Monday, 9 January 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing rail infrastructure in supporting the Freeport East project.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to update the budget for HS2 to reflect the level of inflation since Q3 2019; and whether his Department plans to provide...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which areas to the north of Birmingham on the West Coast Mainline will have increased (a) train paths and (b) platforms following the construction of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Annex Two to the paper entitled HS2 Phase 2b Western Leg: Crewe to Manchester: An Update on the Strategic Outline Business Case,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to help increase mobile phone connectivity on trainlines in the South West.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department was required to authorise the decision by Northern Trains to withdraw Advance Purchase on Departure rail fares from sale at...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy that future travel schemes will ensure direct access from the pavement to the bus.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the petition handed into Number 10 on 18th October 2022, if he will meet representatives of the National Federation of the Blind to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, What steps he is taking to ensure that the provisions of the National Bus Strategy benefit (a) Bosworth constituency and (b) other rural areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December to Question 109583, on Motorways whether his Department collects data on response times to each incident in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data his Department holds on the number of lorries that used the lorry park at Brocks Pine off the A31 at St Leonards, Dorset, in each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects Highways England will give a substantive response as a statutory consultee to the planning application submitted by WHWhite Limited to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what minimum level of service is being considered by his Department as part of secondary legislation to safeguard a minimum level of rail service in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what oversight his Department has of the governance of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of industrial action by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers on rail services between...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2022 on Train Operating Companies: Finance, whether Train Operating Companies are being asked to forward plan...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is providing support to local authorities to help them install electric vehicle charging points in council-owned garages.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many businesses have (a) expressed interest in, (b) enrolled in and (c) completed the Help to Grow Management...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the cost to the public purse has been of the Help to Grow: Digital programme since March 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to support flexible working arrangements for (a) parents, (b) people with disabilities...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the report by UK100 on Local Net Zero Delivery...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answers of 24 October 2022 and 29 November 2022 to Questions 65799 and 98830 on Energy Bills Rebate,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department had with relevant stakeholders prior to the decision to close the Help to Grow: Digital...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and (b) directors of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what criteria his Department has put in place to assess whether charities will receive support with their energy bills...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of a reduction in the Universal Service Obligation to five days...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his planned timetable is for the £600 energy payment to households in Northern Ireland to (a) begin to be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that residents of a property that uses combined domestic and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what guidelines the Government has issued to energy companies on the forcible installation of prepayment energy meters;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had recent discussions with energy companies on maintaining prepayment meter connections in winter 2022-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if the Government will instruct Ofgem to require energy companies to halt all new installations of prepayment meters,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to finalise plans for the distribution of Alternative Fuel Payments for people who live in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to policy paper, How households and businesses will be supported by the Energy Prices Bill, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had with manufacturers of power distribution products on (a) supply chain support...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make a comparative assessment of the effectiveness of heat pumps in (a) Victorian properties and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what funding has his Department allocated towards the development of electrolytic hydrogen production from energy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of the potential volumes of electrolytic hydrogen production that could be sourced from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support Post Offices after the end of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many homes were retrofitted as a result of the Local Authority Delivery Scheme in Lancaster and Fleetwood...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many call handlers there are for NHS (a) 111 and (b) 999 services in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the impact of the (a) changes to national insurance and (b) rise in inflation on real terms funding for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether, in the context of the recent increase in cases of Strep A, he expects that the Hospitals Transformation Programme will offer...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies of the signing of the UK-South Africa health partnership;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much he is spending each day, on average, on agency staff in the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of physical and mental health neglect of minority ethnic people in prison.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure an adequate supply of antibiotics for children, especially amoxicillin and clarithromycin,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on appointing a National Neonatal Safety Champion.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the high travel costs for parents of babies in neonatal care for extended periods;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Mental Health Bill will include provisions for every child to (a) have access to a (i) counsellor and (ii) play and creative...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the dates were of each of (a) his and (b) his predecessor's meetings with (i) Royal College of Nursing, (ii) UNISON, (iii) GMB and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure an adequate supply of antibiotics for children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to (a) reduce the rate of infant mortality and (b) increase the number of full-time members of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of missed GP appointments in (a) Ipswich constituency and (b) England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the data available on the trends in the levels of practitioners in the dental workforce.