Written answers

Monday, 13 March 2023

  • Cabinet Office

    • Rapid Response Unit

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March to Question 148800 on Rapid Response Unit, on what date the Rapid Response Unit was disbanded; what has happened to...

    • 10 Downing Street

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2022 to Question 48359 on 10 Downing Street: Furniture, whether the lectern used by the Prime Minister on 25th...

      Suicide

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths by suicide there were in (a) North West Leicestershire constituency, (b) the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland NHS trust, (c) the...

      Cabinet Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to Question 152308, tabled on 24 February 2023 by the hon. Member for North East Fife.

      Cabinet Office: Windsor Framework

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the former Second Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office (a) advised on and (b) participated in the negotiations on the Windsor Framework.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Infrastructure Levy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to publish research commissioned by his Department from the University of Liverpool on the implications of...

    • Freeports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Answer of 23 March 2021 to Question 171526, on Freeports, if he will publish the locations of...

      Levelling Up Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the oral evidence given to the Select Committee on Levelling Up, Housing and Communities by the...

      Elections: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2023 to Question 149495 on Elections: Proof of Identity, when he plans to publish...

      Elections: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing funding to local authorities for the creation of sight...

      Social Rented Housing: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is planning to introduce legislation to help tackle the provision of poor quality social housing.

      Buildings: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to publish the names of developers who sign the developer remediation contract by the deadline of 13...

      Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March 2023 to Question 152185 on Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, what the planned...

      Homes England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when Homes England’s next strategic plan will be published.

      Leasehold: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to implement the recommendations of the report by the Law Commission entitled Leasehold home ownership:...

      Private Rented Housing: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if the Government will bring forward legislative proposals to implement a (a) rent freeze and (b) eviction ban.

      Park Homes: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Department's research entitled the impact of a change in the maximum park home sale commission,...

  • Treasury

    • Delivery Services: Self-employed

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of delivery drivers operating in the UK who are not registered as being self-employed and who are evading paying...

    • Television: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of potential impact of the high-end television tax relief on (a) levels of drama and comedy production, (b) the...

      Post Offices: ICT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to exempt compensation payments issued by the Post Office Historical Shortfall Scheme from income tax.

      Hospitality Industry: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he make an estimate of the cost to the Exchequer of reducing the rate of VAT levied on hospitality businesses to 10 per cent.

      Business Rates: Valuation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the business rates revaluation increased business rates for shops that had a rateable value of (a) above and (b) below £51,000.

      North Sea Oil: Shetland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the potential change in tax revenues arising from the Energy Profits Levy investment allowance for the development the...

      Gift Aid

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking steps to help increase the uptake of Gift Aid.

      State Retirement Pensions: National Insurance Contributions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with HMRC on the potential merits of extending the deadline for retrospective payment of National Insurance...

      Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls were received by the HMRC income tax helpline in each of the last three years.

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March to Question 157046 on Tax Avoidance and the Answer of 1 March to Question 152309, how many individuals are subject to...

      Fuels: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide a breakdown of Fuel Duty collected in each quarter of the last five years.

      Alternative Fuel Payments: Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total expected cost to the public purse of the (a) Alternative Fuel Payment scheme, (b) Alternative Fuel Payment...

      Lloyds Bank: Closures

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of Lloyds Bank closures in 2023.

      Mortgages: Legal Opinion

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with banks on permitting people who apply for fixed mortgage deals to choose a legal service provider of their own choosing.

      Debts: Advisory Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the budget allocation for the Money and Pensions Service for community-based debt advice in the...

      Whisky: Scotland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the impact of scotch whisky distilleries on (a) the local economy and (b) communities in Scotland.

      Fuels: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide a regional breakdown of Fuel Duty collected in each of the last five years.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of revising the planned dates for ending energy support for (a) residential and (b)...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of taking steps to ensure that vulnerable households receive long-term support for energy bills in the...

      Childcare: Government Assistance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of removing or raising the maximum monthly limit for childcare support through Universal Credit and...

      Development Aid

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on reallocating more of the UK’s...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Department for Business and Trade: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the cost to the public purse was of spending on external consultants by (a) UK Export Finance, (b) the Trade Remedies Authority, (c) UK...

    • Consumers: Ombudsman

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a consumer rights and support service ombudsmen.

      Minerals: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has provided recent funding for research into the recycling of rare earth elements.

      Department for Business and Trade: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many suppliers her Department excluded from procurement on the grounds of (a) fraud, (b) corruption and (c) other grounds under the...

