Thursday, 26 January 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of platforms do not have tactile paving to help blind and partially sighted passengers to know where the edge of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Written Answer of the 28 October 2022 to Question 67099 on Department of Health and Social Care: Public Expenditure, what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure his Department complies with section 2.1.6 of the Civil Service Management Code; and whether that monitoring data...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what human resources information their Department shares with trade unions on a regular basis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the Government's response to the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate consultation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of employees in their Department are paid at the rate of the National Minimum Wage.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact on the reduction to CO2 emissions of the UK aviation sector switching to sustainable...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Rapid Charge Fund will begin to deliver funding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require the use of audio-visual equipment on buses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 17 January to Question 122183 on Railways: Midlands and North of England, how many stops would need to be reduced in order...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17th January to Question 122182 on Railways: Midlands and North of England, for how many of the 217 track kilometres would a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take additional steps to ensure the effective operation of the West Coast Main Line prior to the expiry of the short-term contract...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2023 to Question 125314 on Train Operating Companies: Industrial Relations, how much funding his Department has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many local authorities have developed Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of park home residents eligible for the Energy Bills Support...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential of New Approach Methodologies to progress research into (a)...
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 Copyright and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to develop nuclear fusion technology.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to increase and improve R&D collaborations with Indian (a) companies and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons publicly-funded research in research institutions such as the National Oceanography Centre is not...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will meet with trade union representatives to discuss developments in the UK steel industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2023 to Question 120907, when the employment data for the steel sector for 2022...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill on workplace...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress his Department on reviewing rules on the sale of pint sized bottles of English sparkling wine.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a Business, Human Rights and Environment Bill to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what (a) financial and (b) other steps his Department is taking to encourage the creation of businesses in (i) Coventry...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason it is his policy that the national minimum wage for workers aged under 23 is lower than that for other...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill on industrial relations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of global (a) demand and (b) supply of small modular nuclear reactors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the nuclear power industry in employment in the next five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential role of nuclear power in decarbonising the supply of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress his Department has made on the programme for Small Modular Nuclear Reactors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will take steps to help customers who have been subject to the forcible instillation of prepayment to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will review the decision to exclude swimming pools from high energy business support schemes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help support Post Offices with increased energy costs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of higher energy prices on Post Offices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether any energy suppliers have been sanctioned for breaching Ofgem's rules on the fitting of prepayment meters in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what social value criteria the Department has set in the next auction for offshore wind projects in the Cornish Sea;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of the numbers of people who have successfully accessed support through the prepayment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the average increase in energy costs of pubs; and if he will make assessment of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether people that pay for their energy through their landlord using a coin meter will be eligible for Energy Bills...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether plant-based alternative foods are eligible for higher level support under the Energy Discount Scheme; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information his Department holds on the number of households not connected to the gas grid in (a) Scotland, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will meet with the hon. Member for Newport West to discuss the issues relating to the future of Newport Wafer Fab.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed Rosebank oil field on the protected...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Autumn Statement published on 17 November 2022, when the Government will set out its position on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government is taking steps to ensure that customers on energy prepayment meters do not pay higher rates...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Answer to the Question from the hon. Member for Eltham of 17 January 2023, Official Report,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of zthe implications for his policies of the report GreenGo: Unlocking an energy efficiency...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many times energy suppliers have been found to be in breach of their licensing conditions in each of the last three...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to Mission Zero - the Independent Review of Net Zero, if he will implement the review's recommendation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that hospices have sufficient funding to cover energy costs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of steps taken to help extend the Energy Bills Support Scheme to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether plant-based foods are included under Standard industrial classification of economic activities code 10.89...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to tackle scams related to the Energy Bills Discount Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with energy suppliers on (a) identifying and (b) supporting disabled customers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his recent letter to energy suppliers regarding prepayment meters, what legislative steps the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his recent letter to energy suppliers regarding prepayment meters, if he will publish a the data for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to regulate communal heat networks; and whether his Department plans to introduce...