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential role of localised Neonatal Safety Champions in improving outcomes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on tackling potential shortages of (a) Tegretol and (b) Clobazam.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many full-time equivalent employees are in equality, diversity and inclusion roles in NHS Trusts in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had the (a) World Health Organisation and (b) World Organisation for Animal Health on the risk of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on tackling potential (a) shortages and (b) wholesale price increases of Amoxicillin.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the implications of proposed changes to the General Dental Council (Overseas Registration...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of shortages in prescription drugs (a) Temazepam and (b) Alprazolam on patients who...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to train new dentists; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of deaths that have been caused by ambulance service delays, broken down by ambulance service...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of children who regularly eat five portions of fruit and vegetables every day in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals on surrogacy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the cyberattack on the NHS in September 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will take steps to financially support women who have been negatively affected by polypropylene vaginal mesh implants.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide any unused covid-19 vaccinations intended for the 50-65 age group to people aged 40-49.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the average waiting time for a consultancy appointment for women suffering with (a) polycystic ovary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the annual budget was of the National Guardian's Office in each year since 2015; and how many full time equivalent staff were...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the Government has spent on developing community services for autistic people and people with learning disabilities since (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to help reduce the waiting times and cancellations for surgeries in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that a greater number of surgeries for UK patients take place in the UK rather than overseas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential relationship between the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing Access and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2022 to Question 77355 on Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates: Regulation, if it is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the additional cost to the NHS of each day of industrial action.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of (a) pathology, (b) radiology and (c) histology students.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to improve the coordination between medical professionals on the provision of medical care...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) ensure children and young people are not suffering from adverse (i) physical and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has in place to prepare for a potential future pandemic.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation on healthier food advertising before October 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the extent to which the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing Access (VPAS) has met its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of changes to the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing Access (VPAS) rebate on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to increase the number of supported internship places for young people with SEND (a) with and (b) without an EHCP.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent estimate of the number of children in poverty in Birmingham who are not eligible for free school meals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the impact on local economies of the number of people undertaking adult learning at FE colleges.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps she has taken to help support students with increases in the cost of living.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate has she made of the number of young adults who had education, health and care plans at school who are not in education, employment or...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of increases in the cost of living on educational attainment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that children in Huddersfield receive the necessary nutritional support from educational bodies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help raise awareness in schools of safety in and around bodies of water.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of how many multi-building children’s homes opened in the last year; and what estimate she has made of how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve support for children with special educational needs and disabilities and their families.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory SEND training for all (a) teachers and (b) education staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to increase the funding rate for the 15 hours of free childcare for 3 and 4 years olds.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of providers of English for Speakers of Other Languages.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of Government support for kinship families for (a) household bills...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has taken recent steps to increase the number of special school places.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Ofsted Annual Report 2021/22: education, children’s services and skills published 13 December 2022, what assessment she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if department will reintroduce the PGCE student bursary for current PGCE students.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prison officers attended their shift on 10 December 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prepayment warrant application fees have been charged to customers by (a) constituency and (b) court circuit per month since July 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it is his Department's policy that government procurement cards should not be used for purchases (a) of alcohol and (b) that could be made via...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking improve the physical state of court premises.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the quality of court buildings on the backlog of cases in English and Welsh courts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce drug use in prisons in Hull.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) operational capacity and (b) population is at each women’s prison.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mental health support is available to prison staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in staff sickness rates on safety in prisons.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were held at Wandsworth Prison on 10 December 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2022 to Question 96614 on Bail, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of offences committed by individuals...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on what the average custodial sentence for a person convicted of murder was in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department last undertook a review of the sentencing guidelines for murder.