Written answers

Tuesday, 22 November 2022

  • Department for Transport

    • Electric Scooters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals on light powered vehicles to enable the creation of appropriate legal standards for e-scooters.

    • Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper by his Department entitled Taking charge: the electric vehicle infrastructure strategy, published on 25 March 2022,...

      Govia Thameslink Railway

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of (a) passenger numbers during (i) peak and (ii) off-peak hours on Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) services in London and...

      Railways: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passenger service contracts were in place with rail operators as of 14 November 2022.

      P&O Ferries: Freight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department’s contract with P&O Ferries awarded through the Freight Capacity Framework Agreement in October 2019 is active.

      European Aviation Safety Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to agree a reciprocal arrangement for (a) pilot and (b) engineer licences with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.

      East West Rail Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 33 of the Autumn Statement, CP 751 published on 17 November 2022, whether the commitment to Build East-West Rail includes...

      Department for Transport: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to introduce a voluntary exit programme for civil servants serving in his Department.

      Ports: Crown Dependencies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Secretary of State for Justice on developing minimum wage corridors between UK ports and ports in Crown Dependencies.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Taking charge: the electric vehicle infrastructure strategy report published on 25 March 2022, whether the pathfinder projects for...

      Govia Thameslink Railway

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to model the impact of service reductions from GTR; and what modelling his Department has received from GTR on the...

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many stations in the South-East of England have been given access to pay-as-you-go fares since December 2019.

      High Speed 2 Line: Cost Effectiveness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Second Report of the Transport Committee entitled The Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands, published on 27 July...

      Railways: North of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the three options for Northern Powerhouse Rail identified by Transport for the North on (a)...

      Railways: Midlands and North of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Second Report of the Transport Committee entitled The Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands, published on 27 July...

      Electric Vehicles: Vans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many purchases of small vans have been supported by the plug-in grant since 1 January 2022.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper by his Department entitled Taking charge: the electric vehicle infrastructure strategy, published on 25 March 2022,...

      Department for Transport: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) non-disclosure and (b) other confidentiality agreements relating to (i) employment, (ii) bullying, (iii) misconduct and (iii) harassment...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Taking charge: the electric vehicle infrastructure strategy report published on 25 March 2022, whether amendments to the Transport...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper by his Department entitled Taking charge: the electric vehicle infrastructure strategy, published on 25 March 2022,...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Taking charge: the electric vehicle infrastructure strategy report published on 25 March 2022, when the next tranche of funding for...

      P&O Ferries: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether P&O Ferries was considered for funding through round two of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition; and whether P&O Ferries will...

      Department for Transport: P&O Ferries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings (a) he and (b) his officials have had with representatives from transport trade unions to discuss P&O Ferries since he entered...

      P&O Ferries: Freight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money P&O has received from contracts under the Freight Capacity Framework Agreement since it was introduced.

      Road Traffic

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 2022 to Question 68524 on Road Traffic Act 1988, when his Department will announce the (a) scope and (b) timings...

      Ferries: Freight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the Critical Freight Grant has been granted to (a) P&O Ferries and (b) each other operator receiving the grant since it was...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Business: Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to take steps to support businesses that want to implement a 32-hour four-day working week.

    • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many (a) non-disclosure and (b) other confidentiality agreements relating to (i) employment, (ii) bullying, (iii)...

      Hospitality Industry: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the cost of living crisis on the hospitality sector after...

      Post Offices: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure effective provision of post office services in rural areas.

      P&O Ferries: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he expects the Insolvency Service to deliver its conclusions on the civil investigation into redundancies made by...

      Business: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many companies which have failed to comply with regulations under (a) the Reporting on Payment Practices and...

      Industry: Sefton Central

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which industry in Sefton Central constituency receives the highest level of Government funding.

      Research: Sefton Central

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding the Government has provided for research and development in Sefton Central constituency in financial...

  • Northern Ireland Office

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Health: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Women’s Health Ambassador has accountability for the delivery of the commitments outlined in the Women’s Health...

    • Health: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish an annual report on its progress on delivering the commitments outlined in the Women’s...

      Menopause: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the menopause treatments available in (a) NHS and (b) private practice; and if he...

      Autism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many adults in the UK have ASD without intellectual capability.

