Written answers

Wednesday, 20 July 2022

  • Department for Transport

    • Cycling and Walking: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps with the Secretary of State for Education to (a) promote walking and cycling to school and (b) develop a reward scheme for...

    • Roads: Shrewsbury

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether officials in his Department have plans to hold meetings in the near future with the leadership of Shropshire Council to discuss the progress...

      Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take further steps to tackle the backlog in practical driving tests.

      Uber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings (a) he, (b) his predecessors and (c) officials in his Department have had with representatives of Uber since 2012.

      Bus Services: Care Leavers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will provide additional funding to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council to help ensure care leavers aged 18-25 are able to access...

      Railways: Suffolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve resilience and reliability at Haughley Junction.

      Electric Scooters: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on his Department’s plans to introduce regulations for e-scooters; and what support his Department is giving the...

      Doncaster Sheffield Airport and Peel Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has (a) met with and (b) received representations from (i) Doncaster Sheffield Airport and (ii) Peel Group in the last six months.

      Department for Transport: Advertising

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

      High Speed 2 Line: Old Saltleians RFC

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2022 to Question 29969, for what purpose his Department made payments of (a) £271,951.44 on 7 January 2022 and...

      Aviation: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to publish its proposed new aviation passenger charter.

      Railways: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reduce the impact of the red weather warning for extreme heat on our rail infrastructure.

      Railways: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what emergency mechanisms are in place to ensure the safety of passengers during red weather warnings for extreme heat.

      Train Operating Companies: Drinking Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will ask all train operating companies to ensure a sufficient supply of free drinking water for staff and passengers onboard services operating...

      Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to (a) increase the number of electric vehicle charging points in Wiltshire and (b) help people to purchase electric vehicles.

      Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of increasing the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate levels for 2024 to 33 per...

      Night Flying: Heathrow Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of the increase in night flights from Heathrow airport since April 2022 on the London Boroughs of (a)...

      Aviation: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of whether his Department's proposed changes to compensation rules for flight delays and cancellations will entitle...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Business: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on producing an estimate for the total financial cost of fraud...

    • Groceries Code Adjudicator

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2022 to Question 23427, and with reference to the conclusion of the Statutory Review...

      Parental Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make a comparative assessment of the merits of different systems of (a) maternity, (b) paternity and (c)...

      Arts: Copyright

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many meetings he has held with representatives of the creative industries in relation to the Government’s...

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Photographs and Video Recordings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many (a) photographers and (b) video producers were employed by his Department in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2021.

      Occupational Health: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps they are taking to protect employees when expected levels of hot weather make their commute potentially...

      Audio-visual Industry: Copyright

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the financial impact on the UK audio-visual sector of his decision to expand...

      Mathematics: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the remaining £176 million of the Government's commitment of £300 million of additional funding for...

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Advertising

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

      Green Homes Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many (a) successful and (b) total applicants there were to the Green Homes Grant.

      Energy: Price Caps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what meetings he has had with representatives of Ofgem on the energy price cap since 1 April 2022.

      Small Businesses: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what meetings he has held with small business groups on energy prices since 1 April 2022.

      Natural Gas and Oil: Shetland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the total output in 2021 was of oil from all the oil and gas fields in East and West Shetland.

      Natural Gas and Oil: Shetland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the total output was in 2021 of natural gas from all the oil and gas fields in East and West Shetland.

      Natural Gas and Oil: Shetland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the latest estimate his Department has made of the total recoverable oil reserves remaining from the oil and gas...

      Natural Gas: Shetland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the latest estimate is of the total recoverable natural gas reserves remaining from the oil and gas fields in East...

      Natural Gas: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) prepare for reductions in the supply of Russian gas to Europe and (b)...

      Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will undertake an assessment of the potential benefits of implementing £15 an hour minimum wage.

  • Attorney General

    • Attorney General: Aviation

      To ask the Attorney General, how much their Department has spent on air travel for (a) Ministers and (b) officials in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022.