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of people who are at risk of falling into fuel poverty in the next 6 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether he plans to (a) revoke, (b) retain or (c) replace the Gas (Meters)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January to Question 125331 on Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund: Sefton Central, whether...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will make an estimate of the number of UK jobs indirectly supported by high-tech sectors including...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support voluntary and faith groups with increased energy bills during the cost...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of excluding swimming pools from a support scheme for energy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to respond to the consultation entitled Improving the energy performance of privately rented...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2023 to Question 121055, on Alternative Fuel Payments: Biofuels, whether he has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2023 to Question 124060 on Question for Department for Business, Energy and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to help ensure that the provision of energy support is not hampered by out of date names...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he plans to respond to the formal communication from the United Nations Special Rapporteurs on the promotion of truth, justice,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which stakeholders he or his Department have met with in the last six months to discuss the allocation of New Deal funding for Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allocating any remaining New Deal for Northern Ireland funding to organisations that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the average cost of a smear test for human papillomavirus.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the financial cost is to the National Health Service of a single abnormal cell change test when testing for human papillomavirus in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what clinical advice is available to Integrated Care Boards on the use of medical cannabis products.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that integrated care systems have appropriate in-area, regulated mental health residential services...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure access to infant immunisations at eight weeks of age.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will develop a specific strategy for supporting young people with eating disorders in the health and care system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the best practice course of treatment people with eating disorders.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the NHS estate for delivering healthcare needs; and what assessment he has made of areas...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is investigating cases of manufacturers overfilling e-cigarette devices above the 2ml e-liquid volume limit; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Department's response to Question 13 to the consultation on Changes to the General Dental Council and the Nursing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that children who enter the care system have the clinical mental health support they need (a) when...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of trends in the level of eating disorders; and what steps he is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of trends in the level of healthy life expectancy in Stockport constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on how long it takes to complete the Performer List Validation by Experience to enable overseas dentists...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of funding of the public health grant to local authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans for a new health centre, including for diagnostics, for (a) Royston and (b) the surrounding area; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment of the way in which the duty of candour is operating in respect of staff providing evidence to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the paper entitled Single-Dose Psilocybin for a Treatment-Resistant Episode of Major Depression, published in 2022, if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on each of the six Cavell centre pilot project sites under consideration.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to support sexual health clinics as a result of the Mpox outbreak.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much from the public purse the NHS in England has spent on management consultants in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Local Government Association finding that spending on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide a breakdown by ethnicity and pay grade of (a) all staff, (b) professionally qualified clinical staff, (c) maternity...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2023 to Question 117480, for what reasons he has not conducted an assessment on the potential impact...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of NHS funding was spent on agency staff to fill staff shortages in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that sufficient NHS staff are trained to provide (a) transanal irrigation, (b) digital...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the ambulance response times for (a) strokes and (b) other category 2 emergencies; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Palentir Technologies has provided services to NHS organisations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Oral Statement on NHS Winter Pressures on Monday 9 January 2023, how much of the announced £200 million...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has the Department made of the potential merits of using the software platform Proximie during surgical procedures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure early diagnosis of liver cancer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many medically fit patients have been waiting more than 14 days to be discharged in acute hospital settings as of 19 January.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his 10-year plan for dementia will include provisions to recover the dementia diagnosis rate to pre-pandemic levels.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce levels of (a) glaucoma and (b) preventable sight loss in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet with (a) the Stroke Association and (b) experts in thrombectomy services to discuss the adequacy of access to mechanical...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to increase the speed of hospital discharges.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will put additional support in place for patients who receive a terminal or life changing diagnosis to address their (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it remains his policy to ensure every person diagnosed with cancer has access to (a) personalised care, (b) a needs assessment,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a national audit of liver cancer services to address regional variations in care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that Integrated care boards are adequately funded to fulfil their responsibility for reducing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional steps he is taking to ensure that all patients who require hospice services at home are able to receive that service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report of the Diabetes and Mental Health Expert Working Group in England entitled An integrated care model for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the potential merits for a patient's care journey of increasing statutory funding for hospices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of direct payments for social care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make assessment of the effect of excluding (a) the daily living component of Personal Independence Payment, (b) the care...