Wednesday, 23 November 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer on 7 November 2022 of Question 80959 on train timetable changes, how many rail operators requested derogations from the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2022 to Question 83686, on Southeastern Trains: Timetables, whether any other rail operators have been issued...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help ensure that motorists who dispose of a vehicle are not subject to repeated police enquiries when the buyer has not...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to enable private train operators to increase revenues to help reduce the cost of the railway to the taxpayer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for how long he plans to retain the shortlist of potential headquarters for Great British Railways announced on 5 July 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of walking and cycling for saving money, in the context of rising transport costs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to (a) maintain and (b) build on the £3.8 billion investment into walking and cycling to help people access...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of delaying the establishment of Great British Railways beyond the initial expected timetable on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to bring forward (a) legislative proposals on the establishment of Great British Railways and (b) a Transport Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential cost to his Department of delaying the establishment of Great British Railways beyond the initial...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of delaying the establishment of Great British Railways beyond the initial expected timetable on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the £1.5 billion in annual savings identified by his Department from the Rail Transformation Programme derive from workforce...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department plans to spend on active travel in the period between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of constructing the Midlands Rail Hub for people in (a) Bosworth constituency and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of building the Western Rail Link to Heathrow.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment has he made of the adequacy of the frequency of rail services running between Stansted Airport and London Liverpool Street.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of trends in the number of passengers travelling by rail to airports in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much financial support her Department has provided to Rail Partners since 20 July 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2022 to Question 73788 on Roads: Repairs and Maintenance, which highway authorities in England do not adopt a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the French coastguard’s call logs from 24 November 2021...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce disruption from protests on the M25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline update.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Marine Accident Investigation Branch will conclude its inquiry into the 32 deaths in the Channel on the 24 November 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether train operating companies are required to publish equality impact assessments of proposals to (a) close ticket offices and (b) reduce ticket...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many services were operated by Southeastern in September 2019; and how many services will be operated by that provider each month following the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the London to Ipswich rail service has been disrupted by weekend engineering works in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to undertake a review of the restrictions on (a) access to the rail network and (b) the ability to stop at specific stations...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many successful projects have been carried out through the Government’s Social Decarbonization Fund in Sefton...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, who the Minister for Small Business is.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which Minister in his Department is responsible for small business.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the number of businesses in Sefton Central constituency that are BME owned.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is taking steps to help support businesses owned by BME people during the cost of living crisis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) capping and (b) increasing regulation of the profits...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of businesses that are owned by women in Sefton Central...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to Answer of 8 November 2022 to Question 78699 on Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery Scheme: Sefton,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support the beer and pubs sector with energy bills beyond the initial six-month period of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises are receiving the correct level...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to increase funding for renewable energy sources in Sefton Central constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which wards in Sefton Central constituency have the highest number of homes with retrofitting measures installed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an estimate of the number of construction businesses in Sefton Central constituency that are licensed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many members of staff at Companies House are currently working exclusively or primarily on processing registration...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help tackle the impact of the rising cost of (a) gas and (b) energy on tourist attractions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Memorandum of Understanding on science and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department plans to take to (a) implement the provisions of the Energy Prices Act and (b) increase the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential relationship between consumer energy costs and the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to increase (a) the take up of the Energy Bill Support Scheme, (b) public awareness of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress his Department has made on reform of Ofgem's remit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of conducting a review into postage stamp prices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of including hafnium on the list of critical minerals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to (a) expand and improve Britain’s energy storage systems and (b) improve the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to maintain funding for the Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will list the locations that are (a) being considered and (b) no longer being considered for new Liquefied...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to (a) fund and (b) resource the Energy Supply Taskforce.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what Government departments will be involved in approving any recommendations put forward by the Energy Supply...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) capping or (b) greater regulation of the profits of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support the development of (a) local heat networks and (b) industrial heat connections.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of OFGEM's increase of the Headroom Allowance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what energy bill support the Government plans to make available for (a) housing associations and (b) vulnerable and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the financial impact of the delay in issuing the Energy Bills Support Scheme...