Written answers

Thursday, 15 December 2022

  • Department for Transport

    • Horticulture: Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of information provided to horticultural businesses on the installation of tachographs in horticultural...

    • Railways: Christmas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to minimise disruption of the rail network over the Christmas and New Year period.

      Railways: Strikes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much public money has been paid to train operating companies on days where their services have not been able to run to due strike action since 1...

      Railways: Snow and Ice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with stakeholders in (a) Network Rail, (b) Train Operating Companies and (c) the wider rail industry on resilience...

      Railways: Snow and Ice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the principal risks to the rail network in winter 2022-23 are; and what steps he is taking to mitigate those risks.

      Hydrogen Fuelling Stations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to address challenges with hydrogen refuelling infrastructure and availability.

      Public Transport: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support hydrogen use in public transport ecosystems.

      Road Traffic Offences: Fixed Penalties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the support available to motorists to appeal against Penalty Charge Notices that they...

      Road Traffic Offences: Fixed Penalties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing payment plans for Penalty Charge Notices in the context of the cost of living crisis.

      A36: Cleveland Bridge

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Cleveland Bridge in Bath is on the A36 Primary Route.

      Roads: Salt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many tonnes of salt were held in the national emergency salt reserve managed by National Highways on behalf of his Department as of 1 December 2022.

      Department for Transport: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500 for October 2021, for what purpose were...

      Railways: Freight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's process is for granting a change to a Development Consent Order for a strategic rail freight interchange.

      Electric Scooters: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to strengthen the safety regulations on the use of e-scooters.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • International Fund for Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much financial support the Government has provided to the International Fund for Ireland in each of the last three years.

    • Northern Ireland: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to his oral contribution of 9 November 2022, Official Report, column 281, on Northern Ireland Elections, what plans he has to...

      Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of allocating the £250m that the Executive is permitted to borrow over the...

      Craigavon House: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government is taking to help support the restoration of Craigavon House.

      Northern Ireland Office: Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff in his Department have been allocated to deal with issues related to international trade in (a) each of the past five years and...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Inflammatory Bowel Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to increase public awareness of (i) Crohn's disease and (ii) ulcerative colitis.

    • Maternity Services: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) comprehensiveness and (b) adequacy of the figures he holds on the number of maternity...

      Home Care Services: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to support home care workers using their own vehicles to visit clients with fuel costs.

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of general practice appointments were carried out by (a) GPs in face-to-face consultations and (b) non-GPs...

      General Food Regulations 2004

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether he plans has to (a) retain, (b) replace and (c) revoke the General Food Regulations 2004.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to enable people who are ordinarily resident in England to have access to an NHS dental check-up and relevant...

      Dentistry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a dentistry workforce strategy.

      Sickle Cell Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason nutrition is not included in Sickle Cell health care protocols.

      Integrated Care Boards: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that Integrated care boards are adequately funded to fulfil their responsibility for reducing...

      Sickle Cell Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to ensure that sickle cell patients receive their first dose of pain relief within 30...

      HIV Infection: Blackpool

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has provided to Blackpool to help (a) reduce and (b) detect HIV infections, including on a new opt-out...

      York Hospital: Paediatrics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Children's Assessment and Treatment Unit at York Hospital on supporting...

      Blood: Donors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether blood donations from people who have not been vaccinated against covid-19 are separately identified; and whether people who...

      Pharmacy: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of community pharmacy closures on patients.

      Obesity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November to Question 87788 on Obesity, why no such meetings have taken place.

      Ambulance Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ambulance services were at Level Four in the Resource Escalation Action Plan in England as of 8 December 2022.

      Health: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 66 of the Women's Health Strategy for England published on 30 August 2022, what steps has his Department taken to...

      NHS: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November to Question 59768 on Protective Clothing: Storage, what is the (a) weekly and (b) daily cost of...

      Dementia: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the publication of the 10-year plan for dementia.

      Dementia: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the 10-year plan for dementia will increase dementia diagnosis rates in (a) England and (b) Birmingham,...

      Dementia: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of access to brain scans to assist in the diagnosis of dementia in York.

      Cancer: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the waiting time is for cancer patients to see a cancer specialist in the Cheshire and Merseyside ICS area after referral by a GP.

