Written answers

Wednesday, 22 March 2023

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Insolvency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information her Department holds on how many people have accessed a personal insolvency solution while the Insolvency Service has been...

    • Insolvency: Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the Government plans to publish its response to the consultation entitled Call for evidence: reviewing the personal insolvency landscape.

      Multinational Companies: Environmental Protection and Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals on mandatory human...

      Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the EU's Green Deal Industrial Plan announced on 1 February 2023, what discussions she has had with EU officials on the...

      Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress her Department has made on implementing the recommendations of the Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform...

      Tickets: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when his Department plans to respond to the report by the Competition and Markets Authority entitled Secondary ticketing websites, published...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason an eligible person who is not the named bill payer is not able to access the warm home discount scheme for winter...

    • Energy: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government is taking further steps to provide extra financial support for those who are eligible for the Energy Bill...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to help support disabled people with the cost of energy.

      Energy Bills Rebate: Houseboats and Park Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of households living in (a) park homes and (b) houseboats that are (i) eligible for the...

      Energy: Post Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of rising energy costs on Post Offices.

      Energy: Hospices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of the average increase in energy costs incurred by hospices that will not be covered...

      Energy: Arrears

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he is taking steps against energy providers that fail to account for levels of customer vulnerability when recovering arrears.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring energy companies to cover the costs of any differential between a...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a compensation scheme for people who had prepayment meters...

      Gold: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of gold minded for import into the UK on the UK's environmental footprint.

      Heating: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has considered the potential merits of promoting the use of hydrogenated vegetable oil for domestic heating.

  • Home Office

    • HM Passport Office: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Public and Commercial Services Union on the pay, terms and conditions of Passport Office staff.

    • Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the proportion of people who would not be eligible for asylum under the Illegal Migration Bill who would be...

      Marriage: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2023 to Question 157620 on Marriage Fraud, how many individuals have been reported for fraudulent marriage...

      British Nationality: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what process her Department has for assessing citizenship applications from people who previously obtained a spousal visa through the...

      Visas: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to reduce the time taken to process visa applications.

      HM Passport Office: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of potential industrial action by Passport Office staff in April 2023 on the processing...

      Travel Requirements: EEA Nationals and EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will take steps to enable EU and EEA nationals and residents under 18 to travel to the UK with their ID card using a group...

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the guidance entitled Streamlined asylum processing, published on 23 February 2023, how many people who had their asylum...

      Biometric Residence Permits: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of IT issues in her Department on the production of Biometric Resident Permits since 1 January 2023.

      Refugees: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish an itemised breakdown of ODA spending on administration costs to support refugee hosting for each of the last five years...

      Refugees: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that asylum seekers who are removed to (a) Rwanda and (b) other safe third countries under the...

      Detainees: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Illegal Migration Bill would permit the indefinite detention of children.

      RAF Scampton: Regeneration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent public consultations she has held on plans to redevelop RAF Scampton.

      Right of Abode: Hong Kong

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timeline is for granting UK right of abode status to Hong Kong military veterans and their families.

      Independent Family Returns Panel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Independent Family Returns Panel will have a role in oversight of the removal of children seeking asylum to Rwanda.

      New Businesses: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support individuals whose Start-Up visas expire before the introduction of the revised Innovator visa.

      Immigration Removal Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the maximum capacity will be for new asylum detention centres.

      Undocumented Migrants: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Illegal Migration Bill on trends in the number of people detained for that purpose.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that private providers of asylum accommodation meet minimum standards.

      Illegal Migration Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Illegal Migration Bill on victims of modern slavery who have been...

      Refugees: English Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2023 to Question 157640 on Refugees: English Language, if she will make an estimate of the (a) cost and...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Dementia: Hearing Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that a hearing check is added to the dementia component of the NHS health check.

    • Hospitals: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the New Hospital Programme ensures that rest facilities follow the standards set by the (a) Association of Anaesthetists, (b)...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Disability

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

      NHS: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) reduce shortages in the NHS workforce and (b) improve the capacity of NHS services.

      Hospitals: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) lowest, (b) highest and (c) average daily rate paid to consultants working on the new hospitals programme was in the latest...

