Written answers

Friday, 9 December 2022

  • Department for Transport

    • Train Operating Companies: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the savings that each Train Operating Company has been asked by his Department to make in financial years (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23...

    • A580: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road traffic accidents have been reported on the A580 in each years since 2010.

      Transpennine Express: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of TransPennine Express train services were subject to a p-coded cancellation in each of the last 12 months.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Small Businesses: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many SMEs in Wirral South have received Government funding for support during the cost of living crisis.

    • Equality: Postal Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential equality implications of the Royal Mail Group's proposal...

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Accountancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the (a) nature and (b) value was of all (i) contracts, (ii) consultancies and (iii) other services placed with the...

      Zero Hours Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of employment (a) legislation and (b) guidance in ensuring that employees...

      Hospitality Industry: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to help the hospitality industry to tackle shortages in the workforce.

      Royal Mail: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with OFCOM on the delivery of the universal postal service minimum requirement...

      Business: Cost of Living

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

      Consumer Goods: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to introduce new rules on product safety.

      EU Law: Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of what the cost to businesses was of complying with EU regulations under each Government...

      Business: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with businesses in Wirral South on the potential impact of the cost of living crisis on...

      Business: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with (a) the Minister for Women and Equalities and (b) Cabinet colleagues on improving (i)...

      Business: Ownership

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of businesses are owned by women in Wirral South.

      Technology: Copyright

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposals on the expansion of the text and data...

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Chief Scientific Advisers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many meetings (a) they and (b) other Ministers in their Department have had with the Department's Chief Scientific...

      Land Registry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his department has made on the causes of delays for (a) applications for charging orders to be removed...

  • Cabinet Office

    • GREAT: Qatar

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of The Garden of GREAT at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar as part of the GREAT Britain and Northern Ireland Campaign.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Integrated Care Boards: Care Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how may social care representatives are there on integrated care boards; and how many integrated care boards have direct representation...

    • Integrated Care Boards: Public Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Directors of Public Health are on integrated care boards; and how many integrated care boards have a Director of Public Health...

      Dementia: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish details of his Department's 10-year plan for dementia.

      Palliative Care: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for the implications of his policies of the Marie Curie’s Better End of Life Report of 17 November 2022, entitled...

      Department of Health and Social Care: GMB

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the (a) number and (b) dates of meetings that Ministers in his Department have had with the GMB union in the last...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Unite

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the (a) number and (b) dates of meetings that Ministers in his Department have had with Unite the Union in the last...

      NHS: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of the Government's supply of personal protective equipment is stored in (a) warehouses and (b) shipping...

      NHS: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2022 to Question 77440 on NHS: Protective Clothing, what the (a) weekly and (b) daily cost was of...

      Veterans Mobility Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing £2.2 million over five years to reinstate Veterans’ Mobility...

      Healthy Start Scheme: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 September 2022 to Question 45820 on Healthy Start Scheme: North East, what proportion of eligible claimants...

      Pancreatic Cancer: Leeds North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) decrease NHS waiting times, (b) increase treatment capacity and (c) increase NHS staffing...

      Lecanemab

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Dementia Research Institute on the potential roll-out of Lecanemab to the NHS.

      Cervical Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his department has made on WHO targets to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health threat by 2030.

      Sickle Cell Diseases: Prescriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a temporary suspension of NHS prescription charges for patients with...

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a list of dental practices in England showing whether each practice is taking new NHS patients.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the factors that contribute to people in some areas being unable to access NHS dentists for routine care.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have been provided with NHS dental treatment in the last 12 months.

      Dental Services: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much money NHS England will claw back from NHS dental practices in England which had not met their contractual targets in the 2021-22...

      Obesity: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps has he taken to work with key stakeholders on reducing childhood obesity levels in (a) Slough constituency and (b)...

      Cancer: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 10 November to Question 80646, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of cancer patient outcomes for...

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of workforce pressures within the NHS on people living with cancer.

      Cancer: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will publish a sustainable and funded plan for the cancer workforce to ensure the training and retention of more...

      Cancer: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of missed NHS cancer referral targets on patient health.

      Care Workers: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of taking legislative steps to introduce a minimum hourly rate for social care...

      Care Workers: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of staff vacancies in the care sector that resulted from policy on vaccination status; and what...

