Written answers

Thursday, 27 October 2022

  • Department for Transport

    • Safety Belts: Fixed Penalties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing penalty points for people who fail to wear a seatbelt.

    • Road Safety Investigation Branch

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to introduce legislative proposals to establish the Road Safety Investigation Branch and give it the necessary powers.

      Roads: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the reasons for road casualties to have returned to pre covid-19 levels; and when her Department plans to publish a...

      Department for Transport: Location

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if they will publish the payments made to officials in their Department for relocation to government offices outside London in 2021.

      Great British Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities and other stakeholders on the Great British Railways Headquarters competition, following...

      Great British Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost of consultants supporting or contracted by the Great British Railways Transition Team was in each month from February 2022.

      Great British Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of the establishment and operation of Great British Railways.

      TransPennine Express

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with TransPennine Express on service levels.

      Avanti West Coast: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what requirements her Department has placed on Avanti West Coast to improve their service levels on the West Coast Main Line.

      Railways: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of pay levels for staff working across the railway network.

      Air Pollution: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she takes to coordinate policies with Greater Manchester local authorities and the Combined Authority to reduce air pollution emanating...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Energy Bill Relief Scheme: Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Energy Bills Support Scheme on students who pay...

    • Energy Bills Rebate: Private Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will bring forward legislative proposals to require landlords to pass on the £400 energy bills...

      Energy Bills Rebate: Private Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how tenants in a multi-occupied property who each pay for their energy by putting coins in a meter, which are then...

      Energy Bills Rebate: Private Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether tenants who are charged by a landlord for the energy costs incurred through an electricity meter are entitled...

      High Security Hospitals and Prisons: Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether people in (a) prison and (b) secure hospitals are eligible to receive money from the energy bill support scheme.

      Energy: Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish a list of projects that have been supported by the Longer Duration Energy Storage £68 million...

      Retail Trade: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the rise in energy bills on high street businesses.

      Retail Trade: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps his Department has taken to help support high street businesses during the cost of living crisis.

      Energy Company Obligation: Sunderland Central

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding has been allocated under the ECO4 to (a) Sunderland Central constituency and (b) the North East in 2022.

      Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, in addition to the one-off £100 support payment, what steps he will take to ensure that off-grid energy users are...

      Social Services: Power Failures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that care (a) providers and (b) recipients...

      Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to ensure that oil and gas operations in the North Sea urgently tackle their gas leaks and losses, to...

      Energy Supply: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of solar powered energy on (a) energy security (b) the price of energy...

      Housing: Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the deployment of renewable energy sources in (a) new build and (b)...

      Energy Bills Rebate: Park Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether park homeowners, who are billed by landlords for electricity usage, will be entitled to access the Energy Bill...

      Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how off-grid energy users will be able to access the one-off support payment towards their energy bills this winter.

      Fracking: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many communities where there are planning applications for a fracking site have consented to fracking taking place,...

      Fuel Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help reduce the numbers of children in fuel poverty.

      Fuel Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of the number of people who are currently in fuel poverty in (a) England, (b) Yorkshire and...

      Housing: Fuel Oil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the characteristics of the Northern Ireland energy market in the derivation...

      Housing: Fuel Oil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what basis his Department used to underlie the provision of the £100 one-off payment as analogous energy support...

      Energy Bills Rebate: Park Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he will announce further details on access to the energy discount provided for by the Energy Bills Support Scheme...

      Energy: Personal Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Use of electricity meter and gas meter personal data collected through the Energy Price Guarantee...

      Small Businesses: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps his Department has taken to support small businesses with rising energy costs.

      Energy Charter Treaty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to ensure that any change to the Energy Charter Treaty is scrutinised by both the House of Commons...

      Energy Charter Treaty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what engagement his Department has had with non-Governmental Organisations on the Energy Charter Treaty; and if he will...

      Energy Charter Treaty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many meetings his Department has had with the Department for International Trade on the Energy Charter Treaty in...

      Energy Charter Treaty: France

      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 announcement by the French Government to...

      Artificial Intelligence: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the need to improve the safety of artificial intelligence to allow its use in industry.

      Moderna: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the delays to completing the contract to execute the signed Head...

      Employment: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of technology on levels of inequality in the workplace.

      Artificial Intelligence and Automation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Boston and Skegness to the former Prime Minister of 1...

      Apple and Google: Myanmar

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with (a) Apple and (b) Google on the potential merits of hosting apps for the Myanmar military.

      Higher Education: Racial Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on tackling institutional racism in higher...

      British Antarctic Survey: Shipbuilding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the expected annual (a) current and (b) capital expenditure on the new polar research vessel will be in each...

      Met Office

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the expected annual (a) current and (b) capital expenditure on the Met Office Supercomputing 2020+ Programme will...

      Shipbuilding and Shipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to support maritime and shipbuilding.

      Home Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Home Shipbuilding Guarantee Scheme will be published.

      Rented Housing: Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department will take steps to ensure that Government support with energy bills is passed on to tenants when...

