Written answers

Thursday, 21 July 2022

  • Department for Transport

    • Driving Tests: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the limited availability of practical driving tests following the covid-19 outbreak, what assessment he has made of the potential...

    • Bus Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of (a) the total number of bus routes each year over the past ten years (b) the total number of bus routes per local...

      Transport for the North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he last met the Chair of Transport for the North.

      Railways: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much investment the region of the East of England has received in rail transport infrastructure in comparison to the other regions of England...

      Railways: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with rail companies to support the safety of (a) passengers and (b)) rail staff during the current heatwave.

      Electric Vehicles: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the news story entitled Plug-in grant for cars to end as focus moves to improving electric vehicle charging, published by his...

      High Speed 2 Line: West Coast Main Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate his Department has made of the potential financial impact of (a) the Golborne Link and (b) an HS2 connection to the West Coast...

      Network Rail: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Network Rail paid specialist infrastructure consultancy firm Nichols Group to commission and produce the report entitled Network Rail...

      Department for Transport: Aviation

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

      Car Allowances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on increasing approved business travel mileage rates, in the context of rising...

      Network Rail: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Network Rail has spent on external consultants in each of the last two years; which consultancy firms were used; and on what matters they...

      Railway Network: Suffolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the benefit cost ratio was of the recommended option submitted by Network Rail in its outline business case for the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement...

      East West Rail Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his comments in an interview with Iain Dale on LBC radio on 11 July 2022, whether he plans to cancel tranches 2 and 3 of East West...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Skilled Workers: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the sectors worst affected by skills shortages; and what steps his Department is taking...

    • Energy: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of introducing minimum energy efficiency standards for...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason people with communal heating systems are not subject to the energy price cap.

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had with Ofgem on energy companies' policies on informing people who are moved to...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made the number of households on pre-payment meters in each of the last three years, by...

      Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how people who pay all-inclusive bills for their homes will receive their entitlement through the Energy Bills Support...

      Nuclear Reactors: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of rising temperatures on the capacity of nuclear reactors to maintain...

      Energy: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what representations he has had from housing sector organisations and trade groups in respect of the potential...

      Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department's Heat Pump Ready Programme, if he will make an estimate of the total number of heat...

      Green Homes Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for the total number installations made under the Green Homes Grant since its completion.

      Fracking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many licenses have been issued for oil and gas drilling each year from 2019.

      Energy: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the press release entitled Ofgem requires improvements from energy suppliers on customer direct...

      Energy: Price Caps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of setting a price cap for domestic heating in...

      National Grid: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will make an estimate of the (a) time it would take to complete and (b) cost of transmitting the...

      National Grid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it is his Department's policy to attribute different weight in different parts of the UK to the impact on...

      Coal: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish the (a) number and (b) dates of meetings between Ministers in his Department and officials at UK Oil...

      Construction: Materials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of helping construction firms with training costs...

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Aviation

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

      Small Businesses: Newport West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he has taken to support small businesses in Newport West constituency.

      Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to prevent a reduction in the number of small businesses in the UK.

      Technology: Copyright

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposals on the expansion of the text and data...

      Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the text and data mining exception on levels of growth within...

      Arts: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish a list of instances in the last three years where creative industries have failed to licence their...

      Arts: 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 creative industries of his decision to expand...

      Park Homes: Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2022 to Question 17919 on Energy Bills Rebate, what steps his Department will take to...

      Hospitality Industry and Small Businesses: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of (a) rising fuel costs and (b) introducing a commercial...

      Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment his Department has made of the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere; and what recent steps...

      Directors: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government has plans to remove restrictions on non-executive director remuneration.

      Business: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Groceries Code Adjudicator, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of...

      Clothing: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a fashion watchdog, or garment trade adjudicator, in respect of...

      Clothing: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a fashion watchdog or garment trade adjudicator to...

      Fuels: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on its Market Study into road fuel and the...

      Development Bank of Wales and Scottish National Investment Bank

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many meetings he has held with the (a) Development Bank of Wales and (b) Scottish National Investment Bank in 2022.

      Living Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is taking steps to implement the recommendations of the report by the Low Pay Commission...

      Sensee

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information his Department holds on the business and employment practices of Sensee; and whether he has received...

  • Wales Office

    • Wales Office: Ministerial Changes

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

  • Leader of the House

    • Trade Agreements: Australia

      To ask the Leader of the House, whether he has received correspondence from (a) Ministers and (b) officials at the Department for International Trade on the subject of finding parliamentary time...

    • Leader of the House of Commons: Aviation

      To ask the Leader of the House, 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

    • Young People: Work Experience

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the prevalence of large employers offering inclusive blended work experience programmes, both in-person and...

