Written answers

Monday, 10 October 2022

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Business: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of rising energy costs on the rate of business deaths.

    • Small Businesses: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support he is providing to SMEs to (a) assist with their energy costs and (b) to improve the insulation and heat...

      Business: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with businesses effected by rising energy prices.

      Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help educate the public on ways to alleviate the cost of living crisis.

      Business: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help businesses improve their energy efficiency.

      Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to make an assessment of the adequacy of funding awarded to households under the Energy Bills Support...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that residents who (a) live in buildings with communal heating systems and (b) are...

      Boiler Upgrade Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to amend the Boiler Upgrade Scheme to include a subsidy of £5,000 towards the cost...

      Fuel Oil: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department held discussions with representatives of the heating oil sector in Northern Ireland when...

      Business: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the statement by the Prime Minister of 8 September 2022 on UK Energy Costs, Official Report, column...

      Wind Power: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of the amount of electricity generated in GW by (a) onshore and (b) offshore wind projects...

      Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many household energy efficiency installation of all types were installed between April and June 2022; and how many...

      Housing: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what data he holds on the number of (a) new and (b) existing homes in which energy efficiency measures were installed...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Medical Equipment: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made for the implications of his policies of the potential impact of rising energy bills on those who use medical...

    • Emergency Calls: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help ensure an adequate number of call handlers for the 999 emergency services line.

      Health Services: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure that the rising cost of energy bills do not negatively impact (a) patient safety and (b) services in...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Work Experience

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many young people aged eighteen or younger have undertaken work experience in her Department in the last 12 months; and what...

      Doctors: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many training posts were offered to medical graduates in the last 12 months; how many and what proportion of medical graduates were...

      Community Diagnostic Centres: Hinckley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a community diagnostics centre in Hinckley.

      Department for Health and Social Care: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the effect on her policies of trends in the level of population growth in the East of England; and if she...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he will respond to the correspondence of 7 April 2022 from the hon. Member for Rhondda on the UK's sanctions...

    • Iran: Islam

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last raised the issue of the sponsorship of extremist Islamist groups by Iran with her Iranian counterpart.

      Central African Republic: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential risk to the (a) governance and (b) stability of the Central...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • HMS Anson: Lichfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of linking HMS Anson with the City of Lichfield in the context of Thomas Anson having been the...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Cost of Living Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the the effectiveness of the facility on her Department's website for reporting a missing cost of living...

    • Child Benefit and Universal Credit: Distance Learning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether full-time attendance at Harrow Online School by a 16 year old constitutes approved education for the purposes of (a) a child benefit...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Recreation Spaces: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that local tree and plant growers are utilised in outdoor public projects in urban...

  • Home Office

    • Refugees: Resettlement

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April to Question 150113, when she will publish her Department’s approach to evaluating ongoing refugee...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Housing: Green Belt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the Government's policy is on the calculation of new housing targets in local authorities which are predominately...

    • Planning: Green Belt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he will take steps to protect the Green Belt in the National Planning Policy Framework.

  • Department for International Trade

    • Department for International Trade: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, on how many occasions the provision of mandatory training for staff in (a) her Departmental, and (b) UK Export Finance regarding their...

  • Department for Transport

    • Electric Vehicles: Sales

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to estimates that new electric vehicle registrations for 2022 could reach 16 per cent, what plans they have, if any, to raise their target proposed in the...

    • Cars: Tyres

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given, if any, to making the provision of a spare wheel in all new cars obligatory.

      East West Rail Line

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to review plans for the completion of East West Rail; and when they intend to complete any such review.

      Question

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority awarding the Connection Stages 2 and 3 project of East West Rail an "appears to be...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they last reviewed their compliance with their obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; and what were the...

    • Transcaucasus: Peace Negotiations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what conversations they have held, if any, with the government of Russia in relation to the prospects for peace and security in the South Caucasus.

      Azerbaijan: Land Mines

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the assertion made, and (2) the evidence in support presented, by the government of Azerbaijan that the Armenian military has...

      Transcaucasus: Arms Trade

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that arms sales from Turkey to Azerbaijan are having on stability in the South Caucasus.