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support his Department is providing to LGBTQ+ young people aged 16-25 who have been victims of (a) hate crime, (b) serious violence or (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list the ten prisons which currently have the highest proportion of prison officers off sick and unable to come to work.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to uprate the threshold for the High Income Child Benefit Charge in line with inflation.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support the co-operative sector across the UK.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of businesses that accept cash payments by (a) sector and (b) geographical area.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing covid-19 infections in China on the rate of inflation in the UK.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to table E.2 in the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, HC 822, published on 27 October 2021, how much is budgeted in the reserve for...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who have (a) no credit record, (b) an insufficient credit record and (c) no recent credit history.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the estimate of the cost to the public purse, including money spent IT systems and support staff, of the decision not to cut the basic...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with HM Revenue and Customs on estimates of how many people in Scotland are affected by the loan charge.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department have made with HMRC on the number of people in Scotland that have reached settlements for breaches of IR35 rules.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the estimate of the cost to the public purse, including money spent IT systems and staff, of the decision to cancel the freeze in the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the estimate of the cost to the public purse, including money spent IT systems and support staff, of reintroducing the Dividend Tax rise...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the estimate of the cost to the public purse, including money spent IT systems and support staff, of removing and reinstating IR35 rules...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the estimate of the cost to the public purse, including on IT systems and support staff, of the decision to reintroduce the additional...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on permitting private landlords to offset their mortgage interest payments against rental income before...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of real estate investment trusts in each of the last six financial years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the Real Estate Investment Trust tax relief for UK single company Real Estate Investment...
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 items were purchased under...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings on the impact of the cost of living crisis on charities his Department had with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in 2022.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent requests have been received from the Scottish Government for the devolution of Capital Gains Tax.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of crypto (a) currencies and (b) assets to society.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking steps to provide financial support to people experiencing significant increases in their mortgage costs following the end...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to the Azeri Government on the release of Armenian Prisoners of War...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of recent reports of the arrests of former and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans his Department has to increase the capacity of support for (a) disarmament, (b) demobilization, (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to provide support to (a) disarmament, (b) demobilization, (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it is his Department's policy that government procurement cards should not be used for purchases (a) of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department’s publication of electronic purchasing card spending over £500 for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department’s publication of electronic purchasing card spending over £500 for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of international peacekeeping forces in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in Azerbaijan on the persecution of the Armenian...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October to Question 65603, what proportion of Reactive Maintenance Service Requests must be correctly triaged and passed to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October to Question 65603 on Annington Homes, what percentage of Emergency Response notifications are passed to Regional...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what criteria Pinnacle was awarded its current DIO contracts; and what means are available to cancel the contract on the basis of non-delivery of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his Department's policy that government procurement cards should not be used for purchases (a) of alcohol and (b) that could be made via...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, during what periods (a) heating and (b) hot water not been available at (i) HMS Raleigh, (ii) Commando Training Centre Lympstone, (iii) HMS Sultan (iv)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October to Question 65603 on Annington Homes, what percentage of Reactive Maintenance Service Requests were correctly...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Government Departments and Devolved Administrations submitted military aid to the civil authorities requests in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military aid to the civil authorities requests were supported by the MOD in (a) 2019, (b) 2020; (c) 2021 and (d) 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many maintenance issues relating to heating and hot water have been reported at HMS Collingwood in each month since January 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many low speed vehicles will be purchased under the terms of the contract agreed with the Bahrain International Golf Course Company on 13 December...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2022 to Question 108257 on Prime Minister: Staff, if he will publish (a) a list of post-holders and (b) the dates...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made a comparative assessment of the impact of receiving the (a) basic State Pension and (b) new State Pension on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many unpaid carers have received support from the Household Support Fund since its launch.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to advertise the services of veteran work coaches to veterans transitioning to civilian employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to help support single, female pensioners, who were given inadequate notice of State Pension age...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of ensuring that the annual Christmas bonus to recipients of benefits is increased in line...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional financial support to (a) disabled people and (b) their carers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Personal Independent Payment applicants who were assessed face-to-face, via telephone or via video call requested that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many assessments for personal independence were carried out by his Department by (a) phone, (b) video and (c) via paper-based assessment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of raising the earnings threshold for Carer’s Allowance to work for up to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many carers in receipt of Carer’s Allowance also have earnings from paid employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of sharing clinical markers to identify claimants who have been flagged for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to take steps to compensate people on benefits who have been diagnosed with cancer, in the context of the cost of living crisis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department are taking to support people over the age of 66 with mobility issues to lease a motor vehicle.