Written answers

Tuesday, 19 July 2022

  • Department for Transport

    • Bus Services: West Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits for transport in West Yorkshire of extending the Bus Recovery Grant.

    • Aviation: Commonwealth Games 2022

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he will take to help manage the effect of flight cancellations on the running of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

      Airlines: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the (a) number and (b) dates of meetings between Ministers in his Department with airline operators since 2 May 2021.

      Motability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of the availability of the Driving Mobility Assessments on people receiving a vehicle as part of the...

      Driving Tests: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the potential merits of reducing the cost of driving tests for people in receipt of benefits.

      Railway Stations: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking in partnership with local transport authorities to improve accessibility at railway stations in the North West.

      Shrewsbury-Wolverhampton Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the time it will take to consider an Outline Business Case for track upgrades on the Shrewsbury to Birmingham railway line.

      Railway Stations: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Northern Rail on the (a) efficacy and (b) practical workings of its Accessible Travel...

      Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen: Industrial Disputes and Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) on (a) train driver pay...

      Department for Transport: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022; and what the name is of each consultancy contracted.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Financial Services: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what (a) organisations and (b) individuals his Department has met as part of the development of the Government response...

    • Financial Services: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many responses his Department received to its consultation on the Green Finance Strategy.

      Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the report entitled Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Framework Document 2021, published on 15 June...

      Electricity Generation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the appropriate level of spare electrical generating capacity to ensure...

      Natural Gas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to ensure that domestic consumers are prioritised in the distribution of domestically produced gas.

      Wind Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to incentivise new onshore wind projects.

      Fracking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he will take to assess the long-term carbon emissions impact of a renewed shale gas industry in his decision...

      Climate Change: British Overseas Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the response of Oversea Territories on tackling climate change.

      Electricity: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much electricity has been imported in each of the last five years; and what proportion of final demand those...

      Energy: Standing Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April to Question 155863, on Energy: Standing Charges, what recent assessment he has made...

      Mathematics: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the announcement of 27 January 2020 entitled Boost for UK science with unlimited visa offer to...

      Heat Pumps: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of heat pumps that UK boiler manufacturers must sell to avoid a penalty under...

      Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department's Heat Pump Ready Programme, what estimate he has made of the number of installers...

      Coal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the announcement made on 30 June 2021 that the Government would remove unabated coal from the...

      Boilers and Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the average time required to fit (a) an air-sourced heat pump and (b) a gas...

      Galliford Try and Kier Group: Audit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what meetings he or his Ministers have held with the Financial Reporting Council since the fines issued in June 2022 to...

      EY: Fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what meetings he or his Ministers have held with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the US in response to its...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Office: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much their Office has spent on air travel for (a) Ministers and (b) officials in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022.

    • Northern Ireland Office: Ministerial Changes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will publish all emails from the Department's Permanent Secretary to departmental staff informing them of the appointment of a new...

      Northern Ireland Office: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022; and what the name is of each consultancy contracted.

  • Attorney General

    • Attorney General: Advertising

      To ask the Attorney General, how much their Department has spent on advertising in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.

    • David Scullion

      To ask the Attorney General, whether Mr David Scullion was employed by her Department on a full-time special adviser contract as of 13 June 2022.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Nurses: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many full time equivalent nurses have been employed by NHS England in each year since 2010.

    • NHS England and NHS Trusts: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was paid by NHS England and NHS trusts to recruitment consultants in each of the last five years.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has a timetable for reviewing the maximum compensation amounts available to people who have suffered severe adverse reactions...

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what public health advice is being issued regarding the increasing infection rates of Omicron variant BA-5.

      Evusheld

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2022 to Question 15354 on Evusheld, whether his Department has received advice from clinicians on the...

      HIV Infection: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential (a) merits and (b) implications for his policies of the Welsh government's announcement of...

      Monkeypox: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on (a) its strategy for Monkeypox vaccination and (b) ensuring that people in high risk groups can...

      Temperature: Health Hazards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what public communications steps he is taking to help protect the public during extreme heat in summer 2022.

      HIV Infection: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect of monkeypox on the availability of health service appointments for prescribing...