      Arthritis: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November to Question 76019 on Arthritis: Medical Treatments, if his Department will collect data on regional...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of the Trieste model of mental health care delivery; and how his Department...

      Magnetic Resonance Imagers: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2022 to Question 83748 on Health Services: Weather, how old the 200 magnetic resonance imaging...

      Health: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle stigmas associated with women’s health.

      Hospitals: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of (a) NHS waiting lists on the UK economy and (b) the number of working age people who are...

      Mental Health Services: Darlington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of funding for NHS mental health services in the NHS Long Term Plan (a) has been or (b) will be allocated to...

      Hospitals: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of working age people economically inactive as a result of waiting for NHS treatment.

      Hospitals: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what meetings he has held with the Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding the impact of NHS waiting lists on the UK's economy.

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to bring forward regulations under the Health and Care Act 2022 to establish a new NHS Provider Selection Regime.

      NHS: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help reduce the carbon footprint across the NHS estate.

      Integrated Care Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what platforms currently exist for NHS England’s Integrated Care Systems to share best practice within (a) clinical practice, (b)...

      Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of preventable deaths in the NHS that (a) occurred in the last 12 months and (b) are forecasted...

      Dementia: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is Government policy to double funding for dementia research.

      Health Services: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the NHS winter plan 2022-23.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2022 to Question 77274 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, if he has made an assessment of the potential...

      NHS: Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of making the NHS Pension Scheme tax unregistered on the (a) pensions and (b)...

      NHS: Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of freezing the pension lifetime allowance on the retention of senior clinicians in...

      NHS: Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of negative pension input amounts on the retention of senior clinicians in the NHS.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) non-disclosure and (b) other confidentiality agreements relating to (i) employment, (ii) bullying, (iii) misconduct and...

      Cancer: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the waiting times for cancer patients between urgent GP referral and treatment.

      General Practitioners: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve GP retention in the NHS Greater Manchester ICS area.

      Prescription Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the impact of people who do not take their medicines as frequently as prescribed...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had any recent meetings with representatives from the OCTAVE study; and what the timescale is for the publication of the...

      Learning Disability: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of health professionals working with people with learning difficulties and complex needs.

      Radioligand Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2022 to Question 33936 on Radioligand Therapy, whether NHS England will undertake an expansion...

      Ophthalmic Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of ophthalmology waiting times on patient outcomes.

      NHS: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent work by government lawyers on PPE contracts since March 2020.

      NHS and Social Services: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is his policy to extend the provision of free personal protective equipment for eligible health and social care providers...

      Prescription Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2022 to Question 75762 on Prescription Drugs, with reference to the estimated £300 million of...

      PHE Reproductive Health, Sexual Health and HIV Innovation Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the findings of the review into the HIV Prevention Innovation Fund will be published; and whether future funding will be agreed to...

      Nutrition: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of trends in the nutritional value of food consumed by people during the cost of...

      Addictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of support provided by his Department to families affected by addiction.

      Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd November 2022 to Question 72439 on Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse, for what reason his Department has not made a...

      General Practitioners: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2022 to Question 77619 on General Practitioners: Negligence, if he will provide guidance to GPs...

      Parkinson's Disease: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to help improve access to specialist services for people with Parkinson's Disease; and if he...

      Hospital Beds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help move patients from hospital into social care settings in order to reduce backlogs and delayed discharge...

      Health: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many full-time equivalent staff from his Department worked on the Health Disparities White Paper.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the availability of NHS dental services in (a) Watford and (b) nationally.

      Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of removing NHS prescription charges for all chronic conditions on (a) costs to the...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which vaccination centres are able to deliver the Nuvaxovid covid-19 vaccine.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2022 to Question 73786 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, which covid-19 booster vaccines have been...

      Diabetes: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the guidance by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the treatment of diabetes in children,...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will hold discussions with representatives of University Hospital Marburg in Germany on the (a) diagnosis and (b)...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS website on cavernous sinus thrombosis, last reviewed on August 2021, which outlines that this blood clot can...

      General Practitioners: North West Norfolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GPs there are per 10,000 patients in North West Norfolk constituency as of 15 November 2022.

      Immunotherapy and Stem Cells

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help stem cell transplant and CAR-T therapy recipients with the cost of travel to hospital appointments.

