Written answers

Tuesday, 12 July 2022

  • Department for Transport

    • Bus Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Campaign for Better Transport's report, Funding local bus services in England, published in June 2022, if his Department will...

    • Local Government: Motor Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a part-funded scheme that allows local authority refuse vehicles that are near...

      Air Routes: Pakistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help increase the number of direct flights between the UK and Pakistan.

      Speed Limits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support is available for local authorities seeking to reduce speeding to improve road safety.

      Aviation: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the trends in the cost of air travel.

      Manston Airport: Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the use of Manston Airport to temporarily accommodate undocumented...

      Railways: Passengers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has taken steps to help prevent incidents of verbal and physical abuse on the rail network.

      Railways: Passengers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to ensure the personal safety of rail passengers.

      Department for Transport: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total value has been of contracts held by their Department with (a) G4S, (b) Serco and (c) Capita in each year since 2020.

      Dover Port: Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Port of Dover on the impact on that organisation of undocumented migrants arriving on...

      High Speed 2 Line: Old Saltleians RFC

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much in public funds has been paid by his Department to (a) Old Saltleians Rugby Football Club and (b) contractors carrying out construction and...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Natural Gas: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much foreign currency was spent on importing gas between November 2021 and March 2022.

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the impact of global energy prices on household energy costs.

      Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the hydrogen sector development action plan.

      Hydrochar

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support the roll-out across the UK of new technology that converts sewage into...

      Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential role of community energy in reducing household energy bills.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Office: Legal Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much their Department and its associated agencies spent on legal disputes in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.

    • Northern Ireland Office: Contracts

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

      Northern Ireland Office: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total value has been of contracts held by their Department with (a) G4S, (b) Serco and (c) Capita in each year since 2020.

      Northern Ireland Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people held electronic purchasing cards that allowed them to make purchases against his Department's budget as of 31 March 2022.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients with suspected cancer have waited 104 days or more for NHS care in the most recent month for which data is available.

    • Pharmacy: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support pharmacies in the recruitment and retention of pharmacists.

      NHS: Software

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients who do not have access to the NHS app are able to have the same access to NHS...

      Travellers: NHS

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of the inclusion of Gypsy/Romany Gypsy, Roma and Irish Traveller as distinct...

      Care Homes: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the rise in the cost of living on the cost of care homes and residential homes.

      Disinfectants: Shortages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what contingency plans his Department has in place to ensure that the NHS has access to sodium hypochlorite in the event that the...

      Disinfectants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the NHS has sufficient access to sodium hypochlorite.

      Dementia: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using the forthcoming dementia strategy to encourage the concept of brain health.

      Tirzepatide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the weight maintenance drug Tirzepatide will be available on the NHS.

      Mental Health: Racial Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of racism on mental health.

      Ambulance Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of ambulances in England.

      Hospitals: Discharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to accelerate discharge for patients from hospital with social care or community health support.

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to mental health services in (a) Bournemouth East constituency and (b) England.

      Evusheld

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the levels of stock of Evusheld held by NHS England.

      Mental Illness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the population have been diagnosed with a mental health condition (a) in total and (b) in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller...

      Musculoskeletal Disorders: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish guidance for Health Trusts on the availability of the Alexander technique for patients.

      Evusheld

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to expedite the rollout of Evusheld.

      Evusheld

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a decision on the (a) procurement and (b) planned extent of availability of Evusheld.

      Coronavirus: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of broadening the eligibility list for covid-19 antiviral treatments to include diabetics.

      Mental Health: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of material deprivation on mental health.

      HIV Infection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle stigma related to HIV.

      HIV Infection: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to extend opt-out HIV testing to (a) Luton, (b) Leicester, (c) Coventry, (d) Birmingham (e) Bristol and (d)...

      Mental Health: Travellers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the mental health needs of Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller communities in the UK.

      Dental Services: West Sussex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that dental practices in West Sussex accept NHS-funded patients.

      Dementia: Speech and Language Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he had with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists on the development of the 10-year plan for dementia.

      Dental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what public health campaigns on improving oral and dental health his Department has commissioned in each year since 2017; and what...

      Epidermolysis Bullosa: Clinical Trails

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commit additional funding for clinical trials on the repurposing of drugs to treat Epidermolysis Bullosa; and if he will make...

      Pain: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the removal of specific pain medicines under NICE guidelines does not negatively...