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Health and Care Act 2022, what progress he has made on implementing comprehensive palliative care for all patients...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish the revised New Hospitals Programme to include the changes required to mandate only single patient rooms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the correspondence from the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham of 6 September 2022 and 1 November 2022, for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) recruit and retain more permanent staff in the NHS and (b) reduce NHS reliance on agency staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on speeding up the processing of Health and Care Worker visas for those people roles...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many elderly have been admitted to hospital with hyperthermia in each of the last 12 months for which data is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS staff were off sick with stress-related illnesses in (a) 2012 and (b) 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill and the current...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the adequacy of the number of scans and health checks completed by the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will put in place a requirement that where a person has been admitted to hospital due to the effects of (a) damp, cold, or mould in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time for ADHD NHS treatment is.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with relevant stakeholders on the potential removal of the covid-19 vaccination facility at Askham Bar in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to provide community support for people with eating disorders.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential role of inpatient beds in community hospitals as step-down beds to release capacity...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the Care Quality Commission's future ability to carry out effective inspections of visiting policy in care...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her Department's budget was for public information campaigns to promote immunisation in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mental health inpatients have been placed in inappropriate out of area placements in the past 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral statement of 9 January 2023, on NHS winter pressures, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of integrated care boards' commissioning of autism services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral statement of 9 January 2023 on NHS winter pressures, how many Care Quality Commission inspections he expects...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans for all NHS commissioners to allow primary care optometrists to provide Minor Eye Care Services across...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to improve survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department intends to support collaborative commissioning of sexual and reproductive health services (a) in NHS South East London...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Women’s Health Strategy published on 20 July 2022, what steps his Department plans to take to support local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the contribution of primary care optometrists in the detection and treatment of sight...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of safety of mental health NHS inpatients in private hospitals rated as inadequate or requires...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people living with a spinal cord injury in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish the Health Inequalities White Paper.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle ophthalmology waiting list backlogs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Royal College of Nursing on nurses industrial action.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons his Department has not made a decision on the scheme-specific business case for the redevelopment of Whipps Cross Hospital.
To ask the Leader of the House, what human resources information their Department shares with trade unions on a regular basis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure childcare is (a) accessible and (b) affordable for parents in (i) Coventry North East constituency, (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the proportion of qualified classroom teachers expected to move up the pay scale through progression or promotion in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to increase the registration fee universities are required to pay to the Office for Students.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to increase uptake of degree apprenticeships among young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to enable local authorities to provide co-ordination across all schools within their local authority area, including with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the recruitment and retention of teachers in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of teachers who took sickness absence in each local authority in England in 2021-2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of Ofsted’s powers to enforce existing legislation on unregistered schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report by the East of England APPG and East of England Local Government Association entitled Levelling Up in the East of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the SEND improvement plan to be published by her Department later this month will be accompanied by an analysis of the additional workforce...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report by the East of England APPG and East of England Local Government Association entitled Levelling Up in the East of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report by the East of England APPG and EELGA entitled Levelling Up in the East of England - the Region’s Progress towards...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report by the East of England APPG and EELGA entitled Levelling Up in the East of England - the Region’s Progress towards...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report by the East of England APPG and East of England Local Government Association entitled Levelling Up in the East of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to promote the financial sustainability of schools with falling pupil rolls.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) Teachers of the Deaf, (b) Teachers for the Visually Impaired and (c) special educational needs coordinators are employed by schools (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that education is adequately funded.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of changes to the level of the national minimum wage on the number of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report by the East of England APPG and EELGA entitled Levelling Up in the East of England - the Region’s Progress towards...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released from Wandsworth Prison without accommodation to return to in the past 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prison officers at Wandsworth Prison attended their shift on 12 January 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people in prison for (a) murder and (b) all crimes are care leavers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of rape and sexual offence trials listed as floating hearings in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of compensation payments made to prisoners in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the median length of time taken from offence reported to trial completion for crimes related to (a) rape, (b) domestic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Probation Service has spent on the (a) development and (b) use of (i) SARA, (ii) RISK Matrix 2000, (iii) ARMS and (iv) OASys.