Written answers

Thursday, 10 November 2022

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways: Hunting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidents of (a) hunts and hounds trespassing on the railway and (b) (i) hounds and (ii) other animals, being struck by a train whilst on a...

    • Roads: Darlington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent consideration he has given to progressing the Darlington Northern Link Rd plan.

      Clean Air Zones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the compliance of local authorities establishing clean air zones with the policy paper entitled Clean...

      Clean Air Zones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of clean air zones were implemented using the Clean Air Zone Central Services in the latest period for which data is...

      Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his policy on the Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill on worker morale.

      West Coast Main Line: Franchises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the franchise agreement for the West Coast Main Line will be due for renewal.

      Aviation: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that airlines provide suitable accommodation for passengers in need of accommodation as a result of...

      Department for Transport: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what total amount of money has been paid out by his Department in severance payments for former (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers since 29 June...

      Aviation: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and (b) EU member states on aviation matters.

      Driving Instruction: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the pass rates were for each driving instructor in England in the latest period for which data is available; and whether his Department is taking...

  • Northern Ireland Office

  • Attorney General

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment of the level of access to healthcare for people in (a) the UK and (b) Europe.

    • NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will make it its policy to increase NHS pay in line with inflation.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Email

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to outline what security guidance he has received on the use of his personal email addresses for ministerial work.

      Dental Services: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to exempt people who were prescribed tetracycline from future dental costs.

      Hospitals: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of adults in England are on a waiting list for NHS treatment as of 7 November 2022.

      Breast Cancer: Edmonton

      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 Edmonton constituency.

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to raise awareness of myalgic encephalomyelitis amongst GPs and other doctors.

      Medical Equipment: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which Minister in in his Department is responsible for ensuring the safety of people with long-term health conditions who use lifesaving...

      Sleep Apnoea: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what contingencies are in place for people using sleep apnoea machines, in the event of energy blackouts in winter 2022-23.

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve outcomes for cancer patients.

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of improvements in outcomes for the less survivable cancers, including cancers of the brain, stomach, lungs,...

      Integrated Care Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to adapt, implement and promote existing best practice, and ensure high standards and successful local...

      Care Homes: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support care homes dealing with covid-19 outbreaks over the winter 2022-23 period.

      Cancer: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department plans to take to reduce waiting times for cancer treatment.

      Dementia: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to improve dementia care in the NHS in the next 10 years.

      Ovarian Cancer: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of awareness campaigns for ovarian cancer and delivering a shorter diagnostic pathway.

      Care Homes: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to remove the recommendation that care home staff wear face masks; and what recent assessment he has made of the impact of...

      Heart Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people with left heart syndrome receive efficient treatment.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much her Department spent on first class train travel for (a) ministers and (b) civil servants in (i) 2020, (i) 2021 and (iii) 2022.

      Dementia: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funds her Department has committed to dementia research.

      Hospices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase long term funding for hospices.

      Life Expectancy: Exeter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of life expectancy in Exeter constituency.

      Life Expectancy: Liverpool Wavertree

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of life expectancy in Liverpool Wavertree...

      Food: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press notice by his Department entitled Government delays restrictions on multibuy deals and advertising on TV and...

      Doctors: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the estimated cost to Government of training a single doctor from medical school through to the completion of the Foundation...

      Health: Bradford East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle health inequality in Bradford East constituency.

      Paediatrics: Kent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for paediatrics appointments in Kent and Medway in the latest period for which data is available.

      Coronavirus: Kidney Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help protect patients with chronic kidney disease from covid-19.

      Heart Diseases: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 18th July 2022 to Question 26734 on Heart Diseases: Screening, whether he is taking steps to reduce waiting...

      Pancreatic Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of novel methods for the early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.

      Surgery: Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

      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 Plymouth Sutton and Devonport constituency.

      Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to review the qualifying criteria for the NHS Healthcare Travel Cost Scheme.

      Community Diagnostic Centres: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that new community diagnostic centres do not move diagnostic healthcare professionals...

      Health: Luton South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle health inequality in Luton South.

      Monkeypox: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to develop and implement a nationwide vaccination awareness programme for Monkeypox.

      Primary Health Care: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's policy is on the future role of (a) pharmacies and (b) primary care in delivering future vaccination programmes;...

      Monkeypox: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take immediate steps to ensure access to early Monkeypox vaccination in Darlington constituency.

      Organs: Donors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will carry out a review of NHS patient engagement processes in order to (a) ensure parents and guardians are fully supported in...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the MHRA and the NHS exchange information about suspected adverse reactions to covid-19 vaccines with the European Medicines...

      Neurology: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) recruit and (b) retain neurology (i) staff and (ii) consultants.

  • Department for Education

    • Students: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing to students in university accommodation with the cost of living.

    • Further Education and Schools: Remembrance Day

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to promote participation among schools and colleges in Remembrance Day activities.

      Schools: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the impact of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme on schools (a) in Witham constituency and (b) Essex.

      Higher Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the financial sustainability of the Higher Education sector.

