To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the value of compensation awarded under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme in each financial year since...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of section 24 of the Finance Act 2015 on the (a) availability of private rental...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many legitimate interest trust data requests were (a) received and (b) responded to by HMRC following the introduction of the Register of Overseas...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much coking coal was imported in each quarter of 2022 by country of origin; and what was the value of the imports by country of origin.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the increased Orchestral Tax Relief beyond April 2023.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Prudential Regulation Authority's consultation paper entitled CP7/22 – Credit Unions: Changes to the Regulatory Regime,...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the length of legal protections under the Debt respite (breathing space) scheme.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to bring currency services into the scope of the Financial Ombudsman Service.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse was of spending on external consultants by (a) HMRC, (b) the National Infrastructure Commission and (b) the UK Debt...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2023 to Question 152230 on Department for Work and Pensions: Publications, if he will make it his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason it is his policy that people who work but earn less than £658 are subject to the benefit cap.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints his Department has received in each of the last five years; and how many and what proportion of those complaints have been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason it is his policy that the benefit cap is applied to people who are the primary carer of a child under the age of three and are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support single parents to re-enter the workplace.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2023 to Question 156965 on Universal Credit, which of the 90 jobcentres listed are testing (a) enhanced...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting people who are not required to actively seek work from the benefit cap.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help long-term unemployed people back into work; what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, what steps he has taken to investigate and correct issues with Home Responsibilities...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether overseas British pensioners who have received multiple Proof of Life letters should ignore subsequent letters received within a 24...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of developing standardised Proof of Benefit and Uprating Letters to include (a) the type...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to enable auto-enrolment to pensions from 18 years of age.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has withdrawn the use of the (a) SignVideo Relay Service and (b) textphone number.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in how many and what proportion of cases in which there was mandatory reconsideration of a Personal Independence Payment assessment was the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications to the Access to Work Scheme have not been processed as of 9 March 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February to Question 148746 on Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessment, whether he plans to record that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to support people with epilepsy in the workplace.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people (a) with hearing loss and (b) who list their primary medical condition as difficulty in hearing were (i) in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Work Capability Assessments were conducted (a) over the phone, (b) face-to-face, (c) via paper-based assessments and (d) via video...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are owed money from his Department as a result of underpayment or other errors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2023 to Question 154053 on Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment, what steps he is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many meetings of the Elective Care Taskforce held since 7 December 2022 have been attended by (a) Secretary of State for Health and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact on retention of NHS doctors of introducing a tax unregistered...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will respond to the correspondence of 1 December 2022 from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire on Select Research in Malvern.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many surgical hubs are currently in operation; and are due to be operating by the end of 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the total spend on consultants for the New Hospitals Programme in (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2020-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of a potential link between the rebate in the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard, published on 22 February, what plans his Department has to tackle the (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of trends in the levels of delivery of Units of Dental Activity...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward a ban of vaping in public enclosed places to prevent chemicals from vapes being exhaled in those spaces.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will work with the Secretary of State for Education to ensure that all young people are taught about the addictive nature of vaping...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the availability of NHS dentists in Huddersfield constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans for the National Screening Committee to review their decision on screening for Sudden Cardiac Arrest; and what discussions...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the payment rates under the voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the quality of care provided to (a) adults and (b) children with cerebral palsy in (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to patients receiving inpatient psychiatric care, for how long on average such patients receive such care where they (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of parity of remuneration for social care workers in (a) the NHS, (b) local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the findings of the report of the Care Quality Commission, The state of health care and adult social care in England...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed the potential merits of providing extra financial support for the social care sector to ensure that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many linear accelerator (LINAC) machines are in operation across all NHS Trusts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce isolation of elderly people in local communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential health impacts of Opzelura for patients on the treatment of vitiligo and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report by WPI Economics entitled False economy: How NHS...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has provided funding for the development of artificial intelligence technologies to advance (a) research and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) iPhone 12, (b) iPhone 13 and (c) iPhone 14 devices were purchased for use by staff in his core Department in (i) 2020, (ii)...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase provision of Child and Adult Mental Health Services for children with autism and ADHD.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what definition is given by his Department to the term flu and whether it relates to specific pathogens.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to provide funding for mental health services for people under the age of 18.