      Genito-urinary Medicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Women's Health Strategy for England published on 30 August 2022, when he plans to publish the sexual and...

      Cystic Fibrosis: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an estimate of the number of people who require medication for cystic fibrosis who are not able to afford it.

      Dental Services: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects negotiations on a new NHS dental contract to conclude.

      Dental Health: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce oral health inequality.

      Dental Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the findings of the review of research on Orthodontic treatment for...

      Medical Records: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department and the NHS have made on plans to produce a digital version of the red book as outlined in the NHS...

      Health Services: Travellers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that his Department's data collection records the experiences of people from Gypsy, Roma, and...

      Blood: Donors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the NHS Blood and Transplant’s campaign Not Family, But Blood campaign...

      Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2022 to Question 105539, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of...

      Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing levels within Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.

  • Wales Office

    • Wales Office: Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff in his Department have been allocated to deal with issues related to international trade in (a) each of the past five years and (b) the...

  • Department for Education

    • Academies: Reviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the Academies regulation and commissioning review; and if she will make a statement.

    • Department for Education: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of her Department's (a) laptops, (b) mobile phones, (c) memory sticks and (d) external hard drives have been lost or stolen in each of the...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that the forthcoming National SEND and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan will consider the whole journey of...

      Sleep: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department has made any assessment of the potential merits of introducing a National Sleep Strategy including recommendations to help ensure...

      Schools: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, from which capital programmes the £500 million of repurposed capital funding for energy efficiency announced on 6 December 2022 comes.

      State Education: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers in state schools in England did not have qualified teacher status in each year between 2010 and 2021.

      Education: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the early termination of energy contracts for education providers on the basis...

      Natural History: GCSE

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress he has made on (a) plans to develop a GCSE in Natural History and (b) that GCSE being taught in schools from 2025.

  • Prime Minister

    • Honours

      To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing minimum qualifying criteria for a Prime Minister's tenure in office regarding resignation honours lists.

    • Prime Minister: Staff

      To ask the Prime Minister, if he will publish a list of post-holders and the dates of service of the Military Assistants to the Prime Minister since 2010.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Eritrea: Journalism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the welfare of Dawit Isaak and other journalists who were arrested in...

    • Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to support the United Nation’s appeal for $51.5 billion in aid funds for 2023.

      Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding his Department contributed to the G7 famine prevention and humanitarian crises compact in (a)...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Bullying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the number of staff who have been subject to (a) sexual harassment and (b) bullying...

      Iran: Baha'i Faith

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the trends in the level of the risk of persecution of the Baha'i people in...

      Kosovo: Serbia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Kosovan government on tensions in the northern part of...

      China: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of China abiding to the terms of the Sino-British Joint Declaration.

      Jimmy Lai

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to ensure British citizen, Jimmy Lai, has received regular consular access in Hong Kong.

      South Africa: Just Energy Transition Partnership

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to help support the implementation of the Just Energy Transition...

      Somaliland: Animals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department will take steps to support Somaliland with tackling animal (a) poaching and (b) trafficking...

      Tigray: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to (a) mobilise and (b) deliver medical supplies to Tigray.

      Ethiopia: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of (a) trends in the level of security in the Oromia region of...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government will take to support the World Health Organisation's mRNA Technology Transfer Hubs in...

      Somaliland: Fires

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the Somaliland Government following the recent fire in Hargeisa Market.

      Africa: Development Aid and Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much (a) humanitarian funding and (b) development funding has the UK government given to (i) Somalia, (ii)...

      Ukraine: Electricity Generation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many step-up and step-down transformers and related equipment have been (a) provided to assist the resilience...

      Afghanistan: Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Afghan citizens who (a) worked for and (b) were affiliated with...

      Sierra Leone: Electoral Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he discussed voter (a) registration, (b) exhibition and (c) verification during his meeting with the...

      Brazil: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Brazilian counterpart on the protection of human rights defenders in...

      Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has met with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya since his appointment.

      Cambodia: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Cambodian counterpart on the (a) working conditions and (b) rights...

      Myanmar: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department requires any (a) international non-governmental or (b) Burmese civil society organisations...