      Childcare: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the affordability of childcare.

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the impact of the rise in the cost of living on the finances of students.

      Department of Education: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what total amount of money has been paid out by her Department in severance payments for former (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers since 29 June...

      Playgrounds: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of access to school play areas for children with disabilities; and what plans she has to improve access...

      Alternative Education and Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the outcomes of the Special Educational Needs...

      Teachers: Mathematics and Physics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the take up of teacher training places in (a) maths and (b) physics: and if she will make a statement.

      Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the (a) level 2, (b) level 3, (c) level 4, (d) level 5, (e) level 6, and (f) level 7 apprenticeships started in each year since the...

      Schools: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the highest performing schools are for apprenticeship starts for level 3 qualified 18-year-olds from the latest available data held by her...

      Multiply Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of whether there will be an underspend in the Multiply programme budget for the 2022-23 financial year; and whether any...

      Students: Anxiety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase attendance in post-16 education for students with anxiety.

      Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of apprenticeship levy funds spent by employers were spent on Level (a) 2, (b) 3, (c) 4, (d) 5, (e) 6 and (f) 7 apprenticeships in...

      Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of Level (a) 2, (b) 3, (c) 4, (d) 5, (e) 6 and (f) 7 apprenticeships started in each year since the introduction of the...

  • Department for International Trade

    • Exports: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Institute in Germany linking...

    • Department for International Trade: Email

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she has sent private Government business to her personal email address.

      Trade Agreements: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to help small businesses benefit from trade deals.

  • Church Commissioners

    • Ukraine: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church of England has had recent discussions with representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church...

    • Ukraine: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent discussions the Church of England has had with the Russian Orthodox Church on the conflict in Ukraine.

      Clergy

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to strengthen its parish ministry.

      Churches: Rural Areas

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Commissioners are taking to help ensure rural parishes are supported in providing assistance...

      Ukraine: Refugees

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent steps the Church of England has taken to help support Ukrainian refugees.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, if the Church of England will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing the use of parish halls...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Veterans: Identity Cards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Veterans' ID card scheme for (a) those who left the Armed Forces before 2018 and (b) other veterans.

    • Detention Centres: Manston

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what costs were incurred by (a) his Department and (b) the Home Department for the Secretary of State for the Home Department's flight in a Chinook from...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Local Housing Allowance: Rents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of relinking Local Housing Allowance rates to the lowest 30 per cent of...

    • Employment: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the level of in-work poverty in the UK in comparison with other industrialised countries.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what total amount of money has been paid out by his Department in severance payments for former (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers since...

      Jobcentres: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the annual cost is of employing an armed forces champion in a job centre plus district.

      Jobcentres: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many armed forces champions work in Jobcentres.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department will respond to the letters of 13 September and 7 October from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare on behalf of his...

      Employment: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of actions that Government can take to help raise awareness among UK employers of the issue of...

      Social Security: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the total social security cost for people in-work.

      Carers: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to provide further financial support to Kinship Carers to help with the cost of living.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Plastics: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits on introducing a specific target for 2025 to reduce single use plastic...

    • Plastics: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of implementing a mandatory corporate reporting on plastic reduction to...

      Batteries: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) stakeholders on the potential merits of developing a...

      Water Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) national water infrastructure and (b) steps being taken by...

      Cats: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to increase the minimum age for importing cats from 15 weeks to six months.

      Fly Tipping: CCTV

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of (a) the effectiveness of CCTV cameras in tackling fly tipping and (b) the adequacy of...

  • Home Office

    • China: Intelligence Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with her counterpart in the Netherlands on the operation of unlicensed police stations by the Chinese...

    • Albania: Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has had with the French government on trends in the level of Albanian migrants crossing the Channel...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what regulation is in place where hosts under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme are employing their Ukranian guests.

    • Freeports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether it is his Department’s policy that existing free ports can apply to (a) become investment zones and (b)...

      Levelling Up Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish the anticipated timescale for the Department to assess and determine bids by local authorities to the...

      Coastal Areas: Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to level up coastal communities.

      Coastal Areas: Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans his Department has to issue funding calls targeted to coastal communities.

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to ensure that representatives of the deaf community are consulted on the development of his...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether hosts under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme who are employing their Ukranian sponsorees are permitted to charge the...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Iran: Baha'i Faith

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Iranian counterpart in the last 12 months on the Baháʼís and...

    • Qatar: LGBTQ+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Qatari counterpart on protecting LGBT+ football fans during the...

      Iran: Baha'i Faith

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the escalation of attacks on the Baha’i community in Iran.

      Brazil: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he had discussions with his Brazilian counterparts on respecting the outcome of Brazil's 2022 democratic...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Visits Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which ministers from other Government departments had their accommodation paid for by his Department when...

      Chad: Demonstrations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken with international partners to help support accountability for deaths...

  • Cabinet Office

  • Treasury

    • Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September to Question 40737 on Ukraine: Military Aid, how much each Department contributed; and how much of each contribution...