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of future trends in the growth of the global liquefied natural gas...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to extend the Energy Bill Relief Scheme for Post Offices after March 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to provide financial support to people who receive their heat through communal heat networks,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Government's Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, published on 18 November 2020, how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of progressing nuclear energy for Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has held discussions on increasing the size of existing Liquefied Natural Gas re-gasification plants in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had about increasing the number of locations for LNG re-gasification plants in the United Kingdom.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to (a) improve the energy efficiency of (b) implement energy-saving measures in public buildings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress he has been made with the Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to The University of Manchester’s report Capturing the Carbon Opportunity, if his Department will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, What steps his Department is taking to increase energy efficiency measure installations in homes in Sefton Central...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people in Sefton Central are employed in a green job.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether energy suppliers receive a fee for administering the Government's energy support measures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is taking steps to increase the number of green jobs in Sefton Central constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure ambulances can off-load their patients at hospitals within 15 minutes of arrival.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate she has made of the number of operations that will need to be cancelled due to the shortage of blood supplies in NHS...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason his Department has not yet responded to the public consultation by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to announce which NHS targets that will be removed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the cyber incident that is affecting the NHS Digital Mental Health Services Monthly Statistics occurred.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he was informed about the cyber incident that is affecting the NHS Digital Mental Health Services Monthly Statistics.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any (a) patient sensitive and (b) other confidential data was compromised in the cyber incident that is affecting the NHS Digital...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help reduce single use plastics in NHS services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on staff activity related to the review of retained EU laws within his Department's areas of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to utilise proven medical technology to (a) reduce the backlog in elective surgeries and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increasing NHS worker pay would have on NHS (a) efficiency, (b) staff recruitment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of NHS waiting lists on the UK's economy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Departments plans to formally allocate funds from the £500 million Adult Social Care Discharge Fund to social care providers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the 28 per cent shortfall of interventional radiology consultants as identified in the Royal College of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of NHS physiotherapy workforce vacancies in England; and what steps he is taking to fill...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the NHS (a) has sufficient physiotherapists and physiotherapy support staff to meet...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help expand the size of the physiotherapy workforce.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2022 to Question 37529 on Health Professions: Parkinson's Disease, what his planned timetable is for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with representatives from York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on hotel rooms used...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by which date he intends to publish the NHS Long Term Plan refresh.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on long-COVID-affected NHS staff.
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, what steps the Department has taken to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the additional for funding for drug and alcohol treatment promised in From harm to hope: A 10 year plan to cut crime and save...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department will respond to the consultation on Hub and Spoke dispensing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on contract negotiations with the British Dental Association; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to help increase the number of children playing sport at school.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2022 to Question 80958 on Grammar Schools, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report by the Commission on Young Lives entitled Hidden in Plain Sight published in November 2022, what assessment she has made...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is she taking to help reduce the number of placements for children in the care system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that young people in care receive a comprehensive package of support as they transition to independence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Food Strategy Report published in July 2021, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of updating the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) teacher and (b) teaching assistant positions are vacant in (i) St Helens, (ii) Merseyside and (iii) England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to provide additional support to higher education institutions to protect their modern foreign language departments from closure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to release advance information on GCSE and A Level Exams in 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Office for Students on responding in a timely manner to complaints.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of trends in the level of interest on student loans on people repaying those loans during the cost...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of updating the School Food Standards to remove the mandatory servings of meat, including fish,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of levels of pay of those working in child care on recruitment and retention in that sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to ringfence the 5.34 million euros contribution made by the UK to the European University Institute for providing scholarship...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is she taking to help increase the number of foster carers; and how she assesses the effectiveness of initiatives to do so.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant of the Answer of 27 September to Question 44953 on Schools: Finance, how much funding schools in Sefton Central have received in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to encourage students to study STEM subjects at university.