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, for what reason the Christchurch resident with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme on covid-19 transmission rates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many health visitors were employed by NHS England in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many district nurses were employed by NHS England in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to para 2.37 of the Autumn Statement, CP 751 published on 17 November 2022, if he will provide regular updates on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2023 to Question 149488 on Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency: Staff, for what reason...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to provide (a) energy bill and (b) other financial support to people with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making the sale of cigarettes subject to a system of licensing to help prevent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of ringfencing NHS Dental funding provisions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including in sickle cell health care protocols policies to promote the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of closures of GP surgeries in the East of England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing free prescriptions for sickle cell patients.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of ring-fencing funding and resources to help ensure adequate staffing levels to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the ability of NHS staff to identify when a patient is undergoing a Sickle Cell crisis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of Government support for Brian House Children's Hospice.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that NHS funding for research into childhood brain tumour is ring-fenced.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that brain tissue (a) collection and (b) storage infrastructure is adequate to support...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the two-week wait cancer referral target on referral waiting times for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure hospitals’ adhere to NICE guidelines to deliver pain relief to Sickle Cell...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase provision of mental health services for children with (a) autism and (b) attention...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of bereavement services funding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve mental health provision for (a) babies, (b) toddlers, (c) children and (d) young people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the agreements with Watford Borough Council and the property company Kier signed by the West Hertfordshire Teaching...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of vaping on the health of young people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to measure the impact of the Women’s Health Strategy for England in its first year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of developing a strategic plan for the (a) funding and (b) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the time taken to process and register a power of attorney.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken by courts in England to deal with pre-charge bail extension applications was in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the measures taken by his Department to reduce the workload pressures of Probation Service staff in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2023 to Question 148612 on Slavery, how the assurance function of the Multi-Agency Assurance Panels...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to protect LGBT+ people from experiencing homophobic abuse whilst in detention in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a Ministerial Direction has been issued on the decision to grant Government funding to house asylum seekers in hotels.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the correspondence sent by her Department to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak on 28 February 2023, reference...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been removed from their dispersal accommodation by the provider but are not currently in alternative dispersal...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of housing asylum seekers in hotels in each of the next three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that all dispersal accommodation providers who remove an asylum seeker from their...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of spending on external consultants by (a) the National Crime Agency, (b) Border Force, (c) UK Visas...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral statement on Security Threat to UK-Based Journalists of 20 February 2023, Official Report columns 49-51, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral statement on Security Threat to UK-Based Journalists of 20 February 2023, Official Report columns 49-51, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Department are taking to tackle anti-social behaviour in coastal communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs' recommendation not to ban...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) incidents of heating oil theft, (b) incidents resulting in a charge or summons for heating oil theft and (c) prosecutions for...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on processing asylum claims in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure asylum seekers are not penalised if questionnaires are sent to previous addresses following relocation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the policy is of HM Passport Office on allowing people without a gender recognition certificate to change the sex registered on their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much his Department has spent on investment in renewable energy in British Overseas Territories in each of the past five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to ensure that people who live on boats and continuously cruise and stay in different moorings have access to...

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 official deadline for redemption of vouchers for energy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with Ofgem on disabled tenants in supported housing paying bills at domestic rates rather than...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to publish the Track-2 timeline for the Carbon Capture Usage and Storage sequencing programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the time taken to implement the Track-2 process of carbon...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help households move to low carbon heating.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will expand the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding to include people whose primary residence is on a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to research by Fathom and the University of Bristol, entitled A climate-conditioned catastrophe risk model...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reduce the environmental harms of disposable vapes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to plan for a potential increase in flooding across the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with representatives of the vaping industry on the environmental impact of electronic cigarettes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the environmental impact of disposable vapes; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to protect the welfare of farmed fish at slaughter.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to address the presence of toxic perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances in the River Wyre.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff worked for the Environment Agency in each year between 2015 and 2022; and what the average vacancy rate was...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to provide centralised resources, information and guidance on climate change adaptation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff worked for her Department in each year between 2015 and 2022; and what the average vacancy rate was in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department has produced an impact assessment on the potential impact of revoking the Water Quality Directive.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to amend regulations to improve access to waste nutrients for the production of low carbon fertiliser.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to help increase the (a) adoption and (b) production of low carbon fertiliser.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish a revised Air Quality Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) issuing guidance to local authorities on national minimum...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with Select Committees on the review of the Voter Identification regulations in the May 2023...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department intends to increase funding for Local Authorities with successful Future High Street bids agreed in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what proportion of projects that received money from the Levelling Up Fund: Round 2 aim to improve local high streets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many developers that signed the building safety repairs pledge have been provided with the execution copy of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether a contract has been signed with contractors to start remediation work on unsafe cladding at 6 Hester House in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the availability of self-build mortgages.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is taking steps to reduce the cost of renting for (a) private and (b) social tenants.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he expects the Infrastructure Levy to be introduced.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the number of private rental properties in England in each year since 2014.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he will take to ensure (a) an increase in the completion of housing units in City of York Unitary Authority and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance he has issued to providers of domestic violence refuges on the provision of single-sex facilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is taking steps to increase the level of support available to people from Hong Kong who have moved...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his oral contribution of 30 January 2023, Official Report, column 54, on Cartier House, the Gateway and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people with Crohn's disease have (a) applied to and (b) been rejected for the Army Reserves in each year since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to develop innovative defence technology.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of spending on external consultants by (a) His Majesty’s Naval Service, (b) the Royal Air Force and (c) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of spending on external consultants by (a) the Defence Electronics and Components Agency, (b) Defence Equipment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department held has had with the Sierra Nevada Corporation in the last twelve months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the US Covert Long Dwell Stratospheric Architecture programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using Stratospheric unscrewed air systems.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral evidence given by the Minister for the Armed Forces to the Defence Select Committee on the 8 March 2023 that the 157 of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral evidence given by the Minister for the Armed Forces to the Defence Select Committee on 8 March 2023 that a contract for new...