    • Public Sector: Borrowing

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of additional short-term borrowing in the 2022-23 financial year.

      Income

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of bringing forward legislative proposals to amend the Bank of England's stability mandate to account for trends in...

      Taxation: G7

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of tax rates in other G7 countries on economic growth in the UK since June 2021.

      Energy: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of revising the Investment Allowance included in the Energy Profits Levy in order to incentivise...

      Public Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a loss and damage fund as part of his Autumn Statement.

      Planning and Infrastructure: Legislation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to bring forward a Planning and Infrastructure Bill in this Parliament.

      Food: Newport West

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to help reduce the impact of rising food costs on people living in Newport West constituency.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Regional Accents: Discrimination

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals on banning discrimination against...

  • Department for Transport

    • High Speed 2 Line: Colne Valley

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 21 October (HL2420), what is the source of contaminated water that has been identified in...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Energy: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government (1) when, and (2) by which mechanisms, households in Northern Ireland will receive financial assistance with their energy bills.

    • OneWeb: Satellites

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether some OneWeb satellites are now in Russian military custody; what the implications of this are for the security of the rest of OneWeb’s constellation;...

      Fracking

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their current policy on fracking; and whether the UK moratorium on fracking is still in place.

      Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Sunset Clauses

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 24 October (HL2423), what proportion of respondents to their informal consultations on the Retained EU...

      Energy Prices Bill: King's Consent

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord True on 25 October (HL Deb cols 1393–4), whether clauses 16 and 19 of the Energy Prices Bill refer to the King's (1)...

      Audit: Reform

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made with the draft Audit Reform Bill; what resources they have allocated to drafting the bill; and when they expect to consult...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Evusheld

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report RAPID C-19 Oversight Group report: review of Evusheld by the RAPID C-19 Oversight Group, published on 6 October, whether they will (1)...

    • Medical Treatments

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support patient access to new Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs).

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that healthcare providers administering COVID-19 vaccines have access to the full portfolio of vaccines purchased by the...

      Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the (1) process, and (2) timeline, for the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation to issue advice for use of newly MHRA-approved vaccines.

      Human Embryo Experiments

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 28 October (HL2572), whether the Scientific and Clinical Advances Advisory Committee of the Human...

      NHS: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the NHS England (1) capital allocation, and (2) capital spend, for the financial years (a) 2019–20, (b) 2020–21, and (c) 2021–22, on (i)...

      Ambulance Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total funding for ambulance trusts for the current financial year; and what was the total funding for each of the five preceding years in real terms.

      Ambulance Services: Vacancies

      To ask His Majesty's Government what the vacancy rate for ambulance staff was in the most recent period in 2022 for which such information was available; and what was the comparable figure for...

  • Department for Education

    • Adult Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support adults who wish to return to education.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners' Release

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people serving an Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence are currently on licence in the community, broken down by the number of years since...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Bahrain: Capital Punishment

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 26 October (HL2553) that confirms that they are opposed to the death penalty as part of...

    • Palestinians: Human Rights

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UN Special Rapporteur’s Report, Situation of human rights on the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, published...

      Myanmar: Bombings

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made representations to the government of Myanmar following the killing of at least 80 people by military airstrikes in Kachin State.

      Zimbabwe: Crimes of Violence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Zimbabwe following the attack on Ms Jasmine Toffa, MP for Bulawayo, and other members of the Citizens...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ministry of Defence: Conditions of Employment

      To ask His Majesty's Government how the Ministry of Defence is ensuring that its non-confinement policy is (1) not discriminatory to its workforce, and (2) ensures the greatest available pool of...

    • Armed Forces: Pregnancy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what resources they provide to support pregnant service persons or dependents who are required to return to the UK to have their baby while on an overseas posting,...

      Armed Forces: Pregnancy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what resources they provide to a service person who is serving overseas to visit their pregnant partner or new baby in the UK.

      Ministry of Defence: Conditions of Employment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the reasons for the differences between the non-confinement policies operated by the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Paraquat: Exports

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 27 October (HL2481), which countries have been notified by the Health and Safety Executive of the risks...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Avian Flu: Disease Control

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current state of avian flu in (1) the poultry industry, (2) game birds, and (3) wild birds; and what plans they have to...

    • High Speed 2 Line: Polymers

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Environment Agency’s decision to allow HS2 workers to use polymers for their work in the Colne Valley and the impact...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Imports

      To ask His Majesty's Government why the importers of (1) Elf Bar, and (2) Geek Bar, e-cigarette brands are not on the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment register.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Social Rented Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to devolving the control of the social rent cap to local government.

  • Treasury

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Internet: Safety

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they expect the duties on user-to-user services created by the Online Safety Bill to apply when services are accessed via a Virtual Private Network (VPN)...

    • Internet: Security

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether it is possible for Internet Service Providers to block access to a website if a user is accessing it using (1) Domain...

      Channel Four Television: Privatisation

      To ask His Majesty's Government why they are reviewing the business case for the sale of Channel 4 prior to the conclusions of their review of public service broadcasting.

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