Written answers

Monday, 28 November 2022

  • Department for Transport

    • P&O Ferries: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2022 to Question 73004 on P&O Ferries: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, whether his Department has had any...

    • Roads: Belper

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government provides financial support for the maintenance of the roads surrounding the Cluster Houses World Heritage Site in Belper.

      Driving Licences: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of disabled people currently hold a driving licence.

      Ferries: Crew

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2022 to Question 80719 on Ferries: Crew, how many meetings officials in his Department have had with...

      Air Force: Alternative Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the capacity of the UK to produce (a) sustainable and (b) synthetic fuel to power RAF flights.

      Taxis: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to introduce mandatory disability awareness training for taxi and private hire vehicle drivers.

      A46: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Westbound carriageway of the A46 between Lincoln and Newark was last inspected for defects; when he expects this stretch of highway to be...

      Belfast-Dublin Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing UK Government funding for the development of a 60 minute fast train link...

      Blue Badge Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Personal Independence Payment appeals found in favour of the claimant that confirm mobility restrictions are accepted as evidence for blue...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • District Heating: Price Caps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 12 October 2022 to Question 55021 on District Heating: Price Caps, whether his Department has...

    • Energy Bills Rebate: Park Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to introduce legislation which requires park home owners in receipt of energy support to pass on...

      Business: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he will take to take to support remote rural businesses in 2023 to help assist those organisations with...

      Energy Bills Rebate: District Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish details on the additional £100 Energy Bills Support payment for households who are part...

      District Heating: Price Caps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 12 October 2022 to Question 55021, by what mechanism heat network customers will receive...

      Alternative Fuel Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to issue the £100 Alternative Fuel Payment to households who are not on the mains gas grid.

      China Electronics Corporation: Octopus Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, in the context of Octopus Energy's takeover of Bulb, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies...

      Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund: Sefton Central

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of the number of homes that have been retrofitted through the Social Housing...

      Alternative Fuel Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the £100 Alternative Fuel Payment to support off-gas grid customers...

      Small Businesses: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on tackling late invoice payments to small...

      Sizewell C Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he will announce the investment decision on Sizewell C.

      Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the £160 million funding for Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme will be maintained.

      Shipping: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on the potential impact of the...

      Energy Price Guarantee: Personal Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November to Question 83815 on Energy Price Guarantee, what electricity and gas meter...

      Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to announce the allocation of Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme funding to support...

      Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the role of the Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment...

      Energy Bills Rebate: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish the (a) mechanism and (b) date by which those in homes off the gas grid will be able to access the...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when plans to respond to the letter of 13 September 2022 from the Hon. Member for West Lancashire, reference ZA60601...

      Tidal Power: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he will include ringfenced tidal energy in the upcoming AR5 contracts for difference auction.

      Working Hours: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to provide additional statutory protections for night shift workers, in the context of the...

      Carbon Emissions: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the work of the Net Zero North West local hub through the Local...

      Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery Scheme: Sefton Central

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many homes have been retrofitted as a result of the Local Authority Delivery Scheme in Sefton Central constituency.

      Energy Company Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of whether the Energy Obligation Company Scheme has met its policy goals as of 23 November 2022.

      Warm Home Discount Scheme: Disability Living Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons the Government changed the Warm Home Discount eligibility criteria to exclude 290,000 disability...

      Park Homes: Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November to Question 78634, when he will make an announcement in relation to eligibility,...

      District Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to Answer of 23 November 2022 to Question 89687 on District Heating, when he expects people on heat networks...

      Energy: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) increase grid infrastructure and (b) speed up the planning consent...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of decoupling the cost of renewable energy from gas prices.

      Energy Charter Treaty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Departments position on the UK's membership of the Energy...

      Companies House: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many staff worked for Companies House in October 2022.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support households who pay their energy bills through an intermediary during this winter...

      Energy Bills Rebate: Park Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on ensuring those in park homes are able to access the...

      Postal Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had with Royal Mail Group on six-day letter deliveries.

      Construction: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help protect consumers from potentially fraudulent JCT minor works contracts.

      Green Homes Grant Scheme: Sefton Central

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many applications for the Green Homes Grant voucher scheme were successful in Sefton Central constituency.

      Green Homes Grant Scheme: Sefton Central

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what was the average amount awarded to homeowners who made successful applications to the Green Homes Grant voucher...

      Green Homes Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report entitled Learning Lessons from the...