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost of expanding prison places in the (a) male and (b) female estates in (i) 2023, (ii) 2024 and (iii) 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the average number of hours in a day that prisoners in Wandsworth Prison spend in their cells.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of prison staff in operational support grades in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of prison staff who left within 12 months of starting the role in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of prison staff who left their job within (a) seven, (b) 28 and (c) 84 days of starting in each of the last five...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders completed community sentences in each local justice area since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of individuals placed in remand for their own protection in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of floating hearings that have not been heard in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the median length of court waiting times in (a) Crown Courts and (b) Magistrate Courts since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the median time taken between committing an offence and the completion of a case at (a) Crown and (b) magistrate courts...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people were evicted through (a) section 21 no-fault eviction notices and (b) in total in 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court warrants to forcibly enter homes requested by energy suppliers' debt agents have been refused by magistrates since July 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the median length of trial delays for (a) rape, (b) domestic violence, c) burglary and (d) drug-related offences in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of terminated contracts within the HMP Prison and Probation Service in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison cells have been permanently closed due to maintenance for (a) 0- 11 months, (b) 12-23 months, (c) 24 - 35 months and (d) over 36 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many individuals have ceased pursuing a case prior to reaching trial for (a) rape, (b) domestic violence, (c) burglary cases and (d) drug-related...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost of (a) facilities management and (b) other maintenance costs for unused prison spaces in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of rehabilitation activity requirements were not commenced within three months of sentence imposition in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether suitable internet connections have been installed at (a) Redcar, Cleveland and Middlesbrough PDU and (b) other offices of the North East...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2023 to Question 119232 on Crown Court and Magistrates Courts: Repairs and Maintenance, what the average number of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the annual staffing budget was for the Probation Service in each of the last five years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much steel produced in the UK was exported to other countries in (a) 1997, (b) 2010 and (c) 2022.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to (a) bring forward and (b) consult on legislative proposals on the oversight and regulation of the actuarial profession during this...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with banks on ensuring that there is provision to address unresolved banking complaints following the planned closure of the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of Brexit on the UK economy.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2023 to Question 121058 on Royal Mint: Non-fungible Tokens, when he plans to provide an update on the creation of a...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Oxfam's report entitled Survival of the Richest, published on 16 January 2023, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average tax penalty paid to HMRC for (a) late and (b) underpaid taxation was in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022.
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...
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, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to the Israeli Government over settlement expansion and demolitions of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department’s publication of spending over £500 with a Government procurement card...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the role of the BBC World Service in supporting the free press in (a) India, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what legal basis he began negotiations with Mauritius on the British Indian Ocean Territory.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Palestinian territory.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of reports that experts from Russia's Stolypin...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department’s publication of spending over £500 with a Government procurement...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department’s publication of spending over £500 with a Government procurement...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department’s publication of spending over £500 with a Government procurement card...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has had recent discussions with (a) the Scottish Government, (b) the Welsh Government and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Education and (b) officials in that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2022 to Question 106393 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office:...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department provided (a) administrative, (b) financial and (c) logistical support to the Rt hon Member...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on...
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of reports that teachers and public...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Colombian counterpart on reports that Colombia saw the highest number of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has offered support to the Government of Bangladesh to support a free and fair election in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of people discharged from the armed forces with personality disorders had previously made (a) formal or (b) informal allegations of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2023 to Question 122497 on Ministry of Defence: Holiday Leave, how many annual leave days were unused in his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2023 to Question 122497 on Ministry of Defence: Holiday Leave, what estimate his Department has made of the number...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2023 to Question 122497 on Ministry of Defence: Holiday Leave, how much of his Department’s budget has been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on (a) Operation Northmoor and (b Cestro.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what lessons he learned from the findings of Sir Thayne Forbes in the Al Sweady Inquiry for setting the terms of reference of the independent inquiry...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will fund independent legal representation for any serving or former members of the armed forces who are required to give evidence to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact on the economy of cancellation of the Type 32 frigate programme.
