Written answers

Tuesday, 24 January 2023

  • Department for Transport

    • Seaborne Freight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the final costs associated with the awarding of a contract to Seabourne Freight was broken down by (a) monies paid to Seaborne, (b) compensation...

    • Civil Aviation (Air Travel Organisers' Licensing) Regulations 2012

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether they plan to (a) revoke (b) retain or (c) replace the Civil Aviation (Air Travel Organisers'...

      Railway Stations: Neurodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help ensure that stations are (a) accessible and (b) safe for people with neurodiversity.

      Railway Stations: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many stations do not have wheelchair access to each platform; and what steps he is taking to reduce this number.

      Train Operating Companies: Industrial Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) his Department and (b) Network Rail are required to compensate (i) directly and (ii) via waived track access charges of (a) Transport for...

      Railways: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what requirement there is on railway companies to provide alternative transport in the event of infrastructure failure; and if he will require South...

      Railways: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have obtained a Disabled Person’s Railcard in each of the last five years.

      Driving Tests: Languages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to review the languages used for the driving theory test.

      Railways: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people with Multiple Sclerosis have obtained a Disabled Person’s Railcard.

      Public Transport: Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with transport providers on trends in the number of dogs, other than assistance dogs, permitted on public transport; and...

      Bus Services: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data his Department holds on the number of new buses registered since 2017 that did not have (a) next stop, (b) final destination and (c)...

      Roads: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he intends to publish the Government's response to the public consultation on reviewing personal safety measures on streets in England.

      Transport: South Tyneside

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money South Tyneside Council has returned to his Department from grants allocated in the last two years as of 19 January 2023.

      South West Main Line: Landslips

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will (a) investigate the causes of the landslide near Hook on the South Western mainline as a matter of urgency and (b) ensure works are...

      Levenshulme Station: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to announce the successful applications for Access for All bids made for Levenshulme station by Transport for Greater Manchester.

      Railways: Landslips

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to introduce enhanced technology-based track inspections to detect rail embankment subsidence before landslides occur.

      Cycling and Walking: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of Sate for Levelling-Up, Housing and Communities on the role of local planning authorities...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2023 to Question 118973 on Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries, which (a)...

    • Iron and Steel: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 12 January 2023 to Question 118973, how much funding has been allocated to steel plants...

      Iron and Steel: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2023 to Question 118973 on Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries, if he will...

      Iron and Steel: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2023 to Question 118973 on Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries, if he will...

      Gold

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason gold is not included on the UK Critical Minerals List 2021.

      Charities: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing liquidity loans to the charitable trust sector to help...

      South Tyneside Council: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much money have South Tyneside Council returned to his Department from grants allocated over the last two years as...

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what human resources information their Department shares with trade unions on a regular basis.

      Heating: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 22 December 2022 to Question 110605 on Heating: Technology, how much funding his Department...

      Energy Company Obligation: Low Incomes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to target all the funding from the ECO+ scheme at the low-income eligibility group in...

      Innovation and Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the keynote speech made by the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation at Onward UK on 11 Jan...

      Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill with paragraph 882 of the...

      Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reviewing (a) liquefied petroleum gas metered estates ability to...

      Gas Appliances (Enforcement) & Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2018

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether they plan to (a) revoke (b) retain or (c) replace the Gas...

      Electricity Generation: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2022 to Question 120157 on Electricity Generation: Infrastructure, how much energy...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will launch a formal inquiry into the practice of forced prepayment meter installations, including...

      Heating: Fossil Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 22 December 2022 to Question 110668 on Heating: Fossil Fuels, for what reason his Department...

      Organisations: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to his oral contribution of 16 January 2023, Official Report column 55, whether he has had discussions with...

      Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill: Impact Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has submitted an Impact Assessment for the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill to the Regulatory Policy...

      Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his planned timetable is for payments to begin under the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding in England.

      Business: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to take steps to provide additional financial support to small and medium-sized businesses with...

      Energy Bills Rebate: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of strikes in the healthcare sector on the timing of the...

