To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent cost benefit analysis he has carried out on requiring HGV drivers to renew their licence at 45 and every five years thereafter until they...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what priorities she has set to improve economic growth in the Higher Education sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of students registered in English Higher Educational establishments were overseas students in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the Government’s target for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the private sector research and development opportunities available for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled Life Science Vision, published on 6 July 2021, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support his Department provides for energy supply in communal areas in (a) apartment buildings and (b) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to The Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution published on 18 November 2020, how much money...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had recent discussions with the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland on the adequacy of the £100...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support independent businesses whose finances have been impacted...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to reduce energy consumption of heating of public buildings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is taking steps to provide additional support to private rented tenants who have sub meters in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impacts of improving (a) terms and conditions and (b) pay on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has held with Cabinet colleagues on fuel support for households in the North Wales and Merseyside...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department conducted an equality impact assessment on the setting of the Regional Energy Price Guarantee.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has held discussions with the Redundancy Payment Service on the National Minimum Wage.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many employment tribunal cases have been lodged against the Redundancy Payment Service for each year from 2019 in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the development the Rosebank oil field on decarbonisation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the compatibility of the oil and gas licensing round on the UK's (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will withdraw the planning consent given to the Rivenhall Incinerator in 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his policy is on the development of offshore electricity grids; and whether he has made a recent assessment of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Regulation 7 of The Fireworks Regulations 2004 at reducing the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason members of trade unions are not permitted to vote on union matters electronically.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it is his Department’s policy that households in Northern Ireland will receive the £100 payment for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support the 2030 phaseout of new internal combustion engine cars.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps his Department has taken to incentivise uptake in the ownership of electric vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support his Department is providing to pensioners with the cost of energy bills.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Department is taking to support (a) postmasters and (b) sub-postmasters with the rising cost of living.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which Minister in in his Department is responsible for ensuring the safety of people with long-term health conditions...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the (a) national minimum wage and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much his Department spent in total on external management consultants in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help support pubs with the rising costs of alcohol.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the (a) adequacy of the UK's oil refining capacity and (b) potential opportunities for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of (a) the implications for his policies of rising energy costs for park homes and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish details regarding the additional funding being provided under the Energy Bills Support Scheme...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure the Rosebank oil field development in the North Sea does not damage marine habitats.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the new oil and gas licensing round on the UK's ability...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 6 October to Question 53356 on Fossil Fuels, what data was the basis for his calculation that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what total amount of money has been paid out by his Department in severance payments for former (a) Ministers and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps his Department has taken to help support start-up businesses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of allowing Chinese state affiliated...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the cost has been to the public purse of the losses incurred by Bulb whilst in receipt of Government support.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2022 to Question 73833, what the total amount is that the Government plans to make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to boost the redemption of vouchers for the Energy Bills Support Scheme discount for customers...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has provided to research and development on understanding the potential merits of using AI technology to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set up a National Institute for AI and Ageing as recommended in a recent report by the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to integrate AI technology into the health system.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to invest in 5G connectivity in the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the next business case about funding the Hospital Transformation Programme to modernise healthcare in Shropshire including the Royal...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to help increase the uptake of breast cancer screening in North Tyneside constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the level of vacancies for consultant dermatologists in the South...