      Better Care Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Better Care Fund.

      NHS: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of below-inflation pay rises on the level of staff vacancies in the NHS.

      Health Services: Children in Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department takes to collect data on the use of health services by children in care.

      Social Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that children in the social care system receive no delay in receiving (a) trauma care and (b)...

      Pneumococcal Diseases: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, If he will take steps to ensure that NHS England prioritises the uptake of pneumococcal vaccinations.

      Dental Health: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps has he taken to work with key stakeholders to help improve children's dental health in (a) Slough constituency and (b)...

      Cataracts: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of successful cataract operations in (a) Stepping Hill Hospital and (b) across all NHS...

  • Department for Education

    • Department for Education: Accountancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) nature and (b) value was of all (i) contracts, (ii) consultancies and (iii) other services placed with the accountancy firms (A) Deloitte...

    • T-levels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help encourage the take up of T-levels by schools; and if she will make a statement.

      Adult Education and Apprentices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will set out the total spending on (a) adult education and (b) apprenticeships in each of the last five years.

      Further Education: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of removing energy cost support after April 2023 on the finances of further education...

      Childcare: Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will extend the 30 hours free childcare provision to student (a) midwives, (b) nurses and (c) paramedics.

      Teachers: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many bursaries have been awarded under the Troops to Teachers scheme since January 2022.

      Disability and Special Educational Needs: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Department is taking to improve the provision of education for children or young people with special educational needs and disabilities.

      Schools: Physical Education and Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on (a) protecting and (b) increasing funding for school (a) physical education and (b) sport.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners: Police Custody

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his oral statement of 30 November 2022, Official report, column 915, on Prison Capacity, whether specific police stations have been...

    • Prison Accommodation: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a)- how many and (b) what proportion of prison cells were not in use due to disrepair or poor estate conditions at (i) HMP Berwyn, (ii) HMP Cardiff,...

      Prisoners: Gender Recognition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November to Question 96653 on Prisoners: Gender Recognition, how many transgender prisoners in each offence category...

      Prison Officers: Retirement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of lowering the pension age of prison officers to 60.

      Prisoners: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of a prisoner serving (a) two, (b) three, (c) four, (d) five and (e) six years in prison.

      Prisoner Escapes: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of absconds from prison who have committed a sexual assault in 2022 to date.

      Prisoners: Police Custody

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the duration of Operation Safeguard.

      Prisoners' Release: Employment Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support prison leavers find employment.

      Prisoners' Release: Employment Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help offenders find employment following release from prison.

  • Treasury

    • Teesside Freeport: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of applications for (a) enhanced capital allowances, (b) Stamp Duty Land Tax relief and (c) employer National...

    • Research: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2022 to Question 90808 on Research: Tax Allowances, on which 2021 R&D figure his Department is basing its forecast.

      Investment Income: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the taxation of dividend payments made by businesses authorised to operate in a Freeport.

      Treasury: Chief Scientific Advisers

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings (a) they and (b) other Ministers in their Department have had with the Department's Chief Scientific Adviser from (i) 1 December 2021 to...

      Duty Free Allowances: Airports

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing arrivals duty free policies in airports on (a) tax revenue and (b) job creation;...

      Aggregates Levy: Wales

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of devolving the Aggregates Levy to Wales.

      Financial Services: Age Discrimination

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to help ensure that age discrimination is removed from financial services.

      Financial Services: Education

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an estimate of the potential economic benefits of the Government prioritising financial education.

      NHS: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of creating a tax-unregistered pension scheme for consultants on the retention of experienced...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the UK's potential ratification of the International Convention on the...

    • Development Aid: Family Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure (a) family planning and (b) sexual and reproductive health and...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Chief Scientific Advisers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many meetings (a) they and (b) other Ministers in their Department have had with the Department's Chief...

      China: London Policing College

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information she holds on whether the London Police College which is funded by UK aid money previously had...

      Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he last met with Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya; and when he next intends to do so.

      Russia: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support the human rights of people in Russia opposing the war in Ukraine.

      Russia: United Nations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to advocate for the expulsion of Russia from the United Nations.

      Mauritius: Piracy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding has been provided to Mauritius to prosecute suspected Somali pirates captured by the Royal Navy in...

