Written answers

Thursday, 7 July 2022

  • Department for Transport

    • Rolling Stock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains ran on the rail network in each of the last six months, for which data is available, with fewer carriages than timetabled for each...

    • Erith Station: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with representatives of Southeastern Railway on the potential merits of step free access at Erith station.

      Rolling Stock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains ran on the rail network with fewer carriages than timetabled, in each of the last six months, for which data is available.

      Department for Transport: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the pay ratio was between the highest paid member of staff in his Department and the lowest in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.

      A66: Cycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether officials in his Department have had discussions with (a) Highways England, (b) Darlington Borough Council and (c) North Yorkshire Council on...

      Pedicabs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department has in place for rickshaw drivers; and whether he has plans to increase that support.

      Parking and Ride Schemes: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to pilot free (a) parking and (b) transport to and from park and ride schemes to assess whether this (i) drives local...

      Bus Services: Wakefield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money from the public purse has been paid to Arriva (a) to deliver bus services in Wakefield, (b) from the COVID-19 bus service support grant...

      Airlines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with airlines on mitigating (a) staff shortages and (b) flight cancellations.

      Airports: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Civil Aviation Authority on airport assistance for disabled passengers in the context of...

      Crew: Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to (a) prepare a scoping exercise and (b) enhance the effectiveness of provisions on fatigue and seafarers' hours of work and...

      Shipping: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the outcomes of the 105th Session of the Maritime Safety Committee of the...

      Crew: Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals to tackle seafarer fatigue in the ferry sector at the 106th Session of the International Maritime...

      Department for Transport: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) direct employees, (b) contractors and (c) agency workers who work in his Department and relevant agencies and public bodies receive a...

      Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of the recommendation on managing aviation demand on page 350 of the Climate Change...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of (a) the number of officials in his Department involved in recording retained EU...

    • National Security and Investment Act 2021

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including the Gambling Commission's decisions on control of...

      Fuels: Excise Duties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that petrol station operators do not illegally benefit from the Government's proposed...

      Morrisons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of a potential decision by the owner of...

      Measurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of reintroducing imperial measurements on levels of future R&D...

      Biofuels: Boilers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will undertake a review of the cost of wood pellets used to fuel biomass boilers in the context of the recent...

      Forests: Sustainable Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to remove unsustainable legal deforestation from UK supply chains, as recommended by the...

      Heat Pumps: Noise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is taking steps to help tackle noise pollution generated by heat pumps.

      Diesel: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of the level of the reduction in imports of diesel from Russia since that country's...

      Energy: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress his Department has made on ensuring that people who do not have a personal account with an energy...

      Business: Standing Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of standing charges on (a) small- and (b) medium-sized businesses.

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will hold discussions with representatives of Ofgem on ensuring that energy providers (a) implement a timely...

      Energy Charter Treaty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of whether the updated Energy Charter Treaty, as agreed by the Energy Charter Conference...

      Small Businesses: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to support small and medium businesses to recruit and retain suitably qualified employees.

      Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to enhance workers’ rights.

      Parental Leave: Fathers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the oral evidence from the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility to the...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Parliamentary Scrutiny

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he takes to measure the performance of Government against its (a) manifesto commitments, (b) proposed legislative programme and (c) other...

    • Cabinet Office: Official Hospitality

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on hospitality in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.

      Prime Minister: Official Hospitality

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Prime Minister spent on hospitality in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Coronavirus: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have received a dose of the antiviral nirmatrelvir+ritonavir, known as Paxlovid, as of 30 June 2022.

    • Protective Clothing: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what systems his Department used to record the results of the due diligence checks on suppliers of PPE during the covid-19 outbreak.

      Dental Services: Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how people are waiting for oral surgery by (a) type of procedure and (b) age.

      Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral statement of 27 June 2022 on Draft Mental Health Bill, what plans he has to include an analysis on the...

      Palliative Care: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of funding support for hospices and end of life care for children.