      Energy: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2023 to Question 156125, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in the US administration; and...

      Electric Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information her Department holds on the number of electric vehicle manufacturing companies operating in the UK which have an ultimate...

      Electric Vehicles: Batteries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2023 to Question 155105, what level of battery production in GWh will the gigafactory in Sunderland produce...

      Small Businesses: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 65 of the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, how much and what proportion of the £1.6 billion for the...

      Tradeshow Access Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many applications to the Trade Access Programme over the past twelve months have been (a) received and (b) successful.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Hospitals: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the estimated cost of the New Hospital Programme was in (a) 2020, (b) 2021, (c) 2022 and (d) 2023 to date.

    • Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide targeted funding to support local area services for suicide prevention work beyond 2023.

      Dermatology: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by NHS England entitled Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care, published on 8...

      Medical Equipment: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to maintain the supply of medical devices in the UK in light of increased financial and regulatory pressures for...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Nicotine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will reduce the nicotine levels allowed in vaping devices.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to convene a round table of companies manufacturing disposable vaping devices on steps to ensure those products are...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a strategy to tackle the rise in young people vaping.

      Breast Cancer: Ashfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the uptake of breast screenings in Ashfield and Eastwood constituency.

      Hospitals: Infectious Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the findings in the article by Guest, J. et.al entitled...

      Patients: Wearable Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with digital tech companies on the potential for (a) developing and (b) using digital wearable devices and...

      Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March to Question 152186 on Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, how many of the 849 medical rejections were due to...

      Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects to publish the new National Suicide Prevention Strategy.

      Mental Health Services: Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support parents of children with severe mental health conditions.

      Mental Health Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Major Conditions Strategy will detail levels of funding for mental health services.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Asthma

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of e-cigarette smoke on people with asthma in enclosed public places.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to introduce mandated premarket testing on e-cigarette devices to prevent overfilling as part of the Medicines and...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) safety and (b) quality of e-cigarettes available to consumers.

      Health: Wolverhampton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have signed-up to the Better Health: Rewards app pilot in Wolverhampton, announced on 17 February 2023, as of 8 March 2023.

      Health: Wolverhampton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the cost of rolling out the Better Health: Reward app pilot in Wolverhampton so that it runs nationally.

      Health: Wolverhampton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much from the public purse the Government has spent on advertising the Better Health: Reward app pilot in Wolverhampton, announced on...

      Public Health: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the Public Health Grant has yet to be published.

      Public Health: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure his timetable for announcing the 2023-24 Public Health Grant will not effect delivery of local...

      Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost of smoking to the UK economy.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help support integrated care boards determine how many people are unable to access an NHS...

      NHS: Software

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total cost of developing and updating the (a) Better Health Rewards, (b) NHS Weight Loss Plan, (c) NHS Active 10 Walking...

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the total number of patients treated by dentists on the NHS in each of the last five years.

      Drugs: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of proposals published on 1 March 2023 by the Association of the...

      Social Services: Surveys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the national NHS Adult Social Care surveys, how many responses to that survey have been received in each year for the...

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a separate strategy for rare and less survivable cancers.

      Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department issues on the maximum time it should take for a patient to travel to receive (a) chemotherapy or (b)...

      Asylum: Epilepsy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of asylum seekers with epilepsy in the UK.

      Chronic Illnesses: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure that his Department's Major Conditions Strategy takes into account the views and experiences of patients with...

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that access to innovative therapies for (a) gastric cancer and (b) other less survivable...

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to assess future workforce requirements in cancer services.

      Palliative Care: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will produce a workforce plan for palliative care services.

      UK Health Security Agency: Nurseries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has had discussions with (a) the UK Health Security Agency and (b) Wiltshire Council on the decision to close...

      Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help integrated care boards expand cancer diagnostic services to achieve earlier disease detection.

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for cancer treatment.

      Social Services: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February to Question 135222, what the average length of service was for those carers who left the adult...

      Public Health: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of funding of the public health grant to local authorities.

      Chronic Illnesses: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve services for patients with long term conditions not covered by his Department’s Major Conditions...

      Dermatology: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Getting It Right First Time programme review of dermatology services, what steps his Department is taking to help...

      Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has allocated for the replacement of radiotherapy machines in 2023.

      Diabetes: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with the National Diabetes Audit group on that group's decision not to include the rate of diabetes among...

      Cancer: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has conducted comparative analysis of the countries which have higher cancer survival rates and lower disease...

