To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the number of e-bikes used on public highways that have been modified to travel at speeds higher than those permitted;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving tests took place in each of the last three years, broken down by category; what the current charge is to the user for each of those...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Midlands Rail Hub on levelling up Leicestershire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to reduce the active travel budget.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when work could begin on the first parts of the Midlands Rail Hub.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps the Government has taken to increase the level of active travel in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of building the Midlands Rail Hub on the economy of (a) the midlands and (b) the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits for law enforcement of requiring e-bikes to display identification or registration numbers; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there is a short-term service improvement plan in place for TransPennine Express.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish revised national road traffic forecasts to replace the 2018 forecasts that predate the net zero target.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the business case for the Lower Thames Crossing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to roll out fast electric vehicle chargers in Blue Badge parking bays for accessibility purposes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to make changes to bus franchising guidance; if he will make it his policy to consult on any changes to that guidance;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times have the Traffic Commissioners launched a public inquiry into bus operators in each (a) region and (b) nation in each of the last five...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much public funding P&O Ferries has received through the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to contribute to the work of the Maritime Just Transition Task Force since it was established at COP26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department was (a) consulted on and (b) approved Southern Eastern Railway's plans to change its timetable of services from December 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there will be fewer total daily services on Southern Eastern Railway's as a result of planned changes to its timetable of services from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many timetable alterations on South Eastern Railway services will be introduced in December 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to make it easier to build wind farms on-shore.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that future impact assessments considering the impact on net zero targets of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support an increase in the level of skilled workers in the hospitality sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with the hospitality sector on business viability in that sector after Christmas 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the challenges faced by suppliers to UK groceries retailers in the current climate of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will reconvene the Steel Council as soon as possible with the intention of implementing a NetZero steel strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his Department's policy to support measures to reduce electricity prices for the steel sector beyond...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a UK steel innovation fund using industry funding...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with fossil fuel producers in the last 12...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with representatives of fossil fuel producers on the Energy Charter Treaty, in the last 12...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many high street businesses in Sefton Central constituency will receive funding from the Energy Bill Relief Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to increase funding for renewable energy sources in Sefton Central constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 12 October 2022 to Question 55036 on Fuel Oil: Prices, what recent progress he has made on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2022 to Question 77313 on Parental Leave, and with reference to Table 7 of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2022 to Question 78625, how much funding was claimed by Bulb Energy under the draw...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of the oil and gas licensing round on (a) UK’s carbon budgets...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Growth Plan 2022 on businesses in Sefton Central constituency.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2022 to Question 73117 on Prime Minister: Furniture, what the disproportionate cost threshold is for answering...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2022 to Question 74500 on Ministers: Public Appointments, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) address and (b) close the gender health gap.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) Cabinet colleagues on the impact of the cost of living...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which medical conditions have been (a) accepted and (b) rejected by independent medical assessors appointed by his Department as having a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of mental health specialists in Portsmouth...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help provide young people with timely and effective Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Darlington.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of trends in rates of perinatal mortality in Portsmouth South...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2022 to Question 13826 on Dementia: Diagnosis, when he plans to publish further details of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to encourage local authorities to increase their engagement with veterans charities to help inform...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make additional funding available to the NHS to help address the effect of the rising costs of living on mental health.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has for future delivery of the Action Plan on Hearing Loss.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women are awaiting invites to the NHS England’s Breast Screening Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the call for evidence for the Mental health and wellbeing plan, published by his Department on 12 April 2022, whether...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the cost of living crisis on levels of mental health.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that no one with complex disabilities goes without the care they need because of staff...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to achieve the lowest national suicide rate ever recorded via the new suicide prevention plan; and when he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of offering new mothers pelvic floor physiotherapy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Care Quality Commission on the steps it plans to take to review its practices following the finding...