      Gynaecology: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of gynaecological waiting lists on the quality of life of patients on those waiting...

      Hospitals: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of hospitals in England fitted with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 25 May 2022 from the Hon. Member for West Lancashire, reference ZA59821, regarding...

      Health Services: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Memorandum of understanding between the UK and the Philippines on healthcare cooperation, published by his...

      Cancer: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many medicines approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency under Project Orbis have received a decision on...

      Accident and Emergency Departments: Mid Wales and Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken to deliver the Hospitals Transformation Programme on the...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022; and what the name is of each consultancy contracted.

      Endometriosis: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that the NICE guidelines NG73 on endometriosis diagnosis are updated.

      NHS Trusts: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary for Health and Social Care, how much each NHS Trust (a) has spent on the Pay Apprenticeship Levy in each year since it was introduced and (b) has spent in total in each of...

      Nurses: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department provides support for people seeking to enrol in an access course to train at university as a nurse.

      Hospitals: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were required to wait for 12 hours or more from the point of decision to admit to admission in hospital in June 2022.

      Menopause: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the number of women referred to Memory Services when experiencing cognitive symptoms of menopause.

      Junior Doctors: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many training placements for junior doctors were funded in London in (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020, (d) 2021 and (e) 2022.

      Health Services: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Bilateral agreement between the UK and Kenya on healthcare workforce collaboration, published on 11 November 2021,...

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of pay on the retention and recruitment of NHS staff.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the risk of death and serious illness caused by allergic reactions.

      Health: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce women’s health inequalities in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry,...

      Health Services and Social Services: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what date his department will publish the Long-Term Strategic Framework for Health and Social Care Workforce Planning.

      Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the average waiting time for mental health treatment.

      Care Homes: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support care home workers.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support unpaid carers with the rising cost of living.

      Ambulance Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are the Government is taking to address trends in the levels of critical incidents declared by ambulance trusts.

      Menorrhagia: Accident and Emergency Departments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many emergency admissions there have been for heavy menstrual bleeding since 2020.

      NHS England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what date his Department will publish NHS England's long term development strategy.

      Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people waiting for cancer treatment.

      Health Professions: Radioisotopes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the sustainability of the nuclear medicine workforce in the context of the potential increase...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the letter of 29 April 2022 from the hon. member for West Lancashire to his predecessor, regarding arthritis...

      Question

      Whether he has plans to fund a new health centre in Maghull, Sefton.

      Parkinson's Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2022 to Question 13722, for what reason his Department does not collect data on the number of people...

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a tax unregistered top up scheme for senior NHS workers, in line...

      Gambling: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport regarding support and specialist treatment...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the guidance from the Competition and Markets Authority entitled Advice to the Secretary of State for Health and Social...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Pay

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

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will respond to the correspondence of 29 April 2022 from the hon. Member for High Peak, referenced RL37314.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will respond to the correspondence of 10 May 2022 from the hon. Member for High Peak, reference RL38510.

      Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure adequate staffing levels across Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will respond to the correspondence of 10 May 2022 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire on macular research, reference ZA59681.

      Opiates: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the long-term impacts of the use of (a) benzodiazepines and (b) other opioids on children.

      Mental Health Services: Mothers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure psychotropic medication is safely (a) prescribed and (b) monitored in new mothers.

      Coeliac Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to reintroduce food vouchers for people who suffer from coeliac disease.

      General Practitioners: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the NHS England blueprint in respect of improving access to GP appointments; and what...

      Heart Diseases: Primary Health Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to improve primary care for patients who have been diagnosed with heart failure.

      Radioligand Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to provide centralised capital funding for NHS Trusts to ensure sufficient infrastructure capacity is...

      Radioligand Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that cancer patients wishing to access radioligand therapy do not have to travel up to 200 miles for that...

      General Practitioners: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the average length of time people wait between initial contact with a GP surgery and seeing a GP (a)...

      Skin Cancer: Sunbeds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to research from the University of Manchester entitled Cost-effectiveness of a policy-based intervention to reduce...

      Skin Cancer: Sunbeds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to research from the University of Manchester entitled Cost-effectiveness of a policy-based intervention to reduce...