      Cervical Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is his policy to develop a strategy for the elimination of cervical cancer.

      Integrated Care Boards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of demand for services provided by integrated care boards on...

      Community Diagnostic Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to monitor progress against its target to deliver 1.1 million tests, checks and scans each year...

      Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Major Diseases Strategy will be published.

      Disability Aids: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) supply chain delays, (b) manufacturing costs and (c) procurement processes on...

      Dementia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of undiagnosed dementia in (a) Tenbury Wells County Council Division, (b) Worcestershire and (c)...

      Cancer: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to target research into reducing mortality rates in cancers for which there are poor prognosis.

      Parkinson's Disease: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has allocated to medical research into Parkinson's disease in each of the last three years.

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing funding for upgrades to existing cancer centres.

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 24 January 2023 on Government Action on Major Conditions and Diseases, HCWS514, whether the...

      Gender Dysphoria: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the interim service specification for specialist gender dysphoria services for children and young people.

      Gender Dysphoria: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what clinical disciplines will be included in the multi-disciplinary teams that replace the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust...

      Gender Dysphoria: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many new patients have been referred to the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust Gender Identity Development Service since its...

      Influenza: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the paper by the Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisation, entitled Advice on influenza vaccines for 2023-24,...

      Social Services: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Wirral West constituency and (b) England who have had debt management...

      Social Services: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the threat of court action for non-payment of social care charges on the mental...

      Public Health: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2023 to Question 114704 on Public Health: Finance, when his Department plans to inform local...

      Chlamydia: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle chlamydia in the UK.

      Gonorrhoea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle gonorrhoea in the UK.

      Gonorrhoea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle multi-drug non-susceptible strains of gonorrhoea.

      HIV Infection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to develop a national campaign to prevent anti-HIV stigma.

      Influenza: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of children aged between two and 18 years old have received the flu vaccination in each region during the...

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to increase access to early phase cancer clinical trials for brain tumour patients.

      Female Genital Mutilation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support local authorities to develop interventions to safeguard against female genital mutilation.

      Heart Diseases: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for patients to receive an ECG heart monitor assessment in the Stockport Integrated Care Partnership...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Health Hazards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential impact of vaping on people who do not smoke tobacco.

      Mental Health Services: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether consultation responses to the 10-year plan to improve mental health will be used to inform his Department's Major Conditions Strategy.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Social Security Benefits: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time was for his Department to reinstate payments for (a) Employment and Support Allowance, (b) Universal Credit and (c)...

    • Employment and Support Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what system is used to produce standardised letters for ESA recipients.

      Local Housing Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) England who are only eligible for the Shared Accommodation Local Housing Allowance rate...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new personal independence payment registrations were made by people who had previously been in receipt of (a) personal independence...

      Local Housing Allowance: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the average difference between the rent being paid by individuals in receipt of Local Housing Allowance (LHA)...

      Child Maintenance Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure the timely allocation of complaints about the Child Maintenance Service for investigation by independent...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2023 to Question 156146 on Universal Credit, if he will publish the average monthly into work rates for...

      Employment and Support Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including the type and nature of ESA awards on departmental written communications.

      Employment: Epilepsy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people with epilepsy in long-term employment.

      Social Security Benefits: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of claimants who were given a negative decision following the suspension of their claim by the risk review team...

      Social Security Benefits: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many secondary appeals were lodged following an initial lapsed appeal due to the Secretary of State revising the decision before the...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2022 to Question 15246 on Universal Credit, if he will publish Universal Credit employment impact estimates...

      Universal Credit: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the income not received by his Department as a result of the suspension of deductions from Universal Credit...

      Pensions: Consumer Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement of 2 March 2023 on Pensions Dashboard Update, HCWS594, whether he is taking steps to ensure that...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2023 to Question 156145 on Universal Credit, if he will publish the equality impact assessment that was...

      Universal Credit: Uprating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the paper by Joseph Rowntree Fund and the Trussell Trust entitled Guarantee our Essentials, published on 27 February 2023,...

      Universal Credit: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2023 to Question 157005 on Universal Credit: Disqualification, when his Department last made an assessment...

      Flexible Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2023 to Question 155127 on the Flexible Support Fund, if he will provide further detail on what is funded in...

      Pensions: Consumer Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 2 March 2023 on Pensions Dashboard Update, HCWS594, how much expenditure his Department...

      Pensions: Consumer Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 2 March 2023 on Pensions Dashboard Update, HCWS594, how many full-time equivalent staff...

