Written answers

Tuesday, 28 March 2023

  • Department for Education

    • Academies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress her Department has made on ensuring that schools run by local authorities (a) become an academy and (b) join a multi-academy trust.

    • Adoption and Foster Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government takes to help ensure that families are kept together throughout the fostering and adoption process.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to correspondence of 20 March 2023 from the hon. Member for Sefton Central on the repair of school buildings in Sefton...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on (a) the number of requests for new needs assessments for education, health and care plans from upper-tier...

      Care Homes and Foster Care: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many in-person inspections were carried out by Ofsted in (a) children’s and (b) foster homes in each of the last five years.

      Childcare: Portsmouth South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to deliver more affordable childcare for parents and carers of children in Portsmouth South constituency.

      Denton Community College

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his Department's estimated timescale is for seeking improvements at Denton Community College following Ofsted's inadequate finding of that...

      Pre-school Education: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to support Early Years providers in order to (a) reduce provider closures and (b) maintain or increase the...

      Education: LGBTQ+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether educational materials produced by the campaign group Educate and Celebrate are approved for use in schools.

      Childcare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to help increase the number of childcare providers.

      Special Educational Need: Extracurricular Activities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that children and young people with SEND are to participate in out of school activities.

      Childcare: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure childcare remains affordable despite the rising cost of living.

      Disability and Special Educational Needs: Speech and Language Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that children with Special educational needs and disabilities receive Speech and Language Therapy support.

      Childcare: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the eligibility rules for 30 hours of free childcare so that children become...

      Childcare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of children that will take up the additional free hours of childcare announced in the Spring Budget 2023 in...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason repayment holidays are not permitted on student loans.

      Care Leavers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 4.152 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC1183, published on 15 March 2023, if she will list the local authorities that will...

      Special Educational Needs: Hydrotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the availability and access to hydrotherapy on provision for children with SEND.

      Young People: Unemployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of young people not in education, employment or training.

      Extended Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to publish further details on the wraparound pathfinder scheme to support the expansion of school-based childcare provision...

      Childcare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of childcare; and what steps she taking to ensure there is an adequate supply of...

      Childcare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to help ensure that childcare is not more expensive for parents who are night workers.

      Childcare: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of the cost of childcare on parents who do not receive Universal Credit or legacy benefits; and what steps...

      Further Education and Sixth Form Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many 16 to 19 year olds withdrew from their (a) sixth form and (b) further education courses in academic years (i) 2020-21, (ii) 2021-22 and (iii)...

      Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with her Cabinet colleagues to ensure that people in all regions wishing to enter new careers have access to adequate...

      Childcare: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on the quality of childcare of a greater child to carer ratio.

      Childcare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 3.49 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC 1183, what estimate she has made of her Department's planned expenditure in 2023-24 on...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Doctors: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2023 to Question 166289 on Doctors: Workplace Pensions, what estimate he has made of the additional...

    • General Practitioners: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP surgeries have closed since the start of 2022 in each county in the East of England.

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for resuming data collection for the covid-19 infection survey.

      Agency Nurses: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has set a target date for stopping NHS spending on off-framework agencies.

      Hospitals: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the cost of the new hospital programme in each hospital trust.

      NHS: Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of the 2019-20 NHS Pensions Annual Allowance Charge Compensation Policy.

      Hays and Mitie: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February to Question 150520 on Minimum Wage, what the total value of the contracts with the firms listed is.

      Diabetes: Learning Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to create a national framework for a diabetes pathway to support people with learning difficulties.

      Huntington's Disease: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer on 9 March 2023 to Question 162275 on Neurology: Standards, what the integrated care systems' planned engagement...

      Epilepsy: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of asylum applicants who have epilepsy.

      Cancer: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the Major Conditions Strategy will address the psychological needs of children, teenagers and young adults with cancer.

      Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether employees of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust Gender Identity Development Service will lead the replacement...

      Gender Dysphoria: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether current employees of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust Gender Identity Development Service will lead the replacement...

