Written answers

Monday, 25 July 2022

  • Department for Transport

    • Motorcycles: Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help reduce waiting times for a motorcycle theory test.

    • Transport for London: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with the Mayor of London on extending the eligibility for Freedom Passes for the (a) Elizabeth Line and (b) London...

      Vehicle Number Plates: Clones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to support victims of car registration cloning; and what resources are available to victims to help them to resolve...

      Bus Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when Bus Service Improvement Plan funding will be delivered to that programme's recipients.

      Railway Network: Suffolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional (a) passenger and (b) freight services would be provided under the recommended option submitted by Network Rail in its outline...

      Railway Network: Suffolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many lorry journeys would be replaced by rail freight under the preferred option in the outline business case submitted by Network Rail for the...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has held with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland on taking steps to increase the installation of charging...

      Railways: Franchises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has received representations from hon Members on (a) creating a new franchise model and (b) reverting to the previous model for train...

      East West Rail Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it remains the Government's position to support the building of East West Rail to completion.

      East West Rail Line: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) projected total spend and (b) actual spend to date is for East West Rail project.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Innovate UK: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2022 to Question 33780 on Innovate UK: Expenditure, what data Innovate UK collects on...

    • Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many times the Government has met with representatives of the (a) construction, (b) manufacturing and (c)...

      Research: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much his Department has spent on knowledge exchange activities; and with which organisations.

      Solar Power: Energy Performance Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason the use of solar photovoltaic panels is not taken into account for the purposes of an Energy...

      Energy Performance Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to raise the minimum rentable Energy Performance Certificate rating from E to D.

      Heating: Energy Performance Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason electric room heaters are considered less efficient than radiators powered by an oil boiler for the...

      Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the role of energy efficiency in meeting the UK’s climate targets.

      Energy Intensive Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to reduce energy costs for energy-intensive businesses.

      Small Modular Reactors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support the commencement of production of small modular reactors in the UK as soon as possible.

      Manufacturing Industries: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support UK manufacturers when developing government infrastructure projects.

      Energy: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to ensure that energy customers using a preferred payment method are not disadvantaged compared...

      Energy: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the resilience of energy sector infrastructure to periods of extreme heat.

      Electricity: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of energy companies who have increased their electricity prices for customers...

      Fracking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the review commissioned by his Department of the latest scientific evidence around shale gas...

      National Grid: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had discussions with the National Grid on the potential merits of building an offshore electricity grid...

      Fracking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether a social impact assessment was conducted as part of the review commissioned by his Department of the latest...

      Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure energy providers pay fair prices for energy generated by private...

      Batteries: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of sand batteries in tackling climate change.

      Wind Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of onshore wind on (a) the price of energy bills and (b) energy security.

      Energy: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to improve the energy efficiency of housing stock in the UK in addition to his...

      Energy: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of retrofit housing stock to help ensure it is energy efficient.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Ambulance Services: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support ambulance staff with their mental health, in the context of the recent increase in call...

    • Ambulance Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have died while waiting for an ambulance in (a) the South West and (b) England in (a) 2022 so far, (b) 2021, (c) 2020...

      Huntington's Disease: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the provision of mental health support for people with Huntingdon's disease.

      NHS: Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to assess the workforce requirements for clinical specialisms in the NHS.

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Royal College of Physicians’ 2021 consultant census finding that 52 per cent of advertised consultant posts...

      Females: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what dates (a) she or her Ministerial colleagues and (b) officials in her Department have met sector stakeholders on the development...

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the long-term workforce strategy commissioned by his Department earlier this year will be published.

      NHS and Social Services: Sick Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of staff who work in (a) the NHS and (b) social care who have been placed on sick leave due to...

      Dementia and Menopause

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness amongst clinicians that brain fog can be a symptom of both dementia and menopause.

      Doctors: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to extend the NHS Bursary to trainee doctors from low-income backgrounds to include the final two years...

      Ambulance Services: NHS 111

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of 999 calls to NHS Ambulance Trusts were redirected to NHS 111 in (a) the third quarter of 2021, (b) the fourth quarter...

      Medicine: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with representatives of the British Medical Association on the suitability of financial support for...

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) recruit more NHS staff, (b) ensure that requests of medical staff to work overnight shifts...