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse of extending the £20 Universal Credit uplift to legacy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people completed the DWP Training and Progress programme for each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the budget of the DWP Train and Progress programme in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people participated in the Sector-based work academy programme in each of the last 5 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of people who secured a job at the end of their participation in a sector-based work...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding his Department provided to sector-based work academies in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department spent in 2021 on purchasing goods and services with a value of less than £500 on a government procurement card.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage farmers to reduce the use of antibiotics on livestock; and if she will bring forward...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made a recent estimate of the probability of ailing to achieve food security.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps to bring forward a public consultation on the use of cages in farmed animals; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage businesses in the food sector to play a greater role helping to alleviate food poverty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) price and (b) availability of first stage infant formula.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many UK Marine Protected Areas her Department expects will meet their conservation goals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to support farmers to move away from using pesticides and towards integrated pest management.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish the National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to follow the advice of the Expert Committee on Pesticides and not grant an emergency derogation for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to publish proposals for the introduction of mandatory animal welfare labelling for food.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of Police Officer hours spent in (a) Nottinghamshire and (b) England in the last month accompanying...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department's involvement in the Children in Custody Golden Hour Information...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral contribution by the Minister for Security on 1 November 2022, Official Report column 791, what progress her...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the significance of the threat posed by agents of the Iranian Government to journalists in the United...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Glasgow Central of 30 June 2022 with reference ZA29473.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Glasgow Central of 14 October 2022 regarding her constituent Mr...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the email of 15 November 2022 from the hon. Member for Liverpool Walton relating to Preethy Suresh.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Glasgow Central of 25 May 2022 regarding her constituent, Mr Jemmo,...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the email of 16 November 2022 from the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton relating to Abeer Mohammed.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many investigations under the Seasonal Worker scheme have been (a) launched and (b) concluded by (i) her Department and (ii) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of Afghans under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme who have permanent settled...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the email of 19 November 2022 from the hon. Member for Liverpool Walton.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Prime Minister's Answer to the hon. Member for Halton during his oral statement on Illegal Immigration on 13 December...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of conditions in immigration detention centres in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the letters of 26 September, 23 October and 22 November from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare on behalf of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, further to her oral Statement on 19 December 2022, on Migration and Economic Development, Official Report, whether her Department's policy...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will have discussions with Cadbury’s on modern slavery and child exploitation risks within supply chains.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many biometric residence permit correction requests were made in each month of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer 25 November 2022 to Question 93619 on Members: Correspondence, whether the technical fix has been implemented.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Glasgow Central of 14 October 2022 regarding her constituent Ms...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects have been (a) approved, (b) commenced and (c) completed without...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to provide additional financial resources to local planning authorities to enforce planning...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated October 19 2022 to Rt Hon Simon...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the sustainability of local government finances.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to address the potential increase in the level of rough sleeping this winter.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of refugees admitted under the Homes for Ukraine scheme who are homeless.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to ensure that funds are delivered promptly to successful Levelling Up bids.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the mental health and therapeutic support available for (a) Ukrainian child refugees...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Joint Cybersecurity Advisory Alert AA22-257A, published on 14 September...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December to Question 107062 on Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, which Minister made the overseas visit...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much her Department spent on (a) flights and (b) hotel accommodation for visits by (i) officials and (ii) Ministers to the United States...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the UK-Japan Committee on Rules of Origin and Customs-Related Matters has met since the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish details of the (a) meetings and (b) events she attended on her visit to Washington DC in November 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2022 to Question 59222 on Visits Abroad, when her Department plans to release the next instalment of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that age restrictions implemented by the Online Safety Bill will not reduce...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Leader of the House on her planned timetable for the second reading of the Data...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy only to back bids for major sporting events from nations which uphold LGBT+ rights.