    • Stalking: Prosecutions

      To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions were brought for stalking offences against people previously convicted of stalking in each of the last 30 years for which data is available.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Attorney General, whether she was consulted by (a) Ministers or (b) officials in the Home Department prior to the Secretary of State for Justice's comments in the media on 16 June 2022...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the longest period a patient in England with suspected cancer has waited for NHS care in the most recent month for which data is...

    • Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients in England with suspected cancer have waited 90 days or more for NHS care in the most recent month for which data is...

      Influenza: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on plans to deliver the seasonal flu vaccination programme.

      Blood Tests: Halton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to tackle delays in securing patient appointments for blood tests from GP referrals in Halton constituency.

      Monkeypox: Quarantine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to provide financial support equivalent to previous covid-19 test and trace support payment scheme to...

      Mental Health: Emergency Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of plans for the Gratitude Games.

      Food: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department’s announcement of 14 May 2022, Government delays restrictions on multibuy deals and advertising on...

      Gynaecology: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of women who are waiting to receive gynaecological care as of 11 July 2022 and are seeking...

      Mental Health Services: Mothers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of mother and baby respite homes in helping to prevent escalation of (a) maternal...

      Social Services: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the findings from the five local authorities currently conducting the Adult Social Care Trailblazer scheme, including...

      Social Services: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Local Government Association's survey on adult social care reform, published on 27 June 2022, what assessment his...

      Hip Replacements: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average cost to the NHS has been of a hip replacement procedure in each year since 2015.

      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...

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of NHS staff who have long covid as on 13 July 2022; what steps his Department is taking to...

      Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce NHS appointment waiting times ahead of winter 2022.

      Surgery: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are on an NHS elective waiting list in York.

      Integrated Care Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of greater integration between (a) medical, (b) Allied Health Professions and...

      NHS: Managers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to reduce the number of managers in non-clinical roles in the NHS.

      Primary Health Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to assess skill mix in primary care.

      Surgery: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms his Department is using to assess its progress in tackling waiting times for elective care in the NHS which were impacted...

      Surgery: Wiltshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average waiting time for an operation in Wiltshire; and what steps he is taking to tackle healthcare...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Advertising

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

      Nurses: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many nurses have been recruited by the NHS since December 2019.

      Heart Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that heart failure services are adequately prioritised within emerging models of care...

      Cancer: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average time is for treatment approval through the Project Orbis programme.

      General Practitioners: Complementary Medicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that GPs are provided time to assess the holistic needs of their patients.

      Heart Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to improve heart failure outcomes within (a) Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership and (b) England.

      Monkeypox: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing measures for preventing the monkeypox virus becoming endemic.

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the data on how many people have signed up for Healthy Start vouchers since the rollout of the online only sign up process.

      Dialysis Machines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2022 to Question 2656 on dialysis at home, when he expects that patients receiving haemodialysis...

      Orthopaedics: 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...

      Medicine: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions the Government has had with (a) representatives of the National Health Systems of the UK and (b) devolved...

      Medicine: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with (a) representatives of the National Health Systems of the UK and (b) the devolved Administrations on...

      General Practitioners: Islington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP services in the Borough of Islington are administered by private sector companies as of 12 July 2022; and if he will publish...

      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...

      NHS: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of delays in transfer to care settings in 2022.

      Care Homes: General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the average time taken for care home residents to see a GP.

      Social Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of adults who have unmet care needs.

  • Wales Office

    • Business: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has had recent discussions with the (a) Welsh Government and (b) the Secretary of State for International Trade on financial support for Welsh...

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an estimate of the number of schools who received a lower overall OFSTED grading as a result of their work experience or careers...

    • Speech and Language Therapy: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the finding of the report, Implications of COVID for Early Childhood Education and...

      Health: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to help ensure that the potential impact of the cost of living crisis on school meals does not affect the health of children.

      Holiday Activities and Food Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to increase the take-up of the Holiday and Food Activities programme to ensure the maximum number of children benefit.

      University of Bolton: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much public funding the University of Bolton has received in each year between 2010 and 2022.