      Energy: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help progress (a) Whitetail Clean Energy and (b) other energy projects...

      Microgeneration: Smart Export Guarantee

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether a Microgeneration Scheme Certificate is required to access a Smart Energy Generation payment.

  • Attorney General

    • Crime: Victims

      To ask the Attorney General, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Crown Prosecution Service's support of victims of crime.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Cancer: Radiotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department's 10-Year Cancer Plan will include measures to improve regional access to (a) radioligand therapy and (b) other...

    • Health Services: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle waiting times for menstrual health care; and if he will make a statement.

      Health Services: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Women’s Health Hubs (a) address access to services and (b) reduce health...

      Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reduced access to community mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic on...

      Blood: Contamination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of children affected by the infected blood scandal; and if he expand the scope of compensation...

      Dentistry: Misconduct

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many General Dental Council investigations into potential malpractice have not been completed within (a) three, (b) five and (c)...

      Autism: Assistance Animals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to support a funded pilot project aimed to create a national blueprint for the provision of Autism Assistance Dogs.

      Gender Recognition: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS England has spent on gender identification services in each of the last five years.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will respond to the invitation from the Hon. Member from Christchurch, dated 2 November 2022, in his capacity as chair of the...

      Healthy Start Scheme: Ethnic Groups and Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish updated data on the levels of uptake of the Healthy Start Scheme in (a) London boroughs and (b)...

      Health: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities has made of the adequacy of existing measures to mitigate health...

      Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department will take to increase the level uptake of the HPV vaccination in boys.

      Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department will ensure that the delegation of specialised commissioning functions does not distort access to innovative cancer...

      Dementia: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve dementia care in rural areas.

      Cancer: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides to Integrated care systems to help tackle backlogs in cancer care.

      Dementia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the new Dementia Taskforce announced on 14 August will be established.

      Pancreatic Cancer: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer in Birmingham.

      Mechanical Thrombectomy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to (a) provide funding and (b) establish a national network for the provision of mechanical thrombectomy.

      Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to offer support people with non-tuberculosis mycobacteria during winter 2022-23.

      Cancer: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he expects the number of people waiting more than 62 days on the cancer waiting list to be at or lower than 14,500 by March 2023.

      Care Homes: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) care homes and (b) beds in care homes that have closed in England in each of...

      Care Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help provide additional bed capacity in the social care sector.

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of capacity in the NHS to treat cancer.

      Huntington's Disease: North Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the support available for people who have Huntington's Disease in North Staffordshire.

  • Department for Education

    • Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Independent Provider of Special Education Advice's submissions to the SEND review: right support, right place, right time, if he...

    • Rural Areas: Vocational Education

      What steps her Department is taking to promote rural vocational educational courses.

      Schools: Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether funding for the PE and sport premium will continue at current levels for the 2023-24 school year.

      Schools: Music

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for music lessons in state schools.

      Teachers: Hampshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the impact of the rising cost of living on teachers in north Hampshire; and whether he plans for the Education...

      T-levels: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has her Department made of the potential impact of the £1,000 financial incentive per T-Level industry placement for small and...

      STEM Subjects

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a STEM education strategy.

      Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the Apprenticeship Levy has been spent in each of the last five years.

      School Leaving: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve vocational skills among school and college leavers.

      Research: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the UK’s participation in (a) Horizon Europe and (b) other European research projects.

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to launch Alternative Student Finance for Muslim students.

      Engineering: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the number of young people starting (a) level two and (b) level three engineering related...

      Career Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to publish a new careers strategy for England.

      T-levels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to work with the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education to develop progression maps for T Level students...

      Pupils: Dyslexia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure an early diagnosis of dyslexia in school.

      Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has taken recent steps to help support kinship carers.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of what the capacity of the prison estate will be for (a) male prisoners, (b) female prisoners and (c) young offenders in...

    • Ministry of Justice: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the complaints process within his Department without an independent ethics advisor.

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government plans to introduce provisions in the Bill of Rights to help (a) control the UK's borders and (b) deter people entering the county...

      Unpaid Fines: Arrest Warrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many arrest warrants for non-payment of fines have been issued by the courts in England in the last year for which information is available.

      Ministry of Justice: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has he of the implications for his Department of the budget set for his Department by the Autumn Statement 2022.

      Bill of Rights: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many meetings he has had with the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission on the Bill of Rights bill.