      Hormone Replacement Therapy: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward the hormone replacement treatment costs reduction from April 2023 to an earlier date.

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the one million tests and checks carried out by community diagnostic centres since July 2021 were for (a) people urgently...

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2021 to Question 19569 on Breast Cancer: Screening, what recent assessment he has made of reasons for...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the availability across health providers of (a) cognitive behavioural therapy, (b) eye movement...

      Radiotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken steps to improve patient access to selective internal radiation therapy since that treatment received a...

      Cancer: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of childhood cancer outcomes in (a) Slough and (b) England.

      Dialysis Machines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2022 to Question 2572 on Dialysis Machines, what discussions officials in his Department have had with...

      NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England plans to conduct a public consultation on the (a) nature and (b) remit of the Federated Data Platform before the...

      NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the value of the Federated Data Platform contract was as of 7 July 2022; and how that figure compares with the value in the Prior...

      NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England on when the Invitation to Tender for the Federated Data Platform will be published.

      Prader-Willi Syndrome: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of provision of specialist care for patients diagnosed with Prader-Willi Syndrome...

      Heart Diseases: Health Services

      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...

      Dental Services: Darlington

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

      Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by what mechanisms he is evaluating the impact of out of home calorie labelling regulations (a) across the population and (b) on people...

      Heart Diseases and Kidney Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2022 to Question 6793 on Heart Diseases and Kidney Diseases, what his timeline is for the...

      Gender Recognition: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to improve data collection practices in the Gender Identity Development Service.

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of covid-19 cases; and what recent advice he has received on the risks of...

      Public Health: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of regional inequality on public health; and if he will make a statement.

  • Wales Office

    • Buildings: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on making Wales an international leader in building (a)...

    • Passports: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the (a) delays at HM Passport Office and (b) impact of those...

      Regional Planning and Development: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Levelling up, Housing and Communities on the levelling up funding for Wales relative to...

  • Prime Minister

    • Lord Lebedev

      To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his evidence to the Liaison Committee on 6 July 2022 that he probably did meet The Lord Lebedev in Italy on 28 April 2018 without officials from his...

    • Chequers

      To ask the Prime Minister, if he plans to hold a gathering at Chequers to mark his 2021 wedding.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Magistrates' Courts: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has taken steps to improve data collection on pleas and remand decisions in magistrates’ courts.

    • Rights of Accused

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has taken steps to test different approaches to explaining legal rights and options to defendants.

      War Crimes: Criminal Investigation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what budget was expended over investigations into war crimes committed abroad by suspects living in the UK over each of the last five years.

      Bail: Advisory Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) courts and (b) prisons had a dedicated Bail Information Service in the most recent period for which data is available.

      Prison and Probation Service: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish his Department’s plan for the HMPPS Race Action Programme.

      Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to implement the deferred prosecution model trialled by Operation Turning Point for adult and youth offenders.

      Prisons: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle drug use in prisons.

      The Mount Prison

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP The Mount, published in May 2022, what recent assessment he has made of...

      Prisoners: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking in response to the survey of Black, Asian and minority ethnic women in prison published by the Independent...

      Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve the collection of data on prisoners' (a) gender, (b) ethnic group, (c) age and (d) religion.

      Crown Court: Publications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether sentencing remarks in the Crown Court are published in (a) audio and (b) written form.

  • Attorney General

    • Sentencing

      To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme.

    • Prosecutions: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Attorney General, if she will publish the data her Department holds on the number of cases in the last 12 months where all identifying information is redacted from case information...

      Slavery

      To ask the Attorney General, whether the Crown Prosecution Service has taken steps to examine how Modern Slavery legislation can be further used to (a) protect the public and (b) prevent the...

      Attorney General: Pay

      To ask the Attorney General, what the wage ratio was between the highest paid member of staff in her Department and the lowest in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.

      War Crimes: Russia

      To ask the Attorney General, what steps the Government is taking to support the Ukrainian Government with (a) investigations and (b) prosecutions of possible Russian war crimes in Ukraine.

      Ukraine: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2022 to Question 24564, on Armed Conflict: Ukraine, on what occasions (a) she and (b) the Solicitor General have discussed the (i)...

      Domestic Abuse: Prosecutions

      To ask the Attorney General, what steps she has taken to increase the number of prosecutions relating to domestic violence.

      Aiding and Abetting

      To ask the Attorney General, whether the Crown Prosecution Service has taken steps to (a) revise its guidance on joint enterprise and (b) consider its approach to gang prosecutions.