      Housing: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many residential property sales were registered at HM Land Registry across (a) all properties and (b) new-build...

  • Attorney General

    • Attorney General: Location

      To ask the Attorney General, if they will publish the payments made to officials in their Department for relocation to government offices outside London in 2021.

    • Crime: Newport West

      To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the CPS in ensuring access to justice for the victims of crime in Newport West constituency.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to tackle the widening pay gap between subcontracted NHS workers and public sector workers.

    • Mental Health Services: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to mental health services in (a) York Central constituency and (b) York.

      HIV Infection: Walsall South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were diagnosed with HIV in Walsall South constituency in each of the last five years.

      Moderna: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the potential effect of developing a UK vaccine research and manufacturing centre with Moderna on...

      Breast Cancer: Bradford South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the uptake of breast cancer screening in Bradford South constituency.

      Dental Services: Edmonton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of dental practices were rated as good by the Care Quality Commission in Edmonton as of 11 October 2022...

      Diabetes: Podiatry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help equip the NHS workforce to meet future increased patient need for treatment for diabetic foot complications.

      General Practitioners: Bradford South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of GPs in Bradford South constituency.

      Surgery: Reading East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for elective surgeries in Reading East constituency.

      Midwives: Bermondsey and Old Southwark

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of midwives in Bermondsey and Old Southwark...

      Cancer: Radiotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the 10-Year Cancer Plan includes specific strategies to improve access to radiotherapy cancer treatments.

      General Practitioners: Reading East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has provided additional (a) financial and (b) other support to help tackle (i) patient backlogs and (ii) increased...

      Cancer: Radiotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the 10-Year Cancer Plan includes specific strategies to improve access to radiotherapy cancer treatments.

      General Practitioners: Liverpool Wavertree

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her department has provided additional (a) financial and (b) other support to help tackle (i) patient backlogs and (ii) increased...

      General Practitioners: Worsley and Eccles South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of FTE Fully qualified GPs, excluding GPs in Training Grade, practicing in...

      General Practitioners: Wirral South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has provided additional (a) financial and (b) other support to help tackle (i) patient backlogs and (ii) increased...

      General Practitioners: North Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of GP appointments were held face-to-face in North Staffordshire in (a) 2019 and (b) 2022.

      Breast Cancer: Dulwich and West Norwood

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the uptake of breast cancer screening in Dulwich and West Norwood constituency.

      General Practitioners: Luton South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has provided additional (a) financial and (b) other support to help tackle (i) patient backlogs and (ii) increased...

      Dental Services: Ilford North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to NHS dental services in Ilford North constituency.

      General Practitioners: Wakefield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has provided additional (a) financial and (b) other support to help tackle (i) patient backlogs and (ii) increased...

      Breast Cancer: Luton South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the uptake of breast cancer screening in Luton South constituency.

      General Practitioners: Lancaster and Fleetwood

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of GP practices open in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency (a) as of 18...

      General Practitioners: Nottingham South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has provided additional (a) financial and (b) other support to help tackle (i) patient backlogs and (ii) increased...

      Breast Cancer: Washington and Sunderland West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the uptake of breast cancer screening in Washington and Sunderland West constituency.

      General Practitioners: Ealing North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of GP surgeries were rated as good by the Care Quality Commission in Ealing North constituency as of 18th...

      General Practitioners: Washington and Sunderland West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of GP surgeries were rated as good by the Care Quality Commission in Washington and Sunderland West as of 12...

      Dental Services: Bradford South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the NHS dentist provision in Bradford South constituency.

      Breast Cancer: Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the uptake of breast cancer screening in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough...

      General Practitioners: Nottingham South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of GP practices open in Nottingham South constituency; and what that number...

      Dental Services: Bury South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the NHS dentist provision in Bury South constituency.

      General Practitioners: Wirral West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP appointments there were in Wirral West constituency in (a) the last 12 months and (b) in 2013.

      Health Professions: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of whether professional registration fees for healthcare staff in the NHS represent value for money.

      General Practitioners: Bolton South East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has provided additional (a) financial and (b) other support to help tackle (i) patient backlogs and (ii) increased...

      Breast Cancer: Bolton South East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the uptake of breast cancer screening in Bolton South East constituency.

      General Practitioners: Nottingham South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of FTE fully qualified GPs, excluding GPs in Training Grade, practicing in...

      Midwives: Barking and Dagenham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of midwives in Barking and Dagenham.

      Breast Cancer: Easington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the uptake of breast cancer screening in Easington constituency.

      General Practitioners: Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of GP surgeries were rated as good by the Care Quality Commission in Plymouth Sutton and Devonport...

      Diabetes: Easington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were diagnosed with diabetes in Easington constituency in each of the last five years.

      Breast Cancer: Liverpool Wavertree

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the uptake of breast cancer screening in Liverpool Wavertree.

      Dental Services: Easington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to NHS dental services in the Easington constituency.

