Written answers

Monday, 19 December 2022

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways and Roads: Freight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of the freight bottleneck at (a) Bramley in Hampshire and (b) along the Basingstoke to...

    • Railways: Japanese Knotweed

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the (a) prevalence of Japanese knotweed on (i) railway embankments and (ii) other railway land and (b) potential...

      East Coast Main Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking with Network Rail to reduce instances of overhead line issues on the East Coast Mainline.

      Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the current average waiting time is for a driving test.

      East Coast Main Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the forecasted return on investment for the (a) East Coast Upgrade and (b) East Coast Main Line fleet...

      East Coast Main Line: Timetables

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department’s intended date is for the introduction of the new East Coast Main Line timetable; and if he will make a statement.

      West Coast Main Line: North Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the impact of the reduction in Avanti West Coast's service since summer 2022 on the economy of North Wales.

      Motor Vehicles: Noise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to restrict the customisation of motor vehicles to prevent excessive noise from (a) back firing and (b) other anti-social...

      Driving under Influence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of potential conflicts of interests related to alcoholic beverage company Diageo’s sponsorship of the new...

      Motorways: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what further steps his Department are taking to improve safety on all lane running smart motorways.

      Motorways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data his Department holds on response times for providing support to vehicles stranded in live lanes on smart motorways; and what policies his...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to take legislative steps to allow devolved administrations to implement smart road charging schemes.

      Motor Vehicles: Noise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to progress the roadside noise camera trials; and what plans he has to extend the pilot to a wider rollout.

      Shipping: Crew

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on seafarer welfare and the UN...

      Shipping: Crew

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to strengthen minimum seafarer welfare standards in the Maritime Labour Convention.

      Shipping: Crew

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the extent to which employers in the shipping industry may have reduced seafarer welfare standards in the...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to correspondence of 29 November 2022 from the hon. Member for Stockport relating to Avanti West Coast rail services.

      Motor Vehicles: Noise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) local authorities and (b) the police on ensuring those bodies have the resources to enforce rules...

      Marine Environment Protection Committee

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who the members were of the UK delegation to the 79th session of the International Maritime Organisation’s Marine Environment Protection Committee.

      Marine Environment Protection Committee

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will set out the Government’s negotiating position ahead of the 79th session of the International Maritime Organisation’s Marine...

      Department for Transport: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which energy provider supplies energy to their Department; how much carbon dioxide was emitted by their Department in the latest period for which...

      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 July 2021, for which minister was a...

      Department for Transport: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what date he expects his Department to be carbon neutral in its day to day operations.

      Department for Transport: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department spent in 2021 on purchasing goods and services with a value of less than £500 on a government procurement card.

      Department for Transport: Ministerial Boxes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Department’s publication of spending over £500 with an electronic purchasing card for July 2022, what the nature of the...

      Department for Transport: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500 for July 2021, (a) for which ministers were car...

      East Coast Main Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) cost to the public purse of and (b) projected revenue from long-distance high speed rail services on the...

      Department for Transport: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department’s publication of electronic purchasing card spending over £500 for November 2021, what items of wellbeing...

      Motor Vehicles: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether he plans to (a) revoke, (b) retain or (c) replace Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Natural Gas: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the role of hydrogen blending in encouraging investment in the hydrogen sector.

    • Flexible Working: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increasing employee rights for flexible working on (a)...

      Local Net Zero Forum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the first Ministerial meeting of the Local Net Zero Forum will take place.

      Energy Bill Relief Scheme: Iron and Steel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if the Government will extend the Energy Bill Relief Scheme for the steel sector beyond March 2023.

      Recruitment: Flexible Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring employers to list the available flexible working...

      Cleaning Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the laundry business sector regarding the increases in cost of living and potential...

      Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to implement the (a) revised arrangements to the Paris Convention on Third Party...

      Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of localised carbon capture at carbon-dioxide emitting facilities...

      Royal Mail: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a formal partnership between Royal Mail and other public...

      Royal Mail

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Royal Mail on its future business strategy.

      Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the installation of localised carbon capture and storage equipment at...

      Alternative Fuel Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when further details of the Alternative Fuel Payments scheme will be announced and when payments will be made to...

      Energy Bills Rebate: District Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure landlords and letting agents are passing on the Energy Bill Discount to tenants in...

      District Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that the energy support provided by his Department to heat network...

      Alternative Fuel Payments: Sheltered Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether people living in flats in sheltered accommodation and who are off the gas grid will be eligible for the...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Abortion: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for what reason the Government has provided ring-fenced funding for abortion services in Northern Ireland.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Tobacco: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 8th February 2021 to question 148892, if he will publish the findings of Public Health England’s...

    • NHS: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what powers NHS England has to hold homecare medicines services providers to account for (a) delayed deliveries, (b) delayed treatment...

      Tobacco: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 8th February 2021 to Question 148892, what steps his Department have taken as a result of Public Health...

      NHS: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department last assessed the essential medicines buffer stock to ensure it has the (a) appropriate products and (b) adequate...

      Immunotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will allow immunotherapy to be funded indefinitely where it is found to have a beneficial effect on patients; and if he will make a...

      PPE Medpro

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Government began its mediation process with PPE Medpro Ltd.