      Pensions: Consumer Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement of 2 March 2023 on Pensions Dashboard Update, HCWS594, how much his Department has spent on the...

      Carers: Pay and Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of unpaid carers in receipt of Universal Credit and the carer element also have earnings from paid employment.

      Work Capability Assessment: Mental Illness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with (a) ministerial colleagues and (b) stakeholders on taking steps to improve the experience of (i)...

      Carer's Allowance: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to reduce the length of time to determine mandatory reconsiderations for carers allowance.

      Personal Independence Payment: Multiple Sclerosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the process of applying for Personal Independence Payments for people with...

      Carer's Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to increase the rate of the Carer's Allowance; and if he will make a statement.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Eritrea: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help protect religious freedom in Eritrea.

    • Mozambique: Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the efficacy of climate-smart agriculture programmes for small farmers in...

      Democratic Republic of Congo: Diplomatic Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure engagement with the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the level of Head...

      Democratic Republic of Congo: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of imposing sanctions to help preserve the territorial...

      Democratic Republic of Congo: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the statement of 9 December 2022 by the...

      Democratic Republic of Congo: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on potential steps to help ensure greater co-operation with...

      Sri Lanka: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Sri Lankan counterparts on human rights in Sri Lanka.

      Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to include psychosocial support for children in its Ukraine response; and what...

      Myanmar: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff in his Department are responsible for overseeing sanctions on sources of (a) revenue and (b) arms...

      Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that humanitarian support to Ukraine includes targeted child...

      Windsor Framework

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 57 of The Windsor Framework: a new way forward, CP806, what the evidential basis is...

      Bangladesh: Ahmadiyya

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Bangladesh government on violence against Ahmadiyya Muslims; and...

      Sri Lanka: Politics and Government

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

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has held discussions with his Israeli counterparts on opening an investigation into the deaths of...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the administrative detention of Palestinian...

      Colombia: Demonstrations

      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 protestors who have occupied an...

      Iran: Poisoning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of reports of an alleged chemical attack on Iranian schoolgirls on 5 March 2023; and...

      Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, in the context of his Department's response to Ukraine, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits...

      Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that children are central to his Department's Ukraine response.

      East Africa: Droughts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department is providing to localised groups aiding efforts to mitigate the impact of the drought...

      East Africa: Droughts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support those countries in the East Africa experiencing severe drought.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • France: Joint Exercises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) UK and (b) French personnel have taken part in training exercises through the Combined Joint Expeditionary Force in each year since its...

    • Army

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many infantry there were in the army in (a) 2010, (b) 2015 and (c) 2022.

      Kenya: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the motion of Laikipia County Assembly on military training in nature conservancies, whether it remains his Department's policy for...

      Military Bases: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many sites from the Defence Estate have been disposed of as part of the Defence Estate Optimisation since 2016.

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to defence inflation estimates national statistics, which ceased publication in 2017, if he will make an assessment of the potential...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Ukrainian defence against Russian aggression.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the update to the Integrated Review.

      Military Bases: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has undertaken internal audits of defence estate disposals.

      Question

      What steps his Department is taking to ensure that the armed forces are adequately equipped to meet future (a) security and (b) military threats.

      Question

      What steps he is taking to tackle supply chain constraints in defence procurement.

      Question

      What steps his Department is taking to help increase the contribution of the defence industry to societal resilience.

      Question

      What steps his Department is taking to support the international response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

      Question

      What steps is he taking to improve British defence capacity in the Asia-Pacific region.

      Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the value for money of the Defence Estate Optimisation Portfolio.

      Question

      If he will bring forward proposals to allow veterans to apply for access to their biological monitoring tests conducted during their service.

      Question

      What assessment he has made of the adequacy of housing for armed forces personnel.

      Imjin Barracks

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

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans for the Single Living Accommodation Management Information System to be operational.

      Shipbuilding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support British shipbuilding.

      Puma Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the end-of-service date is for his Department's Puma helicopters.

      Military Aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on the New Medium Helicopter contest.

      Service Complaints Ombudsman

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many referrals have been made by the Service Complaints Ombudsman to the Central Admissibility Team about service complaints in each year since 2016.

      Service Complaints Ombudsman

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times the Service Complaints Ombudsman has given evidence to parliamentary select committees in each year since 2016.

      Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2023 to Question 156940 on Armed Forces, if his Department will send the hon. Member for Ealing, Southall a copy of...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Alternative Fuel Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his department is taking to ensure that Alternative Fuel Payments are reaching customers and are not held back by...