      Schools: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the schools in each (a) local authority area and (b) parliamentary constituency that were surveyed during the 2017-19 Condition Data...

      Physics: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has had recent discussions with the Social Mobility Commission on improving uptake of physics by girls at (a) A-level and (b) university.

      Pupils: Work Experience

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to require the provision of work experience as part of the school curriculum.

      Department for Education: Advertising

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

      Erasmus+ Programme and Turing Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the median grants awarded through the (a) Turing and (b) Erasmus+ schemes were in the latest period for which that data are available.

      Office for Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to provide additional resources to support the Office for Students (OfS) in mitigating the risks identified in the OfS Annual Report...

      STEM Subjects: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to attract (a) science, (b) technology, (c) engineering and (d) mathematics teachers in disadvantaged areas.

      Schools: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data his Department holds on the number of incidents of violence, verbal threats and aggression towards (a) headteachers, (b) teachers, and (c)...

      Department for Education: EU Law

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

      Home Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of provisions in the Schools Bill on home education.

      Health Education: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to support mental health and wellbeing education in secondary and primary schools on (a) self-harm, (b) suicide, (c)...

      Schools: Vocational Guidance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of schools are compliant with the Baker Clause in allowing colleges and training providers access to every student in Years 8 to 13 to...

      Department for Education: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees in each of the last five years.

      Universities: Gifts and Endowments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on universities accepting donations from overseas (a) organisations and (b) individuals.

      Schools: Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help support local authorities mitigate the impact of air pollution at schools where recorded levels are higher...

      Numeracy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase levels of adult numeracy.

      Further Education: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to upgrade the further education estate.

      Vocational Education: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase the quality of technical qualifications.

      Universities: Freedom of Expression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to protect freedom of speech in universities.

      Life Sciences: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department provides additional support to universities in the North East on creating skilled graduates for the life science sector in that...

      Educational Institutions: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions since 1 January 2022 he or his predecessor received requests from the Chancellor of the Exchequer to discuss the impact of...

  • Ministry of Justice

  • Treasury

    • Private Education: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the revenue that would be raised from removing the VAT-exempt status of private schools.

    • Arms Trade: Export Controls

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many fines HMRC have issued for breaches of the UK arms export regime since May 2022; and how much each of those fines has been.

      Taxation: Rebates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason HMRC has issued personal tax refunds to third party companies rather than the individuals owed; and whether HMRC is taking steps to resolve...

      Older People: Income Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2022 to Question 30119 on Income Tax: Older People, if he will publish the constituency-level breakdown of HMRC’s...

      Hospitality Sector: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much VAT has been paid by businesses across the hospitality sector in each of the last three years.

      Airports: Vetting

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has received recent representations on the provision of HMRC employment data to airports for the purpose of facilitating employment...

      Economic Growth

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the OECD's United Kingdom Economic Snapshot published in June 2022, what assessment he has made of the implications for his...

      Mortgages: Defaulters

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many mortgage defaults have occurred in each of the last 12 months.

      Economic Growth

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the OECD's United Kingdom Economic Snapshot published in June 2022, what assessment he has made of the implications for the UK economy of...

      Cost of Living Payments: Second Homes

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department made of additional payments to multiple-home owners in their distributional analysis on the Cost of Living Support package.

      Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Oral question of 12 July 2022, Official Report, column 138, on the Mineworkers Pension Scheme, whether the Treasury has received the...

      Treasury: Advertising

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

      Brexit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the economic impact of leaving the European Union on (a) energy prices, (b) food prices, (c) footwear prices and (d) NHS...

      Fraud: Costs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on producing an estimate for the total financial cost of fraud in the UK against (a) individuals, (b)...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Zimbabwe: Sanitary Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to help support women and girls in Zimbabwe to access women's hygiene and sanitary...

    • FSO Safer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what specific financial contribution her Department has made to the UN appeal to avert a potential environmental...

      Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to sign the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

      Ukraine: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking at (a) the United Nations and (b) other international bodies to help secure a...

      Developing Countries: Farmers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help small-scale farmers in low-income countries access the funding pledged during COP26.

      Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty Review Conference

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her Department's priorities are for the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty Review Conference in August 2022;...

      Belarus: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government has plans to align the sanctions it has imposed against Belarus with those it has imposed...

      Development Aid: Fossil Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much her Department has spent on fossil fuel projects overseas in each of the last three years.

      Developing Countries: Pregnancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK Government's Strategy for International Development, published on 16 May 2022, what steps...

      Development Aid: African Development Bank

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding her Department plans to allocate through the African Development Bank for the next three financial years.

      Development Aid: African Development Bank

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding her Department has disbursed through the African Development Bank from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2022.

      Development Aid: African Development Bank

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much UK Government funding has been allocated through the African Development Bank in the (a) 2022-23 and (b)...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his policy to offer the Ukrainian Government the inclusion of training in the Murad Code within the training provided to Ukrainian defence...

    • Armed Forces: Parachuting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2022 to Question 33782 on Armed Forces: Parachuting, for what period HM Forces will be without the capability to...

      NATO Innovation Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits available to the UK from the new NATO Innovation Fund; and how the UK will be involved in the project.

      NATO Innovation Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contribution the UK has made to the NATO Innovation Fund.

      Defence: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an estimate of the total number of UK jobs supported by MOD expenditure in financial year 2020-21 which were omitted...

      Porton Capital

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to take steps to investigate the fund raising process run by Porton Capital.

      Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the potential number of UK-based jobs supported (a) directly and (b) indirectly by the contract awarded to Rheinmetall...

      Armoured Fighting Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the retirement dates are for the (a) Bulldog, (b) Warrior, (c) Challenger 2, (d) Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked), (e) Titan, Trojan and...

      Antitank Missiles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is taking steps to increase the levels of production of Next Generation Light Anti-Armour Weapons to ensure stocks remain stable.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Cost of Living Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will provide an estimate of the impact of inflation on the real terms value of the second cost of living payment due in Autumn 2022.

    • Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing the requirement for people undergoing managed migration from Legacy...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to cease transitory protections for people undergoing managed migration to Universal Credit in 2023-2024.

      Cost of Living Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of people eligible to receive a cost of living payment who will not receive that payment before the...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Advertising

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

      Parental Pay: Living Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing Statutory (a) Maternity and (b) Paternity Pay to the level of the real...

      Working Conditions: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps they are taking to mitigate the impact of extreme heat temperatures on workers with no access to a cool environment during heatwaves.

  • Cop26

    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      To ask the President of COP26, how many nations have submitted updated Nationally Determined Contributions in advance of COP27 as of 8 July 2022.

    • Climate Change

      To ask the President of COP26, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Government policies to tackle climate change.

      Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      To ask the President of COP26, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential effect on domestic manufacturing of including carbon that is embedded in imports in...

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the President of COP26, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of global (a) GDP and (b) emissions generated by countries that have net zero commitments.

      Businesses: Climate Change

      To ask the President of COP26, what recent assessment he has made of the progress of businesses in developing solutions to climate change.

      Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      To ask the President of COP26, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the findings and recommendations of the Climate Change Committee’s 2022 Progress Report to Parliament.

      Climate Change: Private Finance Initiative

      To ask the President of COP26, what recent assessment he has made of the potential role of private finance in delivering COP26 objectives.

  • Home Office

    • Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of introducing emergency funding to fire safety crews in (a)...

    • Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the police to population ratio is for (a) police and (b) police community support officers (i) nationally and (ii) in York.

      Science: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential economic merits of the UK becoming a global leader in the development of non-animal...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commit to the (a) phasing out the use of animals in experiments and (b) phasing in of non-animal alternatives as soon as it is...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the World Health Organisation report entitled Carcinogenicity of occupational exposure as a firefighter, published on 30th...

      Sexual Harassment: Public Places

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 20 June 2022 to Question 18899 on Sexual Harassment: Public Places, whether she plans to publish the...

      Home Office: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on away days for Ministers and staff in each of the last four calendar years.

      Community Policing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to encourage and promote community policing.