    • Department for Education: Legal Costs

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

      Department of Education: Contracts

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

      Schools: Broadband

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of schools in England that do not have access to gigabit broadband.

      Children: Day Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2022 to Question 25946 on Children: Day Care and her Majesty’s Chief Inspector’s response, what...

      Vocational Education: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish a report on the educational outcomes of new vocational qualifications.

      Offences against Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department takes to publicise to the public information on how to report abuse against children.

      Pupil Exclusions: Travellers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the factors contributing to the exclusion rates of Gypsy and Traveller pupils.

      GCE A-level and GCSE

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to provide (a) clearance, (b) career, (c) other next steps and (d) emotional support for students receiving GCSE and A...

      Literacy: Primary Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the average number of hours of literacy teaching received per pupil in each year of Key Stage One.

      Pupils: Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the premature online publication of the AQA A-level Chemistry Paper 2 in June 2022, what steps he is taking to ensure the integrity...

      Department for Education: Ministerial Changes

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

      Department for Education: UK Relations with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 9 of the schedule to the Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2022, what expenditure and support his Department plans...

      Schools: Uniforms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the statutory guidance entitled Cost of school uniforms, published on 19 November 2021, what steps he is taking to monitor the...

      Children: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department is taking steps to guarantee access to healthy meals for children living in poverty who are not eligible for free school meals.

      Schools: Air Conditioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the announcement of 2 January 2022 entitled More support to keep pupils in the classroom, how many of the 7,000 air purifiers his...

      Department for Education: Aviation

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

      Schools: Platinum Jubilee 2022

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2022 to Question 18885 on Schools: Platinum Jubilee 2022, who are the 40 recipients of Platinum Jubilee books given...

      Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in (a) Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council area and (b) England are (i) eligible for and (ii) in receipt of free school meals.

      Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the viability of automatically enrolling children who are eligible on to the free school meal scheme.

      Care Leavers: Pupil Premium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils are eligible for Pupil Premium Plus in the financial year beginning 1 April 2022 as a result of having ceased to be looked after by a...

      Secondary Education: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) maintained secondary schools, (b) secondary schools in multi-academy trusts and (c) secondary schools...

      Primary Education: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of maintained primary schools previously rated as outstanding by Ofsted that retain that status in the event...

      Academies: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of primary schools under the control of a multi-academy trust that are judged outstanding by Ofsted that...

      Adoption

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the independent review of children’s social care: Final report, published in May 2022, what assessment his Department has...

      National Implementation Board

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to The independent review of children’s social care, published in May 2022, and the Government's commitment in response that it...

      Primary Education: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that all primary school children reach the expected level of achievement in (a) reading, (b)...

      Office for Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ascertain the level of satisfaction amongst students with the performance of the Office for Students.

      Office for Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the Office for Students (OfS) on the steps needed to mitigate the risks identified in the OfS Annual Report...

      Office for Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ascertain the level of satisfaction amongst universities with the performance of the Office for Students.

      Office for Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in the context of the risks identified in the Office for Students (OfS) Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, what assessment he has made of the ability...

      T-levels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2022 to Question 27599 on T-levels, what estimate the Government has made of the potential number of students number...

      BTEC Qualifications and T-levels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students began, but did not complete, each (a) BTEC and (b) T Level course, broken down by institution and by course, in 2021-22.

      Further Education: Bournemouth East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help improve post-18 education options for young people in the Bournemouth East constituency.

      Institutes of Technology: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department takes to measure the effectiveness of institutes of technology; and if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of...

      T-levels: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department plans to take to monitor the effectiveness of the Government's T-Level programme.

      Digital Technology: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase apprenticeships opportunities in the cyber technology sector.

      BTEC Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to encourage young people to take up BTEC qualifications.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Television Licences: Non-payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were imprisoned for non-payment of a TV licence, by gender, in each of the last ten years.

    • Pre-sentence Reports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to publish findings from the pre-sentence report pilot.

      David Parker

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department was first informed of the 21 June 2021 Court of Appeal judgment in the case of Parker v. Financial Conduct Authority; on what dates...

      Dispute Resolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to bring forward policy proposals in response to the Government's call for evidence on dispute resolution in England and Wales.

      Courts: Domestic Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which Courts in England and Wales have been visited by Ministers from his Department in 2022.

      Special Guardianship Orders: Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department has made on expanding the scope of legal aid to cover special guardianship orders in private family proceedings as set out...

      Road Traffic Offences: Community Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will make an assessment of the effectiveness of community sentences for tackling the underlying drivers of offending.

      Ministry of Justice: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he will provide an Answer to Question 31786 tabled on 6 July 2022.

