Thursday, 16 March 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her planned timetable is for negotiating trade agreements with (a) India, (b) Canada and (c) Mexico.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much her Department spent on end of year bonus payments for members of staff involved in export support roles in 2021-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has (a) met or (b) corresponded with the Director of Labour Market Enforcement between 25 October 2022 and 25 January 2022 on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of free trade agreements in improving gender equality in global supply chains.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her Department's planned timetable is for the publication of the Government’s ethnicity pay gap reporting guidance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of BMW's decision to move Mini's electric car production to China on the (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to monitor compliance with modern slavery provisions within free trade agreements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Government transparency data entitled DIT: spending over £25,000 for November 2022, for what purpose her Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether any companies owned by or subsidiaries of the SIMEC Group received any Government subsidies following the SIMEC Group's acquisition...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she plans to reply to the correspondence from the Assistant General Secretary of Unite The Union of 19 January 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make it her policy to accept the recommendations on tackling late payments to small businesses in the Federation of Small...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has commissioned legal advice on the UK's exposure to Investor State Dispute Settlement claims under the provisions of Chapter 9...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her planned timetable is for concluding accession negotiations for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of a UK vehicle that is manufactured in the UK; and what assessment he has made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to make the UK an attractive place for automotive companies to invest and build gigafactories.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the report by Make UK entitled No Weak links: Building Supply Chain Resilience, published on 7 March 2023, what steps her...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Make UK report entitled No Weak links: Building Supply Chain Resilience, published on 7 March 2023, whether her...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) his Departments' and (b) NHS England's budget is for marking the 75th anniversary of the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the bed occupancy rate of NHS virtual wards was in January 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent representations his Department has received from (a) MedTech Directorate and (b) the Medicines and Healthcare products...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timetable is for (a) publication and (b) implementation of the NHS workforce plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government's commitment to build 40 new hospitals, where those hospitals will be located.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage more people to become blood donors across the Greater Manchester region.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of closures of public swimming pools on public health.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department prepared an impact assessment before deciding to delay the delivery of the flu vaccine for children and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time for an organ donation in the North West region was in the latest period for which data is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the British Healthcare Trades Association's survey entitled The impact of the current economic landscape on UK health...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish his Department's internal assessments of the performance of the pilots of Palantir Foundry at (a) Chelsea and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the report False economy? How NHS medicine procurement threatens the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many meetings of the Elective Care Taskforce have been held since 7 December 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the local shortages of some antibiotics experienced in winter 2022 on the operation of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many individual trusts and foundation trusts applied for inclusion in the final cohort of the New Hospital Programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the use of Foundry, a Palantir product, by NHS England as part of some of its pilots of the collection and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to publish details of its plans to pilot a proportionate approach...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of ongoing industrial action on meeting the elective recovery milestone...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Registered Nurses are both currently not working and in receipt of Carer’s Allowance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the impact of the use by the NHS of (a) vaccines and (b) antiviral drugs on trends in the level of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to address negative and racial stereotypes in healthcare settings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide additional resources to the NHS to fund (a) an additional pay award uplift for NHS staff and (b) additional technology...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government is on track to deliver the 18 month target within the elective recovery plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the accreditation of surgical hubs will be rolled out.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Building Research Establishment's analysis entitled Tackling cold homes would save the NHS £540 million per...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish the implementation plan for the Medical Technology Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will apply the latest 2022 update to The Building Regulations on Ventilation for New Buildings to existing Healthcare Buildings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase the NHS England Children’s Hospice Grant by at least the rate of inflation each year, beyond 2023-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2023 to Question 151378 on Hospices Energy, what his Department's current assessment is of the impact...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to safeguard private care home residents from being subject to hidden costs for their care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support ICBs to deliver upon the new legal requirement to commission palliative care services...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of 24/7 palliative care telephone advice lines for people with a terminal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the value for money of personal protective equipment procured under covid-19 emergency regulations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) value for money and (b) effectiveness of contracted health services provided by Operose Health in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2023 to Question 160224, on Public Health: Finance, if he will take steps to ensure that local public...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to increase the number of dental practices providing NHS services in Bristol.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) stop the long-term decline in the number of deaf teachers and (b) increase the ratio of deaf children to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to help tackle levels of anxiety in children at school; and whether she plans to provide additional support to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the provision of free (a) breakfasts and (b) lunches in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on industrial relations and service provision of a 3.5 percent pay increase...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many educational psychologists providing services to children in Bristol had their training funded by the NHS in each year since 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the findings of The Ethnicity of Missing People report, published 7...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provision is being made for the education of and the disruption caused to children from asylum seeking families who are moved to hotel...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will waive the requirement for an English language test for refugees from Afghanistan who are in Pakistan seeking to join their...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in relation to modern slavery and the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), (a) how many people were referred to the NRM during 2022; (b) how...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made in (a) reducing the number of animals used in experiments and (b) increasing the use of non-animal technologies...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to extend the visa fee waiver to the immediate family of Commonwealth Armed Forces personnel.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2023 to Question 160374 on Home Office: Correspondence, what proportion of emails to the urgent queries...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have settled in the UK under the UK Resettlement Scheme in 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to tackle hate crime directed towards LGBT+ people.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that Government departments and agencies answer telephones within an adequate period of time.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to improve the transparency of public procurement rules for small and medium-sized enterprises.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that UK banks are trading responsibly in global markets.