      Asthma: Steroid Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make recurrent oral corticosteroids prescriptions from primary care a trigger for referral to secondary or...

      Hospitals: Devon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients in NHS hospitals in Dorset had been waiting for discharge for more than seven days after their hospital care had been...

      Self Harm and 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, what plans he has for the proposed 10-year suicide...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support he has provided to ensure best practices of emotional and psychological support delivery can be shared across NHS England...

      Hormone Replacement Therapy: Prescriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women received Hormone Replacement Therapy prescriptions for (a) utrogestan, (b) body-identical oestrogen patches and gels, (c)...

      Fluoride: Drinking Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the fluoridation of water and what plans he has to introduce water...

      Blood Cancer: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the provision of psychological support for blood cancer patients across England; and what plans he...

      Coronavirus: Care Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advice he received from the Government's Chief Medical Officer and Chief Scientific Adviser on the risk of covid-19 infections as a...

      Gender Recognition: Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on making pectus surgery available as a treatment on the NHS.

      Macular Degeneration: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides to people suffering from advanced dry age-related macular degeneration.

      Loneliness: Autism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the policy paper entitled Emerging Together: the Tackling Loneliness Network Action Plan, published on 8 May 2021, what...

      Social Services: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the No Recourse to Public Funds policy on the recruitment and...

      Care Homes: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of removing guidance on mask wearing in care homes for all staff and patients and...

      Carers: Respite Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to create more (a) respite and (b) care services for unpaid carers to allow them take regular breaks from their...

      Tourette's Syndrome: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the representatives of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on the (a)...

      Strokes: Contraceptives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risk of ischemic strokes associated with contraceptive pills for women.

      Macular Degeneration: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) development of novel treatments for geographic atrophy and (b) early adoption of...

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce levels of covid-19 infections.

      Health Education: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage children and young people to adopt a healthy lifestyle and diet.

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to continue to enable access to covid-19 testing for people working in health and care settings over autumn 2022.

      Travel: Quarantine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the total outstanding amount owed in managed quarantine service charges for (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.

      Smoking: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of living in an area of high deprivation on a person's likelihood of smoking;...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that all eligible children are vaccinated against covid-19; and whether he is preparing a school...

      Paxlovid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the 2.75 million courses of nirmatrelvir+ritonavir (Paxlovid) procured by the Government will reach their expiry date in the...

      Pharmacy: Rents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the NHS Property Service on the impact of increasing rents on community pharmacies.

      Breast Cancer and Diabetes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the risk of developing breast cancer for people with type one diabetes.

      Dentistry: 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 registered with an NHS dentist in Hendon constituency.

      Gender Recognition: Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on patients of the suspension of phalloplasty on the NHS.

      Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2022 to Question 18823 on Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: Licensing, when he expects the public...

      Heart Diseases: Transplant Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of people suffering from leaking heart valves who require complete heart replacement in order...

      Nutrition: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the accessibility of healthy food to families who are struggling with the cost of living crisis.

      School Milk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the planned changes to the claims process for the Nursery Milk Scheme from 1 August 2022, what assessment his...

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure clear, continuous communication with the public on covid-19.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to commence a nation-wide covid-19 booster vaccine programme in autumn 2022.

      Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that doctors are adequately trained to (a) identify and (b) treat people with an...

      Long Covid: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to release a NHS Long COVID plan for 2022-23; and if he will make a statement.

      Heart Diseases: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the research in the British Medical Journal by Stickels (et al.) entitled Aortic stenosis post-Covid-19: a mathematical...

      NHS: Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to NHS Dental Care Services (a) in general and (b) for families with children; and if he will...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many (a) direct employees, (b) contractors and (c) agency workers who work in her Department and relevant...

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many electronic purchasing cards were held by individuals to make purchases against her departmental budget as...

      Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much underspend there has been in (a) climate finance and (b) other Official Development Assistance in...

      Afghanistan: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help support the Afghan relatives of British citizens who are under threat...

