Written answers

Monday, 27 March 2023

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Easter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will take steps to bring into force the provisions of the Easter Act 1928 to fix the date of Easter from 2024 onwards.

    • Minerals: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to help secure critical mineral supply chains.

      Minerals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the paper by the Critical Minerals Association entitled Midstream Processing and Refining: Unlocking Security of Supply,...

      Trade Agreements: Australia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the terms of the Free Trade Agreement with Australia will commence.

      Employment Tribunals Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) implementing the Law Commission’s April 2020 recommendations and (b)...

      Trade Agreements: New Zealand

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the terms of the Free Trade Agreement with New Zealand will commence.

      Aviation: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to support companies that produce high specification machining parts for aeronautics.

      Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Budget Report 2023, HC 1183, published in March 2023, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2023 to Question 155151 on the Minimum Wage, what the total value of the contracts with the firms...

    • Music Venues: Ownership

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to assist people managing small music venues to acquire the freehold ownership of those venues in order to...

      Youth Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she had with Cabinet colleagues on increasing the level of youth service provision in formulating the Budget 2023.

      Swimming Pools: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 4.18 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC1183, published on 15 March 2023, whether the funds allocated to support...

      Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla: Broadcasting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding her Department is making available for the broadcast of the Coronation on big screens.

      Eurovision Song Contest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that the televised coverage of the Eurovision song contest to be held in Liverpool...

      Charities: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to provide financial support for charities, in the context of the cost of living crisis.

      Charities and Voluntary Organisations: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what process her Department will use to distribute the £100 million for the charity and voluntary sector announced in the Spring...

      BBC: Arts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential effect that freezing the TV licence fee has had on the BBC’s funding in arts...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Community Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of community service hours offenders have completed as part of community sentences in each probation region in...

    • Ministry of Justice: TikTok

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to close its TikTok account.

      Students: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of potential merits of introducing a requirement for coroners to inform universities of the death of a student enrolled on a...

      Suicide: Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to require coroners to inform universities when the suicide of an enrolled student is registered.

      Ministry of Justice: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on external consultants in 2022.

      Undocumented Workers: Convictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of the offence of illegal working under Section 34 of the Immigration Act 2016 since the introduction of that offence.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure the NHS Federated Data Platform will follow data protection obligations.

    • Coronavirus: Immunosuppression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to protect immunocompromised people from covid-19.

      Mental Health Services: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions the Government has had had with Northern Ireland Health and Social Care on the potential introduction of Op COURAGE in...

      Coronavirus: Immunosuppression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending eligibility for the Spring 2023 covid-19 booster programme...

      Prescription Drugs: Waste Management

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the waste of prescription medicines.

      Dentistry: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide NHS dentists with (a) additional funding for advanced training and (b) paid annual leave.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason learning disabled adults have not been included in the covid-19 spring booster 2023 programme.

      Mental Health Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the CAMHS four week referral and one week urgent referral targets are met across the country.

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessments he has made of the potential merits of implementing the Neurodiversity Pathway for Autism and ADHD for people...

      Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Institute for Fiscal Studies report entitled one year on from the backlog recovery plan: what next for NHS waiting...

      NHS: Car Allowances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with HMRC on the adequacy of mileage rates for NHS workers, in the context of increases in the level...

      Health: Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to provide funding for research on the potential health risks of night-shift working.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Question 158772 tabled by the Rt hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green on 06 March 2023 on Hikvision...

      Medicine: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase the number of medical school places in England.

      Dementia: Hearing Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission research on the potential impact of unaddressed hearing loss on dementia.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2023to Question 140109 on Department of Health and Social Care: Procurement, whether previous...

      Vaccination: Windsor Framework

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether vaccines are contained within the definition of medicines in the Windsor Framework.

      Pholcodine: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of how many people have died due to using pholcodine-containing cough and cold medicines.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is the policy of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to require pre-market testing of e-cigarette products...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is the policy of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to allow e-cigarette manufacturers to bring...