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Home Office on the potential impact of housing asylum seekers in hotels on hotel accommodation...

      Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 14 November 2022 to Question 80658 on Smoking, whether his Department has conducted its own assessment of...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2022 to Question 83513, which post-authorisation conditions relating to the conditional marketing...

      Health: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the estimated cost to the public purse was of drafting the Health Disparities White Paper.

      Long Covid: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS England guidance entitled Long COVID: A framework for nursing, midwifery, and care staff, published in...

      Medical Equipment: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) other Government departments and (b) businesses to ensure that energy supply to businesses that...

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the publication of his Department’s long-term transformation plan for the Breast Screening Programme.

      Radiotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he will take to avoid regional variations in patient access to (a) radioligand therapy and (b) other specialised radiotherapy...

      Global Tobacco Regulators Forum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the 2022 Global Tobacco Regulators Forum will take place.

      Air Pollution: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of The Public Health Outcome Framework 3.01 fraction of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution...

      Genito-urinary Medicine: Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure there are enough genitourinary doctors and nurses.

      NHS Blood and Transplant: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of available NHS Blood and Transplant appointments in Stockport (a) constituency and (b)...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to address the needs of people with complex mental health issues who are experiencing drug addiction...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2022 to Question 73786 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, where the public registers are at which trial...

      Surgical Mesh Implants: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of deaths related to complications from pelvic mesh implants; and what steps he is taking to...

      Social Services: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the number of filled social care workforce posts was in each of the last five years.

  • Attorney General

    • Attorney General: Redundancy

      To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2022 to Question 77333, how many special advisers working in her Department had their employment terminated after their...

    • Attorney General: Social Clubs

      To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the Answer of 7 March 2022 to Question 132398 on Attorney General: Social Clubs, what recognised staff groups there have been in her Department in...

      Crown Prosecution Service: Police

      To ask the Attorney General, whether she is taking steps to reduce the time spent by police officers collecting information which must be redacted before it is shared with the Crown Prosecution...

      Attorney General: Redundancy

      To ask the Attorney General, whether she plans to introduce a voluntary exit programme for civil servants serving in his Department.

  • Department for Education

    • Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2022 to Question 77588 on Students: Cost of Living, if she will make it her policy to increase the maximum loans...

    • Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the number of school places available for pupils with special educational needs; and if she will make a statement.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the number of children with special educational needs who do not attend school; and if she will make a statement.

      Special Educational Needs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will increase the amount of funding paid to mainstream schools for each pupil they have with special educational needs; and if she will make a...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the attendance record of pupils with special educational needs; and if she will make a statement.

      Department for Education: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to introduce a voluntary exit programme for civil servants serving in his Department.

      Department for Education: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) non-disclosure and (b) other confidentiality agreements relating to (i) employment, (ii) bullying, (iii) misconduct and (iii) harassment...

      School Meals: Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the nutritional guidance for school dinners.

      Training: Sefton Central

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on improving skills training in Sefton...

      Hospitality Industry: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the flexibility of the apprenticeship levy on the level of (a) staff and (b)...

      Overseas Students: British Overseas Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) grants, (b) bursaries and (c) other assistance her Department provides to students residing in the British Overseas Territories for tertiary...

      Schools: Speech and Language Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to provide further speech and language support in schools.

      Curriculum: British Overseas Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on including teaching about the British Overseas Territories in the curriculum.

      Multiply Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether unspent funds from the Multiply Programme will be returned to HM Treasury.

      Children: Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will allocate £2.6 billion to the reform of the children's social care system as recommended by the Independent Review for Children's...

      Schools: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of high energy prices on school budgets.

      Schools: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of state-funded schools that have buildings affected by the rusting of steel reinforcements in concrete,...

      Schools: Sefton Central

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to increase funding for schools in Sefton Central constituency.

      Pre-school Education: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reducing staff-to-child ratios in early years settings on (a) the fees charged by...

      Special Educational Needs: North West Norfolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to encourage schools in North West Norfolk constituency to participate in the Nuffield Early Language Intervention...

      Schools: Disability and Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the number of school places available for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.

      Care Homes: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help reduce the costs of residential care placements with private providers for children and young people.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Young Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle youth offending.

    • Legal Opinion: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of funding structures for legal advice (a) centres and (b) networks.