      Dental Services: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the NHS dentist provision in Stockport constituency.

      Dental Services: Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to NHS dental services in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.

      Ophthalmic Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to help promote better eye care to help prevent sight loss conditions.

      Diabetes: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans her Department has to help improve diabetes care in the NHS.

      Dental Services: Slough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to NHS dental services in Slough constituency.

      NHS England: Racial Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of complaints received by NHS England in each reporting year since 2017 have been related to racism.

      Diabetes: Podiatry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to have discussions with podiatrists on the future of NHS treatment for diabetic foot complications.

      General Practitioners: Ellesmere Port and Neston

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of GPs in Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency.

      General Practitioners: Garston and Halewood

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will take steps to increase the availability of face-to-face GP appointments in Garston and Halewood constituency.

      General Practitioners: Worsley and Eccles South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of GPs in Worsley and Eccles South constituency.

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 29 March 2022 to Question 146652 on Breast Cancer: Screening, whether it is his Department’s policy that...

      Respiratory System: Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS Long Term Plan, published on 7 January 2019, what recent progress her Department has made on increasing access...

      Long Covid: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to better understand ongoing symptoms following covid-19 infection.

      General Practitioners: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will take steps to increase the availability of face-to-face GP appointments in (a) York and (b) York Central constituency.

      General Practitioners: Ealing North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will take steps to increase the availability of face-to-face GP appointments in Ealing North constituency.

      General Practitioners: Wirral South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of GPs in Wirral South constituency.

      General Practitioners: Streatham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of GPs in Streatham constituency.

      General Practitioners: Wirral West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of GPs in Wirral West constituency.

      General Practitioners: Bradford East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will take steps to increase the availability of face-to-face GP appointments in Bradford East constituency.

      General Practitioners: Walsall South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of GPs in Walsall South constituency.

      General Practitioners: Dulwich and West Norwood

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of GPs in Dulwich and West Norwood constituency.

      NHS: Wirral West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) financial and (b) other steps her Department is taking to help tackle NHS workforce shortages in Wirral West constituency.

      NHS: Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) financial and (b) other steps her Department is taking to help tackle NHS workforce shortages in Plymouth Sutton and Devonport...

      NHS: Washington and Sunderland West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) financial and (b) other steps her Department is taking to help tackle NHS workforce shortages in Washington and Sunderland West...

      General Practitioners: Reading East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will take steps to increase the availability of face-to-face GP appointments in Reading East constituency.

      Diabetes: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were diagnosed with diabetes in Stockport constituency in each of the last five years.

      Diabetes: Walsall South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were diagnosed with diabetes in Walsall South constituency in each of the last five years.

      Breast Cancer: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the uptake of breast cancer screening in (a) York Central constituency and (b) York.

      General Practitioners: Luton South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will take steps to increase the availability of face-to-face GP appointments in Luton South constituency.

      NHS: Walsall South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) financial and (b) other steps her Department is taking to help tackle NHS workforce shortages in Walsall South constituency.

      Surgery: Warrington North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of cancelled operations in Warrington North constituency in the last 12 months.

      Diabetes: Garston and Halewood

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were diagnosed with diabetes in Garston and Halewood constituency in each of the last five years.

      NHS: Software

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many adults in England have the NHS app installed on their smartphone as of 11 October 2022.

      General Practitioners: Worsley and Eccles South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the number of GP appointments in Worsley and Eccles South constituency (a) in the past 12 months...

      Neurology: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of Integrated Care System plans to address the current backlog for neurology services in England.

      Gastrointestinal System: Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 September 2022 to Question 49137 on Gastrointestinal System: Surgery, whether her Department has made an...

      Diabetes: Bermondsey and Old Southwark

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were diagnosed with diabetes in Bermondsey and Old Southwark constituency in each of the last five years.

      NHS: Ilford North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) financial and (b) other steps her Department is taking to help tackle NHS workforce shortages in the Ilford North constituency.

      Podiatry: Halton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made (a) podiatry vacancy rates in the NHS in Halton constituency and (b) the impact these vacancies will...

      NHS: Bradford South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) financial and (b) other steps her Department is taking to help tackle NHS workforce shortages in Bradford South constituency.

      NHS: Garston and Halewood

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) financial and (b) other steps her Department is taking to help tackle NHS workforce shortages in Garston and Halewood constituency.

      Health and Care Professions Council: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will discourage the Health and Care Professions Council from proceeding with proposals to increase their registrants’ fees...

      NHS: Worsley and Eccles South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) financial and (b) other steps her Department is taking to help tackle NHS workforce shortages in Worsley and Eccles South...

      Abortion: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what priorities she has set for improving access to abortion care for women and girls.

      Community First Responders: Recruitment and Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government's plan for patients announced on 22 September 2022, what plans she has for the recruitment and training...

      NHS: Lancaster and Fleetwood

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) financial and (b) other steps her Department is taking to help tackle NHS workforce shortages in Lancaster and Fleetwood...

      Midwives: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans she has to increase the number of student midwife training places in future years.