      Armenia and Azerbaijan: Politics and Government

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the clashes along the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan which began on 12 September; and what representations they have made...

      Eritrea: Politics and Government

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Eritrea about the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) organising concerts and festivals in (1)...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Aircraft Carriers

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Baroness Goldie on 20 September (HL2197), how many days at sea (1) HMS Queen Elizabeth, and (2) HMS Prince of Wales, have had...

    • Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current status of their proposed order of three Fleet Solid Support ships; whether they still intend that these ships will be built in the UK; and when...

      Aircraft Carriers: F-35 Aircraft

      To ask His Majesty's Government what calculation they have made, if any, of the minimum number of F35s the UK requires to ensure that in a major war or an emergency the full complement of 36...

      Aircraft Carriers

      To ask His Majesty's Government when the last aircraft carrier was lost by the Royal Navy; and whether she had her airwing embarked.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Office for Environmental Protection

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish the Common Framework document that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will agree with the Office for Environmental...

    • Office for Environmental Protection

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made with the implementation of the duty of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to have regard to the need to...

      Musical Instruments: Customs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what negotiations are taking place with the governments of (1) France, (2) Belgium and (3) the Netherlands, to designate Eurostar terminals as entry and exit...

      Anaerobic Digestion: Drug Resistance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of anaerobic digestion facilities increasing levels of antimicrobial resistance.

      Poultry: Animal Welfare

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress the Animal and Plant Health Agency has made in its investigation into the deaths of millions of factory farm chickens during heatwaves in summer...

      Marine Environment: North of England

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 22 February (HL6071), what further information they have gathered in relation to...

      Cosmetics

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the environmental impact of production and release of (1) petrochemical, and (2) mineral UV-filters, currently approved as...

      Water Companies: Fines

      To ask His Majesty's Government what direction they have given, if any, to OFWAT to increase the penalties imposed on water companies for failing to rectify or prevent water leakages.

  • Home Office

    • Slavery: British Nationality

      To ask His Majesty's Government what training is given to First Responders in the National Referral Mechanism about the specific (1) indicators, (2) needs, and (3) entitlements, of British...

    • Abortion: Clinics

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the policy of supporting a locally-driven response to demonstrations at abortion clinics; and whether they still consider that...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much money has been reimbursed for payments to people volunteering accommodation to Afghan refugees to date; and what liabilities have been incurred in...

      Slavery: British Nationality

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the reasons for the increasing number of British nationals referred to the National Referral Mechanism for victims of modern...

      Drugs: Organised Crime

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people in England and Wales were recorded as victims of 'cuckooing', the exploitation through the occupation and control of their home by others (1)...

      Asylum: Detainees

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum applicants have been detained this year as a result of arriving in the UK via a third country.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the annual plan due to be agreed jointly by the Monitoring Committee and Joint Committee for the Migration and Economic Development...

      Asylum: Detainees

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether asylum seeker detention centres will be able to provide a medical report within the seven-day appeals period that starts...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Carbon Monoxide: Alarms

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist on 20 September (HL2103), what is the timetable for the review of the...

    • Refugees: Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to ensure (1) Afghan, and (2) Ukrainian, refugees are moved from temporary accommodation into more stable, long-term housing arrangements.

      Freeports: National Parks

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to amend (1) planning rules, and (2) other regulations, in national parks included within the boundaries of freeport zones.

      Housing: Water

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to introducing a mandatory requirement to include water capture capabilities in all new build residential properties.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to assist Ukrainian refugees in the UK who have been declared homeless.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide housing solutions to Ukrainian refugees in the UK to enable them to increase their independence.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase support to Ukrainian refugees and their host families, in particular to address increases in the cost of living.

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the longer-term sustainability of the Homes for Ukraine Scheme.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Life Peers: Public Appointments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the restrictions contained within the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925 are a factor in their consideration of recommendations for the appointment of...

  • Treasury

    • Exchange Rates: Dollar

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the main reasons for the long-term decline of the value of the pound against the US dollar.

    • Taxation: Disclosure of Information

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have fully to meet the standards for tax transparency set by the General Assembly of the Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency, including its...

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