      Suicide Prevention Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 4.24 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC1183, published on 15 March 2023, on Suicide Prevention Voluntary,...

      Endometriosis: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2022 to Question 104356 on Endometriosis: Health Services, what recent progress the National...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to answer Question 148814 from the hon. Member for Stockport which was tabled on 20 February 2023.

      Day Care Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential benefits of providing adults using day care services with 30 hours of free care support...

      Obesity: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on its long-term strategy to prevent and reduce obesity in Wales, including...

      Parkinson's Disease: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to increase the level of research on (a) understanding, (b) treating and (c) diagnosing Parkinson’s.

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to open a consultation that health and care organisations and people with long-term conditions such as...

      Community Diagnostic Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 13 March 2023 to Question 159006 on Community Diagnostic Centres, if he will publish the weekly activity...

      Community Diagnostic Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Department of Health and Social Care press entitled One-stop shops for testing deliver over 3 million potentially...

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to monitor covid-19 (a) prevalence and (b) mutations, in the context of the suspension of the...

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of pausing data collection for the covid-19 infection survey on...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Air Quality Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) Greater Manchester Combined Authority or (b) any other councils within that Combined Authority (i) applied for...

    • Bovine Tuberculosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help the beef and dairy industry with the long-term costs of farms shut down due to bovine...

      Pigs: Animal Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps to ban (a) pig farrowing crates, (b) sow stalls and (c) other caged farming systems.

      Plants: Genetically Modified Organisms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department are taking to support research on gene edited plants; and what assessment she has made of the...

      Food: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made a comparative assessment of (a) food price inflation and (b) trends in the level of profits...

      Food: Profits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of profit made by large food and...

      Sewage: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on reducing sewage discharges.

      Protection of Badgers Act 1992

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to reform the Badger Protection Act 1992 so that sets are tested for the...

      Whisky: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will introduce proposals to ensure statutory geographical indication protections for UK exporters of Irish Whiskey to...

      Coastal Areas: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding her Department plans to provide for rock armour coastal pathway protection schemes; and if she will increase...

      Sewage: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an estimate of the number of sewage discharges that took place in England and Wales in 2022.

      Nutrition: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on ensuring that healthy foods are more accessible and affordable.

      Sewage and Water Abstraction: Water Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to ensure that (a) publicly and (b) privately owned water and sewerage companies fulfil the...

      Fruit and Vegetables: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the extent to which recent increases in the costs of production incurred by British...

  • Home Office

    • UK Border Force: Patrol Craft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with UK industry on the procurement of replacement Border Force vessels.

    • HM Passport Office: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure continuity of passport services in the event of a strike by Passport Office staff.

      Visas: Rohingya

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a visa scheme for Rohingya people to relocate to the UK.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of the Misuse of Drug Act 1971 on the criminal justice system.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of the Misuse of Drug Act 1971 on the criminal justice system.

      Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Government's policy is on extending the Youth Mobility Scheme to EU countries; and if she will make a statement.

      Asylum: Questionnaires

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of (a) translators, (b) legal representatives and (c) other support...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it has been the policy of her Department to place people who were relocated to the UK through the Afghan Relocations and Assistance...

      Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has held recent discussions with EU Member States on extending the Youth Mobility Scheme.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release of 18 March 2023 entitled UK and Rwanda strengthen agreement to deal with global...

      Refugees: English Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to help refugees learn English.

      Slavery: Albania

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of how many Albanian nationals in the UK are victims of (a) human trafficking and (b) modern slavery.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for the Migration and Economic Development Partnership between the UK and Rwanda,...

      Sexual Offences: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on preventing convicted sex offenders from working as personal fitness...

      Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department are taking to encourage male victims to report incidences of domestic abuse.

      Visas: Albania

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the most common visa used by Albanians residing in the UK.

      Home Office: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many overseas flights were made by Ministers in her Department using non-scheduled air transport in each year from 2016 to 2022...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to correspondence of (a) 24 January and (b) 16 February from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare relating to...

      Embassies: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure the security of embassies and high commissions in the UK are maintained.