      Primary Health Care: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will amend the rules on building utilisation to maximise use of modern, fit-for-purpose primary care estate, including that which...

      West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what date he last met the CEO of the West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust.

      Gynaecology: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to tackle waiting lists for gynaecology care.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Legal Costs

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

      Miscarriage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make it its policy to record and include miscarriages in official statistics for the purposes of (a) setting...

      Hospitals: Basingstoke

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on plans to build a new hospital in Basingstoke as part of the £3.7 billion funding for...

      Radioligand Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2022 to Question 23788 on radioligand therapy, what central funding will be made available for regional...

      Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that patients do not experience delay to cancer treatment caused by staffing shortages.

      Epidermolysis Bullosa

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of Epidermolysis Bullosa in (a) the NHS workforce and (b) the health research sector.

      Defibrillators and First Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to increase public access to (a) first aid kits and (b) defibrillators in public locations.

      Primary Health Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of how to optimise the triaging of patients in primary care.

      General Practitioners: Surveys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the GP Patient Survey 2022; and if he will make a statement.

      General Practitioners: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of GPs per capita in (a) Birmingham, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK.

      Primary Health Care: Faversham and Mid Kent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to primary care services for people in Faversham and Mid Kent constituency.

      Dental Services: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to NHS dental treatment in rural and isolated communities.

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of the NHS's Breast Screening Programme.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of routine check-up appointments for NHS dental patients in England.

      Blood Tests: Halton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2022 to Question 31020 on Blood Tests: Halton, at what level data on waiting times for blood tests and...

      Dental Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the correspondence of 15 June 2022 from the Minister for Patient Safety and Primary Care to the hon. Member for...

      Skin Cancer: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of melanoma.

      Huntington's Disease: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the time taken for specialist referrals for people with suspected symptoms of Huntingdon's...

      Dental Services: Coventry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to NHS dentistry in (a) Coventry North East constituency and (b) Coventry.

      Surgical Mesh Implants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential health implications of the continued use of mesh slings for incontinence by...

      Health Professions: Huntington's Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of healthcare professionals trained to deliver specialist (a) nursing and (b)...

      Protective Clothing: Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 April 2022 to Question 125078 on Protective Clothing: Storage, how many units of personal protective...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to answer Question 29972, tabled by the hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury on 4 July 2022.

      Ambulance Services: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with stakeholders on increasing the number of personnel available to support ambulance services in...

      Ambulance Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which ambulance services in England (a) have and (b) have not declared the highest critical incident level in the week commencing 11 July...

      Joint Replacements: Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of average waiting times for joint replacement surgery in University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation...

      Surgery: Temperature

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has advised for elective procedures to be halted over periods of extreme heat to ensure that there is sufficient bed capacity...

      Surgical Mesh Implants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many autologous fascia sling procedures were performed between (a) 1 July 2018 and 1 July 2019, (b) 2 July 2019 and 1 July 2020, (c)...

      Hospitals: Air Conditioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the existing guidance on the use of air conditioning units in hospitals wards in England was last reviewed.

      Incontinence: Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many colposuspension surgeries were performed between (a) July 2018 and July 2019, (b) July 2019 and July 2020, (c) July 2020 and...

      Health Services: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for publishing the Women’s Health and Sexual and Reproductive Strategies.

      Hospitals: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when NHS England will begin publishing 12-hour data measured from the time of arrival on the wait for admission to hospitals.

      Health Professions: Parkinson's Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that there are sufficient (a) physiotherapists, (b) occupational therapists, (c) speech and language...

      Monkeypox: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many additional doses of Imvanex, for protection against the monkeypox virus, have been ordered to date; and when those doses are...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the reported covid-19 vaccine deaths to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Yellow Card Scheme have (a)...

      Health: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will publish the Health Disparities White Paper.

      Jack Hurn

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2022 to Question 14408 on Jack Hurn, for what reason his Department does not proactively make an...

      Coronavirus and Influenza: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the announcement of categories other than the over 50s who will be eligible for a flu jab and a covid-19 booster this...

      NHS Trusts: Telecommunications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of NHS Trusts in England whose rental income from telecommunications apparatuses has reduced as...