      Indonesia: Diplomatic Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many UK-based staff from his Department have been deployed to the (a) Embassy and (b) relevant Consulates in...

      Myanmar: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what humanitarian assistance the Government is providing to people in Myanmar who have been displaced by airstrikes.

      Africa: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support the Partnership for Vaccine Manufacturing initiative to increase...

      Africa: Monkeypox

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support African countries experiencing outbreaks of monkeypox.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Military Aid: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military personnel have been seconded to cover for workers engaged in industrial action in (a) December 2022 and (b) January 2023.

    • Ministry of Defence: Bullying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the number of staff who have been subject to (a) sexual harassment and (b) bullying in his Department in each year since 2018.

      Air Force: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential relationship between the delivery of the Military Flying Training System and the functioning of...

      Department of Health and Social Care and Home Office: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel will be on standby for Military Aid to Civilian Authority requests from (a) the Department of Health and Social Care and...

      Military Aid: Ambulance Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel are being trained at NHS trusts to drive ambulances.

      Military Aid: Ambulance Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December to Question 97439 on Military Aid: NHS, whether his Department has received a Military Aid to Civilian Authority...

      AWACS: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of commissioning the three E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft.

      Typhoon Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral evidence taken by the Defence Select Committee on 29 November 2022 on Aviation Procurement, HC 178, what assessment his...

      Ministry of Defence: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which five teams in their Department have the highest number of staffing vacancies as a proportion of total staff as of 8 December 2022; and what...

      Ministry of Defence: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the level in civilian personnel (a) resignations, (b) retirements...

      Ministry of Defence: Resignations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian personnel by (a) grade, (b) job role and (c) geographic location resigned in the 12 months to 30 September 2022.

      Typhoon Aircraft: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Figure 11 of the NAO report on The Equipment Plan 2022-2032 published on 29 November 2022, HC 907, what the reason is for the variance...

      Defence Equipment: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons his Department did not consider the OBR's inflation projections from March 2022 when drafting The Defence Equipment Plan 2022-23.

      Future Combat Air System

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral evidence taken by the Defence Select Committee on 29 November 2022 on Aviation Procurement, HC 178, what assessment his...

      Typhoon Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral evidence taken by the Defence Select Committee on 29 November 2022 on Aviation Procurement, HC 178, whether it remains his...

      A400M Aircraft: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the funding for the A400M additional purchases is held (a) centrally and (b) by Air Command.

      Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the percentage of GDP needed to be spent in order to fulfil the defence and security objectives of his Department...

      F-35 Aircraft: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the operational costs are of one flying hour for the F-35 aircraft.

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Shipbuilding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the response from the Minister for Defence Procurement to hon. Member for Leyton and Wanstead of 12 December 2022, by what definition...

      Type 32 Frigates: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2022 to Question 102771 on Type 32 Frigates: Procurement, when his Department plans to complete the concept phase...

      Type 32 Frigates: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to Answer of 8 December 2022 to Question 102768, what programmes are involved in the Type 32 Frigate.

      Type 32 Frigates: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2022 to Question 102768, which defence organisations are involved in the Type 32 Frigate programme.

      Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of the Autumn Statement 2022 on the Ministry of Defence Budget in real terms compared to 2021.

      Taiwan: Navy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to take steps to provide naval patrols around Taiwan.

      Taiwan: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will take steps to provide training for Taiwanese soldiers.

      Military Aid: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will undertake an impact assessment on the effect of military personnel cover for workers engaged in industrial action over winter 2022-23 on the...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications for resettlement to the UK under the Ex-Gratia Scheme for Afghan former locally employed staff there were from 4 June 2013 to 30...

      Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 100891 on Military Aid: Fire Services, tabled on 1 December 2022 by the Rt hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Jobcentres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average number of work coaches in post was at a jobcentre in each month in the last 12 months for which data is available.

    • Employment: Menopause

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken since the publication of the Women’s Health Strategy to encourage employers to implement evidence...

      Second State Pension Age Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to publish the independent report on the Second State Pension age review.

      Cold Weather Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the Cold Weather Payment in line with inflation.

      Cold Weather Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the level of cold weather payments to reflect the increase in energy prices.