  • Attorney General

    • Sentencing

      To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme on allowing victims of crime to seek appeals of sentencing.

    • Barristers: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Attorney General, what her Department's policy is on the parity of fees for prosecution and defence counsels.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2023, to Question 159058 on Social Security Benefits, for what reason people who are not expected to seek...

    • Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the number of people who were subject to the benefit cap who increased their earnings through employment in...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2023 to Question 159052 on Social Security Benefits, for what reason the Universal Credit benefit cap is...

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2023, to Question 159058 on Social Security Benefits, what advice his Department gives to people who are...

      Jobcentres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2023, to Question 159058 on Social Security Benefits, whether claimants who are not expected to work have...

      Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 100 of the Spring Budget 2023, published on 15 March 2023, HC 1183, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that...

      Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 4.148 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC1183, published on 15 March 2023, which parts of the sanctions process will be...

      Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 4.148 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC1183, when work on design of the additional training programme commenced.

      Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 100 of the Budget Report 2023, HC1183, published in March 2023, what his Department's training for Work Coaches on...

      Chemicals: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Regulatory Management Options Analyses on potential substances for inclusion on the Substances of Very High Concern Candidate List...

      Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to end child poverty.

      Chemicals: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish her Department's Regulatory Management Options Analysis on the four substances it was considering for inclusion on...

      Industrial Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department consulted (a) health and safety representatives and (b) trade unions on the decision made by Sodexo to change the...

      State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many UK pensioners living overseas received a letter from his Department stating that their pensions had been stopped because of failing...

      State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions were held with the (a) Canadian Government and (b) Canadian High Commission in the UK on UK pensioners in Canada who had...

      Employment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support disabled people to work.

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to take steps to improve the application process for Personal Independence Payments.

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Access to Work applications resulted in recommendations which exceeded the annual cap in each of the last three years.

      Universal Credit: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the policy paper entitled Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper, published on 16 March 2023, if he...

      Universal Credit: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 4.147 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC1183, published on 15 March 2023, whether an equality impact assessment of the...

      Training: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps with his Cabinet colleagues to provide free courses to workers over 50 who feel they would benefit from training to (a)...

      Habitual Residence Test

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department have made of the potential merits of changing the requirements of past presence tests for social security...

      Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the average amount a working person saved for their pension by the time they retired in 2022.

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress his Department has made on increasing processing times for access to work applications made by disabled people.

      Earnings Rules

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 4.146 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC1183, if he will publish the data which informed the policy decision to...

      Social Security Benefits: Reciprocal Arrangements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what pensions advice his Department provides to people who are under the age of 50 and are emigrating to nations without a reciprocal social...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Public Sector: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the potential practice of public bodies using procurement to reduce costs and...

    • Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the potential costs of amending the Principal Civil Service Pensions Classic Scheme to grant full survivors pensions...

      Government Departments: Staff

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release entitled The GPA rated best UK public sector workplace experience, published by the Government Property Agency on...

      Cabinet Office: Aviation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many overseas flights were made by Ministers in his Department using non-scheduled air transport in each year from 2016 to 2022 inclusive; and on...

      EU Law: Bureaucracy

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish any documents held by his Department on the estimated red tape costs of implementing EU legislation from 2011 to 2020.

      Cabinet Office: Legal Opinion

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March to Question 165342, how much his Department spent on external (a) legal firms and (b) counsel in (a) 2020, (b) 2021...

      Peters and Peters

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2023 to Question 165342 on Cabinet Office: Legal Opinion, if he will publish details of the competed framework used...

      Peters and Peters

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many hours of legal services Peters and Peters has provided in relation to the Privileges Committee investigation of the Rt hon. Member for...

      Public Sector: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many disputes on outsourced public service contracts have been referred to ACAS in the last three years.

      Charities: Operating Costs

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has made to ensure charities contracted by (a) government departments, (b) local authorities and (c) NHS bodies to deliver public...

      Government Departments: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many outsourcing contracts the Government has in place broken down by (a) central Government, (b) defence, (c) the NHS, (d) local government, (e)...