      NHS: Strikes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has held discussions about contingency planning for the potential impact of wider NHS strikes.

      Cannabis: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to encourage manufacturers of cannabis-based medicinal products to (a) conduct clinical trials and (b) pursue...

      NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer about funding NHS staff pay.

      Prozac

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the availability of Fluoxetine in each region.

      Elective Recovery Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish (a) key performance indicators, (b) a strategy and (c) a timeline for achieving key targets of the Elective...

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps in addition to those set out in Agenda for Change he is taking to help improve NHS staff morale.

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December to Question 95818, which (a) patient organisations and (b) other relevant stakeholders his...

      NHS: Ict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) operations, (b) appointments and (c) treatments have been (i) postponed and (ii) cancelled as a result of IT failures within...

      Drugs: Animal Products

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps towards mandatory labelling of animal-derived ingredients in medicines in the context of patients with specific...

      Alcoholic Drinks: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of alcohol-related deaths per year.

      Obesity: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce levels of childhood obesity.

      Blood: Donors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has mechanisms which allow blood bank supplies from non-covid-19-vaccinated donors available to...

      Sickle Cell Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing funding and staffing levels for Sickle Cell services .

      Healthy Start Scheme: Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the consultation on the extension of Healthy Start eligibility to families with No Recourse to Public Funds will take place; and if...

      Drugs: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether he plans to (a) revoke, (b) retain or (c) replace Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the...

      NHS and Social Services: Sick Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) NHS and (b) social care workers took sick leave due to a covid-19 infection in the latest period for which data is available.

      Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, what plans he has to (a) retain, (b) revoke or (c) replace the Tobacco and Related Products...

      St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust: Accident and Emergency Departments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for patients attending the Accident and Emergency unit at St Helens and Knowsley Hospital NHS Trust in...

      Hospitals: Air Conditioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department provided advice to hospitals on the purchase of air purifiers that use technology deemed safe by the Scientific...

      General Practitioners: City of Durham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the proportion of GP appointments in the City of Durham conducted face-to-face in the...

      Dental Services: City of Durham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve access to NHS dental services in the City of Durham.

      Maternity Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many maternal medicine networks have been established in England as of 9 December 2022.

      Maternity Services: Contraceptives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to improve the provision of contraception in maternity settings.

      Hormone Replacement Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of the availability of hormone replacement therapy.

      Pregnancy Loss Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the final report of the Pregnancy Loss Review.

      Monkeypox: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of funding for monkeypox services in the NHS.

      Miscarriage: Bereavement Counselling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that all (a) women and (b) partners have access to bereavement support following pregnancy loss.

      Abortion: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he will take to ensure that all women and young people have access to the telemedical pathway for early medical abortion.

      Health Services: Autism and Learning Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) autistic people and (b) people with learning disabilities were in long-term segregation on 6 December 2022.

      Hormone Replacement Therapy: Prescriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether HRT prepayment certificates will be available by April 2023.

      Ambulance Services: Prisons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of ambulance callouts to prisons to treat drug-related instances in each of the last three years.

      Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help improve the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of (i) polycystic ovary syndrome and...

      Miscarriage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of Sands on the development of a pregnancy loss certificate since the...

      Fertility: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Women’s Health Strategy published 30 August 2022, what progress his Department has made on removing...

      Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that all babies of women taking Valproate during pregnancy receive a thorough examination at birth by a...

      Prisoners: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of prisoners sent to hospital for drug-related issues in each of the last three years.

      Health Services: International Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2022 to Question 106425 on Health Services: International Cooperation, for what reason (a)...

      Autism and Learning Disability: Community Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring Integrated Care Boards to publish plans for meeting the...

      NHS: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recourse NHS staff have in the event that a hospital's Freedom to Speak Up Guardian breaches staff confidentiality.

      Respiratory System: Infectious Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to ensure continued availability of rapid PCR testing to help control respiratory infections in winter 2022-23.

      NHS: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring NHS Trusts to submit quarterly data returns to the Freedom to Speak Up...

      Long Covid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in the UK have been diagnosed with Long Covid.

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in the UK have been diagnosed with severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, as defined in the NICE guidelines.

      Menopause: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with (a) employer groups and (b) other stakeholders on (i) the Women's Health Strategy, (ii)...

      Menopause: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with colleagues in the Department of Work and Pensions on workplace support during the menopause...

      Independent Investigation Into East Kent Maternity Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the independent report commissioned by his Department entitled Maternity and neonatal services in East Kent: 'Reading...

      Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust: Electroconvulsive Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review Electroconvulsive Therapy within any inquiry into services within the Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

      Maternity Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on ensuring a (a) safe environment, (b) culture of mutual respect and (c)...

      Maternity Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the continuity of carer model.

      Health Services: 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 in August 2022, whether his Department is taking...

      Miscarriage: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 79 of the policy paper entitled Women's Health Strategy for England, CP 736, published on 30 August 2022, whether...

      Maternity Services: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 79 of the policy paper entitled Women's Health Strategy for England, CP 736, published on 30 August 2022, whether...

      Incontinence: Physiotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential benefits of pelvic physiotherapy as a treatment for urinary stress incontinence.