      Pension Credit: Eligibility

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will review the threshold to qualify for Pension Credit in the context of the increase in the level of inflation.

      Winter Fuel Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that Winter Fuel Payments are made in a timely manner.

      Jobcentres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the average caseload of a work coach in each of the last five financial years for which data is available.

      Cost of Living Payments: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Cost of Living Payments for disabled people not on means-tested benefits and who have...

      Cost of Living Payments: Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing a Cost of Living Payment to unpaid carers.

      Restart Scheme: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2022 on Question 86672 on Restart Scheme: Disclosure of Information, when he expects the Department to...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2022 to Question 54580, on Universal Credit, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of...

      Employment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people left the Intensive Personalised Employment Support programme as a result of entering employment in each of the last five...

      Food Banks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions staff in his Department have suggested that UK residents could make use of foodbanks in response to issues they are...

      Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report published on 6 December 2022 by the Joint Committee on Human Rights into the draft Bereavement Benefits...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people claiming Universal Credit are subject to third party deductions as of 12 December 2022; and what the...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2022 to Question 58983 on Universal Credit, if he will provide that information for the period to 12...

      Jobcentre Plus: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on Jobcentre Plus on (a) resource and (b) capital expenditure in each of the last five financial years.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Environment Act 2021

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department obtained legal advice on its planned timetable for the publication of targets under the Environment...

    • Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, why the publication of the final Environmental Principles Policy Statement has been delayed; and when that Statement will be...

      Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of rewilding moorland through lack of management on (a) the amount of...

  • Home Office

    • Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her foreword to the report by the Centre for Policy Studies entitled Stopping the Crossings, published in November 2022,...

    • Asylum: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has had with local authorities in Northern Ireland on the use of contingency accommodation for asylum...

      Home Office: Incentives

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value of non-cash vouchers awarded to staff working for her core Department as performance-related bonuses was in (a) 2017-18, (b)...

      Police: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of inflation on the police precept; and whether she has made an assessment of the...

      Police: Misconduct

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that claims of misconduct against police officers are fully investigated in a timely manner.

      Frontex

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the joint statement on migration issues by Ministers from the UK, France, the Netherlands and Belgium on 8 December 2022,...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence of 14 November 2022 from the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton on tackling...

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for a firearms license have been made in England and Wales in each of the last ten years.

      Firearms: Seized Articles

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many firearms were seized by the police in each the last five years.

      Windrush Compensation Scheme: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications to the Windrush Compensation Scheme have been received from (a) Birmingham and (b) Birmingham, Erdington constituency.

      Deportation: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the joint statement on migration issues by Ministers from the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium on 8...

      Home Office: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if they will list the five teams in their Department with the highest number of staffing vacancies as a percentage of staff as of 8 December...

      Visas: Seasonal Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what requirements are placed on Sponsoring Agencies under the Seasonal Workers Scheme to ensure that work will be available for the duration...

      Crimes of Violence: Crime Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of ad-hoc funding in preparation for the Serious Violence Duty.

      Migrants: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's independent report entitled Review into the welfare in detention of vulnerable persons published 14...

      Visas: Seasonal Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of the seasonal worker visas made available for workers for the poultry sector have been issued as of 7...

      Asylum: Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department takes to provide financial support to an asylum seeker who has been subjected to domestic violence where the...

      Visas: Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of capping the number of graduate visas on the UK’s economy.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Homelessness: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the number of homeless veterans in winter 2022-23.

    • Parking: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with local authorities on tackling the misuse of private car parking facilities.

      Housing: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent steps he has taken to progress the review of the planning barriers that households face when installing energy...

      Landlords: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a national landlord registration scheme.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the average cost to build a house including the purchase of land in (a) North...

      Blackpool Council: Business Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what business rate relief Blackpool Council received during the covid-19 pandemic.

      Council Tax: Bailiffs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many local authorities have stopped using bailiffs to collect unpaid council tax.

      Local Government Finance: Romford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish a breakdown of the local government funding Romford constituency has received in the past five years.

      Housing: Public Houses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of having a Council Tax exemption for flats or...

