Written answers

Monday, 1 August 2022

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Afghanistan: Earthquakes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of the provision of £2.5 million of aid to...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the independent review into the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to be completed; if he will publish the report of...

    • Radioligand Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England is taking to ensure standardised approaches to developing radioligand therapy services across the country.

      General Practitioners: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Government policies to tackle disparity in access to GP appointments in (a)...

      Surgical Mesh Implants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on its decision to remove the link from its...

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients in England with suspected cancer have waited 52 weeks or more for NHS care in the most recent month for which data is...

      NHS: Locums and Temporary Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on locum and agency staff used by the NHS (a) at a national level, (b) at a Trust level and (c) at York...

      Childbirth: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the long-term impact of traumatic birth experiences on Black and Black mixed women.

      HIV Infection: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the HIV Action Plan for England - 2022 to 2025, published in December 2021, if he will publish his planned timetable...

      Health: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a list of the meetings his Department has had with stakeholders in women’s health since January 2019.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Horticulture and Poultry: Seasonal Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the evidential basis is for his Department's decision that the appropriate number of operators for the seasonal worker...

    • Fishing Catches: White Fish

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to ICES Advice 2022 on UK cod stocks, if he will establish catch limits for cod at sustainable levels.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of (a) 31 March, (b) 29 April, (c) 9 June and (d) 23 June from the hon....

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Pay

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

      Fisheries: Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of his policies on the protection of deep sea species from overexploitation.

      Food Supply: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to produce local food producers in Northern Ireland.

      Saltwater Fish: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in light of its assessment as critically endangered by the IUCN, if the Government will work towards a zero Total Allowable...

      Saltwater Fish: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in light of recent scientific advice published by ICES, whether the Government will (a) support a position of zero catch of...

      Fish: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which species the UK considers to be forage fish; and whether the Government will adopt a more precautionary approach to the...

      Olive Oil: UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has taken steps to assess the impact on supply chains of additional agri-good paperwork for the...

      Animals and Plants: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve the UK's biosecurity.

      Saltwater Fish: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has plans to replace combined turbot and brill and witch and lemon sole total allowable catches...

      Food Supply: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact that the July 2022 heatwave will have on the UK's food supply.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Consultants

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

      Meat: UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of altering the existing Export Health Certificate...

      Agriculture: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of the agricultural industry on the impact of the rising cost of...

      Agriculture and Food Supply: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to (a) take steps to mitigate the impact of climate change on (i) agriculture and (ii) global food...

  • Department for Transport

    • High Speed 2 Line: Euston Station

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 15 July (HL1419), and in respect of properties in Park Village East, what information HS2 Ltd has...

  • Attorney General

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Health: Males

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to (1) ensuring men's health is made a ministerial priority, and (2) making improvements to men's health a specific strand...

    • Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to publish data on the take-up of the Healthy Start scheme among eligible families in April 2022.

  • Department for Education

    • Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the (1) total amount raised from employers, (2) total value of unspent funds in employers' digital voucher accounts at year end, and (3) total value of...

    • Schools: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations the Department for Education has made to either (1) the UK Health Security Agency, or (2) the Department of Health and Social Care, to...

      English Language: Education

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure equal access to English for Speakers of Other Languages support.

      Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to including a module on self-care in the personal and social development curriculum taught in schools.

      British Association for Shooting and Conservation: Schools

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of schools attending events run by the British Association of Shooting and Conservation and Gamekeepers and Landowners, as has...

      Shipping: Education

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the uptake of maritime qualifications in (1) schools, and (2) colleges.

      School Meals: Processed Food

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they plan to take in response to the study in the journal Nutrients, published on 21 July, which found that ultraprocessed food consisted of 82...