    • North Sea Oil: Shetland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of the approval of the Rosebank oil field on wholesale electricity prices.

      Alternative Fuel Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of households who will not receive funding through the Alternative Fuels...

      Alternative Fuel Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason the guidance stating that receipts and delivery notes were a requirement in support of applications for the...

      North Sea Oil: Shetland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of developing the Rosebank oil field on the Government’s target of...

      North Sea Oil: Shetland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of approving the Rosebank oil field on the Government's (a) net zero targets...

      North Sea Oil: Shetland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to prevent the development of the Rosebank oil field.

      Households: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to work with Mayoral Combined Authorities on household insulation and retro-fitting schemes

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the number of households with smart meters in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry,...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an estimate of the number of households with smart meters in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry,...

      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 extending the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home Discount Scheme...

      Electrical Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will hold discussions with energy suppliers on the potential merits of extending the free gas safety checks being given to...

      Small Modular Reactors: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will discuss with Rolls Royce SMR Ltd his plan for procurement of small modular reactors.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to issue a substantive written response to the correspondence of 23 January 2023 from the hon. Member for Merthyr...

      Standing Charges: Low Incomes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes in the level of standing charges on (a) low income and (b) other...

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applications are awaiting decision by her Department from Afghan nationals whose spouse has already been granted asylum in...

    • Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time was for Disclosure and Barring Service checks in each year since 2020.

      Female Genital Mutilation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Forced Marriage Unit plans to take steps to publish data on the number of cases of female genital mutilation it is supporting.

      Economic Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of all recorded crime was classed as an economic crime in each of the last three years.

      Illegal Migration Bill: Impact Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the impact assessments for the Illegal Migration Bill.

      Retail Trade: Nitrous Oxide

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to introduce a requirement for retailers to hold a licence to sell nitrous oxide.

      Illegal Migration Bill: Impact Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish an (a) equality and (b) economic impact assessment of the Illegal Migration Bill.

      Waste: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2023 to Question 143701 on Waste: Crime, whether her Department has had recent discussions with...

      Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Cabinet colleagues and (b) her global counterparts on the potential merits of proscribing...

      Economic Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department is providing to small businesses and local health services to protect them from economic crime.

      Asylum: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons her Department will not establish an independent inquiry into the disappearance of children from accommodation managed by...

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which teams in her Department are notified when providers of accommodation for asylum seekers report violent incidents.

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports were made through the Duty to Notify process for those people who arrived in the UK via small boats crossings between 1...

      Visas: Foreign Investment in UK

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement of 12 January 2023 on The Tier 1 (Investor) route: Review of operation between 30 June 2008 and 6...

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has taken steps to investigate the (a) location and (b) identity of the vendors of inflatable boats used for carrying...

      Migrant Workers: Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending eligibility for the global talent visa to include (a) designers, (b)...

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department issues guidance on legal routes to claim asylum in the UK.

      Illegal Migration Bill: Impact Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will publish an (a) equality and (b) economic impact assessment of the proposed illegal migration bill prior to the second...

      Home Office: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the target response time is for (a) the Urgent Queries inbox and (b) the MP correspondence inbox.

      Visas: Families

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the (a) earliest and (b) latest date for deciding the application for family reunion made in the United Arab Emirates on 1 September...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the letter of 23 February from the hon. Member for Enfield North on visa arrangements following the earthquake...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister for Immigration plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Enfield North of 10 February 2023 on visa routes...

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide the details of the last three (a) dates when and (b) locations where she last met with (i) individuals who arrived in...

      Dublin Regulations

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 September 2022 to Question 47636 on Dublin Regulations, how many and what proportion of asylum claims have (a)...

      Asylum: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March 2023 to Question 156231, what steps her Department is taking to locate the remaining missing asylum...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Tomatoes: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an estimate of the number of tomatoes that were imported in February (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.

    • Cucumbers: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an estimate of the number of cucumbers that were imported in February (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.

      Food: Production

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support domestic food producers, in the context of increases in the cost of agricultural production.

      Public Sector: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2023 to Question 148613 on Public Sector: Food, whether her predecessors had...

      Pollution: River Tees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report by the Chief Executive of the South Tees Development Corporation, published on 16 December...

      Shellfish: River Tees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report by the Chief Executive of the South Tees Development Corporation, published on 16 December...

      Pollution: River Tees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraph 13 of the report by the Chief Executive of the South Tees Development Corporation, published on...