      Skin Cancer: Sunbeds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to research from the University of Manchester entitled Cost-effectiveness of a policy-based intervention to reduce...

      Community Nurses and General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it a departmental priority to make an assessment of the potential merits of joined-up care liaison between GPs and...

      General Practitioners: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP practices in Greater London are run by private sector companies as of 12 July 2022; and what the equivalent number was on...

      Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the 10 Year Cancer Plan will make provision for expanding system infrastructure to deliver (a) radioligand therapy and (b) other...

      Genetics: Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies of the AARS2 genetic disorder; and whether his Department...

      Heart Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to encourage the use of data management systems across the NHS that can support the accurate...

      Miscarriage: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure dedicated miscarriage facilities are available within maternity ward settings to support miscarriage...

      Health Services: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will develop dedicated women's health hubs in local communities.

      Dental Services: East Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of orthodontic services in East Yorkshire; and what plans he has to increase the number of...

      Dental Services: Wiltshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to NHS Dental Care Services in Wiltshire.

      Cancer: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of mental health support for young people who receive a cancer diagnosis.

      Cancer: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to improve (a) outcomes and (b) treatment for children with cancer.

      Heart Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish examples from within the NHS of (a) innovative care and (b) best practice for patients receiving treatment on NHS...

      Prostate Cancer: Halton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many men in the Halton local authority area have been diagnosed with prostate cancer in each year since 2010.

      Dental Services: Wakefield

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

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase capacity in (a) dental and (b) orthodontic healthcare provision.

      Dental Services: Newcastle Upon Tyne

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2022 to Question 13119 on Dental Services: North East, if he will make an assessment of whether...

      Surgical Mesh Implants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health on 10 June 2014, Official Report, column...

      Heart Diseases: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the prognosis of patients with untreated severe aortic stenosis; and if his Department will...

      Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to implement the recommendations of the recently published report of the All-party...

      Mental Health Services: Mothers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce birth trauma in new mothers.

      Skin Cancer: Sunbeds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to research from the University of Manchester entitled Cost-effectiveness of a policy-based intervention to reduce...

      Skin Cancer: Sunbeds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to research from the University of Manchester entitled Cost-effectiveness of a policy-based intervention to reduce...

      Maternity Services: Home Helps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of domestic support available to new mothers.

      Maternity Services: Home Helps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing funding for early domestic support for new mothers.

      Maternity Services: Health Visitors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of face-to-face health visits postpartum for new mothers.

      Maternity Services: Health Visitors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing mandatory health visits up to 12 weeks postpartum.

      Prader-Willi Syndrome: Health Services

      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.

      Evusheld

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the continued consultations around the rollout of Evusheld do not impede his Department’s...

      Smallpox: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of people who have received the smallpox vaccine since May 2022 will have been given two doses within 28 days.

      Monkeypox: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking in the response to monkeypox outbreak; and how the response compares to the steps taken in the ministerial...

      Dementia: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Dementia Programme Board has met since the announcement of the 10-year plan for dementia on 17 May 2022.

      Dementia: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the 10-year plan for dementia.

  • Wales Office

    • Wales Office: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much their Office has spent on air travel for (a) Ministers and (b) officials in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022.

  • Department for Education

    • Pupils: Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the covid-19 pandemic on pupils in England sitting exams for the first time this summer.

    • Pupils: Travellers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of educational attainment for Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller pupils.

      Children's Commissioner for England: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 25 June 2018 to Question 155805 and pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2022 to Question 24601, when his Department's...

      Academies: Community Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an estimate of the cost of converting all remaining community schools to academy status.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Sefton Central dated 16 May 2022 regarding Lydiate Primary School, sent via email on...

      Educational Psychology: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many places for trainee educational psychologists his Department will fund in 2023; and whether he is taking steps to increase this number in...

      Schools: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to publish data collected through the survey it ran on school electricity and gas payments.

      Literacy: Travellers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help improve literacy rates in adult Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller populations.

      Department for Education: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff by (a) number and (b) full-time equivalence worked for each directorate in (i) his Department and (ii) agencies for which he is...

      Teachers: Career Development and Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support the provision of training and professional development for teachers.