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to redistribute the UK’s contribution to the European University Institute of 5.34 million euros within the existing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many German courses were offered by higher education providers in England in 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has held discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for schools in Sefton Central constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on the establishment of the UK national state scholarship announced in February 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October to Question 68037 on Veterans: Repossession Orders, how many veterans moved from their settled home due to being...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on setting the levels of funding for children's contact centres; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when Government (a) Ministers and (b) Officials last held discussions with representatives of (i) the United Nations Human Rights Office...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government is taking promote the right to (a) health care, (b) education, (c) food, (d) water and sanitation and (e)...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November to Question 67063, how much of the £243,892.79 spent on flights and accommodation between April...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to Section 5.31 of the Autumn Budget 2022, CP 751, published on 17 November 2022, whether the proposed two-year suspension of...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many (a) non-disclosure and (b) other confidentiality agreements relating to (i) employment, (ii) bullying, (iii) misconduct and (iii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department has taken recent steps to help ensure that dual use technologies from the UK that have been used by Russia in its war...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of potential impact of the 0.7 per cent to 0.5 per cent reduction in aid spending on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the visit of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Ukraine to Eton College on 16 November 2022 was conducted...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help support environmentally-friendly development in (a) Gabon and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will classify Russia as a terrorist state.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has he made of the humanitarian impact of the UK withdrawal from the UN peacekeeping mission...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in South Africa regarding the passage of a vessel owned by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the practice of other G20 countries...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November to Question 86512 on Academic Technology Approval Scheme, how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the resilience of Ukraine’s...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implication for his policies of the steps the Canadian government has taken in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the decision by the Russian Federation to include all British Overseas Territories...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Mali.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much the UK has contributed to the East Africa hunger crisis in each year since 2019.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of the British Overseas Territories on the decision by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funds his Department has ringfenced for the purpose of supporting long term infrastructure development for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands on gang-related violence...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help increase representation for the British Overseas Territories...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of the UK Overseas Territories Association on (a) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to visit the British Overseas Territories.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints have been made to the Armed Forces Service Complaints Process for allegations of a) racism, b) bullying, c) sexism, and d)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) he or (b) officials in his Department have met with US officials to discuss Julian Assange.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the responsibilities are of the (a) Minister for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families and (b) Minister for Veterans’ Affairs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) veterans and (b) families of veterans have contacted the Defence Transition Services requesting housing support in each month of 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will make an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of equalising (a) pensions and (b) all other pay, allowances and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is taking steps to provide military support to the British Overseas Territories in the context of the decision by the Russian...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support the UK Armed Forces are providing to the Turks and Caicos Islands to help tackle gang-related violence in that territory.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the withdrawal of UK troops from Mali will be completed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he discussed UK withdrawal from Mali with officials in the UN before the announcement on 14 November 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he discussed UK withdrawal from Mali with his counterparts in the Sahel region before the announcement on 14 November 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact of Wagner mercenary group activities on the civilian population in Mali since January 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has established a disinformation unit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons his Department release information on the number of US military personnel in Britain and not at the Sovereign Base Areas of Cyprus.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November to Question 86616 on Robert Swara Seurei, what were the (a) conclusions and (b) outcomes of his Department's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the standard of accommodation available to RAF Odiham personnel; and whether his Department has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the commitments made in his Department's Opportunity and Innovation: The Defence Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Action Plan...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the commitment in his Department's policy paper, Opportunity and Innovation: The Defence Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK-based (a) graduate placements and (b) apprentices will Team Resolute take on each year until the completion of the Fleet Solid Support Ships...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the commitments made in his Department's Opportunity and Innovation: The Defence Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Action Plan...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the £1.6 billion contractual value for the Fleet Solid Support Ships programme will be adjusted for inflation before the final contract is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where the Fleet Solid Support Ships will be maintained.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of when each of the Fleet Solid Support ships will be at sea.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Fleet Solid Support Ship contract, how many subsystems of the Team Resolute bid will be procured in Spain.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the intellectual property for the design of the Fleet Solid Support Ships programme will be based in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an estimate of the amount of money that his Department will pay to companies based outside the UK as part of the Fleet Solid Support...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has appointed a lead contractor for the Fleet Solid Support Ships programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work coaches were employed by her Department as of 11 November 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of retaining Local Housing Allowance rates at 2020-21 levels on homelessness...