      Police: Bureaucracy

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help reduce administrative tasks for police and support staff.

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the welfare of asylum seekers in contingency accommodation in hotels; and for what specific...

      Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons on Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre, published on 1 July 2022, if she will...

      Passports: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to clear the passport application backlog.

      Home Office: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2022 to Question 24714, on Asylum: Northern Ireland, which bodies and organisations from Northern Ireland...

      Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions and on what dates officials in her Department met representatives of the Northern Ireland Strategic Migration...

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is used to determine the quality and nature of meals to be provided to asylum seekers in contingency accommodation in hotels.

      Detention Centres: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full time equivalent staff work in Detention Engagement Teams; and how many of those staff are based at each Immigration Removal Centre.

      Slavery

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of eligible organisations under section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 have successfully complied with their obligation...

      Fraud: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the total financial cost of fraud in the UK against (a) individuals and (b) businesses in (i)...

      Former Prime Ministers: Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the level of protection provide by the police to former Prime Ministers.

      National Crime Agency: Colombia

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the National Crime Agency’s website and media reports, whether the National Crime Agency has taken steps to ensure...

      National Crime Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the National Crime Agency is able to (a) vet policing personnel to be trained in Colombia and (b) monitor policing personnel already...

      Police: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps police forces are taking to recruit police officers from the local community.

      Police: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of police matters involve members of the public who are experiencing mental health challenges (a) nationally and (b) in York.

      Julian Assange

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the UK Central Authority received the requests from the Spanish courts investigating the alleged attempted assassination of Julian Assange.

      Police: Wiltshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have been recruited in Wiltshire since 2019; and what steps she has taken to reduce crime in (a) rural areas and...

      Community Relations: Religion

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential contribution of street (a) pastors and (b) angels to public safety.

      National Crime Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the overseas work of the National Crime Agency is (a) monitored and (b) evaluated in order to assess its effectiveness in combatting...

      Police: Body Armour

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness and adequacy of the standard of police officer body armour from the perspective...

      National Crime Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards are in place to ensure that the National Crime Agency’s (a) cooperation and (b) intelligence sharing with officials...

      Business: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that all businesses trading in the UK conduct due diligence to eliminate child labour from their supply...

      Refugees: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vulnerable refugees from Rwanda does she estimate will be resettled in the UK under the April 2022 Memorandum of Understanding...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Regeneration: Wiltshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what funding the Government is providing to help regenerate town centres in Wiltshire; and what steps the Government is...

    • Levelling Up Fund: Shrewsbury

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of awarding levelling up funding to Shrewsbury.

      Urban Areas: Regeneration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what provisions his Department enforces to ensure that local authorities take into account the needs of people with (a)...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Advertising

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

      Housing Associations: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that transparency and accountability measures apply to housing association...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many (a) direct employees, (b) contractors and (c) agency workers who work in his Department and relevant agencies and...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2022 to Question 29909, when he plans to respond to correspondence dated 24 January, 22...

      Buildings: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what measures his Department will take to locate polluters under the first tier of the waterfall model of liability...

      Buildings: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the resources of the Health and Safety Executive for its role as the...

      Housing: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential dangers of relaxing regulations on combustible cavity trays in residential...

      Buildings: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when the cladding remediation fund for buildings between 11 and 18 metres will be (a) finalised and (b) open for applications.

      Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to increase the proportion of developers that have signed up to the Government's...

      Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to engage with (a) building owners, (b) managing agents and (c) residents of buildings on delivery of the...

      Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to publish a timetable for when developers who have signed the Developer Pledge should commence remediation...

      Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has secured funding from product manufacturers for building safety remediation works.

      Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the likely costs of all works required as a result of the Building Safety...

      Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of buildings with safety defects where the individuals...

      Building Regulations: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to announce the measures his Department will take to locate polluters under the first tier of the waterfall...

      Building Safety Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to publish the Grant Funding Agreements for the Building Safety Fund that are compatible with the Building...

      Housing: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) council, (b) housing association and (c) private sector dwelling...