      Strikes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has conducted an economic impact assessment of the most recent industrial strike action.

      Small Businesses: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the Federation of Small Businesses’ proposal to...

      Royal Mail: Ofcom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he made the adequacy of Ofcom's regulatory powers for scrutinising Royal Mail's performance.

      Warm Home Discount Scheme: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home Discount on...

      Energy Bills Rebate: Caravan Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Energy Bill Support Scheme will be made available to people living in caravan parks.

      EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish a list of the legislation he intends to repeal under the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent representations he has received on (a) the forced installation of prepayment meters and (b) the practice of...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will host a summit of (a) energy companies, (b) Ofgem and (c) other relevant stakeholders to discuss (i) the...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the number of households who were left without power in the last 12 months as a...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the financial costs to vulnerable families and households arising from (a) the forced...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with (a) energy companies and (b) Ofgem on (i) the forced installation of prepayment...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that energy companies adhere to Ofgem guidance that prepayment meters should not be...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of households with a prepayment meter include a person who (a) is aged under 16 and (b) is...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to obtain information on the number of prepayment meters in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales...

      Energy Bills Rebate: Park Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government plans to take steps to ensure that people for whom a park home is their sole or main residence...

      Energy Bills Rebate: Park Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the devolved Administrations on extending assistance...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is taking steps to prevent the forced installation of prepayment meters.

      Delivery Services: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reviewing the regulation of the parcel delivery...

      Delivery Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of publishing service performance against expectations...

      Energy Bills Rebate: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the maximum timescale is for households to receive a payment upon completion of an application in the Energy Bills...

      Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department will take to maximise uptake of payments under the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative...

      Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on household finances of any delay in implementing the...

      Iron and Steel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his forecast is for UK steel output in 2023.

      Carbon Emissions and Energy: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he make a comparative assessment of average (a) energy and (b) carbon costs in the (i) steel, (ii) ceramics and...

      Carbon Emissions: Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will reduce the cost of carbon for large energy using industries to ease cost pressures for domestic production.

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what meetings his Department has had with (a) Ofgem and (b) UK energy suppliers in which rules on fitting prepayment...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to his Answer of 10 January 2023 to Question 114764, what recent discussions he has had with Ofgem on...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to his Answer of 12 January 2023 to Question 114849, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of...

      Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to use the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding process used in Great Britain in Northern...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with (a) Ofgem, (b) energy companies, (c) consumer organisations, (d) organisations...

      Horizon Europe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the keynote speech made by the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation at Onward UK on 11...

      Innovation and Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the keynote speech made by the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation at Onward UK on 11...

      Innovation and Research: Brexit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the keynote speech made by the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation at Onward UK on 11...

      Energy: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will meet with (a) energy companies and (b) disability charities to discuss support for the costs faced by people...

      Copyright: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what provisions in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 protect performers from the unauthorised reproduction of...

      Science: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many Scientific Institutes his Department funds; and if he will list them.

      Advanced Research and Invention Agency and Rosalind Franklin Institute: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons (a) ARIA can and (b) Rosaline Franklin Institute cannot carry forward funding across financial years.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Civil Servants: Living Wage

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the number of civil servants who are paid less than the Living Wage Foundation's real living wage.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • NHS: Innovation and Telemedicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) assess the potential merits of introducing (i) new health technologies and (ii) virtual wards and (b)...

    • Department of Health and Social Care: Paper

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January to Question 119018 on Department of Health and Social Care: Paper, whether his Department maintains...

      Question

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

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish a sexual and reproductive health action plan.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent representations he has received on the adequacy of the levels of drug and medical supplies in the UK.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on creating new community diagnostic centres.

      Hyperactivity: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2023 to Question 122493 on Hyperactivity: Drugs, whether he has had recent discussions with...

      Prozac

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of Fluoxetine.

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which health care professions NHS England will include in the Long Term NHS Workforce Plan.

      Social Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the £500 million Discharge Fund has been received by (a) care home providers and (b) domiciliary care providers, as of...