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to address the need for rheumatology services in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency, (b) London and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 September to Question 47669 on Coronavirus: Medical Treatments, whether he plans to take steps to ensure...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the UK National Screening Committee’s recommendation to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Getting it Right First Time Programme National Specialty Report on Cardiology published in February 2021, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to his Department was of Ministerial severance payments in the last six months; which Ministers accepted a severance...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of how much NHS trusts in England spent on management consultants in 2021-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by Cordis Bright entitled Learning Disability and Autism Social Care providers: Financial Impact Assessment,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of (a) the average waiting time, (b) the number of women waiting and (c) the number of women waiting over...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding the Government has made available for brain cancer research this calendar year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by the Royal College of Radiologists entitled RCR Clinical oncology census report 2021, if he will make an...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that eye care research is a priority for life sciences research in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the beds supplied for use in the Nightingale Hospital at the ExCel centre are currently in use in other hospitals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to make nintendanib available on the NHS for patients suffering from pulmonary fibrosis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much additional funding his Department will allocate to the expansion of the cancer and diagnostic workforce in (a) 2023-24 and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the backlog of gynaecology appointments in (a) England, (b) Lancashire and (c) Preston.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much unused PPE has been (a) donated, (b) sold, (c) recycled, and (d) incinerated from the start of the covid-19 outbreak to date.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2022 to Question 78673 on NHS: Protective Clothing, how this PPE is stored; and how much it is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to make Olaparib available on the NHS for people with prostate cancer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of support for people with multiple sclerosis in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of support for people with diabetes in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to local NHS services on supporting patients using lifesaving healthcare equipment in their own...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will extend the remit of the NHS Healthcare Travel Cost Scheme to include parents attending hospital to care for a baby in neonatal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of NHS workforce vacancies in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the trends in the levels of public trust in the health and care system’s use of data.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant the Answer 9 November 2022 to Question 69577 on NHS: Protective Clothing, whether his Department has taken steps to include...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase recruitment to speciality training in the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of offering upskilling roles for non-trainee registrars in response to a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of raising the level of ENT training opportunities at hospitals with sufficient...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Government has made of the impact of NHS real terms pay cuts on levels of NHS workforce retention in the last 12 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will undertake a review of the potential (a) causes of and (b) treatments for potential side effects of Sertraline.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the findings of the Royal College of Radiologists Insight Panel survey, conducted in October 2022, what steps his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of adult care home places that are required for people with epilepsy as of 9 November 2022; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the trends in the level of in-centre dialysis patients over the last three years; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the take-up by patients dialysing at home of the available financial reimbursements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when all Breast Screening Units in England will meet their recovery criteria.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to Integrated Care Systems to implement the recommendations of the 2021 Getting It Right First...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the level of demand for renal dialysis; and what assessment his Department has made of...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the eligibility for covid-19 vaccines to children under five.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on health outcomes for (a) refugees and (b) asylum seekers staying in accommodation provided by his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expand the size of the ophthalmology work force.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to introduce mechanical thrombectomy treatment for suitable ischaemic stroke patients.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of people under the age of 18 eligible for healthy start funding and took that funding up...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of expanding the eligibility criteria for PrEP to widen access on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide midwives and health visitors with tools to help their patients access Healthy Start funding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the operation of the Healthy Start programme, in order to help ensure that everyone who is eligible for the scheme...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the proportion of people who are eligible for the Healthy Start scheme and who do not take it up, who...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the Healthy Start scheme on the diet of children in families benefiting from the scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether additional resources are made available to (a) GPs and (b) other NHS services to support potential demand for services from refugees.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of cost of living on public health.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant of the Answer of 9 November 2022 to Question 69576 on NHS: Protective Clothing, what the employment arrangements are for people...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the findings of the Royal College of Radiologists Insight Panel survey, conducted in October 2022, what steps his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he first received a report of the communicable health outbreaks at the Manston immigration centre; and what steps his Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the NHS mileage rates on the number of Band 2 NHS vacancies in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people suffering from Long Covid aged under 50 will be eligible for the autumn covid-19 booster vaccine.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of overseas-born trainee GPs who leave the NHS at the end of their GP training.