Written answers

Friday, 24 March 2023

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress her Department has made on ensuring that (a) schools rated as inadequate by Ofsted become an academy and (b) schools rated as...

    • Childcare: Bournemouth East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support the provision of early years childcare in Bournemouth East constituency.

      Pre-school Education: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children in early years settings (a) are safe and (b) receive adequate social interaction when the...

      Childcare: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the average annual cost of childcare for households with (a) one child, (b) two children and (c) more than two children...

      Academies: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2023 to Question 132392 on Admissions: Academies, whether her Department has provided (a) additional support and...

      Pupils: Absenteeism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schoolchildren were persistently absent in the 2021-22 academic year.

      Free School Meals: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to extend the eligibility criteria for free school meals to cover all children from households in receipt of Universal...

      Students: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support students whose courses have been affected by the insolvency of Supporting Minds CIC.

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 25 July 2022 to Question 37600 on Students: Finance, what progress her Department has made on delivering an...

      Foster Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take improve the level of foster carer retention.

      Pre-school Education: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of levels of pay for graduates in the early years sector.

      Childcare: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of childcare ratios on the finances of childcare providers.

      Children: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department issues guidance to school leadership teams on supporting children housed in temporary accommodation.

  • Wales Office

    • Monuments: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussion he has had with the Welsh Government on the (a) Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan and (b) related guidance on an audit of statues and...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Radio Frequencies: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessments she has made of the potential impact of the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 on (a) Freeview...

    • Innovation and Research: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department are taking to (a) collaborate with international counterparts on research and innovation and (b)...

      Innovation and Research: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to collaborate on research and innovation projects with EU countries.

      Spaceflight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she will take with the (a) Secretary of State for Defence, (b) Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero...

      Spaceflight: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to increase the level of (a) skills and (b) workforces in the industrial space sector.

      Spaceflight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help ensure that businesses in the space sector can engage with her Department in delivery of the...

      Virgin Orbit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for UK space sector of the decision of Virgin Orbit to pause all...

      Social Media: Age

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to reports by the Reuters news agency on 6 March 2023, if she will publish the data gathered by Ofcom for the...

      Social Media: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2023 to Question 125342, whether the Online Safety Bill includes measures to help...

      Emergencies: Energy Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to expand Ofcom's definition of emergency organisation to include the national power cut and...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Local Press: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to provide financial support to local newspapers.

    • Local Broadcasting: Television

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government will make its decision on the renewal of local television licensing.

      Television Channels: Competition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Ofcom on (a) the timing of and (b) the terms of reference for the review of the TV Distribution...

      Civil Society: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how she intends to target her Department’s package of support for charities and community organisations in England, as announced...

      Football: Sportsgrounds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is taking steps to increase the transparency of football club investigations into fan safety; and what assessment she has...

      Music Venues: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential benefits of a ticket levy on large music events and arenas to support grassroots music.

      Radio: Music

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing age restrictions on music played by radio stations.

      BBC Radio: Local Broadcasting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the BBC on extending local content on BBC Local Radio.

      British Film Institute: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the British Film Institute has spent in each region in each of the last three years.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Cuba: NATO and Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Cuban counterpart on the (a) causes of the war in Ukraine and (b)...

    • Ethiopia: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with local organisations in Ethiopia to reach the people in need of food assistance since...

      Freeports: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Windsor Framework will allow freeports to be set up in Northern Ireland.

      EU Law: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many new EU laws and decisions have been applied in Northern Ireland since the start of the operation of the...

      UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2023 to Question 155046 on UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland, how the transit...

      Marine Environment: Treaties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans that the UK will ratify the UN High Seas Treaty; and what steps he is taking to encourage global...

      Marine Environment: Treaties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans that the UK will ratify the UN High Seas Treaty; and what steps he is taking to encourage global...

      Commonwealth: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish the minutes of his bilateral meetings with the Foreign Ministers of (a) Rwanda, (b) Ghana, (c)...

      Myanmar: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help prevent the supply of aviation fuel to the Myanmar military.

      Southern Africa: Storms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the Governments of (a) Malawi, (b) Mozambique, (c) Madagascar and (d) Zimbabwe...

      East Africa: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what specific commitments his Department will make to funding sustainable farming projects in East Africa...

      Tunisia: Political Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Tunisian counterpart on the detention of Said Ferjani; and if he will take...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Pensioners: Employment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people above State Pension Age who have returned to employment after having previously retired since...

    • Public Sector: Staff

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff have transferred to contractors under TUPE regulations since 2010.