      Heating: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will take steps to (a) establish a register of warm banks provided by local authorities and (b) record...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to provide support for people who entered the UK under the Ukrainian sponsorship scheme and are...

  • Attorney General

    • Prosecutions: Standards

      To ask the Attorney General, what data her Department holds on the average length of time between (a) a suspect admitting committing an offence to the police and (b) that suspect being prosecuted...

  • Cabinet Office

    • China: National Security

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to tackle Chinese threats to UK security.

  • Treasury

    • Tobacco: Smuggling

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many reports have been received through CrimeStoppers and referred to (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) Trading Standards relating to illegal tobacco...

    • National Income

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the (a) potential limitations of GDP growth as a measurement of the development of the UK economy and (b)...

      Deposit Guarantee Scheme Regulations 2015

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether he plans to (a) retain, (b) replace and (c) revoke the Deposit Guarantee Scheme Regulations 2015.

      Public Houses: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a reformed business rate for pubs that is equitable to other small businesses.

      Energy: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the VAT on domestic energy to 2.5 per cent.

      Public Sector: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the calculations for the Prime Minister’s statement that public sector pay demands would cost each household £1,000.

      Commodity Markets: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to strengthen the regulation of commodity markets to promote (a) stability and (b) transparency.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff in her Department have been allocated to deal with issues related to international trade in (a) each of the...

    • Gambling: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a general levy on sports betting and redistributing it to...

      Online Safety Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to include specific provisions to tackle violence against women and girls in the Online Safety Bill.

      Social Media: Disinformation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that social media companies prevent misinformation on their platforms.

      Broadband: Easington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason average download speeds in Easington constituency are below the regional and national average; what steps she...

      Royal Parks: Avian Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to help reduce the risk of avian flu transmission to birds that are permanently...

      Arts: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed National Portfolio Programme 2023-26 on the number of (a)...

      Opera

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reviewing opera (a) funding and (b) geographical provision in England.

      English National Opera: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Art Council England National Portfolio Organisation funding...

      English National Opera: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much public funding the English National Opera received in each of the last 15 years; and what discussions his Department...

      Broadband: Easington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve broadband upload speeds in Easington constituency.

      Technology: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will hold discussions with technology companies to help ensure that their platforms are not being used to disseminate...

      Leisure and Swimming Pools: Facilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what additional support she is making available to support swimming pools and leisure centres in response to increases in...

      Cricket: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2022 to Question 26040 on Cricket: Ethnic Groups, what recent assessment his Department has...

      Television Licences: Non-payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many pensioners have been prosecuted for non-payment of the TV Licence fee in each of the last three years.

      Gendered Intelligence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has provided funding to the charity Gendered Intelligence (a) directly and (b) through associated...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners: Gender Recognition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2022 to Question 96653 on Prisoners: Gender Recognition, how many transgender prisoners without a Gender...

    • Prisoners' Release: Christmas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2022 to Question 101737 on Prisoners' Release: Christmas, if he will provide a breakdown of the 145 prisoners who...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Assistance Animals

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will take steps to tackle access refusal of people with assistance dogs by businesses.

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways: Manchester Airport

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the decision by the Manchester Recovery Task Force to terminate the direct train service between Sheffield and Manchester Airport, when they expect...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Energy: Meters

      To ask His Majesty's Government, what steps they are taking to support consumers who cannot monitor their energy consumption via their smart meter as a result of a failure to connect with a data hub.

    • Geothermal Power: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the UK’s geothermal industry and the role of the Contracts for Difference scheme in supporting new developments.

      Fuel Poverty

      To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to people experiencing fuel poverty as a result of increased energy bills.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Medicine: Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons why the new medical schools at Worcester, Brunel, and Chester universities are primarily recruiting foreign students...

    • Community Diagnostic Centres

      To ask His Majesty's Government what NHS diagnostic and treatment hubs were established during 2022; what are their locations; what services each hub provides; how they were selected; and when...

      Gender Recognition: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many children have been prescribed puberty blockers in each of the last 10 years.

      NHS: Drugs

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Roadmap for integrating specialised services within Integrated Care Systems, published on 31 May, whether NHS England will maintain their...