      Princess Royal Hospital Telford: Accident and Emergency Departments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department's proposal for an A&E Local model at Telford Princess Royal Hospital would provide 24-hour, 7-day a week...

      Skin Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the findings of the report entitled Not Just Skin Deep, published by Allergy UK in November 2021, that more than one...

      Food: Chemicals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of removing legal limits on chemical contaminants in food on public health.

      Polio: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to encourage parents in London to vaccinate their children against polio.

      Ambulance Services: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to review the staff shortages in the Yorkshire Ambulance Service.

      Cancer: Weaver Vale

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional measures and resources she plans to put in place to tackle the backlog of cancer (a) diagnosis, (b) care and (c)...

      Health Services: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department has taken since the publication of the Women’s Health Strategy to encourage the expansion of...

      Doctors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure that there are sufficient full-time equivalent consultants to meet patient demand over the next (a)...

      Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes in the 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and...

      Life Expectancy: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to (a) improve life expectancy for women in the UK and (b) tackle disparities in life expectancy...

      Mental Health Services: Inflation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is taking steps to help support community mental health services in the context of rising inflation.

      Barts Health NHS Trust: Agency Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the cost of providing agency staff due to shortages of NHS staff within Barts Health NHS Trust in the last...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2022 to Question 49600 on Electronic Cigarettes: Children, what the additional measures are that...

      Barts Health NHS Trust: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of staff shortages on the number of cancelled elective and non-elective surgeries...

      Vaccine Taskforce: UK Health Security Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to integrate the UK Vaccine Taskforce into UKHSA.

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2022 to Question 140359 on Healthy Start Scheme, what plans she has to increase the value of Healthy...

      Public Health: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of rising energy bills on public health.

      Health: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to polling from the Royal College of Physicians which found that 12 per cent of people said they had previously been...

      Dental Services: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the NHS dentist provision in (a) York Central constituency and (b) York.

      Malnutrition: Nottingham South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of malnutrition in Nottingham South constituency.

      HIV Infection: Bermondsey and Old Southwark

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were diagnosed with HIV in Bermondsey and Old Southwark constituency in each of the last 5 five years.

      Surgery: Turkey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to take steps to provide advice to people travelling to Turkey for (a) aesthetic and (b) cosmetic procedures.

      General Practitioners: Wirral West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of FTE Fully qualified GPs excluding GPs in Training Grade practicing in...

      Health Services: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with NHS England on the creation of a clinical women’s health lead in the NHS since the publication of...

      General Practitioners: Washington and Sunderland West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of FTE Fully qualified GPs excluding GPs in Training Grade practicing in...

      General Practitioners: Barking and Dagenham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of FTE Fully qualified GPs excluding GPs in Training Grade practicing in...

      General Practitioners: Weaver Vale

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of FTE Fully qualified GPs, excluding GPs in Training Grade, practicing in...

      Health Services: Miscarriage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with stakeholders since the publication of the Women’s Health Strategy on the pregnancy loss...

      Mental Health Services: Mothers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of counselling services available to mothers (a) pre-maternity and (b) during hospital...

      Mental Health Services: Warrington North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to mental health services in Warrington North constituency.

      Monkeypox

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment her Department has made of potential impact of the monkeypox outbreak on the ability of sexual health providers to...

      Monkeypox: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2022 to Question 59515 on Monkeypox: Vaccination, what assessment the Government made of the level...

      Monkeypox: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the 100,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine arriving in September 2022 will be used to provide (a) first doses for...

      Health: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has plans to publish a health disparities white paper.

      Dental Services: Nottingham South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of dental practices were rated as good by the Care Quality Commission in Nottingham South constituency as of...

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to increase the number of face to face GP appointments.

      General Practitioners: Warrington North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the number of FTE fully qualified GPs, excluding GPs in Training Grade, practicing in Warrington...

      Health: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what action her Department is taking to reduce health inequalities among (a) regions, (b) gender and (c) race and ethnicity.

      General Practitioners: Mothers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of face to face GP appointments postpartum.

      Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to take steps to achieve a smoking-free target by 2030.

  • Department for Education

    • Education and Skills Funding Agency: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Education and Skills Funding Agency will reply to the letters of 23 June and 22 September 2022 from the hon. Member for Weston-Super-Mare on...

    • Pupils: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of Ukrainian school pupils in classrooms across the UK.

      Schools: Sick Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an estimate of the number of sick days that were taken by staff due to mental health illness in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools...

      BTEC Qualifications: Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the oral question asked by the hon. Member for Chesterfield on 24 October 2022, when the Minister first become aware of the number...

      T-levels: Health and Science

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what changes have been made to the first year (a) Heath, (b) Healthcare science and (c) science T Level exam paper following the serious issues...

      Pupils: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an estimate of the number of sick days that were taken by pupils due to mental health illness in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools...