      Menopause: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether all women and girls experiencing early menopause are able to access specialised and personalised support including for (a) mental...

      Menopause: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken since the publication of the Women’s Health Strategy to ensure that girls and boys are educated...

      Menopause: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS Menopause Pathway Improvement Programme, (a) when he expects the programme to conclude and (b) whether the...

      Lecanemab

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to (a) develop test infrastructure and (b) recruit testing staff to test patients for Alzheimer's disease to allow...

      Dental Services: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help Ukrainian refugees in the UK access dental care.

      Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with NICE on developing guidelines for polycystic ovary syndrome.

      Life Expectancy: City of Durham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of trends in the level of healthy life expectancy in the City of Durham.

      NHS: City of Durham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) financial and (b) other steps his Department is taking to help tackle NHS workforce shortages in the City of Durham.

      Community Diagnostic Centres: Endoscopy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any of the 19 community diagnostic centres announced on 7 December 2022 will provide endoscopy treatments; and if he will make a...

  • Department for Education

    • Department for Education: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her Department’s publication of spending over £500 with an electronic purchasing card for April 2022, what items of filming...

    • Overseas Students: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing financial support to Ukrainian nationals who are in the UK under the Homes for...

      Private Education: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will ask the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate changes in the levels independent school fees.

      Religion: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the report by Ofsted entitled Research review series: religious education,...

      Schools: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have (a) applied for capital funding for energy efficiency upgrades in each of the last five years and (b) been granted that funding.

      Children in Care: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2022 to Question 65894 on Children in Care: Death, how many children in care aged 16 and 17 died while they were...

      Schools: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the level of funding pressures on schools and their ability to deliver full-time education.

      Supply Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many supply teachers are working in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in England.

      University of Huddersfield: Pay and Working Conditions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with representatives of the University of Huddersfield on (a) staff pay and (b) working conditions in the last 12 months.

      Training: Kingston upon Hull North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on improving skills training in...

      Universities: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times (a) Ministers and (b) officials from her Department have met representatives of (a) the University and College Union, (b) Universities...

      Skills Bootcamps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many starts on skills bootcamps, resulted in people (a) completing the course, (b) receiving a job interview and (c) securing a job offer in 2021...

      Manufacturing Industries: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing funding for female apprentices in the manufacturing sector.

      Educational Maintenance Allowance: Social Mobility

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of abolishing the Educational Maintenance Allowance on social mobility.

      Overseas Students: Hong Kong

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps with Cabinet colleagues to review the charging of overseas student fees to British National (Overseas) visa holders...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Ministry of Justice: Crimes against the Person

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2022 to Question 102864 on Ministry of Justice: Crimes against the Person, whether any grievances against Ministry...

    • Prisons: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of drug overdoses at prisons in each of the last three years.

      Prisons: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of prison staff who required hospital treatment following a prisoner assault in each of the last three years.

      Special Educational Needs: Tribunals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time between registering an appeal and the date of the final hearing in the First-tier Special Educational Needs and Disability...

      Marriage: Documents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Law Commission's report entitled Celebrating Marriage: A New Weddings Law, HC 557, published on 19 July 2022, when he plans to...

      Administration of Estates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of changing laws governing estate administration to allow caveats to be put in place which can stop...

      Probate Service: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department is taking steps to help reduce the time it takes for the Probate Office to respond to applications.

      Probate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of probate applications submitted in the last 12 months were processed and received a response within 30 working days.

      Dominic Raab

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department holds any records of (a) informal complaints and (b) formal grievances raised about the conduct of the right Hon. Member for...

      Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department has made on the White Paper entitled A smarter approach to sentencing.

      Bail: Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of offences committed by defendants on bail while awaiting trial in each of the last three years.

      Property: Probate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the number of properties currently held in the probate process pending resolution of a dispute in a probate matter.

      Ministry of Justice: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, 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...

      Coroners: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he will respond to the recommendation of the Justice Committee in its report on the Coroner Service published on 27 May 2021, that a system of...

      Prisons: Unmanned Air Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of drone sightings at prisons in each of the last three years.

      Prison Education Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2022 to Question 94773 on Prison Education Review, what the budget of the Dynamic Purchasing System is for each prison.

      Prisons: Racial Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of racial disproportionality in prisons.

      Berwyn Prison

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether HMP Berwyn is operating at its full capacity.

      Five Wells Prison

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects HMP Five Wells to be able to hold offenders to its designed capacity.

      Prisons: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of prisons where drugs have been found to be manufactured in each of the last three years.

      Prison Officers: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of prison officers caught smuggling drugs into prisons in each of the last three years.

      Prisoners: Exercise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2022 to Question 39794, Prisons: Exercise, whether the amount of time that prisoners must spend out of their cells...

      Prisons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his oral statement of 30 November 2022 on Prison Capacity, Official Report, column 914, what the (a) prison population and (b)...

      Prisoners' Release: Christmas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December to Question 101737 on Prisoners' Release: Christmas, what the offence was of each of the prisoners released on...

      Ministry of Justice: Crimes against the Person

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the number of staff who have been victims of (a) sexual harassment and (b) bullying in his Department in its Westminster...

  • Treasury

    • Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to tax Ukrainian nationals on their Ukrainian-source income such as pension payments while they reside in the UK as refugees.