      Terminal Illnesses: Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of people who took their own life after receiving a terminal illness diagnosis in the last five...

      Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of availability of eating disorder services for children.

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many CAMHS beds there were in the NHS in each financial year since 2010-11.

      Restraint Techniques: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the use of restraint on children.

      Wheelchairs: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2022 to Question 80788, on what date NHS England plans to publish the framework for integrated care...

      Aripiprazole

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the supply of Aripiprazole.

      Gynaecology: Somerset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for women in Somerset who have been referred for a gynaecology appointment.

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to introduce covid-19 testing (a) for people admitted to hospital who are immunocompromised...

      Patients: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the number of patients who are avoidably harmed during routine medical procedures and surgeries.

      Mortality Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral contribution of 10 January 2023 on Industrial Action, Official Report, column 439, for what reason he...

      NHS: Agency Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS spent on agency staff in (a) 2012 and (B) 2022.

      Telemedicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of treating more patients in (a) virtual wards and (b) hospitals at home.

      Evusheld

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department uses to assess the cost-effectiveness of the use of Evusheld against the cost of admission to a hospital for...

      Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS 2023/24 priorities and operational planning guidance, published on 23 December 2022, for what reasons the NHS...

      Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated to reducing waiting times for (a) radiotherapy, (b) surgery and (c) chemotherapy for cancer...

      Midwives and Nurses: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many students applied for (a) nursing and (b) midwifery undergraduate courses in the latest period for which data is available.

      Health Services: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) publish on his Department’s website and (b) place in the House of Commons Library, copies of the Ipsos Public...

      Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the funding to deliver the NHS Healthcare Travel Cost Scheme has been distributed to NHS trusts in each of the last 10 years.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral answer from the Prime Minister to the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood of 11 January 2023, Official...

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department routinely makes an assessment of the availability of NHS dentistry services for (a) adults and (b) children in (i)...

      Smoking: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on campaigns to promote the cessation of smoking in 2021-22; and how much is budgeted to be spent for that...

      Children in Care: Location

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children have been placed in inappropriate out-of-area placements by financial year since 2010/11.

      Health: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the health risks to vulnerable families and households arising from (a) the forced installation of...

      Ophthalmic Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS funding was provided to outpatient paediatric ophthalmology services in 2021-22.

      Integrated Care Systems and Public Health: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of integrated care system and public health grant funding in the context of strengthening...

      Dental Services: Southport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of spaces to register as an NHS dental patient in Southport.

      Dental Services: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent estimate of average waiting times for appointments at NHS dental practices in (a) Newcastle Upon...

      Dental Services: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the financial impact on families who register with private dentists due to the unavailability of NHS...

      Dental Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of gaps in the availability of NHS dental care on children’s dental health in...

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2022 to Question 98767 on Healthy Start Scheme, when data on uptake of the Healthy Start scheme...

      Health Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what actions his Department is taking to reduce variations in patient care quality.

      General Practitioners: Newcastle upon Tyne Central

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of GP surgeries were rated as good by the Care Quality Commission in Newcastle upon Tyne Central...

      Primary Health Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to promote the use of primary care services for non-emergency health issues.

      Accident and Emergency Departments: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce A&E waiting times in (a) Lancashire and( b) Merseyside.

      North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust: Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ambulance vehicles North West Ambulance Service has had in each of the last ten years.

      Hormone Replacement Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the current level of supply of HRT products in all UK regions.

      NHS: Resignations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the main reasons given by nurses and doctors are for leaving NHS employment.

      Midwives: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) full-time and (b) full-time equivalent midwives were employed by the NHS in Stockport in (i) 2010, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2020 and...

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish a workforce strategy for the NHS.

      UK Health Security Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the (a) remit, (b) budget for 2021-22 and 2022-23 and (c) projected budget for 2023-4 of the UK Health Security Agency.

      Infectious Diseases: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he last met with the UK Health Security Agency to discuss (a) emerging infectious disease threats and (b) maintaining pandemic...