      Public Sector: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the impact of improved procurement and contracting terms on (a) costs to contracts and (b) value for money.

      Home Office: Media

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential impact of the Government Communications...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help increase household energy efficiency through (a) insulation and (b) boiler upgrades.

    • Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much and what proportion of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero's capital departmental expenditure will be...

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Hays

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2023 to Question 155157 on Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Minimum Wage, what the...

      Coal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public of the (a) procurement and (b) resale of coal bought for emergency use in power...

      Energy: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what additional support with fuel payments is available for people with Parkinson's Disease; and if he will make a statement.

      Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of using the gas network to carry green hydrogen; and if he will make a...

      Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the conversion of excess energy into green hydrogen by electrolysis; and if he...

      Alternative Fuel Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households have received support through the Alternative Fuel Payment Scheme.

      Alternative Fuel Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish the modelling used to select households that receive payments under the Alternative Fuel Payment scheme.

      Energy Bill Relief Scheme: Tenants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2022 to Question 46172 on Energy: Tenants, whether his Department is introducing regulations...

      Housing: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of Government policy on home insulation and retrofitting on (a) the UK’s net zero...

      Energy: Pensioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to take steps to provide further support with energy costs to pensioners who are in receipt of pension credits and...

      Oil Rigs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) oil production and (b) exploration rigs are working in the North Sea and west of Shetland.

      Warm Home Discount Scheme: Eligibility

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2023 to Question 156174 on Warm Home Discount Scheme, if his Department will make an estimate of...

      Consumers: Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to paragraph 5.2 of the Autumn Statement 2022, CP751, published on 17 November 2022, what recent progress his...

      Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason it is his policy to (a) exclude recipients of non-means tested disability benefits and (b) include recipients of...

      Housing: Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the total number of households that have benefitted from the Solar Together programme up to 20 March 2023.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Parking: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March to Question 156100, when his Department plans to (a) complete and (b) publish its impact...

    • Investment Zones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to paragraph 4.117 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC1183, published on 15 March 2023, how much funding he plans...

      Freeports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2022 to Question 11601, on Freeports, if he will publish the agreed (a) data indicators...

      Levelling Up Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has provided feedback on bids to all (a) local and (b) mayoral combined authorities which were not...

      Social Rented Housing: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to help increase the (a) number and (b) proportion of social houses built with adaptations for...

      Refugees: Afghanistan and Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which councils have received new funding to house refugees from (a) Ukraine and (b) Afghanistan; and how many refugees his...

      Private Rented Housing: Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to prevent landlords from refusing to rent to people who claim universal credit,...

      Buildings: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his oral contribution in the statement on building safety on Tuesday 14 March 2023, Official Report,...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of Ukrainian households admitted under the Homes for Ukraine...

      Infrastructure: Capital Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is taking steps to give communities more involvement in decisions on infrastructure investment.

      Rented Housing: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if it remains his policy to introduce a Renters’ Reform Bill during this Parliament.

      Local Government: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of economic departments within local authorities; and if he...

      Social Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has held with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on long-term funding for social...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to reply to the letter dated 13 January 2023 from the Rt hon. Member for East Ham, ref ST102443.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • BBC Parliament

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has had discussions with the BBC on coverage of the Scottish Parliament and the Senedd on BBC Parliament.

    • Television: Production

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department are taking steps to encourage British television productions to film in Northern Ireland.

      Arts: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with her counterparts in the European Union on introducing a new visa which would allow people in the...

      Gambling: Payment Methods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of running trials on the use of cashless payments for the...

      Gambling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking before publishing the gambling white paper; and when she plans to publish that paper.

      Leisure: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of leisure centres that will receive financial support for energy bills, as...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Youth Custody: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing levels across the youth estate.

    • Family Courts: Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has he made of the impact of civil legal aid cuts on the number and proportion of litigants in person in the family courts.

      Compensation: Court Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many compensation orders were issued in each of the last five years; and what the total value of those compensation orders was.

      Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of legal aid.