    • Energy Bill Relief Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the review of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme has concluded; when he plans to announce the Government's decisions on support for vulnerable...

      Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500 for March 2021, what photographs were purchased...

      Supermarkets: Alcoholic Drinks

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it mandatory for supermarkets to provide and publish data on alcohol sales.

      Cost of Living Payments: Children

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to provide additional cost of living support to families with seriously ill children.

      Small Businesses: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Answer of 5 December to Question 99832 on Small Businesses: Tax Allowances, whether an impact assessment has been made on the introduction of...

      Off-payroll Working

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to clarify IR35 guidance on whether (a) workers, (b) end clients or (c) umbrella companies are liable to pay Employer's National...

      Solar Power: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2022 to Question 73093 on Solar Power: VAT, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of applying a zero...

      Tax Allowances: Disabilty

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2022 to Question 92309 on Tax Allowances: Disability, will he consider the potential merits of introducing a Deaf...

      Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department spent in 2021 on purchasing goods and services with a value of less than £500 on a government procurement card.

      Financial Services: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on financial stability of the proposals to amend regulation of the financial sector announced in...

      Unpaid Work

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the value to the British economy of unpaid household work.

      Sanctions: Russia

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to investigate whether the transfer of (a) funds and (b) properties in the UK by families of...

      Credit Rating: Africa

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the accuracy of credit rating agencies in assigning sovereign credit ratings to African countries.

      Financial Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the impact on consumers of the decision by UK banks and Building Societies to close the PayM mobile payments system.

      Housing: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his proposals to review financial sector regulation on house (a) prices and (b) supply.

      Hospitality Industry: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing VAT reductions or subsidies for businesses in the hospitality sector.

      Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to forecasts from the Institute for Fiscal Studies, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Brexit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment they have made of the impact of the UK's departure from the EU on their ability to deliver...

    • Ukraine: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that the Government’s support for international accountability mechanisms...

      Climate Change: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made on establishing the funding facility to help tackle climate-induced...

      Nepal: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken steps to build energy generation partnerships on a bilateral basis with Nepal.

      Ukraine: Water Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussion has he had with Ukrainian officials on damages to the water supply in Mykolayiv due to Russian...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which five teams in their Department have the highest number of staffing vacancies as a proportion of total staff...

      Alaa Abdel Fattah

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Prime Minister discussed the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah release during COP27.

      Agriculture: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans his Department has to update the 2015 Conceptual Framework on Agriculture to incorporate the...

      Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October to Question 59749 on Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid, what steps his Department has...

      Georgia: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Georgian counterpart on the implications of the visit of the...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Ministerial Corrections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Parliamentary Under Secretary's letter of correction to the Official Report on 2 December...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the response to the Urgent Question on 12 December 2022 on British Council Contractors:...

      Iran: Demonstrations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent the use of the death penalty for protesters in Iran by (a) making...

      Government Hospitality: Wines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost to his Department was of most expensive bottle of wine (a) purchased by and (b) consumed from the...

      Bahrain: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2022 to Question 102995, which local NGOs and civil society groups monitored...

      Israel: West Bank

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of reports that Israel will...

      Abdulhadi al-Khawaja and Abduljalil al-Singace

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 13 December 2022 to Question 102990 and Question 102991, if he will provide the most...

      Office for Conflict, Stabilisation and Mediation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many FTE staff have been allocated to the Office for Conflict, Stabilisation and Mediation in each of the last...

      Kazakhstan: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the President of Kazakhstan on helping to ensure that Kazakhstan is not...

      Ukraine: Nuclear Power Stations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with Ukrainian officials and officials on the IAEA regarding claims that Russian...

      Transcaucasus: Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Azerbaijani counterpart on the blockage of the only road connecting...

      Maria Kalesnikava

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of the Belarussian opposition on the hospitalisation of...

      Belarus: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts about the consequences for his policies of recent...

      Northern Ireland Protocol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress he has made in negotiations with the EU on the Northern Ireland Protocol since October.

      European Parliament Members: Lobbying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he will ask the President of the European Parliament to launch a full EU-wide investigation into the...

      Academic Technology Approval Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2022 to Question 62964 on Academic Technology Approval Scheme: Oxford East,...

      Ghana: Hygiene

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Water Aid’s hand washing programme in Ghana.

      Ghana: Corruption

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the level of financial corruption in Ghana.

      Mozambique: Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the involvement of British International Investment and Globeleq in Central Térmica de...

      Mozambique: Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the involvement of British International Investment and Globeleq in Central Térmica de...

      Mozambique: Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to British International Investment's funding for Globeleq Limited, what assessment she has made of the...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces: Charities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what services his Department procured from armed forces charities in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.

    • Forces Help to Buy Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to extend the Forces Help to Buy scheme beyond 31 December 2022.

      Defence Transition Services and Veterans Welfare Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what step-by-step support pathways are available to veterans and their families seeking assistance from the (a) Veterans Welfare Service and (b) Defence...

      Veterans: Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many non-UK service personnel in the Army have been granted Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK following (a) 6 years of service and (b) being...

      Defence Transition Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the budget allocated to Veterans UK to deliver transition services was in 2021-22.

