Written answers

Tuesday, 31 January 2023

  • Department for Transport

    • Bridges: Newcastle upon Tyne

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to steps to repair and improve the condition of the Swing Bridge in Newcastle Upon Tyne.

    • Bus Services: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress his Department has made on installing audio-visual announcements in buses.

      Driving Licences: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on an exchange agreement to allow holders of a Ukrainian licence to drive both manual and automatic vehicles in the UK.

      Department for Transport: Holiday Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has notified staff to (a) tell or (b) remind them that they can sell annual leave in the last four months.

      Electric Vehicles: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of hydrogen transport technology.

      Railway Stations: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to publish the list of stations that have been selected for Access for All Control Period 7 funding, 2024-29.

      Merchant Shipping (Anti-fouling Systems) Regulations 2009

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether he plans to (a) revoke, (b) retain or (c) replace the Merchant Shipping (Anti-Fouling Systems)...

      Travel: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Travel England will release data gathered from councils across England which conducted self-assessments on their active travel performance.

      Driverless Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to facilitate the (a) development and (b) deployment of self-driving vehicles in the UK.

      Driverless Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it his policy to bring forward legislative proposals for the implementation of self-driving vehicles by 2025.

      Railways: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant on the Answer of 24 January 2023 to Question 126690 on Railways: Concessions, what consultation (a) his Department, (b) the Rail Delivery...

      Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when will the Government have a 3D air navigation system in place, in line with other G20 countries, given the UK's departure from European...

      Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of the closure of Doncaster-Sheffield airport on the ability of people living in the region to visit...

      Driving Licences: Lost Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of drivers licenses the DVLA has lost in each year since 2018.

      Railways: Midlands and North of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2023 to Question 129878, if he will estimate the length of track in kilometres on which trains could travel at...

      A12: Suffolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the capacity of the A12 to...

      A12: Suffolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment his Department has made of the capacity of the A12 to accommodate the additional construction traffic associated with the construction...

      Bicycles: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of restarting the Fix Your Bike voucher scheme.

      Cycling: Lighting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing free bicycle lights to cyclists under the age of 18 in England.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Copyright

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the consultation on copyright protection from text and data mining will be concluded; and when she will decide on...

    • Business: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of his proposed Scale-Up Britain initiative on distributive tax...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help support households with their energy bills.

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of (a) how many prepayment energy meters there are in (i) St Helens and (ii) Merseyside and...

      Business: St Helens

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many businesses in St Helens have received the Government energy subsidy.

      Small Businesses: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support small businesses in Stockport constituency in the context of the cost of...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2023 to Question 126776, whether his Department will publish the minutes of the...

      National Grid: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of capacity issues at the national grid on housebuilding in...

      Smart Export Guarantee

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the rates are for Smart Export Guarantee (a) generators and (b) licensees.

      Heat Pumps: Ceredigion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many domestic households in Ceredigion depend on (a) air source and (b) ground source heat pumps for their heating.

      Warm Home Discount Scheme: State Retirement Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Warms Home Discount to all recipients of the...

      Taxation: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he had discussions at the World Economic Forum in Davos on international tax reform.

      World Economic Forum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish details of the meetings he had at the World Economic Forum.

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether their Department has purchased mobile UV virus irradiation units.

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2023 to Question 127884 on Energy: Meters, if he will publish on the Government...

      Small Businesses: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps his Department has taken to support small businesses with energy costs.

      Heat Network Efficiency Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to increase the Heat Network Efficiency Scheme grant support programme in (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25.

      Heat Network Efficiency Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many applications have been made to the Heat Network Efficiency Scheme as of 24 January 2023; and how much and what...

      Heat Network Efficiency Scheme: Battersea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many Heat Network suppliers operating in Battersea constituency have applied for the Heat Network Efficiency Scheme...

      Heat Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department holds data on how many and what proportion of heat network suppliers are registered with the...

      District Heating: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that heat network suppliers maintain adequate consumer service standards.

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2023 to Question 122087, what proportion of (a) ordinary and (b) named-day written...

      Consumers: Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing penalties for firms found to have mislead consumers...

      Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people in (a) York local authority area, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England who received help from...

      Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access: Innovation and Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing Access on (a)...