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people seeking refunds due to the changes made as a result of the Morse Review have been refunded by HMRC.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact on the (a) economy and (b) public purse of delays in concluding inheritance tax assessments.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the rate of bankruptcy as a result of the Loan Charge.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to prevent self-harm or suicide of people who are facing HMRC action, in relation to disguised remuneration schemes.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC continue to pursue people for pre 2010 tax years following the Morse Review.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many estates HMRC has yet to conclude the inheritance tax assessments on within two years after the death.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people seeking refunds due to the changes made by the Morse Review have been refunded by HMRC.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the number of people who will become bankrupt as a result of the Loan Charge in the next twelve months.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requesting a new independent review of the Loan Charge.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to extend social investment tax relief beyond 31 March 2023.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the conclusions of the Morse Review, for what reason HMRC are pursuing people for pre-2010 tax years, in relation to Loan Charge legislation.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to prevent suicides by people facing HMRC action in relation to Loan Charge legislation and disguised remuneration schemes.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to reform business rates at the Spring Budget.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will instruct HMRC officials to work with their counterparts in the World Customs Organization’s Harmonized System Committee on the potential...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons his Department have not introduced an energy tariff discount for people using energy to run medical and disability equipment.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what evidential basis his Department set the disability cost of living payment at £150.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to prevent travel insurance companies from discriminating against elderly travellers based on their medical history,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to issue further licenses for badger culling.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Decision 15/6 adopted by the conference of the parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with (a) Natural England and (b) the Duchy of Cornwall on the aquaculture sector in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to monitor data from retail supply chains to understand the impact on food supply and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to remove the business test in the dog breeding regulations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken with Cabinet colleagues to support apple and pear growers in Somerset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) adding American XL bully dogs and their various cross breeds...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of 2 February 2023 by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) capacity and (b) resources of local authorities to carry out...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to invest in green infrastructure to enable local authorities to achieve the (a) net zero and (b) air...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of per-fluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl substances on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support sustainable fashion and textiles businesses who export to the EU with meeting...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the finding by the British Veterinary Association in its survey entitled Voice of the veterinary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to convene a roundtable of companies that manufacture disposable vaping devices on steps to reduce...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many complaints the Environment Agency received on disposable vaping devices in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what evidential basis her Department used to determine the air quality targets in the Environment Improvement Plan 2023; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to bring forward the ban on electric shock collars.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost to the public purse of case R (The Electronic Collar Manufacturers Association and Petsafe) v DEFRA was; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many users would have been required for (a) Monk Coniston, Coniston Water, (b) Coniston Boating Centre, Coniston Water,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2022 to Question 38596 on Rivers: Swimming, whether revised guidance to make it easier to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for bathing water status (a) have been made, (b) are pending, (c) have been granted and (d) have been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to allocate funding to local authorities who have had applications for bathing water status rejected to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to clean the banks of the river Thames from plastics and other waste.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to (a) establish the UK as a leader in the protections for animal rights and (b) reduce animal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what response she has provided to the letter dated 22 February 2023 from Dr Dilys Roe, Chair of the International Union for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to achieve the targets in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2023 to Question 126504 on Property: Heating, if he will make an assessment of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has taken steps with Cabinet colleagues to advertise English language (a) tuition services and (b) other...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what measures are in place for enabling external inspection of homeless facilities by bodies outside of the local authority.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what means of redress are available to leaseholders who cannot afford legal representation who wish to contest service...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to announce another round of funding of the English for Integration Fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that per capita spending by Active Travel England is distributed equitably between regions in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help increase participation in the cycle to work scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement entitled Transport update, published on 9 March 2023, whether in the context of the change in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timeline is for (a) announcing the outcome of Access for All applications for 2024-26 and (b) applying for future funding under the Access...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to urge Network Rail to reopen the footbridge at Beckenham Junction station without delay.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure Southeastern is required to consult passengers on possible timetable changes in May 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of potential overcrowding on the (a) Greenwich, (b) Woolwich, (c) Bexleyheath and (d) Sidcup train...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the new National Rail timetable on the reliability of Southeastern train...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the punctuality of Southeastern train services since 11 December 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data his Department holds on the proportion of scheduled services cancelled since 11 December 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether UK blue badges are recognised in the US; and whether he has had discussions with his US counterpart on recognition of blue badges in the US.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the ways in which the (a) walking and (b) cycling requirements of rural communities differ from those of major...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on how many short journeys in towns and cities were (a) walked and (b) cycled in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff his Department has employed to work on the Support for Mortgage Interest Scheme in each of the last 5 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2023 to Question 146951 on Access to Work Programme, how many advisors there are in each region.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claims were subject to sanctions by constituency in the last three months for which data is available; and how much was the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of long-term youth unemployment in (a) Coventry North East constituency and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to extend the eligibility for the 2023-24 Cost of Living Payments to people in receipt of contributions-based...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward proposals to create duties to measure and report concentrations of indoor air pollutants in public buildings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of eligible people received the Cost of Living Payment 2022 in each region.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to rectify the administrative error with Proof of Life forms which led to some overseas...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in (a) Canada and (b) elsewhere have been impacted by his Department's administrative errors relating to the processing of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he provide data on the take up of Pension Credit by constituency in Scotland as of 8 March 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the socioeconomic impact of changes to the state pension for 1950s-born women in each constituency in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his planned timetable is for increasing the the state pension age to 68.