      Further Education: Special Educational Needs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what further consultation opportunities they will provide for those involved in the education of SEND students within further education colleges to inform the...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Private Rented Housing: Arrears

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many county court judgements there have been for private renters for non-payment of arrears, each year for the past five years, across England and Wales.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Ghana: Marburg Virus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to monitor the re-emergence of the Marburg virus in Ghana.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money they plan to invest in improving and replacing living accommodation in barracks and married quarters for Armed Forces personnel in 2022/23.

    • Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money they invested in improving and replacing living accommodation in barracks and married quarters for Armed Forces personnel in 2021/22.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the status of their Single Living Accommodation Modernisation (SLAM) programme.

      Warships: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the announcement of the £55 million contract to regenerate HMS Quorn, a former Royal Navy mine-hunting vessel, what plans they have for...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people leaving the Armed Forces last year cited the quality of accommodation as one of the reasons for leaving.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Infrastructure: Weather

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that infrastructure is resistant to high temperatures.

    • Agriculture: Animal Welfare and Environment Protection

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to introduce greater (1) environment, and (2) welfare, standards in farming.

      Food Supply: Northern Ireland

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure an (1) adequate, and (2) diverse, supply of food for those of (a) Orthodox Jewish faith, and (b) other faiths, in...

      Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of farm businesses in England have received the advance payment of their Basic Payment Scheme from the Rural Payments Agency.

      UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of their progress in meeting the commitment in the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement to "ensure that … sanitary and...

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: RAF Linton-on-Ouse

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 4 July (HL1093), which stated that the Home Office is liaising with the Ministry of Justice...

    • Asylum: RAF Linton-on-Ouse

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 4 July (HL1091), which stated that the policy guidance for the assessment of the...

      Refugees: Europe Agreements

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to maintain their suspension of the Council of Europe Agreement on the Abolition of Visas for Refugees; whether they have expressed concerns to...

      Sexual Offences: Private Rented Housing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when the consultation on sex for rent will be launched; and whether stakeholders and relevant organisations will be invited to take part.

      Immigration Bail

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why they have set the period of detention before an individual may apply for bail from immigration detention as seven days.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have carried out any research into alternative destinations to Rwanda as safe countries for migrants and asylum-seekers; and if so, with what conclusions.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what evidence they have that removal to Rwanda will be a deterrent to would-be economic migrants.

      Licensing Act 2003

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential benefits of making public health a licensing objective by amending the Licensing Act 2003.

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 11 July (HL1285), how many individuals travelling in small boats across the English Channel they...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Holiday Accommodation and Private Rented Housing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to make the provision of long-term homes for private rent more appealing than supplying holiday lets.

    • Private Rented Housing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the demand for homes for private rent.

      Private Rented Housing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the size of the private rented housing sector; and whether their policy is to decrease that size.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Temperature: Public Sector

      To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how, and (2) when, they will report on the broader impacts of the hot weather on public services.

    • Emergencies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on the updating of the National Resilience Strategy; when it will be published; and whether they intend to incorporate the...

      Brexit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish quarterly lists of the identified benefits arising from the UK’s departure from the EU.

  • Treasury

    • Fuel Oil: VAT Zero Rating

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential benefit of zero-rating VAT on fuel oil to assist households that are reliant on fuel oil to heat their homes;...

    • Debts: Cost of Living

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of increases to the cost of living on problem debt; and what steps that are taking to reduce problem debt.

      Food: VAT

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce VAT in response to rising grocery bills.

      Airlines: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they made an assessment in 2020 of whether limiting their support of UK airlines through access to furlough funding would have an impact on the...

      Central Bank Digital Currencies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide an update on the progress of evaluating the potential benefits of a UK Central Bank Digital Currency.

      Cryptocurrencies: Regulation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to discuss an approach to crypto-asset regulation with other countries and international bodies.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Cars: Hire Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether car hire companies are legally permitted to refuse a car rental to a full licence holder on the basis of age.

    • Gender: Equality

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the commitment in their policy paper Gender equality at every stage: a roadmap for change, published in July 2019, to provide an annual progress report...

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