      AIDS and HIV Infection: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to end HIV and AIDS in children around the world.

      Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to work with community-led organisations to develop measurement tools based...

      Human Rights: AIDS and HIV Infection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help countries impliment legal reforms that would help end AIDS and HIV amongst the (a)...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Antiaircraft Missiles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the (a) in service and (b) out of service date for Starstreak.

    • Challenger Tanks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2022 to Question 97545 on Challenger Tanks, when he expects that review to conclude.

      Antitank Missiles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the (a) in service and (b) out of service date for NLAWs.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to decide whether to extend the Future Accommodation Model across the rest of the UK.

      Veterans: Cost of Living Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans are eligible for Disability Cost of Living payments.

      Veterans: Identity Cards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2022 to Question 68602 on Veterans: Identity Cards, if he will set out the number of veterans ID cards distributed...

      Navantia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2022 to Question 94705, who owns Navantia S.A., S.M.E.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Accountancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) nature and (b) value was of all (i) contracts, (ii) consultancies and (iii) other services placed with the accountancy firms (A)...

    • Discretionary Housing Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether local authorities will be allowed to roll over unspent Discretionary Housing Payment funding from 2022-23 to 2023-24 rather than...

      Local Housing Allowance: Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government has made an estimate of the potential costs associated with homelessness in the context of the Department's decision to...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Chief Scientific Advisers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many meetings (a) they and (b) other Ministers in their Department have had with the Department's Chief Scientific Adviser from (i) 1...

      Pension Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 14 November 2022 to Question 82311, if he will provide an estimate of the increase in average processing times...

      State Retirement Pensions: Terminal Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the State Pension to people of working age with a terminal diagnosis.

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether all Personal Independence Payments that were due to be paid to recipients on 5 December 2022 have been paid as of 6 December.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Water Companies: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking to increase the (a) transparency and (b) standardisation of incumbent water...

    • Internal Drainage Boards: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the transparency of internal drainage boards.

  • Home Office

    • Migrants: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress she has made in implementing Recommendation 1 of the Review into the Welfare in Detention of Vulnerable Persons by...

    • Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long on average it takes for applications to the Ukrainian Sponsorship Scheme to be processed.

      Detention Centres: Manston

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to publish minutes of all meetings with Public Health officials on the outbreak of Diphtheria linked to Manston...

      Visas: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for visas in (a) September (b) October (c) November awaited an outcome for more than 12 weeks.

      Visas: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of abolishing visa fees for minors.

      Anti-Corruption Champion

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has taken recent steps to appoint an anti-corruption champion to take forward the Government's Anti-Corruption Strategy.

      Police: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was provided to police forces through (a) the DCLG grant, (b) the Welsh grant and (c) other grants in 2010/11.

      Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on appointing a new Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner.

      Domestic Abuse: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is she taking to support those fleeing domestic abuse in the context of the cost-of-living crisis.

      Children: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's statistics Police Powers and Procedures, published on 17 November 2022, what recent discussions she has...

      Prevent Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of when the Independent Review of Prevent will be laid before Parliament.

      Counter-terrorism: Public Places

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to create the Protect Duty.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for differences in the levels of funding received by local authorities under...

    • Night Shelters: Berkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment has he made of the availability of shelters for rough sleepers in (a) Slough and (b) Berkshire.

      Housing: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans the Government has to ensure housing providers provide accommodation in a habitable state.

      Housing: Graduates and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans the Government has to make housing more (a) obtainable and (b) affordable for (i) graduates and (ii) young...

      Right to Buy Scheme: Housing Associations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether it remains his Department's policy to extend the right to buy to housing association tenants.

      Freeports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which contractors operate the customs cites in each Freeport in England.

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Accountancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the (a) nature and (b) value was of all (i) contracts, (ii) consultancies and (iii) other services placed with the...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Chief Scientific Advisers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many meetings (a) they and (b) other Ministers in their Department have had with the Department's Chief Scientific...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Streptococcus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will have urgent discussions with the Department of Health and Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland on ensuring a robust plan to deal...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • ICT: Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps her Department has taken in helping to support the development of exascale supercomputing technology.

    • Telecommunications: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has plans to (a) reform, (b) revoke or (c) retain the Communications (Access to Infrastructure)...

