Written answers

Tuesday, 6 September 2022

  • Department for Transport

    • Heathrow Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the route network operated at Heathrow Airport.

    • Doncaster Sheffield Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings he has had in (a) July and (b) August 2022 with the Peel Group on Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

      Aviation: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of staff shortages in airlines and airports on the provision of special assistance for passengers with...

      Luton Airport: Noise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the levels of noise pollution caused by operations at London Luton Airport in communities in...

      Electric Scooters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has plans to legalise the use of private e-scooters.

      Railways: North of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the Infrastructure Projects Authority assurance of action plan in relation to the Transpennine Route Upgrade.

      Department for Transport: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, HC 492, published on 20 July 2022, how many people were affected by the twelve...

      Investment Portfolio and Delivery Committee

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the high risk projects within the scope of consideration of the Investment, Portfolio and Delivery Committee.

      Railways: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he (a) has had and (b) plans to have discussions with rail operators on the role of public consultation prior to withdrawing services or...

      Railways: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions has he had with rail industry stakeholders on the delayed publication of the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline.

      Hitchin Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will provide funding to facilitate the opening up of eastern pedestrian and cycling access to Hitchin Train Station.

      Public Transport: Temperature

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will allocate additional funding to ensure that all modes of public transport are equipped to deal with extreme heat.

      Shipping: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that UK seafarers impacted by the sanctions on Russia are adequately supported.

      Train Operating Companies: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether train operating companies impacted by industrial disputes can (a) communicate or (b) hold discussions with trade unions about changes to pay,...

      Train Operating Companies: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is required to agree the mandate that train operating companies have in industrial disputes.

      Train Operating Companies: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will set out how much public funding train operating companies are set to receive in line with his mandate on the current industrial rail disputes.

      Railways: Passengers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2022 to Question 25974 on Passengers, if he will publish the scenarios of possible rail demand developed by his...

  • Department for Education

    • Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government has plans to introduce an automatic registration process for free school meals.

    • Special Educational Needs: Hearing Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Deaf Children’s Society policy briefing on the SEND review, published on 4 July 2022, what assessment he has made...

      National Tutoring Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money Virtual Class Ltd, company number 08260115, which trades as Third Space Learning, has received from his Department (a) directly and (b)...

      Outdoor Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will take steps to help tackle variations in offsite access to nature for school pupils.

      Qualifications: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the qualifications of Ukrainians who reside in the UK under resettlement schemes are recognised in...

      Department for Education: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2022 to Question 17077 on Department for Education: Public Expenditure, if he will publish the financial figures in...

      Further Education: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will take steps to increase salaries in the Further Education sector.

      Free School Meals: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost of providing universal free school breakfast and lunch for all state school pupils in England.

      BTEC Qualifications: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the withdrawal of funding for BTEC courses on (a) Black students and (b) racial equality.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Energy: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve the energy performance of homes to EPC band C or above.

    • Uber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department have held with representatives of Uber since 2017.

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much his Department has spent on external consultants in each of the last five years; and if he will publish a...

      Research: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has plans to increase the level of UK Research and Innovation funding that is spent in Northern...

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Agency Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much his Department has spent on (a) agency workers and (b) agency retainer fees in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022.

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the results and recommendations set out in the 2022...

      Small Businesses: Production

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help ensure that SMEs surpass pre-covid-19 outbreak production levels.

      Small Businesses: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is taking steps to help small businesses find kitchen staff.

      Small Businesses: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to support growth for SMEs in levels of (a) production, (b) profit and (c) employment.

      Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason he has paused his Department's work on the proposed enterprise strategy.

      Bounce Back Loan Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to (a) prevent small businesses from defaulting on their bounce back loans and (b) support...

      Small Businesses: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to help small businesses that cannot repay their covid-19 loan debt.

      Small Businesses: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to take steps to encourage SMEs to (a) transition to green energy and (b) participate in the...

      Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to undertake an assessment of the contribution of community energy; and what discussions...

      National Grid: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department made of the cost of delivering the Eastern Link HVDC scheme overland via traditional...

      Boilers: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the UK hydrogen strategy, published on 17 August 2021, when he plans publish the consultation on...

      Boiler Upgrade Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much his Department has spent on promoting the Boiler Upgrade Scheme to households.

      Boiler Upgrade Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many households applied for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme in the first three months after that scheme opened; and what...

      Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will make an estimate of the number of trained heat pump installers there (a) were in each year...

      Boiler Upgrade Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department undertook behaviour change research to support the design and delivery of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.

      Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will estimate (a) what proportion of heat pumps sold in the UK were (i) manufactured in and (ii) imported to the...

      Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has conducted or commissioned research on potential options for improving the public interest...

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, in the context of the weight given by Mr Justice Holgate to the advice of the Climate Change Committee in the judgment...

      Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) engineers on the Gas Safe Register and (b) off-gas-grid...

      Sanctions: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has had recent discussions with representatives of the oil and gas industry on preventing third...

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason it was not reported to Parliament that the quantified policies in the Net Zero Strategy are projected...

      Renewable Energy: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the upcoming Contract for Difference Auction Round 4 on energy bills.