      Ministry of Justice: Email

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to respond to an email from Lesley Taunton dated 18 October 2022.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Syria: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his international counterparts on taking steps to renew the UN...

    • Christianity: Oppression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to help support persecuted Christians across the world.

      Eritrea: Peace Negotiations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking in Eritrea to help support the (a) rebuilding of schools, hospitals and water...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what percentage of Armed Forces personnel were classed as medically (a) non deployable and (b) limited deployable, in each year since 2010.

    • Veterans: Identity Cards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the Veterans ID cards help veterans with the cost of living crisis.

      Veterans Welfare Service: Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many calls on applying for universal credit the Veterans Welfare Service received in the last 12 months.

      Veterans Welfare Service: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the Veterans Welfare Service helps veterans with the cost of living crisis.

      Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions: Inflation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to parliamentary question 89733 on Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions: Inflation, how much and by what proportion his Department...

      Army

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average career length is for an infantry soldier who joins aged (a) under 18 and (b) 18 or above, including time spent in training.

      Army: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many infantry enlistees were (a) aged 16, (b) aged 17, and (ci) aged 18 or above, between 2001 and 2020, and how many individuals joined the...

      Fleet Solid Support Ships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to create a steering board for the Fleet Solid Support Ships programme.

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Fleet Solid Support Ship contract, which team within his Department will be responsible for ensuring that Team Resolute delivers...

      Veterans Welfare Service: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual budget for the Veterans Welfare Service was in each year since 2010.

      Veterans Welfare Service: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many calls the Veterans Welfare Service received in each year since 2010.

      Veterans: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to help provide extra financial support for veterans with higher energy needs due to...

      Veterans Welfare Service: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many calls the Veterans Welfare Service has received in each of the last 12 months.

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many jobs will be created by Harland & Wolff in (a) Appledore and (b) Belfast as a result of the Fleet Solid Support Ship contract.

      Air Force: Alternative Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with aircraft manufactures about the safe use of (a) sustainable and (b) synthetic fuels in the RAF.

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department provided an indication of its preferred bidder for the Fleet Solid Support Ship contract before 9 November 2022.

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November to Question 89756 on Fleet Solid Support Ships: Employment, whether the prime contractor for this contract is...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 32 of the Autumn Statement 2022, CP 751, published on 17 November 2022, whether the requirement for 600,000 additional...

    • Personal Independence Payment: Chronic Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department issues to help ensure that Personal Independence Payment claimants with degenerative conditions are identified...

      Employment Services: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disability employment advisers have been in post in each of the last five years.

      Social Security Benefits: Debts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will introduce a standardised assessment of affordability of debt repayments for people on benefits.

      Personal Independence Payment: Chronic Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Personal Independence Payment claimants with degenerative conditions have been reassessed within (a) 10, (b) five and (c) three years...

      Local Housing Allowance: Inflation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to increase the Local Housing Allowance from April 2023 to reflect the rate of inflation.

      Support for Mortgage Interest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to increase Support for Mortgage Payments to reflect interest rate rises.

      Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps the Government has taken to address child poverty.

      Poverty: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the York Cost of Living Summit, held on 31 October 2022, what recent steps her Department has taken to reduce levels of...

      Universal Credit: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 32 of the Autumn Statement 2022, CP 751, published on 17 November 2022, what her timeline is of the rollout from...

      Unemployment: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of what the levels of unemployment will be in Birmingham in the financial years (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c)...

      Universal Credit: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 32 of the Autumn Statement 2022, CP 751, published on 17 November 2022, what assessment he has made of the (a)...

      Retirement: Age

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the retirement age of 66 years old on the (a) financial situation, (b) mental health...

      State Retirement Pensions: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s reports on the Women's State Pension age, if he will hold discussions...

      State Retirement Pensions: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of his Department's communications on changes to the State Pension age for women born in the 1950s.

      Pension Credit: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) new staff and (b) staff moved from other responsibilities have his Department deployed to process the increase in Pension Credit...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • River Tame: Plastics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of the levels of microplastic pollution in the River Tame.

    • Agricultural Products: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total cost to the public purse has been of establishing and administering the Scheme for Temporary Agri-Food...

      Food: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Welfare at Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015 are applicable for animals killed for food in private homes.

      Big Nature Impact Fund: Saltmarshes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the seed finance made available through the Big Nature Impact Fund will be used to fund saltmarshes.