      Dentistry: Occupational Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide access for all NHS dentists to NHS occupational health schemes.

      Dental Services: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any of the pilot Integrated Care Boards have made an assessment of the potential merits of replacing the NHS Dental Contract.

      Dental Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment of (a) the quality of dental services, (b) the dental workforce and (c) oral health outcomes for...

      Dental Services: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information he holds on the proportion of dentists from overseas working in NHS dental roles requiring fewer professional...

      General Practitioners: Standards

      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 steps his...

      Social Services: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to increase wages in the social care sector above the minimum wage, in the context of rises in...

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the service specifications for teenage and young adult cancer services in England; and when those...

      Social Services and Voluntary Organisations: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to provide additional support to (a) social care workers and (b) voluntary care organisations.

      Lung Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any other Government departments provide funding for the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of (i) interstitial lung disease and...

      Dementia: Hearing Aids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the number of people issued with NHS hearing aids on trends in the...

      Social Workers: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to align the pay of social care workers with NHS agenda for change pay bands.

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department will publish the Major Conditions Strategy.

      Integrated Care Boards: Patients

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to (a) review and (b) increase the number of patient representatives included on Integrated Care Boards.

      Cancer: Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure all cancer patients requiring palliative care services are able to access suitable treatments.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Knives: Crime

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many stabbings have been reported in (a) Lewisham East constituency and (b) the London Borough of Lewisham in each reporting year since 2018.

    • Cabinet Office: Consultants

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on external consultants in 2022.

      Government Consulting Hub

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2023 to Question 165263 on Government Consulting Hub: Staff, for what reasons his Department closed the Government...

      Cabinet Office: Billing

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the proportion of invoices his Department paid to small and medium-sized enterprises within five days in the 2021-2022...

      Vaccination: Death

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2023 to Question 151283 on Vaccination: Death, and with reference to Tables 6 to 9 of the Age-standardised mortality...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of how many Universal Credit claimants will be moved into the Intensive Work Search regime as a result of increasing...

    • Universal Credit: Disqualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit claimants have a sanction lasting (a) 91 and (b) 182 days attached to their account as of 22 March 2023.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 50 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC 1183, published on 15 March 2023, whether his Department has conducted an equalities...

      Universal Credit: Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the (a) demographic and (b) socio-economic characteristics of people who will be affected by the policy...

      Universal Credit: Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 50 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC 1183, published on 15 March 2023, whether his Department has conducted an equalities...

      Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 21 March to Question 166241, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of making this information...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the (a) demographic and (b) socio-economic characteristics of people who will be affected by the policy...

      National Insurance Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that there are sufficient telephone lines and call handlers available to ensure that those people wanting to...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish details of the costs associated with the additional work coach capacity required to deliver the In Work Progression offer...

      Social Security Benefits: Fraud and Overpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a target for the reduction of (a) fraud and (b) error overpayments by...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of Personal Independence Payment receive Universal Credit and do not have Limited Capability for Work-Related Activity.

      Social Security Benefits: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to share data with banks for the purpose of fraud (a) prevention and (b) protection.

      Disability Living Allowance: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason decision makers grant fixed-term rather than indefinite awards of Disability Living Allowance to children with lifelong...

      Social Security Benefits: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2023 to Question 159021 on Social Security Benefits: Appeals, for what reason there is a target for...

  • Department for Education

    • Disability and Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of access to an Education Health Care Plan on supporting young people with SEND.

    • Children: Disability and Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of all children with SEND having access to a Family Hub.

      Disability and Special Educational Needs: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on establishing a strategy group to commence the workforce planning across SEND.

      Department for Education: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to answer Question 165328 from the Rt Hon Member for Bournemouth East, tabled on 14 March for answer on 17 March.

      Childcare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to ensure the Government's proposals for free childcare for children aged over nine months, as announced in the Budget...

