Written answers

Monday, 9 January 2023

  • Department for Transport

    • Freeport East

      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.

    • High Speed Two: Finance

      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...

      High Speed 2 Line: Birmingham

      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...

      High Speed 2 Line: North West

      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,...

      Railways: Mobile Phones

      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.

      Northern Trains: Tickets

      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...

      Pedestrian Areas: Visual Impairment

      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.

      Pedestrian Areas: Visual Impairment

      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...

      Bus Services: Rural Areas

      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.

      Motorways

      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...

      Large Goods Vehicles: Dorset

      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...

      Surfing: Dorset

      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...

      Railways: Strikes

      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...

      National Union of Rail Maritime and Transport Workers

      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.

      Shrewsbury-Wolverhampton Railway Line: Strikes

      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...

      Train Operating Companies: Finance

      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...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      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.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Help to Grow Schemes

      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...

    • Help to Grow Schemes: Costs

      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.

      Flexible Working

      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...

      Local Government: Carbon Emissions

      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...

      Energy Bills Rebate

      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,...

      Help to Grow Schemes

      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...

      Energy: Meters

      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...

      Charities: Energy

      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...

      Postal Services: Universal Service Obligation

      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...

      Energy Bills Rebate: Northern Ireland

      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...

      Energy Bills Rebate

      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...

      Energy: Meters

      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;...

      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.

      Energy: Meters

      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,...

      Alternative Fuel Payments

      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...

      Alternative Fuel Payments

      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...

      Energy Supply: Ukraine

      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...

      Heat Pumps

      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)...

      Hydrogen: Production

      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...

      Hydrogen: Production

      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...

      Post Offices: Energy Bill Relief Scheme

      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.

      Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery Scheme: Lancaster and Fleetwood

      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...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Emergency Calls and NHS 111: Staff

      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.

    • NHS and Social Services: Finance

      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...

      Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust: Accident and Emergency Departments

      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...

      Health: Research

      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;...

      NHS: Agency Workers

      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.

      Health Services: Prisons

      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.

      Streptococcus: Antibiotics

      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,...

      Maternity Services: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on appointing a National Neonatal Safety Champion.

      Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme

      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;...

      Mental Health Services: Schools

      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...

      NHS: Pay

      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...

      Antibiotics: Children

      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.

      Bereavement Counselling and Infant Mortality

      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...

      General Practitioners: Attendance

      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.

      Dental Services: Staff

      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.

      Maternity Services: Safety

      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.

      Carbamazepine and Clobazam: Shortages

      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.

      NHS Trusts: Equality

      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.

      Zoonoses: Furs

      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...

      Penicillin

      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.

      Dentistry: Qualifications

      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...

      Alprazolam and Temazepam: Shortages

      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...

      Dentistry: Training

      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.

      Ambulance Services: Death

      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...

      Nutrition: Children

      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...

      Surrogacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals on surrogacy.

      NHS: Cybersecurity

      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.

      Surgical Mesh Implants

      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.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      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.

      Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

      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...

      National Guardian's Office

      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...

      Community Care: Autism and Learning Disability

      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)...

      Surgery: Waiting Lists

      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.

      Surgery

      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.

      Life Sciences and Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access

      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...

      Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates: Regulation

      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...

      NHS: Industrial Disputes

      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.

      Medicine: Education

      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.

      Abortion: Children and Young People

      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...

      Abortion: Children and Young People

      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)...

      Disease Control

      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.

      Food: Advertising

      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.

      Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access

      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...

      Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access

      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...

  • Department for Education

    • Special Educational Needs

      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.

    • Free School Meals: Birmingham

      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.

      Adult Education

      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.

      Students: Cost of Living

      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.

      Special Educational Needs: Unemployment

      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...

      Pupils and Students: Cost of Living

      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.

      Children: Nutrition

      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.

      Schools: Water

      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.

      Children: Care Homes

      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...

      Special Educational Needs

      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.

      Special Educational Needs: Training

      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.

      Childcare: Finance

      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.

      English Language: Education

      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.

      Carers: Cost of Living

      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...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has taken recent steps to increase the number of special school places.

      Special Educational Needs

      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...

      Teachers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if department will reintroduce the PGCE student bursary for current PGCE students.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prison Officers: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prison officers attended their shift on 10 December 2022.

    • Powers of Entry: Meters

      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.

      Ministry of Justice: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      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...

      Courts: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking improve the physical state of court premises.

      Courts: Buildings

      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.

      Prisons: Kingston upon Hull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce drug use in prisons in Hull.

      Prisons: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) operational capacity and (b) population is at each women’s prison.

      Prisons: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mental health support is available to prison staff.

      Prisons: Safety

      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.

      Wandsworth Prison: Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were held at Wandsworth Prison on 10 December 2022.

      Bail

      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...

      Homicide: Prison Sentences

      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.

      Homicide: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department last undertook a review of the sentencing guidelines for murder.

      Hate Crime: LGBT+ People

      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)...

      Prison Officers: Sick Leave

      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.

  • Treasury

    • High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge

      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.

    • Cooperatives: Government Assistance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support the co-operative sector across the UK.