      England Infected Blood Support Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence the England Infected Blood Support Scheme accept to establish when an infection occurred, where records have been destroyed...

  • Department for Education

    • Children's Social Care National Implementation Board

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she expects the next meeting of the Children's Social Care National Implementation Board to take place; and whether she, or a Minister in her...

    • Children: Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has taken steps to implement the recommendation on Regional Care Co-operatives from the independent review of children’s social care...

      Children's Social Care National Implementation Board

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Children's Social Care National Implementation Board has had discussions with co-operatives operating in the social care sector.

      Children's Social Care National Implementation Board

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the terms of reference for the National Implementation Board for children’s social care will be published.

      Children: Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children’s social care vacancies there are by local authority.

      Pupils: Mental Health Services and Neurodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that children who have (a) mental health challenges and (b) a neurodiversity diagnosis have the in-school support...

      Health and Science: T-levels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of proposals to remove funding for applied general qualifications that overlap with Health and...

      Schools: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure schools are protected from cyber criminals seeking to access their data.

      Schools: Southport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the quality of school buildings in Southport.

      Schools: Holocaust Memorial Day

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day in schools.

      Young People: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing work-based vocational training for young people between the ages of 14 and 16.

      Education: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of industrial action in the education sector on the academic performance of students in this...

      Skilled Workers: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impacts of skills shortages on businesses.

      Special Educational Needs: School Leaving

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the number of secondary school pupils with an education, health and care plan who entered (a) further education, (b)...

      Teachers: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of real terms regression on pay on teacher retention.

      Private Education: Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will hold discussions with fee paying schools in (a) the Borough of Telford and Wrekin and (b) Shropshire on the potential impact of...

      Children in Care: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are supported by a Virtual school head (a) nationally and (b) in York; and what recent assessment she has made of trends in the...

      Schools: Teaching Methods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of promoting more project-based learning in schools.

      Schools: Discipline

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of recent trends in the number of children (a) placed in isolation and (b) excluded (i) nationally and (ii) in York.

      Secondary Education: Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of moving 16 year olds from exam-based assessments to a system which uses a wider range of...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners: Police Custody

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department most recently notified stakeholders that Operation Safeguard might be activated.

    • Courts: Remand in Custody

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the impact on courts of remanding defendants when Operation Safeguard is active.

      Prisons: Libraries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison libraries have been operating across the prison estate in each year since 2005; and what percentage of the prison population has had...

      Community Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours of community service given as part of community sentences offenders completed in each (a) local justice area and (b) region in England...

      Cafcass

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what safeguarding guidance the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service follows when it assists victims of domestic abuse.

      Judiciary: Racial Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to recommendations of the report by the University of Manchester entitled Racial Bias and the Bench, published in November 2022, if he...

      Probate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the total declared value of deceased people’s estates notified to Probate registries in England for financial years (a) 2019-20, (b)...

      Magistrates' Courts: Westminster

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of running (a) the specialist domestic abuse court and (b) all other hearings at Westminster Magistrates Court in...

  • Treasury

    • Nurseries: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a nursery rates relief scheme.

    • Customs: ICT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2022 to Question 92120 on Customs: ICT, what the cost to the public purse was for the establishment and operation of...

      Tax Evasion: Criminal Investigation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HMRC legal investigations into (a) individuals and (b) businesses were launched in financial year 2021-22; and the average length of those...

      Leisure: Energy

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to provide further support towards energy costs for the public leisure sector in addition to the Energy Bill Discount Scheme.

      Small Businesses: Costs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to help support small and medium-sized enterprises in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the rest of the UK with increased costs.

      Alcoholic Drinks: Imports

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the context of personal allowances for bringing excise goods into the UK for personal use, what recent estimate his Department has made of the average...

      Imports: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of personal allowances for people bringing excise and non-excise goods into the UK for personal use...

      Imports: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a comparative assessment of the potential impact of personal allowances on bringing excise and non-excise into the (a) UK and (b) EU on tax...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Sahel: Malnutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) adults and (b) children at risk of preventable malnutrition-linked...