      Housing Associations: Building Alterations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made funding available to housing associations for (a) loft conversions and (b) extensions in...

      Building Regulations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to publish (a) explanatory notes and (b) guidance on the Government’s waterfall model of liability set...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Civil Service

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his Department will publish plans for 20, 30 and 40 per cent reductions in civil service posts that it has received from departments that have an...

    • Cabinet Office: Advertising

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

      Chequers: Catering

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) food, (b) drink and (c) catering costs at Chequers are paid for by the public purse.

      Infected Blood Inquiry

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department plans to respond to the report by Sir Robert Francis entitled Compensation and redress for the victims of infected blood:...

      Office for Veterans' Affairs

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants will be attached to the new role of Minister for Veterans’ Affairs.

      Office for Veterans' Affairs

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what budget is attached to the role of Minister for Veterans’ Affairs; and whether that budget is being drawn from existing Office for Veterans'...

  • Department for International Trade

    • Export Control Joint Unit: Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many civil servants worked in the Export Control Joint Unit in (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019, (d) 2020, (e) 2021 and (f) 2022.

    • Trade Agreements: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent steps she has taken to ensure that the rights of workers in Newport West constituency are maintained in all UK trade agreements.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Water Supply: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that there is an adequate supply of water during the prolonged heatwave.

    • Marine Protected Areas: Fisheries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to ban bottom-trawling in offshore Marine Protected Areas on a whole-site basis rather than a...

      Flood Control: Shrewsbury

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has plans for the installation of flood barriers in Shrewsbury.

      Flood Control: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Government has spent on (a) coastal protection and (b) river flood protection in each of the last 10 years.

      Dogs: Animal Breeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the prevalence of illegal puppy farming.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Legal Costs

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

      Honey: Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of product testing in controlling the import and sale of honey mixed with...

      Fish: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which species his Department defines as a forage fish for the purposes of conservation.

      Total Allowable Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to replace the (a) turbot and brill and (b) witch and lemon sole total allowable catches with...

      Fisheries: Quotas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to establish fishing quotas for target stocks at a level that would help prevent accidental...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Advertising

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

      Marine Environment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to adopt a more precautionary approach to the exploitation of deep sea species.

      Fish: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to negotiate a zero total allowable catch for roundnose grenadier (a) in the EU/UK...

      Honey: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of honey fraud on beekeepers and honey producers.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Social Class: Employment

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department has commissioned research on the socioeconomic background data for (a) work experience schemes, (b) apprenticeships and (c)...

  • Prime Minister

    • Employment

      To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 14 July 2022 to Question 33662 on Employment, for what reason he has not corrected the record with a Ministerial Correction in the Official...

  • Department for Transport

    • Freight Facilities Grant

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many maritime operators have used the (1) Mode Shift Revenue Support, and (2) Waterborne Freight Grant, schemes.

    • East Coast Main Line: Railway Signals

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 8 July (HL1360), what assessment they have made of additional capacity that will be produced by...

      East Coast Main Line: Railway Signals

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 8 July (HL1360), who are the industry partners who have provided cost estimates for funding the East...

      Bus Services: Industrial Disputes

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prepare for bus workers going on strike this month.

      Electric Scooters: Regulation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to regulate e-scooters in the same ways as other road vehicles, including through the use of (1) speed limits, (2) number plates, and (3)...

      Parking: Pedestrian Areas

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to respond to the results of their 'Managing pavement parking' public consultation, which ran from 31 August 2020 to 22 November 2020.

      Bus Services: Travel Information

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why they have not (1) responded, or (2) taken action, following their 'Bus Services Act 2017: accessible information' public consultation, which ran from 5 July...

      Electric Scooters

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why they have extended trials of rented electric scooters to 2024; and how the outcome of those trials will be taken into account in the proposed Transport Bill.

      Aviation: Noise

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to incorporate the World Health Organization noise guidelines, published in 2018, into legislation related to aviation.

      British Airways: Strikes

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of any strike action of British Airways staff on travel at airports in the summer; and what plans they have to...