      NHS: Telecommunications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has had discussions with representatives of telecommunications network (a) operators and (b) infrastructure...

      NHS: Telecommunications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions officials in his Department have had with officials in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the...

      Mental Health Services: Out of Area Treatment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish data on the number of patients in inappropriate out of area placements as a result of no appropriate mental health...

      Dementia: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to dementia diagnosis services in rural areas.

      Medical Records: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve ethnic coding in health records.

      NHS: Ict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department has allocated to (a) local, (b) regional and (c) national NHS IT services.

      Care Workers: Conditions of Employment and Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with private sector providers on improving pay and conditions for care workers.

      Veterans: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Op COURAGE.

      Carers: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities in meeting the needs of carers who require financial support as a result...

      Arthritis: Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure integrated pre-operative, operative and post-operative care for people with arthritis.

      Dementia: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people awaiting a dementia diagnosis.

      Care Homes: Physiotherapy

      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 physiotherapist.

      Cancer: Medical Treatments

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

      Dental Services: South West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to NHS dentistry in (a) Bournemouth East constituency and (b) the South West.

      Pregnancy: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report entitled Healthy Mum, Healthy Baby, Healthy Future: The Case for UK Leadership in the Development of Safe...

      Dental Services: Plymouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people on the NHS dentistry waiting list in Plymouth.

      Primary Health Care: Genetics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the use of genomic data in primary care settings on (a) patient outcomes...

  • Department for Education

    • Special Educational Needs: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support (a) Wilson Stuart School in Erdington and (b) other special academies to cover the costs of higher energy bills to...

    • Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Answer of 20 October 2021 to Question 57279, what further consideration her Department has given to establishing a Takaful-based...

      Home Education: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to provisions in the Schools Bill, what steps he has taken to ensure that sufficient safeguards are in place around the (a) use and (b)...

      Pupils: Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the impact of (a) inflation, (b) rising fuel prices and (c) other increases in the cost of living on the cost of...

      Climate Change: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to (a) educate and (b) empower children and young people with the skills and knowledge needed to tackle the climate emergency.

      Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department's buildings will be lit up in purple to recognise Developmental Language Disorder Day on 14 October 2022.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to The Khan review: making smoking obsolete, published on 9 June 2022, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of...

      Children's Commissioner for England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the agreement which his Department has made with the Children's Commissioner for England allowing her to take up a director...

      GCE A-level and GCSE: Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the announcement made by the Chief Regulator of Ofqual on 30 September 2021 that exam results in 2022 will "reflect a midway point...

      Department for Education: Pay

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

      Department for Education: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

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

      Department for Education: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department will spend on the pension entitlement of the Secretary of State for Education for her time served in position from 5 to 7 July...

      Department for Education: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Living Wage Foundation's real wage calculator, if he will make estimate of how many (a) direct employees, (b) contractors and...

      Schools: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to announce the schools selected from the third round of the School Rebuilding Programme.

      Primary Education: Class Sizes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average class size in primary schools was in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency, (b) the London Borough of Bexley, (c) Greater London...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure that conditions in (a) prisons, (b) police cells, (c) immigration detention and (d) escort vans are...

    • Ministry of Justice: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has an agreed staffing level for contracts.

      Pre-sentence Reports: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report by HM Inspectorate of Probation, Race equality in probation: the experiences of black, Asian and minority ethnic probation...

  • Department for International Trade

    • Whisky: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the impact of rising shipping costs on the Scotch whisky industry.

    • Whisky: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she has made an assessment of the role of the Scotch whisky industry in supporting trade relations with international markets.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Maira Shahbaz

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Home Secretary on the case of Maira Shahbaz.

    • Alexander Lebedev

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department were first notified by the then Foreign Secretary of his...

      Alexander Lebedev

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) other relevant stakeholders on imposing...

      Ukraine: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the number of Ukrainian civilians forcibly transferred to Russia.

      Iran: Nuclear Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Iran nuclear deal.

      Bahrain: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled Middle East Minister visits Gulf to deepen economic ties, published...

      Development Aid: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK Government’s strategy for international development,...

      Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that reversing decreasing levels of immunisation is a priority issue at the (a)...

      Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the level of the UK's pledge to the Global Fund to Fight...