      Permanent Joint Headquarters: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel are working at Permanent Joint Headquarters.

      Permanent Joint Headquarters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what operations are being run out of Permanent Joint Headquarters.

      Military Aid: Fire and Rescue Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December to Question 100891 on Military Aid: Fire Services, how many Armed Forces personnel he plans to be (a) deployed and...

      UK Border Force: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answers of 5 December to Question 93455 UK Border Force: Military Aid and of 22 November to Question 86666 on Military Aid, what tasks...

      USA: Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the US B61-12 is able to operate as a GPS guided bomb; for what reason it is to be deployed in NATO bases in Europe; and whether he has had...

      Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2022 to Question 100894 on Military Aid, how many Military Aid to Civilian Authority requests his Department (a)...

      Military Aid: Ambulance Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Armed Forces personnel are being (a) deployed and (b) placed on standby to cover the Ambulance Service as part of a Military Aid to Civilian...

      Military Aid: Fire and Rescue Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December to Question 100891 on Military Aid: Fire Services, when his Department approved this Military Aid to Civilian...

      Military Aid: Fire and Rescue Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December to Question 100891 on Military Aid: Fire Services, when he expects this Military Aid to Civilian Authority request...

      RAF Valley: Noise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of levels of noise pollution from Texan training planes flying over Arfon; and what recent steps he has taken to...

      Typhoon Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2022 to Question 19681 on Typhoon Aircraft, whether his Department plans to reassess the retirement of the Tranche...

      Shipbuilding: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the National Shipbuilding Office has made an estimate of the value of Government shipbuilding contracts which have been awarded to overseas...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many compensation payments have been made out to armed forces personnel and their families for issues relating to (a) single living accommodation...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average wait time was for emergency repairs by Pinnacle for families of armed forces personnel living in service family accommodation in the...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are employed by Pinnacle Group’s National Service Centre to deal with enquiries and complaints on Service Family Accommodation.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints his Department has received about Pinnacle Group’s management of service family accommodation since March 2022.

      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 the Rt hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne on 12 December, if he will...

      Team Resolute: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date Harland & Wolff was notified that Team Resolute had been selected as the preferred bidder for the Fleet Solid Support Ship contract.

      Warships: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) in service and (b) out of service dates are for the (i) Type 23 frigate programme, (ii) Type 26 frigate programme, (iii) Type 32 frigate...

      Maritime UK

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many hours officials in the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Royal Fleet Auxiliary and (c) National Shipbuilding Office worked to (i) attend and (ii) support the...

      Team Resolute: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans a Fleet Solid Support Ship contract will be signed with Team Resolute.

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the expected (a) in service and (b) out of service date is for the Fleet Solid Support Ships programme.

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Iron and Steel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the design by Team Resolute will use only UK steel for the Fleet Solid Support ships.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he will respond to Question 104134 tabled on 6 December 2022 by the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Deane.

    • Jobcentres: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average annual salary of a Jobcentre work coach in this financial year.

      Pension Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to increase public awareness on eligibility for and access to Pension Credit.

      Cost of Living Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of people who are eligible for both the (a) £650 Cost of Living Payment and (b) £150...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500 for August 2021, for what purpose two...

      Cost of Living Payments: Low Incomes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Cost of Living Payment to low-income households receiving contributory...

      Women's Centres: Capital Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made for the implications of his policies of the Women in Prison’s report on the Value of Women’s Centres...

      Jobcentres: Operating Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average annual running costs of a Jobcentre in the most recent financial year for which this data is available.

      Pension Credit: Ilford North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to improve take-up of Pension Credit in Ilford North constituency.

      Work Capability Assessment: Redbridge

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was for a Work Capability Assessment in (a) Ilford North constituency and (b) the London Borough of Redbridge in...

      Social Security Benefits: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2022 to Question 63289 on Social Security Benefits: Appeals, how many mandatory reconsiderations have...

      Universal Credit: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the increasing cost of living does not disproportionately impact disabled people receiving...

      Social Security Benefits: Overpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the total amount recovered in benefit overpayments as a result of claimants dying in financial year 2021-22.

      Pensions Ombudsman

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was for the Pensions Ombudsman to respond to enquiries in the latest period for which data is available; and if...

      Child Maintenance Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps he has taken to (a) review and (b) improve the accuracy of the decision making process at the Child Maintenance Service.

      Child Maintenance Service: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of decisions by the Child Maintenance Service have been appealed against in each of the last five years; and how...

      Cost of Living Payments: Pensioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the cost of living payments for pensioners who are in receipt of State Pension but not...

      Cost of Living: Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing additional protections for survivors of domestic abuse during the...

      Pensioners: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help pensioners with the rising cost of living.

      Cold Weather Payments: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in Wales were eligible for the Cold Weather Payment and lived in a postcode area where Cold Weather Payments were made in...

      Pensions Ombudsman

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the capability of the Pensions Ombudsman in meeting service demand within the Office's existing levels...

      Financial Assistance Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Minister for Pensions last met pensioners who are members of the the Financial Assistance Scheme.

      Pension Credit: Married People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of altering pension credit eligibility to award pension credit for couples where one...

      Cold Weather Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the locations of the Met Office Weather Stations used to determine eligibility for the cold...