      Waste: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle waste crime.

      Clean Air Zones: Tyne and Wear

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding she has provided to Tyneside's scrappage scheme for its clean air zone.

      Poultry: Animal Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the implications for her policies of Denmark’s recent announcement of a ban on...

      Sites of Special Scientific Interest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to help improve the condition of sites of special scientific interest.

      Land: Maps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to set out her Department's timetable for the planned review of maps of open access land.

      Land: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has had discussions with Natural England on options for expanding the freedom to roam to other land...

  • Department for Education

    • Hearing Impairment: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of Teachers of the Deaf in (a) Walsall South and (b) England.

    • Hearing Impairment: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the number of Teachers of the Deaf in each year since 2010; and if she will make a statement.

      Disability and Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the statement made in her Department's Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement...

      Higher Education: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the number of British universities which have twinned with Indian universities and academic institutions; and if her...

      Overseas Students: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information the Government holds on how many Indian nationals studied in UK universities in financial years (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21.

      Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report entitled The Recent Evolution of Apprenticeships, published by the Sutton Trust on 8 December 2022, what assessment she...

      Schools: Bus Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support school bus services; and what steps she is taking with stakeholders to protect existing school bus routes...

  • Department for Transport

    • St Pancras Station: Immigration Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure the smooth flow of Eurostar passengers at St Pancras.

    • Mid-Kent (Hayes) Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with Southeastern on the potential merits of reinstating Cannon Street services on the mid-Kent (Hayes) line in the...

      Manchester-Southport Railway Line: Electrification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support electrification on the Southport to Wigan Rail line.

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of train stations have had a reduction in the number of trains stopping per hour since January 2022.

      Abellio Greater Anglia: Timetables

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with Greater Anglia on its decision to end national rail services at Edmonton Green station from 21 May 2023.

      Railways: Hertfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has received (a) representations and (b) other correspondence from Members representing Hertfordshire constituencies on the proposed sale...

      Department for Transport: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2023 to Question 153873 on Department for Transport: Staff, for what reason the correct data for April 2022 was not...

      Bexleyheath Line: Timetables

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any hon. Members were informed of the additional services on the Southeastern Bexleyheath line prior to the announcement at Transport...

      Railway Stations: Bradford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Transport to the Question from the hon. Member for Barnsley Central on 24...

      Railways: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department will publish the terms of reference for a study into high speed rail between Sheffield and Leeds.

      Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) number of people currently waiting for a practical driving test and (b) average waiting time for a...

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on implementing the Road condition data and technology review, published in August 2021; and what his timetable...

      National Highways: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2023 to Question 903834 on National Highways: Planning, if he will hold discussions with National Highways on taking...

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of ringfencing future funding to local authorities for the (a) repair of potholes and (b)...

      Schools: Cycling and Walking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has taken recent steps with the Secretary of State for Education to help improve (a) cycling and (b) walking infrastructure outside schools.

      Cycling and Walking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will undertake a future review of the effectiveness of the cycling and walking plan for England.

      Schools: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it her policy to require local authorities to (a) consult parents, teachers and pupils on transport infrastructure in a schools local...

      Buses: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many bids for Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas funding have been received by his Department as of 8 March 2023; how many zero emission buses have...

      Buses: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many successful bids for Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas funding have been (a) revised downwards and (b) withdrawn as of 8 March 2023; and how...

      Bus Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on bus services that have been terminated by bus operators in England since 2010.

      Bus Services: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to roll out audio-visual passenger information on buses in England.

      Blue Badge Scheme: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of Blue Badges reported stolen in England in the last year.

      Taxis: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many National Register of Taxi and Private Hire Licence Revocations and Refusals searches were submitted by (a) Newcastle City Council, (b)...

      Bus Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date the Bus Centre of Excellence website will be published.

      Bus Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper entitled Bus Back Better, published on 15 March 2021, how much funding his Department has allocated to the Bus...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Innovation and Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Independent Report entitled, Research, development and innovation (RDI) organisational landscape, Final...

    • Research: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment has she made of the adequacy of Government funding dedicated to enhancing the UK's research capabilities.

      Counter Disinformation Unit: Freedom of Expression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's counter-disinformation unit on freedom of expression.

      Counter Disinformation Unit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what policy areas the Counter Disinformation Unit focuses on in addition to Covid-19 and Ukraine.

      Broadband: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress her Department has made on delivering fast and reliable broadband throughout the UK.