      Protective Clothing: Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many units of personal protective equipment purchased by the Government are in storage in warehouses in China; and what the cost to...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total number of full-time equivalent staff employed by his Department was in (a) 2022 and (b) each of the last 13 years.

      Maternity Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure safe, sustainable staffing levels across maternity services; and what steps he is taking to ensure...

      Care Quality Commission: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2023 to Question 135230 on Care Quality Commission: Finance, how much funding from the public purse...

      Drug Resistance: Immigration Removal Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential risk of (a) antimicrobial resistance and (b) drug resistant infections in...

      Drug Resistance: Immigration Removal Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the prevalence of antimicrobial resistant organisms in immigration detention centres.

      Dementia: Care Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of care home residents with dementia but without a psychosis diagnosis have been...

      Fractures: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that every NHS trust in England has a Fracture Liaison Service.

      Dementia and Lumbar Puncture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to (a) increase diagnostic capacity for lumbar punctures and (b) prepare services for new dementia...

      Health Services: Gender

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to NHS trusts on the provision of the same-sex staffing for patients receiving intimate care.

      Hospitals: Discharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were waiting to be discharged from hospital for one week or more despite being identified as medically fit for...

      NHS: Audiology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England's 2023-24 priorities and operational planning guidance, whether the introduction of self-referral to NHS...

      Osteoporosis: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce a national screening programme for osteoporosis.

      Electronic Cigarettes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to ban the use of single use disposable vaping devices.

      Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the development of the national suicide prevention strategy.

  • Treasury

    • Pensions: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department's process in estimating the costs of the policies announced in the Spring Budget 2023, HC 1183, published on 15 March 2023 to...

    • Double Taxation: San Marino

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide a timeline for the completion of the double taxation agreement between the UK and the Republic of San Marino.

      Boris Johnson

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department approved the Cabinet Office’s decision to award a legal services contract to Peters & Peters in relation to the Privileges...

      Business and Property Development: Capital Investment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential benefits of direct government investment in (a) multi-purpose development sites and (b) businesses.

      Exports

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office for Budget Responsibility publication entitled Economic and fiscal outlook, published in March 2023, what the cash value is...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the email of 10 October 2022 from the Rt Hon. Member for North East Hertfordshire on Clements Construction Ltd.

      Treasury: Consultants

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on external consultants in 2022.

      Drugs: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to encourage pharmaceutical companies to invest in the UK economy.

      Unpaid Taxes

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2023 to Question 159070 on Unpaid Taxes, what the categories are of penalty data recorded on the HMRC national penalty...

      Pensioners: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people of pension age in (a) Newport East constituency and (b) Wales will pay more in tax as a result of the Government's decision to implement a...

      Swimming Pools: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 4.18 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC1183, published on 15 March 2023, what support his Department provides to community-run...

      Help to Buy Scheme: Individual Savings Accounts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential benefits of greater flexibility in the Help to Buy ISA scheme outside London to take account of regional...

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Gender

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to help tackle gender stereotypes in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.

    • Overseas Students: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making people who are not British citizens but are resident in the UK eligible for home fee...

      Students: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding allocated to helping students with the cost of living.

      Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress her Department has made on implementing the policies in the Schools White Paper.

      Extended Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of (a) breakfast clubs and (b) after-school clubs for parents that need them;...

      Schools: Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to ukactive’s press released entitled Up to £57 million investment received for schools to open their sports facilities to...

      Special Educational Needs: Sefton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the impact of funding levels on schools for children with special educational needs and disabilities in Sefton...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Technology: Competition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2023 to Question 161241 on Broadband, if she will make an assessment of the potential...

    • Kidney Diseases: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding the Government provided for research into kidney disease in each financial year since 2019-20; and whether...

      Science and Technology: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled The UK Science and Technology Framework, published on 6 March 2023,...

      Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK Science and Technology Framework published on 6 March 2023, page 10, how the Government plans to...

      STEM Subjects: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including targets for increasing the diversity of the STEM...