    • Kenya: Malnutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of malnourished people (a) in total and (b) at risk of...

      Transcaucasus: Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will agree to meet a delegation of the all-party Parliamentary group on Armenia to discuss the continued...

      Northern Ireland Protocol Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether there have been changes to the Government's legal position on the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill,...

      Russia: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of sanctions on (a) Russia and (b) individuals connected to that...

      East Africa: Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the impact of hunger on women and girls in East Africa.

      Somalia: Debts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 December 2022 to Question 108132, on Somalia: Politics and Government, what taken...

      Nigeria: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the political situation in Nigeria ahead of its presidential and legislative elections.

      Democratic Republic of the Congo: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with international partners to cut off international funding for non-state armed groups...

      Taiwan: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has held discussions with the (a) Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) Secretary of State for Business,...

      Argentina: Droughts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the potential economic impact of drought in...

      Aly Domínguez and Jairo Bonilla

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Honduran counterpart on the murders of two environmental defenders, Aly...

      Mexico: Drug Seizures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications of reports that drug cartels in Mexico have suffered losses of 96...

      Mexico: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for (a) his Department's policies and (b) anti-crime and security...

      Chile: Abduction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is providing support to the Chilean Government to tackle the increase in kidnappings in...

      Colombia: Guatemala

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Colombian counterpart on the Colombian Government's decision to recall its...

      Norfolk Island and Pitcairn Islands: Festivals and Special Occasions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made representations to the governments of (a) the Pitcairn Islands and (b) Norfolk...

      Israel: Human Rights

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

      Israel and Occupied Territories: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 23 December 2022 to Questions 111540 on Salah Hamouri, 20 December 2022 to Question...

      British Overseas Territories: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of Official Development Assistance has been spent on (a) environmental conservation and (b)...

      Iran: Demonstrations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Iranian counterpart on the imposition of the death penalty on those...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department’s publication of Government procurement card spending over £500 for...

      Sri Lanka: Debts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the statement of 8 January from economists and...

      Myanmar: Oppression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his regional counterparts on taking steps to help tackle internal...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • USA: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to Answer of 24 February 2022 to Question 126833, if he will provide the location of the 135 US military personnel stationed at undisclosed...

    • Indo-Pacific Region

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department will seek closer cooperation with France on defence matters in the Indo-Pacific region.

      Armoured Fighting Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK has the ability to deploy what it defines as an Armoured Brigade.

      British Indian Ocean Territory

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the importance of the British Indian Ocean Territory as a military asset.

      British Indian Ocean Territory

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had recent discussions with his US counterpart on the joint military base in the British Indian Ocean Territory in the context of...

      Watchkeeper WK450

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2023 to Question 120884 on Watchkeeper WK450, how many full-time personnel train on Watchkeeper each day.

      Watchkeeper WK450

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2023 to Question 120884 on Watchkeeper WK450, how many Watchkeeper platforms are operational.

      Military Bases: Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2023 to Question 113208 on Military Bases: Heating, how many and what proportion of those incidents were resolved...

      Prime Minister: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2023 to Question 122466 on Prime Minister: Staff, if he will publish the (a) total number of post holders and (b)...

      Type 32 Frigates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) other stakeholders about the potential impact of cancellation of the Type 32 frigate...

      Military Aircraft: Crew

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, the (a) establishment and (b) numbers of (i) pilots, (ii) weapon systems officers and (iii) weapon systems operators in squadron 27 was on 1 December 2022.

      Ministry of Defence: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to review the way it sustains industrial supply chains for key capabilities.

      HMS Collingwood: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2023 to Question 122040 on HMS Collingwood: Repairs and Maintenance, for what reasons work orders were submitted...

      Ukraine: Artillery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral contribution of 16 January 2023 on the Ukraine: Update, Official Report, column 36, what steps his Department is taking to...

      Army: Deployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current lead UK deployable armoured infantry Brigade Combat Team.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to the letter of 22 December 2022 from the hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich on a constituent’s PIP claim...