      Students: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help support students with their mental health.

      Schools: Vocational Guidance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) grammar schools, (b) Academies, (c) free schools and (d) local authority maintained schools (i) met all of the Gatsby...

      Pupils: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of Ukrainian school pupils in classrooms across the UK.

      Students: Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to provide additional support to students who do not reach their required university grades.

      T-levels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students started to study each T Level course broken down by (a) institution and (b) course in 2021-22.

      Higher Education: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress he has made to improve the quality of higher education courses.

      Turing Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the success rate of schools applying to participate in the Turing Scheme.

      Education: Autism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to gather information about the number of education professionals who have training on autism.

      Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2022 to Question 26814 on Qualifications, how many of the independent assessors that were commissioned to evaluate...

      Employment and Further Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to facilitate collaboration between colleges and employers.

      British Students Abroad: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department provides to English students studying a full degree at a university in the US.

      Student Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Students’ Unions he has engaged with since 13 May 2022.

      Universities: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of people who deferred entry to university in 2021-22 on offer rates for the academic year 2022-23.

      Life Sciences: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps his Department has taken to help support universities in the North East to provide skilled graduates for the region’s life...

      Care Leavers: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to release publicly accessible data on deaths of care-leavers in addition to deaths of children in care already published.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Rape: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the average time it takes to prosecute an offender for rape in Wales over the last five years; and for what...

    • Coroners: Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 25 of his Department's publication entitled Final Report: Review of legal aid for inquests, if his Department will publish the...

      Ministry of Justice: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022; and what the name is of each consultancy contracted.

      Prisons: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether prisons in the North East have been used as a place of safety for women fleeing domestic abuse.

  • Treasury

    • Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy about the operation of the business rates...

    • Business: Coronavirus

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has met the (a) Taxpayer Protection Taskforce or (b) National Crime Agency to discuss fraud in the covid-19 support schemes since his...

      Mental Health: Research

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential merits of increasing spending on mental health...

      Public Sector: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many responses his Department received to its consultation on the methodology the Government uses to set the SCAPE discount rate.

      Cost of Living Payments: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to deliver cost of living support to families In Northern Ireland.

      Government Departments: Innovation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on which date the Innovation Challenge will open to civil servants to submit ideas.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much and what proportion of the Government's Official Development Assistance budget has been spent on supporting Ukrainian refugees in the UK in the...

      Energy Bills Rebate: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to ensure that households in Northern Ireland will be able to receive the £400 energy bill discount of in October 2022.

      Carbon Emissions: Wales

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions has he had with the (a) the Welsh Government, (b) Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (c) Development...

      Cheques

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the level of demand for use cheques as payment amongst (a) businesses and (b) charities.

      Fuels: Prices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on taking steps to help ensure that long-term fuel prices do not contribute to inflation.

      Self-Employed: Car Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the mileage allowance rates for self-employed people in the context of recent increases in the cost of fuel.

      Domicil

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with officials in his Department on non-domiciled tax status.

      Sovereign Wealth Funds: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many responses his Department has received to its consultation on the proposed reform of the UK’s sovereign immunity from direct tax policy.

      Local Housing Allowance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the full list of rents for England used to calculate the Local Housing Allowance rates for 2022-3.

      Business Rates: Reform

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of reforming business rates.

      Domicil

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were registered as non-domicile for tax purposes in 2021-22; and how much (a) income tax, (b) capital gains tax and (c) national insurance...

      Domicil

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of UK residents with registered non-domiciled tax status.

      Electric Vehicles: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with firms across the vehicle leasing sector on the potential merits of extending benefit-in-kind taxation rates for...

      Revenue and Customs: Newport West

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many residents in Newport West have waited longer than 15 days to receive a refund from HMRC in each of the last five years.

      Fuels: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2022 to Question 17100 on Diesel: Prices, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of an essential user...

      Taxpayer Protection Taskforce: Staff

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent staff the Taxpayer Protection Taskforce employed as of 12 July 2022.

      Home Shopping: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department has made on the Online Sales tax policy consultation following that consultation's closure.

      Debt Collection

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many responses his Department has received to its consultation on the Statutory Debt Repayment Plan.