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 imprisonment of (a) Ales Bialiatski...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the EU on securing visa-free access for UK nationals to the Schengen area for up...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he expects the humanitarian fund set up with the proceeds of the sale of Chelsea FC will start delivering...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has received from High Commissioners from (a) Namibia, (b) South Africa, (c) Tanzania, (d)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has for engagement with Nigeria following the 2023 elections in that country.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what proportion of eligible households have taken up the Alternative Fuel Payment in each region of the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of ending the Energy Bill Relief Scheme on 1 April...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure caravan tenants paying their landlord directly for energy, who live on domestic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reversing the changes to Warm Home Discount scheme eligibility that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what penalties for the late arrival of prisoners at court hearings may be imposed under contracts held by his Department with the relevant...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to implement the recommendations of the review of the provision of non-religious pastoral support to the Armed Forces; and whether he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help ensure non-religious armed forces recruits have access to suitable pastoral support.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the evidence of the Permanent Secretary to the Select Committee on Defence on 11 January 2023, at Q21, that the budget for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the projected whole-life cost to the public purse for the Protector drone programme is as of 13 March 2023; and what the projected whole-life cost...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide for each distinct job role, the job description and number of staff in that role, and salary band information at the Defence...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the review of welfare provision for veterans will include a detailed examination of the medical discharge process.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing relevant recommendations of the report entitled Living in our shoes: understanding the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the defence procurement system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the C130J fleet after its replacement by A400M.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on the A400M parachute trials.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the £3 billion of funding to support the AUKUS pact announced by the Prime Minister on 13 March 2023 will be drawn from (a) the Dreadnought...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the (a) size in hectares and (b) Housing Unit Potential of Assaye Barracks.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, which Department will sponsor the forthcoming legislation to ban conversion therapies.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to complete pre-legislative scrutiny on the bill to ban conversion therapy in this parliamentary term.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she will respond to Question 147306 tabled on 17 February 2023 by the hon. Member for Oxford East.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of female-founded high-growth businesses.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she will respond to Question 147163 tabled on 17 February 2023 by the hon. Member for Oxford East.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities entitled Inclusive Britain, how many of that reports recommendations...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the Commission has had discussions on the flying of the St Patrick’s Cross on 17 March in New...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is taking steps to help mitigate the BBC's decision to make reductions to its local radio services.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take, together with international partners, to ensure that the decision of the International Court of Justice concerning...
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Azerbaijan about the killing of three Armenian officials on 5 March, near the village of...
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding a new law allowing those (1) convicted of, or (2) charged with, acts of terrorism to be...
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding the proposal to stop recognising the medical degrees granted by Palestinian universities.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the report published by the Conflict Observatory on 14 February which found that more than 6,000 Ukrainian children between...
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding the statement by Israel's Minister of Finance, Mr Bezalel Smotrich, on 1 March,...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the decision by the Crisis Group to place Somaliland on its March 2023 Conflict Risk Alert, in response to concerns about escalating violence in the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost of implementing the Windsor Framework; and what proportion of that cost will be paid by (1) the UK, and (2) the EU.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prospects for progress on (1) the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action negotiations, (2) political prisoner releases, and...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 9 January 2023 (HL4491), what guidance local authorities are given on the European Convention...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many passport applicants were required to send their foreign passports to the Passport Office when applying for a UK passport; and what was the average time...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether all unaccompanied children seeking asylum on arrival in the UK and accommodated in Home Office-funded hotels are now being referred to Kent County Council...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Home Office collects data on non-crime hate incidents; and if not, why not.
