Thursday, 10 November 2022
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent consideration he has given to progressing the Darlington Northern Link Rd plan.
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...
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...
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the franchise agreement for the West Coast Main Line will be due for renewal.
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...
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...
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.
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many times he has met with the Chief Electoral Officer in Northern Ireland in the last two months.
To ask the Attorney General, what steps their Department is taking to reduce the time taken to respond to (a) written parliamentary questions and (b) correspondence from Members of Parliament.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve outcomes for cancer patients.
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,...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funds her Department has committed to dementia research.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase long term funding for hospices.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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;...
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.
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...
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...
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing to students in university accommodation with the cost of living.
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.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the financial sustainability of the Higher Education sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the affordability of childcare.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she has sent private Government business to her personal email address.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to help small businesses benefit from trade deals.
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...
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.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many armed forces champions work in Jobcentres.
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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)...
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to level up coastal communities.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list all civil service units in his department.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to bring forward a Planning and Infrastructure Bill in this Parliament.
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.
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...
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...
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.
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;...
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their current policy on fracking; and whether the UK moratorium on fracking is still in place.
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...
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)...
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...
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)...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support patient access to new Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs).
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...
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.
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...
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)...
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.
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...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support adults who wish to return to education.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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,...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to devolving the control of the social rent cap to local government.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of fraud and error from (1) the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), and (2) the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS).
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)...
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...
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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