      Space Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK Science and Technology Framework, published on 6 March 2023, for what reasons the Framework does not...

      UK Intellectual Property Office

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which Department is responsible for the Intellectual Property Office.

      Quantum Technology: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to paragraph 3.95 of the Spring Budget Report 2023, HC1183, published in March 2023, if he will publish the...

      ICT: Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to paragraph 3.92 of the Spring Budget Report 2023, HC1183, published in March 2023, from which Department's...

      Spaceflight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when he expects the bidders’ conference for the Space Flight 2 Programme to take place.

      Broadband: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many households in (a) Na h-Eileanan an Iar and (b) Scotland have accessed the Universal Service Obligation scheme for...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to publish a consultation on food labelling.

    • Poultry: Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help protect the domestic poultry industry from unfair competition from other countries which...

      Food: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of bringing forward a strategy on food and...

      Badgers: Bovine Tuberculosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date was the last confirmed positive case of bovine tuberculosis in badgers in Hampshire.

      Marine Protected Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to propose new Marine Protected Areas under the mechanism established by the new High Seas Treaty.

      Trapping: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to commence the Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022; and whether she plans to use the statutory powers in that Act...

      Canal and River Trust: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to announce grant settlements for the Canal and River Trust.

      Hunting Trophy Import (Prohibition) Bill: Africa

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which African nations have expressed support for the UK Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill; and if she will make a...

      Animal Products: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timescale is for prohibiting the import of hunting trophies.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Social Security Benefits: Lone Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of Government support for single parent families.

    • Employment: Chronic Illnesses and Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Health and Disability White Paper, CP 807 published on 15 March 2023, (a) what plans he has to introduce a 'tell us...

      Employment: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring all workplaces to have a trained mental health first aider.

      Universal Credit: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making both parents in a joint custody agreement eligible for the Universal...

      Local Housing Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of people in receipt of Local Housing Allowance who were not able to meet their...

      Local Housing Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2023 to Question 156110 on Local Housing Allowance: Rents, if he will make an estimate of the number and...

      Cost of Living Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when each cost of living payment will be made in the 2023-24 financial year.

      Universal Credit: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of households with children aged between eight and eighteen years old that are in receipt of...

      Universal Credit: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of current Universal Credit claimants completed the non-mandatory self-declared diversity fields in their application in the...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on Universal Credit assessment periods.

      Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what changes he plans to make to welfare sanctions.

      Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of uprating child-related benefits for individuals with...

      Employment: Chronic Illnesses and Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the policy paper entitled Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper, published on 15 March 2023, when the...

      Employment: Chronic Illnesses and Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Health and Disability White Paper published 15 March 2023, what new support is being tested under the pilot Access to Work...

      Employment: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received support from the Access to Work Mental Health Support Service in each of the last five financial years.

      Employment: Chronic Illnesses and Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the policy paper entitled Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper, published on 15 March 2023, how he...

      Universal Credit: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the reasons were for the overturning on appeal of Universal Credit sanctions in each month of the last year.

      Social Security Benefits: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will introduce online application portals for (a) Work Capability Assessment, (b) Attendance Allowance and (c) Personal Independence Payment.

  • Cabinet Office

    • G20 and G7: Public Appointments

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has appointed a G7/G20 Sherpa for 2023.

    • Civil Servants: Recruitment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 17 of the UK Science and Technology Framework, published on 6 March 2023, what steps the Government plans to take to meet the...

      Committee of Privileges

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the Government decided to publish Lord Pannick KC’s legal opinion on the Privileges Committee investigation into the Rt Hon...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces: Motor Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vehicles there are in his Department's white fleet (a) in total and (b) by individual service; and how many of the those vehicles are electric...

    • RAF Halton

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

      Artillery: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled British Army announces new artillery deal with Sweden, published on 16 Marc 2023, whether he...

      Trident Submarines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of how much and what proportion of the £10 billion contingency provided by HM Treasury for the Dreadnought programme will...

      Armed Forces: Families

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the UK Armed Forces Families Strategy 2022 to 2032, published on 19 January 2022, what steps his Department is taking to negotiate...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Elections: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the progress made by local authorities on the implementation of voter ID requirements ahead...