      Government Departments: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has any record of public contracts being awarded to suppliers on the UK Sanctions List between 1 January 2021 and 31 January 2023.

      Public Sector: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) private companies and (b) community and voluntary sector organisations are contracted to provide public services.

      Cabinet Office: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many suppliers the Department excluded from procurement on the grounds of (a) fraud, (b) corruption and (c) any other grounds under the Public...

      Emergencies: Warnings

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to ensure that Emergency Alerts reach people who (a) are digitally excluded and (b) do not have smart phones.

      Emergencies: Planning

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the UK National Resilience Framework, published on 19 December 2022, when he plans to make the first annual statement to Parliament...

      G20 and G7: Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Department has overall responsibility for the UK Government's representation at the G7 and G20.

      Emergencies: Planning

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the UK Government Resilience Framework, published on 19 December 2022, what his planned timetable is for delivering the UK Resilience...

      Emergencies: Planning

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the UK Government Resilience Framework, published on 19 December 2022, on what date the National Security Council sub-committee on...

      Emergencies: Planning

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the UK Government Resilience Framework, published on 19 December 2022, what estimate he has made of when a new Head of Resilience...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Obesity: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the prevalence of obesity in children (a) nationally and (b) in York.

    • Dentistry: Registration and Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's response to the consultation entitled Changes to the General Dental Council and the Nursing and...

      Blood: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage people from ethnic minority backgrounds to donate blood.

      Dental Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will allocate NHSE dentistry budget underspend to Integrated Care Boards in 2023-24 for the provision of NHS dental services for...

      Employment Schemes: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish further details on the expansion of the Individual Placement and Support scheme in England announced by the Chancellor...

      Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he (a) has had and (b) plans to have discussions with NHS England on ensuring the (i) adequacy and (ii) consistency of treatment...

      Menopause: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what investment his Department is making in menopause support services.

      Mental Health Services: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of referrals there have been to (a) GPs and (b) mental health specialists citing the asylum...

      Maternity Disparities Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will outline the timetable for the next meeting of the Maternal Disparities Taskforce.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has held recent discussions with medical advisers on covid-19 vaccination roll outs; and what steps he is taking to use...

      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 published on 27 January 2023, what estimate his...

      Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March 2023 to Question 152186 on Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, how many of the claims (a) awarded and (b)...

      Eating Disorders: Hospital Beds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many child eating disorder beds there were in the NHS in each year since 2010.

      Dental Services: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish a dentistry workforce plan which sets out the number of full time equivalent people working in each dental...

      Mental Health Services: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what NHS mental health support is in place for young people.

      Care Workers: Car Allowances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will offer financial support to local authorities to help social care providers increase the mileage allowance paid to...

      Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Organ and Tissue Donation) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of the delay in the Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill on organ donation and...

      Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it remains his Department's policy to have a national target to be smokefree by 2030.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Conditions of Employment and Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a human rights and environmental due diligence law to increase...

    • British Patient Capital

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions she has had with (a) British Patient Capital and (b) The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on the...

  • Treasury

    • Treasury: Written Questions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to Question 165453 tabled by the hon. Member for Ealing North on 14th March 2023.

    • Research: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 4.52 of the Spring Budget Report 2023, HC1183, published on 15 March 2023, what estimate his Department has made of the...

      Charities: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of restricting charitable tax reliefs to UK charities on the number of donations to UK causes from overseas donors.

      Gift Aid

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of uptake of Gift Aid.

      Actuaries: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason he proposes that the new Audit Regulation and Governance Authority will regulate non-public interest actuarial work.

      Revenue and Customs: Complaints

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to increase the speed of responses to HMRC complaints.

      Bank Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a minimum level of access to essential in-person banking services.

  • Home Office

    • Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum caseworkers were employed by her Department in January (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.

    • Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the attrition rate for asylum caseworkers was in January (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.

      Illegal Migration Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the economic and equality impact assessment of the Illegal Migration Bill before the bill reaches Committee stage.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of properties at Bwiza Riverside Estate, Kigali that will house (a) Rwandan citizens...

      Undocumented Migrants: Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help people entering the UK by irregular means access legal (a) advice and (b) aid before they are removed.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of illicit vaping products that were imported in the last 12 months.

      HM Passport Office: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the attrition rate was for passport office caseworkers in 2022.

      Nitrous Oxide: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Nitrous oxide: updated harms assessment, published by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs on 6 March 2023,...

      Missing Persons: Racial Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has taken recent steps to tackle potential racial bias in missing person investigations.

      Diplomatic Service: Protection and Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of protection and security for diplomatic (a) staff, (b) families and (c) premises buildings...