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

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Service Family Accommodation and (b) Single Living Accommodation units there are at Imjin Barracks; and how many personnel are based at...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the (a) effectiveness and (b) efficiency of welfare services for veterans.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2023 to Question 151266, whether probity checks on honours lists include consideration of the avoidance of (a) a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the quality of language lessons in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the (a) adequacy of the discipline approaches deployed at Millthorpe School in York and (b) impact of those...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to ensure the appropriate use of discipline in schools for (a) children with special educational needs and disabilities...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to require the Student Loan Company to undertake data-gathering on the (a) characteristics of and (b) reasons given by students...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Primary PE and Sport Premium Research Key findings published by the Youth Sport Trust in February 2023, what steps she is taking to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the SEND and alternative provision improvement plan, published on 2 March 2023, if she will take steps with relevant stakeholders to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to release the funding for the 24 Priority Areas for Raising School Standards.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will meet Guide Dogs UK to discuss improving access to local businesses for guide dog owners.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2022 to Question 4676, on Safe to Be Me Conference: Costs, what was the final cost incurred to his Department, after...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will publish the Government Equalities Office’s (a) budget and (b) programme of work for (i) 2021-22 and (ii) 2022-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department has spent on the maintenance of the Marine Protected Area around the British Indian Ocean...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his (a) US and (b) Mauritian counterparts on the British Indian Ocean...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to the email of 1 March from the Rt hon member for Leeds Central on his constituent's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on the transfer of authority of Israel’s Civil...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential risk of volcanic activity in Montserrat.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many of his officials have duties associated with enforcing the British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (s) levels and (b) impact of settler and military violence against Palestinians...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of reports of the mass poisoning of school girls in Iran; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his department is taking within the UK Embassy in Tehran to (a) assist and (b) protect (i) female, (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of reports of the arrest of four...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many diplomatic posts his Department has (a) opened and (b) closed in the last five years; and whether he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Windsor Framework on peace and prosperity in Northern...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in Ukraine on that country's child protection process as...

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 situation in Kashmir.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress he has made on integrating water, sanitation and hygiene improvements within his Department's health...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking with the Home Office to help support British citizens in Afghanistan who wish...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the UK's economic support for Ukraine.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the violence relating to a religious event...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has set a target for the proportion of bilateral humanitarian aid to be delivered through...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help support (a) peace building and (b) food security in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of the funding pledged by his Department to help tackle humanitarian needs in East...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on aid funding to help tackle the hunger crisis...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his policy is on the application of South Sudan to join the Commonwealth.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help provide fast and reliable broadband throughout Hendon constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help ensure that research programmes based in universities integrate with innovations from her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what (a) priorities and (b) targets she has for her Department's work; and what factors she took into consideration when...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help ensure that progress on the development of industrial clusters of economic excellence is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the written statement entitled Science and Technology Update, made on 6 March 2023, how much the Government...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has provided to increase the number of zero-emission buses in the latest period for which data is available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce train cancellations in the north of England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total value is of (a) contracts and (b) vessel purchases made between his Department and companies owned by DP World in the period since 17...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an estimate of how many seafarers unlawfully dismissed by P&O Ferries on 17 March 2022 have taken up employment outside the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Seafarer Statistics published by his department on 28 February 2023, what steps he is taking to increase the (a) provision and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the number of UK-resident ratings employed in the ferry industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons the Government will not make it a legal requirement for cyclists to wear helmets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was of spending on external consultants by (a) High Speed Two Ltd., (b) Network Rail and (c) National Highways in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with National Highways on keeping motorways clear of litter in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2022 to Question 99878 on Buses: Exhaust Emissions, what recent estimate he has made of the total amount of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take steps to launch a communications campaign to increase awareness of the national parking platform in local authorities; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to make sure that priority seats on public transport are given to the members of public who need them in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to help (a) retain bus, coach and HGV drivers and (b) encourage the return of former drivers to the sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Government Equalities Office on the Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the impact that prohibiting nationality based pay discrimination would have on seafarer (a) welfare and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial penalties are in place in the 30-year contract with Connect Plus M25 in relation to litter-related performance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish National Highways most recent litter survey; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the Answer of 14 November 2022 to Question 82246, on Motorways: Litter, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that National...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the Answer of 14 November 2022 to Question 82246, on Motorways: Litter, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fines for littering have been issued by National Highways and its predecessors since 1 January 2013.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with Highways England on improving drainage on the M54 motorway in Shropshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Office of Rail and Road’s monitoring of National Highways performance on keeping the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of National Highways' performance on their legal duty to ensure the motorways are kept clear of litter; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of Avanti West Coast trains were cancelled between Stockport and London Euston in the last six months.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the relevant authorities take effective measures to tackle ongoing issues with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the role of football fans in decisions on (a) the running of clubs, (b) team...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of 7 December 2022 from the hon. Member for Lewisham East, case reference JD31291.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Penn on 19 February (HL5309), what checks on amounts of duty-free tobacco and alcohol the Border Force carry out on...