    • Social Rented Housing: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to disapply the local connection tests for veterans seeking social housing who are referred through...

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what data will be recorded by polling stations during the local elections in May 2023; how that data will be recorded; and...

      Local Government and Mayors: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the Voter Identification Evaluation Form will be required at (a) local government, (b) combined authority mayoral...

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish how much funding was awarded to each local authority in England to promote and raise awareness of the...

      Changing Futures Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department has plans to extend the Changing Futures programme beyond March 2024.

      Buildings: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has approached Comer Group UK to sign the developer remediation contract.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Jordan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department's programmes supporting refugees in Jordan address (a) water, sanitation, and hygiene...

    • Iraq: Religious Freedom

      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 report of the United States Commission on...

      Tunisia: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has held discussions with his counterpart in Tunisia on the political freedoms and arrest of Rached...

      Said Ferjani

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Tunisian counterpart on the release of Said Ferjani.

      Tunisia: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in Tunisia on (a) Said Ferjani and (b) other Parliamentarians...

      Ukraine: War Crimes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take diplomatic steps to make experts available to support the collection, documentation and analysis...

      Ukraine: War Crimes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that child victims are considered in efforts to...

      Customs: Cairnryan Port

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she is taking steps with the Scottish Government to help ensure that illicit and unsafe goods from the EU...

  • Department for Transport

    • Roads: Litter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department is providing to National Highways to tackle littering near major roads and motorways.

    • Roads: Litter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to set National Highways key performance indicators for cleaning up litter.

      Cycling and Walking: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Table 1 of the second cycling and walking investment strategy published 6 July 2022, what double counting data error led to...

      Blue Badge Scheme: Spain

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Spain on reciprocity for the acceptance of Blue Badges between the UK and Spain.

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the extra funding announced in the Budget for expenditure on potholes is spent on road maintenance.

  • Attorney General

    • Crown Prosecution Service: Wales

      To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) prosecutors and (b) other staff were employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in the Wales CPS area on 31 December (i) 2010, (ii) 2012, (iii) 2020,...

    • Crown Prosecution Service: West Midlands

      To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) prosecutors and (b) other staff were employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in the West Midlands CPS area as of 31 December (i) 2010, (ii) 2012, (iii)...

      Crown Prosecution Service: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) prosecutors and (b) other staff were employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in the Yorkshire and Humberside CPS area as of 31 December (i) 2010, (ii)...

      Crown Prosecution Service: Staff

      To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) prosecutors and (b) other staff were employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in the (i) CPS Direct division and (ii) Central Casework Divisions as of...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners' Release: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of prisoners who die within two weeks of release do so because of drug-related causes.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Doctors: Migrant Workers

      To ask His Majesty's Government how they reconcile their obligations under the WHO and NHS Employers codes of practice, which discourage recruitment of doctors from countries with critical...

    • Gender Dysphoria: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Interim report of the Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People, published in February 2022, and guidance...

      Orthopaedics: Surgery

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of using training provided by the independent sector for trainee NHS trauma and orthopaedic surgeons.

      HIV Infection: Menopause

      To ask His Majesty's Government what research they are undertaking into women who are living with HIV and are experiencing the menopause.

      Medicine: Training

      To ask His Majesty's Government, given the opening of the University of Chester medical school, and the forthcoming opening of a new medical school at the University of Surrey, what plans they...

      Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 6 February (HL5236), when they will publish their final impact assessment on changes to the Statutory Scheme...

      HIV Infection: Research

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that HIV research (1) addresses specific knowledge gaps around HIV and women, and (2) supports the full participation and...

      HIV Infection: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to achieve gender parity in their HIV response, to ensure there is equitable (1) investment, (2) priority, and (3) attention, to...

      Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to seek clarification from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on how the non-reference case discount rate should be...

  • Home Office

    • Research, Information and Communications Unit

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by on 7 March (HL5790), whether they will now publish the full analysis prepared by Prevent's Research Information and Communication...