      Disability and Special Educational Needs: Employment and Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government ensuring that young people with special educational needs and disabilities transition well from the education system into...

      Department for Education: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2023 to Question 155153 on the Minimum Wage, what the total value of the contracts with the firms named in the list...

      Pupil Exclusions: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to address trends in the level of racial inequalities in school exclusions.

      Arts: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the number of teachers working in creative subjects.

      Disability and Special Educational Needs: Classroom Assistants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the level of skills that teaching assistants require in supporting people with SEND; and what assessment she has made...

      Arts: English Baccalaureate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to increase the provision of creative subjects in EBacc qualifications.

      Free School Meals: Pre-school Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing free meals for children in the private, voluntary and independent early years sector.

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has taken steps to produce an updated version of the Student Income and Expenditure Survey.

  • Treasury

    • Motor Vehicles: Prices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the expensive car supplement.

    • Royal Mint: Non-fungible Tokens

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it remains the policy of his Department that the Royal Mint issue a Non Fungible Token.

      Financial Advice Market Review

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department has made on implementing the recommendations of the 2016 Financial Advice Market Review.

      Credit Suisse: Takeovers

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for (a) his policies and (b) the banking sector of the treatment of additional tier-one...

      Pensions: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of how many people in (a) Newport East constituency and (b) Wales will benefit from the end of the lifetime limit on tax-free...

      Help to Buy Scheme: Individual Savings Accounts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the impact of the help to buy ISA scheme on house prices.

      Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether all callers to HMRC are charged the same rate.

      Small Businesses: Loans

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the SME lending proposals in the PRA Consultation CP 16/22 on the Implementation of the Basel 3.1 standards, what assessment he has made...

      Electronic Funds Transfer: Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with representatives of social media platforms on authorised push payment fraud.

      Income Tax: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing income tax relief in cases where a portion of a taxpayer's income is used to...

      3D Printing: Capital Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether investments in 3D printers qualify for full expensing as part of the capital allowances scheme announced in the Spring Budget 2023, HC1183.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the ability of local councils to balance their budgets.

    • Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will issue statutory guidance on planning to local authorities to ensure that all future developments include flood...

      Affordable Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of affordable housing.

      Investment Zones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether funds provided to investment zones may be used to provide business rate relief to (a) shops and (b) other businesses.

      Mayors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he had with (a) Mayors and (b) Metro Mayors on formulating the Budget 2023.

      Levelling Up Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2023 to Question 167097 on Levelling Up Fund and with reference to Section 2(a) of his...

      Question

      What progress he has made on devolving power to local communities.

      Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill...

      Budget March 2023: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will discuss with Cabinet colleagues the potential implications for his policies on intergovernmental relations of...

      Social Rented Housing: Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the impact of the affordability of Council Tax on social tenants in housing valued in Bands...

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Parliamentary Estate: Drinks

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the Commission is taking steps to increase the availability of beverages produced in the UK on the...

  • Home Office

    • Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of automatically extending visas for people in the UK under the (a) Homes for...

    • Firearms: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of legislation on the ownership of firearms.

      Police: Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) she and (b) Ministers in her Department have had recent discussions with the National College of Policing on the adequacy of...

      Mental Health Services and Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on improving communication between police...

      Cannabis: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to extend Target Pharmacy's licence for Bedrocan products.

      Motor Vehicles: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle (a) the theft of motor vehicles and (b) the use of signal blockers in those crimes.

      Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to increase funding to the Fire and Rescue Services in the context of recent rises in inflation.

      Forensic Science

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of forensic scientific investigations (a) undertaken in-house by police forces and (b)...

      Firearms and Explosives: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the finings of Maxine Davison, Lee Martyn, Sophie Martyn, Stephen Washington and Kate Shepherd: Prevention of future...

      Metropolitan Police: Stun Guns

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of adults in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency who were tasered by the Metropolitan Police from...

      Visits Abroad: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her Department decided which news organisations to invite to join her recent visit to Rwanda; and whether she made an assessment of the...