      T-levels: Health and Science

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the Year 1 (a) Health, (b) Healthcare Science and (c) Science T Level exam papers were retrospectively removed from the paper...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Ministry of Justice: Management Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2022 to Question 59770 on Ministry of Justice: Consultancy, if he will list the external management consultants...

    • Ministry of Justice: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of work stations available for people employed by his Department on departmental premises.

      Barristers: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the impact of criminal barristers' industrial action on the caseload in the crown courts; and if he will make a statement.

      Criminal Injuries Compensation: Stalking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will review the criteria for awarding compensation for criminal injuries in order for psychological harm caused by stalking to be adequately...

      Prisoners: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the INQUEST report entitled Deaths of racialised people in prison 2015-2022: Challenging racism and discrimination, published on 12...

      Prisoners: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the INQUEST report entitled Deaths of racialised people in prison 2015-2022: Challenging racism and discrimination, published on 12...

      Young Offenders: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure local authorities have the necessary resources to accommodate children post-charge who are unable to be bailed.

  • Department for International Trade

    • Energy Charter Treaty

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she plans to attend the Energy Charter Conference on 22 November 2022.

    • Exports: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the statement of losses and special payments in her Department’s annual report for 2021-22, what organisation was...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Iran: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Iranian counterpart about reports that the Iranian Government has increased...

    • BBC World Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on people living under repressive regimes of losing the option...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Location

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if they will publish a breakdown of the total payments made to civil servants in his Department for relocation...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the legality of Israel’s closure of Palestinian towns and cities...

      Ethiopia: Tigray

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans his Department has to support peace talks between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and the...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on (a) the obstruction of ambulances seeking to reach...

      Sri Lanka: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Sri Lankan counterpart on implementation of the resolution on Promoting...

      Islamic State: Yazidis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to secure justice for Yazidi child survivors of ISIS...

      Palestinians: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the current situation in the West Bank.

      India: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions has he had with his Indian counterpart on the issuing of tourist visas for that country in London.

      Northern Ireland Protocol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which Minister is responsible for negotiations with the EU on the Northern Ireland Protocol.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Hercules Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2022 to Question 62698, in which month in 2023 he expects the C130J Hercules to be taken out of service.

    • Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the expected annual (a) resource and (b) capital spend of all his Department's major projects in the major projects portfolio 2022 is in each of...

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to Answer of 19 October to Question 51435, if he will provide a definition of (a) direct and (b) indirect procurement spend to SMEs.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many calls reporting issues with (a) heating and (b) hot water have been received by the Amey’s Customer Service Centre in each of the last 12...

      Ukraine: Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his written statement Military Support to Ukraine HCWS259 of 21 July, whether the Government has established a contract to re-stock...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have been moved out of their service accommodation due to a lack of (a) heating and (b) hot water in each of the last three years.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of Single Living Accommodation maintained by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation is graded at grade (a) 1, (b) 2, (c) 3 and (d) 4...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the Key Performance Indicators for service accommodation maintained by Amey.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of service personnel have occupied Single Living Accommodation in each of the last two years.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of service personnel living in Single Living Accommodation maintained by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation have been in...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of Service Family Accommodation maintained by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation has been graded at grade (a) 1, (b) 2, (c) 3 and...

      Ministry of Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to review the Department’s procurement system to help ensure (a) the UK meets its NATO obligations and (b) value for money.

      Ministry of Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to limit the expense of funds from the public purse caused by (a) fruitless payments, (b) cancelled contracts and (c)...

      Ajax Vehicles: Le TacCIS Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Department will declare initial operating capability for the AJAX Armoured Fighting Vehicle without initial operating capability being...

      Satellite Communications: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when does he expect to award the contract for (a) designing and (b) manufacturing Skynet 6A.

      Satellite Communications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK jobs are either (a) directly and or (b) indirectly supported by the Skynet 5 programme.

      Satellite Communications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what enhanced capability does Skynet 6A offer that Skynet 5 does not currently provide.

      Armoured Fighting Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2022 to Question 61730, which 29 armoured personnel carriers were withdrawn from service within the past year.

      Satellite Communications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects Skynet 6A to enter service.

      BOWMAN Combat Radio System: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the extension contract for Bowman was signed; and until what date the service contract has been extended.

      Estonia: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Operation CABRIT is funded from the budget of the British Army.

      Ministry of Defence: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of work stations available for people employed by his Department on departmental premises.

      China: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Chinese Government recruiting ex-British RAF jet pilots for training purposes on...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Cost of Living Payments: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many appeals her Department has received that have resulted in the cost of living payment being provided retrospectively after a nil award.

    • Cost of Living Payments: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many appeals for retrospective payment of the cost of living payment have been successful following an initial nil award.

      Food Poverty: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce the level of food insecurity in the North East.

      Universal Credit: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children of compulsory school age live in households in England in receipt of universal credit with a household income after tax and...

      Cost of Living Payments: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many eligible recipients have not received a disability cost of living payment as of 21 October 2022.

      Poverty: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on the (a) number and (b) rate of disabled people in poverty of increasing...