      Abduljalil al-Singace

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled Middle East Minister visits Gulf to deepen economic ties, published...

      Gulf Strategy Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what date she plans to publish the 2022 annual Gulf Strategy Fund Programme Summary.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ministry of Defence: Non-departmental Public Bodies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department last reviewed the human resource policies of non-departmental public bodies within the defence sector; and what assessment his...

    • Air Force: HIV Infection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2022 to Question 15762 on Air Force: HIV Infection, whether the revised policy to lift the restriction on PrEP use by...

      Veterans: Identity Cards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Veterans have received their Veteran ID card under the Veteran's Recognition Scheme as of 18 July 2022.

      Armed Forces: Discharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average age is for (a) male and (b) female service personnel to be discharged from the armed forces.

      Armed Forces: Criminal Investigation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to combat victim blaming when investigating in-service bullying, harassment, sexual assault and rape cases.

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to reform the defence procurement system.

      Armed Forces: Body Armour

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) effectiveness, (b) health and safety and (c) comfort of the current standard of military body armour.

      Air Force: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that runways at RAF bases are resilient to extreme temperatures.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the level of children living in poverty in Lewisham Deptford constituency.

    • Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle child poverty in (a) England and (b) Enfield North constituency.

      Universal Credit: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether claimants moving to Universal Credit by managed migration will be able to choose to have their Housing Element paid directly to their...

      Universal Credit: Lewisham Deptford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact that the total amount deducted from Universal Credit is having on families...

      Social Security Benefits: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people fall under Article 30 of the EU Withdrawal Act 2018, and are therefore subject to EU Social Security Coordination rules in...

      Social Security Benefits: Mortality Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the number of people claiming social security benefits on the mortality...

      Social Security Benefits: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the impact on the mental health of people receiving benefits of the recent increase in the cost of...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Litter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help protect wildlife and nature reserves from littering in the context of summer tourism.

    • Rivers: Swimming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to increase the number of sites with designated bathing water status.

      Rivers: Sewage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers from his Department have had with representatives of water companies since 1...

      Rivers: Swimming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for bathing water status (a) have been made, (b) are pending, (c) have been granted and (d) have been...

  • Home Office

    • UK Border Force: Dover Port and Manston Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport since 17 March 2022 on Border Force’s private security...

    • UK Border Force: Dover Port and Manston Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what Border Force’s staffing levels were in (a) the Port of Dover and (b) Manston Airport in each quarter since January 2019 to date.

      Armed Forces: Families

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the impact on armed forces families of the £2,404 fee per family member to obtain Indefinite...

      Passports: Advisory Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the passport advice service provided by Teleperformance under the terms of her...

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her Department’s policy to consult with local authorities before procuring hotels to use as asylum accommodation in...

      Visas: Tourism

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delays in issuing tourist visas on the UK’s tourism industry.

      Police: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to assess the effect of occupational pressures on the mental health of police and police community...

      Police: Early Retirement

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of police staff have retired earlier than their pensionable age in each of the last five years.

      Police: Sick Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the latest data her Department holds on the level of sickness absence among police (a) officers, (b) community support officers and (c)...

      Police: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help retain police officers.

      UK Border Force: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what due diligence is undertaken by Border Force in relation to sub-contracting of private security services to deliver public contracts.

      Asylum: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to protect the mental health of vulnerable asylum seekers.

      Seasonal Workers: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Ukrainian nationals in the UK on the agricultural Seasonal Workers visa have had their visas extended until the end of 2023.

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time staff employed by her Department (i) in the UK and (ii) overseas are assigned to dealing with...

      Identity Cards: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of European Union identity cards seized by Border Force since 2010 were in the possession of people (a) under the age of 18...

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made in the last six months on providing decisions for outstanding asylum claims made in 2020; and whether...

      Passports: Lost Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the number of passports handled by the Passport Office lost in the post each year since 2019.

      HM Passport Office: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new staff her Department plans to appoint to roles within HM Passport Office in (a) July 2022 and (b) August 2022.

      Passports: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of removing fees for priority passport services when individuals have...