      Ministry of Justice: Aviation

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

      Mental Health: Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in average waiting times for mental health volunteers to gain security clearance to work with prisoners.

      Prisons: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish a full list of sites that have been considered for the construction of new prisons.

      Criminal Records: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the reforms to criminal record rehabilitation periods introduced in Part 11 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, when...

      Prison Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2022 to Question 34937 on Prisoners, what data his Department holds on the number of prisoners per on-duty prison...

      Prisons: Restraint Techniques

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2019 to Question 219426 on Prisons: Restraint Techniques, whether the requirement specified in section 3.1 of PSI...

      Isis Prison: Untold Creative Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether HMP YOI Isis has provided (a) rooms, (b) staff and (c) other resources to the charity Untold Creative Training Ltd; and if he will make a statement.

      Probation: Domestic Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which probation contact centres in England and Wales have been visited by Ministers from his Department in 2022.

      Prisons: Domestic Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons in England and Wales have been visited by Ministers from his Department in 2022.

      Leyhill Prison: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the strength of security protocols at HMP Leyhill in Gloucestershire.

  • Treasury

    • Vacancies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of labour shortages on (a) economic growth and (b) gross domestic product in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.

    • Cryptocurrencies: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which industry stakeholders his Department met with ahead of the 4 April 2022 announcement on the regulation of crypto-assets.

      Insurance Companies: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which industry stakeholders his Department met with in advance of the launch of the Solvency II Review consultation.

      Counter-terrorism and Money Laundering: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken in response to the close of the call for evidence on the Review of the UK’s AML/CTF regulatory and supervisory regime.

      Financial Markets: Credit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an estimate of the size of the secondary debt market trading consumer credit.

      Domicil

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent meetings he has had on the issue of non-domiciled tax status.

      Small Businesses: Corporation Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the number of microbusinesses that will pay (a) corporation tax in the 2022-23 financial year and (b) will pay an increased...

      Banks: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which industry stakeholders his Department met with ahead of the Bank of England's review of its approach to setting a minimum requirement for own funds...

      Cash Dispensing

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what industry stakeholders his Department met with in advance of the announcement in the Queen's Speech 2022 that the Government will bring forward...

      Capital Markets: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a timeline for taking forward reforms to the UK’s financial services regulatory framework for capital markets.

      Loan Charge Action Group

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with Lord Morse regrading correspondence from the Loan Charge Action Group.

      Revenue and Customs: Repayments

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2022 to Question 26810 on Revenue and Customs Repayments, what the average time taken is for HMRC to process repayments...

      Corporation Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken in response to the closure of the consultation on implementation of OECD Pillar 2.

      Apprentices: STEM Subjects

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the review of the Apprenticeships Levy, whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on (a) increasing the uptake and...

      Credit Cards: Interest Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the average rate of interest being charged on UK issued credit cards.

      Fuels: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has further plans to support industries and professions affected by the cost of fuel following the lowering of fuel duty; and...

      Treasury: Aviation

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

      Credit: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many responses his Department has received to its consultation on the regulation of buy now pay later.

      Treasury: Ministerial Changes

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

      Sports: Clubs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2022 to Question 33010, on Sports; Clubs, how many registered Community Amateur Sports Clubs there were in total in each...

      Public Sector: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who officials in his Department have consulted in the development of its response to the consultation on the methodology used to set the SCAPE discount rate.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • British Nationals Abroad: Passports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many UK nationals were issued with (a) new passports, (b) replacement passports and (c) emergency travel...

    • Northern Ireland Protocol Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill on the...

      Bahrain: Torture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any assessment was made of reports linking Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al’Khalifa to the torture of...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what Northern Ireland business organisations (a) she and (b) her officials have met with in the last 12 months;...

      Pakistan: 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 Pakistan.

      Ukraine: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral evidence of the Prime Minister to the Liaison Committee on 6 July 2022, Question 2,...

      Colombia: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department is providing support to former FARC combatants in Colombia forcibly displaced to Doncello,...

      El Salvador: Emergency Powers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in El Salvador on reports of the arrest of over 40,000 people...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the joint statement issued on 12 July 2022...

      Colombia: Peace Negotiations

      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 final report of the Colombian Truth...

      Ethiopia: Abortion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help promote access to (a) safe abortion and (b) post abortion care in Ethiopia.

      Amazonia: Rainforests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the rate of deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in each of the last six...

      Nicaragua: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Nicaraguan counterpart on reports of the removal of five opposition mayors...

      Jovenel Moïse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support the Government is providing to the Haitian Government in respect of its investigation into the...

      Nigeria: Gynaecology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support access to safe gynaecological care in Nigeria.

      Development Aid: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help support the strengthening of health systems in low- and lower-middle...