      Universal Credit: Bolton and Medway

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in the context of the 500 legacy benefit claimants in Bolton and Medway issued with Universal Credit Migration Notices in May 2022, how many...

      Household Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has received representations from other Departments on continuing the Household Support Fund beyond 30 September 2022.

      Motability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were in receipt of a vehicle under the Motability Scheme in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in 2021.

      Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on levels of child poverty of increasing Universal Credit in line with average...

      Child Tax Credit: Exemptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households have been found to be eligible for an exemption to the two-child tax credit cap on the ground of non-consensual conception...

      Employment: Menopause

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to ensure employers in (a) Warrington North constituency and (b) the UK fully support menopausal employees...

      Fuel Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure people do not fall into food poverty.

      Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people who received a reduced personal independence payment award after being reassessed have had their original award...

      Carers: Unpaid Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for Carers Allowance to a larger...

      Personal Independence Payment: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the target time is to process a new Personal Independence Payment claim.

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for Personal Independence Payment reassessment claims.

      Carer's Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of Carer's Allowance.

      Pension Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2022 to Question 51977 on Pension Credit, whether she has plans to improve how pension credit (a)...

      State Retirement Pensions: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional support to women affected by the raise in state pension age who...

      Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many job vacancies there are in England (a) in total and (b) by region.

      State Retirement Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Basic State Pension in meeting the needs of pensioners.

      Employment: Menopause

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact for (a) employers and (b) employees of women needing to reduce their working hours due...

      Jobcentres: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's timescale is for issuing holiday pay to Jobcentre staff.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of work stations available for people employed by his Department on departmental premises.

      Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what meetings she has held with organisations representing disabled people since her appointment.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Operating Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to National Audit Office's Department for Work & Pensions Departmental Overview 2021-22, for what reason her Department's...

      Bereavement Support Payment: Cohabitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when will constituents who were previously part of a co-habiting unmarried couple first be able to apply for Bereavement Support Payment.

      Bereavement Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022 will come into effect.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what analysis her Department has conducted on the number of public sector workers employed by central and local government, who have been in...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of prohibiting all non-essential use of perfluoroalkyl and...

    • Curlews: Moorland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of introducing predator control methods on the number of curlews...

      Deposit Return Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish a response to the consultation entitled Introducing a Deposit Return Scheme in England, Wales and...

      Land Drainage: Property Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to implement Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 to require the installation of sustainable...

      Marine Environment: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department will update the UK Marine Strategy to include the risk to the environment from per- and polyfluorinated...

      Water: Consumption

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce water efficiency labelling for white goods; and if he will make a statement.

      Air Pollution: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the Mayor of the West Midlands on improving air quality.

      Droughts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has had discussions with (a) Ofwat and (b) water companies on civil contingency planning for drought...

      Pigs: Animal Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department conducted a comparative review of free farrowing systems in the Uk and other countries in 2020 in...

      Environmental Land Management Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farm businesses signed up to participate in each Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme programme in each year...

      Agriculture: Red Diesel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with cabinet colleagues on re-setting the red diesel costs to help enable farmers to reduce...

      Total Allowable Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 September 2022 to Question 49115 on Fisheries: Quotas, if he will publish the UK’s...

      Total Allowable Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 September 2022 to Question 49115 on Fisheries: Quotas, if he will take steps to ensure that his...

      Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has with representatives of the Local Government Association on his proposals to tackle toxic air in England.

      Landfill: Health Hazards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made on the potential effect of (a) operating and (b) defunct landfill sites on...

      Farms: Reservoirs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the role of on-farm reservoirs in UK food production.

      Bread

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government will carry out a public consultation on bread composition, labelling and marketing.

  • Home Office

    • Police Custody: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to introduce a requirement for police forces to collect data on the number of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children detained...

    • Deportation: Albania

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a full welfare assessment was conducted for every Albanian national selected for removal from the UK on 12 October 2022; where the...

      Deportation: Albania

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what legal advice was available to and accessed by the Albanian nationals who were removed from the UK on 12 October 2022.

      United Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of proscribing the United Party of Russia under the Terrorism Act 2000.

      National Joint Council for Local Authority Fire and Rescue Services: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to provide more funding to the National Joint Council for Local Authority Fire and Rescue Services (NJC) in (a) Sunderland...

      Diamorphine: Middlesbrough

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect on patients of the closure of the Diamorphine Assisted Treatment (DAT) clinic in Middlesbrough...

      Home Office: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of work stations available for people employed by his Department on departmental premises.

      Anti-social Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of anti-social behaviour in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency, (b) North...

      Copper: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Metropolitan Police on gas copper pipe theft.

      Hate Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the levels of hate crime directed toward people with disabilities, when his Department's new hate crime strategy will be...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Location

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if they will publish the payments made to officials in their Department for relocation to government offices outside...

    • Gardens

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will amend the General Permitted Development Order to require that all new surfaces in front gardens should be permeable.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department intends to reply to the letter of 8 July to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from the Right Honourable Members for...