      Ministry of Justice: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on external recruitment consultants in 2022; and with which consultants the contracts were held.

      Ministry of Justice: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2023 to Question 156177 on Ministry of Justice: Minimum Wage, what the total value was of those companies' contracts.

      Compensation: Court Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many compensation orders issued in each of the last five years were (a) paid in full, (b) partly paid and (c) unpaid by the offender; and what the...

      Convictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders sentenced in each of the last five years have (a) one conviction, (b) two convictions and (c) three or more convictions for a (i)...

      Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions were held by the 30 recorded offenders with the most convictions as of 20 March 2023; and if he will list the offences those...

      Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders have (a) 50 to 100 and (b) 100 or more convictions; and how many were (i) serving a custodial sentence, (ii) on an electronic tag and...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether there are (a) any foodstuffs and (b) any manufactured goods that producers in Northern Ireland cannot sell...

    • Afghanistan: Girls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of funding provided by his Department for education projects for...

      Pakistan: Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the security situation in Lahore.

      Diplomatic Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many and what proportion of UK diplomats posted outside of the UK are (a) male and (b) female.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Mandarin Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled Integrated Review Refresh 2023: Responding to a more contested and...

      Developing Countries: Sanitary Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will expand the Women and Girls strategy to include provisions on menstrual health and hygiene.

      Uganda: Homosexuality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in Uganda on the Ugandan Government's Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023.

  • Treasury

    • Business Rates and VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of business rates and VAT for (a) micro businesses and (b) SMEs.

    • Individual Savings Accounts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2023 to Question 87713 on Individual Savings Accounts, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential...

      British Patient Capital

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March to Question 167105 on British Patient Capital, if he will provide a breakdown by English region of the £900 million...

      Travel: Insurance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2023 to Question 162259 on Travel: Insurance, whether his Department has taken recent steps with (a) insurers and (b)...

      Childcare: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of increasing the tax free childcare scheme to cover (a) 25 per cent and (b) 30 per cent of...

      Childcare: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) forecast and (b) actual expenditure was for the tax-free childcare scheme in the last three financial years.

      Social Rented Housing: Construction

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to increase the number of social houses built, in...

      Fiscal Policy: Scotland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his planned timetable is for the next review of the agreement between the Scottish government and the UK government on the Scottish government’s...

      Treasury: Aviation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many overseas flights were made by Ministers in his Department using non-scheduled air transport in each year from 2016 to 2022 inclusive; and on how...

      Charities: Government Assistance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Spring Budget Report 2023, HC1183, published on 15 March 2023, which (a) activities and (b) charities will be eligible for the...

      Treasury: Consultants

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on external recruitment consultants in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) 2022.

      Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to reform requirements to date (a) Vehicle Excise Duty and (b) other taxes from the first of the month.

      Spirits: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March to Question 167167 on Spirits: Excise Duties and with reference to Table 4.1 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC1183,...

      Treasury: Billing

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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 2021-2022...

      Religious Buildings: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Valuation Office Agency's process for assessing non-traditional buildings which are places of worship.

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent review of the loan charge.

      Tax Avoidance: Mansfield

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is planning to take to support individuals affected by the Loan Charge in Mansfield constituency.

      Tax Yields: Scotland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has accrued to the Exchequer in (a) inheritance tax (b) capital gains tax (c) tax on dividends and (d) vehicle excise duty from people...

      Invalid Vehicles: Imports

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Invamed Group and Others v. HMRC judgment In the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) on appeal from the Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery...

      Energy Bills Discount Scheme: Cleaning Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons the laundry industry is not eligible for support under the Energy and Trade Intensive Industries scheme.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ajax Vehicles: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 20 March 2023, HCWS652 on Ajax Payments Update, what the total cost was of the user validations trials for...

    • Military Bases: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the MoD Climate Change and Sustainability Strategic Approach, whether his Department has cohered all Defence Estate initiatives with...

      Armed Forces: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Armed Forces Personnel figures published on 22 March 2023, what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve the working...