      Integrated Care Boards

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many Integrated Care Boards they forecast will take on full delegated specialised commissioning responsibility from April 2023.

      Rare Diseases: Drugs

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the England Rare Diseases Action Plan 2022, published on 28 February, what is the breakdown of the scope of the NHS’ annual report on the...

      Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the England Rare Diseases Action Plan 2022, published on 28 February, when the strategic approach on Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products will be...

      Rare Diseases: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to hold delivery partners, including NHS England, to account on the remaining incomplete actions in the England Rare Diseases Action...

      Palliative Care

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by Marie Curie Better End of Life 2022, published in November, which found that “out-of-hours palliative care is currently inadequate...

      Coronavirus: Drugs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the equalities impact of replacing the COVID-19 Medicines Delivery Units in order to move COVID-19 therapeutics delivery to...

      Medical Technologies Directorate

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the objectives of the MedTech Directorate of the Department of Health and Social Care; and when they intend to publish the (1) strategy, and (2)...

      Influenza: Drugs

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether NICE guidelines on influenza Neuraminidase Inhibitor (NI) drugs take account of the importance of rapid diagnostics, given that the optimal impact of NI...

      NHS: Recruitment

      To ask His Majesty's Government when NHS England will finalise the recruitment of new clinical leaders in specialised services, including national clinical directors and national specialty advisors.

      Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government when NHS England will publish a timeline for the update of service specifications in specialised services.

      Dental Services: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his Autumn Statement on 17 November that the NHS will be given £3.3 billion additional...

      Ophthalmic Services: Learning Disability

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 1 December (HL3634), whether there remains a NHS Long Term Plan commitment to invest to ensure that...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Children and Young People

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to discourage children and young people from vaping.

      Midwives

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to make a statement on the midwifery profession in England.

      Coronavirus: Drugs

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the publication of the RAPID C-19 Oversight Group report on 6 October, whether the Antivirals and Therapeutics Taskforce has determined the nature and...

      Ambulance Services: Strikes

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to ensure the running of an effective ambulance service in the event of any industrial action by ambulance workers.

      Coronavirus: Drugs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of people who received COVID-19 treatment in a community setting subsequently died from COVID-19.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Office for Budget Responsibility: Vacancies

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to forecasts by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) regarding vacancies in the labour market, what assessment they have made of the level of...

  • Home Office

    • Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 29 November (HL3419), what proportion of the approximately £195 million committed to the...

    • Refugees

      To ask His Majesty's Government, other than for asylum seekers from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, what are the safe and legal routes into the UK for those seeking asylum.

      Asylum

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce (1) the time taken to make decisions on asylum applications, and (2) the backlog of older cases.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Local Government: Flags

      To ask His Majesty's Government what permission local authorities need to fly the (1) Ukrainian flag, (2) UN flag, (3) EU flag, and (4) flag of any country other than the UK or Ukraine.

    • Temporary Accommodation: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many children are expected to be in temporary accommodation over the forthcoming Christmas period.

      Social Rented Housing: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many new homes to let at Social Rent in England (1) were completed in each of the last three years, and (2) are expected to be completed during the forthcoming...

      Social Rented Housing: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of social homes built in each local authority area in each of the last five years.

  • Treasury

    • Financial Services: Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government which of the Chancellor’s proposed reforms to financial services regulation, announced in Edinburgh on 8 December, will (1) require primary legislation, (2)...

    • Energy Price Guarantee

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they examined the case for (1) reducing VAT on domestic fuel, and (2) raising the personal allowance for taxpayers, as an alternative to the Energy Price...

      Credit

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to increase regulation for unregulated digital Buy-Now-Pay-Later products; and if so, when they intend to introduce such measures.

      Credit Rating: First Time Buyers

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consultations they have had with UK mortgage lenders regarding their assessment procedures, including the use of algorithms, for creditworthiness; and what...

      Retail Trade: Money

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the levels of compliance by businesses with the Bills of Exchange Act 1882; and what steps they will take to ensure that...

      Personal Income: National Insurance Contributions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide financial support to those experiencing a decrease in income as a result of an increase in National Insurance contributions.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • BBC: Complaints

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of Ofcom's systems of investigating and reporting on complaints about BBC bias.

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