      National Security Council

      To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2022 to Question 26698 and with reference to the Answer given by the Secretary of State for Defence on 27 June 2022 to Question...

      Criminal Proceedings: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Attorney General, what recent steps she has taken to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of disclosure.

      Terrorism: Prosecutions

      To ask the Attorney General, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Crown Prosecution Service in prosecuting terrorism offences.

      Rape: Prosecutions

      To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to increase prosecution rates for rape.

      Serious Fraud Office: Prosecutions

      To ask the Attorney General, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of steps taken by the Serious Fraud Office to increase the number of cases it prosecutes.

      Crown Prosecution Service: Stockton South

      To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment she has made of the performance of the Crown Prosecution Service in Stockton South constituency.

      Fraud: Prosecutions

      To ask the Attorney General, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of steps taken by the Serious Fraud Office to increase the number of cases it prosecutes.

      Attorney General: Contracts

      To ask the Attorney General, what the total value has been of contracts held by their Department with (a) G4S, (b) Serco and (c) Capita in each year since 2020.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • India: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to take steps to ensure that the Indian Government fulfils its commitments as a signatory to the...

    • Afghanistan: Embassies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many former staff of the British Embassy in Afghanistan remain in Kabul.

      Libya: Terrorism

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

      Gaza: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies of Save the Children’s...

      Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty Review Conference

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which Ministers will represent the UK at the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the...

      Russia: Prisoners of War

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with (a) NATO and (b) her other international counterparts on the detention...

      Bahrain: Political Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Bahraini counterpart on the cases of (a) Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace and...

      Russia: Freezing of Assets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an estimate of the value of frozen Russian assets that are held in the UK as on 7 July 2022; and...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to help end the 15-year blockade of Gaza.

      Gabon: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) humanitarian, (b) political and (c) human rights situation in Gabon.

      Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her Department’s policy is on investing in fragile and conflict affected settings; and which fragile...

      Africa: Energy Charter Treaty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has made of the potential impact of accession to the Energy Charter Treaty by African states on...

      Togo

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) humanitarian, (b) political and (c) human rights situation in Togo.

      USA: Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had on seeking participation in the US-EU Trade and Technology Council.

      Zimbabwe: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has had with the Government of Zimbabwe.

      East Africa: Non-Governmental Organisations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take steps to provide further support and flexible funding to local NGOs in East Africa whose...

      Angola: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Government of Angola on protecting the rights of civil society...

      Developing Countries: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make representations to her international counterparts on the level of funding provided for LGBT+...

      South Africa: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of the £1.8 billion pledged to the Just Energy Transition Partnership with South Africa will...

      Foreign Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2022 in meeting...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Official Hospitality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much her Department spent on hospitality in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Question from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay at Deputy Prime Minister's...

      Botswana: 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 Botswana.

      Botswana: Freedom of Expression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the level of freedom of expression in Botswana.

      Afghanistan and Taliban: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to counter the threat to the education of women and girls around the world arising from...

      Jim Fitton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to help ensure the safety and welfare of Jim Fitton in detention in Iraq.

      Nigeria: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her international counterparts on providing support for Nigeria following...

      Sri Lanka: Economic Situation

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

      Food Poverty: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she had discussions with her G7 counterparts on the specific needs of girls and women experiencing hunger...

      Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the G7 Communique expressing progress on the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and...

      Sudan: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to (a) help prevent violence and abuse and (b) support a renewed inclusive process for a...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Command Paper, Defence in a competitive age, published in March 2021, whether it remains his policy to reduce the armed forces to...

    • Watchkeeper WK450

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Watchkeeper platforms are available.

      Military Aircraft and Trident Missiles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department's contracts for (a) F-35B Lightning II, (b) AH-64E Apache Guardian, (c) E-7 Wedgetail, (d) CH-47 Chinook, (e) Trident missiles...

      Ministry of Defence: Contracts

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

      Ministry of Defence: Legal Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much their Department and its associated agencies spent on legal disputes in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.

      Army: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether an investigation is underway into how the British Army's social media accounts were breached.

      Ranger Regiment: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the training course for the Ranger Regiment has been written.

      Merlin Helicopters: Early Warning Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many hours the Crowsnest system has flown (a) in financial year 2019-20 (b) in financial year 2020-21 and (c) to date.