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 these incidents were classed as...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what human resources information their Department shares with trade unions on a regular basis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse is of using, deploying and supporting a Challenger 2, based on the platform travelling 100 miles a day and firing on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he plans to invest in housing for personnel based at Robertson Barracks in Norfolk in each year until its closure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what are the forecasted Whole Life Costs, including the Total Departmental Expenditure, Capital Departmental Expenditure and Resource Departmental...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department last paid General Dynamics Land Systems UK as part of the Armoured Cavalry Programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2023 to Question 122045 on National Security: Cybersecurity, how much of the whole life cost of the Joint Crypt Key...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2023 to Question 120862, how many and what increments have been delivered by the Joint Crypt Key Programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2023 to Question 120871 on National Security: Cybersecurity, whether the six Programme Directors since 2016 left...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, what plans he has to (a) retain (b) revoke or (c) replace the Armed Forces (Court Martial Rules) 2009
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date his Department opened formal negotiations with Topaz Marine over the purchase of MV Topaz Tangaroa; and if he will list the other vessels...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason he rejected recommendation 10 of the Independent Review of the Child Maintenance Servicer response to domestic abuse published...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Independent review of the Child Maintenance Service response to domestic abuse, published on 17 January 2023, whether he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of employees in their Department are paid at the rate of the National Minimum Wage.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much money South Tyneside Council has returned to his Department from grants allocated over the last two years as of 23 January 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government response to the Independent Review of the Child Maintenance Service Response to Domestic Abuse, published 17...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people stopped receiving Employment and Support Allowance as a result of gaining employment in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Warwick and Leamington are entitled to Access to Work funding; and what is the average waiting time for receipt of that funding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an online portal for Personal Independence Payment claims to help improve...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of inflation on pensioners in (a) Coventry North East constituency and (b) Coventry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the accessibility of information on benefits available to those without internet access.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing people in receipt of Universal Credit who work but have limited capacity to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed extended producer responsibility scheme on the number...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of levels of air particulate matter (PM10) pollution at drive-thru points in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of levels of air particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution at drive-thru points in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect Castlefields in Shrewsbury constituency from flooding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made on the impact of tyre wear on water pollution in (a) West Yorkshire and (b) England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps to encourage the building of new reservoirs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to correspondence about a constituent from the Hon. member for Basildon and Billericay dated (a) 20...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 9 of the London School of Economics report Review of the Evidence of Sentience in Cephalopod Molluscs...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill's remaining stages will take place.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that water companies do not discharge sewage during dry spells.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to protect wild hedgehogs from discarded toxic waste.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department provides support to local authorities to help them investigate complaints from local residents of Low...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether she plans to (a) revoke, (b) retain or (c) replace the Diseases of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to help reduce surface water flooding since 25 October 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the new measures to protect the environment through the Environment Act will be commenced before parallel measures...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of flooding on sewage overflows.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of trends in the level of the spread of superbugs into water courses from farms in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a national surveillance programme of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether she plans to (a) revoke, (b) retain or (c) replace the Specified Sugar...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer on 7 September 2022 to Question 45590, what recent discussions her Department has had with relevant...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s publication of spending over £500 with a Government procurement card in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the High Court ruling on 13 January 2023 that Section...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a comparative assessment of the survival of heather on moorland where grouse shooting (a) does and (b) does...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the Woodland Access Implementation Plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing of a ban on the prophylactic use of antibiotics on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment they have made of the impact of the UK's departure from the EU on their ability to deliver successful policy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential risks created by the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that environmental protections are not weakened as a result of the Retained EU Law...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps to ban the online sale of live crustaceans from online retailers, including Amazon.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of government spending on supporting local authorities in improving air...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to (a) support and (b) encourage local authorities in meeting WHO guidelines on air quality..