      Broadband: Congleton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department is taking steps to help support people who cannot access fibre broadband and are unable to (a) set up...

      Broadband

      To ask Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent estimate she has made of when at least 85 per cent of households in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d)...

      Broadband: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent progress her Department has made on the delivery of fast and reliable broadband to rural areas.

  • Prime Minister

    • Home Office

      To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make a commitment to publish the reply to the letter of 8 March 2023 to him from the General Secretary of the FDA on a communication from the Home Secretary...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Monuments: Vandalism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted for criminal damage to memorials since that offence was introduced; and what sentences were issued to people...

    • Social Security Benefits: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of appeals to the tribunals service in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England relating to (i) personal independence...

      Employment Tribunals Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2023 to Question 146991 on Employment Tribunals Service, whether data on mean age at disposal has been collected...

      Criminal Legal Aid Advisory Board: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason his Department has not appointed a Chair to the Criminal Legal Aid Advisory Board as recommended in the Independent Review into Criminal...

      Ministry of Justice: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of spending on external consultants by (a) HM Courts and Tribunals Service and (b) HM Prison and Probation Service...

      Powers of Attorney: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2023 to Question 156952, how many administrative staff worked between midnight and 6am in each of the last six months.

      Divorce Courts: Bury St Edmunds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time taken by the Bury St Edmunds Regional Divorce Centre to process an application for a decree nisi was in the latest...

      CAFCASS: Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions staff working at the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service have entered data on work computer systems during the...

      Employment Tribunals Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost of the provision of non-legal members to Employment Tribunals was in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

  • Attorney General

    • War Crimes: Russia

      To ask the Attorney General, what assessment she has made of the ability of Ukraine and its international partners to (a) gather and (b) analyse evidence of Russian war crimes for the Special...

    • War Crimes: Russia

      To ask the Attorney General, what progress has been made on setting up a Special Tribunal on Ukraine.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • VisitBritain: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many VisitBritain staff are based in the US.

    • Tourism: Whisky

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the contribution of the Scotch Whisky industry to the tourist industry in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK.

      Arts: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the digital creative sector in York; and what steps she is taking to support...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Floods: Foyle

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department is planning to provide support to home owners in Foyle who have experienced persistent flooding and who have been unable...

  • Home Office

    • Internet: Pornography

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of existing laws in preventing the distribution of illegal content, including extreme pornography and...

    • Economic Crime

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to develop a comprehensive strategy to address fraud and financial crime, particularly that committed against older people.

      Internally Displaced People: Darfur

      To ask His Majesty's Government what communication there has been between the Home Office and the Country Policy Information Team of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office regarding...

      Politics and Government: Thailand

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect and reassure Thai nationals in the UK given recent attacks in other countries on those seen as critics of the current and...

      Jews: Iran

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of threat posed by Iran to the Jewish community in the UK.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Windsor Framework

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their proposed timetable for implementing each element of the Windsor Framework.

    • EU Law: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the 300 areas of EU law listed in the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland of the EU Withdrawal Agreement as still applying to Northern Ireland...

      UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government who will be responsible for the proposed red and green lanes for goods entering Northern Ireland; and which (1) government, or (2) agency, will have control over...

      Transcaucasus: Roads

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent reports of the joint rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for both Armenia and...

      Thailand: Trials

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Thailand regarding the treatment of child defendants, particularly with respect to trials under Section...

      Thailand: Elections

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage a free, fair, and democratic general election in Thailand in May 2023.

      Malaysia: Rohingya

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assistance they provide to Rohingya refugees in Malaysia.

      Natural Disasters

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to discuss with the United Nations the effectiveness of global contingency planning for major natural disasters.

      Sudan: Sanctions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to applying Magnitsky-style sanctions to those responsible for the military coup in Sudan; and what discussions they have had...

      Darfur: Genocide

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to mark the twentieth anniversary of the genocide in Darfur; and what assessment they have made of the motive for continuing violence in that...

      Nigeria: Elections

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussion they have had with the government of Nigeria regarding reports of interference, including intimidation, violence and bribery, in the Nigerian...

      South Sudan: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government and churches of South Sudan concerning the recent conflict in Abyei; and what steps they will be taking...

      UK Relations with EU

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the protocols which determine the appropriateness of arranging a one-to-one meeting for the President of the European Commission with HM The King.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit: Deductions

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many universal credit claims were subject to deductions in the most recent month for which data is available, broken down by parliamentary constituency; how...