    • State Retirement Pensions: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of households that have fallen into poverty as a result of the equalisation of the State Pension age.

      Occupational Pension Schemes (Administration and Disclosure) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether they plan to (a) revoke (b) retain or (c) replace the Occupational Pension Schemes...

      UK Menopause Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps the UK Menopause Taskforce has taken to support women in the workplace undergoing menopause.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department paid to claimants in payments related to gross inconvenience in (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020, (d) 2021 and (e) 2022.

      Jobcentres: Older Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training is (a) required of and (b) available to 50 Plus Champions employed at Jobcentres.

      Jobcentres: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2022 to Question 100665 on Question for Department for Work and Pensions, if he will publish planned or...

      Jobcentres: Older Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what qualifications are required to be appointed a 50 Plus Champion at a Jobcentre.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Older Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many 50 Plus Champions are employed by his Department.

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timescale is for the Access to Work Adjustment Passports pilot; and whether he plans to publish findings from the pilot.

      Social Security Benefits: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will include in his Department's Annual Report for the 2022-23 financial year a performance measure on the number and proportion of...

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of invoices for support under the Access to Work scheme were paid within 30 days in (a) 2022 and (b) to date in 2023; and what...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Food: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of supermarket brand protections on the redistribution of surplus food;...

    • Flood Control: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that local authorities have access to relevant (a) information and (b) expertise to assist...

      Flood Control: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of inflation on the adequacy of the £5.2 billion funding...

      Flood Control: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much and what proportion of the £5.2 billion investment for flood defence measures announced in 2020 has been spent...

      Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the number of properties at risk of flooding in winter 2022-23.

      Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which (a) flood protection schemes and (b) engineering works are (i) under construction and (ii) at the (A) planning and (B)...

      Seals: Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to protect seals from disturbances since the Seals (Protection) Bill was introduced to...

      Packaging: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential financial cost to producers in supply chains of the Packaging Waste...

      Water Supply and Sewerage Services (Customer Service Standards) Regulations 2008

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to (a) carry out a review of and (b) publish a report setting out the conclusions of the review of Part 3 of...

      Hedgehogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has discussed the health and numbers of hedgehogs with the devolved administrations.

      Hedgehogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of hedgehogs in England.

      Biodiversity: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will publish the Government response to the Consultation on Biodiversity Net Gain Regulations and Implementation.

      Food Poverty: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to ensure food security for families In Northern Ireland in absolute poverty.

      Agriculture: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with Ministers in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on farmers'...

      Dangerous Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 for protecting people from dangerous dogs.

      Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding has been allocated to each of the schemes available to farmers in England under the Agricultural Transition...

      Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department provided to farmers under each scheme within the Agricultural Transition Plan in England in...

      Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding was released from the Basic Payment Scheme following the reduction of direct payments to farmers in England...

      Dogs: Brucellosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) prevalence of Brucella Canis and (b) risk it presents to humans in the UK; and what...

      Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, what plans she has to (a) revoke, (b) replace or (c)...

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the (a) number and (b) quality of age assessments carried out by social workers following visual assessments...

    • Windrush Lessons Learned Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with Wendy Williams on the Windrush Lessons Learned Review.

      Migrant Workers: Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including dentists and dental nurses on the shortage occupations list.

      Windrush Lessons Learned Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has discussed the recommendations in the Windrush Lessons Learned Review with (a) the Welsh Government, (b) the Scottish...

      Foreign Relations: Jamaica

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Government of Jamaica.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish a timeline for the opening of Pathway 3 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.

      Asylum: Syria

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to accelerate the decision-making process for asylum applications from people from Syria.

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps is she taking to ensure the adequate enforcement of the requirement in the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 to use...

      Home Office: Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what human resources information their Department shares with trade unions on a regular basis.

      Psilocybin

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will hold discussions with the Chief Medical Officer on the potential merits of psilocybin's (a) medicinal and (b) therapeutic use.

      Fire and Rescue Services: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vacancies there are in the Fire and Rescue Service.