      Interpol: Belarus

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with Interpol on the membership status of Belarus.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2023 to Question 152302 on Refugees: Afghanistan, how many Afghan citizens are living in temporary...

      Passports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits for early renewal of passports and reduction of pressure on HM Passport Office staff...

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to set a target for determining the outcome of asylum applications.

      Passports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport applications took longer than three weeks to process in (a) 2019, (b) 2022 and (c) the final quarter of 2019.

      Visas: Seasonal Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason her Department decided to remove the licence held by AG Recruitment as a sponsor of workers on the seasonal workers' visa scheme.

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if it remains her Department's policy to reduce net migration to the tens of thousands.

      Slavery

      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 victims of modern slavery trafficked into the UK.

      Visas: Syria and Turkey

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a temporary visa scheme to allow people affected by the earthquake in...

      Visits Abroad: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she had discussions with her Rwandan counterpart on instability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo caused by Rwanda-backed...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Litter: Enforcement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of trends in the level of local authorities' budgets on litter-related...

    • Tree Felling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she provides guidance to local councils on large-scale tree felling projects.

      Tree Felling: Plymouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of Plymouth City Council removing 100 trees from Armada Way on her...

      Food: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of Government food procurement standards for supporting British produce.

      Environmental Land Management Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to (a) support and (b) require landowners to (i) undertake repairs to (A) footpaths,...

      Hill Farming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Natural England on supporting the value of traditional farming and the social and cultural...

      Pigs: Animal Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to introduce a ban on the use of farrowing crates.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's capital departmental expenditure budget will be in (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25; and which grants will...

      Fruit and Vegetables: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of the average price differential between the retail price of British fruit and vegetables...

      Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of food labelling practices by supermarkets; and if she will bring forward...

      Avian Flu: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with insurance companies about their willingness to insure poultry farmers against...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the proportion of invoices her Department paid to small and medium-sized enterprises within...

      Marine Protected Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to advocate for high seas Marine Protected Areas in all regional fisheries management...

      Chemicals: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of the December 2021 principles for the inclusion of Substances of Very High...

      Reservoirs: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) Anglian Water and (b) Water Resources East on the suitability of the...

      Litter: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) tackle (i) urban and (ii) rural littering and (b) assess the effectiveness...

      Environment Protection: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she received from (a) Natural England, (b) the Environment Agency and (c) the Office for Environmental...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Israeli counterpart on recent reports of violence in Huwara and Nablus.

    • Marine Environment: Treaties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the High Seas Treaty will be ratified.

      Russia: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to introduce sanctions on people in Russia who have been sanctioned by the US and...

      Bangladesh: Ahmadiyya

      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 persecution of Ahmadi Muslims in...

      Ukraine: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many full time staff from (a) his Department and (b) other Government departments are working on the Ukraine...

      Ukraine: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the budget is for the Ukraine Cyber Programme in the 2022-23 financial year.

      East Africa: Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of trends in the level of food security in East Africa.

      Ethiopia: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much aid his Department has provided to Ethiopia in each of the last five years.

      LGBT+ People: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect LGBTQ rights internationally.

      Uganda: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Ugandan counterpart on the anti-LGBTQ+ bill that would make homosexual acts...

      Canada: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with Canadian (a) parliamentarians, (b) Ministers and (c) officials on UK...

      Canada: Reciprocal Arrangements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the Canadian Government’s...

      Ecuador and Peru: Earthquakes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) Ecuador and (b) Peru following the earthquake on 18 March 2023.

      Iran: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress he has made on securing the release of UK joint nationals who are arbitrarily detained in Iran.

      Haiti: International Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to work with the United Nations to help with its March 2023 request for...

      Israel: Diplomatic Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of reports of staff from the Consulate General in...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the proportion of invoices his Department paid to small and medium-sized...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • UK Intellectual Property Office: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent progress has been made on negotiations on Intellectual Property Office staff pay.