      Development Aid: Primary Health Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure pandemic preparedness efforts lead to investment in primary...

      Nigeria: Economic Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Nigerian counterpart on tackling financial crime in Nigeria.

      Turkey: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the Turkish Government on sending people...

      Darfur: Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made a recent assessment of the impact of violence in Darfur on the Massaleit community.

      Saudi Arabia: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her Saudi Arabian counterpart on support for Yemeni refugees in Saudi Arabia.

      Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that backsliding in immunisation is a priority issue at the upcoming 77th...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help deliver on the Prime Minister's call for G7 countries to help...

      Iran: BBC Persian Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Iranian counterpart on reported threats to BBC Persian journalists in that...

      Africa: Primary Health Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what further steps her Department is taking to support investment in (a) primary healthcare services and (b) the...

      Melilla: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2022 to Question 28505 on Melilla: Asylum, whether (a) she or (b) Ministers, as...

      Development Aid: Malaria Vaccine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of global funding for the (a) production and (b) distribution of...

      Australia: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Australian counterpart.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public Opinion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much her Department spent on (a) focus groups and (b) polling services in 2021.

      Chevening Scholarships Programme: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff are employed at Chevening.

      Jagtar Singh Johal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterpart in India on the release of Jagtar Singh Johal.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Mali: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) expanding Operation NEWCOMBE and (b) increasing British armed forces...

    • Persian Gulf: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department intend to increase armed forces presence in the Persian Gulf to help prevent the illegal movement of arms and equipment.

      Military Aid: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether armed forces personnel have been deployed in response to extreme heat.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many translators who speak Ukrainian are employed by his Department to train Ukrainian soldiers in the UK.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ukrainian interpreter vacancies there are as part of the training programme for Ukrainian forces in the UK; and what assessment he has made of...

      RAF Coningsby: Typhoon Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel were involved in and supported the Prime Minister's recent flight in a Typhoon plane at RAF Coningsby.

      Unmanned Air Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July to Question 31759 on Unmanned Air Vehicles: Procurement, how his Department has estimated that £400 million will...

      Low Flying: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much compensation his Department has paid to landowners in response to the effects of low-flying aircraft, by case, since June 2021.

      Ministry of Defence: Aviation

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

      RAF College Cranwell: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the purchase of toast and butter from RAF Cranwell is categorised as Pay As You Dine for servicemen and servicewomen.

      RAF Coningsby: Typhoon Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to the public purse was of the Prime Minister receiving a demonstration and flying in a Typhoon plane at RAF Coningsby.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide details of the (a) locations of all the high rise buildings housing armed forces personnel and (b) proportion of flammable cladding...

      Armoured Fighting Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June to Questions 18841, 18834, 18835 on Armoured Fighting Vehicles, and to Question 18836 on Challenger Tanks, and...

      Clyde Naval Base: Rescue Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many fire and rescue workers there have been at HMNB Clyde in each year since 2010.

      Trafalgar Class Submarines: Iron and Steel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK pressure hull steel was used to construct the Trafalgar class submarines.

      USA: Nuclear Disarmament

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on nuclear arms controls in the last 12 months.

      Minesweepers: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a list of the bids which entered the tender for the mine countermeasures vessel contract.

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the social value formulas used by his Department to assess procurement bids.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2022 to Question 33685 on Armed Forces: Housing, what factors other than square footage account for the difference in...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2022 to Question 33685 on Armed Forces: Housing, whether the average costs to his Department of supplying energy to...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2022 to Question 33685 on Armed Forces: Housing, if he will publish details for each listed type of service family...

      Typhoon Aircraft: Operating Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the cost per flying hour of a Typhoon aircraft.

      Libya: Radicalism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) level of violent extremism in Libya and (b) risk of that extremism to the UK.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral contribution of 19 May 2022, Official Report, column 919 and figures on the total weapons delivered to Ukraine by the UK and...

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many M270B1 were donated to Ukraine as part of the UK's support to that country's war effort.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the announcement of 17 June 2022 that the UK will start a programme to train Ukrainian troops on British soil, whether his Department...

      Army: Operating Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual running cost is of (a) 1 (UK) Division (b) 3 (UK) Division.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK armed forces personnel have served in roles relating to Ukraine since February 2022.

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghans with confirmed eligibility for relocation to the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Police are in third countries as of 14...

      NATO Enlargement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he is having with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) international counterparts on the potential expansion of NATO and how the UK can...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Jobcentres: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Disability Employment advisers were employed by her Department as of 18 July 2022.

    • Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of children living in poverty in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency.

      Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle the level of child poverty in Bootle constituency.

      Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the rate of child poverty is in Slough constituency; and what steps is the Government taking to lower that rate.

