Friday, 9 December 2022
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road traffic accidents have been reported on the A580 in each years since 2010.
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to introduce new rules on product safety.
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...
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...
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)...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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)...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Better Care Fund.
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.
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.
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)...
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.
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)...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many bursaries have been awarded under the Troops to Teachers scheme since January 2022.
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.
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.
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...
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,...
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...
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.
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.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the duration of Operation Safeguard.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support prison leavers find employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help offenders find employment following release from prison.
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...
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.
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.
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...
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;...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of devolving the Aggregates Levy to Wales.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to help ensure that age discrimination is removed from financial services.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the (a) in service and (b) out of service date for Starstreak.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the (a) in service and (b) out of service date for NLAWs.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans are eligible for Disability Cost of Living payments.
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...
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.
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on appointing a new Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner.
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.
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...
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to create the Protect Duty.
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...
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.
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.
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...
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which contractors operate the customs cites in each Freeport in England.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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)...
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...
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.
To ask the Prime Minister, how many meetings (a) he and (b) his predecessors had with the Government Chief Scientific Adviser from (i) 1 December 2021 to 28 February 2022, (ii) 1 March to 31 May...
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...
To ask the Leader of the House what steps he is taking to encourage members to keep supplementary questions short and succinct.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide (1) medical supplies, and (2) aid, to Ethiopia.
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...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure face-to-face GP appointments are more readily available to patients.
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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many NHS staff to date have died as a result of contracting COVID-19.
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...
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.
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)...
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...
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.
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.
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,...
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...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many midwifery apprentices there are in England.
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...
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.
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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