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made in directing local authorities, which have previously not been involved, to participate in asylum...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of her Department's record keeping for the (a) Ukraine Family Visa Scheme and (b) Homes for...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a Ukrainian national on the Homes for Ukraine Scheme without a Ukrainian passport who holds a Form for Affixing a Visa which has now...

      Passports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) median and (b) mean response time has been to passport queries sent by hon. Members on behalf of constituents to her Department...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Housing First

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to implement the housing and support approach, Housing First, in (a) York and (b) England.

    • Housing First

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what progress has been made on the Housing First pilots.

      Homelessness: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the value of NAPpad in providing temporary accommodation to homeless people in York.

      Housing Estates: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring or incentivising developers to make an...

      Regional Planning and Development: Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of supporting semi-rural market towns in (a) Shropshire and (b)...

      UK Shared Prosperity Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the timetable for commencement of the Shared Prosperity Fund on...

      Regional Planning and Development: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many applications have been received for the position of West Midlands Levelling Up Director.

      Empty Property: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill on local authority powers...

      Coastal Areas: Litter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department takes steps to ensure that the impact of littering on coastlines is taken into account when...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Coronavirus: Death

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths his Department has recorded where the death certificate stated related to covid in each month since 2020.

    • Infected Blood Inquiry

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Sir Robert Francis QC's Infected Blood Compensation Framework Study, published in June 2022, what discussions he has had with Cabinet...

      Civil Service: Redundancy

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

      Nusrat Ghani

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

  • Treasury

    • Debts: Civil Proceedings

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with international counterparts on the risk of countries facing litigation by bondholders in the English courts in the event...

    • Money Laundering

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of anti-money laundering regulations on insurance brokering firms that hold client monies in undesignated...

      Companies: Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of corporate fraud in each of the last three years; and in what sectors that fraud has been...

      Monetary Policy: Inflation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of quantitative easing since 2020 on the rate of inflation.

      Abn Amro

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to publish any assessment his Department made of (a) TCI interactions with ABN Amro in 2007 and (b) the subsequent takeover...

      Children: Day Care

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the average annual costs to Government of (a) tax free childcare, (b) the universal 15 free hours entitlement, (c) the extended 30 hours...

      Unemployment: Mortality Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of unemployment on the mortality rate in England.

      Employment: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department has made on implementing the recommendation of the Taylor Review on ensuring that the taxation of labour is consistent across...

      Trader Support Service

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for the extension and future funding of the Trader Support Service.

      Business Rates: Reform

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of comprehensive business rates reform rather than the introduction of an online sales tax.

      Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in HM Revenue and Customs held electronic purchasing cards that allowed them to make purchases against that Department's budget as of 31...

      Small Businesses: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of temporarily increasing the VAT taxable turnover threshold from £85,000 to help small...

      Energy: Price Caps

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to offer support to households in September 2022 in the event that the energy price cap increases.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Broadband: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to raise awareness of social tariffs on broadband packages for consumers in receipt of...

    • BBC News

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the merger of BBC News and BBC World News on the effectiveness of...

      Broadband: Misrepresentation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of potential risks to the consumer of fibre to the cabinet products being sold as fibre products.

      Mobile Phones: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has received representations on unauthorised text messages causing charges for consumers.

      Television Channels: Competition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will bring forward the plans in the Broadcasting White Paper for Ofcom to undertake a review on market changes that may...

      Listed Events: Welsh Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals for the Media Bill, as announced in the Queen's Speech 2022; and what...

      BBC: Television Channels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment (a) her Department and (b) Ofcom have made of the impact on low income households without broadband of...

      Broadband: Universal Service Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes in TV distribution methods on universal access to public...

      Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has asked Ofcom to consider how its current review of net neutrality guidelines relates to the future of TV...

      Performing Arts: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support UK touring acts that are facing challenges as a result of being limited to...

      Telecommunications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have had with representatives of companies with powers...

      Telecommunications: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the number of local authorities that have had reduced rental income from telecommunications...

      Channel Islands: Internet and Satellites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with her counterpart in the Channel Islands on (a) the potential merits of allowing Starlink to...

      Gambling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress her Department has made on publication of the White Paper following its review of gambling legislation.

      Theatres: Prescot

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the Shakespeare North project in Prescot on arts education and the...