      Merlin Helicopters: Early Warning Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average cost per hour is for Crowsnest.

      Watchkeeper WK450

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Total Departmental Expenditure Limit is for Watchkeeper.

      Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Command Paper, Defence in a competitive age, published in March 2021, whether it remains his policy to reduce the armed forces to...

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will publish a full list of all military equipment donated to Ukraine since 24 February 2022.

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2022 to Question 15182, how many Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy applications have been (a) received and (b)...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel in his Department are assigned to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy team as of 4 July 2022.

      Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Ministry of Defence annual report and accounts 2020 to 2021, published on 20 January 2022, which cancelled project led to a cost...

      Merlin Helicopters: Early Warning Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Merlin Crowsnest helicopter will achieve full operating capability.

      Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Ministry of Defence annual report and accounts 2020 to 2021, published on 20 January 2022, what the intended purpose was of the...

      Watchkeeper WK450

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when did Watchkeeper achieve (a) initial and (b) full operational capability; and how did those dates differ from the original baseline schedule.

      Helicopters: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the status is of the Future Medium Lift Helicopter programme as of 5 July 2022; and how that programme aligns with the Next Generation Rotorcraft...

      Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of procuring a wider variety of Boxer armoured vehicle modules with turreted options...

      Watchkeeper WK450

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) Resource and (b) Capital Departmental Expenditure Limits have been spent to date for Watchkeeper.

      Unmanned Air Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of kinetic drones in the armed forces.

      Merlin Helicopters: Early Warning Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the expected out-of-service date is for the Merlin Crowsnest helicopter.

      Maritime Patrol Aircraft: Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what weapon systems are certified for use on the P-8.

      Unmanned Air Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the value of the protector programme supply chain in the UK.

      Unmanned Air Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the protector drone will be able to interoperate with the (a) Poseidon P-8 and (b) Wedgetail E-7.

      F-35 Aircraft: Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what weapons systems is the UK F-35B certified to carry.

      Unmanned Air Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on the protector programme.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Sodium Hypochlorite: Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Health and Safety Executive’s plans to ensure that there is sufficient access to...

    • Pension Credit: Romford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in the Romford constituency were in receipt of pension credit in the latest period for which figures are available.

      Carer's Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) the carer's allowance earnings cap on people looking to accept a wider...

      Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the potential change has been in the number of (a) people, (b) children and (c) pensioners living in absolute poverty since 2010.

      Poverty: Travellers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Gypsy, Roma and Travellers are living in (a) relative and (b) absolute poverty.

      Universal Credit: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate on the number of Universal Credit claimants who previously served in the armed forces as of May 2022.

      Household Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which local authorities have (a) underspent and (b) returned to her Department funding allocated to them from the first tranche of the...

      Household Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been allocated from the Household Support Fund to each local authority in England, in each of the three tranches announced so far.

      Household Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance she has given to local authorities on the disbursement of the Household Support Fund for each of the three tranches of that Fund.

      Universal Credit: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number people in Northern Ireland that will be moved from legacy benefits to Universal Credit by the end of 2023.

      Employment: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of the rise in the cost of living on levels of in-work poverty; and what steps the Government is...

      Household Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what basis the allocations from the Household Support Fund to each local authority in England have been calculated in each of the three...

      State Retirement Pensions: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the State Pension in the context of increases in the cost of living.

      Personal Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help people understand their personal pensions.

      State Retirement Pensions: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions her Department has had with representatives of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman on when they plan to publish...

      Pensioners: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take further steps to assist pensioners who are experiencing increased energy bills.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Contracts

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

      Silica: Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to introduce real-time exposure monitoring for workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica.

      Silica: Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she has taken to help reduce exposure to respirable crystalline silica in the workplace.

      Silicosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to make silicosis a notifiable disease under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013.

      Silica: Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will reduce the Workplace Exposure Limit in the UK for silica related work to 0.05 mg/m3 in line with other countries.

      Silica: Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will introduce an industry awareness campaign on the potential effects of exposure to silica.

      Lung Diseases: Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to introduce further measures on prevention of respiratory conditions in the workplace.

      Pension Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to promote the take up of pension credit to help tackle the cost of living crisis.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to publish the 2020-21 review of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme by the end of 2022.

    • Food: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to mitigate against increases in food prices.

      Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of seasonal agricultural workers who are paying agencies or companies an...

      Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many enforcement actions his Department has taken against breaches of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme as of 4...