      Business: Payment Methods

      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.

      Coronavirus: China

      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.

      Public Expenditure

      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...

      Credit Rating

      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.

      Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands

      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...

      Tax Avoidance: Scotland

      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.

      Off-payroll Working: Scotland

      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.

      Corporation Tax

      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...

      Investment Income: Taxation

      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...

      Off-payroll Working

      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...

      Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands

      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...

      Private Rented Housing

      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...

      Property: Investment Trusts

      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.

      Property: Investment Trusts

      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...

      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 items were purchased under...

      Charities: Cost of Living

      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.

      Capital Gains Tax: Devolution

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent requests have been received from the Scottish Government for the devolution of Capital Gains Tax.

      Cryptoassets

      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.

      Mortgages: Government Assistance

      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...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces: Housing

      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...

    • Armed Forces: Housing

      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...

      Pinnacle Group: Contracts

      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...

      Ministry of Defence: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      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...

      Military Bases: Heating

      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)...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      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...

      Military Aid

      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...

      Military Aid

      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.

      HMS Collingwood: Repairs and Maintenance

      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.

      Armed Forces: Vehicles

      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...

      Prime Minister: Staff

      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...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • State Retirement Pensions: Cost of Living

      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...

    • Carers: Household Support Fund

      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.

      Veterans: Employment

      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.

      State Retirement Pensions: Females

      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...

      Christmas Bonus: Uprating

      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...

      Disability: Finance

      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.

      Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

      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...

      Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

      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...

      Carer's Allowance

      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...

      Carer's Allowance

      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.

      Personal Independence Payment

      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...

      State Retirement Pensions: Cost of Living

      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.

      Motor Vehicles: Older People

      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.

      Universal Credit

      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...

      Skilled Workers

      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.

      Skilled Workers

      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.

      Skilled Workers

      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.

      Skilled Workers

      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...

      Skilled Workers

      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.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      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.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Livestock: Antibiotics

      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...

    • Food Security

      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.

      Animal Welfare: Public Consultation

      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...

      Food Poverty

      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.

      Infant Foods

      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.

      Marine Protected Areas

      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.

      Agriculture: Pest Control

      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.

      Pesticides

      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.

      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...

      Animal Products: Labelling

      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.

  • Home Office

    • Police: Energy Supply

      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...

    • Young Offenders: Housing

      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...

      National Security: Task Forces

      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...

      Safety: Journalism

      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...

      Members: Correspondence

      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.

      Members: Correspondence

      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...

      Members: Correspondence

      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.

      Members: Correspondence

      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,...

      Members: Correspondence

      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.

      Forced Labour: Seasonal Workers

      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...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      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...

      Members: Correspondence

      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.

      Asylum

      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...

      Immigration Removal Centres: Standards

      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.

      Members: Correspondence

      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...

      Asylum: Rwanda

      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...

      Cadbury: Supply Chains

      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.

      Biometric Residence Permits

      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.

      Members: Correspondence

      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.

      Members: Correspondence

      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...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Infrastructure: Construction

      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...

    • Planning: Finance

      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...

      Members: Correspondence

      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...

      Local Government Finance

      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.

      Sleeping Rough

      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.

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      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.

      Regional Planning and Development: Finance

      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.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      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...

  • Cabinet Office

  • Department for International Trade

    • Department for International Trade: USA

      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...

    • Trade Agreements: Japan

      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...

      Department for International Trade: Visits Abroad

      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.

      Department for International Trade: Visits Abroad

      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...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Internet: Health Education

      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...

    • Data Protection and Digital Information Bill

      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...

      Sports: LGBT+ People

      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.

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways: North of England

      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...

    • Railways: Tickets

      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...

  • Leader of the House of Lords

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Industrial Energy Transformation Fund

      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.

    • Energy Bills Rebate: Northern Ireland

      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.

      Mathematics: Postgraduate Education

      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.

  • Department for Education

    • Gambling: Education

      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...

    • Schools: Weather

      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...

      Students: Loans

      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.

      Students: Cost of Living

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support students with the cost of living.

      Schools: Weather

      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.

      Teachers: Pay

      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...

      Special Educational Needs

      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.

      Special Educational Needs: Qualifications

      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...

  • The Senior Deputy Speaker

    • House of Lords: Select Committees

      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...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Military Aid

      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.

    • Ukraine: Antitank Missiles

      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...

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      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.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Birds: Conservation

      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...

  • Home Office

    • Isabel Vaughan-Spruce

      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...

    • Refugees: China

      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...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Buildings: Safety

      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...

    • Homelessness

      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...

      Elections: Proof of Identity

      To ask His Majesty's Government when the website for people to apply for a free voter ID will be available to use.

      Absent Voting: Fraud

      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...

      Electoral Register: British Nationals Abroad

      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.

      Regional Planning and Development

      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...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Foreign Investment in UK

      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.

    • Intelligence Services

      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.

  • Treasury

    • Commodity Markets

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consumer protections are in place for consumers directly or indirectly investing in commodity derivatives.

    • Cryptocurrencies: Advertising

      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,...

      Commodity Markets

      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...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Family Courts

      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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