    • UK Intellectual Property Office: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the average salary for senior patent examiners employed by the UK Intellectual Property Office was in (a) 2010 and (b)...

      Research: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help ensure that research excellence in Wales is considered for new government-funded (a)...

      Innovation and Research: Economic Situation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on 15...

      Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment with the Department of Health and Social Care of the impact of rebates in the...

      Trade Marks: Foreign Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure the legitimacy of Trade Mark Applications by made by foreign based applicants to the UK...

      Lung Diseases: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her (a) Department and any b) non-departmental public bodies funded by her Department have funded research into the...

      UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press release titled Plan to forge a better Britain through science and technology unveiled, published...

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Procurement

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

      5G: Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure that social housing landlords are not unduly burdened by additional maintenance costs to...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has he made of the (a) timeliness and (b) accuracy of the communications that people received informing them of...

    • Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of people who receive qualifying benefits and have had to reduce their energy usage...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to respond to the letter of 8 March 2023 from the hon. Member for Enfield North on energy support for businesses.

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether standing charges will remain on pre-payment meters.

      Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of people who receive qualifying benefits who are now no longer eligible for the Warm Homes...

      Energy: Terminal Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support his Department is providing to families of children with life-limiting illnesses for energy costs.

      Energy: Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps is he is taking to help (a) retail and (b) hospitality businesses with energy costs.

      Energy: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what methodology his Department used to assess the impact of energy costs on small businesses; and whether he plans to introduce...

      Alternative Fuel Payments: Houseboats

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to take steps to extend the Alternative Fuel Bill Support Scheme to people permanently living on house boats.

      Green Gas Support Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Green Gas Support Scheme beyond 2025.

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: TikTok

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to delete his TikTok account in the context of government guidance.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help (a) decouple the cost of gas and electricity, (b) encourage consumers to choose renewable...

      Nuclear Fission: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on the development of nuclear fission technology of the reduction in the...

      Great British Nuclear

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the National Nuclear User Facility ending in March 2024 on Great British...

      Radioisotopes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of developing a nuclear material test reactor in the UK on the domestic...

      Energy Company Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made on the progress of the ECO4 rollout.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to amend the Energy Bill to update to the Energy Performance Certificate system and Energy Smart Appliance clauses...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to reduce the time limitations for derogations under the Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021.

      Electricity Generation: Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero about the potential for businesses to feed into the energy grid through the installation of micro-renewable energy generation systems.

      Electricity Generation: Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of encouraging businesses to generate renewable energy and provide surplus to...

      Energy: Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to provide further support to businesses towards installation of energy saving measures.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ministry of Defence: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2023 to Question 150518 on the Minimum Wage, what the total value of the contracts with the firms named in the...

    • Armed Forces: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of military personnel are based in Scotland.

      Veterans: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral question asked by the hon. Member for the City of Durham on 30 January 2023, Official Report, column 17, when he will meet...

      NATO Response Force

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many troops the UK contributed to the NATO Response Force in each year since 2010.

      Russia: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the threat posed by Russian (a) troops and (b) equipment in Belarus to Ukrainian security.

      Russia: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of Russian (a) main battle tanks, (b) armoured fighting vehicles, (c) fixed wing aircrafts, (d) helicopters, (e)...

      Russia: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the number of Russian Armed Forces personnel in Ukraine (a) killed in action, (b) wounded and (c) deserted from...

      Ukraine: Ammunition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Charm-3 ammunition propellant charges supplied to Ukraine passed their expiry date; and what assurances his Department has provided to Ukraine...

      Iraq and Syria: Military Intervention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the number of civilian casualties from British airstrikes against ISIS as part of the US-led Coalition in Iraq and Syria...

      Crime Prevention: Conferences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in the context of the Written Ministerial Statement made on 24 November 2022 by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster entitled Security Update on...

      Armed Forces: Housing and Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of the £11 billion increase in his Department's budget he plans to allocate to Armed Forces pay and housing.