      Visas: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what process the Home Secretary decides whether to (a) predetermine an application before a person attends a Visa Application Centre and...

      Slavery: Victims

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the impact the Illegal Migration Bill on victims of (a) slavery and (b) human trafficking.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Leasehold and Social Rented Housing: Service Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to take steps to help tackle large increases in service charges for (a) leaseholders and (b) social...

    • Elections: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many and what proportion of Voter Authority Certificate applications in England have been rejected as of 1 March 2023.

      Tenancy Deposit Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of insurance based tenancy deposit schemes.

      Roads: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on (a) the impact of speed limits on road safety in...

      UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much funding will be allocated to organisations in Northern Ireland through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

      Investment Zones: Ellesmere Port

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make a statement on the decision to not proceed with Ellesmere Port industrial area as an investment zone.

      High Rise Flats: Battersea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department holds on whether a contract has been signed to start fire safety remediation work at Time...

      Leasehold

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to abolish the system of lease holding.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department plans to respond to email correspondence of 20 February 2023 from the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton.

    • State Retirement Pensions: Age Addition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in each year since 2010 for which figures are available, how many letters his Department sent to pensioners approaching the age of 80 to...

      Pensions: Lone Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to increase the level of private pension savings among single mothers.

      Access to Work Programme: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2023 to Question 166319 on Access to Work Programme: Finance, when the earliest outstanding access to work...

      Universal Credit: Chronic Illnesses and Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2023 to Question 167120 on Employment Schemes: Disability, whether (a) inactive disabled people, (b) people...

      Kickstart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to (a) conduct and (b) publish an evaluation of the longer-term outcomes for participants of the Kickstart Scheme.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • District Heating: Energy Bills Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of including heat networks in the list of sectors eligible...

    • Warm Home Discount Scheme: Eligibility

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the number of disabled people who were no longer eligible for the Warm Home Discount scheme...

      Energy: Hospices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department made of the energy needs of hospices when calculating available support under the Energy Bills...

      Renewable Energy: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to encourage private sector funding for renewables.

      Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take to install 600,000 heat pump installations by 2028.

      Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department plans to make an annoucement on the future use of domestic hydrogen.

      Energy Company Obligation: Inflation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the impact of inflation on the delivery of the Energy Company Obligation.

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a right of local supply that would enable community and...

      Electricity Generation: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has plans to ensure that surplus power produced by privately owned (a) wind turbines, (b) small hydroelectric schemes...

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many suppliers his Department has excluded from procurement on the grounds of (a) fraud, (b) corruption and (c) other grounds...

      Nuclear Reactors: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his policy is on the deployment of further large-scale nuclear reactors in the UK after Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ministry of Defence: TikTok

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason his Department has kept its official Ministry of Defence TikTok account.

    • Ammunition: Production

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to help increase the production of 155mm ammunition in the UK.

      Nuclear Reactors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential benefits to UK (a) defence and (b) industrial capability of utilising microreactor technologies for defence...

      David Carrick

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether allegations were made against David Carrick for violence against women during his service in the army.

      AUKUS: Nuclear Reactors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where the nuclear reactors for the SSN-AUKUS submarines will be built.

      F-35 Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any F-35 jets have been affected by harmonic resonance issues with their engines; and what steps he is taking to resolve these engine issues.

      Sir John Moore Barracks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) size in hectares and (b) housing unit potential is of the Sir John Moore Barracks in Shorncliffe.

      Ministry of Defence: Procurement

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

      A400M Aircraft: Parachuting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March to Question 163729 on A400M Aircraft: Parachuting, what estimate he has made of the number of Atlas A400M aircraft...

      Portsmouth Dockyard

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

      Cyprus: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to commission an official standard for the sovereign territories of Akrotiri and Dhekelia.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Wildlife: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect the (a) populations and (b) habitats of (i) hedgehogs, (ii) red squirrels and (iii) rare...

    • Conservation Areas: Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of (a) special areas of conservation, (b) special protected areas and (c) sites of special...

      Litter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the local council’s powers to deal with litter (a) nationally and (b)...

      Swimming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the evidence required for bathing status designation, how many swimmers are considered adequate to reach...

      Disposable Wipes: Plastics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will bring forward legislative proposals to ban wet wipes containing plastic.

  • Department for Transport

    • Freight: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to help support disabled drivers in the haulage industry.

    • Road Traffic Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has published recent guidance for local authorities on the publication of traffic management orders when introducing speed...

      Motorway Service Areas: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to (a) accelerate the rollout of electric vehicle infrastructure to motorway service areas and (b) ensure those...