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect the freeze on Local Housing Allowance on claimants during rising private sector rents.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on housing benefit for supported exempt accommodation in Ilford North constituency in 2021-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the numbers of advertised properties in the Taff Rhondda broad rental market area that were wholly...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to increase the qualifying period for future cost of living payments to help fluctuating earners; and if he will make it...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of not increasing Local Housing Allowance in line with inflation on levels of (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the terms of reference are for his Department's review on rising levels of economic inactivity; and when he plans to publish that review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if it remains his Department's policy to not publish the evaluation of the lowered Benefit Cap completed in Spring 2019.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to uprate Universal Credit work allowances for the 2023-24 financial year in line with consumer price index inflation from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2022 to Question 15187 on Kickstart Scheme, what the total number of work placements provided by the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing social security in line with the September 2022 rate of inflation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the amount of waste managed illegally in England in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve water quality in the River Tyne.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the implications for her policies of the report by the Royal Society for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department will respond formally to the recommendations in the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime report...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in relation to the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme, (a) if it remains her policy to implement this scheme in 2024,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has taken recent steps to help support ornamental horticulture nurseries to access the workforce they...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2022 to Question 68522 on Environmental Land Management Schemes: Greenhouse Gas...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a public private partnership for whole grain on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to publish draft legislation following the production of the Food Strategy White Paper; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact to consumer diets of (a) delaying the food strategy and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer 30 October to Question 68522 on Environmental Land Management Schemes: Greenhouse Gas Emissions,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect rural communities from flooding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what total amount of money has been paid out by her Department in severance payments for former (a) Ministers and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many houses were damaged by flooding in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to reply to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Walthamstow and the hon. Member for...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the rise in hate crimes against trans people in England and Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Annex A of the contract awarded by her Department to Prenax Limited on 15 November 2022 with procurement reference C23896,...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the effectiveness of current legislation in dealing with (a) all rural crime,...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to tackle retail crime in the West Midlands.
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 8...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle criminal use of off-road vehicles in South Yorkshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities in deterring anti-social behaviour in town centres.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with Ministers in the Welsh Government about improving the standards of behaviour in police forces...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle racism in police forces in England and Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers, (b) police community support officers and (c) civilian staff there were in Merseyside in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a mandatory common set of standards and rules for police officers in England and Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the vetting process for new police recruits in (a) Newport West constituency, (b) Wales...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle misogyny in police forces in England and Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drug offences were committed in Havering between 2019 and 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of the inadmissibility process on (a) the speed of asylum decision making and (b) the provision...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2022 to Question 72914, when the external assurance review of BCP Council's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of housing for young people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the potential...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the £3.15 billion funding to the Greater London Authority for the delivery of 90,000 housing starts...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help support first-time buyers to purchase their first home.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether photographic student ID will accepted as valid ID to vote under the Elections Bill 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will ensure that any local authority in England which offers for sale an asset in its ownership does so in an open...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department will take to support homelessness services with rising costs in winter 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to implement the recommendations in the report by the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many clients on the Liverpool City Region Housing First pilot are currently housed in (a) hostels and (b) other forms...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many homeless people have died in each of the last ten years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU on the levelling up...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the answer of 18 November 2022 to Question 87956 on Levelling Up Fund, what proportion of the money...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to paragraph 5.70 in the Autumn Statement, CP751, published on 17 November 2022, with which local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of postal votes which were received by (a) domestic and (b) overseas electors too...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of introducing rent caps of (a) 3 per cent, (b) 5 per cent and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to introduce a voluntary exit programme for civil servants serving in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many (a) non-disclosure and (b) other confidentiality agreements relating to (i) employment, (ii) bullying, (iii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to support housing association tenants with the rising cost of service charges.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans his Department has to improve access to secure housing for people with complex mental health needs.