      Armed Forces: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what specific qualifications in project management are senior responsible owners required to have before being appointed.

      Armed Forces: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's procurement programmes are overseen by a Senior Responsible Owner.

      Armed Forces: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military officers are Senior Responsible Owners.

      Defence: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support defence jobs across the UK.

      Ajax Lessons Learned Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Government's proposal to invest £3 billion in the UK’s defence nuclear enterprise, how much of that funding will be...

      Ministry of Defence: TikTok

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made on the security risks posed by utilising the TikTok app on government devices.

      Ministry of Defence: TikTok

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he had with Cabinet colleagues on the ban of the TikTok app on government devices. before that ban was announced.

      HMS Nelson

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

      Artillery: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to source artillery from international partners.

      Defence: Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve defence collaboration with industry.

      Armed Forces: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many senior responsible owners who are military officers derived from the (a) Army, (b) Royal Air Force, (c) Royal Navy and (d) Royal Marines as of...

      DM Gosport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the (a) size in hectares and (b) Housing Unit Potential of DE&S Gosport.

      Ukraine: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Ukrainian defence against Russian aggression.

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total number of decisions taken on applications through the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme was since its establishment on 1...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether flights to the UK for people in Pakistan who are eligible under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy have been suspended.

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people eligible under (a) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (b) Afghan citizens resettlement scheme accommodated by the British High...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people accommodated by the British High Commission in Islamabad have been there for over one year; and what is the longest time spent at the...

      Injuries: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many injury compensation claims submitted to his Department in the UK by (a) Afghan civilian interpreters and (b) other locally employed civilians...

      Russia: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there is any evidence of Russian launching missile strikes against Ukraine from Belarusian territory.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the letter from the Minister for Defence Procurement dated 20 March 2023 promised in the Answer of 27 February to Question 146792 on...

      Military Bases: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 6 March 2023 to Question 153692 on Military Bases: Sales, if he will provide a breakdown of the sum raised by Defence...

      Military Bases: Single People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his baseline plan and budget are for the Single Living Accommodation Management Information System.

      Military Bases: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the NAO report, Optimising the Defence Estate, published on 11 June 2021, when the Defence Infrastructure Organisation began assessing...

      Military Bases: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Defence Estate Optimisation disposal timelines were as of (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.

      RAF Lossiemouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) size in hectares and (b) housing unit potential is of RAF Lossiemouth.

      Shipbuilding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support British shipbuilding.

      Ajax Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there have been any changes made to the contracted AJAX vehicle requirements due to (a) the completion of user validation trials and (b) the...

      Ajax Vehicles: Le TacCIS Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the AJAX vehicles are required to have Morpheus installed on their platforms to reach (a) initial operating capability and (b) full operating...

      Ajax Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the AJAX vehicles can now fire while moving.

      Ajax Lessons Learned Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the draft report on the AJAX lessons learned was received by his Department.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Science and Technology: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of consulting people under the age of 18 on its science and...

    • Research: Expenditure

      To ask Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Office for National Statistics dataset entitled Business enterprise research and development UK, published...

      Clinical Trials: Reviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press release entitled Lord O'Shaughnessy to lead independent review into UK clinical trials, published...

      Innovation and Research

      To ask Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2023 to Question 132389 on Innovation and Research, what (a) workstreams, (b) initiatives...

      Science: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March to Question 166217 on Research: Finance, if she will list the range of funding mechanisms...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • UK Export Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the announcement by UK Export Finance on 24 May 2022 of its support for construction of the Ankara-Izmir High Speed...

    • Import Duties: Caribbean

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to take steps to remove tariffs on goods and services from Commonwealth countries in the Caribbean.

      Small Businesses: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she plans to take to support small and medium sized businesses with the effects of trends in the level of (a) inflation and (b)...

      Travel: Trading Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure that trading standards are being upheld (a) in the travel industry and (b) with regard to travel agents...

      US-EU Task Force on the Inflation Reduction Act

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had with his counterparts in the US-EU Task Force on the Inflation Reduction Act on the potential impact of...