      High Speed 2 Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2023 to Question 163903 on Euston Station: High Speed 2 Line, what the timeframe is for the design stage of phase...

      Euston Station: High Speed 2 Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2023 to Question 163903 on Euston Station: High Speed 2 Line, what his timeframe is for the HS2 Euston station design.

      Shipping: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the Clean Maritime Plan 2023.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Women: Employment

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department are taking to reduce incidences of workplace misogyny.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Ministry of Justice: Procurement

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

  • Home Office

    • Vagrancy Act 1824

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to repeal the Vagrancy Act 1824; and if so, when.

    • Asylum: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Greater Manchester Police concerning any evidence of instances of unaccompanied children seeking asylum who have gone missing...

      Human Trafficking

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals arrived in the UK across the English channel in small boats and entered the National Referral Mechanism between 2018 and 2022; and what...

      Human Trafficking

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average wait for a person entering the National Referral Mechanism to receive a reasonable grounds decision (1) before the updated statutory guidance...

      Asylum

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the compliance of the Illegal Migration Bill with the UN 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals seeking asylum in the UK the government of Rwanda have agreed to receive and process in (1) 2023, (2) 2024, and (3) 2025.

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have signed agreements with any countries, other than Rwanda, to remove those seeking asylum in the UK and to process their asylum applications;...

  • Department for Education

    • Apprentices: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total apprenticeship budget allocated by HM Treasury to the Department for Education in each of the financial years (1) 2016–17, (2)...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Leisure and Sports: Energy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many sport and recreation (1) facilities, and (2) clubs, are at risk of (a) permanent closure, or (b) reduced services, as a...

    • Leisure and Swimming Pools: Energy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to support (1) swimming pools, (2) leisure centres, (3) community facilities, and (4) gyms, after the energy costs relief scheme...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Medical Treatments: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the Spring Budget of 15 March commitment that the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency will explore partnerships with trusted...

    • Hospices: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the findings in the report The Lasting Impact of COVID-19 on Death, Dying and Bereavement by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hospice and End of...

      Hospital Wards: Gender

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current status of their review of Annex B to their Delivering same-sex accommodation guidance.

      Social Services: Pay

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that staff in the adult social care sector (1) are all paid at above the legal minimum wage, and (2) have their pay brought in line...

      Social Services: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether budgets for adult social care for 2023–23 and 2023–24 were adjusted to take account of (1) increased energy and fuel costs, and (2) the...

      Social Services: Vacancies

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the number of vacant posts in the adult social care sector from their current high level.

      Palliative Care: Drugs

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hospice and End of Life Care The Lasting Impact of COVID-19 on Death, Dying and...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • BBC: Music

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have had any discussions with (1) the Musicians’ Union, or (2) the BBC, in regard to the BBC’s new strategy for classical music announced...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Elections: Proof of Identity

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people in England had applied for the Voter Authority Certificate by 1 March; how many applications had been rejected; how many Voter Authority...

    • Landlords: Databases

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many landlords are on the rogue landlords database.

      National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will list the bodies who are supportive of the planned siting of the Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens.

      Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on 18 October 2022 (PBC Deb...

      Leasehold: Reform

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a bill to reform or abolish leasehold as a residential tenure in the next session of parliament.

  • Treasury

    • Theatres: Tax Allowances

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Penn on 9 March (HL Deb col 886), whether they will include 50 per cent of marketing spend in the qualifying...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Dredging: Environment Protection

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to carry out independent environmental impact studies in advance of significant dredging work in England.

    • Plants and Seeds: Imports

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Benyon on 10 March (HL6037 and HL6038), what steps they will take to enable individuals to send plants and seeds from...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Broadband: Rural Areas

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to use 4G coverage, which covers 99 per cent of the country, as an alternative to fibre to provide access to broadband in remote rural areas.

    • Broadband: Universal Service Obligation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the £3,400 limit per property to install broadband as set out in the Universal Service Obligation for Broadband, launched...

      Broadband: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the 500,000 properties currently unable to access a broadband service running at a minimum of 10Mbps via a fixed line will...

      Broadband: Rural Areas

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to offer financial incentives to enable the use of 4G coverage to provide access to broadband in remote rural areas.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • European Court of Justice: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the European Court of Justice will remain the final arbiter of EU law as it applies in Northern Ireland in the event that the Windsor Framework is implemented.

    • Turkey: Earthquakes

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 13 March (HL5891), whether they have assessed the effectiveness of the global...

      EU Law: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how the three per cent of EU laws proposed to still be applicable to Northern Ireland compares as a percentage of EU laws...

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