      Electricity Generation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of UK electricity use in 2050 that will be derived from (a) UK-generated...

      Warm Home Discount Scheme: Pension Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people in (a) York Local Authority Area, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England in receipt of Savings...

      Housing: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what data his Department holds on the number of domestic properties in (a) York local authority, (b) Yorkshire and the...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help people who live in areas without adequate radio coverage access alternatives to...

      Business: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many businesses in Stockport constituency have received the Government energy subsidy.

      Energy: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of how many prepayment energy meters there are in Stockport (a) constituency and (b) borough;...

      Large and Medium Sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008

      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 Large and...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to ban the forcible installation of prepayment meters.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to introduce a social tariff for energy.

      Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make a comparative assessment of the steel produced in the (a) UK and (b) German steel industry.

      Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2023 to Question 119981, whether he has made an assessment of the reasons for the...

      Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for which the quantity of steel produced in the UK has reduced since 2007.

      Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make a comparative assessment of the impact of energy costs on steel companies in (a) the UK, (b) Germany,...

      Warm Home Discount Scheme: Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether energy efficient households in receipt of benefits are able to receive the Warm Home Discount this winter.

      Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changing the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home...

      Energy Bills Rebate: Boats

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress his Department has made on including people who live on a boat in the Energy Bills Support Scheme.

      Death: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the End Fuel Poverty Coalition's analysis of official data on the levels of excess winter deaths...

      Energy Performance Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Improvement Energy Performance Certificates: action plan - progress update, published on 8...

      Heating: Non-ionizing Radiation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the use of infrared heating.

      Energy Intensive Industries Exemption Scheme: Leisure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to make (a) swimming pools and (b) leisure centres eligible for support under the Energy Intensive...

      Energy Bills Rebate: Warwick and Leamington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people in Warwick and Leamington are eligible for Energy Bills Support Scheme vouchers; and how many of those...

      Rolls Royce: Nuclear Reactors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Rolls Royce small modular reactor; and whether he has...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Oral Contribution to the Urgent Question on Forced installation of prepayment meters in homes by...

      Energy Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to prevent disconnection from the energy network by ensuring that a minimum level of energy is...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Urgent Question on Forced installation of prepayment meters in homes by energy companies of 23...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Oral contribution to the Urgent Question on Forced installation of prepayment meters in homes by...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister on 23 January 2023, if he will publish his letter to energy suppliers...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with energy suppliers on vulnerable households being required by energy companies...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to ban energy suppliers from forcibly switching households having difficulty paying...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with energy suppliers on lost, delayed or unclaimed energy vouchers for prepayment...

      Clothing: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing an independent regulator which monitors the...

      Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of employees in their Department are paid at the rate of the National Minimum Wage.

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to prevent energy suppliers from requiring customers to switch to energy prepayment meters.

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2023 to Question 126777 Energy: Meters, when he plans to publish those letters on...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an energy social tariff for disabled customers.

      Energy: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2023 to Question 126778 on Energy: Licensing, if he will take steps to ensure that...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister on 23 January 2023, whether his Department has conducted an...

      Energy Bills Rebate: Voucher Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister on 23 January 2023, if he will publish a list of supplier redemption...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2023 to Question 114828 on Powers of Entry: Meters, what assessment his Department...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister on 23 January 2023, if he will publish supplier data on the number of...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister on 23 January 2023, whether his Department has proposed specific...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister on 23 January 2023, what steps he is taking to ensure that the...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill on the free flow of goods between Great...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Elective Recovery Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the (a) agendas and (b) minutes of the meetings of the Elective Recovery Taskforce.

    • NHS: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have used the NHS staff mental health and wellbeing hubs.

      NHS: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost of the NHS staff mental health and wellbeing hubs is.

      Cancer: Radiotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for radiotherapy treatment in (a) York and (b) the UK.

      Surgery: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS operations were cancelled due to staff shortages in each of the last five years.

      Health Professions: Disciplinary Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what happens to the disciplinary records of (a) doctors and (b) nurses when they change (i) gender and (ii) name.

      Malnutrition: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) babies and (b) children have been admitted to hospital with malnutrition in each of the last 12 months for which data is...

      Care Homes: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the increase in energy prices on care homes' running costs; and if he will take steps...