      Grenfell Tower: Fires

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to establish a compensation fund for firefighters who attended the Grenfell fire and have been subsequently diagnosed...

      Police: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to alter the police funding formula; and if she will take steps to increase police funding in areas with more properties...

      Nitrous Oxide: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to take steps to (a) regulate the use and (b) prevent substance abuse of nitrous oxide.

      Nitrous Oxide: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs' review into potential harms caused by nitrous oxide launched in...

      Road Traffic Offences: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help ensure (a) Greater Manchester Police and (b) Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council have...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Injuries

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce guaranteed compensation for industrial injuries suffered by firefighters.

      Windrush Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been helped through the Windrush Compensation Scheme since its establishment.

      Windrush Lessons Learned Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she has discussed the Windrush Lessons Learned Review with her Caricom counterparts.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Buildings: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Building Safety Act 2022 defining leaseholders as either qualifying or non-qualifying for legal...

    • Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a requirement for large-scale housing developments to...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to ensure effective public transport links for new, large housing developments.

      Housing: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the reductions in the number of housing sales on the housing market.

      Levelling Up Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it a requirement for provision of levelling up funding that local authorities have an up to date local...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what human resources information their Department shares with trade unions on a regular basis.

      Buildings: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to protect leaseholders from remediation costs related to structural building defects that are...

      South Tyneside Council: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much money have South Tyneside Council returned to his Department from grants allocated over the last two years as of...

      Private Rented Housing: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the average increase in rent for private properties in Stockport constituency in the last...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to make an announcement about the future of the Homes for Ukraine Scheme beyond April 2023.

  • Scotland Office

    • Gender Recognition: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make an estimate of the number of hours that (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have spent in discussions with...

    • Gender Recognition: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will publish the legal advice the Government received on devolution and the Gender Recognition Reform Bill (Scotland).

  • Department for International Trade

    • UK Tradeshow Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many applications have been made to the Attendee element of the UK Tradeshow Programme; and how much has been spent on that element in...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Social Media: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will take steps to help prevent the coding of social media algorithms which create and increase racially...

    • Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Media Bill (a) will be published in draft and (b) face pre-legislative scrutiny.

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

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what human resources information their Department shares with trade unions on a regular basis.

      Future of Women's Football Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made on the Review into Women's Football led by Karen Carney MBE.

      Football: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she expects to publish the Football Regulator White Paper; and whether women's football will be included within the...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Gender Recognition: Scotland

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an estimate of the number of hours that (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have spent in discussions with...

    • Equality Act 2010

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of amending the Equalities Act 2010 to make menopause a...

      Gender Recognition Certificates

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will list the circumstances in which a person may be required to show a Gender Recognition Certificate.

  • Prime Minister

    • Strikes

      To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to his Answer to the Rt. hon Member for Holborn and St Pancras at Prime Minister's Questions on 11 January 2023, Official Report, column 554, on what...

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Research: Expenditure

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total government spend in (1) 2018, and (2) 2019, on research and development.

    • Hydrogen: Heating

      To ask His Majesty's Government what support they will provide to residents of areas covered by the hydrogen heating pilot who decide to opt out of the programme and operate on electric power.

      Business: Energy Bills Discount Scheme

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement the upcoming reduction in energy bill support for businesses.

      Private Rented Housing: Energy

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they will respond to the Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes consultation, which ran from 30 September 2020 to 8 January 2021.

      UK Research and Innovation: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the annual budget for UK Research and Innovation.

      Advanced Research and Invention Agency: Public Appointments

      To ask His Majesty's Government who chairs the newly constituted Advanced Research and Invention Agency; and what is the annual payment made to them.

      Research: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what amount was provided in research and development grants to (1) the steel industry, (2) the ship building industry, (3) the aerospace industry, and (4) the...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Saudi Arabia: Slavery

      To ask His Majesty's Government what specific representations they have made to the government of Saudi Arabia over the continuance of modern slavery and other reported human rights abuses of...

    • Capital Punishment

      To ask His Majesty's Government with which countries that practise capital punishment the UK maintains diplomatic relations.