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the study entitled Magnetic and microscopic investigation of airborne iron oxide nanoparticles in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing (a) the Dangerous Dogs Act and (b) breed specific...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to take steps to (a) reduce the cost and (b) simplify processes for applying to take a dog on holiday to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his Department's policy to create at least five no-take Highly Protected Marine Areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to establish an inquiry into missing unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylums claims from Iranian (a) women and (b) nationals are outstanding; and how many and what proportion of those claims have been...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he is taking steps to increase the (a) speed and (b) quality of (i) visa and (ii) asylum application decision-making for...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the average wait time for the processing of Health and Care Worker visas for those waiting to fulfil vacancies to work in the NHS in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she made if the implications for her policies of the findings of the report by the APPG on CBD products entitled Plan for a...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests for reimbursement were received by HM Passport Office in 2022; and how much was paid out in (a) December 2022 and (b) 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2022 to Question 97490 on Home Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, how many transactions were...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms are in place to remove the owner of a property who is engaging in anti-social behaviour and causing harm to neighbours...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has received representations from local authorities on the ability of those authorities to refuse leaseholders from engaging in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Joint Investigation Teams are currently in place to investigate people smuggling across the Channel by organised crime groups.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of employees in their Department are paid at the rate of the National Minimum Wage.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her oral statement of 17 January on Police Conduct and David Carrick, Official Report, column 179, if she will make an...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of asylum seeker children who were in Home Office-procured hotels in Sussex have disappeared...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2023 to Question 114859 on Members: Correspondence, and with reference to the email of 19 January 2023...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total amount paid was for immigration health surcharges by people granted International Agreement Visas (Temporary Work), formerly...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for International Agreement Visas (Temporary Work), formerly known as Tier 5 Visas, were received from nationals from...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to allocate (a) funds and (b) other resources for celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has a timescale for informing Members of Parliament on decisions on new asylum accommodation sites within their constituencies...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to maintain Forensic Archive Limited's forensic archive.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of police conduct cases in North Yorkshire; and what steps she is taking in response to...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing measures to enable former police officers to continue to face...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tighten the vetting procedures for (a) police officers and (b) police community support officers; and if she...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2023 to Question 122475 on Members: Correspondence, if her Department will respond to unanswered...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support the police with preventing knife crime.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa application centres have (a) opened and (b) permanently closed in African countries since January 2019.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the Republic of Ireland have applied to the Frontier Worker scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what specific steps she is taking to help tackle the burglary of businesses.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review the effectiveness of the community trigger mechanism in resolving incidents of prolonged anti-social behaviour.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Glasgow East of 12 October 2022 and 16 November 2022 with reference...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to make an assessment of the potential impact of using permitted development powers for the installation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to (a) protect renters from eviction and (b) support people who are homeless, in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to open applications for the Levelling Up Fund Round 3.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if the Government will bring forward a strategy to improve economic growth in coastal communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has received the report of the Independent Review of the Construction Products Testing Regime Review Panel;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what change there has been in real-term levels of funding for each of the six boroughs in the Liverpool City Region since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what safeguards are in place to ensure social housing intended for elderly people is used for that purpose.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many First Homes were completed in (a) total (b) the North West and (c) Weaver Vale constituency in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many local authorities have requested a reduction in housing numbers since his announcement that housing numbers will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of adults aged under 25 in England who spend more than one third of their net...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to extend the Help to Build: Equity Loan to up to 40% of estimated land and building costs to South...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to help ensure that sufficient social housing and affordable housing is being developed in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with local authorities on returning to (a) town halls and (b) other office facilities...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much funding from Levelling Up Fund Round 2 will be provided to each local authority.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will meet housing associations to address the issue of damp and mould in housing association homes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to appoint a Minister for Parks and Green Spaces.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, for what reasons his Department will not introduce the Renters Reform Bill in this parliamentary session.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his timeline is for publishing his Department’s response to the consultation on the Vagrancy Act 1824.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many and what proportion of employees in their Department are paid at the rate of the National Minimum Wage.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will publish the legal advice received by Government in advance of their Section 35 Order on the Gender Recognition Reform Bill (Scotland).