    • Universal Credit: Deductions

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether all universal credit claimants subject to a deduction are automatically informed of their option to seek a waiver; how many universal credit claimants...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Sports: Racial Discrimination

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to implement anti-discrimination legislation to help tackle racism in sports.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Hydrogen: Heating

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Impact Assessment on the Hydrogen Heating Village Grid Conversion Trial which stated that “the trial will largely be funded by Ofgem and...

    • Small Modular Reactors: Rolls-Royce

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are their reasons for not entering into a contract with Rolls-Royce on small modular reactors.

      Nuclear Power Stations: Wales

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to build miniature nuclear power generators in Wales.

      Nuclear Power Stations: Wales

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for the development of the Wylfa (Ynys Môn) and Trawsfynydd (Gwynedd) nuclear power stations.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Mental Health Services: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total number of referrals to child mental health services in each of the last three years.

    • NHS Digital: Data Protection

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 6 March (HL5675), how many individual patients had their NHS number, date of birth, and diagnoses shared for...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Food Supply

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current level of UK self-sufficiency in fruit and vegetables.

    • Horticulture: Government Assistance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to the horticultural industry to support the growth of fruit and vegetables.

      Swine Flu: Disease Control

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent the spread of the H5N1 virus.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Internet: Pornography

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to ensuring that the Online Safety Bill empowers Ofcom to take action against any online services publishing illegal...

    • Internet: Pornography

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Online Safety Bill will enable the regulator to proactively assess online pornography services' compliance with age-verification requirements.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • British Overseas Territories: Military Bases

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that contractors’ staff on British overseas bases have appropriate employment conditions, including a living wage, sick...

    • A400M Aircraft

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many Atlas C.1 (A400M) aircraft are operational in the UK; and whether they have ordered more to be built.

      Military Bases: CCTV

      To ask His Majesty's Government why CCTV cameras made by Hikvision and Dahua have not yet been removed from UK army bases, following the direction to do so by the Ministry of Defence in...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask His Majesty's Government when people who arrived in the UK through the Ukraine Family Scheme will be able to be re-matched with hosts who offer their homes through the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

    • Levelling Up Fund: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they had a policy in place to allow only one bid per local authority area in Northern Ireland to be awarded funding in Levelling Up Fund Round 2; and...

  • Department for Education

    • Out-of-school Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 20 February (HL5446), why they do not collect or collate information on unregistered alternative...

    • Foster Care: Registration and Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what arrangements there are for the registration and regulation of private fostering agencies; whether there is a statutory basis for such registration and...

      Out-of-School Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 20 February (HL5445), what enforcement activity they have undertaken in each of the last five years...

      Out-of-School Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 20 February (HL5445), whether they will publish the responses received to the call for evidence on...

      Pupil Premium: Travellers

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Education Policy Institute report COVID-19 and Disadvantage Gaps in England 2021, published in December 2022, which found that Gypsy and...

      Out-of-school Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 20 February (HL5450), what assessment they have made, if any, of the accuracy of the information...

      Schools: Closures

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will list the 39 schools in England that have been closed in the last three years due to safety concerns, including a breakdown of whether the closure...

  • Department for Transport

    • Thirsk Station: Disability

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proposals they have to improve access for disabled passengers at Thirsk Station; and what is their timetable for such improvements.

    • Railways: Fares

      To ask His Majesty's Government how they expect demand-led pricing will work in the railway sector, given that each rail company has a monopoly on its routes.

      North Wales Coast Line

      To ask His Majesty's Government (1) how much they have spent to date, and (2) how much they plan to spend, on the improvements to the Crewe–Holyhead rail line.

      Road Traffic Offences: Cycling

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce tougher penalties for death or serious injury caused by dangerous, careless or inconsiderate cycling.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Government Departments: Electronic Messaging

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the guidance given to civil servants for (1) providing advice to, and (2) communication with, ministers on (a) WhatsApp, (b) Signal, and...

    • UK Relations with EU

      To ask His Majesty's Government which official or officials recommended that the President of the European Commission should have a high-level political meeting with HM The King.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Community Transport: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to work with the Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure to avoid the closure of Rural Community Transport Providers in Northern...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Supermarkets: Competition

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the role of the Grocery Code Adjudicator in investigating unfair practices of supermarkets in relation to small growers of UK fruit and vegetables.

    • Audit

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to bring forward legislation this year to enable the creation of the new Auditing, Reporting and Governance Authority.

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