Written answers

Tuesday, 28 February 2023

  • Department for Transport

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential role of synthetic fuels in meeting net zero targets.

    • Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the value of aviation ground services to the UK.

      Offshore Suppliers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what regulatory approach the Maritime and Coastguard Agency takes to offshore support vessels contracted to service (a) oil and gas or (b) renewable...

      Offshore Suppliers: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many non-UK registered oil and gas support vessels were inspected by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in each year from 2014-15 to 2021-22.

      Transport: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries occurred per million miles travelled on (i) roads and (ii) railways in each of...

      Driving: Eyesight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has any plans with the DVLA to change or increase the number of partners that provide drivers’ medical visual field and visual acuity...

      Buses: Driving

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the trend in the level of bus driver vacancies.

      Roads: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made of an assessment of the feasibility of introducing secondary legislation to require drivers to stop and report an accident with a cat.

      Aviation Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the (a) membership, (b) terms of reference and (c) minutes from the first meeting of the Aviation Council.

      TransPennine Express Rail Franchise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to end the Trans Pennine Express contract in May 2023.

      Electric Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on support for the electric car industry.

      Aviation: Strikes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential socio-economic impact of strikes in the aviation ground services sector and possible disruption to...

      High Speed Two: Communication

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the value for money of HS2 Ltd's £8,086,998 annual spend on communications and community engagement.

      High Speed 2 Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated cost of HS2 (a) phase 1, (b) phase 2a, (c) phase 2b and (d) HS2 East is.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what public funding is available in Somerset to support the expansion of the electric vehicle charging network.

      Driverless Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress his Department has made on bringing forward legislative proposals to enable the use of autonomous vehicles on roads.

      Offshore Industry: Missing Persons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2023 to Question 135415 on Offshore Industry: Missing Persons, whether representatives from Liberia have...

      Department for Transport: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many domestic flights have been taken by officials in tis Department in each of the last 5 years.

      Avanti West Coast: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Avanti West Coast trains were cancelled each calendar month of 2022.

      Avanti West Coast: Travel Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much notice Avanti West Coast is required to provide before cancelling a train.

      Avanti West Coast: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Avanti West Coast trains have been cancelled due to staff shortages since 1 January 2023.

      Avanti West Coast: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Avanti West Coast trains have been delayed for more than 15 minutes since 1 January 2023.

      East Coast Main Line and West Coast Main Line: Passengers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passengers travelled on the (a) East and (b) West Coast Main Lines in (i) first and (ii) standard class in (A) 2019 and (B) 2022.

      Pedestrian Crossings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to review the criteria with which local authorities assess whether pedestrian crossings should be introduced.

      Blue Badge Scheme: Terminal Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to issue indefinite disabled person’s parking badge entitlements to people with progressive conditions such as...

      Road Traffic Control: Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to introduce road safety measures in response to the inclusion of roads policing in the Strategic Policing Requirement.

      Department for Transport: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has a Ministerial disability champion.

      Road Safety Investigation Branch

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to bring forward legislative proposals to establish the Road Safety Investigation Branch and give it the powers set out in the...

      Large Goods Vehicles: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to impose new standards for Heavy Goods Vehicles for the whole of the UK in line with those proposed for London.

      Roads: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on the Road Safety Strategic Framework; and on what date he plans to publish that plan.

      Transport: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Retained EU Legislation (Revocation and Reform) Bill on (a) rail and (b) road safety.

      Aviation: Strikes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has met with representatives of the aviation ground services sector to discuss the potential disruption caused by possible strikes in that...

      Aviation: Strikes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has met with operators of aviation ground services to discuss strikes disruption in that sector.

      Driving: Eyesight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether eye tests performed by NHS eye specialists are considered by the DVLA when there is a discrepancy between their results and the results of...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces: Discharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 12 March 2021 to Question 165547 on Armed Forces: Discharges, what those figures were in the period between 2019 and 2022.

    • Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a list of companies that have been awarded contracts as part of the UK's provision of military aid to Ukraine since the Russian...

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2022 to Question 89735 on Fleet Solid Support Ships: Supply Chains, what his Department's definition is of...

      Defence: Satellite Communications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve military satellite communication systems.

      77th Brigade: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding the British Army’s 77th Brigade has received in each year since its formation.

      77th Brigade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the 77th Brigade was formed and for what purpose.