      Health and Safety: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance she has issued to workers on the steps that employers should take during periods of extreme heat, including in respect of (a)...

      Working Conditions: Temperature

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of setting an upper temperature limit for a working environment.

      Jobcentres: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether training offered by her Department to (a) Disability Employment Advisors and (b) Work Coaches covers assistive technology.

      Social Security Benefits: Broadband

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to raise awareness of social tariffs on broadband packages for consumers in receipt of benefits.

      Social Security Benefits: Broadband

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to share data with broadband providers on consumers in receipt of benefits for the purposes of increasing...

      Work Capability Assessment: Mental Illness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provisions have been put in place to support those with a mental health problem when completing a work capability assessment.

      Cystic Fibrosis: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report from Cystic Fibrosis UK entitled The cost of cystic fibrosis 2022, what assessment she has made of the impact of...

      Carer's Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of re-designating Carer's Allowance as a disability-related benefit rather than...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to understand the impact of the total amount deducted from universal credit on families living in poverty...

      Universal Credit: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit claimants have been identified as previously serving in the Armed Forces for the assessment periods ending in May 2022.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her evidence to the Work and Pensions Select Committee on 29 June 2022, what safeguards she has put in place to ensure that...

      Universal Credit: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many requests for (a) split payment, (b) more frequent payment and (c) managed payment of housing element for Universal Credit were (i)...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022, whether an eligible claimant will retain their Transitional...

      Social Security Benefits: Work Capability Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether claimants in the support group of Employment Support Allowance will be required to undergo a new Work Capability Assessment in the...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2022 to Question 28376, which relevant cabinet sub-committees approved the revisions to the Universal Credit...

      Jobcentres: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) Disability Employment Advisors and (b) Work Coaches employed by her Department identify as disabled.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households were exempt from the two-child Universal Credit benefits cap because they (a) have a child arrangement order, (b) have...

      Universal Credit: Manchester Gorton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of deductions from Universal Credit payments on people affected by the cap...

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the cumulative impact of (a) benefits not increasing in line with the Consumer Price Index, (b)...

      State Retirement Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department’s Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, HC 193, published on 7 July 2022, which notes at page 71 errors...

      Maternity Pay: Self-employed

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to increase the level of maternity pay for self-employed mothers.

      Maternity Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing statutory maternity pay in line with (a) inflation and (b) the cost...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will estimate expected staffing levels of her Department by the end of 2022.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Aviation

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

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Livestock: Animal Breeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish statistics his Department holds on how many (a) cows, (b) sheep and (c) pigs have been identified as...

    • Horse Racing: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ban the practice of using the whip in horse racing.

      Food: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government is taking steps to (a) help reduce (i) supermarket and (ii) other retail food waste and (b) provide...

      Poultry: Animal Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's timescale is for launching a consultation on the use of cages for laying hens.

      Bread

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on the impact of (a) trends in the level of...

      Fish: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what species the Government classifies as forage fish; and if he will take steps to introduce an ecologically protective...

      Whisky: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of rising energy costs on the Scotch Whisky industry.

      Sea Bream: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to support a position of zero catch of blackspot seabream in line with the scientific advice...

      River Tees: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Environment Agency has made of the quality of recently obtained samples of Tees water in the context of...

      Food Banks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to work with food retailers and producers to identify opportunities for more produce to be...

  • Home Office

    • Home Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

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

    • Burglary

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings the Home Secretary has had on tackling domestic burglaries in each of the past 12 months.

      National Crime Agency: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how often the Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office inspects the work of the National Crime Agency; and whether any concerns have...

      Schools: Pedestrian Crossings

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will amend the School Crossing Patrol uniform standards to include options for uniform suitable for extreme hot weather.

      HM Passport Office: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time was for enquiries to support teams for hon. Members at HM Passport Office in each month in 2021; what steps...

      Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has beyond sobriety tagging to tackle alcohol consumption in the context of the link between alcohol consumption...

      Immigration Controls: Airports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many e-gate failures Border Force has recorded in each of the last twelve calendar months.

      Police: Bournemouth East

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to increase the (a) capability and (b) number of (i) Police Community Support Officers and (ii)...

      Immigration Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passengers at the UK border were not cleared within the timeframe set out in her Department's published service standards in each...

      Passports: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff employed by her Department in roles primarily focussed on processing applications for UK passports as of 1 April in each year...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time is for a visa application made under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

      Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2022 to Question 33002 on Islamophobia, which organisations received funding from the Places of Worship...

      Home Office: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2022 to Question 17865 on Home Office: Redundancy, what the proposed number of job cuts was submitted by...

      National Crime Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what new staffing, resources, and funding have been made available to the National Crime Agency's kleptocracy cell since it was established.