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2022 to Question 71350 on Prescriptions: Miscarriage, whether a maternity exemption certificate can...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure the reduction of added nitrates in bacon and ham; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department spent on external recruitment consultants in 2021.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what legal basis the personal information and exam results of up to 28 million children were made available to gambling firms; who made the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of rises in the number of pupils (a) eligible and (b) in receipt of free school meals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many teachers have (a) the Qualification in Career Guidance, (b) the Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance and Development, and (c) both of those...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to help offer mental health support to child refugees in schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in England were admitted to schools based on their faith in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2022 to Question 75936 on Children in Care: Siblings, how many siblings and half siblings were split up under...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report entitled SEND review: Right Support, Right Place, Right Time, published in March 2022, whether he plans to implement that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will revise the rules according to which local authorities can fine both parents separately for taking a child out of school during term time,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support lifelong learning and access to education in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people are registered on the UK Register of Career Development Professionals as of 1 November 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprentices are employed in businesses in Sefton Central constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many businesses support apprenticeship schemes in Sefton Central constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there will be further investment funds, such as a new Post-16 capacity fund, for sixth form colleges to bid from in future.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the age limit for student loans for master's degrees on the ability of people over the age...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to update the International Student Strategy 2019.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much was paid by state-funded schools in England in apprenticeship levy contributions, in each year since 2017 for which data is available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the impact of staff absences as a result of work-related stress in the (a) prison service and (b) probation service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of how many prisons have returned to full regimes post covid.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to support Israel and Palestine relations during free trade negotiations.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, on which dates she has met Israeli representatives to discuss a free trade agreement between both counties.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the UK’s objectives are in their trade negotiations with Israel.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, by what date she expects a free trade agreement with Israel to be concluded.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on increasing Northern Irish exports by the end of 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many British Council contractors in Afghanistan who submitted their Expressions of Interest via the Afghan...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has plans to review the UK's funding for Egypt's security bodies via the Conflict, Stability and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of the governments of (a) Belize, (b) Peru, (c) Paraguay...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Memorandum of Understanding on nurses between the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business regarding on Chinese investment in British...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK government’s strategy for international development, published on 16 May 2022, if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to encourage other countries to set up a loss and damage fund at COP27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to (a) prioritise climate action in and (b) direct more climate finance to fragile...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure global food security for the long term.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to pay loss and damage reparations to developing countries due to the impact of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made the Qatari authorities to encourage them to fulfil their promises to continue...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to call on Qatar to provide full compensation and other remedies to migrant workers...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Qatari counterpart on the release from prison of (a) Abdullah Ibhais and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of reports of protests outside military bases and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps the Government has taken to work with the international community to address the recent findings...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has ringfenced spending on climate change mitigation and adaptation within the overseas...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to apply immediate sanctions on all steel that is melted and poured in Russia,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Paraguayan counterpart on the processing of asylum claims by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2022 to Question 69582 on Gaza: Israel, what response the British Embassy in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2022 to Question 69580 on Gaza: Israel, if he will make representations to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the United Nations on the sovereignty of the British Indian Overseas...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has held discussions with his counterparts in Israel on providing access for Palestinians to (a) cancer...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the sovereignty of the British...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen relations with Commonwealth partners.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to (a) support the call made by the UN Secretary General to double climate...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that the second phase of the investigations by the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Agreement for Lasting Peace through a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities between the Government...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Agreement for Lasting Peace through a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities between the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a recent estimate of the number of students who have been unable to accept (a) places on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a recent estimate of the average processing time of an Academic Technology Approval Scheme...