      Indo-Pacific Region

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many of her Department's personnel have been deployed to the Indo-Pacific region in each year since 2010.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2022 to Question 23221, how many meetings of the National Security Council she...

      Xinjiang: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of her Department's compliance with its guidance to UK companies, issued in...

      Myanmar: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the political situation in Myanmar.

      Indo-pacific Region: Diplomatic Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department plans to increase the UK's (a) diplomatic presence and (b) economic support and...

      China: Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has raised concerns on the breeding, shipping, killing and eating of dogs in China with the...

      Iraq: Kurds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department taking to help encourage the resolution of disputes between the federal government in...

      China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many people in her Department have been (a) deployed to China (b) working on China policy in each year since 2010.

      Iraq: Kurds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on potential responsibility for missile attacks in the Kurdistan Region of...

      China: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will undertake a full review of UK aid funding to determine whether any such funding is being used to...

      Indo-pacific Region: EU External Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what specific discussions she has had with European counterparts on future European engagement with countries in...

      Gaza: Humanitarian Situation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle the impact of the humanitarian situation in Gaza on children.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Employment Tribunals Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications Employment Tribunals allowed to be submitted out of time in each of the last 10 years.

    • Office of the Public Guardian: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the complaints process for members of the public corresponding with the Office of the Public Guardian.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to respond to the query of 7 April 2022 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire, ref ZA59082, regarding the funeral industry.

      Civil Proceedings: Candidates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to take steps to help prevent the use of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation by candidates in elections.

      Ministry of Justice: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the wage ratio was between the highest paid member of staff in his Department and the lowest in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.

      Legal Aid Scheme: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government is taking steps to increase funding for the legal aid sector.

  • Department for International Trade

    • Trade Agreements: Free Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the proportion of the UK's external trade with countries with which the UK has a free trade agreement.

  • Prime Minister

    • Venture Capital

      To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to his oral contribution of 22 June 2022, Official Report, col 840, that there is record venture capital investment in this country, which has now...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to the letters of 11 January and 22 June 2022 from the hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne regarding the ARAP scheme.

    • Ajax Vehicles: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2022 to Question 18785 on Ajax Vehicles: Protective Clothing, when he plans to write to the Rt hon. Member for...

      Ammunition: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the armed forces is of a round of munition of (a) M31A1 rockets, (b) 5.56mm and (c) 7.76mm.

      Poland: Challenger Tanks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Challenger 2 tanks his Department plans to send to Poland.

      Merlin Helicopters: Early Warning Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much it costs to train (a) a pilot, (b) an air observer and (c) other types of aircrew for Crowsnest.

      HMS Echo: Decommissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has for the disposal of HMS Echo.

      Cybersecurity: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on (a) implementing and (b) setting a contract award date for the CRENIC programme.

      Stonehouse Barracks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans the Government has to invest in RM Stonehouse Barracks over the next five years.

      Stonehouse Barracks: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts have been made to RM Stonehouse Barracks for maintenance issues on (a) roofing, (b) heating, (c) electrics and (d) pest control in the...

      Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many investigations have (a) been launched, (b) completed and (c) led to prosecutions by Service Police and the Service Prosecuting Authority into...

      Ministry of Defence: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the strength of his Department's social media passwords in the context of the recent hacking of the Army’s...

      Army: Twitter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to protect the Army’s Twitter account following that account being hacked.

      Armed Forces: Bullying and Harassment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of calls to the Bullying and Harassment Independent Reporting Helpline came from female staff in each year since the launch...

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the ethnicity intake target is for the (a) UK Regular Forces and (b) FR20 Volunteer Reserve by 2030.

      Ajax Vehicles: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has begun the process of searching for new ear protective equipment for use with Ajax vehicles.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Migrants: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that families subject to the No Recourse to Public Funds condition receive adequate support...