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to safeguard the role of the ticket office across the rail network.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Help to Grow Schemes

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a Help to Grow Scheme for the third sector.

    • Fertilisers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to keep fertiliser plants open amidst rising gas prices.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Coronavirus: Medical Treatments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the recent reported increase in COVID-19 infections, what plans they have (1) to meet with charities working with the clinically extremely vulnerable...

    • Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the potential merits of introducing an automatic registration process for the Healthy Start scheme.

      NHS: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the forecast cost pressures on the NHS due to COVID-19 (1) in July, and (2) for the rest of the 2022–23 financial year.

      Bread and Flour: Folic Acid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Kamall on 6 July (HL Deb col 999), whether they will cite the “scientific contestation” referred to concerning folic...

      Respiratory Syncytial Virus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to establish a sub-committee of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) on Respiratory Syncytial Virus, as...

      Coronavirus: Protective Clothing and Screening

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take in response to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases; and what plans they have (1) to re-introduce free testing, and (2) to update...

      Hospitals: Protective Clothing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reintroduce mandatory mask-wearing in hospitals.

      Hospitals: Construction

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will list the 40 new hospitals they have promised to build; how much building work has been completed on each new hospital; and when they expect each...

      PHE Reproductive Health, Sexual Health and HIV Innovation Fund

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what investment they will make in the Sexual Health, Reproductive Health and HIV Innovation Fund this financial year.

  • Department for Education

    • Agriculture: Apprentices

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many apprenticeships in the farming industry were (1) started, and (2) completed, in each year between 2018 and 2021.

    • Agriculture and Countryside: Education

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to teach school children about the countryside and British farming.

      Adoption

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings included in Adoption UK’s Barometer Report, published in June, which found that 85 per cent of the adopters...

      Schools: Sports

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase sports funding for schools.

      Young People: Farmers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the rates of young people in the UK forging careers in the farming industry.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Bahrain: Human Rights

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to (1) the visit by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon to Bahrain in February, and (2) the comment by a Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office...

    • Sri Lanka: Development Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they have given to the government of Sri Lanka to help meet that country's emergency needs for (1) life saving drugs, and (2) other medical equipment.

      Syria: Refugees

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the levels of repatriation of European citizens, in particular women and children, who were held in closed camps in...

      Football: Qatar

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether all UK football fans, regardless of their sexuality, can safely attend the forthcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Marine Environment: International Cooperation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to support the international implementation of the Global Ocean Alliance 30by30 initiative.

    • Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the shortage of seasonal workers in the first six months of this year, and (2) the extent of the impact to crops of...

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 4 July (HL1084), what is the maximum acceptable cost of transporting asylum claimants from the...

    • Offenders: Deportation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether citizens of Commonwealth countries may be deported after serving custodial sentences for criminal offences in the UK; and if so, what assessment they have...

      British Nationality: Assessments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of conducting 'Life in the UK' tests in (1) Welsh, and (2) Scots Gaelic, with only a handbook in English; and what plans they...

      Human Trafficking

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what data they hold on the route of travel of people illegally trafficked into the UK.

      Deportation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many charter deportation flights took place in 2021; and how many deportees were on each of those flights.

      Migrants: Detainees

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the hourly rate of pay for detainees in immigration removal centres; and how many hours have been worked by detainees in each year since 2015.

      Seasonal Workers: Visas

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide advance notice for the 2023 allocation of seasonal worker visas.

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the applications of Ukrainian refugees through the Homes for Ukraine scheme are processed as quickly and thoroughly as...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

  • Treasury

    • Car Allowances

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will review the 45 pence per mile HMRC mileage rate motoring allowance in the light of current levels of inflation.

    • Fuels: Excise Duties

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the five pence per litre cut to fuel duty is passed on to consumers.

      Fuels: Excise Duties

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what price petrol and diesel would need to reach in order to prompt them to further cut fuel duty.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Mobile Broadband: Cybersecurity

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the vulnerability of mobile internet systems in the UK to hostile actions; and what steps they plan to take to ensure that all...

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