      Prison Accommodation: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many closed prisons are owned by his Department; and how much his Department has spent on (a) utility and (b) other maintenance costs for closed...

      Ministry of Justice: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse has been of Ministerial severance pay in his Department in each year since 1 January 2016.

      Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to prepare for the commencement of the Marriage and Civil Partnerships (Minimum Age) Act 2022.

      Courts: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons the legal cases relating to the closure of the Prospero House Nightingale Court on Borough High Street have been delayed.

      Crown Court: Criminal Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the increase in the backlog of criminal cases in the Crown Court.

  • Department for International Trade

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to help ensure that Chagossians are consulted in any future decisions on the sovereignty of...

    • Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his policy is on a referendum for the Chagossian community on whether they wish to be governed by the UK or...

      Montserrat: Volcanoes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what disaster relief measures he has in place to mitigate the impact of a further volcanic eruption on the British...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: British Indian Ocean Territory

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many officials in his Department in (a) the UK and (b) overseas work solely on the British Indian Ocean Territory.

      British Overseas Territories: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the provision of joint aid in the Caribbean region to...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason the UK abstained in the UN vote to seek an advisory opinion from the International Court of...

      Syria: Crimes against Humanity and Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2022 to Question 64377 on Syria: Crimes against Humanity and Human Rights,...

      Qatar: Baha'i Faith

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur on...

      Iran: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the safety of Afghan refugees in Iran.

      FSO Safer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July to Question 34800, on FSO Safer, whether his Department has committed additional...

      Iran: Nuclear Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether a renewed Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear deal will include terms addressing Iran’s...

      Qatar: Diplomatic Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what guidance the Government has provided to consular staff in Qatar on supporting British citizens or dual...

      Iran: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much aid the UK has provided to Iran to support Afghan refugees in that country.

      Qatar: Freedom of Expression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Qatari counterpart on the importance of freedom of expression.

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Chagossian community in (a) the UK, (b) Seychelles and (c)...

      British Overseas Territories: Disaster Relief

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what disaster relief measures he has in place to mitigate the impact of extreme weather phenomena on British...

      Pakistan: Forced Marriage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterparts on the (a) kidnap and (b) forced marriage of...

      Sahel and West Africa: International Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to coordinate the implementation his policies on (a) security, (b) human rights,...

      Tigray: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the conflict in Tigray.

      Tigray: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide the Tigray region with humanitarian support.

      Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of reducing UK funding to the Global Fund on...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Nuclear Weapons: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) relevant stakeholders on (i) the threat of nuclear war and (ii) possible de-escalation...

    • Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) C-130J, (b) C-17 and (c) A400m aircraft were used for Operation Pitting.

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many months are required to have passed without correspondence from the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme to an ARAP applicant...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy applications are outstanding as of 16 November.

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by which date a (a) category four and (b) other applicant to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy would need to have applied if they were to...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy applications are considered in date order; and whether applications that are lost by his Department and...

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Fleet Solid Support Ship Contract, which company is the prime contractor of Team Resolute.

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Fleet Solid Support Ship Contract, where the first ship of that contract will be built.

      Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Military Aid to Civilian Authorities (MACA) requests have been (a) received and (b) approved by his Department in the last three months.

      Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Military Aid to Civilian Authority (MACA) requests have been (a) received and (b) approved by his Department, each month since January 2022.

      Defence: Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 35 of his Department's Annual Reports and Accounts 2021-2022, what proportion of the money that the Defence and Security...

      Harland and Wolff: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date his Department last awarded a contract to Harland and Wolff to construct a naval vessel.

      Ministry of Defence: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) non-disclosure and (b) other confidentiality agreements relating to (i) employment, (ii) bullying, (iii) misconduct and (iii) harassment...

      Armed Forces: Discharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of medical discharges from the Armed Forces were for mental and behavioural disorders in each of the last ten years.

      Armed Forces: Discharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of Armed Forces personnel were discharged on medical grounds in each of the last ten years.

      Armed Forces: Neurodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase access for neurodiverse people to serve in the Armed Forces.

      Armed Forces: Families

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the 106 partly and wholly accepted recommendations from the June 2020 Living in Our Shoes report have been implemented.

      Army Foundation College: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) boys and (b) girls began training at the Army Foundation College in each of the last five years; and how many recruits of each gender...

      Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions: Inflation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department will increase Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pension scheme payments each financial year to take into account levels...

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to provide equivalent pensions and other benefits to Ghurkas and members of the Nepalese community living in the UK; and if he...

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Fleet Solid Support Ship contract, how many jobs will be created in Spain as a result of that contract.

      Artificial Intelligence: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to invest in artificial intelligence.

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the final contract for the Fleet Solid Support Ships programme to be signed.

      Unmanned Air Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) fund the development of and (b) increase use of advanced drone technology in the armed forces.

      Defence: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total funding has been from the Defence and Security Accelerator since it was established; and how much and what proportion of that funding was...

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Team Resolute has met the required 10 per cent investment in social value to be awarded the Fleet Solid Support Ships contract; and what...

      HMS Quorn

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November to Question 83546 on HMS Quorn: Harland and Wolff, for what price HMS Quorn was sold.

      Fleet Solid Support Ships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of work to construct the Fleet Solid Support ships will take place in the UK.

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Iron and Steel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of the steel required as part of the Fleet Solid Support Ships programme will be sourced from UK steelyards.

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Belfast

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has placed contractual guarantees on Team Resolute to ensure the final assembly for all three ships under the Fleet Solid Support...

      Hercules Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Operational Capability Team undertook an audit of the decision to scrap the C-130J Hercules aircraft.

      Ministry of Defence: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made in meeting the target of 25 per cent of MOD expenditure being with SMEs in 2022.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how long her Department takes on average to process a complaint referred to the Independent Case Examiner.

    • Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claims were subject to sanctions in the last three months for which data is available by constituency; and how much was the...

      Unemployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential causes of increases in economic inactivity.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) non-disclosure and (b) other confidentiality agreements relating to (i) employment, (ii) bullying, (iii) misconduct and (iii)...

      Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the benefit cap on trends in the level of child poverty.

      Parental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether statutory parental pay will be uplifted in line with inflation from April 2023.

      Universal Credit: Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether vaccine damage payments made in respect of covid-19 vaccines are treated as payments for personal injury and qualify for a...

      Employment: Economic Growth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to hold discussions with relevant stakeholders on the workforce participation review announced in the Autumn Statement 2022.

      Unemployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to help reduce unemployment in the context of trends in the level of unemployment in the last three...

      Social Security Benefits: Uprating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Autumn Statement 2022, CP 751, published on 17 November 2022, whether contribution based benefits will increase in line...

      Employment: Economic Growth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department plan to spend on the workforce participation review announced in the Autumn Statement 2022.

      Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the two-child benefit limit on child poverty.

      Universal Credit: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 32 of the Autumn Statement, CP 751 published on 17 November 2022, whether he has made an estimate of the number of...

      Kickstart Scheme: Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support businesses which have not received the Kickstart Scheme wages and related costs for employers...

      Social Security Benefits: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to extend the special dispensation for people arriving from Ukraine to claim benefits until the end of 2023.

      Universal Credit: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Autumn Statement 2022, published on 17 November 2022, whether his Department is providing additional resources to work...

      Social Security Benefits: Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the potential impact of uprating benefits in line with (a) earnings and (b) inflation on...

      Social Security Benefits: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 14 September 2020 to Question HL7707, whether any elements of the (a) War Pension Scheme and (b) Armed Forces...

      Social Security Benefits: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many veterans applying for income-based welfare support have had their claims reduced due to their military pension in each year since 2019.

      Social Security Benefits: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former armed forces personnel are claiming legacy benefits.

      Restart Scheme: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to publish regular performance data on the Restart programme, including the number of people (a) starting on the...

      Armed Forces: Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether an Armed Forces pension is considered income when an individual applies for Universal Credit.

      Maternity Allowance: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the note on his Department's website, dated 17 October 2022, on the loss of Maternity Allowance statistics for May 2022, for...

      Bereavement Benefits: Cohabitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to lay before Parliament the draft Remedial Order extending (a) Bereavement Support Payment and (b) Widowed Parent’s...

      Social Security Benefits: Maladministration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help reduce the number of errors made by his officials in the administration of the benefits...

      Social Security Benefits: Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has held recent discussions with Macmillan Cancer Support on the potential impact of raising benefits in line with inflation for...