    • Universal Credit: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to allow those in the process of transferring from legacy benefits to Universal Credit to also receive the cost...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) direct employees, (b) contractors and (c) agency workers who work in her Department and relevant agencies and public bodies...

      Universal Credit: Crawley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of Universal Credit claimants who will receive a cost of living payment in Crawley constituency.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the discussion at the Universal Credit Programme Board on 22 October 2019 and agreement that a report would be brought back...

      Local Housing Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2022 to Question 6683 and of 13 June 2022 to Question 16823 on Local Housing Allowance, if she will place a...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit claims have been identified as not correct through the reverification exercise to date; and, of those, how many...

      Pensions: Yemen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will take steps to reinstate the pensions of Yemeni workers that worked in Britain and who have had their pensions stopped.

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason there is a difference in the age of a dependent child between the (a) Child Maintenance Service and (b) Student Loans Company;...

      Social Security Benefits: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that (a) Employment and Support Allowance, (b) Personal Independence Payments and (c) Universal...

      Social Security Benefits: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many appeals relating to (a) Employment Support Allowance, (b) Personal Independence Payments and (c) Universal Credit lapsed in each...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Sustainable Farming Incentive: Organic Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the organic food sector on the Sustainable Farming Incentive's...

    • Package Holidays: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 21 June 2022 to Question 17967 on Package Holidays: Animal Welfare, what discussions she has had...

      Waste Management

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the updated Resources and Waste Strategy; and if he will include a further assessment of residual...

      Agriculture: Sewage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2021 to Question 87705, on Agriculture: Sewage, when his Department plans to publish...

  • Home Office

    • Animal Experiments: Horses

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals in Great Britain for 2021, published on 4 July 2022, of...

    • Home Office: Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2022 to Question 21137, whether any other agreements have been in place besides Media Buying framework...

      Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the role of the Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership in promoting partnership...

      Domestic Abuse: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) Hourglass and (b) other domestic abuse charities for older victims receive adequate funding.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the name of the Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda refers to migration when the scheme relates to...

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the compatibility of her policy to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda under the UK-Rwanda Migration and...

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership was designed to operate through a Memorandum of Understanding...

      Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Minister for Safeguarding has had recent discussions with representatives of (a) banks and (b) UK Finance on tackling financial...

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that asylum seekers transferred to Rwanda are (a) subject to a (i) fair and (ii)...

      Visas: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2022 to Question 13706 on Visas: Research, how many visiting academics conducting international research...

      Threat to Life Notices

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2022 to Question 25867 on Threat to Life Notices, whether her Department holds figures on the cost to...

      Home Office: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of (a) the number of officials in her Department involved in recording retained EU legislation for the purposes...

      Police: Ellesmere Port and Neston

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were based permanently in Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency in each of the last five years.

      Antisocial Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2014 at tackling anti-social behaviour.

      Fire and Rescue Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of what constitutes a safe fire engine-to-population ratio with (a) a fire station with 24-hour cover, (b)...

      Anti-social Behaviour: Wakefield

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the police response to reports of antisocial behaviour in Wakefield constituency.

      Asylum: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken is for her Department to respond following the submission by an asylum seeker of a request for permission to work.

      Visas: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2022 to Question 18876 on Visas: Applications, what further steps he is taking to reduce administrative...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to reply to the letter from the Hon. Member for Reigate dated 5 May 2022 on planning enforcement on...

    • Derelict Land: Regeneration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to develop brownfield sites.

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of (a) the number of officials in his Department involved in recording retained EU legislation...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the pay ratio was between the highest paid member of staff in his Department and the lowest in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: MG OMD

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether all payments over £250 made by his Department to Manning Gottlieb OMD between November 2018 and May 2022 and...

      Water: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what support his Department is providing to (a) Darlington Borough Council and (b) local authorities in the North East to...

      Right to Buy Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to ensure that each home sold under the Right to Buy scheme extension is replaced by equivalent...

      Food: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has plans to ban junk food advertising near schools, nurseries and children’s centres.