      Off-payroll Working

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a timeframe for when his Department will respond to the call for evidence on the umbrella company market.

      Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions his Department have had with (a) industry representatives and (b) other stakeholders on the Alcohol Duty Review.

      Treasury: Ministerial Responsibility

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether ministerial responsibilities in his Department have changed following the recent appointment of new ministers.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Colombia: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with the President-elect of Colombia.

    • Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the 2022 International Development Strategy, if she will increase funding for programmes focused...

      Alaa Abdel Fattah

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to help secure consular access to Alaa Abd El-Fattah.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to Answer of 12 July to Question 27570, when the final decision will be taken on each Expression of...

      Turkey: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will hold discussions with her counterpart in Turkey on (a) reports of deportations from Turkey of Afghan...

      Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much of the £220 million allocated by the Government for humanitarian assistance and support in Ukraine...

      Russia: Lobbying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) she or (b) any ministers in her Department have met with Russian=based companies since 24 February 2022.

      Russia: Lobbying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy to ban lobbying of UK government officials by firms based in Russia.

      Abdullah al-Huwaiti

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make representations to the Government of Saudi Arabia following the Saudi Arabian Appeals...

      Saudi Arabia: Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will call on the Saudi Arabian authorities to take further steps in line with their international...

      Lebanon: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with her international counterparts to help safeguard the territorial integrity of Lebanon.

      Indonesia: Visits Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost to the public purse was of her shortened trip to Indonesia in July 2022.

      Torture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the recommendations set out in the UN report...

      Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the Global Fund’s investment case for the seventh replenishment, including...

      Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) Global Fund’s contribution to pandemic preparedness and (b) the...

      Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions has she had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding the Global Fund’s Seventh...

      Developing Countries: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2022 to Question 106747 on Developing Countries: Coronavirus, what steps her...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she will respond to the Subject Access Request, FCDO Ref: DPR2022/08995, submitted to her on 17 March.

      Uganda: Food Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what nutrition and food security funding has been (a) allocated and (b) disbursed to programmes in Uganda in 2022...

      Commonwealth: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2022 to Question 106747 on Developing Countries: Coronavirus, what...

      Colombia: Homicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of reports that a recent attack by armed groups...

      Uganda: Maternal Mortality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the maternal mortality rate in Uganda.

      Alaa Abd El-Fattah

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that Alaa Abd El-Fattah is released from detention in Egypt.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ministry of Defence: P&O Ferries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has signed any contracts with P&O Ferries since 17 March 2022.

    • Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, the total cost of the support his Department has provided to Ukraine as of 13 June 2022.

      Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase British defence cyber security following the recent compromise of the Army's social media accounts.

      Armed Forces: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department’s response to the Defence Sub-Committee’s report, Women in the Armed Forces: From Recruitment to Civilian...

      Armed Forces: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Select Committee's Fourth Special Report of Session 2021–22, Protecting those who protect us: Women in the Armed...

      Nato

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the UK’s obligations to NATO are fulfilled.

      Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of Armed Forces personnel.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Government is taking to provide medium-term military assistance to Ukraine.

      Ministry of Defence: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much their Department has spent on advertising in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.

      Ministry of Defence: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to Answer of 12 July to Question 31721, how many data breaches have been reported to the Ministry of Defence's Joint Security Coordination...

      Armed Forces: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's response to the Defence Committee’s Second Report, Protecting those who protect us: Women in the Armed Forces...

      Armed Forces: Disciplinary Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department’s response to the Defence Sub-Committee’s report, Women in the Armed Forces: From Recruitment to Civilian...

      Armed Forces: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department’s response to the Defence Sub-Committee’s report, Women in the Armed Forces: From Recruitment to Civilian...

      Armed Forces: Pastoral Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact of the duty under section 149 of the Equality Act on the provision by his Department of pastoral support for...

      Armed Forces

      What recent estimate he has made of the number of armed forces personnel.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2022 to Question 5341, on Armed Forces: Housing, when he expects construction to (a) begin and (b) be completed for the...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2022 to Question 5341 on Armed Forces: Housing, what the location is of the high rise building that is (a) partially...

