid in order to increase levels of renewable energy...

      Products: Safety

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to publish the consultation on their new UK Product Safety Framework, which ran from 11 March 2021 to 17 June 2021; and what plans they have to...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what priorities they have adopted for the COVID-19 vaccination programme from autumn 2022 to spring 2023.

    • Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which provisions contained in the Carers and Disabled Children’s Act 2000 have been incorporated in the Health and Care Act 2022; and which provisions...

      Nurses: Training

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications for nursing courses were (1) received, (2) accepted, and (3) refused, places in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, and (c) 2021, at universities in England.

      Nurses: Migrant Workers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many nurses were recruited from overseas in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, and (4) in the last 12 months for which figures are available.

  • Department for Education

    • Recruitment: Young People

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide financial incentives for (1) training providers, and (2) employers, to encourage them to take on young people who have...

    • Horticulture: Qualifications

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the main routes through which horticultural qualifications may be obtained.

      Education

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will produce a formal response to The Times Education Commission's final report, published on 15 June.

      Nurses: Training

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether universities in England face any financial or other restrictions on the number of nurses they may accept for training; and if so, what are the restrictions.

      Chemistry: GCE A-level

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of 12 pages of the AQA Chemistry A-Level examination being leaked on the social media app Snapchat before that examination took place.

      Business and Management: Higher Education

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which eight universities are under investigation by the Office for Students because of reported shortcomings in their Business and Management Studies provision;...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Barristers: Strikes

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure barrister strikes do not delay the administration of justice.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies: Sanctions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies proactively share information with UK authorities relating to entities registered in these...

    • Supply Chains: Human Rights

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will introduce legislation to make supply chain human rights due diligence mandatory.

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) report UNOCHA Protection of Civilians Report...

      Gaza: Children and Young People

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent reports from Save the Children and Medical Aid for Palestine, which found that (1) four out of five children living...

      Azerbaijan: Human Rights

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the case of the Azeri imam Sardar Babayev, who has been arrested on a charge of treason, and (2) the state of human rights in...

      Ukraine: Armed Conflict

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to work with European allies to condemn President Putin’s policy of aggression in Ukraine and the detrimental effect on the...

      Nigeria: Abduction and Homicide

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the response by (1) state, and (2) federal authorities, in Nigeria to attacks on Adara communities in the Kajuru Local Government...

      Tunisia: Politics and Government

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) President Saied of Tunisia's roadmap for reform, and (2) whether that roadmap provides an adequate route for restoring full...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Russia: Ukraine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the remarks by the new Chief of the British Army that "there is now a burning imperative to forge an Army capable of fighting alongside our allies and...

    • Russia: Ukraine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the remarks by the new Chief of the British Army on 16 June regarding "fighting alongside our allies and defeating...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • EU Law

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why (1) the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (No. 1012), and (2) the Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations...

    • Nature Conservation: Property Development

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect Natural England will provide a solution to foul water and nutrient neutrality issues which will permit developments in affected areas to proceed.

      Environmental Land Management Schemes

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will evaluate the success of the Environmental Land Management schemes based on the size of uptake.

      Peat Bogs: Conservation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of peatland loss; and what steps they are taking in response.

      Coastal Erosion

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of coastal erosion; and what steps they are taking in response.

      Horse Racing: Animal Welfare

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made with the horse racing sector to address animal welfare issues, including fatality levels.

      Fly-tipping

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the punishments available to the courts to deal with (1) fly tipping, and (2) illegal dumping.

  • Home Office

    • Refugees: Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is any limit on the number of refugees currently in Rwanda who will be resettled in the UK under the provisions of the UK and Rwanda Migration and...

    • Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how long the policy of removing asylum seekers to Rwanda will take to reduce significantly the illegal activity of people...

      Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why those who have been approved as official visitors to Hassockfield Immigration Removal Centre in Country Durham are required to sign the Official Secrets Act,...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Towns Fund: Birkenhead

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why Wirral Council only received 25 per cent of the finance that was awarded to Birkenhead under the Town Deals fund in July 2021.

    • Bevis Marks Synagogue

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken, if any, to protect Bevis Marks Synagogue and its estate, as an historic world centre of Sephardic Jewish worship and scholarship, from...

      Gardens and Parks

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many acres of land are occupied by (1) private gardens, and (2) public parks and gardens, in England.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Horticulture: Vacancies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of unfilled vacancies for horticultural jobs at the latest date for which figures are available.

  • Treasury

    • UK Infrastructure Bank

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK Infrastructure Bank, as a private company wholly owned by HM Treasury, will be subject to the same rural proofing guidance as government departments.

    • Individual Savings Accounts: Older People

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people aged over 60 in the UK have ISAs; and what is the (1) total, and (2) average, value of those ISAs.

      Public Sector: Northern Ireland

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution the public sector made to growth in GDP in Northern Ireland in (1) 2020, and (2) 2021.

      Sovereign Grant

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Penn on 28 June (HL1076), whether (1) His Royal Highness the Duke of York, (2) His Royal Highness the Duke of...

      Cost of Living: Government Assistance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to assist families further in relation to the rise in the cost of living; and whether any such plans include (1) introducing a lower rate of...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Cricket: Racial Discrimination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take, alongside sporting bodies and associations, to tackle racism in cricket.

  • Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body

    • Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body what has been the cost of the work on the Restoration and Renewal programme since 2012 in respect of (1) the salaries, recruitment fees, and redundancy...

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