      Veterinary Services: Recruitment and Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total cost to the public purse has been of recruiting and training veterinarians to fulfil the requirements of the...

      Sewers: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of a developer's right to connect to sewers on the volume of sewer...

      Litter Innovation Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has provided guidance to local authorities in England following the establishment of the Litter Innovation Fund.

      Plastics: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to introduce a target on the reduction of single-use plastic usage.

      Plastics: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact on the environment of introducing mandatory corporate reporting...

      Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps has she taken to reduce the amount of poly-fluorinated alkyl entering our oceans.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the civil service headcount for their Department was on (a) 15 November 2022 and (b) 1 February 2020.

      Squirrels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of amending the Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting)...

      Agricultural Products: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the scope of costs recoverable under the Movement Assistance Scheme have been constrained by state aid provisions...

      Agricultural Products: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total cost to the public purse has been of developing the Digital Assistance Scheme to support the movement of...

      Agricultural Products: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on developing the Digital Assistance Scheme to support the movement of agri-food goods...

      Animal Housing: Avian Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in the context of the avian influenza outbreak, if she will hold discussions with her counterparts in devolved governments...

      Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill will be brought back to Parliament.

      Farms: Tenants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to meet with Baroness Kate Rock to discuss the recommendations of her Tenancy Working Group Report.

      Food: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has taken recent steps to help ensure the continuity of food and drink supply in the event of energy...

      Food: Wholesale Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the...

      Plastics: Packaging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department are taking to reduce the use of single-use plastics in packaging; and if she will make a statement.

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with representatives of the OYO hotel group on housing for asylum seekers (a) in Great Yarmouth constituency...

    • Police Custody: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the statistics published by her Department entitled Police powers and procedures, published on 17 November 2022, if she...

      Crime: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce rural crime in (a) East Yorkshire and (b) England.

      Immigration: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many judicial reviews were launched against her Department for potentially illegal detention of individuals detained at Campsfield House...

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the potential number of migrants that will be prevented from entering the UK through small boats in the...

      Refugees: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to identify long-term solutions for the provision of accommodation for refugees, in the context...

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the compatibility of potential plans to turn back small boats in the English...

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether legal measures were introduced in the Nationality and Borders Act to enable law enforcement and Border Force to turn back small...

      Refugees: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating employment option for refugees, in the context of labour shortages.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to correspondence sent by email on 28 September 2022 and again on 26 October 2022 from the hon. Member...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made for when all people who have come to the UK through the (a) Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme and (b) Afghan...

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has taken recent steps with the NHS to help ensure that (a) hotel block bookings made by her Department do not displace (i)...

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the number of small boats crossing the channel.

      Visas: Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2022 to Question 79326 on Visas: Overseas Students, whether her Department holds any data on the...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has had recent discussions with regulators on the adequacy of the rules on enforcement action set out in the Animals...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Housing: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to ensure that all living accommodation is (a) no longer damp, (b) meets the category C energy...

    • Credit Rating: Private Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help support people with poor credit ratings to apply for private rental...

      Levelling Up Fund: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to allocate grants from the second round of the Levelling Up Fund this calendar year; and if he will...

      Buildings: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, in the context of the ongoing Grenfell Tower Inquiry, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing...

      Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact on workforce recruitment and retention in the homelessness support...

      Homelessness: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to offer additional funding to organisations supporting the homeless, in the context of the rising cost...

      Supported Housing: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which local authorities have been granted funds from the Supported Housing Improvement Programme in November.

      Housing: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will commit to a target date for all children and adults to live in damp free homes in (a) Council Housing, (b)...

      Housing First: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what trauma-related mental health support is available to clients on the three Housing First pilots in England.

      Housing Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his policy is housing formulas and 5-year housing supply; and if he will make a statement.

      First Time Buyers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what percentage of first-time buyers purchase a property for more than £300,000.

      Buildings: Change of Use

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether she is taking steps to ensure that buildings designed to host offices are not repurposed as short term holiday lets.

      Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the number of planning permissions that lapsed without construction commencing in each of...

      Planning Permission: Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will take steps to ensure that his policy on [the deregulation of planning laws] will protect...

      Buildings: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Building Safety Fund guidance for new applications 2022, published on 28 July 2022, when he will...

      Business Rates: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the revaluation of business rates on local authority finances in...

      Capital Investment

      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, what indicators will be...