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 providing accommodation on their...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to increase economic (a) growth and (b) productivity.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the Advisory Electric Rate for fully electric company cars in relation to the rising cost of electricity.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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 2022;...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of offering payment holidays for any debt owed to the Government, in the context of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what total amount of money has been paid out by his Department in severance payments for former (a) Ministers and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the outcome of the 2022 presidential election in Brazil on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to obtain consular access to Alaa Abdel Fattah.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Humanitarian Plan for Afghanistan is fully funded.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2022 to Question 63915 on Palestinians: Development Aid, if he will publish...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure that girls of all ages can return to school in Afghanistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her counterpart in Bahrain on the arrest of Hasan Mohammed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made for the implications of his policies of the announcement of 27 October 2022 by the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress he has made on securing the release of British national Alaa Abd el-Fattah.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help support Palestinian (a) civil society organisations and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to use the overseas aid budget to help reduce levels of (a) neonatal and (b) maternal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to provide funding from the overseas aid budget to help support people who have experienced...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact the Tigray conflict has had on the Irob and Kunama communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he has taken to encourage the withdrawal of Eritrean forces from Tigray.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what UK Overseas Development Assistance is being spent in Madagascar in (a) bilateral and (b) multilateral...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the regional conflict affecting the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the UN Security Council on seeking an immediate ceasefire in Tigray.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of reports of an aerial attack on a nursery in Mekelle Tigray on 24 August...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the findings of the UN Human Rights Council on the denial of (a) food...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if his Department will make an estimate of the number of people who have been killed by (a) military conflict and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where the Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance vessels will be built.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what effect the delay to the Initial Operating Capability of the Type 26 Frigate to October 2028 will have on the capability of the Royal Navy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with NATO members on the allocated workshare of the European Sky Shield Initiative.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what effect the UK's membership of the European Sky Shield Initiative will have on the UK's commitment to the Sky Sabre programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Boxer vehicles have been ordered as of 7 November 2022; by when he plans to have fully replaced Warrior vehicles with Boxer; how many Warrior...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to reform DE&S to help ensure greater levels of efficiency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Sabre and (b) Scimitar vehicles are in service as of 7 November 2022; when he plans to (i) replace and (ii) upgrade those vehicles; how...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the upgrade of the Challenger 2 tank; how many of the current fleet will be upgraded to Challenger 3; how many Challenger 2 tanks...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the number of staff at DE&S has increased in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when Chinook helicopters will next leave operational service; how many will be (a) withdrawn and (b) replaced; and what plans he has for them on retirement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on developing plans for the national flagship to date.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Social Market Foundation's report entitled Working lives, published 27 July 2022, what assessment has he made of that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference his Department's report Supporting progression out of low pay: a call to action published 1 July 2021, which recommendations...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve the process of explicit consent used in Universal Credit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish a yearly breakdown of the total number of Environment Agency staff for each year since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the welfare implications of high concentration carbon dioxide stunning in the slaughter of pigs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the level of avian flu in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will place in the House of Commons Library an analysis of the breakdown of regulatory burdens relevant to her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of collecting, indefinitely storing and regenerating...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is her policy to introduce sustainable food labelling in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill will retain the Deep Sea regulation that prohibits trawling below...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason cats have not been included in the proposed pet abduction offence in the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help end illegal puppy smuggling.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the resilience of commercial plant and animal species to the risk of novel disease...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department will propose a measure to ban bottom trawling on all seamounts in NEAFC regulatory areas at this...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of his departmental budget.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of collecting, indefinitely storing and regenerating...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential threat posed by African Swine Fever to the British agricultural sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people arriving to York from Manston Immigration Processing Centre were transferred to hospital.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help ensure that people do not remain at the Manston immigration centre for more than 24 hours.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children will be moved from Manston Immigration Processing Centre to hotels; and what steps she is taking to provide support for...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of allowing international medical graduates to apply for...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Animals in Science Regulation Unit Annual reports 2019 to 2021, published on 26 October 2022, for what reasons...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report of His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Service entitled an inspection of vetting,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of enforcement action taken in response to the breaches of the Animals (Scientific Procedures)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers serve in the London region.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues about the adequacy of Gwent Police force’s budget.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of vehicles stolen in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) London and (c) England in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help increase the number of women joining the Police.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve the efficiency of Action Fraud’s customer service; and whether she has plans to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase the conviction rate for fraud in circumstances where fraud is not...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of private rented accommodation to the unwaged.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the disabilities facilities grant and the speed of disbursement of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the number of homeless ex-service personnel in (a) England and (b) Staffordshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of Local Resilience Forums on the safety of people with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the waiting times for social housing for (a) large families and (b) homeless...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase the level of government support for the building of social...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential impact extending the right-to-buy scheme on the long-term levels of social...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans he has to ensure that local communities in neighbouring local authorities have an opportunity to contribute...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will undertake a review of his Department's policy on the five year supply of deliverable housing sites to ensure...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing exceptions in planning laws in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what support the Government is providing to leaseholders to assist them in completing their deed of certificate forms,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the pilot scheme for voluntary right to buy from housing associations;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the impact of the building of modular homes on (a) the economy, (b) the (i) speed and...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she will take to help ensure that the most vulnerable and isolated people in our society are consulted on what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to address the decrease in legal aid firms in the UK over the past 12 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of current call waiting times for people contacting the Probate Call Centre; and what steps his Department is taking to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of clauses 79 to 83 of the National Security Bill on the ability of victims of (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the backlog in court cases; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of setting up temporary courts...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reassess biomass electricity's classification as both a renewable and carbon neutral energy source.

To ask His Majesty's Government what fiscal steps they are taking to support women and girls' (1) sexual, and (2) reproductive, (a) health, and (b) rights, in countries on which their funding is...

To ask His Majesty's Government how they are working with supermarkets to ensure that affordable staple foods are available on the shelves this winter given the increasing food cost for (1)...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to protect and expand temperate rainforests in England.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to grant more overseas workers permits for work in food production in the Lee Valley.