      Commonwealth Games 2022: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding has been allocated to Powell's Pool to ensure that it meets acceptable water quality safety standards for the...

      Sports: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of mental health and wellbeing training requirements for qualified sports coaches.

      Scouts and Guides: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2022 to Question 30208 on Youth Organisations: Kirklees, what assessment her Department has...

      Swimming Pools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding for local authorities to help them...

      National Lottery: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Gambling Commission takes into account potential national security implications when awarding National Lottery...

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways: Temperature

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure railways are resilient to future heatwaves.

    • Roads: Weather

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they have given to local authorities on preventing roads melting in the extreme heat.

      Freight: Trade

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether additional access will be provided to freight operators to support UK businesses trade internationally.

      Air Pollution: Urban Areas

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution which is generated from vehicle tyres and breaks is controlled in...

      Hammersmith Bridge Task Force

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Hammersmith Bridge Task Force will next meet; and when the agenda for that meeting will be published.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Retail Trade: Sales

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address falling retail sales.

    • Energy: Prices

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle rising energy prices.

      Science: Finance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the change in the level of collaborative scientific funding for UK organisations if the UK does not participate in the...

  • Department for Education

    • Arts: Higher Education

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the article 'News & campaigns' in the Incorporated Society of Musicians July/August 2022 music journal; and what assessment...

    • Universities: Freedom of Expression

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the action required to safeguard universities as places of (1) free speech, and (2) challenging ideas.

      Universities

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage universities to advertise (1) subject drop-out, and (2) employment, rates for courses.

      Ministers: Conduct

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Education broke the Ministerial Code by raising her middle finger to a crowd outside Downing Street on 7 July.

      School Meals

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what data they collect on the compliance of relevant secondary schools with the Requirements for School Food Regulations 2014.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Shaun Pinner

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last had contact with Shaun Pinner, currently being held by the Donetsk People’s Republic; what assessment they have made of his health; and what...

    • Syria: Refugees

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the establishment of a joint Lebanon, Syria, and UN Committee to oversee the return of refugees to Syria; and what plans they...

      Yazidis: Genocide

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Yazidi Justice Committee State Responsibility and the Genocide of the Yazidis, published on 6 July; and what...

      Yazidis: Genocide

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the Yazidi Justice Committee State Responsibility and the Genocide of the Yazidis, published on 6 July, what steps they will take if...

      Yazidis: Genocide

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the Yazidi Justice Committee State Responsibility and the Genocide of the Yazidis, published on 6 July, what plans they have to use...

      Ethiopia: Human Rights

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they have provided to (1) the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, and (2) the UN Human Rights Council's International Commission of Experts, to...

      Ethiopia: Sexual Offences

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in implementing the recommendations of the expert from the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative deployed to Ethiopia in...

      Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, as outlined in the National Report ahead of the 10th Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, they will...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Destroyers and Frigates

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) destroyers, and (2) frigates, are presently available for service with the Royal Navy.

    • Syria: Turkey

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to President Erdogan of Turkey threatening to launch a new military operation in Syria, what plans they have to suspend military cooperation with...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Antimicrobials: Pollution Control

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) monitoring, and (2) mitigation, strategies they have put in place for environmental pollution by (a) metal nanoparticles, and (b) the bacteria...

    • Public Footpaths

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the existing institutional framework in England for waymarking (1) long distance trails, and (2) local footpaths.

      Development Aid: Biodiversity

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to use Official Development Assistance funds to support countries to deliver an ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework under the...

  • Home Office

    • British Nationality: Assessments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Home Office on 8 February 2021 (HC 144733), how it was possible for an individual to...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Harrington of Watford on 13 July (HL1433), why the response given in that answer does not also appear on the gov.uk...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Privy Council

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the decision to reduce the size of the Accession Council and to hold a ballot also applies to Privy Councillors from (1) Commonwealth, or (2) other countries.

  • Department for International Trade

    • Trade Promotion: India

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the (1) status, and (2) timetable, for the conclusion of a free trade agreement with India; and whether the (a) sectorial, and (b) regional, diversity in...

  • Women and Equalities

    • LGBTQ+ People: Finance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to place the UK as a leading funder of LGBT+ rights.

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