      Defence: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that defence manufacturers are prioritised within commercial supply chains to help avoid bottlenecks of...

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Iron and Steel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has targets for the proportion of UK steel to be used in the construction of the Fleet Solid Support ships.

      Warships: Iron and Steel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much UK steel was used to construct (a) Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carriers, (b) Type 45 Destroyers, (c) Type 23 Frigates, (d) Vanguard class...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Cost of Living Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit claimants had the minimum income floor applied during the qualifying period for the first Cost of Living Payment...

    • In-work Progression Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Government plans to publish its response to the independent review of the In-Work Progression Commission.

      Work Capability Assessment: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how performance compared with Work Capability Assessment contractual targets in relation to (a) quality of assessment, (b) claimant...

      Personal Independence Payment: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the processing times for Personal Independence Payment applications.

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of the recent cost of living increases on people claiming Personal Independence Payments.

      Personal Independence Payment: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time for Personal Independence Payments applications was as of 12 July 2022.

      Work Capability Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Work Capability Assessments were carried out (a) face-to-face, (b) remotely and (c) on paper between March...

      Driving Licences: Chronic Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the impact of delays in processing driving licence renewal...

      Working Conditions: Temperature

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether officials in his Department have had discussions with relevant stakeholders on the potential merits of introducing a maximum working...

      Social Security Benefits: Uprating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what factors her Department will take into account when it next makes an assessment of the potential merits uprating of benefits; and whether...

      Cost of Living Payments: Self-employed

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit claimants were gainfully self-employed during the qualifying period for the first Cost of Living Payment with the...

      Universal Credit: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to begin issuing migration notices to claimants living in Wales following the resumption of the managed migration...

      Local Housing Allowance: Uprating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department conducted a public sector equality duty assessment on its decision to discontinue uprating Local Housing Allowance in...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the financial implications for the recipients of Universal Credit of incorrect wage payments by large...

      Pensions: Widowed People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time is for applications to the Pension Widows Department.

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Committee of Public Accounts ninth report on Child Maintenance, published on 22 June 2022, HC 255, if she will undertake...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department has spent on consultancy fees in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022; and what the name is of each consultancy contracted.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the capacity of her Department's Data and Analytics team in relation to its (a) level...

      International Pension Centre: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time is for applications to the International Pensions Centre.

      State Retirement Pensions: Maladministration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) currently at pension age or (b) close to pension age have had their state pensions affected by National Insurance...

      State Retirement Pensions: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is her Department's policy (a) that the matter of changes to women's state pension age is resolved and (b) to continue to engage...

      Women against State Pension Inequality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2022 to Question 14559 on Women Against State Pension Inequality, for what reason a departmental Minister...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Sportsgrounds: Lighting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the use of grow lights in sports (a) stadiums and (b) training...

    • Lighting: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the impacts of light pollution on (a) biodiversity and (b) human health.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he will respond to the correspondence of 25 April 2022 from the hon. member for West Lancashire on support for the...

      British Overseas Territories: Rodents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding the Government has provided to tackling rat populations in all UK Overseas Territories' islands in each of...

      Cats: Tagging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to bring forward regulations to introduce the compulsory microchipping of owned cats.

      Flood Control: Shrewsbury

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether officials in his Department have plans to hold meetings in the near future with the leadership of the River Severn...

      Recycling: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's timetable is for responding to the consultation on preventing charges for DIY waste at household waste...

      Global Resource Initiative Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the report of the Global Resources Initiative working group on finance.

      Glycine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of businesses that use Glycine in their (a) products and (b) services; and...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what budget has been allocated to the Landscape Recovery scheme.

      Horse Riding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support horse riding schools.

      Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to help ensure that the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill is compatible with the...

      Forests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many tree nurseries are operated by Forestry England; how many staff Forestry England employ in those nurseries; and...

      British Overseas Territories: Biodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help reduce the reliance on private funding and charities in the conservation of UK...

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commission an independent inquiry into any deaths by suicide of (a) asylum-seekers living in Home Office-provided accommodation...

    • Asylum: Nigeria

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from Nigeria sought asylum in the UK in each of the last three years.

      Home Office: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on consultancy fees in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022; and what the name is of each consultancy contracted.