      Ambulance Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce NHS ambulance waiting times in England.

      Emergency Calls: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the retention rate was for NHS call handlers in 2022.

      Ambulance Services: Emergency Calls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS Control Room posts are unfilled.

      Air Ambulance Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the capacity of air ambulance provision in the UK.

      Medical Records: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 December 2022 to Question 111586, on Medical Records: Data Protection, in which specific circumstances...

      Lung Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the recommendations of the UK National Screening Committee, if he will introduce a targeted lung cancer screening programme.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 December 2022 on Question 102941, how many full time equivalent Departmental staff work in any capacity on...

      Care Workers: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential merits of allowing disabled people...

      Lung Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the rates of lung cancer in the last five years.

      Darent Valley Hospital: Doctors and Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses are employed by Darent Valley hospital group.

      Intensive Care: Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the vacancy level is for (a) nurses, (b) post-registration trained nurses in critical care nursing, (c) consultants, (d) registrars,...

      NHS: Per Capita Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS spent per head in Dartford constituency in (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.

      Intensive Care: Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trauma on staff working in Intensive Therapy Units; and what steps he is taking to...

      NHS Trusts: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was spent by NHS trusts on recruitment consultants in each of the last five years.

      Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has considered introducing an accelerated regulatory and approval pathway for new vaccines and immunisations,...

      Epilepsy: Cannabis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of Bedrocan cannabis medicines for children suffering from epilepsy.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Annual Reports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish its annual reports and accounts for the 2021-22 financial year.

      Unispace Global: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the PPE contracts awarded to Unispace Global Ltd were novated to Unispace Health LLP, now Sante Global LLP.

      Palantir: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to issue contracts for the management of NHS health data to Palantir.

      Emergency Calls and NHS 111: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference his Department's policy paper entitled Our plan for patients, published on 22 September 2022, how many (a) 111 and (b) 999...

      Accident and Emergency Departments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2023 to Question 117709 on Accident and Emergency Departments, what information NHS England holds on...

      Hospitals: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much money from the public purse was spent on the maintenance of NHS hospitals in each of the last five years.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Management Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on management consultants in 2021-22.

      NHS 111

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that 111 advice line has adequate capacity to provide a timely service, including for members of the...

      Emergency Calls: NHS 111

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of calls to 999 were referred to 111 in December 2022.

      Accident and Emergency Departments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list the (a) hospital trusts and (b) individual hospitals that lost their accident and emergency departments but have...

      Hospitals: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has held with construction companies on the New Hospitals Programme.

      Intensive Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to strengthen the Guidelines for the Provision of intensive Care Services.

      Health Services: Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the average waiting time for NHS (a) assessments and (b) treatments for unpaid carers.

      Maternity Services: Infant Foods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to launch a baby and infant feeding programme.

      Carers: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department has provided to unpaid carers throughout the cost of living crisis.

      Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the availability of funding for establishing cancer treatment hubs in (a) York and (b) England.

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the criteria used to determine the conditions included in the Major Conditions Strategy.

      Multiple Sclerosis: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he made of the potential merits of including multiple sclerosis within the Major Conditions Strategy.

      Drugs: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of medicines appraised by NICE since 1 January 2017 were medicines that have already been appraised by NICE for another...

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Royal College of Nursing on anxiety and depression in NHS workers; and what steps he is taking to...

      Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible children have received the first dose of their HPV vaccine in Birmingham, Selly Oak constituency in the each...

      School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what food standards are applied to fruit and vegetables sourced for children through the School Fruit and Vegetables Scheme; and whether...

      Mental Health Services: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that his Department's Major Conditions Strategy will (a) adequately take into account the views...

      Processed Cereal-based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children (England) Regulations 2003

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether he plans to (a) revoke, (b) retain or (c) replace the Processed Cereal-based Foods...

  • Wales Office

    • Wales Office: Holiday Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether his Department has notified staff to (a) tell or (b) remind them that they can sell annual leave in the last four months.

    • Wales Office: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether their Department has purchased mobile UV virus irradiation units.

      Wales Office: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many and what proportion of employees in their Department are paid at the rate of the National Minimum Wage.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Colombia: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the proposed...

    • Ukraine: War Crimes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken with his international counterparts to help support the (a) Ukrainian government...

