Tuesday, 13 September 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the decision not to provide a loan to Hybrid...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Schedule 6.2, Clause 10.6 of the West Coast Rail Franchise Agreement, what key performance indicators he agreed with Avanti West...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in the context of the driving test backlog, if he will take steps to increase the number of driving test slots available, particularly in rural areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many members of staff have left his Department since 12 December 2019.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were awaiting a practical driving test as on 2 September (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress has been made by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency to recruit 300 new driving examiners; and how many and what proportion...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with his Italian counterpart on the right of former UK residents living in Italy to use their UK driving licence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many drivers medical applications were waiting to be processed as on 1 September (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the Strategic Outline Business Case for the A10 West Winch Housing Access Road submitted to his Department by Norfolk...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the roadside vehicle noise measurement scheme to include measurements of air...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Schedule 6.2, Clause 10.6 of the West Coast Rail Franchise Agreement, what train driver (a) recruitment and (b) training plans were...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding the roadside vehicle noise measurement scheme after its trial period.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with his Cabinet colleagues on power sharing in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the average cost per disposed case in the Social Security & Child Support Tribunal in each year since 2012-13 for (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help ensure that a suspect remanded in custody pending trial for sexual assault will not be released prior to a court...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support the digital transformation of the legal sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost was of imprisoning people found to have breached civil injunction orders in each year since 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Lord Justice Briggs’ review of the structure of the civil courts in England and Wales published in 2016, which recommendations...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has plans to allow historical sexual abuse victims to have a character witness during trial.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) capital and (b) revenue budgets allocated for each of the pilot specialist rape courts are, as announced on 16 June 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in the context of delays to cases of alleged sexual offences reaching trial, what recent estimate his Department has made of the rate of reoffending...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the press notice entitled Extra funding for organisations that steer women away from crime, published by his Department on 23 January...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken was to register a Power of Attorney with the Office of the Public Guardian in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) January...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the number of Welsh people in prison based on home address prior to entering custody by establishment for each year between 2007 and 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of human trafficking have received Legal Aid in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of county court judgements in (a) Newport West constituency, (b) Wales and (c) England; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the access to legal aid for families in Newport West constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made a recent estimate of the number of local authority areas in (a) Wales and (b) England that do not have a housing legal aid provider.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on the Courts in England and Wales of the rising cost of energy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his proposed reforms to the Human Rights Act on humanist education.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the judgment in Blackburn (t/a Cornish Moorland Honey) v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2013] UKFTT 525 and the Answer of 15...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has taken recent steps to improve the availability of and access to legal aid.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of support available to fathers going through custody proceedings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 15 February 2022 to Question 119628 on Religious Freedom and to his Department's consultation entitled Human Rights Act...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Chilean counterpart on Chile's national plebiscite on a new constitution.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact on UK and Jamaica relations of Jamaica's intention to become a Republic.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the political situation in Argentina.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the murder of former FARC combatant and peace...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) UK and (b) non-UK armed forces personnel are involved in Operation Interflex.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the UK’s military cooperation with Somaliland in the (a) Horn of Africa and (b) Gulf of Aden.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish details of the UK’s military cooperation with Somaliland in the (a) Horn of Africa and (b) Gulf of Aden.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 67 of the Integrated Review 2021 and the escalation of tensions on the Taiwan border, what recent assessment his Department has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many small boats has the Royal Navy intercepted in the English Channel as part of Operation Isotrope.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the date of initial operating capability is for the E-7 Wedgetail as of 6 September 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of inflation on defence spending.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on energy in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK's F-35Bs can be fully upgraded to the combat capable Block 4 standard without a new engine.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason his Department decided to reduce the number of E-7 Wedgetail aircraft it will purchase from five to three.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what pans he has to upgrade the (a) RAF and (b) Fleet Air Arm F-35Bs with the (i) General Electric XA100 or (ii) Pratt & Whitney XA101 engine.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out the annual budget for (a) Navy Command, (b) Army Command, (c) Air Command, (d) Strategic Command, (e) Defence Nuclear Organisation,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the increased price of wholesale gas on properties on the defence estate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the East Anglia GREEN proposals on operations at Wattisham Air Base.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place a copy of the contract between his Department and the Ascent consortium relating to the Military Flying Training System contract in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to improve the insulation of (a) Service Living Accommodation and (b) Service Family Accommodation to help reduce energy bills in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many payments were fraudulently charged to his Department’s budget using electronic purchasing cards in the financial years (a) 2019-20, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support defence jobs in (a) Merseyside and (b) Lancashire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the travel sections of his Department’s publications of government procurement card spending over £500, whether the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the travel sections of his Department’s publications of government procurement card spending over £500, first published on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the travel section of his Department’s government procurement card spending over £500 for December 2021, for what reason...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the travel section of his Department’s Government procurement card spending over £500 for February 2022, for what reason...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent potential smuggling of British military and dual-use technology into Russia through the use of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 4 of his Department's report A Better Defence Estate, published in November 2016, how much the Defence estate optimisation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 4 of his Department's report A Better Defence Estate, published in November 2016, how many new homes were built on land formerly...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many fixed radar sites form part of the UK air defence network as of 6 September 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the individual unit cost is of the proposed three E-7 Wedgetail aircraft, expressed as (a) acquisition and (b) through-life cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on the projected affordability of his Department's major projects.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints has the (a) Army, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Navy received on Single Living Accommodation in each month in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints his Department received on Service Family Accommodation in each month in 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Capital Adequacy Tests will be undertaken on all companies and teams bidding into the Fleet Solid Support Ship competition.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he next plans to make a statement to the House of Commons on the status of the Ajax Armoured Vehicle project.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to prevent British technology from being used in Russian radars and missile systems; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a list of approved non-issued kit suitable for use by armed service...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to replenish its supply of long-range artillery weapons.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of procuring Leopard 2s to (a) further complement the British Army's fleet of main...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Challenger tanks and (b) horses are currently operational.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department are taking steps to develop the British Army's loitering munitions capabilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the potential saving to the public purse of reducing the number of Challenger 2 battle tanks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the British Army's 979 Armoured Personnel Carriers are rated RED on the Joint Asset Management and Engineering Solutions system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what mounting jacks are used on British military vehicles; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of moving towards...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK’s current long-range artillery capability.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the combat suitability of The Jackal 2 platform when pitted against (a) peer and (b) near peer opponents.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who did not receive housing benefit were in receipt of (a) the childcare element and (b) other elements of Working Tax Credit...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with Local Authorities on the Government's decision to cut the Discretionary Housing Payment budget from £140...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claimed Universal Credit in Newport West constituency in each of the last four years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons it is her policy that there should be a managed migration of legacy benefits to Universal Credit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to pause deductions from benefit payments which aim to recover a claimant's debts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure UK food security.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the total budget was for his Department in each year since 2010.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the balance of trade for Standard Industrial Classification groups (a) J.58.1, (b) J.58.2, (c) J.60, (d) J.62,...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the methodology for calculating the Retail Price Index used at the Budget statements of (a) 27 October 2021, (b) 3 March 2021 and...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will (a) instruct all resilience forums to establish a plan for tackling extreme heat, including checks on vulnerable residents and cool rest...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many jobs have been created in the West Midlands as a result of the establishment of the cross-Government hub at 23 Stephenson Street in Birmingham.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the interim report by Sir Brian Langstaff, Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry, published on 29 July 2022, and the endorsement in...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many work stations were available for civil servants to use in each Department as of 2 September 2022.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Answer of 7 March 2022 to Question 129064 on Equal Pay, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to Section 109(4) of the Equality Act 2010, whether the provision of mandatory training for civil service staff regarding their...
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