To ask His Majesty's Government what additional steps they are planning to take to deal with (1) poor performance by TransPennine Express trains, and (2) any health and safety issues that arise...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the proposed closures of railway ticket offices on people who are (1) elderly, (2) deaf, or (3) blind or partially...
To ask the Leader of the House when they expect to answer the Written Question tabled by Lord Rogan on 17 November (HL3519) and due for answer on 1 December.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to confirm the budget allocated to the Energy Investment Fund in (1) 2021–22, and (2) 2022–23.
To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to complete the process of delivering £600 in energy support payments to all households in Northern Ireland.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many PhDs in mathematics (1) were funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) from 2019–22, and (2) will be funded by UKRI in 2022–25.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the statutory guidance Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education to provide further...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the schools in England that had days of closure due to weather conditions in the last 12 months provided vouchers to replace Free School Meals to their...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of maintenance loans rising by 2.3 per cent on (1) ethnic minority, and (2) disadvantaged, students.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support students with the cost of living.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many school days in England were lost in the last 12 months due to school closures caused by adverse weather conditions.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reach a negotiated settlement with trade unions representing the teaching profession in the ongoing industrial dispute over teacher...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the proportion of children with Special Educational Needs statements in England compared with other parts of the UK.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the advantage for pupils of moving from the current qualification for a Special Educational Needs Coordinator requiring 600 hours training and a Masters...
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what are the criteria for the eligibility of members of the House of Lords to be appointed to a select committee on a hybrid Bill; whether comments they have...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many diplomats from China are based in the UK; and in which locations.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to involve the military in replacing the nurses, paramedics and border force during the strike action.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many NLAW anti-tank missiles (1) have been, and (2) are planned to be, provided to Ukraine; and how many (a) have been, and (b) will be, delivered from...
To ask His Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) what class, of naval ships will be required in the Channel to tackle illegal migrant crossings.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to either (1) encourage, or (2) mandate, the installation of “swift bricks” in new build or refurbished buildings, to assist...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the arrest of Isabel Vaughan-Spruce by police in Birmingham in December; and what steps they intend to take to ensure that the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide reassurance to the Uyghur, Tibetan, Hong Kong and other Chinese refugee communities in the UK about their security, following...
To ask His Majesty's Government how they expect the provisions of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, if passed, will interact with the Building Safety Act 2022; and what steps they...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of households at risk of being made homeless over the coming year by landlords who cannot meet their costs at current...
To ask His Majesty's Government when the website for people to apply for a free voter ID will be available to use.
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the levels of fraud in the operation of postal voting; and what plans they have, if any, to introduce photo identification...
To ask His Majesty's Government what identifying information is required for residents not living in the UK to register to vote in UK elections.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether a proportion of the additional £400 million added to round two of the Levelling Up Fund will be allocated to Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales in...
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the approximate value of Foreign Direct Investment in the UK in (1) the six years preceding the EU referendum in 2016, and (2) the six years since.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to place the Fulford Principles relating to the detention and interviewing of detainees overseas on a statutory basis.
To ask His Majesty's Government what consumer protections are in place for consumers directly or indirectly investing in commodity derivatives.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of cryptocurrency advertisements being targeted at (1) young people, and (2) people from minority communities,...
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the value of commodity derivatives or economically equivalent contracts which were traded (1) over the counter, and (2) in trading...
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of children who have been moved from one parental residence to another, as a result of emotional harm or parental...
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