      Food Supply: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to research by the University of Sydney, published in the Natural scientific journal on 20 June 2022, what...

      Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Government has spent on (a) bovine TB cattle vaccination programme and (b) all other bovine TB-related work.

      Disinfectants: Shortages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of shortages in production of sodium hypochlorite on water supplies; and...

      Nature Conservation: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to revoke legislation implementing the EU Habitats Directive in the forthcoming Brexit Freedoms Bill...

      Phytophthora Pluvialis: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps relevant authorities have taken to prevent the outbreak of phytophthora pluvialis since that disease was...

      Livestock: Animal Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is his policy to end the use of cages in farming practices.

      Fly-tipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on steps being taken to (a) prevent fly-tipping and (b) remove...

      Convention on Biological Diversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to attend the Convention for Biological Diversity, known as COP15, in person in Montreal in December 2022.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to correspondence of (a) 28 February, (b) 28 March, (c) 26 April and (d) 25 May 2022 from the on....

      Environment: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the data that needs to become available to enable publication of the remaining 16 indicators...

      Bivalve Molluscs: North Yorkshire and Tees Valley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the environmental impact of the mass stranding of razor clams along...

      Food: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of research by Kantar, published on 20 June...

      Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential financial effect of current trends in the supply of seasonal workers on...

      Veterinary Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2022 to Question 22466, what potential benefits her Department has identified from an...

      Sustainable Farming Incentive

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the total amount of Sustainable Farming Incentive payments to farmers in 2022.

      Marine Animals: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the North Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority has taken to collect data on reports of incidences...

      Forests: Commodities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Government response to the Consultation on implementing due diligence on forest risk commodities,...

      Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department paid to farmers in (a) direct payments, (b) Countryside Stewardship funding, (c)...

      Sustainable Farming Incentive: Organic Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for introducing the advanced level of the Sustainable Farming Incentive organic standard.

      Sustainable Farming Incentive: Organic Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the date of introduction for the Sustainable Farming Incentive organic food standard is not until 2025.

  • Home Office

    • Home Office: Contracts

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

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will respond to the correspondence of 10 May 2022 from the hon. Member for High Peak, reference RL38512.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of (a) 13 March 2022 and (b) 7 June 2022 from the hon. Member for Folkestone and Hythe on Dr...

      Spiking: Music Festivals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent spiking incidents at music festivals over summer 2022.

      Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the current level of violence perpetrated against retail workers.

      Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to (a) provide support for groups for victims of domestic abuse and (b) increase the availability of...

      Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle domestic (a) abuse and (b) violence.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the email correspondence of 17 May 2022 from the hon. Member for Sheffield, Heeley, reference LH20946.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the annual cost of the UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the selection criteria by which asylum seekers' suitability for the UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development...

      Spiking

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will create a specific criminal offence for (a) drink and (b) needle spiking.

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time is for asylum seekers to be invited to a substantive asylum interview after arrival in the UK.

      Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact on EU citizens with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme...

      Asylum: Napier Barracks

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the High Court’s ruling in June 2022 that the Special Development...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department used to determine the cap of 1,500 places available in the first year under Pathway 3 of the Afghan Citizens...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Answer of 22 June to Question 13691 on Refugees: Afghanistan and with reference to the oral statement of the Minister for Afghan...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Local Government: Devolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether shire counties, including Staffordshire, can receive devolved additional powers without an elected mayor; and if...

    • Antisemitism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle anti-Semitism.

      Leasehold: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of leasehold reform on landlords.

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Contracts

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

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assurance process he has put in place to ensure funding provided to local authorities for the Homes for Ukraine...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether Ukrainians resident in the UK with (a) leave outside the immigration rules and (b) asylum seekers status can...

  • Scotland Office

    • Scotland Office: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the total value has been of contracts held by their Department with (a) G4S, (b) Serco and (c) Capita in each year since 2020.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Veterans

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing the Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan.

    • Small Businesses

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to help strengthen public sector procurement rules for small and medium-sized enterprises.

      Definitive PSA: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that the private security firm, Definitive PSA, contracted by P&O Ferries to remove UK seafarers from ferries...

      Cabinet Office: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contracts that are worth (a) between £1 million and £3 million and (b) over £3 million their (i) Department and (ii)...

      Fraud

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to protect the public purse by reducing fraud.

      Business: EU Law

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to review and amend retained EU law to help reduce costs for businesses and consumers.