    • Queen Elizabeth II: Public Statues

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the proposal to place a statue of Queen Elizabeth II on Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth.

      Valuation Office Agency: Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether, and on what date, a pay business case from the Valuation Office Agency was received by his Department.

      East of England Broadband Network: Place Group

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of the issuing of a contract to the value of £7 billion for Everything Net Zero by East of...

      Food Supply

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure adequate contingency planning for food security in the context of the (a) cost of living...

      Public Houses: Closures

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the number of pubs that have closed in the last 12 months.

  • Treasury

    • Credit Rating: Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has he made of (a) adequacy and (b) effectiveness of support available to help ensure that victims of financial abuse and control are not...

    • Infrastructure: Loans

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the statement of losses and special payments in his Department’s annual report for 2021-22, what organisation was the original...

      Spirits: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what impact assessment his Department has made of the potential effects of cancelling freeze in spirits excise duty on investment by Scotch Whisky distilleries.

      Revenue and Customs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of HMRC's budget.

      Remote Working: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the weekly tax relief of £6 per week for people working from home to mitigate...

      Stamp Duty Land Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Onward report entitled Going Green, published in August 2022, what assessment he has made for the implications of his policies of the...

      Tax Allowances: Disability

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's guidance Get VAT relief on certain goods if you have a disability, last updated 22 January 2019, if he will make it his...

      Childcare: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has been made of the potential merits of extending Tax Free Childcare to students embarking on studies in areas that are...

      Capital Investment: Local Government

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to compensate local authorities for tax revenue lost due to Investment Zones.

      Mortgages

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to introduce new measures to support mortgage prisoners in response to increases in the (a) base rate and (b) cost of living.

      Mortgages: Non-payment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the increase risked in non-payment of mortgages in the context of a potential increase in Bank of England...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Film

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to promote the UK as an attractive destination for filmmaking.

    • Television Licences: Non-payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether it is her policy to decriminalise the non-payment of the TV Licence fee.

      Events Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to promote the UK as a destination for major international conferences, exhibitions and events.

      Events Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure a coordinated cross-governmental approach to mitigating pressures facing the events,...

      Channel Four Television: Privatisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what her planned timetable is for publishing the reassessment of the business case to privatise Channel 4.

      Social Media: Disinformation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 11 October to Question 53272 on Social Media: Disinformation, how many times the Counter...

  • Cop26

    • Methane: Pollution Control

      To ask the President of COP26, what plans he has to publish a strategy for reducing methane emissions in the UK to meet commitments made in the Global Methane Pledge, ahead of COP27.

    • Climate Change

      To ask the President of COP26, what plans he has to ensure the UK stays on track to meet its commitments made in the Global Methane Pledge; and what plans he has to help maintain Britain’s...

      Climate Change Convention: Egypt

      To ask the President of COP26, which members of the Government will be attending COP27 in Egypt.

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways: Fares

      To ask His Majesty's Government, given the postponement of legislation regarding the creation of Great British Railways, what plans they have to simplify the current railway fare structure.

    • Bus Services: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to improve local bus services through additional financial support to transport authorities and local government.

  • Leader of the House of Lords

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Wylfa Power Station

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Prime Minister on 12 October regarding Wylfa Newydd power station (HC Deb col 128), when that power station will be built; and when...

    • EU Law

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to work with environmental and public health organisations when reviewing existing EU regulation.

      Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether any retained EU law will still apply to Northern Ireland after the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill is enacted.

      EU Law

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to engage with the devolved administrations in relation to (1) the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, and (2) the proposed...

      Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure a full consultation with (1) environmental, and (2) public health, organisations before progressing with the Retained EU...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) they currently have in stock in preparation for a further surge of COVID-19; and whether they will list the main...

    • NHS: Cost of Living

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to mitigate the impact of the increased cost of living on the NHS ahead of this winter.

      Doctors and Nurses: Recruitment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of efforts by the government of Australia to recruit (1) doctors, and (2) nurses, from the UK; and what steps they will take to...

      NHS: Investment and Recruitment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to support the NHS by (1) outsourcing the recruitment of nurses and doctors to medical institutions in India, and (2) increased...

      Protective Clothing: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK manufacturing base for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) has been strengthened.

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the work by Precision Life into possible genetic risk factors associated with chronic fatigue syndrome.

      Monkeypox: Vaccination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current supplies of vaccines for Monkeypox; and whether they are anticipating any future supply problems.

      NHS: Migrant Workers

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many foreign nationals employed within the National Health Service left the UK after its departure from the EU.

      Evusheld

      To ask His Majesty's Government what reasons the RAPID C-19 initiative gave for advising them against providing Evusheld to the immunocompromised in the UK.

      Evusheld

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the letter from the then Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on 6 September to Gemma Peters, Chief Executive of Blood Cancer UK, which states...

      Evusheld

      To ask His Majesty's Government why the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency claimed in their 6 September letter to Gemma Peters, Chief Executive of Blood Cancer UK, that there is...