      Pension Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to encourage greater take-up of Pension Credit among families that are eligible to receive that benefit.

      Universal Credit: Overpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times his Department has used its discretionary waiver for Universal Credit overpayments in the last year.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Peat Bogs: Biofuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the land area of UK peatlands in hectares that is used for the production of crops for biofuels.

    • African Swine Fever: Agriculture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect the British agricultural sector from the potential threat of African Swine Fever.

      Nature Conservation: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of increasing funding...

      Biodiversity: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on amending the...

      Convention on Biological Diversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what are his Department's priorities for UN Biodiversity Conference COP15.

      Biodiversity: Climate Change and Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) climate change and (b) planning, building and development...

      Birds: Bricks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the inclusion of Swift bricks in public construction programmes.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) non-disclosure and (b) other confidentiality agreements relating to (i) employment, (ii) bullying, (iii)...

      Animals: Antibiotics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 7 June 2021 to Question 7936 on Animals: Antibiotics, what progress has been made on...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to introduce a voluntary exit programme for civil servants serving in his Department.

      World War II: Medals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when applications for the Women’s Land Army and Timber Corps veteran’s badge will be reopened.

      Infrastructure: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the expected annual (a) resource and (b) capital expenditure will be on the Major Projects Portfolio projects entitled...

  • Home Office

    • Undocumented Migrants: Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted of a criminal offence under section 40 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

    • Police: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that retired police officers are not disadvantaged by potential errors in pension scheme...

      Fraud: Pedestrian Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has taken recent steps to help tackle scammers operating on pedestrian thoroughfares in London.

      Police: British Overseas Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help support the training of police officers in British Overseas Territories.

      Police: British Overseas Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers from UK constabularies are currently seconded to British Overseas Territories; and in which Territories they are...

      Barbeques: Fires

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of disposable BBQs on wildfires.

      Stop and Search

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether police will have the power to stop and search citizens at protests without suspicion under the Public Order Bill.

      Home Office: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what public appointments have been made by ministers in her Department since she took office.

      Migrant Workers: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to make it easier for foreign citizens to work in the UK in sectors experiencing shortages of labour.

      Immigration: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current average waiting time is for an application for Discretionary Leave to Remain in the UK.

      Detention Centres: Manston

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women known to be pregnant passed through Manston short-term holding facility between (a) April and June 2022 and (b) July 2022 and...

      Detention Centres: Manston

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) women and (b) children passed through Manston short-term holding facility between (i) 1 April and 30 June 2022 and (ii) 1 July...

      Detention Centres: Manston

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the operation of the Manston immigration facility has cost the Government each month in 2022.

      Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the Seasonal Workers visa scheme does not include ornamental crop growers.

      Migrants: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 16 November to Question 83744, and of 31 October to Question 72434, on Migrants: Employment, if she will make...

      Skilled Workers: Commonwealth

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help support high skilled immigration from Commonwealth countries.

      Asylum: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing asylum seekers to work while their applications are being processed.

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time is between the issuing of a notice of intent of inadmissibility and (a) an inadmissibility decision or (b) the asylum...

      Asylum: Hotels

      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...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will assist with obtaining a response to a letter from the hon. Member for West Lancashire to the Director General for UKVI of 17 May...

      Asylum: Location

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help ensure that asylum seekers settling in England are shared evenly between parliamentary...

      Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to expand safe routes for refugees to travel to the UK.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take in response to the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights on her proposals to deport migrants who cross...

      Asylum: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of asylum seekers who have crossed the Channel in 2022 to date.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghan nationals who applied from (a) Afghanistan (b) within the UK after coming to the UK via Operation Pitting have been...

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on transport services to relocate asylum seekers to hotel accommodation in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.

      Home Office: Email

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any staff in her Department were dismissed for misuse of the email system in each of the last five years.

      Police: Conduct

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether current police regulations prevent the immediate suspension of an officer who is under investigation for a serious crime.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Council Housing: Energy Performance Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when local authority properties will be required to achieve Energy Performance Certification Level C.

    • Property Development: Architecture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to encourage developments in keeping with the historic architecture of the UK.

      Property Development: Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he has taken to reduce the practice of developers aggregating parcels of land for future sale or development.

