Monday, 26 September 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government will introduce the right to 12 weeks neonatal leave and pay for parents of babies under 28 days who...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people under the age of 18 have undertaken work experience in his Department in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he is taking steps to ensure that the audit reform bill will help support small businesses resolve late payment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to help ensure that the Post Office Community Network is able to handle increased demands for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 26th May 2022 to Question 5404 on Help to Grow, when his Department plans to publish data on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the British Franchise Association report entitled 2018 Franchise landscape: Brought to you by the BFA...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on how many occasions the provision of mandatory training for his Departmental staff regarding their obligations under...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussion his Department has had with representatives of (a) Spotlight on Corruption, (b) Transparency...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support the public identification of foreign-based businesses that continue to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the process for recording complications on the abortion notification HSA4 form captures complications arising after the time of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of regulations on vaping and e-cigarette packaging.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is still her Department's policy for England to be smokefree by 2030.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she plans to take to improve access to smoking cessation services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to introduce restrictions on where stores can display food high in sugar or fat in October 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the announcement in the Women's Health Strategy, on 20 July 2022, of 25 new mobile breast screening units, in which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the prevalence of (a) heart and (b) other circulatory diseases.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had recent discussions with the Migraine Trust on (a) awareness of migraines amongst employers and (b) the relationship...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will she provide new funding for sexual health services in England to help tackle the monkeypox virus.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many civil servants will be allocated to work on the delivery of the National Dementia Mission.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the recommendations of the Migration Advisory Committee's report entitled Adult social care and immigration, published...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Market sustainability and fair cost of care fund 2022 to 2023: guidance, updated in August 2022, what discussions she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when her Department expects to make an assessment of the efficacy of the monkeypox vaccine fractional dosing pilot.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that midwives are working to the Future Midwife Standards as published by the Nursing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure an adequate supply of monkeypox vaccines.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she plans to take with Cabinet colleagues to help prevent cold home deaths in winter 2022-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help people who were born with HIV to transfer from paediatric care to adult clinics; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which NHS Integrated Care Systems have been issuing the protein-based Nuvaxovid covid-19 vaccine since its approval; and what guidance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she expects the Independent Investigation into East Kent Maternity Services by Dr Bill Kirkup to be published.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to provide free formula feed to mothers living with HIV who have been advised not to breastfeed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will list the (a) NHS hospitals which contain dedicated centres for the removal of failed vaginal mesh and (b) dates on which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has assessed the effectiveness of MSI Reproductive Choices UK’s enhanced safeguarding pathways for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much her Department has spent commissioning research into problem gambling in each of the last five years; and whether it is her...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help young people and families access mental health support for eating disorders.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of how effectively the draft Mental Health Bill addresses concerns raised by respondents to the consultation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she plans to take to help tackle alcohol harm in LGBTQ+ communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of calorie labelling on menus for those living with eating disorders since April 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her policy is on providing specialist NHS help to every mother following a miscarriage.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of bringing forward new policies to tackle period poverty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a timescale for the rollout of the fourth covid-19 booster vaccine to under-75s.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the Health and Care Worker visa scheme on the recruitment of care worker, care...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities regarding (a) housing needs for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking in response to recent trends in the demand for palliative and end of life care in the community.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the criteria that his Department is using to assess applicants in round two of the initial teacher training accreditation process...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make a comparative assessment of the equity of labour laws for children (a) working in the film industry and (b) who are influencers making...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help support parents with the cost of school uniforms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of inflation on costs for (a) nurseries, (b) childminders and (c) other...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will hold discussions with Cabinet colleagues on taking steps to support parents with the rising cost of school transport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to prepare schools for a potential increase in covid-19 cases in winter 2022 in respect of (a) helping schools to improve...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of rising living costs on the ability of local authorities to recruit foster carers in the next...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that reform programmes for SEND and children's services are joined up so that the social care needs...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of schools that have not resumed delivery of a full extra-curricular offering compared to before...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of offering more support to families on low incomes with school uniform costs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to provide free school meals to every child up to the age of 16 in state education; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will increase transport provision for children with SEND requirements who live within three miles of their schools and are over 8 years old.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will issue guidance limiting the amount of branded clothing that schools may require pupils to wear as part of school uniform, in order to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to attract (a) science, (b) technology, (c) engineering, and (d) mathematics teachers in disadvantaged areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in Feltham and Heston constituency have over 40 per cent of students in IDACI bands A to F.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the loss of key stage 2 assessment papers from the most recent academic year, what options for redress his Department has with Capita.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase school places available for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to make the free period products scheme permanent.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will issue guidance to schools and colleges on consulting with students on period products in the context of the period product scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of children in primary schools affected by encopresis; and if his Department will make an assessment of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) evaluate the free period products scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of teaching assistants who have left the education sector in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of attainment in (a) GCSE and (b) A-Level this year in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many departmental ministerial visits have been made to sub-Saharan Southern Africa since 2019.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of UK sanctions against Russia on reducing trade with that country.