      Regional Planning and Development: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including mission targets on (a) natural capital, (b) the...

      Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the length of time it will take to achieve his levelling up objectives and resolve regional...

      First Time Buyers: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what financial support his Department is providing to first-time house buyers.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to correspondence dated 24 January, 22 February, 29 March, 10 May and 15 May 2022 from the hon...

  • Scotland Office

    • Scotland Office: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many contracts that are worth (a) between £1 million and £3 million and (b) over £3 million their (i) Department and (ii)...

    • Scotland Office: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the wage ratio was between the highest paid member of staff in his Department and the lowest in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.

  • Northern Ireland Office

  • Treasury

    • Car Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2022 to Question 148399, on Car Allowances, and in the context of the recent increase in fuel prices, whether he has...

    • Corporation Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the OECD's global minimum corporation tax proposals on costs for UK businesses.

      Employees' Contributions and Pay: Wakefield

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Wakefield constituency were (a) paying National Insurance contributions and (b) earning under £25,000 per year on 29 June 2022.

      Treasury: Pay

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the pay ratio was between the highest paid member of staff in his Department and the lowest in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.

      Treasury: Official Hospitality

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on hospitality in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.

      Credit: Legal Opinion

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers of 4 July 2022 to Questions 27553 and 27554 on Credit and with reference to Sponsor Designated legal advice, whether his...

      Red Diesel: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing fuel duty paid on red diesel.

      Financial Services: Environment Protection

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department has made on developing the UK’s Green Taxonomy; and when he plans to publish those proposals.

      Military Aid: Ukraine

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide a breakdown of the departmental allocations, including funding from devolved nations, to the £1 billion commitment for military...

      Minimum Wage: Uprating

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to increase the minimum wage in line with inflation.

      Audiobooks: VAT Zero Rating

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce a zero rating of VAT for all audiobooks.

      NHS: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that additional tax payments as a result of pension growth are not disproportionately impacting NHS staff.

      Married People: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the difference in tax paid by (a) married and (b) unmarried couples in each category of taxation where marital status is...

      Legal Profession: Sanctions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications have been made by (a) barristers, (b) solicitors and (c) others for licences to permit payments by sanctioned entities to be made for...

      Legal Profession: Sanctions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) criteria and (b) process, including timescales, are for the determination of applications for licences to permit payment for legal advice and...

      Legal Profession: Sanctions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of applications for licences to permit payments by sanctioned entities to be made for legal advice or representation have been...

      Legal Profession: Sanctions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of applications for licences to permit payments by sanctioned entities for legal advice or representation relate to licences...

      Income Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a constituency-level breakdown of HMRC’s Income Tax liabilities statistics: tax year 2019 to 2020 to tax year 2022 to 2023,...

      Debt Respite Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Mental Health Breathing Space Scheme, how many people (a) have accessed that scheme in each year to 30 June 2022 and (b) are...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) direct employees, (b) contractors and (c) agency workers who work in her Department and relevant agencies and...

    • Bingo

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many times the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy has visited bingo halls...

      Internet: Competition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of provisions in the Online Safety Bill on competition between...

      Charities: Lotteries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to support charity lottery fundraising.

      Rescue Services: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing support with fuel costs to (a) mountain rescue teams, (b)...

      Outdoor Recreation: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to support local outdoor activity centres.

      Arts: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to enable UK creative artists to tour freely across the EU.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Apprentices: Minimum Wage

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the current national minimum wage for apprentices.

    • UK Endorsement Board: Public Appointments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 21 June (HL866), what was the process for the fair and open competitive recruitment for the position of...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Cystic Fibrosis: Social Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) number, and (2) percentage, of (a) children, and (b) adults, with cystic fibrosis in England saw a social worker at their latest annual review for each...

    • Coronavirus: Notifiable Diseases

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether COVID-19 is a notifiable disease; if so, (1) who is under a duty to make such notifications, and (2) to whom such notifications are made; whether the...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination programme will be centrally or locally coordinated.