To ask the Attorney General, who is responsible for determining whether an empty residential property is bona vacantia.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether he plans to (a) revoke, (b) retain or (c) replace the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of employees in their Department are paid at the rate of the National Minimum Wage.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department provided support to the Rt Hon Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip for his visit to Ukraine in January 2023.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish any correspondence between his Department and the former Prime Minister on the appointment of Richard Sharp as BBC Chairman.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to require for MPs and Peers to declare (a) membership of the boards of energy and utility companies and (b) dividends...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister plans to meet with the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice to discuss appointing panel members to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of of 17 January 2023 to Question 122197 on Cabinet Office: Mandarin Language, if he will make it his policy to introduce a...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the number and value of each Government contract with McKinsey consultancy valued above £50,000 in each of the past give financial...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to provide an Answer to Question 98786 tabled by the hon. Member for Croydon North on 29 November 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport what steps her Department is taking to help (a) Southport and (b) other seaside towns preserve their cultural heritage..
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the contribution of heritage and arts sites to wellbeing and mental...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had discussions with John Lefas on the Parthenon Sculptures in the last two years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of objects in museum collections deaccessioned in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what museums are prevented by statute from deaccessioning objects in their collections; and whether she plans to extend those...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to help ensure the English Football League and football club owners are accountable to fans.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans to review support for the creative industries in the context of the proposed text and data mining...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to ensure that the White Paper on football reform (a) supports English Football League clubs and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to maintain funding for financial inclusion through the Dormant Assets Scheme; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the financial viability of recording studios.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the continuity of terrestrial television coverage.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of progress on the rollout of superfast broadband in Tatton constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of a potential merger between Three and Vodafone on staff of those companies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of a potential merger between Three and Vodafone on (a) prices and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the BBC’s revised proposals for local radio services...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government will give a new independent regulator for football the necessary powers to ensure fair distributions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has for the regulation of women's football.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how funding his Department allocated to sport and recreation facilities in each year for which records are available.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support women in STEM roles.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government plans to bring forward a health disparities white paper in 2023.
To ask His Majesty's Government how untreated HS2 waste water entered a winterbourne stream in the Colne Valley; and what the chromium levels are in this run-off.
To ask His Majesty's Government why they announced that they are no longer going to create a single enforcement body overseeing conditions in the labour market.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made as to whether a mix of energy sources, including renewables, could facilitate a reduction in energy prices for consumers.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to mitigate the impact of volatile gas prices.
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have received from organisations about the energy usage in (1) leisure centres, and (2) swimming pools, ahead of the announcement of...
To ask His Majesty's Government how much the NHS costs each household in England per year.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have consulted (1) professional, and (2) unpaid, dementia carers regarding strategic decisions around integrated social care; and if so, how.
To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the quality of NHS care for veterans and their families.
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the NHS to take forward plans related to the performance of A&E departments and ambulance services.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to NICE’s recommendation to broaden access to statins for the prevention of strokes and heart attacks, what plans they have, if any, to ask NICE...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need to prioritise funding for public health and primary, community, and social care, in order to resolve capacity problems...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Kamall on 2 August 2022 (HL1602), how many users of NHS England’s installation of Palantir Foundry software...
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether the air handling units in the House of Lords have had electrostatic precipitators installed for the purposes of air filtration, particularly for viruses...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reported use of lethal force by Israeli forces in occupied territories to dispel civilian demonstrations.
To ask His Majesty's Government what update they can provide on the case of British-Iranian national, Alireza Akbari, currently detained in Iran on charges of spying and sentenced to death.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the blockade of the Lachin corridor since 12 December 2022 on the humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh;...
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to impose further sanctions, including to their families, on those Iranian individuals sanctioned on (1) 10 October 2022, (2) 14 November...
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of China regarding allowing British lawyers to represent British citizens in Hong Kong courts.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any assessment of the recent destruction of buildings and targeting of civilians in Ukraine by Russian forces; and what steps they are...
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Azerbaijan regarding ending the blockade of the Lachin corridor that links Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have undertaken, or plan to undertake, a Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability (JACS) assessment of the blockade of the Lachin corridor to underpin...
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total sum of (1) Official Development Assistance, and (2) technical or other assistance, to the African Union and its institutions in each of the...