To ask His Majesty's Government why they have not responded to the report by The Right Reverend James Jones KBE The patronising disposition of unaccountable power: A report to ensure the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the trustees of the British Museum about the return of artefacts of historic, cultural or religious significance in the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what investment they are making in the UK’s cultural infrastructure.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by (1) Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 11 January (HL4504), and (2) the Parliamentary Under-Secretary at DCMS on 14 December 2021...
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have received about the repatriation of artefacts in UK museums and galleries and the legality of the acquisition of such artefacts;...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that all children, including those who have special educational needs, have full access to (1) theatres, and (2) arts centres.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the steps being taken to ensure there are no shortages of UK-produced food on supermarket shelves.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the number of farmers and growers in business in England today compared to the number in March 2018.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent fly tipping in the countryside in England.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the progress in the implementation of the F-gas regulations, particularly with regard to the greenhouse gas sulphur hexafluoride...
To ask His Majesty's Government what documentation is needed to bring a pet dog from Great Britain to Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework.
To ask His Majesty's Government how a pet owner bringing a dog to Northern Ireland can show proof that it will not be taken into the Republic of Ireland under the Windsor Framework.
To ask His Majesty's Government what consultation they are undertaking regarding the planting of trees to ensure the correct type of tree is being planted, the time of planting is optimum,...
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of (1) how many trees were planted in England in 2022, and (2) how many trees planted in 2022 have died.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether local authorities are required to report each year on the success rate of tree planting; and whether they require local authorities to seek advice on best...
To ask His Majesty's Government what engagement they have had with the organic recycling industry, including members of Compostable Coalition UK and the Association For Renewable Energy and Clean...
To ask His Majesty's Government who they have consulted within the forestry industry regarding their tree planting policy; and what consultation they are currently conducting to inform that policy.
To ask His Majesty's Government what engagement they have had with research projects sponsored by UK Research and Innovation’s Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge, including...
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of composting facilities across England that treat compostable packaging.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether their Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme will continue to recognise and incentivise private collection schemes, such as those which collect...
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to mandate certain products to be packaged in fully certified compostable packaging, such as tea bags, caddy liners, and food contaminated...
To ask His Majesty's Government what legislation enables (1) water and environmental regulators, or (2) the Secretary of State, to levy personal fines or bring criminal prosecutions against...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the work of the current members of the Dartmoor National Park Authority.
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Welsh Government regarding proposals being developed by United Utilities, Severn-Trent Water and Thames Water to divert...
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their planned timescale for reviewing the recommendations contained in the Farm Animal Welfare Committee's Opinion on the Welfare of Farmed Fish at...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to their Tree health resilience strategy, published on 25 May 2018, what progress they have made in each year since 2018 in respect of the goals they...
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the plays students study include Black, Asian and minority ethnic representation.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current status of the Arts Premium funding for secondary schools.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any assessment of the impact on attendance at school of (1) World Book Day, and (2) other non-uniform days.
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of parents who have been denied Universal Credit or Child Tax Credit since 2013 as a result of the two-child limit; and...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the average wait time for calls to the Future Pension Centre helpline; and what steps they will take to improve the wait time.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect on patients of the lifting of the prescription waiver on anti-COVID medicines at the end of March; and what steps...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 14 February (HL5363), what data they are utilising (1) to monitor emerging COVID-19 variants, and (2)...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage people to quit smoking.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decline in the uptake of immunisations in each of the last 10 years in England.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to publish a white paper on tackling health disparities.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many patients are currently under the care of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in NHS England; how many children are currently on...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement by the Royal College of Psychiatrists on 2 March that the NHS is "facing an eating disorders crisis", due to a 51...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 7 February (HL4941), what standards are set for governance and reporting by (1) RAPID C-19, and (2)...
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest view on the origins of the COVID-19 virus.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to directly invest in the work of community pharmacies and further increase the benefit they have to local communities.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the origins of COVID-19, in the light of the statement made by the FBI Director Christopher Wray on 28 February that "the FBI has...
To ask His Majesty's Government how much carbon dioxide each operational gas-fired power station has emitted in each year of production.
To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to community heat and power networks to assist them in delivering net zero targets.
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his Written Answer on 9 March (HL5913), what legislation gives the Clerk of Parliaments and the Clerk of the House the legal responsibility for...
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to fund free (1) advice, and (2) law, centres; and how long any such funding will be available.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to discourage illegal cycling on pavements.
To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they will take to protect pedestrians from cyclists or e-scooter drivers riding at speed on the pavement.
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