      Universal Credit: Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2022 to Question 87733 on Universal Credit: Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, if he will extend Universal...

      Social Security Benefits: Married People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the benefit cap on couples where one partner is in receipt of state pension and the...

      Carer's Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an Equality Impact Assessment of the implications of raising the earnings threshold for Carers Allowance by a...

      Jobcentres: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer 14 October 2022 to Question 54528 on Jobcentre Plus, what factors his Department took into account to determine the...

      Employment Services: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report from the National Audit Office on Employment Support, published on 9 June 2021, which estimated the cost of...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of universal credit payments on working claimants who are paid by their employers on a...

      Access to Work Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications made to the Access to Work Scheme are outstanding as of 12 December 2022; and what steps his Department is taking to...

      Cost of Living Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Cost of Living Payment management information, published on 12 December 2022, by what date he expects the remaining...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of progress towards all soil in England being managed sustainably by 2030, as set out in...

    • Roads: Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the research conducted by Dr Anitha Chinnaswamy, assistant professor at Coventry University’s Centre...

      Flood Control: Publicity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with (a) ministerial colleagues in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and...

      Air Pollution: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the implications for her policies of the report by the European Commission entitled...

  • Home Office

    • Fraud: Victims

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support victims of fraud.

    • Domestic Abuse: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report entitled Domestic Homicides and Suspected Victim Suicides 2021-2022 Year 2 Report, published in December 2022,...

      Wind Power: Labour Market

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2022 to Question 106455 on Wind Power: Labour Market, if she will take steps to ensure that employers...

      Asylum: Calais

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to enable people to (a) claim asylum in the UK in Calais and (b) travel safely to the UK once their application has...

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to create safe and legal routes for asylum seekers to come to the UK.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Torbay of 5 December 2022.

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral statement of 13 December 2022 on Illegal Immigration, Official Report, column 885, what estimate...

      Prisoners: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders, who having served their sentence, were subsequently deported in the last 12 months.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghan citizens resettled in the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme are residing in hotel accommodation.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the correspondence sent by email on 13 October 2022 and again on 14 November 2022 from the hon. Member for...

      Wind Power: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2022 to Question 902177 on Wind Power: Migrant Workers, when it was agreed to extend the concession;...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications under the Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme have been made outside the UK.

      Visas: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people who qualified for visa fee waivers were minors in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.

      Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will fully fund the (a) replacement and (b) operation of fire service end-of-life national resilience assets; and if she will make a...

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral statement by the Prime Minister of 13 December 2022 on Illegal Immigration, Official Report, column 885, whether...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to fund the cost of (a) a fire service pensions remedy and (b) the second options exercise for part-time...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people (a) arrived in the UK, (b) were granted indefinite leave to remain, (c) were housed in temporary accommodation and (d) were...

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Prime Minister's policy of clearing the backlog of initial asylum decisions by the end of 2023, how much money has she...

      Asylum: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Prime Minister's Answer to the hon. Member for Halton during his oral statement of 13 December 2022 on Illegal...

      Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment of the consequences for her policies she has made of the recommendation of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner of a flexible...

      Slavery

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement by the Minister of State for Immigration of 13 December on Update to Modern Slavery Statutory...

      Home Office: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what date they expect their Department to be carbon neutral in its day to day operations.

      Animals in Science Regulation Unit

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2022 to Question 97679 on Animals in Science Regulation Unit, if she will commission an independent...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on the fire service reform consultation.

      Crime Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) financial and (b) other steps her Department is taking to help prevent crime in (i) Coventry North East constituency, (ii)...

      Anti-social Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the levels of anti-social behaviour incidents in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b)...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to (a) add to the Local Government Finance Settlement the one-off grants that fire authorities receive for...

      Fire and Rescue Services and Fire Brigades Union

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with (a) fire brigade staff and (b) the Fire Brigades Union.

      Home Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500 for October 2022, for what...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the email of 24 October 2022 from the hon. Member for Liverpool Walton, relating to Peshawa Fatahpanah.

      Fire and Rescue Services: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide additional funding to fire and rescue services to help enable them to achieve net zero by 2050; and if she will make a...

      British Council: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the response to the Urgent Question on 12 December 2022 on British Council Contractors: Afghanistan, Official Report,...

      Smuggling: Firearms

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce firearm smuggling into the UK.

      Home Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500 for the month of September 2022, what...

      Home Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500 for the month of August 2022, what was...

      British Nationality: Iran

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the level of threat posed by Iran to British nationals.

      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.

      Fraud: Victims

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support victims of fraud.

      Gender Based Violence: Crime Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle street crime against women and girls.

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to prevent people claiming asylum in the UK if they could have claimed asylum elsewhere.

      Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies on budgeting priorities of the findings of the National Audit Office...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Architecture: Higher Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will conduct an impact assessment on the delivery of architecture courses across Welsh universities and in the...

    • Derelict Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2022 to Question 74774 on Land Use, whether land that is classed as recreation land...

      Disability: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans he has to support disability employment within the Northern Ireland Investment Plan for the Shared Prosperity Fund.