  • The Senior Deputy Speaker

    • Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what has been the cost of (1) the salaries, recruitment fees, and redundancy payments for non-parliamentary staff, and (2) the contractors to undertake surveys...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Bangladesh: Climate Change

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Bangladesh about steps that could be taken to mitigate the impact of climate change in that country.

    • Food Supply

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the global food security crisis of reduced exports of grain, fertiliser and other agricultural products as a result...

      Palestinians: Health Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to make representations to the World Health Organisation to (1) collect, and (2) publish, health statistics for Gaza, East Jerusalem, and the...

      Myanmar: Armed Conflict

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are making representations to the government of Myanmar following attacks in (1) 2021, and (2) 2022, by armed men on villages of the Bayingyi minority.

      Poland: Property

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the government of Poland regarding the restitution of property seized from Polish Jewish citizens...

      France: Diplomatic Relations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, when pursuing diplomatic relations with the government of France, what consideration they have given to "Fashoda syndrome", a concept describing the priority...

      British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies: Sanctions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any (1) systems, or (2) agreements are in place, to encourage the British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies to proactively share information with...

      Ukraine: Armed Conflict

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that Russia pays restitution to Ukraine after the war in that country.

      Afghanistan: Development Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much aid they have provided to Afghanistan since 1 January.

      Afghanistan: Food Supply

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the food security crisis in Afghanistan and the prospect of famine.

      India: Rivers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of India regarding (1) that country’s management of its river flows and dams, and (2) the...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • F-35 Aircraft

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 20 June (HL691), whether there has been a change to the agreement that two squadrons would have Royal...

    • Aircraft Carriers: F-35 Aircraft

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 20 June (HL693), when the UK will be able to deploy a carrier with its full load of 36 F-35B UK aircraft,...

      F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 20 June (HL695), what representations they have made, if any, to the government of the United States...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many former Locally Employed Staff have made applications for relocation or other assistance under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy; how...

      Australia: Navy

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, in light of the AUKUS agreement, what decisions they have made regarding the provision of nuclear-trained submariners to the Royal Australian Navy.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what work they are doing to ascertain the needs of vulnerable claimants who will be moving from Employment Support Allowance to Universal Credit; and what...

    • Disability Living Allowance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were in receipt of the Higher Rate Mobility Component of the Disability Living Allowance in each of the four countries of the UK in the...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Environmental Land Management Schemes

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they will give to land managers to track the outcomes of their engagement in Environmental Land Management schemes; and how they will evaluate...

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of people seeking asylum in the UK must be sent to Rwanda for them to consider the policy a successful deterrent against small boat crossings...

    • Proceeds of Crime: Nigeria

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 8 June (HL408), what steps they will take to ensure that the total sum of the Abacha loot...

      Proceeds of Crime: Nigeria

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 8 June (HL408), why they are transferring funds to the US Department of Justice given that...

      Proceeds of Crime: Nigeria

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 8 June (HL408), whether they will include victim compensation in any agreement about the...

      Refugees: Resettlement

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many refugees have been resettled under the UK Resettlement Scheme  which was announced by the Home Secretary in June 2019; and how many...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Parking and Public Sector: ICT

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that all (1) parking facilities, and (2) essential public services, including medical appointments, council inquiries, service...

    • Housing: Compulsory Purchase

      To ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions in the past three years local authorities in England have exercised their powers (1) to requisition, and (2) to purchase compulsorily, houses...

      UK Shared Prosperity Fund

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when the UK Prosperity Fund will be implemented.

      Leasehold: Reform

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to introduce legislation to Parliament as part of the second phase of their leasehold and commonhold reforms.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what additional housing they are planning, together with (1) local authorities, (2) the Housing Corporation, and (3) others, in light of the arrival of more...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Support Through Court: Finance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the article in the Guardian ‘Court support service under threat as Ministry of Justice pulls funding’, published on 19 June, and the...

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