      Ukraine: Landmines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the proportion of recently liberated Ukrainian territory that is contaminated with landmines.

      Russia: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the daily casualties being taken by the Russian armed forces in Bakhmut.

      Artillery: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of his Department's Mobile Fires Platform has been allocated funding as of 17 March.

      Wainscott Barracks

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

      Poland: Typhoon Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department had discussions with the Polish Government on the potential transfer of RAF Tranche 1 Typhoons to the Polish Air Force.

      NATO Response Force

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many troops he plans for the UK to contribute to the NATO Response Force in each of the next five years.

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF flights to evacuate principals eligible for resettlement under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and their families have left...

      Defence: Technology

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

      RAF Lossiemouth

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

      Veterans: Identity Cards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February to Question 138281 on Veterans: Identity Cards, when he plans to write to the Rt hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne.

      Ministry of Defence: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the proportion of invoices his Department paid to small and medium-sized enterprises within five days in (a) the...

  • Department for Transport

    • Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Government's response to the zero-emission vehicle mandate consultation will be published.

    • Motorways: Litter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of motorway litter on the number of Road Traffic Accidents in the last (a) three, (b) six...

      Motorways: Litter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of budgets for clearing motorway litter in the last (a) three, (b) six and (c) 12 months.

      Driving Tests: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many practical driving tests were carried out in Arbroath between 1 March 2022 and 1 March 2023; and what proportion of the examiners recruited in...

      Avanti West Coast: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of final trains of the day have been cancelled by Avanti West Coast in each month since September 2022.

      First Group: Bus Services and Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to undertake a review of the adequacy of FirstGroup (a) rail and (b) bus services.

      Railways: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take steps to shorten the rail journey time between York and Derby.

      Railways: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that the York Central development site continues to play a significant role in the rail sector.

      Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Angus, (b) Scotland, and (c) the UK who are awaiting a practical driving test; and how many...

      Motorways: Litter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of trends in the level of motorway litter in the last (a) three, (b) six and (c) 12 months.

      Bus Services: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will increase funding for bus services in rural areas.

      Aviation: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Philip New independent review on sustainable aviation fuel will be published.

      Parking: Pedestrian Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the results from the managing pavement parking consultation; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of...

      Road Traffic Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2023 to Question 158934 and the Answer of 20 March 2023 to Question 163764 on Road Traffic Control, what assessment...

      Bus Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Bus Back Better strategy.

      Public Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the Demand Responsive Transport schemes; and whether his Department is taking steps to support...

      Transport: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is planning to produce a hydrogen transport strategy.

      Electric Vehicles: Leasing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a Government-backed leasing scheme to widen access to electric...

      Motorways: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how may traffic officer vehicles have been involved in an accident in a live lane on smart motorways in the last 12 months.

      Driverless Vehicles: Delivery Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on developing regulation to support the expanded use of low speed, low weight, autonomous last-mile delivery.

      Motor Vehicles: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take further steps with Cabinet colleagues to encourage road users to transition away from petrol and diesel vehicles, in the...

      Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a comparative between trends in the level of SUV use and levels of (a) road safety and (b) pollution.

      Local Government: Fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the maximum penalty charge available to local authorities outside London.

      A1 (M): Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the A1M was last inspected for potholes and surface defects between junctions 8 and 10; and when that stretch of motorway is next scheduled for...

      Transport: Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an estimate of the timescale needed for implementation of recommendation 4 of Sir Patrick Vallance’s...

      Department for Transport: Procurement

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

      Abellio Greater Anglia: Timetables

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department provided Greater Anglia with a formal written derogation to not consult on that company's May 2023 train timetable changes.

      Cycling and Walking: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department plans to provide to active travel in (a) 2023-2024 and (b) 2024-2025 in (i) dedicated and (ii) general spending.

      Cycling and Walking: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the written statement of 9 March 2023 entitled Transport Update, HCWS625, whether the funding available for the second statutory...