      Trade Agreements: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether steps to prevent online and telephone fraud have been discussed during the free trade negotiations with India.

      Working Hours: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing guidance for employers on promoting the health and wellbeing for night...

      Small Businesses: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps she is taking to help ensure that small and medium-sized businesses remain viable in the context of the increases in the...

      Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Office for Budget Responsibility publication entitled Economic and fiscal outlook, published in March 2023, what...

      Employment Tribunals Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department plans to implement the Law Commission's April 2020 recommendation on extending to six months the time limit for...

      Trade Promotion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2023 to Question 136628 on Trade Promotion, for what reason her Department does not hold data on the...

  • Department for Transport

    • Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department has provided to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council to increase the provision of electric vehicle charging points in...

    • Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department provides to local councils to increase the provision of electric vehicle charging points.

      Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward a transport bill.

      Railways: Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of mobile network coverage on long distance rail routes.

      Driving Tests: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was for a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency practical driving test in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) West Didsbury...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide funding to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points in rural areas.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Office: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 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...

    • Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Government will provide funding to churches and community groups in Northern Ireland to help them celebrate the Coronation of His...

      Bus Services: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to ensure the continuation of Easilink bus services in rural areas in Northern Ireland in the next financial year.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Pharmacy: Contracts

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework remains fit for purpose, given that it was negotiated before the COVID-19...

    • Earwax: Medical Treatments

      To ask His Majesty's Government why ear syringing is now only provided by a private sector provider in some areas, and not by the NHS.

      Hepatitis: Disease Control

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they (1) have developed, or (2) intend to put in place, for the maintenance phase of Hepatitis C elimination once England has reached the World...

      General Practitioners: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether General Practitioners are no longer able to perform routine procedures such as syringing of ears and treatment of minor injuries; and if not, who took the...

      Hepatitis: Disease Control

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the HCVAction report Taking the initiative: how England is eliminating Hepatitis C, published on 21 February, what assessment they have made of...

      Blood: Viral Diseases

      To ask His Majesty's Government on what timeframe they will (1) assess the first year of opt-out HIV and hepatitis testing, and (2) decide whether to expand opt-out testing to areas with a high...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to end the use of animals to test products including (1) vaccines, and (2) pharmaceutical products for bacterial...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • British Overseas Territories

      To ask His Majesty's Government what contingency plans they have in place to exercise their reserve powers in overseas territories.

    • Disease Control: International Cooperation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Financial Intermediary Fund for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response on tackling (1) new diseases,...

      Syria: Peace Negotiations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what diplomatic efforts they are making to pursue a ceasefire in Northern Syria given the continuing clashes in that region.

      Syria: Earthquakes

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that relief materials reach the earthquake victims in Northern Syria.

      Syria: Earthquakes

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assist in the protection of women and girls in the earthquake hit region of Northern Syria.

      BBC Persian Service: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to use part of the £20 million of additional funding they have made available to the BBC for World Service broadcasts to prevent the...

      Nicaragua: Religious Freedom

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for political and religious freedom in Nicaragua of (1) the decision of the government of Nicaragua to suspend...

      Female Genital Schistosomiasis: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle female genital schistosomiasis.

      Kenya: Droughts

      To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to Kenya to alleviate the effects of famine caused by drought in that country.

  • Home Office

    • Development Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of Official Development Assistance (ODA) was spent on (1) responding to emergencies and other unpredictable events, (2) illegal immigration into...

    • Visas

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people entered the UK legally on a visa each year from 2015 to 2022; and of those, how many have remained in the UK illegally by overstaying their visa.

      Asylum

      To ask His Majesty's Government which countries they have had discussions with over the last three years about receiving people who have arrived in the UK wishing to seek asylum; and which of...

      Asylum

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people came to the UK seeking asylum for each year from 2002 to 2022; and of those, how many were granted asylum.

      Skilled Workers: Vacancies

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have received in the past 12 months to add occupations to the Skilled Workers Shortage Occupation List.