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the new ONS method for recording and reporting veteran suicide, whether he plans to regularly publish this data.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what additional support the Government is providing to Armed Forces charities to help increase the capacity and delivery of (a) mental health and (b)...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) he or (b) officials in his Department have met with US officials to discuss Julian Assange.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.69 of the Autumn Statement, CP 751, published on 17 November, who will have oversight of delivery on (a) digital technology,...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the estimated total cost was to (a) the public purse and (b) businesses of the Trader Support Service between August 2020 and October 2022.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the potential merits of reducing the VAT charged on...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of reforming of the business rates system for pubs.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.52 in the Autumn Statement, CP751, published on 17 November 2022, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) percentage...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his to continue business rates relief beyond the 2022-2023 financial year.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it remains Government policy to increase public investment in R&D to £22 billion a year by 2026-27.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed increase on alcohol duty rates on (a) pubs and (b) breweries.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Statement 2022, published on 17 November 2022, whether the £1.340 billion stated to be gained by the Treasury in 2027-28...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC is taking collect PAYE tax from agencies who use registered contractors.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on funding for the construction of a new hospital building at...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a fall in household disposable income of 7 per cent on levels of food poverty; and what additional...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the wage of NHS workers by 9.7 per cent.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Chancellor of the Exchequer of 17 November 2022, Official Report, col. 854, how he defines left-behind...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons disabled people spend have been less support with energy costs than people in pension poverty.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has ever purchased (a) bitcoin, (b) other cryptocurrencies and (c) other digital assets.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his proposals in the Autumn Statement, CP 751 published on 17 November 2022 on uprating pensions and other social security payments in...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the potential merits of reinstating the freeze in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the outcome was of discussions she had with the Chief Executive of English National Opera, Stuart Murphy, on 10 November...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the amount of funding awarded by the Arts Council to cities in the North of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the repayment terms are for loans made to football clubs under the Sport Winter Survival package.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what was the (a) total value of loans made to football clubs, (b) number of loans made and (c) amount of the highest loan made...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the impact on communities of local (a) radio stations and (b) newspapers.
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what plans there are to use the space previously occupied by fig trees in the Portcullis House Atrium.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the contract awarded by The Equality Hub to the National Centre for Social Research on 10 October under procurement reference...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that businesses are complying with all parts of the Equality Act 2010.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the combustion of synthetic fuels or biofuels of similar chemical composition to fossil kerosene has the same net...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the FairCharge report Driving away from fossil fuels: consumer attitudes to electric vehicles, published in July, whether they will introduce the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what long-term impact assessments are required for home insulation and energy efficiency products in order for them to qualify for the PAS2035 standard.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to introduce new energy efficiency standards; and when they expect those standards to be introduced.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether ministers appointed by Prime Minister Elizabeth Truss who were either (1) demoted, or (2) dismissed on the appointment of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of (1) a report by BioMed Central (BMD) which suggests that the average length of stay in hospital for COVID-19...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the training and support currently delivered to GPs to ensure that they make patients aware of their choices when selecting a...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 27 October (HL2574), what assessment they have made of the financial impact of suspending prescription...
To ask His Majesty's Government when the invitation to tender for the new contract for provision of court and tribunal spoken word interpreters will be issued.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 21 June (HL724), what assessment they have made of further reports of chemical weapons being used...
To ask His Majesty's Government what resources they are providing to the administration in Tigray to assist with the famine in that area; and what steps they are taking to increase such...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the peace process in Ethiopia; and what representations they plan to make to the government of Ethiopia on the need to...
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to make (1) regulatory, or (2) other, responses to findings in the Big Compost Study which concluded that 60 per cent of items sold...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to reports that the fines paid by water companies in England and Wales will be reimbursed to customers, whether the bills that customers receive will be...
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce (1) sentencing guidelines for (a) raptor persecution, and (b) other wildlife crimes, and (2) vicarious liability for...
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of policing football clubs in the coming season; and what comparison they have made with the previous season.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many Regional Levelling Up Directors have been appointed so far.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact the absence of the Northern Ireland Health Minister will have on the delivery of health and social care services...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the brief of the new Trade Envoy for the Indo-Pacific includes the promotion of trade with China.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the volumes of Russian steel entering the UK that have been processed in third countries; and whether steel entering the country...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether their assistance with rising energy costs will extend to football clubs.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the restrictions placed on football clubs wishing to upgrade their facilities.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that the Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] would have, if enacted, broken down by local authority area.
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