      Cabinet Office: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what products were purchased by his Department from (a) B-Loony Ltd on 3 May 2022 for a cost of £1,188.00, (b) Workwear Express Ltd on 19 April...

      Government Departments: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress his Department has made on reducing the cost of Government projects to help ensure value for money in public spending.

      Prime Minister: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contracts that are worth (a) between £1 million and £3 million and (b) over £3 million the (i) Prime Minister's Office and (ii)...

      10 Downing Street: Press Conferences

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Government spent on lawyers contesting the case put forward by deaf viewers that Downing Street press conferences should include a British...

      Military Aid: Ukraine

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2022 to Question 23221 on Military Aid: Ukraine, how many meetings of the National Security Council he has personally...

      Ministers: Resignations

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the Prime Minister's response to the resignation letter from the former Minister for Children and Families, the hon. Member for...

      Ministers: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the total cost to the public purse of exit payments to resigning government ministers since 5 July 2022; and if he will...

      Unemployment: Travellers

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the rates of economic inactivity within Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in the UK.

      Unemployment: Travellers

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the rates of economic inactivity within Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller communities in the UK.

      Foreign Investment in UK

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Great campaign in encouraging investment in the UK.

      Prime Minister: Travel

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the Prime Minister has used the VIP RAF Voyager or equivalent aircraft to fly internally in the UK since 1 January 2022; and what the...

      Cammell Laird: Strikes

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department holds documents on the 1984 Camell Laird dispute; and whether he will make a statement.

      Civil Servants

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many applications were submitted to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments by civil servants on the prospective roles they intended to...

      Cabinet Office: ICT

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to increase opportunities in cyber technology.

      Coronavirus: Surveys

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to ensure that changes to the methodology of the Covid-19 infection survey will not impact the (a) validity and (b) scope of...

      Civil Service: Apprentices

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to increase apprenticeship opportunities in the Civil Service.

      Cabinet Office: Staff

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many members of (a) his Department's and (b) 10 Downing Street staff have received training from the (i) Active Bystander Training Company and (ii)...

  • Treasury

    • Cost of Living: Visual Impairment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking fiscal steps to reduce the impact of the rising cost of living on people who are blind or partially sighted.

    • Children: Day Care

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) forecast and (b) actual expenditure was for the tax free childcare scheme in 2021-22.

      Credit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the change in consumer credit borrowing for essential household purchases in each of the past twelve months.

      Cash Dispensing

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of enabling the UK’s existing ATM network to accept cash deposits as well as withdrawals.

      Revenue and Customs: Correspondence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the speech by the Brexit Opportunities Minister to the Policy That Works Conference on 1 March 2022, if he will publish examples of late...

      Treasury: Contracts

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

      Business Rates Review

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the business rates review.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Earl Mountbatten of Burma: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with representatives of Southampton University on releasing the correspondence between Jawaharlal...

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

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

      Television Licences: Pensioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help low-income pensioners claim their free TV licence.

      Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the total value has been of contracts held by their Department with (a) G4S, (b) Serco and (c) Capita in each year since 2020.

      Voluntary Work: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the role of the National Citizens Service in enabling young people in urban areas to explore...

      Swimming Pools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to help support public swimming pools transition to renewable energy.

      Sportsgrounds: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of wheelchair accessibility in sports grounds; and whether her...

      Youth Organisations: Kirklees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason youth organisations in Kirklees have been unable to access the Youth Investment Fund; and what central funding...

  • Cop26

    • Carbon Emissions: USA

      To ask the President of COP26, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the ability of the US to meet its climate commitments in the context of recent decisions by the US Supreme...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Companies: Databases

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make it his policy to require all large employers to collect socio-economic background data on (a) work experience schemes, (b)...

    • Social Mobility Commission: Public Appointments

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2022 to Question 25779 on Social Mobility Commission: Public Appointments, for what reason she is unable to name the...

      LGBTQ+ People

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she is having with her Cabinet colleagues on ensuring that those with LGBTQ+ identities are able to choose the terminology used by...

      Equal Pay

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the (a) gender, (b) ethnicity and (c) disabled person's pay gap in (i) Yorkshire and (ii) England.

      STEM Subjects: Equality and Social Mobility

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of (a) the contribution of STEM careers to social mobility and (b) the adequacy of the Social Mobility Commission's new...

      Travellers: Cost of Living

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will hold discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on providing additional support for the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community in the...