      Counter-terrorism

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision to include the film Zulu as a 'key text' in the Prevent programme; and what plans they have, if any, to reassess...

      Offenders: Personal Names

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 8 March (HL Deb col 797), for how long they have recorded changes of name by individuals following...

  • Treasury

    • Financial Services: Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to assess the effectiveness of financial regulation in the UK following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank.

    • Investment Trusts: Hong Kong

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether HM Treasury has fully implemented the Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF) between the UK and Hong Kong.

      Public Expenditure

      To ask His Majesty's Government what will be the Barnett Consequential Financial Provision for (1) Scotland, (2) Northern Ireland, and (3) Wales, as a result of their expenditure on the HS2...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Veterinary Medicine: Nurses

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the risks to animal and public health posed by individuals calling themselves veterinary nurses, despite not being...

    • Plastics: Recycling

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the operation of plastic packaging recycling services in supermarkets and other retail settings, and (2) whether the...

      Roads: Fly-tipping and Litter

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage (1) National Highways, (2) principal local authorities, (3) the Environment Agency, and (4) private landowners, to put in...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Department for Business and Trade: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the cost of merging the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy with the Department for International Trade; and whether the budget...

    • Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the impact assessment for the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill should be revised to consider fully the potential...

  • Department for Education

    • Special Educational Needs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria they will use to decide whether a young person needs an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

    • Children: Swimming

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total number of children for the 2021/22 academic year who could not swim upon leaving (1) primary, and (2) secondary, school.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Homelessness: Rural Areas

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle rural homelessness.

    • Private Rented Housing: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what existing (1) qualifications, and (2) training, are required to establish a letting or property management company.

      Private Rented Housing: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what forms of redress are available for those with complaints against letting agencies where they are not members of recognised industry standards associations.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Swimming: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings by Sport England that 80 per cent of black children do not swim.

    • Gambling: Licensing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to make it a mandatory requirement for affiliates who provide gambling tips to hold a licence.

      Football: Sportsgrounds

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address (1) pitch invasions, and (2) fan disorder, at football stadiums in order to ensure the safety of (a) fans, and (b) footballers.

      Sports Competitors: Work Permits

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have received concerning the Governing Body Endorsements regulations; and what plans they have to review the current arrangements.

      Health and Sports: Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the recommendation in the House of Lords National Plan for Sport and Recreation Committee’s report A national plan...

      National Gallery: Copyright

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much the National Gallery raised in image fees from their image licensing department in 2021–22 and 2022–23; and what costs that were directly...

      Sports: Health Hazards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) sporting bodies, and (2) other stakeholders, regarding guidance for schools and clubs about (a) the prevention of...

      Rugby

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to commission a review of rugby similar to that of the Fan-Led Review of Football Governance.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Serbia: Military Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many Ministry of Defence Form 680 applications for the release of information or equipment to Serbian entities have been (1) made, (2) granted, and (3)...

  • Department for Transport

    • Shipping

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, other than the Ministry of Defence, which departments monitor shipping, potential illegal imports by sea, and other sea-based threats.

    • Driving: Eyesight

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many drivers have reported problems with their eyesight to the DVLA in the last 10 years; and what proportion of those have had their driving licences...

      Merchant Shipping: Medals

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 21 March (HL6375), whether the Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service is on a par with the...

      Public Transport: Rural Areas

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many people used public transportation supported by the Rural Mobility Fund in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, (4) 2021, and...

      Transport: Capital Investment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what capital departmental spending limits are set under the Spring Budget 2023 for the next three years for expenditure on (1) highways, (2) other roads, (3) High...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Asylum: Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the value of legal aid expenditure available to support asylum applications from individuals from (1) Hong Kong, (2) Ukraine,...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Household Support Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by the Viscount Younger of Leckie on 9 March (HL5842), where the management information on the household support fund is published;...

    • Employment Schemes: Young People

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the success of the Youth Offer and Kickstart scheme against their stated aims of supporting those under 25 to find employment.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Migrants

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people came to the UK each year from 2002 to 2022 on migration grounds, excluding those seeking asylum.

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