      Sportsgrounds: Utilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support is being given to (a) football clubs and (b) rugby league clubs who own their stadium to assist with increased...

      Gambling: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if the Government will take steps to reduce the number of gambling advertisements on television.

  • Prime Minister

  • Department for Transport

    • Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Tachographs

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 1 December (HL3746), how many manufacturers expect to have smart 2 tachographs (1) in...

  • Leader of the House of Lords

    • Oral Questions: House of Lords

      To ask the Leader of the House what steps he is taking to encourage members to keep supplementary questions short and succinct.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Africa: Development Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Minister of State for Development and Africa on 14 November that he was "pleased to confirm new UK Government funding to the Global...

    • Sudan: Sexual Offences

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had at the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative regarding sexual violence in (1) Sudan, and (2) South Sudan.

      Development Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 11 November (HL3016), how much Official Development Assistance (ODA) support they...

      Malaysia: Foreign Relations

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister has yet spoken to the new Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim; and if so, what steps they discussed to strengthen...

      Lebanon: Food Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the announcement by the United Nations World Food Programme on 21 October that it has "continued to scale up its assistance in Lebanon", when they last...

      Ethiopia: Development Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide (1) medical supplies, and (2) aid, to Ethiopia.

      Climate Change: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the creation of an international funding facility to combat climate change and respond to the loss and damage commitments...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • General Practitioners

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure face-to-face GP appointments are more readily available to patients.

    • Neural Tube Defects: Folic Acid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what engagement they have had with governments of other countries which fortify foods with folic acid in order to reduce the prevalence of neural tube defects.

      Medical Equipment: Electricity

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they (1) have taken, or (2) plan to take, to ensure that seriously ill children who depend on electrical equipment for their survival can access a...

      Nutrition

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the main nutrient deficiencies within the UK population; and whether they have carried out any analysis of any gender difference...

      Abortion: Neural Tube Defects

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any trends in the last five years regarding the number of pregnancies terminated due to neural tube defects.

      Dengue Fever

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 13 October (HL2369), how many dengue fever infections there were in the UK in (1) 2020, and (2) 2021, based...

      Hearing Impairment: Young People

      To ask His Majesty's Government what data they have gathered, if any, which support the view that young people's hearing is placed at risk as a result of unsafe listening habits using headphones.

      Dental Health

      To ask His Majesty's Government which dental charities are working in England to promote better dental hygiene in schools and local communities, including those that donate free toothbrushes and...

      Locums

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) doctors, (2) registered nurses, and (3) medical scientists, were employed as locums in each year since 2015; and what was the cost for each of those...

      Care Workers: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps are they taking (1) to increase the carer workforce, and (2) to reduce staff turnover rates in the sector.

      NHS: Coronavirus

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many NHS staff to date have died as a result of contracting COVID-19.

      NHS: Strikes

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that patients will continue to receive essential care and services in the event of any industrial action amongst staff in the...

      Evusheld

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will ensure that immunocompromised patients will have to wait no more than nine months from approval to get the prophylactic antibodies Evusheld.

      Influenza: Drugs

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have commissioned research to understand where rapid diagnostics should be used in care pathways to ensure influenza Neuraminidase Inhibitor (NI)...

      Neural Tube Defects: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of lifetime direct medical costs associated with births affected by neural tube defects compared to those unaffected; and why they...

      Mental Health Services: Children in Care

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure care-experienced children and young people have access to specialist, trauma-informed mental health support if they need it.

      Congenital Abnormalities and Folic Acid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of introducing a (1) Birth Defects Prevention Month, and (2) Folic Acid Awareness Week, similar to those in the United States.

      Pregnancy

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether and how they measure the effectiveness of advice given to women of child-bearing age planning a pregnancy according to their (1) socio-economic background,...

      Palliative Care: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 22 November (HL3405), what plans they have, if any, to give an indication of (1) a timetable for the...

      Midwives: Apprentices

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many midwifery apprentices there are in England.

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much of the £2.3 billion earmarked for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services has now been invested in those services; and, of that amount, how much...

      Folic Acid

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are aware of any evidence of food manufacturers proposing to lower the level of voluntary folic acid fortification of foods.

      Royal Sussex County Hospital: Air Ambulance Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they anticipate the helipad located on top of the Royal Sussex County Hospital tower block will become operational.

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