      Travel: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that people with disabilities are able to access modes of active travel which aid (a)...

      Department for Transport: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the data on his Department's spending over £25,000 in the months since June 2022.

      Department for Transport: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish data on his Department's spending over £500 with an electronic purchasing card solution for the months since September 2022.

      Department for Transport: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the proportion of invoices his Department paid to small and medium-sized enterprises within five days in (a) the...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Bombings: Omagh

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much funding will be provided for the independent statutory inquiry into the preventability of the Omagh bombing in August 1998.

    • Gender Based Violence: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Department of Justice on steps to (a) reduce violence against women and girls and (b)...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Disability: Employment

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make it her policy to amend the Equality Act 2010 to require employers to make reasonable adjustments for people with a disability...

  • Scotland Office

    • United Kingdom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make an assessment of the (a) strategic and (b) economic contribution made by Scotland to the UK.

  • Attorney General

    • Illegal Migration Bill

      To ask the Attorney General, what assessment she has made of the compatibility of the Illegal Migration Bill with (a) the 1951 Refugee Convention, (b) the European Convention on Human Rights and...

    • Illegal Migration Bill

      To ask the Attorney General, what assessment she has made of the compatibility of clauses 21 to 28 of the Illegal Migration Bill with Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

      Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

      To ask the Attorney General, what assessment she has made of the (a) scope of delegated powers granted to Ministers under the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill and (b) potential effect...

      Crown Prosecution Service: Finance

      To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for the Crown Prosecution Service in the next Spending Review.

  • Department for Education

    • Faith Schools

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the written answer by Baroness Barran on 9 March (HL5960), what further checks they have made to the 81 settings that claimed to have changed...

    • Apprentices

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 8 March (HL5809), what are the percentages of each of the apprenticeship levels studied in each of...

      Students: Loans

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to reintroducing maintenance grants for the most disadvantaged students; and what plans they have to review the parental...

      Home Education: Registration and Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer of Baroness Barran on 9 March (HL5961), what estimates they have made of the number of children not regularly in school; whether...

      Apprentices and Vocational Guidance: Travellers

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that targeted careers advice and the Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge programme reaches Gypsy and Traveller young people,...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Callanan on 21 February (HL Deb col 1562) that “The key sectors specified in the [Strikes (Minimum Service Levels)] Bill...

    • Local Government: Coronavirus

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether all the undistributed (1) Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant, and (2) Additional Restrictions Grant, scheme funds have now been paid back by local...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Myanmar: Land Mines

      To ask His Majesty's Government what funding they are providing for demining projects in areas of Myanmar not under the control of the military.

    • Ukraine: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support calls for a ceasefire in Ukraine during the celebration of Easter.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners: Foreign Nationals

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the amount of foreign national prisoners in England and Wales.

    • Animal Welfare: Sentencing

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Sentencing Council Animal Cruelty Guidelines, published on 10 May 2022, why the Sentencing Council have proposed changing the maximum...

      Prisons: Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bellamy on 6 March (HL5835), how will the model to deliver education when current contract arrangements end for...

      Prisons: Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bellamy on 6 March (HL5835), whether the model to deliver education when current contract arrangements end for the...

      Prisons: Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bellamy on 6 March (HL5835), whether the key performance indicators for the model to deliver education when...

      Prisoners: Foreign Nationals

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the cost to the public purse for providing translators for foreign national prisoners in each of the last five years.

      Prisons: Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bellamy on 6 March (HL5835), when the tendering process for the delivery of prison education when the current contract...

      Prisons: Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bellamy on 6 March (HL5835), whether there will be a formal consultation over the model to deliver prison...

      Prisons: Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bellamy on 6 March (HL5835), what is their timeline for the (1) development, and (2) delivery, of the model to deliver...

      Prisoners: Foreign Nationals

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many foreign nationals are currently held in prisons in England and Wales.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Junior Doctors: Strikes

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that medical care is not disrupted during the junior doctor strikes.