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to her Department’s announcement of the updated Developing Countries Trading Scheme on 15 August, which product lines...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much her Department spent on energy in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government is taking to help prevent any goods looted by Russian forces in Ukraine that have entered non-combatant countries...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to work with the international community to address (a) political violence in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking with the international community to address the ongoing covid-19 pandemic in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her Department counts as non-essential aid in the context of the suspension by HM Treasury of non-essential...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Prime Minister will attend the Global Fund Seventh Replenishment Pledging Event on the 19 September...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Prime Minister and (b) his US counterparts on the Global Fund's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy to increase the UK’s contribution to the Global Fund’s for its Seventh...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference the UNAIDS report entitled In Danger, published on 2 July 2022, what assessment he has made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the (a) humanitarian, (b) political and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of the resumption of violence on delivering humanitarian assistance and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Statement on freedom of religion or belief and gender equality, published on 7 July 2022, for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June to Question 11845 on Air Force: Recruitment, how many jet pilots were trained in each year since 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his Department's policy that cases concerning injuries to locally employed civilians who were resettled in the UK under the (a) Afghan...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department has spent on staff working on (a) mandatory reconsideration and (b) appeals against Personal Independence Payment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for Pension Credit were made in each month since January 2022; and how many and what proportion of these new claims were...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the increase in household bills on pet welfare.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the reduction in the Environment Agency's funding in the last 10...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of Afghan refugees who applied to the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme are in the UK as on 2 September 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will publish (a) a timetable for the introduction of the British National (Overseas) visa extension to young people from Hong Kong...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the MP Account Management Team response to the backlog of MPs' enquiries through...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many inspections were conducted by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority on farms employing people with Seasonal Workers Visas in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has taken steps to implement changes in general policy arising from the decision published on 14 January 2022 on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take legislative steps to create (a) English, (b) Irish, (c) Scottish and (d) Welsh citizen status.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been referred to the Home Office Safeguarding and Welfare Hub by Migrant Help in the last 12 months; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of temporarily dropping (a) visa and (b) leave to remain fees for healthcare workers.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending her policy on No Recourse to Public Funds in the context of (a) rising...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2022 to Question 32512 on Derwent Immigration Removal Centre: Legal Profession and the Answer of 5...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions the provision of mandatory training for her Departmental staff regarding their obligations under the Equality Act 2010...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of reports that adult dependent relatives of British Nationals (Overseas)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional police officers have been recruited by Merseyside Police since December 2019.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of (a) confirmed and (b) estimated cases of (i) sexual assault, (ii) rape, (iii) murder and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the (a) use of, (b) harm caused by and (c) dealing of GHB.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the (a) fire safety impact of disposable barbeques, (b) environmental impacts of disposable...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that British firefighter’s real terms pay and conditions are not impacted by the cost of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will take steps to provide further Safer Street funding for investment in CCTV.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for the timescale for bringing into force of section 52 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 on the offence of threatening...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to support leaseholders who were negatively affected by ground rent clauses in property...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had recent discussions with the (a) Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) Secretary of State for Business,...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes to commodities trading rules in the Financial Services and Markets Bill on the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of cooperatives and mutuals in his industrial plan for the country.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Government plans to bring forward legislation setting geographic requirements to ensure the provision of withdrawal and deposit facilities to meet...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to extend the qualifying criteria for Platinum Jubilee Medals to those working in voluntary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the total number of Platinum Jubilee Medals to be awarded.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether workers at York Rescue Boat are eligible for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Medal.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help improve the affordability of leisure centres and gyms for low-income households.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Government response to the Fan-Led Review of Football Governance, published on 25 April 2022, CP 658,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing new deliberative democracy processes (a) in local...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the speed of Category 2 ambulance response times on (1) outcomes for stroke survivors and (2) access to...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Kamall on 22 July (HL1593), how many (1) NHS, and (2) private, (a) licensed, and (b) unlicensed,...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they have received on foetal viability from the British Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, with reference to figure 8 in the NHS Resolution annual report and accounts 2021/22, whether they will specify the number of clinical negligence claims...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy intention in capping the number of trainee medical professionals in the UK.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce an NHS national screening programme for prostate cancer.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the terms of reference for the National Dementia Mission.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will set out their spending plan to meet the target to increase dementia research funding to £160 million per year by 2024.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how civil servants will support the delivery of the National Dementia Mission.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the delays to discharge from hospitals owing to the lack of availability of social care; and what steps they intend to take to...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the challenges of the transition from Clinical Care Commissioning Groups to Integrated Care Boards, and (2) the risk of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding was allocated at the start of this financial year for NHS diagnostic centres; and how much of this funding has since been diverted to other NHS...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, for further COVID-19 vaccination programmes during the autumn of 2022.
To ask Her Majesty's Government why they have removed Covid vaccine access for five to 11 year olds given that recent rates of reported cases in children have exceeded those in adults.
To ask Her Majesty's Government why they have ceased publishing the responsibilities and names of all senior civil servants, including those at the SCS1 grade, in all departments of central...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the health risks, if any, posed by three-weekly rubbish collections during hot weather.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for water, forestry, rural affairs and resource management on 30 June 2014 (202032),...
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