  • Scotland Office

    • Fireworks: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department has held discussions with representatives of the Scottish Government on the impact of recent Scottish legislation on firework sales.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Government Communication Service

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister in his Department is responsible for the Government Communications Service.

    • Government Property Agency

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister in his Department is responsible for the Government Property Agency.

      Government Property Agency: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government Property Agency’s new Facilities Management contracts under its Workplace Transformation Programme will be let; and when the...

      Future of Work Review

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government plans to take in response to the Future of Work Review, published on 1 September 2022.

      Civil Servants

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with representatives of civil service staff networks on the government reform strategy.

      Places for Growth Programme

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister in his Department is responsible for Places for Growth.

      Conflict, Stability and Security Fund

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister in his Department is responsible for the Conflict Stability and Security Fund.

  • Treasury

    • Remote Working

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and proportion of people were working from home (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four and (e) five days a week (i) as of 16 November 2022 and (ii)...

    • Tobacco: Smuggling

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to include Trading Standards officers in the HMRC with the power to fine retailers for selling illicit tobacco products.

      Energy: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason he decided not to introduce a higher windfall tax levy on oil and gas companies as part of the Autumn Statement 2022.

      Fossil Fuels: Investment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of anti-trust and competition legislation on the work of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero...

      Mortgages

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact on the economy of someone losing their home due to being able to afford the cost of mortgage payments.

      Taxation: Rebates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his planned timetable is for the publication of responses to the consultation entitled Raising standards in tax advice: protecting customers claiming...

      Research: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.52 in the Autumn Statement, CP751, published on 17 November 2022, what assessment his Department has made of the potential...

      Business: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the average increase in the cost in tax for businesses in Sefton Central constituency following the freeze to National...

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue the Loan Charge is estimated to raise, separate from other measures.

      Electricity Generation: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Electricity Generator Levy on the financial viability of (a) solar projects already in operation...

      Public Expenditure: Equality

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an equality impact assessment of the Autumn Statement 2022 on (a) women, (b) Black, Asian, and ethnic minority people and (c) disabled people.

      Cost of Living

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in the cost of living on (a) women, (b) ethnic minorities, (c) disabled people, (d) single...

      Maternity Pay

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the impact of the cost of living crisis on the finances of families in receipt of maternity pay.

      Personal Income: Birmingham

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the potential fall in real household disposable income in Birmingham in the (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24 financial years.

      Environment Protection: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2022 to Question 19715, when he will launch the consultation on the Technical Screening Criteria which underpin the UK...

      Pensions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will issue guidance to pension providers on whether changes to the Protected Pension Age will allow an unqualified right to access tax-privileged...

      Bank Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Financial Services and Markets Bill on (a) preventing the loss of local access to cash and...

      Cost Effectiveness

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.23 of the Autumn Statement, CP 751 published on 17 November 2022, what amount of efficiency savings he expects each...

      Oil: Russia

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value is of oil originating in the Russian Federation and imported through other countries and accepted in British ports in each of the last six...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Musicians: Austria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what bilateral arrangements are in place for UK musicians seeking to tour in Austria.

    • Sports: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that fans can watch major sporting events online.

      Broadband: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to further support remote rural businesses by increasing the roll-out speed of broadband in rural areas; and...

      Gambling Act 2005 Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2022 to Question 61996 on Gambling Act 2005 Review, what further steps her Department...

      Technology: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the British Computer Society report The experiences of black women in the information technology industry,...

      Football: Antisemitism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Premier League on reports of antisemitic chanting and acts at football matches.

  • Department for Transport

    • Transport: Isle of Wight

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) foot passengers, (2) cars, (3) freight vehicles, and (4) coaches, were carried on each of the (a) surface, or (b) air services, between the Isles of...

    • West Coast Main Line

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that there is a direct Holyhead to Euston rail link.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Energy: Vulnerable Adults

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure public awareness of the availability of the Priority Services Register, including among owner occupiers; and what requirements...

    • Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they will provide further detail on how and when heat network customers can expect to receive the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Fund rebate and the...

      Manufacturing Industries

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to support the UK manufacturing industry, and (2) to introduce a new post-Brexit industrial policy.

      EU Law

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to review all retained EU law on the UK statute book, by the end of 2023.

      Business Premises: Coronavirus

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether it was their policy that arbitrators direct tenants to divulge trading information to their commercial landlords, under the terms of the Commercial...