      Police Stations: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police stations and (b) police counters have been closed in each of the last five years, by Parliamentary constituency.

      Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings she has had with (a) victims of fraud or (b) their representatives in each of the last 12 months.

      Internet: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimates her Department has produced or commissioned of the total financial cost of online fraud committed against individuals in the...

      Covert Human Intelligence Sources

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her timescale is for publishing an updated code of practice for the treatment of juvenile covert human intelligence sources; and what...

      Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with her US counterpart on that country’s designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a...

      Slavery

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the requirements of section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 to public...

      Slavery

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will have discussions with officials in her Department on the potential merits of strengthening the clarity and enforceability of...

      Domestic Abuse: Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an estimate of the number of domestic abuse victims killed by a partner previously convicted of a domestic abuse...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to reply to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Warley of 10 March on delays in extension of applications...

      Passports: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the expected completion time is for a child's first passport application submitted in 2022.

      Visas: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2022 to question 32523 on Visas: Applications, for what reason writing to the hon. Member for Easington on...

      Passports: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing an independent assessment of passport processing times between March...

      Common Travel Area

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with the Civil Aviation Authority on the potential merits of enabling travel within the Common Travel...

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new staff have been appointed to asylum decision maker roles since 1 May 2022; and how many existing staff have left asylum...

      HM Passport Office: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will assist the hon. Member for West Lancashire in securing a written response from the Director General of HM Passport Office to the...

      Immigration: EU Nationals and Passports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that adequate resources are allocated to help the timely processing of (a) UK passport...

      Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2022 to Question 22463 on Visas, for what reason the transparency data does not include the average...

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applications are awaiting a decision.

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time was to process an application for a visa under the (a) Ukraine Family Scheme and (b) Ukraine Sponsorship...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time is for a response to be received from the MP's accounts team; and how many open cases there are as of 11 July 2022.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of correspondence from hon. Members received by her Department's MP Account Manager in the last three months (a) received a...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Urban Areas: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) play areas and (b) child-friendly cities on trends in the...

    • Retail Trade: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to create a growth strategy for new businesses on the high street to help facilitate (a)...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022; and what the name is of each...

      Park Homes: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when the final report on the effect of the 10 per cent commission fee on the sale of mobile park homes will be published.

      Water: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the oral contribution of the hon. Member for Saffron Walden at the debate on Throwline Stations on 24...

      Future High Streets Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to share learning with relevant stakeholders regarding the effectiveness of the High Street Fund.

      Levelling Up Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to open the online portal for local authorities submitting bids to the second round of the...

      Parking: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department expects to (a) conclude the review of the levels of private parking charges and additional charges and...

      UK Shared Prosperity Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when the first payments from the Shared Prosperity Fund will be made.

      Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to identify the types of anchor institutions on the high street that are effective at supporting...

      Regional Planning and Development: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to measure and evaluate the impact of the (a) High Street Fund, (b) Levelling Up Fund...

      Planning Permission: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many planning appeals are awaiting a Ministerial decision as of 11 July 2022; and what the average turnaround time is...

      Housing: Oxfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many zero-carbon homes were built in each local authority in Oxfordshire in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017, (d) 2018,...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Fraud: Costs

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in the context of his Department's National Fraud Initiative, what estimate his Department has made or commissioned of the total financial cost of...

    • Efficiencies and Value for Money Committee

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what specific savings the Efficiency and Value for Money Committee has identified to date.

      Infected Blood Inquiry

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the report by Sir Robert Francis entitled Compensation and redress for the victims of infected blood: recommendations for a...

      Government Property Agency: Mitie

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if will place in the House of Commons Library a copy of the new Mitie Business Services organisational chart covering the Government Property...

  • Department for International Trade

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department has spent on consultancy fees in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022; and what the name is of each...

    • Leisure: Facilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make it his policy to introduce emergency funding for (a) public leisure centres and (b) swimming pools to support...

      Football: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed and...

      Commonwealth Games 2022

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Commonwealth Games on the people and communities of Birmingham.

      Yorkshire County Cricket Club: Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will make an assessment of the implications for its policies of claims of racism and discrimination at...