      NHS: Negligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many clinical negligence cases brought against the NHS in England were funded by (1) a conditional fee agreement, (2) legal aid, or (3) by some other form of...

      Prescriptions: Concessions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of a temporary suspension of NHS prescription charges on (1) patients, (2) the NHS, and (3) the economy, given the rising cost of...

  • Department for Education

    • Apprentices: Females

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of female apprenticeships in the manufacturing industry.

    • Apprentices

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many apprenticeships were completed in (1) 2018, and (2) 2021.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the most recent figure for the average annual cost of holding a prisoner; and what is the current percentage of prisoner recidivism.

    • Prisoners' Transfers

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many applications for a pre-tariff review of suitability for open conditions were received by the Public Protection Casework section (PPCS); and of those, how...

      Weddings

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to publish a response to the Law Commission report Celebrating Marriage: A New Weddings Law (HC 557), published on 19 July.

      Prison Sentences

      To ask His Majesty's Government, what steps they are taking to resolve the situation that 608 prisoners under Imprisonment for Public Protection are at least 10 years over their original tariff.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Somalia: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the availability of food and water for the population of Somalia; and what aid the UK (a) is providing in 2022, and (b)...

    • Climate Change: Compensation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure commitments are made for "loss and damage" payments to Global South nations at COP27; and what assessment they have made of...

      Myanmar: Human Rights

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute Crackdown on Human Rights Defenders, Opposition, and the...

      Myanmar: Politics and Government

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to refer the situation in Myanmar to the International Criminal Court in accordance to Article 14 of the Rome Statute.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit: Deductions

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many universal credit claims were subject to deductions in the most recent month for which data are available, broken down by ethnicity; how much on average...

    • Medical Equipment: Energy

      To ask His Majesty's Government, due to the recent increases in energy costs, what plans they have to provide additional financial support to people who need to use medical equipment in...

      Unemployment: Chronic Illnesses

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports by the Office for National Statistics that record numbers of people are not looking for work due to long-term illness.

      Pensioners: Government Assistance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what further support they will provide to pensioners this winter given the increase in the rate of inflation.

      Local Housing Allowance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase Local Housing Allowance to support those most in need.

      Winter Fuel Payment

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many households received the winter fuel allowance during the year 2021/22; what was the cost to public funds of this payment; and by how much the cost of the...

      Cold Weather Payments

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the Cold Weather Payment given increased energy costs.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Paraquat: Exports

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the herbicide paraquat is still being made in Huddersfield, for export only, by the company Syngenta; and if so, what assessment they have made of the...

    • UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for trade within the UK of the proposal to stop environmental checks on (1) meat, or (2) frozen locker products,...

      Environmental Land Management Schemes

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to consult (1) farmers, and (2) environmental groups, during the review of Environmental Land Management schemes; and when the review...

      Environment Protection and Food: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following their introduction of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2022, what assessment they have made of the UK’s food and...

      Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total cost of the badger cull in England in each year since 2012, including (1) costs to government departments, (2) costs to farmers, and (3)...

      Environment Protection and Food: Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will introduce UK regulations covering food and environmental safety if remaining EU regulations are removed from the UK statute book.

      Environment Protection and Food: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to protect UK food and environmental standards if all associated EU regulation is removed from the UK statute book

      Water: Ciprofloxacin

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the environmental concentration data collected in England and Wales 2015–2018 (Hayes & Murray et al., 2022) which suggests that the...

      Waste Disposal

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 26 September (HL2150), how many local authorities in England provide residual waste collections; and of this...

      Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the research undertaken by Keep the Ban regarding the handling of culled badgers at the Grafton Pet Crematorium; and what...

      Neonicotinoids

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, (1) to end the use of neonicotinoids as pesticides against ants, and fleas in pets, and (2) to promote the use of non-toxic alternatives.

      Insecticides: Health Hazards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to commission research into harmful side-effects arising from insecticides (1) used in agriculture and horticulture, (2) applied directly to...

      Grouse Moors: Controlled Burning

      To ask His Majesty's Government what measurements they plan to make of the air pollution and consequent health impacts of heather burning for grouse shooting on adjoining communities during...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Freeports: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many applications there have been for a freeport in Northern Ireland; from which areas those applications have been sent; and whether the Protocol on...

  • Treasury

    • Bank Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current oversight and supervision of the shadow banking sector within the UK and its dependencies.

    • Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will consider including refugees arriving under the family visa scheme within the funding of the Homes for Ukraine scheme; and whether they will...

      Cost of Living: Chronic Illnesses

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the rising cost of living on people with chronic conditions, such as sickle cell disease.

      Public Health and Unemployment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent data from the Office for National Statistics regarding the UK employment rate for October 2022, which found that "UK...

      Public Expenditure: Brexit

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how much money was saved by the UK leaving the EU; and how this money has been spent.

      Mortgages

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of buy-to-let mortgages in the UK.

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