      Business Premises: Coronavirus

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made as to whether the aim of the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022 to “share in the impacts of pandemic” has been...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • NHS: Pay

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the maximum hourly rates for NHS (1) agency consultants, (2) doctors, and (3) nurses.

    • NHS: Agency Workers

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the use of agency staff in the NHS, and (2) any potential impact of the use of agency staff on existing NHS staff shortages.

      NHS: Agency Workers

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to cap NHS agency staff budgets, including for doctors and nurses.

      NHS: Strikes

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking in response to the imminent industrial action by NHS workers; and what estimate they have made of the impact this will have on the...

      Evusheld

      To ask His Majesty's Government what papers and data were consulted in advance of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and Chief Medical Officer taking the decision not to pursue...

      Neural Tube Defects: Research

      To ask His Majesty's Government what Government-sponsored research is currently underway regarding neural tube defect births.

      Gene Therapies

      To ask His Majesty's Government which Minister has overall responsibility for ensuring that the NHS is able to deliver the next generation of cell and gene therapies to patients.

      Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that research into cell and gene therapies is adequately funded.

      NHS: Productivity

      To ask His Majesty's Government how they calculate NHS productivity; and whether, in each year since 2009, it has increased.

      Neural Tube Defects

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the prevalence of births affected by neural tube defects in the UK; and what assessment they have made, if any, of how this figure compares with equivalent...

      Rheumatology: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 7 November (HL2834), what process they use to assess compliance with the specialised rheumatology...

      Metabolism: 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 inherited metabolic...

      Care Homes: Fees and Charges

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether it remains their policy to introduce a cap of £86,000 on individuals' care costs from 2023.

      Electronic Cigarettes

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to publicise the finding contained in the Nicotine Vaping in England: 2022 evidence update, published on 29 September, that "vaping is...

      Exercise and Food: Health

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their general advice for (1) how much fat, and (2) what kind of fat, they recommend people eat; and what assessment they have made of the effect of...

      NHS: Databases

      To ask His Majesty's Government on what statutory basis NHS Digital has made the judgment that individual level pseudonymised data is not personal data.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government what cost is being charged by Pfizer for the Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.1 medicine.

      Medical Equipment: Power Failures

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken, or plan to take, to ensure that those dependent on life-critical support machines are protected in cases of power blackouts.

      Blood: Donors

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current status of NHS Blood and Transplant’s blood stocks; and how they plan to ensure that their target of six days' worth of supply is reliably...

      Radon Gas: Health Hazards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to analyse the risk of radon gas build-up in homes arising from the installation of insulation and other retrofit products...

      Coronavirus: Medical Treatments

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by OpenSAFELY on behalf of NHS England, published on 13 October, which showed that 25 per cent of potentially eligible White patients...

      NHS: Databases

      To ask His Majesty's Government what provisions they have made to enable patients to dissent from the secondary use of their patient data within the Federated Data Platform, including pursuant to...

      NHS: Databases

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of NHS England’s announcement that Shared Care Records will be incorporated into its Federated Data Platform.

      NHS: Databases

      To ask His Majesty's Government how patients can dissent from the secondary use of their patient data within the Federated Data Platform, including pursuant to rights under (1) the National...

      Diabetes: Coronavirus

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of cases of type 2 diabetes since the COVID-19 pandemic.

      Health Services: Prisons

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many permanent full-time equivalent (FTE) healthcare staff are currently in post for each prison in England and Wales; and what is the target number of FTE...

      Gender Recognition: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of effect that puberty blockers have on the (1) mental, and (2) physical, development of patients when given to them as children.

      Gender Recognition: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of off-label puberty blockers; and how many children have been given off-label puberty blockers in the last five years.

      Medical Records: Data Protection

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the letter sent from the National Data Guardian to NHS Integrated Care Systems and Senior Information Risk Owners on 1 November...

      Evusheld

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to undertake an equalities assessment on the availability of protection from COVID-19, given that immunocompromised and vulnerable patients'...

      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 update the service specification for specialised...

      Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 7 November, how they measure patient access to multi-disciplinary teams; and what steps they...

      Health Professions: Pay

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the maximum hourly rates for NHS (1) consultants, (2) doctors, and (3) nurses.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the position that coronavirus vaccines and immunizations, including prophylactic antibodies, should be assessed through the JCVI.