      Affordable Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to amend the budget for the Affordable Homes Programme following the Autumn Statement 2022.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November to Question 83528 on Ministry of Defence: Land, how many homes have been built on...

      Elections: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2022 to Question 84800 on Elections: Proof of Identity, where the watermarked paper...

      Fire Prevention: High Rise Flats

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the costs for the average leaseholder in a block of flats who has both cladding issues and...

      Freeports: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his expected timetable is for the announcement of the successful bids for Green Freeports in Scotland.

      Fire Prevention: High Rise Flats

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that developers (a) sign building repairs safety pledges and (b) commit to...

      Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing funding to local authorities to replace older refuse...

      European Regional Development Fund: Brexit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much European Regional Development Funding has not been received in (a) England and (b) Scotland since the UK left the...

  • Cabinet Office

  • Treasury

    • Business Rates: Sheffield

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact of the changes to business rates announced in the Autumn Statement 2022 on Sheffield City Council revenues.

    • Tax Avoidance: Prosecutions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) promoters and (b) operators of schemes now subject to the loan charge have been prosecuted for those schemes.

      Economic Policy: Mortgages

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Statement 2022 on the sustainability of existing mortgages; and if he will make a statement.

      Economic Situation: UK Relations with EU

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) European Commission and (b) his European counterparts on steps to help improve the UK's economic situation.

      Home Shopping: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money his Department has spent on (a) staff activity, (b) external research and advice, (c) public consultation and (d) stakeholder engagement...

      Revenue and Customs: Nottingham

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November to Question 82252 on Revenue and Customs: Offices, whether the HMRC building at Unity Square is fitted with solar panels.

      VAT: Business

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many additional businesses are forecast to become registered for VAT as a result of the decision to freeze the VAT registration threshold at...

      Disguised Remuneration Loan Charge Review: Repayments

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people seeking refunds as a result of changes made in response to the Morse Review have been refunded by HMRC.

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the amount of tax avoided through disguised remuneration schemes that will be paid back by people who recommended, promoted...

      Motor Vehicles: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the report by the Campaign for Better Transport entitled Pay-as-you-drive: The British public’s views on vehicle taxation reform,...

      Cost of Living: Newport West

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with the Welsh Government on the effect of rising costs of (a) food, (b) fuel and (c) energy on (i) church and (ii) mosques...

      VAT: Deposit Return Schemes

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with the Scottish Government on VAT on deposits in relation to the forthcoming Deposit Return Scheme in Scotland.

      Railways: North of England

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Statement 2022, CP 751, published on 17 November 2022, whether the commitment to Northern Powerhouse Rail will retain the same...

      Development Aid: Government Departments

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of Official Development Assistance was spent by other government Departments in each of the last five years.

      Schools: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.41 of the Autumn Statement 2022, published on 17 November 2022, if he will publish the methodology by which the core schools...

      Project Gigabit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his announcement in the Autumn Statement 2022 on 17 November 2022, that gigabit broadband rollout will be funded, whether the £5...

      Cost of Living: Chronic Illnesses

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal support the Government has provided for people with long term medical conditions during the cost of living crisis.

      Refuges: Newport West

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is taking steps to provide financial support to women's refuges in Newport West constituency with the cost (a) food, (b) fuel and (c) energy.

      Cooperatives

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking steps to encourage the growth of the consumer co-operative sector.

      Night-time Economy: Government Assistance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps the Government has taken to support the night-time economy.

      Treasury: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) non-disclosure and (b) other confidentiality agreements relating to (i) employment, (ii) bullying, (iii) misconduct and (iii) harassment cases...

      Alcoholic Drinks and Tobacco: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will use alcohol and tobacco duties to support programmes to reduce harm from those products.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Competition and Markets Authority: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff work as part of the Digital Markets Unit at the Competition and Markets Authority; and what proportion that is...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Conversion Therapy

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) medical, (b) counselling and (c) psychological organisations that support the Government's policy on...

  • Department for Transport

    • Electric Vehicles: Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the draft Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 apply to any type...

    • Aviation: Carbon Emissions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what evidence they used in the development of the Jet Zero strategy; and in gathering any such evidence, what assessment they made of the risk that sustainable...

      Ferries: River Mersey

      To ask His Majesty's Government what role they have, if any, in the procurement of the new ferry boat for the River Mersey.