    • Bereavement Counselling: Training

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure health and social care staff receive culturally-informed training in bereavement, particularly how to identify those at risk...

      Social Services: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide a fully funded plan (1) to meet the needs of (a) older, and (b) disabled, people and their carers, and (2) to address...

      Health Services: Private Sector

      To ask His Majesty's Government which routine procedures previously provided by the NHS are now only delivered through private companies.

      Sports: Health Hazards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing for research into the potential long-term health impacts, including an increased risk of dementia, of contact sport.

      Integrated Care Boards: Ministers

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the role of ministers who are linked with Integrated Care Boards.

      Focal Therapy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase awareness among (1) patients, and (2) medical professionals, of the use of focal therapies including focused ultrasound...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Local Government: Elections

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how successfully local authorities will be able to implement the new Voter ID legislation at the local elections in May.

    • Local Government: Elections

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how successfully local authorities will be able to implement the new Voter ID legislation at the local elections in May.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish details of how the £150 million funding for local authorities to support people on Ukraine visa schemes into longer term...

      Private Rented Housing: Internet

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to their white paper A fairer private rented sector (CP 693), published on 16 June 2022, what progress they have made on the establishment of the Property...

      Electoral Register: Students

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to issue new guidance on how educational institutions should uphold their requirement to cooperate with Election Registration Officers in...

      First Time Buyers: Government Assistance

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many first-time buyers they have offered financial support to in each year since 2008, broken down by local authority area.

  • Home Office

    • Passports: Babies

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assistance they provide to migrants settling in the UK to obtain UK passports for UK-born babies.

    • Asylum

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the legal routes to the UK for citizens of Somalia, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Myanmar or the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

      Asylum: Hong Kong

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers from Hong Kong have been waiting for their case to be processed for longer than (1) six months, (2) one year, and (3) 18 months.

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the undocumented migrants arriving on small boats in 2022 were first registered in other countries as asylum seekers or immigrants; what were the...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Solar Power: Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide aid schemes to encourage more households to install solar power.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Agriculture: Carbon Emissions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the agriculture sectors to play a leading role in delivering net zero.

  • Department for Transport

    • Shipping: Freight

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to their Embracing the ocean: a Board of Trade paper, published on 10 March 2022, how they arrived at their assessment that maritime cargo volumes will...

    • High Speed 2 Line

      To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of HS2 Phase 1 is complete.

      High Speed 2 Line

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the terms of reference of (1) Project Silverlight, and (2) Operation Blue Diamond; who is undertaking the work; and when they are expected to report.

      High Speed 2 Line

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Secretary of State for Transport on 9 March (HCWS625), what (1) development, (2) design, and (3) construction, activities...

      High Speed 2 Line

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many new bridge structures will be constructed as part of HS2 Phase 1; and of these, how many have been completed.

      High Speed 2 Line: Colne Valley

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the percentage completion of construction in respect of HS2 Phase 1 of the Colne Valley Viaduct.

      High Speed 2 Line

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the percentage completion of construction in respect of HS2 Phase 1 of (1) Euston Tunnel, (2) Northolt Tunnel, (3) Chiltern Tunnel, (4) Long Itchington...

      Peers: Correspondence

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to reply to the letter from Lord Berkeley to the Secretary of State for Transport of 16 August 2022 seeking geological information on the...

      Bus Services: Fares

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many bus tickets have been purchased under the Help for Households campaign; and what assessment they have made of the impact the campaign has had on...

      Motorways: Litter

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, (1) to give National Highways enforcement powers to tackle the dropping or dumping of litter on motorways in England, and (2) to...

      Cycling and Electric Scooters: Accidents

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many casualties have been caused by (1) e-scooters, (2) e-cyclists, or (3) cyclists, in England in each of the last three years.

  • Treasury

    • Childcare: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Spring Budget on 15 March, what are the Barnett consequentials for Northern Ireland of their pledge of additional spending on childcare.

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