      Evusheld

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of immunocompromised people in England who could potentially benefit from Evusheld if it is found to be appropriate...

      Evusheld

      To ask His Majesty's Government why, given that Evusheld has been approved for private prescription, it has not yet been approved for prescription on the NHS.

      Parkinson's Disease

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that NHS staff providing care to people with Parkinson's are given training on the importance of time-critical medication.

      NHS: Pay

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the benefits of moving to a system of local pay bargaining within the NHS, whilst preserving a national pension scheme.

      Health Professions: Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to introduce legislation to regulate physician associates and anaesthesia associates.

      Evusheld

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect a decision to be made as to the suitability of prescribing Evusheld on the NHS.

      Out of Area Treatment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to increase patient awareness that travel and accommodation costs will be paid for by the NHS if they choose to receive treatment...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will seek the advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) on coronavirus immunisation treatment using prophylactic...

  • Department for Education

    • Classics: GCE A-level

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many pupils in England took A Levels in (1) Latin, and (2) Ancient Greek, for each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and how many of...

  • Ministry of Justice

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the reduction of the UK's pledge to the Global Fund, what other means the UK Government has to continue supporting global health security and fighting...

    • Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to make further contributions or top-up pledges to the Global Fund before its Eighth Replenishment in 2025.

      Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made a forecast of the potential impact of reducing UK funding of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on the...

      Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of their pledge to the Seventh Replenishment of the Global Fund on (1) the United States' contribution, (2) the...

      Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to work with governments of low- and middle-income countries concerning any impact of their pledge to the Seventh Replenishment of the Global Fund.

      Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Females

      To ask His Majesty's Government, given that women and girls are disproportionately impacted by HIV and malaria, what is the role of the Global Fund within their wider objectives for women and girls.

      Ethiopia: Peace Negotiations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prospects for the success of the peace process in Ethiopia.

      Somalia: Famine

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report Somalia: Famine Review of the IPC Analysis, published on 5 September, which found...

      Ethiopia: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 15 November (HL Deb, col 875) that the Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability (JACS) report is not...

      Tigray: Peace Negotiations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to consolidate the recent ceasefire agreement in Tigray; and whether these include (1) the delineation of the boundaries in the region,...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Saltmarshes: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to include the restoration of saltmarshes for blue carbon in the UK Greenhouse Gas Inventory.

    • Saltmarshes: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to monitor, understand and analyse saltmarsh habitats, including the risks to present emissions and wider ecosystem value.

      Saltmarshes: Conservation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to strengthen the protection and restoration of saltmarsh habitats.

  • Home Office

    • Youth Mobility Scheme

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the Youth Mobility Scheme to allow applicants from EU countries.

    • Asylum: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government how initial safeguarding judgments are used by (1) Home Office staff, and (2) contractors, when deciding on the treatment of asylum-seekers, in particular of...

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 9 November (HL2956), whether they will now provide up-to-date figures on the total number of...

      Visas: English Language

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discretion higher education institutions have to accept evidence of English language ability other than by reference to the result of an approved Secure...

      Visas: English Language

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the applicants from non-English speaking countries for the Student Route visa in the last three years have taken a Secure English Language Test to...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Dedicated Schools Grant

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of arrangements to extend the statutory override on the treatment of Dedicated Schools Grant deficits.

    • Embassies: China

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the involvement of the Chinese Consul in Manchester in violence against a protestor, what plans they have, if any, to call-in the planning application...

      Hotels: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what support, if any, they will provide to local authorities using hotels as temporary accommodation for (1) refugees, and (2) homeless people.

      Housing: Older People

      To ask His Majesty's Government when the task force on housing for older people will be launched as promised in the White Paper, Levelling up the United Kingdom, published on 2 February.

  • Treasury

    • Home Shopping: Taxation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to introduce (1) a financial support mechanism, and (2) an online sales tax, for small and medium sized supply chain businesses.

    • Economic Recession

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the forecast by the Bank of England that the UK economy will enter recession, what steps they plan to take to support (1) high street businesses, and...

      Companies and Financial Institutions: Sustainable Development

      To ask His Majesty's Government what powers they have to require (1) listed and unlisted companies, (2) fund managers, and (3) pension funds to (a) produce and publish net zero transition plans,...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • English National Opera: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, or plan to have, with Arts Council England to understand their decision to withdraw all national programme funding from English...

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