  • Leader of the House of Lords

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Evusheld

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether a recommendation by Rapid C-19 is stopping the provision of Evusheld in the NHS by Christmas.

    • Evusheld

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether Evusheld will be available to NHS patients before Christmas.

      Evusheld

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will rule out the possibility that patients will receive a placebo in place of Evusheld.

      Tuberculosis: Drugs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage pharmaceutical companies, in particular Sanofi, to (1) licence, and (2) register, new medications for tuberculosis in...

      Tuberculosis: Drugs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the shortage of tuberculosis medication, in particular for the most vulnerable.

      Sickle Cell Diseases: Prescriptions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) financial, and (2) health, impact of providing free prescriptions for patients with sickle cell disease.

      Care Homes: Visits

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take in response to reports that some providers of residential care services are not following government guidelines, and continue to...

      Sickle Cell Diseases: Prescriptions

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 26 October (HL2576), what steps they are taking to raise awareness of pre-payment certificates for people...

      Endocrinology: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 7 November (HL2833), what plans they have to update the service specification for specialised...

      Rheumatology: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 7 November (HL2833), what plans they have to include a measurement of access to clinical psychologists as...

      Palliative Care

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Kamall on 8 September (HL Deb, col 272), whether they will provide an update on the progress of commissioning an...

      Evusheld

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with experts in any of the 32 countries using Evusheld on their real time testing and trials.

  • Department for Education

    • Oak National Academy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) their relationship with Oak National Academy, and (2) the ways in which students are taught about (a) society, and (b)...

  • Treasury

    • Mortgages: Cost of Living

      To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings they have held with this year with representatives from the mortgage lending industry regarding the increased cost of living and its impact.

    • Bank Services: Disadvantaged

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of adults in England and Wales who cannot acquire or deposit cash due to a lack of access to debit cards or the internet.

      Financial Markets: Government Assistance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the financial markets this winter.

      Debts: Zambia

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the recent loan provided by the International Monetary Fund to the country of Zambia, what discussions, if any, they have had with (1) the government...

      Pay: Inflation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what economic assessment they (1) have undertaken, and (2) plan to undertake, regarding the decline in real wages, given the increase in inflation.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Development Aid: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with countries receiving official development assistance (ODA) for sexual and reproductive health and rights.

    • Development Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what their financial contributions were to (1) United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), (2) UNICEF, (3) UNAIDS, (4) WHO, (5) UN Women, (6) The Global Fund, and (7)...

      African Union

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the African Union as an organisation, and (2) the work it undertakes.

      Tigray: Humanitarian Situation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the situation in Tigray.

      Democracy and Human Rights

      To ask His Majesty's Government why they have not yet published the Human Rights and Democracy Report 2021.

      Refugee Convention

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to withdraw from (1) the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, and (2) the 1966 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees; and...

      Şebnem Korur Fincancı

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Turkey about the arrest of the head of the Turkish Doctors Union, Dr Sebnem Korur Fincanci.

      Iran: Demonstrations

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will seek a UN investigation into the recent killing of protestors in Iran.

      Iran: Demonstrations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to work with international allies to increase (1) diplomatic, and (2) economic, pressure to respond to the government of Iran's handling of...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Pension Credit

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the (1) average, and (2) longest, delays being experienced by pensioners applying for pension credit for applications made (a) in late April, and (b)...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Water: Colne Valley Regional Park

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the water sources within the Colne Valley are now designated as having a poor chemical status because of the deterioration of the Blackford...

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Hotels

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many hotel rooms have been booked per month for (1) refugees, and (2) asylum seekers, for this calendar year; and what was the average cost of those bookings.

    • Seasonal Workers

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to assist seasonal workers whose contracts are terminated early, (2) to prevent brokerage fees from being levied in seasonal workers' home...

      Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner: Public Appointments

      To ask His Majesty's Government why an Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner has not been appointed in accordance with section 40(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Planning Permission: Climate Change

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to send letters to local authorities emphasising the importance of addressing climate change in all planning decisions.

  • Department for International Trade

    • Overseas Trade: Pakistan

      To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) tools, and (2) criteria, the Department for International Trade will use to monitor Pakistan's compliance with the human rights and labour provisions of...

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