      Private Rented Housing: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish his conclusions from the public consultation on improving the energy performance of privately...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Government Departments: Mobile Phones

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance has been issued to (a) Ministers and (b) officials on the retention of (i) social media and (ii) other content on phones provided to them...

    • Blood: Contamination

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has plans to make interim compensation payments to infected blood support scheme beneficiaries before a compensation scheme is...

      UK Statistics Authority: Consultants

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the UK Statistics Authority has spent on external consultants in each of the last five years; and if he will publish a breakdown of the (a)...

      EU Law

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it his policy that there will be public consultations on the replacement of retained EU law with new legislative proposals.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Coronavirus and Influenza: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to roll out the (a) covid-19 booster and (b) flu vaccines; and if he will recommend that they are administered at...

    • Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to extend the eligibility for the spring booster vaccine to people with motor neurone disease who are...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his Department's policy to give the same priority to mental health as physical health.

      Cannabis: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of conducting real world observational studies for assessing the (a)...

      NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) provide an above inflation pay rise to NHS workers in 2022 and (b) ensure that that pay rise takes into account real term...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to re-introduce free covid-19 testing.

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he taking to help the health and care workforce tackle covid-19 infections in the workforce.

      Hospitals: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which NHS trust hospitals in England are fitted with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).

      Diabetes: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to in response to the report entitled Recovering diabetes care: preventing the mounting crisis,...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of continuing the covid-19 testing for health and care settings beyond autumn 2022.

      Eating Disorders: LGBTQ+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2022 to Question 31917 on Eating Disorders: LGBTQ+ People, if he will undertake a review of the (a)...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the covid-19 testing regime in the context of existing levels of infection.

      Miscarriage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the commitment in the Women’s Health Strategy for England, published on 19 July 2022, to certify pregnancy losses...

  • Wales Office

    • Wales Office: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department has spent on external consultants in each of the last five years; and if he will publish a breakdown of the (a) amount paid to...

    • Wales Office: Agency Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department has spent on (a) agency workers and (b) agency retainer fees in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022.

  • Attorney General

    • Unaoil

      To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the meeting between her predecessor and Mr David Tinsley referred to in chapter 10, paragraph 5(h)-(i) of Sir David Calvert Smith's report into the...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prison Officers: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on (a) amber and (b) red market supplements to prison officers in each of the last five years.

    • Aiding and Abetting: Autism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with autism have been (a) convicted and (b) acquitted under joint enterprise since the Supreme Court judgement of 18 February 2016 in R...

      Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid's recommendations on (a) a pay review...

      HM Courts and Tribunals Service: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of time targets for urgent results have been missed in locations using the Common Platform.

      HM Courts and Tribunals Service: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times a result recorded on the Common Platform has been lost in each of the last 21 months.

      HM Courts and Tribunals Service: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were resulted on the Common Platform where a financial order but no collection order was made.

      HM Courts and Tribunals Service: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many workarounds for the Common Platform (a) have been developed and (b) are in place.

      Ministry of Justice: Agency Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on (a) agency workers and (b) agency retainer fees in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022.

  • Department for International Trade

    • Trade Agreements: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that the interests of Palestinians are reflected in the negotiations for the free...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Sri Lanka: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure a peaceful transfer of power in Sri Lanka following the...

    • Sri Lanka: Economic Situation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department is offering aid to families in Sri Lanka affected by the economic situation in that country.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green on the...

      Russia: Diamonds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her international counterparts on the potential merits of treating Russian...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2022 to Question 35913 on Refugees: Afghanistan, whether the 4,500 expressions...

      Melilla: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions officials in her Department have had with their counterparts in the Spanish and Moroccan...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of the potential total number of (a) Chevening Alumni, (b) British Council...

      Iran: NATO

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of Supreme Leader Khamenei’s recent...

      Greece: Turkey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help de-escalate tensions between Greece and Turkey.

      Northern Ireland Protocol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which (a) people and (b) organisations from Northern Ireland she has had official discussions with on the Northern...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if her Department will make an assessment of the extent of polio immunisation in Malawi.

      Question

      When she next plans to meet her counterpart in the government of Israel.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of the Arctic and Antarctic to British foreign...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when her Department next plans to update the guidance for UK nationals travelling to and living in Thailand.

      Question

      What recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in Gibraltar, Spain and the EU on the matter of the border between Gibraltar and Spain.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to secure the release of British people detained abroad.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she plans to take to help Ukraine’s reconstruction and recovery.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential level of support required by Ukraine to rebuild and recover from...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations officials in her Department have made to the Israeli Government on reports of...

      Africa: Marburg Virus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing investment in health system strengthening in...

      Uganda: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations she has made to her counterpart in Uganda on the (a) arrest and detention of six women...

      Chad: Democracy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to help support the transition to democracy in Chad.

      Mali: Malnutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help support children under the age of five who are suffering from acute malnutrition...

      Development Aid: African Development Bank

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2022 to Question 35954 on Development Aid: African Development Bank, what those...

      Central African Republic: Humanitarian Situation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the level of humanitarian need specifically in relation to (a) food, (b)...

      Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take steps to help ensure that US funding is mobilised in the context of the US Administration's...

      Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UK will continue its commitment to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Watchkeeper WK450

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2022 to Question 29920 on Watchkeeper WK450, how much from the public purse has been spent on Watchkeeper to date.

    • Armed Forces: Pastoral Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answers of 23 June 2022 to Questions 21223 and 21225 on Armed Forces: Pastoral Care and the Answer of 23 June 2022 to Question 21224 on...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2022 to Question 36690 on Afghanistan: Refugees, what steps is he taking to ensure those 200 individuals with...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department is planning to provide additional support to people with disabilities to help them meet energy bills and the increase...

    • Vacancies: Hitchin and Harpenden

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an estimate of the number of job vacancies in Hitchin and Harpenden constituency as on 2 September 2022.

      Employment: Hitchin and Harpenden

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make a comparative assessment of levels of (a) employment, (b) unemployment and (c) economic activity in Hitchin and...

      Fuels: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people in the UK who may potentially move into poverty as a result of the predicted...

      Chemicals: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to UK Chemical classification, labelling and packaging, whether her Department has made an assessment the potential impact of...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Chemicals: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will extend the representation of (a) downstream users, (b) FMCGs, and (c) working groups when developing (i) UK...

  • Home Office

    • Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2022 to Question 37514 on Sexual Offences, whether (a) incentives and (b) penalties exist to encourage...

    • Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 17 May 2022 on Ratification of the Istanbul Convention, HCWS34, whether her...

      Slavery

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for bringing forward legislative proposals to reduce the prevalence of modern slavery in supply chains.

      Gender Based Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken towards implementation of the Government's Tackling violence against women and girls strategy.

      Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle the root causes of violence against women and girls.

      Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent engagement her Department has had with charities helping to tackle violence against women and girls.

      Forced Marriage: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential relationship between deprivation and rates of forced marriage.

      Undocumented Migrants: Personal Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what means of redress are available to undocumented people who arrive in the UK by small boats whose personal items are not returned to them...

      Biometrics

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) accuracy of live facial recognition technology, (b) potential for biased outputs and...

      Organised Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of gang-related crime in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c)...

      Fire and Rescue Services and Police: Emergency Calls

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many 999 calls for (a) fire services and (b) the police were received on (i) 11 and 12 and (ii) 18 and 19 July 2022.

      Genocide: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Answer of 14 July to Question 29907, if she will increase Government resources for investigations of Rwandan nationals in the UK...

      War Crimes: Criminal Investigation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Answer of 14 July to Question 29906, how much the Government has spent on investigations into war crimes committed abroad by...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to find residential accommodation for Afghan refugees who are living in bridging hotels.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of 24 June 2022 from the hon. Member for Glasgow Central on Mr Dandena.

      Fire and Rescue Services: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of firefighter numbers to be able to fully respond to the impact of extreme weather...

      Offenders: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much it costs to hold an individual under immigration powers in prison, per person per night.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has received any advice on the potential for fraud risk associated to the Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda.

      Refugees: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is applying the no recourse to public funds condition to refugees who are granted Temporary Protection Status under...

      Windrush Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any applicants to the Windrush Compensation Scheme have been apprehended by immigration enforcement since the launch of that scheme.

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many decisions on asylum applications have exceed the usual decision time of six months in the last 12 months.

      Immigration: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) people applied for indefinite leave to remain and (b) applications for indefinite leave to remain were processed in each month...

      HM Passport Office: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there are penalty costs for continued use of the legacy Application Management System system at HM Passport Office.

      Passports: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many upgrade fees have been paid for British Passport applications in (a) each financial year since 2019 and (b) since 1 April 2022.

      Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2022 to Question 30043 on Immigration: EU Nationals, what steps she is taking to increase the level of...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Housing: Care Leavers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to provide housing assistance to care leavers similar to that of the veterans scheme.

    • Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to monitor arrangements made by councils to determine the allocation of the...

      HM Passport Office: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to a situation where a landlord's name appears on a Council Tax direct debit and where that landlord is...

      LGBTQ+ People: Alcoholic Drinks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Department’s guidance on the Council Tax Energy Rebate which states that councils can choose...

      Unemployment Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many households had received the £150 Council Tax Energy Rebate payment on (a) 1 April, (b) 1 May, (c) 1 June and...

  • Northern Ireland Office

  • Treasury

    • Financial Services: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the FCA's regulatory regime in the Azure Service Ltd. case, and what discussions his...

    • Debts: Developing Countries

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that buyers of distressed government debt from emerging markets enable the restructuring of that debt...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Lotteries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effect of the increase in the annual sales limit for society lotteries from £10...

  • Prime Minister

    • G7

      To ask the Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had with his G7 counterparts following the summit in Bavaria, Germany.

    • British Irish Council

      To ask the Prime Minister, how many meetings of the British-Irish Council he has attended in person since July 2019.

      Employment

      To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2022 to Question 37423 on Employment and with reference to the Answer to the Question from the Rt hon. Member for Holborn and St...

  • Department for Transport

    • Question

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their long-term funding settlement with Transport for London, what discussions they have had as part of the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce...

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