  • Department for Transport

    • World Heritage Sites: Stonehenge

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement by National Highways that the Amesbury to Berwick Down Improvement Scheme would "protect and enhance" the...

    • World Heritage Sites: Stonehenge

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the findings by the Examining Authority and the Secretary of State for Transport that the Amesbury to Berwick Down Improvement Scheme would...

      Roads: South West

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Amesbury to Berwick Down Improvement Scheme’s value for money assessment has been revisited by the Investment, Portfolio and Delivery...

      A303: South West

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the updated business case for the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down Improvement Scheme has been presented to the Investment, Portfolio and Delivery Committee...

      Aviation: Standards

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish their new Aviation Passenger Charter, as specified at point 9 of the guidance on UK government action to minimise disruption in the aviation...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Company Accounts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 11 April 2018 (HL6619), why (1) they, and (2) the Financial Reporting Council, consider that the powers of...

    • Company Accounts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 20 December 2021 (HL4706), which said that the Companies Act 2006 “does not establish a requirement...

      UK Endorsement Board

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 21 June (HL865), whether the answer “the UK Endorsement Board has interpreted its statutory functions in...

      UK Endorsement Board

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 21 June (HL865), which stated “the UK Endorsement Board has interpreted its statutory functions in...

      Company Accounts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Callanan on 20 May (HL31) and 21 June (HL864), whether (1) quangos acting under a legislative framework, and (2) government...

      Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to cut approval times for new offshore wind farms from four years to one year.

      Fuel Oil and Liquefied Natural Gas

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many households in the UK rely on (1) oil, and (2) liquified petroleum gas, as their sole source of energy.

      Fuel Oil and Liquefied Natural Gas: Prices

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had regarding the adequacy of regulations governing the costs paid by off-grid households for (1) oil, and (2) liquified...

      Motor Vehicles: Energy Intensive Industries

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to grant the automotive sector energy-intensive status.

      Sizewell C Power Station

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to make the Government Investment Decision for Sizewell C before the summer recess; and what assessment they have made of the impact if that...

      Recovery Loan Scheme

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a permanent replacement to the Recovery Loan Scheme to support cashflow.

      Digital Technology and Training

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the survey conducted by the Institute of Directors in April which found that six in ten employers thought that digitisation,...

      Small Businesses

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they plan to take to reverse the fall in the number of small businesses in the UK.

      Small Businesses: Government Assistance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support small businesses in light of the Office for National Statistics release Producer price inflation, UK: May 2022, published on 22...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Venezuela: Politics and Government

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they still recognise Juan Guaidó as the legitimate interim president of Venezuela; and if so, whether they consider the current...

    • Guantanamo Bay: Closures

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representation they have made to the government of the United States of America to close the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay.

      USA: Partners in the Blue Pacific

      To ask Her Majesty's Government at what level discussions by the Partners in the Blue Pacific in Washington on 23 June were held; and whether the EU were present at that meeting as observers.

      China: Partners in the Blue Pacific

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to use their membership of the Partners in the Blue Pacific (PBP) to support UK priorities; and what the reaction of the government of China has...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Farms: Renewable Energy

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to (1) incentivise, and (2) reward, farmers contributing to reductions in carbon emissions through renewable energy production.

    • Animals and Plants: EU Law

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the 570 Defra items listed on the Retained EU law dashboard, published on 22 June, relate to (1) phytosanitary, (2) plant, or (3) animal health,...

  • Home Office

    • Migrant Workers: Health Services and Social Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the total number of Health and Care Worker visas issued in Q1 2022 were issued to people due to work in (1) the health sector, and (2) the social care...

    • Asylum: Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to reports that children have been treated as adults and issued 'notices of intent' for removal to Rwanda, how many asylum seekers claiming to be children...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Protocol

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure continued peace amid plans to discard parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Television: Visual Impairment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to require television broadcasters improve accessibility for visually impaired people.

    • Allwyn Entertainment: National Lottery

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what engagement (1) the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), and (2) the Gambling Commission, has had with (a) the Ministry of Defence,...

      Disinformation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reach those who are (1) less engaged in current affairs, (2) vulnerable, or (3) have accessibility considerations, to help them...

      Platinum Jubilee 2022: Medals

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to include active members of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry with five years of service to the list of groups awarded the...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Housing: Disability

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 21 June (HL Deb col 52GC), when they will conclude their analysis of the responses to their consultation...

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