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of (1) the number of people being displaced in Darfur annually, (2) the total number of asylum claims from Darfur, (3) the current...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many cases of female genital mutilation have been (1) investigated, and (2) prosecuted, in (a) 2022, (b) 2021, (c) 2020, and (d) 2019.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the outcome of the Munich Security Conference of 18 February regarding Armenia and Azerbaijan.

To ask His Majesty's Government what topics, industries and sectors they intend to prioritise through discussions in the 2023 Ukraine Recovery Conference.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to prevent British insurance companies from insuring vessels delivering aviation fuel to Myanmar.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the establishment of the EU’s Civilian Mission in Armenia on 23 January; and what expectations they have for its work.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to prevent British companies' involvement in Myanmar’s gas industry which may facilitate revenue for the Myanmar military.

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 engaging in regards to the 2023 Ukraine...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure value for money and propriety in the dispersal of funds to the Global Disinformation Index.

To ask His Majesty's Government what funding they have provided to the Global Disinformation Index since 2017; and for what purpose they have provided it.

To ask His Majesty's Government what new legislative changes they intend to introduce as a consequence of the Windsor Framework.

To ask His Majesty's Government what funding they have provided for determining which infrastructure projects in Myanmar are not under the control of the military.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to celebrate Windrush Day in 2023.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to combat anti-Muslim behaviour and prejudice.

To ask His Majesty's Government what further devolution deals they expect to conclude in 2023.

To ask His Majesty's Government which of the local authorities they have designated as priority category 1 have received funding from the Levelling Up Fund in either round 1 or round 2; and which...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost to families of seeking a special school place through the court system.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the survey by the Association of Directors of Children's Services Ltd (ADCS) Elective Home Education Survey 2021, published...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the perceived stigma of special educational needs and disabilities.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the difference in economic productivity between young people with special educational needs and disabilities and those without.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many young people aged 16 to 18 were not in education, employment or training (NEET) in each of the last five years.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 1 February (HL4939), when the figures referred to in the Written Answer on 12 April 2022 (HL7711),...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the funding they provide to local authorities is sufficient to deliver statutory public health responsibilities.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of the level of funding of the public health grant to local authorities.

To ask His Majesty's Government when they will inform local authorities of their provisional public health grant budgets for 2023–24.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the public health grant in (1) 2023–24, and (2) 2024–25, in line with inflation as announced in the Autumn Budget and...

To ask His Majesty's Government when local authorities will be informed of the provisional public health grant budgets for 2023–24.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the public health grant in (1) 2023–24, and (2) 2024–25 will increase in line with inflation as announced in the Spending Review 2021.

To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to inform local authorities of their provisional public health grant budgets for 2023–24.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 27 February (HL5458), whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of examples of (1) the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent further disruption to the NHS given the industrial action taken by nurses.

To ask His Majesty's Government which Government department maintains an up-to-date list of all UK merchant seafarers, officers and ratings.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many merchant ships over 3000 tons by category are UK registered; how many merchant ships over 3000 tons by category are owned by UK companies but not UK...

To ask His Majesty's Government how much they have spent on establishing the Inland Border Facility at Ashford Kent so far, broken down by capital costs and running costs; and how much Kent...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether converting bus routes to trams in urban areas with low-cost vehicles fuelled by biomethane has a role in achieving the...

To ask His Majesty's Government which minister has responsibility for reducing the amount of litter discarded at the side of Britain’s motorways and major roads.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to clear the litter discarded by the side of motorways and major roads in Britain; and what are the blockages preventing...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the amount of litter discarded by the side of motorways and major roads in Britain has increased or decreased in the last 12 months.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with local authorities about any revenue generated from Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, and any plans they may have for using that...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to enforce the new British Standards Institute Accessible Electric Vehicle Standard for charging stations.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many bank branches in Devon closed in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, (4) 2021, and (5) 2022.

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of items of legislation on the Retained EU Law Dashboard that will be retained, broken down by department numerically...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many benefit claims were subject to sanctions in the most recent three months for which data is available, broken down by parliamentary constituency; how much...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many children are living in households in which a benefit claimant is under sanction.