      UK Relations with EU: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps he has taken in negotiations with the EU to help support peace in Northern Ireland.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Colombian counterpart the US's request to send Ukraine a number of Soviet-era...

      Development Aid: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of Official Development Assistance will be spent on projects specifically targeted at supporting...

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of comments by the Mexican President on the...

      Colombia: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the implementation of the 2016 Peace Agreement in Colombia.

      Peru: Demonstrations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Peruvian counterpart on reports of violence and vandalism following protests...

      Iraq: Kurds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the relationship between the Federal Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.

      Iraq: Kurds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of bilateral relations between the UK and the Kurdistan Region in Iraq.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many and what proportion of employees in their Department are paid at the rate of the National Minimum Wage.

      Palestinians: Civil Society and Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support Palestinian (a) civil society and (b) human rights organisations in...

      West Bank: Farms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the provision of military support by that country to...

      Palestinians: West Bank

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the evictions of Palestinians in Masafer Yatta.

      Iran: Tankers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implication for his policies of reports that the Panamanian Maritime Authority...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to answer Questions 118921 and 119029 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Electronic...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Overseas Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of staff directly employed by his Department are located overseas.

      Brazil: Indigenous Peoples

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Brazilian counterpart on reports of hunger, sickness and death in...

      Colombia: Demonstrations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Colombian counterpart on reports that Colombian police carried out sexual...

      Zimbabwe: Visits Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether there are plans for a ministerial visit to Zimbabwe.

      Rwanda: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the death of John Williams Ntwali in Rwanda on18 January...

      Bangladesh: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent support his Department has provided to the Bangladeshi Government on (a) climate change, (b) air...

      Bangladesh: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to support the delivery of publicly-owned health care in Bangladesh.

      Developing Countries: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to help support developing countries (a) affected by and (b) tackle climate change.

      Bangladesh: Rohingya

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government is taking steps to increase humanitarian support for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

      Developing Countries: Debts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer, (b) the US Government and (c) global...

      Asia-Pacific Region: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of non-Official Development Assistance departmental spending has been committed to the...

      Myanmar: Mining

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government has taken steps with international allies to help prevent the Myanmar military from...

      South Africa: Joint Exercises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the consequences for his policies of the South African government's decision to...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prison Officers: State Retirement Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) the Minister for the Cabinet Office on the potential merits of...

    • Prison and Probation Service: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of terminated commercial contracts within the HMP Prison and Probation Service in each of the...

      Prisons: Energy Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2022 to Question 125503 on Prisons: Energy Supply, what is the total cost of works already started and fully...

      Prison Officers: Resignations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department holds information on (a) the reasons for and (b) subsequent employment taken up by prison officers leaving the prison service.

      Legal Aid Agency: Solicitors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many solicitors were on the Legal Aid Agency’s January 2023 criminal duty rota who had not been present on the Legal Aid Agency’s...

      Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government is taking steps to prevent the use of strategic lawsuits against public participation by sanctioned individuals.

  • Treasury

    • Treasury: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of employees in their Department are paid at the rate of the National Minimum Wage.

    • Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the level expected revenue from alcohol duty in 2023-24 following the decision to the extend the freeze on alcohol...

      Stamp Duty Land Tax: Newcastle upon Tyne Central

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2023 to Question 120109 on Affordable Housing: North East, how many and what proportion of sold residential properties...

      Treasury: Holiday Leave

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has notified staff to (a) tell or (b) remind them that they can sell annual leave in the last four months.

      Corporation Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what additional funding will be required by (a) his Department and (b) the OECD to ensure monitoring and compliance with the proposed Pillar 2 rules of...

      Tax Avoidance: Suicide

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will conduct a review of the potential effect of the Loan Charge on instances of the suicides in the UK.

      Care Homes: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making care home expenses tax deductible.

      Football: Insolvency

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) Football League and (b) non-league football clubs have received winding up petitions from HMRC in the last five years; and what assessment she...

      Corporation Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether a disputes resolution mechanism agreed as part of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s BEPS 2.0 Pillar 2 proposals...

      Save as You Earn: Reviews

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the review of the Save As You Earn Bonus Rate Mechanism Review will be concluded; and if he will make a statement.