      Armed Forces: Homosexuality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2023 to Question 125224 on Armed Forces: Homosexuality, whether his Department is aware of earlier destruction of...

      Armed Forces' Pay Review Body: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Minister responsible for appointing Members of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body is required to appoint the candidates recommended by the...

      Ministry of Defence: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps they have taken to operate a disability confident scheme for those seeking promotion in their Department; and how many and what proportion of...

      Hightown Barracks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the (a) size in hectares and (b) Housing Unit Potential of Hightown Barracks.

      Thiepval Barracks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) size in hectares and (b) Housing Unit Potential of Thiepval Barracks is.

      Palace Barracks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) size in hectares and (b) housing unit potential of Palace Barracks is.

      RAF Aldergrove

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) size in hectares and (b) housing unit potential of Aldergrove Barracks is.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has met with BAE Systems since February 2022 to discuss UK military aid to Ukraine.

      Ukraine: Defence Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a list of military equipment provided to Ukraine under British military aid since February 2022.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total value is of military aid given to Ukraine by the UK since the Russian invasion of that country in February 2022.

      Pinnacle Group: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the conditions on data (a) storage and (b) management specified in the Armed Forces Accommodation contract with Pinnacle Group Limited.

      Ministry of Defence: TikTok

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his Department's policy to prohibit (a) civilian and (b) armed forces personnel from using the TikTok app on their (i) work electronic...

      Military Bases: CCTV

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department’s policy is on using (a) CCTV cameras and (b) other electronic equipment provided by companies from (i) Russia and (ii) China...

      Military Bases: CCTV

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department uses CCTV cameras manufactured by (a) Hikvision and (b) Dahua on the defence estate.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Surgical Mesh Implants: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had recent discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on when a specialist mesh treatment centre will be operational in...

    • Surgical Mesh Implants: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, in the context of treatment of complications from pelvic mesh implant, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Northern...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Mental Health Services: Police Custody

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions has he had with the Home Secretary to ensure adequate mental health support is provided to people in police...

    • Health Services: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much foreign nationals paid for the treatment they have received on the NHS via the visitors charging regime in each of the last five...

      Social Services: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of social care staff required to deliver on the priorities set out in People at the...

      Hospices: Energy Bills Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Energy Bills Discount Scheme for hospices.

      Hospitals: Discharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of delayed discharge on patients deconditioning; and what steps he is taking to ensure that...

      Epidermolysis Bullosa: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of waiting times for the diagnosis of endometriosis.

      Health Services: Sign Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of support offered for people in the health service who use British Sign Language as their...

      Public Health: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2022 to Question 108393 on Public Health: Finance, when he plans to announce the amounts of public...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has a Ministerial disability champion.

      Immunosuppression: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to recent letters sent from the NHS to individuals deemed to be at higher risk from coronavirus, what steps his Department...

      Schools: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his plans are for the operation of the new New Mental Health Support Teams; and whether he has set a provisional date for (a) all...

      Infectious Diseases: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to use (a) vaccination and (b) other treatments, including antivirals amongst vulnerable groups...

      Social Services: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle vacancies in the social care workforce.

      Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the Major Conditions Strategy will help tackle waiting times for mental health (a) counselling and (b) therapy.

      Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 February 2023 to Question 141370 on Protective Clothing, what the evidential basis is for the pathogen and...

      Mental Health Services: Emergency Calls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a national mental health emergency helpline which is separate from the NHS 111 service.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the autumn covid-19 booster vaccination programme.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that people who are eligible for Covid-19 booster vaccinations have access to local vaccination clinics.

      Air Pollution: Monitoring

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to monitor the air quality for people with a diagnosed condition that can be affected by air...

      Cycling and Walking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the role of active travel communities in improving health and...

      Dental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to produce an updated Equalities Impact Assessment on oral healthcare.

      Earwax: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support primary and community care settings in offering ear wax removal services.

  • Department for Education

    • Nature Conservation: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to use the conservation education expertise of (a) Chester Zoo and (b) other zoos on the implementation of the Sustainability and...

    • Nature Conservation: Curriculum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to embed conservation and biodiversity issues within the school curriculum.

      Teachers: Retirement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers retired from (a) primary and (b) schools in Warwick and Leamington constituency in (i) 2012 and (ii) 2022.

      Special Educational Needs: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) recruit and (b) retain more SEND specialist teachers for state-funded schools in England.

      Students: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the rising cost of fuel on students in the UK.

      Apprentices: Degrees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the uptake of degree apprenticeships.

      Vocational Education: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the uptake of Higher Technical Qualifications.

      Out-of-School Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many unregistered schools there have been in England in each of the last five years.

      School Meals: Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the nutritional value of meals served in schools.

      National Tutoring Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to track the number of Pupil Premium pupils taking part in the National Tutoring Programme in this academic year.

      Children's Social Care Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many representatives from the care sector her Department engaged with ahead of the publication of the UK Government's response to the independent...

      Pupils: Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of statutory educational assessments on the mental heath of children...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisons: Overcrowding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of prisons becoming over capacity; and what plans he has to use Operation Safeguard.

    • Employment Tribunals Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time for a claimant taking a claim for discrimination from beginning to end through employment tribunal was in each of the...

      Employment Tribunals Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time between a claimant receiving their employment tribunal claim and the completion of their hearings was in each year from 2010 to 2022.

      Employment Tribunals Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time for a claimant taking a claim for unfair dismissal from beginning to end through employment tribunal was in 2022.

      Employment Tribunals Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8th February 2023 to Question 133625 on the Employment Tribunals Service, what steps the Department is taking to reduce the...

      Crown Court: Solihull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce Crown Court backlogs in Solihull constituency.

      Criminal Legal Aid Advisory Board

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Criminal Legal Aid Advisory Board, what the timeline is for the appointment of a chair of that board; what assessment he has made...

      Employment Tribunals Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2023 to Question 133625 on Employment Tribunals Service, what was the mean age at disposal of (a) single claims and...

      Prisoners: Employment and Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) male and (b) female prisoners were (i) working in (A) voluntary and (B) paid work placements on release on temporary licence and (ii) paid...

  • Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

    • Elections: Proof of Identity

      To ask the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Committee plans to make an assessment of the implications for the...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Venezuela: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Venezuelan counterpart on election observers at the 2024 Presidential...

    • Nicaragua: Politics and Government

      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 Nicaraguan courts have removed...

      Peru: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the government of Peru on the use of force during recent protests in Peru.

      Peru: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recent protests in Peru.

      Hassan Farhan al-Maliki and Salman al-Odah

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of...

      New START Treaty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his United States counterpart on Russia's announced suspension of participation...

      Chemical Weapons Convention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans his Department has for the Fifth Review Conference of the Chemical Weapons Convention..

      Syria: Earthquakes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department has provided to support the response to the earthquakes in north-west Syria.

      Syria and Turkey: Earthquakes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide (a) financial aid and (b) rescue equipment to regions affected by...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Bridges: Newcastle upon Tyne

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2023 to Question 132395, whether Historic England has had discussions with the Port of Tyne...

    • Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps they have taken in their Department to operate the Disability Confident employer scheme for those seeking a lateral...

      BBC: Sign Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department provides the BBC with ring-fenced funding for the provision of British Sign Language interpreters.

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps they have taken to operate a disability confident scheme for those seeking promotion in their Department; and how many and...

      Arts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department take steps to help ensure equality of access to the creative and cultural assets of a location, including from...

      Arts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what mechanisms her Department uses to assess the economic benefits that creative and cultural activities may contribute to an area;...

      Treasure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure (a) the preservation of national treasures and (b) that a greater proportion of those...

      Arts: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the recent Arts Council England funding decisions for National Portfolio Organisations 2023-26, what assessment she...

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department has provided for events held in Northern Ireland, in each of the last three years.

      Youth Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on joint (a) working and (b) funding for...

      Youth Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a statutory youth service; and if she will take steps to...

      Football: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of male footballers playing in the Premier League hold foreign passports.

      Flags: Pitcairn Islands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of flying the Pitcairn Island flag in Parliament Square on Bounty Day.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit: Childcare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of paying Universal Credit childcare costs directly to childcare providers.

    • Employment Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of employment support available to people who are economically inactive.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of Universal Credit claimants who would be moved into the intensive work search group if the...

      Universal Credit: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many decisions on Universal Credit habitual residence tests for EU citizens were made in the period between (a) 14 November 2022 to 13...

      Child Maintenance Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the National Audit Office report entitled Child maintenance, published in March 2022, whether he has taken recent steps to...

      Employment: Age

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to promote age-inclusive working practices.

      Social Security Benefits: Uprating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of uplifting the benefits cap in line with inflation.

      Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether he plans to (a) retain and (b) replace the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981...

      Flexible Support Fund: Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications have been made for the Flexible Support Fund in Universal Credit Full Service in each of the last five years; how many...

      Cost of Living: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he will open an alternative fund for people who are not eligible for 2023-2024 cost of living payments due to receiving no Universal...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of women with children who are not in work and (a) claim Universal Credit and (b) live with...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps they have taken in their Department to operate the Disability Confident employer scheme for those seeking a lateral transfer; and...

      Cost of Living Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has plans to extend the eligibility criteria for the Cost of Living payment to include people who are self-employed on...

      Citizens Advice: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department’s Help to Claim contract with Citizen’s Advice contains clauses preventing Citizen’s Advice from...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Publications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason his Department has not published online versions of its Touchbase newsletter since March 2020.

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the Child Maintenance Service’s system of payment enforcement.

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing the charge paid by single parents when seeking support from a former partner...

      Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made a recent estimate of the number of people claiming (a) Employment and Support Allowance or (b) Universal Credit with the...

      Access to Work Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications to the Access to Work Scheme were outstanding as of 26 January 2023 in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Chemicals: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Chemical Business Association on the effectiveness of chemical regulation in...

    • Flood Control: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an estimate of the number of properties that would benefit from greater investment in in-home flooding...

      Farms: Death and Industrial Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking with the Health and Safety Executive to reduce (a) farm deaths and (b) farm-related work...

      Air Pollution: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department has spent on improving air quality in North East England in each of the last five years.

      Chemicals: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the commitment of the European Commission and European Chemicals Agency to develop a roadmap toward full...

      Packaging: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department will publish details on the fees obligated businesses will have to pay under packaging Extended Producer...

      Packaging: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representation obligated businesses will have in the establishment and operation of the Extended Producer...

      Deposit Return Schemes: Impact Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department will publish the Deposit Return Scheme Impact Assessment.

      Air Pollution: Monitoring

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was allocated to local authorities for (a) buying and (b) maintaining air pollution monitoring equipment in each of...

      Water Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of fresh water depletion from England’s aquifers (a) in 2022 and (b) the last...

      Air Pollution: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an estimate of the number of schools in the West Midlands in areas with high levels of toxic air.

      Air Pollution: Monitoring

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department plans to allocate to local authorities for (a) buying and (b) maintaining air pollution monitoring...

      Air Pollution: Gatwick Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the level of air pollution in and around Gatwick Airport.

      Air Pollution: Birmingham Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the level of air pollution in and around Birmingham Airport.

      Air Pollution: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Local Government Association on support needed by local government to help improve air...

      Air Pollution: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to help improve indoor air quality.

      Air Quality Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of increasing the air quality grant for local...

      Livestock Worrying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the finding in research by NFU Mutual, published on 7...

      Local Government: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential financial risk to local authorities from climate change-related (a) weather...

      Local Government: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to take steps to ringfence funding for local authorities to help manage climate-related...

      Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce air pollution.

      Dogs: Tagging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on ensuring all dogs are microchipped.

      Cats: Tagging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on introducing compulsory cat microchipping.

  • Home Office

    • Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of asylum seekers housed in temporary accommodation in (a) Tamworth district, (b) Lichfield district, (c)...

    • Research, Information and Communications Unit

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Research, Information and Communication Unit was formed; and for what purpose.

      Extradition: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 4 July 2019 to Question 271379 on Extradition: USA, how many people were extradited from the UK to the...

      Extradition: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2020 to Question 8948 on Tigray: Humanitarian Situation, how many people were extradited from the US to the...

      Police: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of visible (a) city centre police and (b) neighbourhood police on (i) levels of crime and (ii)...

      Home Office: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps they have taken in their Department to operate the Disability Confident employer scheme for those seeking a lateral transfer; and...

      Home Office: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps they have taken to operate a disability confident scheme for those seeking promotion in their Department; and how many and what...

      Asylum: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are housed in (a) Stockport borough and (b) Stockport constituency.

      Slavery

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to reinstate the multi agency assurance panels overseeing the work of the national referral mechanism for...

      Visas: Graduates

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of graduate visa applications took longer to process than the service standard in each quarter from the start...

      Asylum: Legal Profession

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral contribution of 20 February by the Minister for Immigration, Official Report, column 33, in what way her...

      Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are housed in temporary accommodation in (a) Tamworth district, (b) Lichfield district, (c) Staffordshire and (d)...

      Home Office: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the (a) number and (b) destinations of all domestic flights taken by officials in her Department in each of the last 5 years.

      Fire and Rescue Services: Inflation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of inflation on the capacity of fire and rescue services to deliver minimum service levels.

      Community Safety Partnerships

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Community Safety Partnerships.

      Dual Nationality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people and from which countries have had their dual citizenship revoked since the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 came into effect.

      Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will list the surplus military sites that have been identified as alternatives to hotels for asylum accommodation.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Answer of 24 January 2023 to Question 126658 on Refugees: Afghanistan, whether further individuals will be invited to apply for...

      Asylum: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings she had with asylum centre providers to discuss reports of abductions of unaccompanied children in the last twelve months.

      Crime: Romford

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fatal instances of knife crime occurred in Romford constituency in each year since 2019.

      London Fire Commissioner

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2023 to Question 141461 on Grenfell Tower: Fires, whether (a) she or (b) her officials have held...

      Immigration: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of appeals allowed by the First-tier Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber up to 4 November 2022 have not...

      Visas: Foreign Investment in UK

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's review of Tier 1 (Investor) visas, what assessment she has made of the level of potential risk of (a)...

      Asylum: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people applied for asylum in 2022 from detention in the UK.

      Visas: Married People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of offering a fee waiver for people with a British spouse applying for a visa renewal.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Antisocial Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has responsibility for coordinating Government policy on antisocial behaviour.

    • Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent steps his Department has taken to prevent homelessness amongst Ukrainian refugees in the UK.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of changes in the National Planning Policy Framework on the supply of new...

      Affordable Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the Affordable Homes Programme on the provision of affordable housing.

      Freehold

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the letter of 13 February 2023 from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning to the hon. Member...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of encouraging planning developers to include swift bricks in new...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to reply to correspondence of 19 October 2022 from the Rt hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead on significant...

      Local Plans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department takes to support local authorities to develop and deliver local economic plans.

      Elections: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much his Department has spent on the promotion of new voter ID regulations.

      Elections: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people in Wales who do not have an acceptable form of photo ID as set...

      Levelling Up Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent steps his Department has taken to streamline sources of levelling up funding.

      Parking: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of when the parking code of practice review will be concluded.

      Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Institution of Civil Engineers' Policy Position Statement entitled Defining the outcomes from...

      Parish Councils: By-elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department holds on the average cost of parish council by-elections; and if he will make an...

      Evictions: Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes in the levels of section 21 evictions on the...

      Offices: Change of Use

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department holds on how many councils are using buildings previously designated as office blocks to...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish his plans for extending or replacing the Homes for Ukraine scheme; and what additional support he is...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when her Department plans to reply to correspondence dated 8 July 2022 and 13 January 2023 from the hon. Member for Manchester,...

    • Horizon Europe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an estimate of the number of UK based researchers who were granted funding by the EU Horizon programme and...

      Science: EU Grants and Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much of the funding allocated to EU programmes in year one and two of the Spending Review period has be spent (a) in...

      Horizon Europe: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much the Government has spent on funding Horizon Programme guarantees for UK researchers in each year since the UK left...

      Horizon Europe: Universities

      To ask Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an estimate of the number of researchers who have left UK universities due to the delays to the UK's association...

      Horizon Europe: Universities

      To ask Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the UK becoming fully associated to Horizon Europe on universities in...

      Building Digital UK and UK Space Agency: Consultants

      To ask Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the cost to the public purse of spending on external consultants by (a) the UK Space Agency and (b) Building Digital UK was...

      Horizon Europe

      To ask Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department is taking steps to fully associate the UK to Horizon Europe.

      Broadband and Mobile Phones: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of reviewing mid-contract price rises for broadband and...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Small Businesses: Advisory Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she will publish the independent evaluation of the Peer Networks Programme reported in paragraph 111 of the Industrial Development Act...

    • Zero Hours Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the latest release of data entitled EMP17: People in employment on zero hours contracts, what assessment she has made of...

      British Steel: Scunthorpe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed closure of British Steel coking ovens in Scunthorpe on the UK's...

      Industry: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Press Release entitled Government action to supercharge competitiveness in key British industries and grow economy,...

      Help to Grow Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what has been the total expenditure on the Help To Grow: Digital scheme in financial years (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23.

      Construction: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s publication entitled Retention payments in the construction industry consultation: summary of...

      Department for Business and Trade: Ministerial Boxes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many ministerial red (a) boxes and (b) folders were in use by her Department as of 1 February bearing the inscription (i) Department for...

      Companies: Corporate Governance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of implementing the proposals of the Better Business Act campaign.

      Exports: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2023 to Question 121033 on Trade Promotion, when she will publish the evidence on the Export Support...

      Trade Agreements: Canada

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had discussions with (a) colleagues in the Department for Work and Pensions and (b) negotiators on the UK-Canada Free Trade...

      Video Games: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what grants and programmes exist to help video games studios export their games.

      Postal Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) Royal Mail and (b) Ofcom on Royal Mail’s review of customer service points.

      Home Ownership: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data her Department holds on the number of UK domestic residential properties owned by individual foreign nationals in (a) 2010 and (b)...

      Certification Officer: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has plans to modernise the Certification Officer to help ensure that legal advice obtained by trade unions is...

      Growth Hubs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much core funding her Department plans to provide to Growth Hubs in each remaining year of the Spending Review period (a) 2023-24 and (b)...

      British Steel: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department is taking steps to help support British Steel in Scunthorpe with the cost of energy.

      Iron and Steel: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of ArcelorMittal’s acquisition of John Lawrie Metals Ltd in March 2022 on the...

      Beer and Gin: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department is taking steps to help support and increase the export of locally produced beer and gin to overseas markets.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with energy providers on unclaimed energy rebate vouchers for consumers on prepayment meters.

    • Energy: Hospices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support hospices with the cost of energy.

      Fuels: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to alleviate the impacts of the rising cost of fuel on low income households.

      Housing: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to accelerate home insulation measures ahead of winter 2023-24.

      Energy: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing statutory provisions on local area energy planning.

      Carbon Emissions: Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he has taken to ensure the net zero strategy aligns with the air quality strategy.

      Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will extend the deadline to claim for this year’s Warm Home Discount scheme beyond 28 February 2023.

      Warm Home Discount Scheme: Wirral West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of households in Wirral West constituency that (a) are eligible to receive payments under...

      Energy: Supermarkets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had recent discussions with supermarkets on taking steps to install doors on their chillers.

      Local Net Zero Forum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he has taken to facilitate meetings with the net zero local forum.

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the recommendations in the Independent Review of Net Zero,...

      District Heating: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what energy support will be available for heat network customers when the existing schemes come to an end in March 2023.

      Hydrogen: Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of hydrogen village trials.

      Energy Intensive Industries

      What steps he is taking to support energy intensive industries with energy bills.

      Hospitality Industry and Tourism: Energy

      What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on energy costs for the hospitality and tourism sectors.

      Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of encouraging the use of electric vehicles.

      Energy Price Guarantee

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the rise in the Energy Price Guarantee in April 2023 on families.

      Energy Price Guarantee

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the increase in the level of the Energy Price Guarantee...

      Disability: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of banning the forced installation of prepayment meters in households with...

      Energy: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential benefits of targeted energy support for families that (a) run lifesaving...

      Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussion he has had with local authorities on unclaimed energy rebate vouchers for consumers on prepayment meters.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Public Sector: Food

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on a single buyer agreement for public sector food; and what assessment he has made of the...

    • Public Sector: Food

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Crown Commercial service agreement on Food and Drink, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of that...

      Rapid Response Unit

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Rapid Response Unit was formed; and for what purpose.

      Foreign Relations: Afghanistan and Pakistan

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions the Prime Minister has had with his Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan since December 2022.

      Public Sector: Food

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what food and drink wholesale companies were consulted by the Government ahead of the publication of the Buying Better Food Agreement PIN.

      Prime Ministers: Aviation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much each Prime Minister has spent on official travel via private jet since 2010.

      Cabinet Office: Disability

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps they have taken to operate a disability confident scheme for those seeking promotion in their Department; and how many and what proportion...

      Manchester United: Qatar

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any officials, advisers or ministers from his Department have held discussions with representatives of (a) the Qatari government, (b) the...

      Veterans: Radiation Exposure

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to support nuclear test veterans and their families.

  • Treasury

    • Business: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses became eligible to pay VAT in (a) 2023 and (b) each of the preceding five years; and if he will make an estimate of the number and...

    • High-risk Wealth Programme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2023 to Question 131456 on High-risk Wealth Programme and the Answer of 20 February 2023 to Question 136859, how many...

      Medical Equipment: Energy

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of the impact of rises in domestic energy prices on people who...

      Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to assess the work of the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation; and if he will make a report to Parliament on monies released to...

      Car Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to review mileage rates.

      Treasury: Aviation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the (a) number and (b) destinations of all domestic flights taken by officials in his Department in each of the last 5 years.

  • Home Office

    • Travel: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish details of the mitigations for (1) non-British and Irish residents of the Common Travel Area, and (2) tourists, travelling from...

    • Asylum: Applications

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average processing time for a decision on the admissibility of an asylum application.

  • Department for Transport

    • Railway Stations: Access

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of accessibility at train stations, such as Castle Cary station in Somerset, for passengers who are elderly, infirm or disabled.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • What Works Centre for Wellbeing

      To ask His Majesty's Government who is the ministerial lead for Mission 8 of Levelling Up; and how they intend to work with the What Works Centre for Wellbeing.

    • Levelling Up Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 2 February (HL4921), why the Levelling Up Fund Round 2 allocated (1) 9.98 per cent of...

      Freeports: Customs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what variation in normal customs rules are applied within each freeport in the UK.

      UK Shared Prosperity Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the new UK Shared Prosperity Fund on the total amount of funding awarded by local authority area for partnerships...

      Planning Permission: Climate Change

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to write to all local authorities in England asking them to consider climate change in making planning decisions, including major developments.

      Private Rented Housing: Energy Performance Certificates

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many privately rented dwellings hold a current Energy Performance Certificate; and what proportion of those are certified in each of the bands A to H.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Electronic Cigarettes: Environment Protection and Health Hazards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) environmental, and (2) health, impact of disposable vapes; and what plans they have, if any, to ban the sale of such...

    • Social Services: Protective Clothing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to reduce financial support for PPE costs in the social care sector.

      Social Services: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether integrated care boards are able to spend a proportion of the £250 million, allocated by the Chancellor to accelerate hospital discharge, on social...

      Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current charge for a prescription; and what was (1) the total revenue from prescription charges in the last financial year, and (2) the cost of...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Imports

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ban the importation into the UK of vapes with over 800 puffs.

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the provision of mental health services for children and young people.

      Medical Equipment: Energy

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 9 December 2022 (HL3870), when patients on home dialysis will receive information on funding to address the...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to strengthen regulatory powers in respect of the sale of vaping products to children.

      Cereals

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to introduce an agreed definition of wholegrain, and (2) to set a recommended daily amount for its consumption.

      Surgery: Robotics

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the utility and safety of robotic techniques in surgical operations for patients in the UK.

      Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people were prosecuted for prescription fraud in the last financial year for which figures are available.

      Public Health

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UK’s public health standards as a result of the measures proposed in the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2022.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007 and its devolved equivalents constitute EU-derived subordinate legislation in the context of...

    • Pet Travel Scheme: Dogs

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to strengthen the provisions of the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill to end the illegal smuggling of dogs into Great Britain for sale...

      Chemicals: Seas and Oceans

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that their forthcoming chemicals strategy takes steps to protect the oceans; and whether that strategy will include a ban on...

      Import Controls: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the proposed timescale for the implementation of the Official Controls (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023, including the operation of red and green lane...

      Waste: Codes of Practice

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of local authority compliance with the 2019 Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse in relation to the issuing of penalties as an...

      Waste: Codes of Practice

      To ask His Majesty's Government what powers they have to reissue the 2019 Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse as binding statutory guidance on local councils and outsourced firms; and what...

      Slaughterhouses: Animal Welfare

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing Regulations, including those that go further than EU...

      Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the 'One Health' approach outlined in the report by the United Nations Environment Programme's Bracing for...

      Livestock: Antimicrobials

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the National Farmers' Union about reducing antimicrobial resistance in livestock.

      Grasslands: Environment Protection

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken in response to the report by the Office for National Statistics Habitat extent and condition, natural capital, UK: 2022,...

      Environment Protection: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Office for Environmental Protection's Progress in improving the natural environment in England: 2021 to 2022, published on 19 January,...

      Slaughterhouses: Animal Welfare

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing Regulations, including Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 and connected domestic secondary legislation...

      Import Controls: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the percentage of goods entering Northern Ireland that will, following implementation of the Official Controls (Northern Ireland)...

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