To ask His Majesty's Government when a Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office minister last (1) visited the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, and (2) addressed the Pan-African...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level, focus, and impact of support provided to the African Union and its institutions by (1) the government of China,...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, following the blocking of the Lachin corridor by Azerbaijan-backed protesters.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have committed to abandon the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland; and if so, why this has not happened.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to increase sanctions on the government of Iran to reflect that government’s support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine through the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of the African Union and its institutions on (1) peace keeping and conflict resolution, (2) progress...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the agreement between the UK and the EU regarding sharing live data on trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, announced on 9 January, gives the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the UK–EU Withdrawal Agreement and the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland have undermined the union between...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the UK–EU Withdrawal Agreement has introduced a border for the transit of goods between Greater Britain and Northern Ireland; whether...
To ask His Majesty's Government what representation they have made to the government of Israel to safeguard and protect religious minorities in that country following the desecration of graves at...
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many people have directed the mobility component of their Disability Living Allowance to the purchase of a vehicle in each...
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to respond to the issues raised by the Local Government Association Coastal Special Interest Group’s Coastal Landfill...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of requiring honey labels to reflect all the countries of origin of the honey.
To ask His Majesty's Government what tests government agencies conduct on imported honey.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they are taking to stop (1) the importation, and (2) the sale, of adulterated honey.
To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to coastal communities dealing with the clean up of raw sewage spills.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decisions of UN Biodiversity Conference 2022 for protecting wildlife; and what steps they will take as a result of those...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many farms were in tenanted occupation in each of the last five years.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the resilience of flood protection measures on the Somerset levels during the winter of 2022–23.
To ask His Majesty's Government how tenant farms will benefit under the Environmental Land Management Schemes.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the 3,651 water bodies in England currently have “good” chemical and ecological status; why on 22 December 2022, the Environment Agency...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the guidance issued on 29 December 2022 by the Environment Agency on the disposal of Waste Upholstered Domestic Seating (WUDS) containing Persistent...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reverse the increased use of antibiotics in farmed salmon.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the avian flu risk presented by the carcasses of shot game birds being dumped in the environment, as occurred in the...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will ensure that no dredging will take place in the River Tees until after (1) publication, and (2) consideration, of the expert panel report.
To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) proactive, and (2) reactive, steps they are taking to (a) prevent, and (b) end, the sale of (i) poison, and (ii) other products, being promoted for the...
To ask His Majesty's Government how they will ensure that the legal duty on Ministers of the Crown to have due regard to the Environmental Principles policy statement when making...
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the operative date for the implementation of the ban on the use of single use plastic plates and cutlery.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Environmental Principles required under the Environment Act 2021 will be incorporated into the Treasury Green Book.
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of woodland that will be lost by (1) 2030, and (2) 2050, in terms of (a) hectares, and (b) percentage.
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they are giving to a ban on the use of all non-medical single use plastics.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Environment Agency guidance directing that waste upholstered domestic seating containing persistent organic...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Benyon on 16 December 2022 (HLWS449) regarding the target to "increase total tree and woodland cover from 14.5%...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to monitor pyridine in the River Tees; and what assessment they have made of whether preparation for the Teesside Freeport is safe to...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Secretary of State for the Home Department on 23 June 2020 (HC Deb col. 1193), what progress they have made towards...
To ask His Majesty's Government what forecast they have made of the expected number of individuals crossing the English Channel by small boat to the UK each month in (1) 2023, and (2) 2024.
To ask His Majesty's Government what forecast they have made of the number of potential migrants who will be prevented from reaching the UK as a result of the terms and provisions of the...
To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish their Modern Slavery Bill.
To ask His Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 19 December 2022 (HL4032) stating "there have been fatalities, including the Purfleet incident in 2019...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the UK–Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership on (1) the reduction in the number of...
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made over the last 12 months on the Home Office’s Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) towards their pledge to resettle up to...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether under their current immigration policy Ukrainian nationals could be removed from the UK to Rwanda for Rwanda to assess asylum applications.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to regulate the build-to-rent sector.
To ask His Majesty's Government what are the reasons for the delay in establishing a freeport in Northern Ireland.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 29 November (HL3547) concerning the legal opinion by Lord Pannick published by the Government...
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to conduct an economic impact assessment on the free trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the procedure and available time for the ratification of the Australia and New Zealand free trade agreement allows for...
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