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Israeli officials prevented Palestinian Christians in the occupied territories from accessing Christmas festivals in...

      Democratic Republic of Congo: Rwanda

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the President of the Republic of Rwanda’s annual end-of-year address, broadcast on 31 December 2022, what assessment they have made of (1)...

      Burundi: Cholera

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent outbreak of cholera in Burundi.

      South Sudan: Journalism

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of South Sudan regarding the reported arrest of six journalists in that country.

      Jerusalem: Religious Buildings

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the historic status quo governing Jerusalem’s holy sites including Al-Haram al Sharif/Temple Mount.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Typhoon Aircraft

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to upgrade the Royal Air Force Typhoon aircraft; and how many of those aircraft left service in each of the past five years.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Kickstart Scheme

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) rate, and (2) value, of losses since the launch of the Kickstart Scheme in 2020.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Eggs: Production

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to make an "exceptional market conditions" direction under the Agriculture Act 2020, given the disruption being experienced by...

    • Eggs: Marketing

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the assessment they have already made on the 16-week grace period for the marketing of free-range eggs in the event of mandatory housing measures...

      Pigs: Animal Breeding

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decline in the UK’s breeding pig population; and what steps they are taking to support British pig farmers.

      Animal Feed

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the case for using Processed Animal Protein.

      Avian Influenza: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 5 December 2022 (HL3620), how much they have invested into research into an avian influenza vaccine.

      Bread and Flour: Additives

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to ensure that the Retained EU Law (Reform and Revocation) Bill will not result in people in the UK being exposed to azodicarbonimide, potassium...

      Avian Influenza: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likelihood of a vaccine for avian influenza being developed in the next 12 months.

      Fish Farming: Animal Welfare

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 27 April 2022 (HL7869), when they expect to receive the Animal Welfare Committee’s...

      Sustainable Farming Incentive

      To ask His Majesty's Government how they assess and determine the financial surplus required to induce farmers to participate in schemes under the Sustainable Farming Incentive.

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consultation they undertake with (1) district councils, and (2) parish councils, in whose area it is proposed to house immigrants awaiting assessment on their...

    • Gambling: Crime

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimates they have made of the cost to the state of gambling-driven crime.

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many hotels in England are under contract to provide accommodation for immigrants whose right to enter and remain in the UK are being assessed; and what is the...

      Criminal Investigation

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many current criminal investigations by the police and HMRC began (1) more than four, and (2) more than two years ago; and of these cases how many are waiting...

      Wagner Group

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to amend their list of proscribed terrorist organisations to include the Wagner Group.

      Police: Vetting

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 17 November 2022 (HL3192), what assessment they have made of the reported involvement of the Police...

      Fishing Vessels: Migrant Workers

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Minister for Immigration will meet fishing industry representatives in Scotland and Northern Ireland to discuss migrant crewing issues for UK...

      China: Politics and Government

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of attempts by the government of China to silence dissidents based in the UK.

      Roads: Cameras

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether recordings from road traffic cameras can be used by the police in investigating all types of crime.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Regional Planning and Development

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of (1) inflation, and (2) increased prices, on levelling-up projects being funded by the Department for Levelling...

    • Sleeping Rough

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the number of people sleeping rough.

      Sleeping Rough

      To ask His Majesty's Government what lessons they have learned from the COVID-19 pandemic period in their approach to rough sleeping.

      Private Rented Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will undertake a formal assessment of the extent of supply problems in the private rented sector.

      Council Tax: Billing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support households facing rising council tax bills in 2023.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) one, and (2) two, bedroom homes have been built in (a) urban, and (b) rural, areas in each of the last three years in England.

  • Department for International Trade

    • Iron and Steel: UK Internal Trade

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to secure tariff-free movement of steel from the UK to Northern Ireland, given the recent application of tariff on such movements.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Music

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will list the specific benefits that have accrued to (1) the UK music industry, and (2) musicians, as a result of the UK's withdrawal from the EU.

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