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any NATO allies notified the Government of the involvement of former RAF pilots in training delivered to Chinese Armed Forces personnel at any...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the defence budget is spent on intelligence services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of whether the RAF's Airborne Early Warning and Control requires the purchase of further platforms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department next plans to replace its multiple-launch rocket systems; how many will be replaced; and what plans he has for them on retirement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had recent discussions with his French counterpart on the future of Meteor production in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has provided letters of comfort to Harland and Wolff in relation to the (a) HMS Quorn conversion and (b) Fleet Solid Support Ship...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether capital adequacy testing was undertaken by his Department on Harland & Wolff Appledore Ltd before the award of the HMS Quorn conversion contract.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what dates public money was paid to Harland & Wolff Appledore Ltd as part of the HMS Quorn conversion contract.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment has he made of the potential availability of his Department's (a) Single Living and (b) Family Accommodation for asylum seekers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any personnel from the Chinese Armed Forces that have provided training at UK military bases since 2010 have been involved in the recruitment of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy applicants registered with the British High Commission are currently awaiting a decision in Pakistan;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the maximum time is that Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy applicants should expect to wait in between updates about their application; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the periodic deployment of helicopters to Estonia beginning in January 2023 to end.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Chinook and (b) Apache helicopters he plans to send to Estonia in 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK troops he plans to send to Estonia from January 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when was the most recent meeting of the panel for decisions on the Leave outside the Immigration Rules applications for additional dependants of Afghan...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions his Department has had with its defence counterparts in the US on cyber defence capabilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the annual cost of running the British Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to increase staff numbers at the Armoured Trials and Development Unit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total air mobility fleet size was in each month since March 2021, by (a) C-137, (b) C-130J and (c) A400M.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK personnel are based on the British Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, broken down by Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which non-UK countries have personnel based at RAF Troodos in Cyprus; and how many personnel from each country are based there.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which US agencies have personnel based at the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia; and at what grade or level are those personnel.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which countries beside the UK have personnel based at the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia; and how many personnel from each of those...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of hours flown by P-8 pilots in the last year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the British Indian Overseas Territory’s effect on the UK’s national security; and what assessment he has made...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the International Traffic in Arms Regulations compliance costs were for the (a) Protector, (b) Tomahawk, (c) AH-64 Apache, (d) F-35, (e) E-7...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department has provided to Thales for services related to the HMS Quorn conversion work as of 9 November 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish the number of recipients of Support for Mortgage Interest in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to improve advice to job seekers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the cost of applying the £20 per week uplift to legacy benefit recipients which was provided to recipients...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are in receipt of Jobseekers' Allowance in Havering.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the carers allowance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the amount withheld by her Department through its policy of suspending Personal Independence Payments when...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to prioritise the needs of vulnerable claimants and protected groups in plans to use data analytics and machine...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to increase the speed of rectifying the underpayment of the state pension to 237,000 people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce the (a) level and (b) net cost of benefit fraud.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to recruit additional staff to reduce fraud and error in the benefit system by April 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there are plans to amend the guidance on the Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare, Approved Code of Practice to accommodate the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to publish the Government's environmental targets before the COP15 UN biodiversity conference.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of low-noise fireworks on wildlife.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it remains her Department's policy to redefine best and most versatile land to include category 3b.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Hedgerows Regulations 1997 to extend protections to (a) urban...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made for the implications of her policies of the outcome of the Client Earth court case on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will discuss with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy the potential merits of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled The Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, published on 18 November...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of work stations available for people employed by his Department on departmental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential (a) implications for her policies of differences...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many companies have been convicted of waste offences after breaching a permit to dispose of waste in cases brought by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to adjust commercial fishing licences for 2023 to stop industrial fishing in Marine Protected...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had meetings with the National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help the British fishing industry operate sustainably.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to tackle incidences of anti-social behaviour and intimidation by some of the migrants recently housed in two hotels...