      Aviation: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) airlines and (b) airports (i) follow Government guidance on the use of national...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghans have arrived in the UK under Pathway (a) 1, (b) 2 and (c) 3 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme in each month since...

      Visas: Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that international student visas are issued in time for the start of the upcoming university term.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she will take to measure the effectiveness of the UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership.

      Migrants: Maternity Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of charges for NHS care on the availability of maternal health care for migrant women; and...

      Human Trafficking: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children in Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council area are in social care as victims of child trafficking.

      Passports and Visas: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will commit to undertake an external audit of average (a) visa and (b) passport processing times.

      Slavery: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of provisions in the Nationality and Borders Bill relating to an age identification...

      Asylum: Care Leavers and Children in Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will commit to hold an inquiry or research into any deaths of (a) unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the care of...

      Passports: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport applications were upgraded to the fast-track service in each month since January 2022.

      Prisons: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure DBS applications for mental health volunteers working with prisoners are processed swiftly.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghans have been resettled into permanent accommodation under the Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme as of 7 July 2022.

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applications have received a substantive interview in each (a) of the last five years and (b) quarter of the last five years...

      Migrant Workers: General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to change visa rules to make it easier for international GP trainees to stay and work in the UK.

      Visas: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) skilled worker, (b) study, (c) spousal, (d) seasonal agricultural worker and (e) visitor visas have been processed outside...

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to assess the number of hotels used for asylum accommodation in each local authority in England.

      Migrant Workers: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that roles on the shortage occupation list (a) reflect the skills required by UK businesses and (b) are...

      Visas: Married People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants are awaiting a decision on a spousal visa as of 13 July 2022; and what steps her Department is taking to increase the...

      Home Office: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many caseworkers from her Department have been transferred from their usual duties to work on Ukraine cases.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghan families remain in temporary accommodation as of 20 July 2022.

      Slavery

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of organisations subject to Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 have complied with their obligation to...

      Science: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure faster progress on the development of non-animal technologies for use in scientific research and...

      Home Office: Pay

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

      Passports: Birmingham Erdington

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the (a) causes for delays in processing passport applications at HM Passport Office and (b) the impact of...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Cancer

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

      Immigration: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when written confirmation will be provided to the successful appellant in appeal HU/00496/2022, granted on 17 June 2022, so that she can...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Developer pledge letter, published 13 April 2022, what steps he is taking to progress the...

    • High Rise Flats: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance his Department has published for planning authorities to ensure that high rise buildings do not experience...

      Lighting: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of controls for light pollution within the planning system; and what steps his...

      Travellers: Caravan Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make a nationwide assessment on the provision of authorised traveller sites for the Gypsy Romany Traveller...

      First Time Buyers: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional financial support to first-time house buyers...

      Buildings: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment on the financial impact on UK pension funds of the Building Safety Act 2022.

      Housing: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will consult (a) building owners, (b) managing agents and (c) residents of buildings on the delivery of the...

      Building Safety Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken for claimants to receive a decision on Building...

      Building Safety Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether funding provided through the Building Safety Fund has been (a) insured and (b) otherwise protected against rising...

      Insulation: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made a comparative regional assessment of the impact of higher temperatures on homes across...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Ministerial Changes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish all emails from the Department's Permanent Secretary to departmental staff informing them of the...

      Housing: Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the impact of the proposals to abolish no-fault section 21 evictions on landlords of...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Aviation

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

      Housing Associations: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the capability of housing associations being in a position to (a) develop stock investment...

      Council Housing: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what provisions his Department enforces to ensure that a minimum number of new council houses are specially adapted to...

      Travellers: Caravan Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with Minister for Women and Equalities on not collecting data on the provision of...

      Council Tax: Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many households have received the council tax rebate as of 14 July 2022.

      Local Government Finance: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to protect local government finances from the cost of living crisis in (a) deprived and (b) all...

      Elections: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with groups representing disabled people in advance of the mandatory voter ID requirement...

      UK Municipal Bonds Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the UK Municipal Bonds Agency; and what the (a) number and (b) value...

      Thames Freeport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, who the responsible authority is for oversight of Thames Freeport.

      Levelling Up Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what is the deadline for the submission of bids for the Levelling Up Fund Round Two.

      Levelling Up Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has conducted an impact assessment on the effect of delays to the opening of the Levelling Up Fund portal.

      UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the amount Wales will receive through the Shared Prosperity Fund in each of the next five years.

  • Scotland Office

    • Sovereignty: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the Government's position is on the outcome of the Smith Commission and its commitment that nothing in that report prevents Scotland becoming an...