    • Batley Grammar School: Harassment

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 27 July 2021 (HL1972), whether the Batley Grammar School teacher and his family are still...

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum-seekers have been relocated to Rwanda to date; and what payments they have made to the government of Rwanda to accept asylum-seekers from the UK.

      UK Border Force: Operating Costs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the cost of running the UK's border policy for each of the last 10 years.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost of housing failed asylum seekers, broken down by the cost of (1) the border force, (2) hotels and other accommodation, and (3) any other costs.

      Asylum: Deportation

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum-seekers, except for those from Albania, who failed to establish the right to remain in the UK were removed to either (1) their country of origin,...

      Refugees: Resettlement

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many persons identified by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as needing resettlement in the UK have been so resettled in each...

      Refugees: Resettlement

      To ask His Majesty's Government what quotas they place on the numbers of persons to be resettled on the recommendation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

      Refugees: Resettlement

      To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria they apply when considering applications for resettlement from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

      Senior Civil Servants

      To ask His Majesty's Government who in the Home Office is responsible for ensuring senior civil servants in the Department comply with section 3(6) of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act...

  • Treasury

    • Energy: Taxation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what additional tax revenues they have collected since the implementation of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Act 2022.

    • Duty Free Allowances: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether Northern Ireland will be the only part of the UK from which passengers travelling to the EU will not be eligible for duty free allowances under the Windsor...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Social Services: Living Wage

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to help the care sector pay their employees the Living Wage.

    • Industrial Disputes

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of days lost in strike action per 1,000 workers in each of the last five years in (1) the UK, (2) France, (3) Spain, and...

      Leisure and Service Industries: Government Assistance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to (1) retail, (2) hospitality, and (3) leisure, businesses.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Liverpool Strategic Futures Advisory Panel

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost to date of the commissioners sent to Liverpool to set up the Strategic Futures Panel; and who is responsible for that cost.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Fisheries

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the health of the fishing industry in England.

    • Farmers: Personal Income

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the average income of farmers in the UK in (1) 2022, (2) 2021, (3) 2020, and (4) 2019.

      Avian Influenza: Compensation

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 8 March (HL5863), how much they paid to farmers in 2022 as part of the Avian Influenza Compensation scheme.

      Seas and Oceans: Carbon Capture and Storage

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role that (1) sea kelp, and (2) sea grasses, can play in capturing carbon and meeting the UK's net zero targets; and what...

      Countryside: Rights of Way

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement the requirements of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to record all rights of way on a definitive map; and what...

      Plants: Biodiversity

      To ask His Majesty's Government what resources they are making available to implement their Plant biosecurity strategy for Great Britain (2023 to 2028), published on 9 January.

      Plants: Disease Control

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether there are health checks in place for plants from outside the UK available for purchase on outlets such as eBay; and if not, what plans they have to avoid...

      Livestock: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government how the (1) rules, and (2) processes, for transport of livestock to and from Great Britain will differ under the Windsor Framework from the position prior to 2019;...

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Koran

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to protect pupils who drop or deface a copy of the Koran, and the families of those pupils.

    • Schools: Koran

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the spokesperson for the Department for Education on 2 March in respect of the suspension of four school children at Kettlethorpe High...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Electricity: Meters

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to protect Economy 7 energy customers from the high cost of energy they are now experiencing.

    • Energy: Public Houses and Social Clubs

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they will know what support could be provided to (1) social clubs, and (2) pubs, which continue to struggle with energy costs when the Energy Bill Relief...

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways: Carbon Emissions and Electrification

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)’s Freight Electrification Map Commentary, published on 2...

    • Cycling and Pedestrians: Accidents

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many injuries have been caused to pedestrians by cyclists over the last five years; and what percentage of those injuries have been classified as (1) serious,...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners: Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to improve the opportunities for sport and physical activity for women and girls in the criminal justice system.

    • Reoffenders

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of measures used by other Council of Europe states whose levels of recidivism are lower than those of the UK.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Warships: Military Aircraft

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 6 March (HL5734), on which ships of the Littoral Response Groups the (1) Merlin Mk4, and (2) Wildcat,...

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