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of capacity in UK bridging hotels on waiting times for eligible Afghan Relocation and Assistance...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were accommodated at (a) Western Jet Foil, (b) Lydd Airport and (c) Manston asylum processing centre on each day in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of asylum processing centres.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghan women's rights activists have been resettled in the UK under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department provides additional funding to local authorities where hotels have been block booked for an indeterminate period for...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to add bus and coach drivers to the Skilled Worker Visa: Shortage Occupations list.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which local authorities are housing (a) refugees and (b) asylum seekers in hotels as of 7 November 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department provides any help to find a new sponsor and travel for workers who have applied and been granted entry clearance to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the new requirements for EU children visiting the UK on school exchanges to have a...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role Lieutenant General Stuart Skeates has in the operation of the Manston Short-term Holding Facility; and what the responsibilities...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to section 4.4.2 of Schedule 2 to the Asylum Accommodation and Support guidance, how many reports have been made under...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has taken steps with Cabinet colleagues to provide guidance to (a) local authorities and (b) police forces on protests outside...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps his Department has taken to protect people who protest outside the Chinese Embassy in London since the incident at the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any guidance has been given to police forces on how they should advise victims of crime to report (a) making off without payment,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of cases referred to Cifas in 2021 resulted in a police investigation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce car thefts.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department took steps to help tackle overcrowding at Manston short term holding facility in the six months before 1 November 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help relieve pressure on levels of asylum accommodation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on providing funding for local authorities supporting refugees.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has provided additional funding to local authorities for the support of refugees who have been moved from the Manston...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was paid to private companies to manage the procurement of hotel accommodation for asylum applicants in each of the last 12 months...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if the Government will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a statutory obligation to provide sanitary bins in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate his Department has made of the potential cost to (a) local councils and (b) government of implementing the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to incentivise landlords to sell properties with tenants-in-situ (a) this winter and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate his Department has made of the costs incurred by councils which have expressed interest in applying to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Answer of 26 October 2022 to Question 67864 on Fuel Poverty: Government Assistance, whether he has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to publish a final developer remediation contract giving effect to the principles agreed in the pledge...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of capping the social rent increase at 3 per cent.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to provide young people with affordable housing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the proposed location of fast food establishments near to schools constitutes reasonable grounds for refusing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is talking to ensure that Investment Zones maintain (a) workers' rights and (b) environmental protections.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will increase existing awards of Levelling Up Funding, in the context of rising inflation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the Government plans to announce third round bids for the Levelling Up Fund in March 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with Muslim faith leaders on Islamophobia in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many homes in Sefton Central constituency have a D level or below for their energy efficiency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish a breakdown of the total payments made to civil servants in his Department for relocation costs to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on what date the election to the Northern Ireland Assembly will be held.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the rate of Value Added Tax on sunscreen, sunblock and other sun safety products.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons the Permanent Secretary of HM Treasury was removed from his post on 8 September 2022; and how much this removal cost the public purse.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Answer of 7 November 2022 to Question 77439 on Ministry of Defence: Consultants, if he will publish a list of the external management...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to improve the regulatory framework for the financial services sector.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has any plans to extend the VAT reduction for hospitality businesses beyond April 2023.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment he has made of the potential impact on the profitability of Northern Ireland based businesses in the first year of a...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has put in place to promote and encourage businesses and representatives of the mathematical sciences to apply for the new research and...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of people seeking refunds due to the changes recommended by the Morse Review have been refunded by HMRC.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to level up communities.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of inflation on the budgets of devolved governments.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for tackle the disproportionate impact of increases in the cost of living on young wheelchair users.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle discrimination experienced by customers in their dealings with the financial services industry.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with financial services on ensuring that (a) vulnerable people and (b) all other consumers are protected from fraud and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impacts of cryptoasset schemes promoted by the sporting industry on consumers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will have discussions with the organisers of hen, stag and party weekends on the potential negative effects of those...