      Boxing: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has plans to take steps to improve the safety of white collar boxing events; and if she will make a statement.

      Culture: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps her Department has taken to provide funding for community-run projects with cultural significance; and how...

      Destination Management Organisations Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department plans to respond to the Independent Review of Destination Management Organisations (DMOs), published in...

      Gambling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with stakeholders in the betting and gambling industry on the prevention of harmful gambling.

  • Cop26

    • Carbon Emissions

      To ask the President of COP26, what progress the Government is making on each of the commitments it made at COP26, and whether it is on track to deliver all of them.

  • Women and Equalities

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Energy Supply

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the UK’s energy security.

    • Fracking

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of shale gas extraction and a short-term lifting of the moratorium on shale gas extraction.

      Energy: Price Caps

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a relative price cap on energy bills.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the affordability of energy for elderly people during the winter; and what steps they plan to take to make energy bills more...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Cervical Cancer: Screening

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the efficacy of the invitation issued by the NHS Cervical Screening Programme which is addressed to women, people with a...

    • Pharmacy: Government Assistance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they will provide to pharmacies taking on more responsibilities, including referrals of cancer patients to specialists.

      Food: Microplastics

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prevalence of microplastics in food production.

      Flour: Folic Acid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent consultations they have undertaken with the Northern Ireland authorities about changing regulations to allow folic acid to be added to flour.

      Coronavirus: Immunosuppression

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they have given to immunocompromised individuals who are still shielding from COVID-19.

  • Department for Education

    • Sixth Form Education: Admissions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the extent to which learners have progressed into school sixth forms at a greater rate than in prior years in 2021...

    • Medicine: Higher Education

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many students wanting to study medicine have been turned down because of a lack of places at universities in England.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, following bilateral discussions at the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), what plans they have, if any, to negotiate a diplomatic settlement...

    • Chagos Islands: Marine Protected Areas

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to support the multi-purpose Chagos Islands Marine Protected Area proposed by Mauritius at the 2022 UN Oceans Conference.

      Mohammad Ghassan Ahmad Mansour

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 7 June (HL454), whether they have raised the specific case of Mohammed Ghassan Ahmad Mansour with...

      Yemen: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Nuclear Submarines: Training

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 4 July (HL1126), whether there are existing arrangements in place to train foreign officers in operating...

    • Defence: Finance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the announcement that defence spending will rise to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2030, whether they plan to provide a breakdown of estimated defence spending...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Pesticides: Safety

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for the Department for Work and Pensions on 21 April (151226), what is the timetable for the review on the...

  • Home Office

    • British Nationality: Assessments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that 'Life in the UK' citizenship test centres (1) correctly inform applicants of their results, and (2) receive unannounced...

    • British Nationality: Applications

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total annual surplus arising from the revenue raised by citizenship applications in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, and (3) 2021.

      Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for replacement funding for organisations that had received support through the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) what percentage, of asylum seekers are housed in private accommodation; and what the costs were for housing them in private...

      British Nationality: Assessments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the long-term effect of the 'Life in the UK' test on promoting (1) British values, or (2) integration; and if they have...

      British Nationality: Assessments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many complaints they have received about the 'Life in the UK' test; and how much compensation has been paid out in each month since 1 July 2020 connected to...

      Genocide: Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are providing to the Metropolitan Police to assist with the investigation of any Rwandan nationals living in the UK who were allegedly...

      Nationality and Borders Act 2022

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likelihood of an increase in the prison population as a result of the introduction of new offences and longer prison...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Kate Josephs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they advised the former Director General of the COVID-19 Task Force, Kate Josephs, at any point about whether or not she should tell her employer,...

  • Treasury

    • Fuels: Excise Duties

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce fuel duty in response to rising prices.

    • Renewable Energy: Finance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to update the investment allowance to support lower-carbon technologies.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Sports: Disability

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 21 June (HL Deb col 55GC), what steps they will take to ensure that all sports and clubs fulfil their...

    • Atlassian

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision by the Australian software company Atlassian to leave the UK and move to the USA; and what assessment they have...

      Private Rented Housing: Regulation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to regulate further ultra-short lets.

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