      Housing: Mould

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of !4 December to Question 107087 on Housing: Mould, whether his Department is providing extra...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which five teams in their Department have the highest number of staffing vacancies as a proportion of total staff as of 8...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to assist Ukrainian refugees seeking to rent accommodation in the private sector...

      Private Rented Housing: Ombudsman

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the white paper entitled A fairer private rented sector, published on 16 June 2022, what recent progress...

      Housing: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Whole Housing Approach pilot, which was funded by the Department...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Public Contracts Regulations 2015

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, what plans he has to (a) retain, (b) revoke or (c) replace the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

    • Dominic Raab

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2022 to Question 92230 on right Hon. Member for Esher and Walton, whether the Prime Minister has asked Adam...

      Cabinet Office: Transfer of Questions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2022 to Question 902659 on Prison officers: retirement, for what reasons this question was transferred from the...

      Infected Blood Compensation Framework Study

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish the response of the Government to the Sir Robert Francis KC Infected Blood Compensation Study; and what the method of payment...

      Honours

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the next 3-5 year review of the Honours System is due to (a) take place and (b) report.

  • Department for International Trade

    • Department for International Trade: Brexit

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment they have made of the impact of the UK's departure from the EU on their ability to deliver successful policy outcomes.

    • Trade Agreements: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2022 to Question 80842 on Trade Agreements: Israel, whether it has always been the policy of the...

      Strategic Trade Advisory Group and Trade Advisory Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when her Department's review on membership of the (a) Strategic Trade Advisory Group and (b) Trade Advisory Group will be completed.

      UK Export Finance: Mozambique

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will list the projects in Mozambique UK Export Finance (a) is considering for support or (b) has been asked to consider for support in...

      Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her department is taking to increase export opportunities for businesses in (a) Preston, (b) in the North West region and (c) England.

      Department for International Trade: Maritime UK

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many hours officials in her Department have worked to (a) attend and (b) support the policy agenda of the National Council of Maritime...

      Exports: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her department is taking to increase the transparency of export costs.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Culture: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether she plans to (a) revoke, (b) retain or (c) replace Council Regulation (EC)...

    • Arts: Capital Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to invest in capital projects to enhance (a) the arts and (b) music in local communities.

      Mobile Broadband

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to support the transition from 2G to 3G networks.

      Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her Department’s publication of spending over £500 with an electronic purchasing card for May 2022, for...

      Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her Department’s publication of spending over £500 with an electronic purchasing card for September...

      Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what their Department spent in 2021 on purchasing goods and services with a value of less than £500 on a government...

      Television: Disability Aids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to take steps to require all broadcast television to be fully subtitled.

      Broadband

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact on (a) consumers and (b) competition of telecoms providers which...

      Broadband: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure new-build homes come with gigabit-speed broadband.

      Telecommunications: Road Works

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of introducing flexi permits which allow telecoms...

      Mobile Roaming (European Communities) Regulations 2007

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, what plans he has to (a) retain, (b) revoke or (c) replace the Mobile Roaming...

      Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her Department’s publication of spending over £500 with an electronic purchasing card, for the...

      Mobile Broadband: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the press release published 13 December 2022 on 5G and 6G technology, what the criteria were that her...

      Tickets: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of prohibiting the sale of tickets for events at a sum greater...

      Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department’s publication of electronic purchasing card spending over £500 for April 2021 to...

      Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, by what date they expect their Department to be carbon neutral in its day to day operations.

      5G

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many 5G masts have been installed on residential properties in each of the last two years.

      5G

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the economic impact of the rollout of standalone 5G (a) in Blaenau Gwent constituency and (b)...

      Cricket

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to help (a) support village cricket clubs and (b) increase the number of people playing cricket in England.

      Youth Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to support (a) the Staffordshire Council of Voluntary Youth Services and (b) other...

      Sport Winter Survival Package

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2022 to Question 87999, if he will provide a breakdown listing (a) the 15 sports that...

      Cricket: Bullying and Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Cricket Discipline Commission at tackling discrimination,...

  • Attorney General

    • Sexual Offences: Victims

      To ask the Attorney General, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to only allow the (a) police and (b) Crown Prosecution Service to request scrutiny of counselling records of...

    • Sexual Offences: Victims

      To ask the Attorney General, whether it is his Department's policy that a victim of sexual assault undertaking (a) police-provided and (b) private counselling is made aware that they can retract...

      Sexual Offences: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Attorney General, with reference to her Department's policy on allowing the police and Crown Prosecution Service to scrutinise counselling records of victims of sexual violence, if she...

      Sexual Offences: Victims

      To ask the Attorney General, if her Department will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the scrutiny of counselling records of sexual violence and abuse...

      Sexual Offences: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to protect the privacy rights of victims of sexual offence cases in a court of law by ensuring the non-disclosure of their counselling records.

  • Department for Transport

    • Great British Railways

      To ask His Majesty's Government when Great British Railways will be (1) established, and (2) fully operational.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Groceries Code Adjudicator

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure the continuation of the independent Groceries Code Adjudicator; and whether they plan to extend the role to allow the...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland: Domestic Visits

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many times the Minister of State for Northern Ireland has stayed overnight in Northern Ireland since his appointment.

    • Electric Scooters: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether, in the absence of a Northern Ireland Assembly and Northern Ireland Executive, they plan to legislate to regulate the use of electric scooters in Northern...