  • Attorney General

    • Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Attorney General, whether her Department’s legal position in respect of challenges to the UK-Rwanda Migration Partnership in the courts is that the partnership agreement is...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Cabinet Office

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

    • Mortality Rates

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales: week ending 1 July 2022 published by the Office for National Statistics on 13 July...

      Government Departments: Vacancies

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many job vacancies there are in each Government (a) department and (b) agency.

      10 Downing Street: Press Conferences

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many televised press conferences have taken place in the new Downing Street press briefing room during 2022.

      Civil Service: Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have met with the (i) PCS, (ii) Prospect and (iii) First Division Association civil service...

      Ministers: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the compatibility of the gesture made by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Education outside Downing...

      Food: Prices

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Government's Cost of Living Business Tsar's recommendation on independent retailers...

      Members: Email

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's expected timeframe is for Minister or Department to respond to an hon. Member's email on behalf on a constituent; and what steps...

      RAF Coningsby: Domestic Visits

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total cost to the public purse was of the Prime Minister’s visit to RAF Coningsby on 14 July 2022.

      Special Advisers: Termination of Employment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any special advisers to Government have had their contracts terminated since 4 July 2022.

      Efficiencies and Value for Money Committee

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the responsibilities of the Domestic and Economic (Efficiency and Value for Money) Committee include identifying savings in respect of civil...

      Nusrat Ghani

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the investigation by the Prime Minister’s Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests into the events related to the hon....

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Broadband: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of schools in England that will take part in her gigabit broadband...

    • Channel Four Television

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the financial impact of Channel 4 on the independent television production sector.

      Broadband: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much Project Gigabit funding will be distributed to devolved authorities.

      Broadband: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding his Department provides to primary schools in England for the installation of faster gigabit broadband.

      Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Aviation

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

      Mobile Phones: Surcharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is taking steps to (a) reduce and (b) prevent roaming charges for UK travellers using smartphones in the EU.

      Arts: Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what her policy is on the Government's vision for the creative industries; and if she will make a statement.

      Public Service Broadcasting: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what her planned timetable is for bringing forward legislative proposals for the Media Bill as announced in the Queen's Speech...

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Palace of Westminster: Public Statues

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the cost was of (a) maintaining, (b) repairing and (c) cleaning statues and busts of (a) former hon....

    • Palace of Westminster: Public Statues

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many statues and busts of (a) former hon. Members and (b) other people of note were on display in the...

  • Prime Minister

    • Telecommunications: Infrastructure

      To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he or his Office have had with representatives of companies with powers under the Electronic Communications Code since March 2021.

  • Department for Transport

    • High Speed 2 Line: Iron and Steel

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the origin of the steel procured for the HS2 project which is produced outside the UK.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Companies: Carbon Emissions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to encourage greater transparency among UK companies accused of exaggerating their environmental commitments, commonly termed as...

    • Accountancy: Standards

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 15 June (HL757), whether the use of judgement in resolving accounting issues is by reference to (1) the...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to encourage those over the age of 75 who have not come forward for their Spring booster vaccination to do so.

    • Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist on 23 March (HL Deb col 958), what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of...

  • Department for Education

    • Holiday Activities and Food Programme

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 4 July (HL1123), how those eligible for a free place on the Holiday Activities and Food Programme will be...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners: Older People

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) men, and (2) women, over the age of 70 are serving custodial sentences in England and Wales.

    • Prison Sentences: Older People

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people aged 60 to 69 received an extended determinate sentence with a custodial period of 20 years or more in each year since 2012.

      Prisoners

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were serving a determinate sentence of 20 years or more in each year since 2012; and of those, how many were aged (1) under 18, (2) 18 to 20, (3)...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • European Court of Human Rights: Belfast Agreement

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to withdraw from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR); and if so, what is their assessment of the impact of withdrawing from the ECHR on the...

    • South Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 13 June (HL49), what assessment they have made of the violence in Abyei; and what further...

      Development Aid: LGBT+ People

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of international funding for LGBT+ organisations; and what plans they have to increase the Official Development...

      Georgia: Sanctions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Georgian nationals resident in the UK are subject to government sanctions.

      Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the publication of the Yazidi Justice Committee Report on State Responsibility and the Yazidi Genocide on 6 July, what steps they have taken, or are...

      Iraq: Genocide

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the publication of the Yazidi Justice Committee Report on State Responsibility and the Yazidi Genocide on 6 July, whether they have assessed whether...

      UN Convention Against Torture

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the joint submission by Human Rights Watch and Lawyers for Justice on the Palestinian Authority and Hamas to the UN...

      Religious Freedom

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, following the International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief, they will (1) introduce a Religious Freedom Bill guaranteeing the...

      Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty Review Conference

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their priorities for the Review Conference on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; and what emphasis will they put on the following elements of...

      Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in discussions at the Review Conference on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, and given the international political situation, they will prioritise...

      Uzbekistan: Politics and Government

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent events in Karakalpakstan; what discussions they have had with the government of Uzbekistan (1) regarding those events, and...

      Shireen Abu Akleh

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the US State Department statement on 4 July that a detailed forensic analysis "could not reach a definitive conclusion...

      Unrwa

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the Henry Jackson Society UNRWA's Future Reconsidered, published on 23 February 2020, which referred to the UN Relief and...

      Peru: Indigenous Peoples

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made, if any, to the government of Peru about the threats from illegal loggers to (1) leaders, and (2) members, of the Wampis...

      Rwanda: Politics and Government

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Rwanda concerning its record on (1) freedom of expression, (2) political debate, and (3) the right for...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Afghanistan: Politics and Government

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to relocate (1) interpreters, (2) security guards, and (3) other locally employed government staff, who are still in Afghanistan, back to the...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Poverty: Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support lone parent families, in light of the Institute for Fiscal Studies briefing on 4 July which stated that (1) "1.5...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Water: Sewage

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of increased releases of raw sewage into waterways on animal farming, in light of Vancomycin-resistant...

    • Food Data Transparency Partnership

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the (1) work, and (2) membership, of the Food Data Transparency Panel; and whether they will invite the Consortium for Labelling for the...

      Water Companies: Prosecutions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will introduce legislation enabling members of the general public to prosecute directors of water companies for wilful neglect of their statutory...

      Biocidal Products: Pollution Control

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of environmental pollution from biocides in personal care products, such as (1) benzalkonium chloride in soaps, or (2)...

  • Home Office

    • Police: Banks

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what amount of funding, if any, police forces have received from banks in the last 10 years.

    • Abortion: Clinics

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) use of buffer zones outside abortion clinics, and (2) reports from women and girls who have attended such clinics in...

      Refugees: Middle East and Ukraine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many refugees from (1) Ukraine, (2) Afghanistan, and (3) Syria, have been helped through either (a) the Homes for Ukraine scheme, (b) the Ukraine Family...

      Environment Protection: Protest

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent environmental protests that endanger the lives of others.

      Sudan: Rapid Support Forces

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken, if any, towards designating the Sudanese Rapid Forces as a terrorist organisation.

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve (1) accountability, (2) transparency, and (3) value for money, in recording the average time it takes to process asylum...

      Asylum: Middle East and Somalia

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what they consider safe, legal routes to be for asylum seekers from (1) Afghanistan, (2) Iraq, (3) Iran, and (4) Somalia.

      Asylum: Hotels and RAF Linton-on-Ouse

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what they expect the cost to be of (1) converting RAF Linton so that it will be suitable as a large-scale reception centre for 1,500 asylum seekers, (2) running...

      Asylum: Middle East

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will list all the safe and legal routes for asylum seekers from (1) Afghanistan, (2) Syria, and (3) Yemen, which would allow them to claim asylum in...

      Veterans: Hong Kong

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 8 March (HL Deb col 1370) that "the Government remain committed to implementing a solution to the issue of...

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the government of France regarding an agreement to stop asylum seekers undertaking unsafe Channel crossings.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many current members of the Senior Civil Service were recruited via the Fast Stream; and why they have paused the Civil Service Fast Stream recruitment in...

  • Treasury

    • Taxation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of fiscal drag on the tax revenues for the year 2022–23.

    • Care Workers: Car Allowances

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to increase the mileage allowance for frontline care workers given the rising cost of fuel.

      Income Tax

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of additional individuals who (1) have become, or (2) are likely to become, liable to pay income tax in 2022/23...

      Fuels: Excise Duties and VAT

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the RAC Fuel Watch data which show that the average UK petrol and diesel prices was around 191 pence per litre of petrol and 199 pence per litre...

      Arts: Customs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in negotiations with the EU regarding a carnet waiver for creative artists.

      Disposable Wipes: VAT

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to increase VAT on wet wipes.

      China: Politics and Government

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, in arrangements for the 11th UK–China Economic and Financial Dialogue, what consideration they have given to (1) reports that the Foreign Secretary...

      Economic Cooperation: China

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to hold the 11th UK–China Economic and Financial Dialogue before the appointment of the next Prime Minister; and if so, what are the...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Departmental Records

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why the colonial archive series FCO 141 has been withdrawn from public access by the National Archives; and whether these documents are being withheld from public...

    • Internet: Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the delay to the progress of the Online Safety Bill until the autumn, what steps they are taking in the interim to protect children from...

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