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to promote UK holiday destinations to people abroad.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help provide access for refugees in urban areas to (a) leisure and sports facilities...

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to encourage FIFA to (a) enhance and strictly implement its human rights criteria for future events and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will meet with the Professional Footballers' Association to discuss what steps her Department could take to help...

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has a strategy for the production of semiconductors in Britain.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to proposals in the Up Next Policy Paper on a consultation on individual local television station licenses...

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what her policy is on the privatisation of Channel 4.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to progress the Media Bill proposed in the Queen's Speech on 10 May 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that only public service broadcasters have the right to broadcast...

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of how many leisure centres may close (a) temporarily and (b) permanently due to rising costs in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on promoting inbound tourism.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is taking steps with industry stakeholders to help ensure that delegations representation holiday destinations in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the viability of the supply chains which support the UK tourism and hospitality sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps her Department has taken to help promote the UK hospitality and tourism sectors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2022 to Question 72233 on Arts: Finance, how much and what proportion of Arts Council...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of awareness amongst UK operators of the requirement for new tachograph equipment in goods vehicles weighing more than...

To ask His Majesty's Government what mechanism they will use to ensure that small operators are aware of the changes introduced under the Drivers' Hours, Tachographs, International Road...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether National Highways was aware of the origin of the steel used in projects last year; if not, why not; and what steps they plan to take to ensure that all...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether a report by HS2 deputy chair Sir Jon Thompson concluded that the costs for the first phase of the project will be “many billions more than the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the time taken for passengers to escape from an HS2 train door and step down onto the walkway in tunnels; what arrangements...

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the height above track for the emergency escape walkways in tunnels for Phase 1 of HS2.

To ask His Majesty's Government what levels above track are planned (1) for the HS2 train floor levels at exit doors, (2) for new HS2 station platforms, and (3) at stations already in use by...

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the standard design speed on the main route of HS2 Phase 1; and what speed restrictions planned in each tunnel are due to their reduced diameter and...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 28 October (HL2803), whether mutual recognition of disabled persons’ Blue Badges is a...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the possibility of geothermal energy providing part of future UK energy needs.

To ask His Majesty's Government how much money was spent both commercially and domestically on energy in the UK in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, and (3) 2021; and what assessment they have made of the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to impose aviation fuel sanctions on the Burmese military following the most recent air attack by the Tatmadaw on a music festival...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage Myanmar's neighbours to allow free passage for refugees fleeing the war.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 9 June on the human rights situation in Xinjiang; and, in particular,...

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with the exiled National Unity Government of Myanmar; and what consideration they have given, if any, to formally recognising the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to the government of Thailand to help the situation of refugees, particularly Uyghur refugees facing the risk of refoulement.

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Thailand regarding over 50 Uyghur refugees who have been in detention for close to 10 years in that...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the value for money provided by global multilateral organisations in receipt of funds from the Official Development Assistance budget.

To ask His Majesty's Government what humanitarian support they have provided to combat violence against women and girls in Sudan.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the economic cost to the world’s poorest countries from periods of extremely hot weather.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the capability of Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles (UAVs) provided to Russia by Iran; and what steps they are taking to help...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of basing Royal Navy Lynx Wildcat helicopters on the east coast to reduce flight times to Critical National Infrastructure in the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of enhancing River-Class Offshore Patrol Vessels to protect Critical National Infrastructure in the North Sea and environs.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC on autonomous weapons systems published on 12 May 2021, in...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the number of River-class patrol vessels.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take in the Biomass Strategy to ensure that energy crops do not create competition with food production on high quality agricultural land.

To ask His Majesty's Government what support they plan to give to the dairy industry to develop the capture of methane from slurry and convert it into tractor fuel.

To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are giving to farmers to help develop renewable energy businesses on their land alongside their farming interests.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the soil moisture deficit in the South of England, and (2) the effect that is having on arable farm production.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many applications for asylum were processed in the last 12 months; and what were the determinations arrived at.

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many individuals have died attempting to cross the English Channel in small boats in each month since January 2018.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Temporary Worker Seasonal Worker visa; and what plans they have, if any, to revise the scheme.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to process the backlog of applications for asylum in the UK.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the apology from the Metropolitan Police to the Christian preacher Ms Hatun Tash on 29 September for her wrongful arrest, whether they will instruct...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many applications for asylum in the UK they are processing each month; and what assessment they have made of the time that will be required to clear the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their approach to air passengers who have had their flight cancelled but do not hold a valid visa to remain or re-enter the UK.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the response by the government of France to migrants crossing the English Channel.

To ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to address inequalities in Fire Authority budgets in (1) the Fair Funding Review, and (2) the 2023/24 Local Government Finance Settlement, to...

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the estimated cost of holding new Assembly elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly.