Written answers

Thursday, 9 March 2023

  • Department for Transport

    • Southeastern Trains: Overcrowding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the level of overcrowding on train station platforms for Southeastern services.

    • Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will provide details of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency's liabilities valued at or over (a) £500k and (b) £1...

      Blue Badge Scheme: Terminal Illnesses

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

      Bexleyheath Line: Timetables

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Southeastern Railway’s timetable changes of December 2022, whether the recent announcement of additional services on the...

      Bexleyheath Line: Timetables

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Southeastern Railway’s timetable changes of December 2022, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of...

      Road Traffic Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether system redundancy to ensure continued operation in the event of a system failure was included in the original design specification for the...

      Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will publish the travel time measures for the Strategic Road Network and local A roads: January to December 2022.

      Bicycles and Electric Vehicles: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2023 to Question 150416 on regulation of e-scooters, what his Department's timeframe is for (a) the consultation...

      Aviation: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to bring forward legislation to retain Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 in UK law before the 2023 sunset contained in the...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for trends in the waiting times for the installation of electric vehicle charging points.

      P&O Ferries: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2022 to Question 92231 on P&O Ferries: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, whether his Department has had...

      Low Emission Zones: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data sharing agreements his Department has in place with the (a) Mayor of London and (b) DVLA to facilitate enforcement of the ULEZ.

      Low Emission Zones: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of registered private cars would (a) meet and (b) not meet the London Ultra Low Emission Zone standard by fuel type in...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Disinformation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the Government's counter-disinformation strategy.

    • Veterans: Radiation Exposure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2023 to Question 148519 on Nuclear Test Veterans, whether the results of blood tests on personnel who witnessed...

      Armed Forces: Joint Exercises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK personnel took part in Joint Expeditionary Force exercises in each year since 2014.

      Military Aircraft: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the time taken by the UK military flying training system on the delivery of fast jet...

      Parachute Regiment: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase the Army's number of combat-ready qualified parachutists.

      Ukraine: Armoured Fighting Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armoured vehicles his Department has committed to donating to Ukraine since February 2022.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time staff in his Department work on the International Fund for Ukraine.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) original and (b) current timetable is for awarding bidders with funding from the International Fund for Ukraine.

      Ukraine: Challenger Tanks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Challenger 2 tanks his Department plans to donate to Ukraine.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps with allies to build a factory in Poland to supply military aid to...

      Ukraine: Challenger Tanks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is providing logistical and maintenance assistance to Ukraine to support the donation of 14 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total value of the International Fund for Ukraine is as of 6 March 2023; and how much has been paid out of that Fund since its establishment.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individual bids have been (a) made for funding from the International Fund for Ukraine and (b) received funding from the International Fund for...

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many countries have allocated money for the International Fund for Ukraine.

      Service Complaints Ombudsman

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of cases referred to the Service Complaints Ombudsman did not have an investigator assigned to them for more than (a) one,...

      Robertson Barracks

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

      Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money has the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme paid out in each year since 2005.

      Armed Forces: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of armed forces personnel took on (a) second jobs and (b) other additional work in the last two years.

      Navy: Submarines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much alcohol is permitted to be drunk by sailors on Royal Navy submarines whilst on operations.

      Trident Submarines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what proportion of time the UK's Vanguard-class submarines have been (a) at sea and (b) in refit in the last five years.

      F-35 Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2023 to Question 156081 on F-35 aircraft, what the outcome is of the assessment of harmonic resonance in F135 power...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Heart Diseases: Easington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of EGC heart monitors available to patients in the North Easington Primary Care Network as...

    • Autism: South of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many places in residential care settings dedicated for profoundly autistic adults there are in (a) West Sussex, (b) Hampshire and (c)...

      Skin Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the guidance by NHS England entitled Referral optimisation for people with skin conditions, published on 27 September...

      Dementia: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussion with NHS England on reframing the dementia risk reduction messaging within the NHS Health Check...

      Alzheimer's Disease: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines entitled Dementia: assessment, management and support...

      Dementia: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to (a) increase availability of equipment to diagnose dementia and (b) prepare the NHS for new treatments in...

      Cancer Drugs Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NICE's update to its assessment criteria, replacing the end-of-life modifier and introducing a severity modifier, what...

      Parkinson's Disease: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for patients with Parkinson's disease to see a neurologist in (a) Stockport and (b) Greater Manchester...

      Social Workers: Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of bursaries for social work students on access to those courses.

      Social Workers: Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to help improve (a) the equality of distribution of and (b) access to bursaries for student social workers.

      Raynaud's Disease: Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to help people with Raynard's disease with additional heating costs associated with their condition.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to allow dentists carrying out NHS work to trade units of dental activity more flexibly after March 2023.

      Fertility: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to ONS data entitled Conceptions in England and Wales: 2020 published on 14 April 2022, whether his Department has made an...

      Dental Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 25 July 2022 to Question 19662 on Dental Services: Finance, how much and what proportion of the £50 million...

      Mental Health Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government’s decision not to publish a 10-year Mental Health Plan, what steps his Department is taking to...

      Sexually Transmitted Infections: Afro-caribbeans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the disproportionally high rates of STI diagnoses among people of Black Caribbean heritage.

      Ophthalmic Services: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits delivered by the Special School Eye Care Service; whether that scheme will be rolled...

      Smoking: Health Education

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

      Influenza: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in the context of the increase in Strep A infections in young children, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential...

      Influenza: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2023 to Question 151418 on Influenza: Vaccination, for what reason the disclosure of the quantity of...

      Influenza: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact on (a) uptake of vaccinations among eligible cohorts and (b) number of...

      Public Health: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase the public health grant for (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25 in line with inflation.

  • Leader of the House

    • Legislation: Impact Assessments

      To ask the Leader of the House, if she will take steps to help ensure that impact assessments are published before a Bill is introduced to the House.

    • Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill

      To ask the Leader of the House, what her timetable is for bringing the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill back to the House for its Report Stage and Third Reading.

      Urgent Questions

      To ask the Leader of the House, what steps she is taking to help ensure Ministers are appropriately briefed for Urgent Questions so they are able to answer questions from Members.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • 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 the mean age at disposal of (a) single claims and (b)...

    • Probate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the scale of delays to probate claims.

      Judges: Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Retained EU Law bill on the pension rights of part time judges.

  • Treasury

    • Microprocessors: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which regulatory agencies have responsibility for protecting defence-critical processor manufacturers from (a) short-selling attacks by hostile foreign...

    • Nuclear Power: Investment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to include nuclear power in the UK Green Taxonomy; and whether he has had recent discussions with pension schemes including (a) BT and (b)...

      Cost of Living

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to provide financial support to people living in coalfields in the context of rises in the cost of living.

      Sanctions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many requests the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has received to grant licenses for legal fees to people designated under sanctions in...

      Unpaid Taxes

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2023 to Question 135480 on Taxation: Fines, how many penalties issued by HM Revenue and Customs which are recorded on...

      Humanitarian Aid: Ukraine

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of extending the customs easement on humanitarian aid for Ukraine after June 2023.

      Childcare: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to review the upper limit on tax-free childcare in the context of trends in the level of childcare costs.

      High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the suitability of the thresholds for paying High Income Child Benefit Charge.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Turkey: Earthquakes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that aid can pass freely into Türkiye following the recent...

    • Thailand: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with (a) the Department for Business and Trade and (b) his counterpart in the Thai...

      China: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2023 to Question 153895 on China: Human Rights, whether Ministers in his...

      Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of reports that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has displayed a ballistic...

      India: Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the World Bank in relation to solar projects located in the villages of Agar,...

      Yemen: Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his planned timetable is for the BRIGHTLY consortium implementing the UK's food security programme in Yemen.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Advisory Bodies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will (a) publish the membership of the FCDO’s SME Advisory Panel and (b) confirm how many times it has...

      Russia: Iran

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on peace and stability in the Middle East of reports that...

      UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Windsor Framework permits the EU to withdraw green lane flexibilities in the event of regulatory...

      Windsor Framework

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, in which circumstances the Windsor Framework permits the EU to revoke green lane procedures.

      Afghanistan: Non-governmental Organisations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to encourage UN agencies to support non-governmental organisations in...

      Diplomatic Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which Member States of the United Nations did not have at least one Diplomatic Service Officer present in the UK...

      Nigeria: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the legitimacy of the Nigerian Presidential Election held on 25th...

      Developing Countries: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many personnel his Department plans to employ in the Small Island Developing States hub.

      Developing Countries: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK Small Island Developing States strategy 2022 to 2026, published on...

      Developing Countries: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he had discussions with his counterparts in (a) Australia, (b) New Zealand and (c) France on the UK's...

      Haiti: International Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Canadian counterpart on the Canadian Prime Minister's announcement on 17...

      Democratic Republic of Congo: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the address of 30 January 2023 to the diplomatic corps by the President of the Democratic...

      Democratic Republic of Congo: Rwanda

      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 (a) war crimes and (b) insurgency...

      Paul Kagame

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his policy is on the proposed trial of President Paul Kagame for war crimes.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support growth in the creative industries.

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the BBC Board on the adequacy of pay transparency at the BBC.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help encourage video on demand services to adopt British Board of Film Classification age ratings.

      Press: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) reporting standards and (b) levels of public trust in the press, and whether she...

      Charities: Lotteries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the (a) impact of the changes to charity lottery limits implemented in 2020 on the financial...

      Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla

      What steps her Department is taking to help ensure community participation in the celebration of the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III.

      Eurovision Song Contest: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the Eurovision Song Contest celebrates Ukrainian culture.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Legal Costs

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

    • Cost of Living: Lone Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support single parents during the cost-of-living crisis.

      Childcare: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support single parents with the cost of childcare.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2023 to Question 154037, how many and what proportion of participants in the additional jobcentre support...

      Universal Credit: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many job starts were recorded by each Job Centre Plus site participating in the Additional Jobcentre Support pilot in each month since...

      Carer's Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the carer's allowance for supporting unpaid carers with their living costs.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2023 to Question 154038, whether the impact assessment included an assessment of the potential impact on...

      Childcare: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of parents who have left the workforce due to the cost of childcare in the last 12 months.

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department takes when an AR1 form is returned late by the claimant.

      Employment: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to (a) introduce retraining programmes and (b) take further steps to help support unemployed people over the age...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many AR1 forms were returned late in each of the last five years.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the ability of claimants to afford to travel to their Job Centre Plus for daily appointments.

      Employment: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendations in the report by the Industrial Injuries...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has make of the ability of Universal Credit claimants to be able to afford dietary recommendations outlined in...

      Personal Independence Payment: Epilepsy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the accuracy of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment process for people with epilepsy; and...

      Carers: Earnings Rules

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a dedicated work allowance for unpaid carers who are in receipt of...

      Carers: Earnings Rules

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of unpaid carers in receipt of (a) carer’s allowance and (b) the carer element of Universal Credit are of...

      Occupational Health: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of small and medium sized enterprises on the potential merits of providing...

      Cost of Living Payments: Isle of Wight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people who will receive the second cost of living payment on the Isle of Wight.

      Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Barnsley Central

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Barnsley Central constituency are in receipt of the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit.

      National Insurance Credits: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in receipt of Universal Credit in York have not had National Insurance credits added to their...

      Childcare: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that the cost of childcare does not lead to parents leaving the workforce.

      Universal Credit: Uprating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of raising the standard allowance of Universal Credit in the context of rising inflation.

      Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Mining

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who previously worked in the coal mining industry have been assessed for Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit in each of...

      Carer's Allowance: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time was to determine mandatory reconsiderations for carers allowance as of 1 March 2023.

      Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding has been given in Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit for the PD A15 criteria since it was added to the eligibility list.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Environmental Land Management Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to create public access available to all through Environmental Land Management.

    • Rights of Way: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department intends to implement a cut-off date of the 1 January 2026 for registering historic rights of way...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Packaging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the forthcoming extended producer responsibility for packaging...

      Camping Sites: National Parks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will (a) introduce and (b) expand permissive wild camping rights in each National Park.

      Deposit Return Schemes: Impact Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Impact Assessment on introducing a deposit return scheme, published on 24 February 2021, if her Department...

      Nature Conservation: Poaching

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the poaching of (a) jaguars and (b) endangered animals.

      Carbon Emissions: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the use of low carbon technologies such as water saving devices in (a) new...

      Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who the lead Minister in her Department was at the commencement of work that led to the Environmental Improvement Plan 2023.

      Birds: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that both landowners and the people responsible are brought to...

      Marine Protected Areas: South West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to designate Highly Protected Marine Areas in the South West of England.

      Water Supply: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to introduce a new single water affordability scheme for England and Wales as recommended by Consumer...

  • Home Office

    • Passports: Gender Recognition

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what policy HM Passport Office has on allowing someone without a Gender Recognition Certificate to change the sex registered on their passport.

    • Passports: Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of 2 March 2023, Official Report, column 950, whether...

      Freezing of Assets

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of arrests for criminal evasion of financial sanctions from February 2022 to date.

      Freezing of Assets

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Account Freezing Orders have been made on accounts (a) intended for use in criminal sanctions evasion and (b) believed to contain...

      Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the criteria used by her Department to assess the cost of providing contingency accommodation for asylum seekers.

      Vetting: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to require an applicant’s sex at birth to be displayed on a DBS certificate.

      Vetting: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the Disclosure and Barring Service is notified when a registered sex offender changes their gender.

      Asylum: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2023 to Question 148822 on Asylum: Stockport, for what reason her Department does not record the data...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2023 to Question 150499 on Refugees: Afghanistan, whether interviews remain part of security checks...

      Asylum: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2023 to Question 140250 on Asylum: Correspondence, how many notices of intent were sent in 2022; and...

      Visas: Temporary Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March 2023 to Question 149666 on Visas: Temporary Employment, if her Department will place that information in...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2023 to Question 143853 on Refugees: Afghanistan, what procedures are in place for unaccompanied...

      Birth Certificates: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2023 to Question 148649 on Birth Certificates: LGBT+ People, if she will make an assessment of the...

      Visas: Charities

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of to Question 147200 on Visas: Charities, if she will outline her Department's application process for...

      Youth Mobility Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to bring forward changes to the Youth Mobility Scheme criteria for Australian nationals to widen the ages eligible...

      National Security: Journalism and Legal Profession

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Defending Democracy Taskforce plans to make an assessment of trends in the level of state threats towards (a) journalists and...

      Democratic Republic of Congo: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of reports that the Rwandan Government is funding the March 23 Movement.

      Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of reductions in funding for fire and rescue services.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the competency framework for heating and plumbing so...

    • Social Rented Housing: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State's contribution to the Report Stage of the Social Housing...

      Community Assets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2022 to Question 141284 on Community Assets, when he plans to consult on options to...

      Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Department's statistics entitled Statutory homelessness in England: July to September 2022,...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Homes for Ukraine scheme, what advice his Department provides on financial contributions by...

      Sleeping Rough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reintroducing an Everyone In scheme; and if he will make a statement.

      Homelessness: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for Local Authorities to tackle homelessness services in the...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to extend support for the Homes for Ukraine scheme after six months.

      Right to Buy Scheme: Housing Associations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2022 to Question 79324 on Right to Buy Scheme: Housing Associations, what recent...

      Levelling Up Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2023 to Question 148763 on Levelling Up Fund, how the remaining money was (a) spent...

      Rents: Arrears

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of rent debt.

      Local Housing Allowance: Rents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of local authorities in which the LHA meets the 30th percentile...

      Construction and Demolition: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to regulate the construction and demolition of buildings in order to reduce CO2 emissions and...

      Public Lavatories: Men

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if the Government will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a statutory obligation to provide sanitary bins in...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Minerals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to increase the supply of critical minerals.

    • Flexible Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to help promote flexible working.

      Trade Agreements: South Korea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she plans to hold discussions with South Korea on an updated Free Trade Agreement; and if she will make a statement.

      Department for Business and Trade: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when his Department plans to answer Questions 148625 and 148626 tabled on 20 February 2023 by the hon. Member for Feltham and Heston.

      Re-employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the draft Code of Practice on dismissal and re-engagement, published on 24 January 2023, what the last resort scenarios are...

      Re-employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the draft Code of Practice on dismissal and re-engagement, published on 24 January 2023, what assessment her Department has...

      Small Businesses: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what funding or loans are available for medium sized businesses needing to make significant investment in a new manufacturing line to meet...

      Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what is the monetary value of Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans that have yet to be repaid, broken down by industry sector.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Warm Home Discount Scheme: Energy Performance Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many social housing tenants in (a) Liverpool Walton and (b) the UK have not received the warm homes discount due to a energy...

    • Housing: Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the average (a) cost and (b) efficiency savings of replacing a central heating pump that was...

      Housing: Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of the absence of a statutory requirement for an annual service on the efficiency of...

      Boiler Upgrade Scheme: Biofuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the number of homeowners who have been issued Boiler Upgrade Scheme vouchers for biomass-related...

      Alternative Fuel Payments: Boats and Park Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to Government guidance entitled Apply for energy bill support if you do not get it automatically, what the planned...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had recent discussions with Ofgem on the adequacy of its scope of its Market Compliance Review into prepayment meters.

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help ensure energy suppliers review customers already on prepayment meters so that this remains a safe...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure processes around remote smart meter switches receive the same scrutiny as warrant installations.

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps is he taking to ensure suppliers fully commit to pausing forced installations of prepayment meters via a warrant until...

      Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many people in receipt of means-tested benefits became ineligible for the Warm Homes Discount between November 2022 and March...

      Energy: Swimming Pools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to take steps to provide additional financial support to community swimming pools to help with the...

      Energy Bills Discount Scheme: Supported Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Energy Bills Discount Scheme on the future energy prices paid by...

      Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what methodology his Department uses to determine eligibility for Warm Home Discount payments.

      Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of adjusting the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home...

      Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of altering the metrics of type, floor space and EPC of properties to...

      Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the Warm Home Discount scheme to people who reside in...

      Housing Associations: Energy Performance Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on helping to ensure that housing associations apply for energy performance...

      Energy Bills Discount Scheme: District Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to make available further information on the Energy Bills Discount Scheme in relation to households on heat networks.

      Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the evaluation of the reformed Warm Home Discount scheme will commence; and if he will include in that evaluation evidence...

      Pneumoconiosis: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will publish its time frame on the longevity of the Coal Industry Pneumoconiosis Compensation Scheme.

      Energy Charter Treaty: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) the UK and (b) the EU withdrawing from the Energy...

      Wind Power: Isle of Wight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the impact of the British energy security strategy, published on 7 April 2022, on the offshore...

      Heat Pumps: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on subsidies for residential heat pump installation.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Government Departments: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contracts have been placed with SMEs through Contracts Finder in each year since its launch in 2011.

    • Small Businesses

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the Department’s Small Business Advisory Panel has met in each of the last five years.

      Public Sector: Food

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2023 to Question 151404, what discussions representatives from the Crown Commercial service have had with the...

      Government Departments: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has knowingly granted procurement contracts with any firms that have engaged in fire and rehire tactics.

      Rapid Response Unit

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the Cabinet Office Rapid Response Unit (a) collected and (b) stored personal data on the content of each of the interviews given by the...

      Anti-corruption Champion

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the vacancy for the position of Anti-Corruption Champion on (a) public trust in Westminster,...

  • Department for Education

    • Teachers: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on potential options for resolving the pay dispute with teachers.

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to respond to the correspondence of 20 February 2023 from the hon. Member for Liverpool Walton on free school meals.

      Schools: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to provide funding for mental health services for children in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.

      Foster Care: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 19 January 2023 to Question 127698 on Foster Care: Recruitment, whether she has made a recent assessment of the...

      Pupil Exclusions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of (a) boys and (b) girls were permanently excluded from (i) state-funded secondary, (ii) state-funded primary and (iii)...

      Schools: Speed Limits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of introducing 20mph speed limits outside schools.

      Financial Services: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Building Beyond Barriers – A roadmap for enhancing financial education in schools of the APPG on Financial Education for Young...

      Disability and Special Educational Needs: Discipline

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department issues guidance to schools on the use of discipline for children with special educational needs and disabilities; and if she...

      Free School Meals: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing disabled children who are eligible for free school meals and (a) are unable to...

      Education and Skills Funding Agency: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many complaints her Department has received on the conduct of the Education and Skills Funding Agency since its formation.

      Hearing Impairment: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of trends in the number of teachers for the deaf.

      Schools: Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the white paper entitled Levelling Up the United Kingdom, published on 2 February 2022, and the policy paper entitled Government...

      Schools: Electronic Cigarettes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential effectiveness of new vape detectors in helping schools prevent vaping on school grounds.

      Children: Gambling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 13 January 2023 to Question 113179, when she plans to place a copy of the Trustopia agreement in the Library; and for...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Health Services Safety Investigations Body

      To ask His Majesty's Government why they decided to delay the establishment of the Health Services Safety Investigations Body by six months until October 2023.

    • Medicine: Higher Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether, as reported, the upcoming NHS workforce plan will include a doubling of medical school places.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Sales

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which non-compliant vaping products are being sold to British consumers; and what conversations they have had with...

      Sugar Beet: Hygiene

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the effectiveness of hygiene regimes used in vehicles transporting sugar beet.

  • Department for Education

    • Home Education: Registration and Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made, if any, in (1) registering, and (2) regulating, the home tuition of children to ensure that they (a) are taught a balanced...

    • Faith Schools

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress Ofsted has made on the (1) registration, (2) regulation and (3) inspection of religious schools such as (a) madrassas, (b) yeshivas, and (c)...

  • The Senior Deputy Speaker

    • House of Lords: Security

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the latest estimate of the cost of the work currently underway at Peers' Entrance; by whom this expenditure was authorised; and what was the cost of the...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Iran: Yemen

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of reports that France seized a shipment of more than 2,000 Iranian assault rifles headed to Houthi groups in Yemen.

    • Israel: Palestinians

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Hamas has located three rocket launch sites close to schools in Gaza City.

      Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Ministers have had with Home Office Ministers concerning the proscription of Iran’s Islamic...

      British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to re-examine the fairness to UK residents of being restricted to visits to the Schengen area of a total duration of 90 days out of 180,...

      Islamic State

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many Daesh members have been referred by the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da'esh/ISIL for...

      Iraq: Yazidis

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assistance they are providing to the Yazidi community in Iraq; and how many people are benefiting from it.

      Ukraine: Nuclear Power Stations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address concerns surrounding the safety of the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine; and whether they will provide air...

      Tunisia: Politics and Government

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to President Kais Saied of Tunisia concerning the continuing wave of arrests and detentions of prominent political opponents...

      Afghanistan: Females

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have raised concerns with the Taliban over new restrictions on basic freedoms for women and girls in Afghanistan; and what steps they are taking...

      Freeports: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland is compatible with the identification of a freeport in Northern Ireland.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Social Security Benefits: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 8 February (HL5087), what evidence sources they are relying on to support their position...

    • Household Support Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are evaluating the impacts of the various household support schemes delivered by county councils and unitary authorities.

      Food Banks

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish their evidence review on the drivers of food bank usage; and whether they have considered the potential merits of including the need to use...

      Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many households in England are affected by the under-occupancy charge for (1) one extra bedroom, or (2) more than one extra bedroom; and what assessment they...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Carbon Emissions: Land Use

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce measures to protect communities and ecosystems from land speculation associated with carbon offsetting.

    • Food Supply

      To ask His Majesty's Government how long they expect the current food shortages in England, particularly of fruit and vegetables, to last; and what steps they are taking to help farmers and...

  • Home Office

    • Islamic State

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Resolution 2475 of 23 January, what plans they have to address the issue of Daesh foreign fighters...

    • Asylum: Applications

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent evidential basis they have used when adopting a policy of not interviewing potential asylum seekers from (1) Afghanistan, (2) Eritrea, (3) Syria, (4)...

      Refugees: Resettlement

      To ask His Majesty's Government why the UK Resettlement Scheme is not accepting new submissions from the United Nations Refugee Agency.

      Yazidis: Iraq

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many members of the Yazidi community from Iraq have been resettled in the UK since 2014.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Thames Freeport

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for the Thames Freeport project to give preference to freight transport of spoil and building materials via the river between the three...

    • Holiday Accommodation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with local authorities regarding plans to regulate short-term lets; and what was the outcome of those discussions.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Conditions of Employment: EU Law

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks made by Lord Benyon on 28 February (HL Deb col 205) in which he stated “Defra’s default approach will be to retain EU law...

    • Small Businesses: Government Assistance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to establish a framework for smaller employers to incorporate new support, training and employability initiatives.

      Small Businesses: Rural Areas

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support small rural businesses.

      Exports: Ukraine

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Penn on 30 January (HL4895), with which government agency in Ukraine they are dealing to grant export guarantees.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Climate Change: Ukraine

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the war in Ukraine on global warming.

    • Fuel Poverty

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address fuel poverty.

      Energy: Meters

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of eligible households on prepayment meters in (1) Leicester, and (2) Leicestershire, have redeemed their Energy Bills Support Scheme vouchers.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Public Duty Costs Allowance

      To ask His Majesty's Government when the next review of the Public Duty Costs Allowance will take place; who will be consulted; what plans they have for recipients to be required to declare their...

    • Government Departments: Disclosure of Information

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many government departments operate whistleblowing policies.

      Government Departments: Disclosure of Information

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many government department employees or subcontractors have made disclosures and/or allegations of wrongdoing in the last three years; and of those, (1) how...

      Procurement Bill (HL)

      To ask His Majesty's Government why they proposed an amendment to the Procurement Bill to delete the requirement for a timetable to be set for the removal of Chinese-made security cameras...

      Boris Johnson

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for taxpayer funded legal costs for former Prime Minister Boris Johnson in relation to his investigation by the House of Commons...

      Committee of Privileges: Legal Costs

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many Ministers have had legal costs relating to inquiries by the House of Commons Privileges Committee funded by taxpayer money since 2010; and how much...

  • Treasury

    • Digital Assets

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether digital asset firms that have left the UK to seek authorisation in other jurisdictions can still serve UK consumers.

    • Bank Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the effectiveness of the provision of high street banking facilities and services (1) for all holders of bank accounts, (2) for...

      Sanctions

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have identified any breaches of UK sanctions over the last 12 months; and if so, what was their response.

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