  • Department for Education

    • Schools

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the difference between a grammar school and a foundation or voluntary school, funded by the local authority, which also selects their pupils by academic...

    • Schools: Attendance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of school children that have not returned to full-time schooling following the COVID-19 pandemic.

      Pupils: Females

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to providing guidance to teachers to ensure that girls are treated sensitively and appropriately during their menstrual cycle.

      Mental Health Services: Children in Care

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether, and if so how, they track the mental health outcomes of care-experienced children and young people.

      Refugees: Albania

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to reports that 39 unaccompanied Albanian refugee children have been reported as missing by Kent County Council, what steps they are taking to locate...

      Mental Health Services: Children in Care

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that children and young people in care can receive mental health assessments and support from specialist practitioners who can...

      Curriculum

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide students under the age of 17 with a wider choice of subjects to study, in order to bring an end to the division in...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Serbia: Sexual Offences

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the participation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia in the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative...

    • Myanmar: United Nations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the role of the United Nations Special Envoy on Myanmar.

      Burma: Overseas Companies

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they are taking to ensure that British accreditation and verification companies operating in Burma are not providing services to Burmese...

      Syria: Turkey

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of an increase in (1) Turkish airstrikes, and (2) threats of a ground invasion, on northern regions of Syria; and what discussions...

      Syria: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the key components of their Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability (JACS) assessment on northern Syria; and what steps they are taking to address the...

      Iran: Human Rights

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Iran regarding human rights violations against children in that country.

      Syria: Turkey

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Turkish shelling of the Yazidi village of Otlja on the Yazidi community; and what steps they are taking to support...

      Iraq and Syria: Yazidis

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assistance they are providing to the Yazidi community in Iraq and Syria, including (1) how many projects they are funding, (2) how many people benefit from...

      Xing Hongwei

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the detention of Xing Hongwei in China.

      Iran: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of children detained in prisons in Iran.

      Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are their priorities for the OSCE Ministerial Council Annual Meeting in Poland; and what steps they are taking to ensure the OSCE is able to deal with...

      Nagorno-Karabakh: Peace Negotiations

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to remarks made by the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan that the Lachin corridor “is not being used for its intended purpose and this must be...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Warships: Procurement

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the announcement that the equipment plan to fund the Type 32 Frigate and Multirole Support Ships programme has been withdrawn, what is the status of...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Air Pollution: Business Premises

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce schemes which rate the indoor air quality of commercial premises and their associated risks of viral transmission.

    • Poverty: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Department for Work and Pensions annual official statistics 'Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2021', what...

      Regional Planning and Development

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the the report by the North East Child Poverty Commission report Getting the building blocks wrong: Early childhood poverty in the North East,...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Marine Environment: International Cooperation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made regarding the classification and implementation of Other Effective Area-Based Measures; and whether these measures will contribute...

    • Water: Pollution

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 7 November (HL2422), what were the names of the 63 recipients of enforcement undertaking payments from water...

  • Home Office

    • Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of individuals who have died crossing the English Channel to get to the UK in the back of lorries and other vehicles...

    • Military Attachés: Visas

      To ask His Majesty's Government when the current visa of the Myanmar military attaché expires.

      UK Visas and Immigration

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement recommendations from the report by the Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration An Inspection of UK Visas and...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many refugees have been admitted under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme; and what assessment they have made of the year long delay in admitting refugees...

      Repatriation

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 8 November (HL3121), when they expect data to be available on (1) the number of staff supporting...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people have been accepted and evacuated from Afghanistan under their Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme, which opened on 6 January.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers are currently housed in private accommodation; and, for each month in 2021 and 2022, what was the cost of providing this accommodation.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Garden Communities: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in delivering their policy of creating new garden cities in England; when they expect the builds to be completed; and...

    • Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Homelessness

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support Ukrainian refugees and host families over the Christmas period to ensure that any breakdowns in host relationships under the...

      Parking: Fees and Charges

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with councils across England about waiving or reducing car parking charges in the run up to Christmas in order to assist businesses...

      Help to Buy Scheme

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to support first-time buyers of houses once the current Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme finishes on 31 January 2023.

      Regional Planning and Development: Public Appointments

      To ask His Majesty's Government what duties they expect regional Levelling Up Directors, when appointed, to fulfil.

      Private Rented Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the demand and supply problem in the private rented sector; and if they have not conducted such an assessment, what...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Government Departments: Procurement

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of their commitment to pay (1) 90 per cent of undisputed and valid invoices from SMEs within five days, and (2) 100 per cent of...

    • Life Peers

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many life peers have been appointed on the advice of the former Prime Minster, Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP; and how these appointments were distributed between the...

      Privy Council

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons for the increase in the size of the Privy Council in recent years.

  • Treasury

    • Marriage: Tax Allowances

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the marriage tax allowance.

    • Help to Save Scheme: Universal Credit

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of expanding the Help to Save scheme to all Universal Credit claimants and broadening points of access...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Social Media: Age

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce a requirement for age blocks for social media sites.

    • Lighting: Natural Gas

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to retain gas lamps on (1) their own, and (2) other publicly-owned, land.

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