      Corporation Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the most recent version of the agreement on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Base Erosion and Profit...

      High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the threshold at which single-income families begin to pay the High Income Child...

      Corporation Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to hold a formal public consultation before bringing forward legislative proposals to implement the Organisation for Economic...

      Treasury: Public Bodies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average number of staff in the (a) Financial Conduct Authority, (b) Prudential Regulation Authority, (c) Financial Ombudsman Service and (d)...

  • Church Commissioners

    • Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, if he will hold discussions with senior church leaders on encouraging church leaders to hold celebrations to...

    • Church of England: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, with reference to the Living in Love and Faith consultation, what discussions he has had with senior Church...

      Churches: Rural Areas

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions he has had with relevant funding bodies on funding for smaller churches, including those in...

      Religious Freedom

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church is taking steps to promote freedom of religion and belief in (a) Hong Kong and (b) globally.

      Church of England: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, in the context of the Church of England’s Living in Love and Faith process and the forthcoming General...

      Church of England: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what progress has been made on the proposals that the bishops have put to General Synod on the outcomes of...

      Church of England: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, in the context of the Church of England’s Living in Love and Faith process and the forthcoming General...

      Churches: Hereford and Lichfield

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what support the Church Commissioners are giving to churches in the dioceses of Hereford and Lichfield to...

      Church of England: Buildings

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what the cost of legal support to the Mission, Pastoral and Church Property Committee for their consideration...

      Church of England: Buildings

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what the cost of legal support provided by (a) dioceses and (b) the Church Commissioners to incumbents and...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ministry of Defence: Racial Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department provides (a) mandatory or (b) voluntary (i) lectures, (ii) reading lists and (iii) other training on Critical Race Theory for...

    • Ministry of Defence Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the utility of the Ministry of Defence Police in protecting his Department's assets and sites.

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether an applicant for Leave Outside The Rules for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme is permitted to make a simultaneous claim to...

      Military Aircraft: Crew

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) establishment and (b) numbers of (i) pilots, (ii) weapon systems officers and (iii) weapon systems operators in squadron 28 was on 1...

      Ukraine: Challenger Tanks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact of the donation of Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine on defence capability; and how this will be reflected in the...

      Ukraine: Ammunition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many 120mm shells he plans to give to Ukraine.

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January to Question 113300 on Afghanistan: Refugees, what is the breakdown of the 12,000 individuals relocated under the...

      USA: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2023 to Question 126822, if he will provide further details of the multiple locations at which the personnel...

      Military Aircraft: Crew

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full complements of the ground crew the RAF currently has available.

      Indo-Pacific Region: Military Attachés

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK defence attaches are stationed in which Indo-Pacific countries.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether all support offered to Ukraine to date has been met from the Treasury Reserve Fund and not his Department's budget.

      Afghanistan: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2021 to Question 41712, how many round trip evacuation flights by the Royal Air Force as part of Operation Pitting...

      Typhoon Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many pilots fully trained to fly Typhoon aircraft are employed in the Royal Air Force.

      Military Aircraft: Crew

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the longest period of time an RAF pilot has taken to complete their flight training from commencement.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what regiments have been involved in Operation Interflex.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is being fully reimbursed from the reserves held by the Treasury for (a) capital and (b) revenue expenditure to assist the...

      Cyprus: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department (a) owns and (b) leases any properties in the so-called Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

      Nato

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a list of all NATO Centres of Excellence sponsored by the UK.

      Military Aircraft: Crew

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

      RAF Halton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether accommodation at RAF Halton is occupied by service personnel.

      Challenger Tanks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Challenger 2 tanks will be bought to a state of high-readiness in the next 24 months.

      Ukraine: Tanks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the EU on supplying tanks to Ukraine.

      Ukraine: International Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support NATO allies to respond to the invasion of Ukraine.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Children: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to remove the benefit cap for large families to help tackle child poverty.

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Jobcentres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on (a) IT and (b) costs associated with running Jobcentres in each of the last five years.

      British Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of adequacy of the provisions available to UK citizens unable to return from abroad during the covid-19 pandemic...

      Pension Wise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on the Pension Wise service in each of the last five financial years.

      Pensions: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2023 to Question 122141 on Pensions: Reform, whether the reforms will be (a) published and (b)...

      State Retirement Pensions: Terminal Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing people who receive terminal diagnoses to access their allowance under the...

      State Retirement Pensions: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women in (a) St Helens and (b) Merseyside are claiming a state pension.

      Cost of Living Payments: Pensioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Pensioner Cost of Living Payments were outstanding as of 26 January 2023.

      Pensioners: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support pensioners.

      Access to Work Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications were made to the Access to Work Scheme in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland in 2022.

      Social Security Benefits: Overpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many instances of benefit overpayment that were not attributable to a fault made by the claimant in each year since 2018.

      Social Security Benefits: Overpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many instances of benefit overpayment that were not attributable to a fault made by the claimant were (a) requested to be waived by...

      Health: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the single largest cause of sickness-related economic inactivity.

      Jobseekers Allowance: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the average amount of time between a person first receiving Jobseeker's Allowance and receiving a job offer, for people who gained...

      Jobcentres: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding was allocated to each Jobcentre Group and District in the last financial year.

      Cost of Living Payments: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to provide an additional Cost of Living Payment to disabled people before April 2023.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Fires: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislation to introduce additional...

    • Thames Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the number of vulnerable people living in areas serviced by Thames Water who have...

      Environment: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislative proposals to make ecocide a crime.

      Food: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's correspondence to the Permanent Secretary at Department of Agriculture, Environment and...

      Spirit Drinks Regulations 2008

      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 Spirit Drinks...

      Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010 fall within the scope of Clause 1 of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s Greening Government Commitments for 2021-25, how many tonnes of food waste were...

      Water: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps with Ofwat to help ensure that water companies deliver year-on-year reductions in the number of...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of employees in their Department are paid at the rate of the National Minimum Wage.

      Wheat

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what volume of wheat was harvested in England in each of the last ten years.

      Water: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the average amount awarded per application to the Water Management Grant launched in November 2021.

      Water: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the regional locations of applications for the Water Management grant which have been approved since...

      Water: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for the Water Management grant have been made since that scheme launched in November 2021.

      Eggs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help supported (a) sustainability and (b) profitability for British egg farmers.

      Agriculture: Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the Water Quality and Availability agriculture target under the Environment Act 2021 does not include pesticides.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure her Department complies with section 2.1.6 of the Civil Service Management Code; and...

      Thames Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with OFWAT on number of leaks, pipe bursts and sewage leaks reported by Thames Water in the...

      Thames Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the number of leaks and pipe bursts reported by Thames Water in (a) Streatham...

      Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that healthy animals are not euthanised by vets prior to consultation with...

      Water Supply: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with representatives of water companies on steps to make members of the public aware of the...

  • Home Office

    • Immigration: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's news story entitled Immigration enforcement surge since pledge to tackle illegal working, published on 23...

    • Visas: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the level of the fee to apply for indefinite leave to remain on the retention of...

      Visas: Temporary Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for an International Agreement visa (Temporary Work) were (a) received and (b) approved in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and...

      Home Office: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure her Department complies with section 2.1.6 of the Civil Service Management Code; and whether that...

      Home Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to answer Question 121112, tabled on 11 January for answer on 16 January.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of enabling people coming to the UK under (a) Pathway 1 and (b) Pathway 3 of the Afghan...

      Personation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions individuals contacted Action Fraud to report that third parties had unsuccessfully tried to use their stolen...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to help protect firefighters from cancer caused by contaminants in fires.

      Police: Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the The National Police Chiefs Council's letter to Chief Constables requiring all pre-2006 officers to be vetted against...

      Police: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of pay for police service staff.

      Police: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to record grievances raised by police staff related to each protected characteristic; and what steps she is taking...

      Police: Disciplinary Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what happens to the disciplinary records of police officers when they change (i) gender and (ii) name.

      Home Office: Racial Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department provides (a) mandatory or (b) voluntary (i) lectures, (ii) reading lists and (iii) other training on Critical Race...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data Department holds on the number of referrals the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has made under Pathway 2 of the...

      Airports: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost implications of using the armed forces during recent strike action taken at airports; and if she will...

      Visas: Families

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the mean average UKVI Family Visa application processing time is.

      Asylum: Hove

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to recent reports of the abduction of unaccompanied children from a Home Office residence in Hove, what arrangements for...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Social Rented Housing: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has issued guidance to local councils on offering social housing intended for elderly residents to...

    • Social Rented Housing: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many social landlords have self-referred to the Regulator of Social Housing following the Chief Executive’s...

      Infrastructure: York Central

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish the shortlist of potential development partners for the York Central Infrastructure Project; and when...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities on building housing on brownfield sites.

      Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the levels of demand for temporary accommodation since September 2022.

      Homelessness: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Local Government Association on the (a) effectiveness and (b)...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he last met with the Local Government Association to discuss support for Ukrainian refugees.

      Regional Planning and Development: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to ensure his Department's levelling up agenda is compatible with the Government's net zero targets.

      Antisemitism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle anti-Semitism.

      Buildings: Warwick and Leamington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many buildings within Warwick and Leamington constituency have been found to contain expanded polystyrene insulation.

      MV Empire Windrush

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to allocate (a) funds and (b) other resources for celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary...

      Pedestrian Areas: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking with local councils to reduce accidents on pavements caused by wet weather.

      Levelling Up Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish a list of all projects that applied to Round Two of the Levelling Up Fund.

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many and what proportion of employees in their Department are paid at the rate of the National Minimum Wage.

  • Attorney General

    • Attorney General: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of employees in their Department are paid at the rate of the National Minimum Wage.

    • Sentencing

      To ask the Attorney General, how many referrals were made under the Unduly Lenient Sentences scheme in 2022.

      Intestacy

      To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2023 to Question 129848 on bona vacantia residential properties, who is responsible for notifying the Bona Vacantia Division of...

  • Cabinet Office

    • MyCSP: Standards

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the performance statistics for MyCSP in the last financial year.

    • Cabinet Office: Aviation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions he has travelled by non-scheduled flights since taking office.

      Heatstroke: Death

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have died of heat stroke in the UK in the last ten years.

      Government Departments: Languages

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2023 to Question 129915 on Government Departments: Languages, when the cross-Government skills platform will be...

      Secretaries of State: Taxation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Prime Minister will make it his policy to prohibit people under investigation by HM Revenue and Customs from sitting in his Cabinet.

      Death: Statistics

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish excess deaths data broken down by religious group of the deceased in the last three years.

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of children who have been supported by the SAFE Taskforce since 2021; and if she will make an assessment of...

    • Schools: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the impact on the wellbeing of children in schools where mental health professionals are deployed in...

      Mathematics: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many maths teachers were employed in Warwick and Leamington constituency as of 23 January 2023.

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of all students in London received the minimum student maintenance loan for each year since 2012 for which figures are available.

      Teachers: Termination of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of full time equivalent leavers from the teaching profession in state-funded schools by subject in each...

      Teachers: Sick Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many mental health sick days were taken by (a) primary and (b) secondary school teachers in each academic year since 2010.

      Teachers: Sick Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of teachers who took sickness absence of more than 14 days in each year since 2014-15, broken down by local...

      Students: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government regarding the impact of the rising cost of living on students from England studying in Wales.

      Supply Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of employing teachers supplied by recruitment agencies since 2017.

      Students: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to provide English students with additional maintenance support in response to the rising cost of living.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of employees in their Department are paid at the rate of the National Minimum Wage.

    • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has purchased mobile UV virus irradiation units.

      Sport Winter Survival Package

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2022 to Question 107201, if he will list the value of the loans made to each of those 15...

      Leisure and Swimming Pools: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) public and (b) private leisure centre and swimming pool operators on the...

      Football: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to (a) introduce an Independent Regulator of English Football and (b) strengthen rules on ownership of...

      Gambling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including a complete ban on gambling marketing communications...

      Horse Racing: Betting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will bring forward the date of its review into the Horserace Betting Levy.

      Gambling: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made on the potential role of open banking technology in helping to tackle problem online...

      Horse Racing: Betting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had discussions with the (a) British Horseracing Authority and (b) Gambling Commission on the...

      Social Media: Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Online Safety Bill on levels of abuse from anonymous unverified...

      Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment has she made of the effectiveness of the scrutiny processes for public appointments within her Department.

      BBC Radio: Local Broadcasting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the Local BBC Radio sharing proposal changes.

      Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Holiday Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has notified staff to (a) tell or (b) remind them that they can sell annual leave in the last four months.

      Broadband

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that companies that are given contracts for high-speed internet...

      Broadband: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the need to accelerate the roll-out of high speed internet in rural communities.

  • Department for International Trade

    • Trade Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she had discussions at the World Economic Forum on restoration of the WTO rules-based trade regime.

    • Overseas Trade: Somalia

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to increase trade between Somalia and the UK.

      Overseas Trade: Nepal

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she is taking steps to increase trade between the UK and Nepal.

      Department for International Trade: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether their Department has purchased mobile UV virus irradiation units.

  • Leader of the House

    • Members: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Leader of the House, when an updated version of the Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament and Guide to the Rules will be published.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Equal Pay

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to help close the gender pay gap in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England.

  • Department for Transport

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Carillion: Insolvency

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to publish the audit reforms they committed to introduce after the collapse of the construction firm Carillion five years ago.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Protective Clothing: Storage

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of (1) the amount of PPE purchased for the UK that is being stored in China, and (2) the cost of such storage.

    • NHS: Databases

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Kamall on 2 August 2022 (HL1602), whether they will (1) publish, or (2) place in the Library of the House, copies of...

      Hospitals: Discharges

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) identify, and (2) address, the needs of patients who are medically fit to be discharged from hospital but are unable to leave...

  • Department for Education

    • Pupils: Disadvantaged

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they have provided to target educational underachievement in each of the last five years.

    • Imperial College London

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the guidance 'How to be a white ally', published by Imperial College London; and whether they intend to take steps in...

      Schools: Disease Control

      To ask His Majesty's Government what contingency planning and preparation they have undertaken in the event of a further pandemic to ensure that schools are able to remain open to educate...

      Gambling: Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Barran on 9 January (HL4502 and HL4503), what current research informs their statutory curriculum for...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Myanmar: Fuels

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to investigate British companies involved in supplying aviation fuel to the armed forces of the government of Myanmar; and what...

    • Pakistan: Religious Freedom

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the government of Pakistan (1) to protect the Jewish community in that country, and (2) to support freedom of worship and...

      Russia: Ukraine

      To ask His Majesty's Government what response they have had, if any, to their request of the government of Russia for full access by the International Committee of the Red Cross to (1) civilian...

      Ukraine: Ambulance Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take, together with other countries, to increase the amount of armoured ambulances available to Ukraine, given the current danger faced by...

      Jimmy Lai

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to (1) the government of China, and (2) the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, about Jimmy Lai,...

      Ukraine: Paramedical Staff

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take, together with other countries, to provide more paramedics to Ukraine, given the current short supply in that country.

      Ukraine: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take, together with other countries, to assist Ukrainian (1) civilians, and (2) soldiers, suffering from trauma and stress.

      Nagorno Karabakh: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to provide humanitarian support, including the provision of (1) food, and (2) medical supplies, to the Armenian population...

      Transcaucasus: Roads

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to ask the government of Azerbaijan to lift the blockade in the Lachin Corridor in the interests of regional security in the South...

      Development Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what development programmes they are considering as part of their Official Development Assistance spending.

      China: Belt and Road Initiative

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Somalia regarding their involvement in China's Belt and Road initiative.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Crofting: Environmental Land Management Schemes

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support crofters to increase their participation in agri-environmental climate funding schemes.

    • Furs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to publish an analysis of the responses to their Call for Evidence on the Fur Market in Great Britain, and (2) to ban the import and sale...

  • Home Office

    • Metropolitan Police: Violent and Sex Offender Register

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many Metropolitan Police (1) officers, and (2) staff, are currently on the sex offenders register, broken down by rank.

    • Fires: Sky Lanterns

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 13 December 2022 (HL3856), whether they can provide an itemised table from the Fire and Rescue...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Construction: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve standards within the construction industry.

    • Levelling Up Fund: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the inclusion of Northern Ireland infrastructure projects in the Levelling Up Fund.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Public Buildings: CCTV

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their timetable for the removal of Hikvision cameras from all buildings in public ownership in the UK.

  • Department for International Trade

    • Trade Agreements: India

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they are making in regard to a free trade agreement with India.

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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