Written answers

Monday, 17 April 2023

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Social Rented Housing: Rents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has put in place a cap on rental increases for social housing renters; and what assessment his...

    • Evictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether it is his Department's policy that possession of a musical instrument would be a ground for eviction as a...

      Green Homes Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of potential fire risk posed by spray foam insulation installed under Green...

      Building Safety Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much has been (a) allocated and (b) disbursed by the Building Safety Fund up to 28 March 2023, broken down by English...

      High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish a list of the housebuilders and mixed-use developers that his Department asked to sign the developer...

      Parish and Town Councils

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, under what processes a (a) town and (b) parish council may be abolished.

      Council Tax: Valuation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of updating the valuations upon which Council Tax...

      Nuclear Reactors and Wind Power: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to tackle potential barriers to planning permission for (a) offshore windfarms and (b) small...

      Shared Ownership Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to support shared ownership homeowners.

      Wind Power: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of revising the National Planning Policy Framework to permit the...

      Energy Performance Certificates: Bolton South East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the proportion of houses that have an EPC rating of (a) A, (b) B, (c) C, (d) D and (e) E in...

      Cemeteries: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on the maintenance of municipal cemeteries.

      Asylum: Translation Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the amount local councils have spent on translation services for asylum applicants in each...

  • Department for Education

    • Department for Education: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of people employed within her Department have recorded that they have a disability.

    • Teachers: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to recruit additional teachers in Greater London.

      Physical Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has had discussions with the National Union of Teachers on the notice provided of future levels of funding for physical activity in the...

      GCE A-level and GCSE: Learning Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help children with learning difficulties achieve higher GCSE and A-Level grades.

      Reading: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve reading standards.

      Russell Scott Primary School: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will outline the planned timescales for building work on Russell Scott Primary School.

      Sex and Relationship Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to provide relationship and sex education to school children that is (a) high quality and (b) LGBT-inclusive.

      Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to mark Gypsy, Roma, Traveller history month in June 2023.

      Free School Meals: Pupil Exclusions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to provide free school meals to children who are permanently excluded.

      Teachers: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of impact of performance-related pay for teachers on (a) performance and (b) educational outcomes.

      Performing Arts: North of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a specialist school for music, film and digital design in the north of England.

      Reading: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve reading standards in schools.

      Disability: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the SEND review: right support, right place, right time, published on 29 March 2022, what steps her Department is taking to make it...

      Pre-school Education: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of staff in early years education.

      Engineering and Manufacturing Industries: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact the new Level 3 Alternative Academic Qualifications have had on T-Level student...

      Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason there was a £0.4 billion decrease in Education Capital DEL spending plans for financial year 2022-23 in the Spring Budget 2023...

      Pupils: Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an estimate of the number of (a) occasions that schools in Birmingham, Erdington constituency have screened pupils using metal...

      Free School Meals: Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to expand Free School Meals to all children with families in receipt of Universal Credit.

      STEM Subjects: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to update the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy to help tackle STEM teacher shortages.

      Department for Education: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to respond to the letter from the Sefton Association of Primary Headteachers, dated 26 March 2023.

      Overseas Students: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential impact of international student visa...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Written Questions: Government Responses

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average cost to the public purse was of answering Written Parliamentary Questions as of March 2023.

    • Infosys: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) contracts and (b) sub-contracts (i) Government Departments, (ii) executive agencies and (iii) non-departmental public bodies hold with Infosys.

      Senior Civil Servants: Training

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how long the major projects leadership academy for senior responsible owners is.

      UK Integrated Security Fund

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the new Integrated Security Fund will prioritise the Women, Peace and Security Agenda.

      Public Consultation: Standards

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to monitor departments' performance against the Cabinet Office consultation principles, updated in March 2018.

      UK Integrated Security Fund

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the UK Integrated Security Fund will have the same objectives for tackling (a) conflict and (b) gender equality as there were through the...

      Knives: Crime

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many instances of knife crime have been recorded in (a) the West Midlands, (b) Birmingham and (c) the Birmingham, Erdington constituency, in each...

  • Home Office

    • Visas: Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether international students with Tier 4 visas who wish to switch to a dependant's visa based on their spouse's Tier 2 skilled worker visa...

    • Asylum: Questionnaires

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many questionnaires have been (a) sent by and (b) returned to her Department in relation to asylum claims within the scope of the new...

      Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress the Government has made on the appointment of an Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner.

      Refugees: Families

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time was for her Department to make a decision on a refugee family reunion application in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and...

      Immigration: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role the detention gatekeeper will have in decisions to detain people under clause 12 of the Illegal Migration Bill.

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time equivalent asylum casework staff there were in her Department as of 1 March 2023.

      Biometric Residence Permits

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of Biometric Residence Permits issued in each month since 1 January 2022 have been subsequently reissued to...

      Embassies: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 24 March 2023 to Question 170759, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the...

      Body Searches: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many strip-searches were carried out on children by Greater Manchester Police in each of the last five years; and what proportion of...

      Anti-social Behaviour: Nitrous Oxide

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her oral contribution of 27 March 2023, Official Report, column 674, on Antisocial Behaviour Action Plan, what emerging evidence...

      Personation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to make identity theft a recordable crime.

      Aviation: Immigration Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many general aviation reports were submitted in each region in 2022.

      Aviation: Immigration Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department last reviewed the criteria under which general aviation reports are required.

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applications were awaiting processing in (a) June 2010 and (b) December 2022.

      Death Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) guidelines and (b) service level targets her Department has issued to Registrars of Births, Deaths and Marriages on issuing a (a)...

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the asylum claims identified for consideration on inadmissibility grounds since January 2021 and subsequently admitted into the...

      Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2023 to Question 165227 on Agriculture: Seasonal Workers, whether the guarantee of a minimum of 32 hours...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much the Government spends per day on accommodation for Afghans in the (a) Margalla Hotel, (b) Islamabad...

    • Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the table published by his Department entitled Data underlying SID 2021, published on 23...

      Global Disinformation Index

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 March 2023 to Question 171377 on Global Disinformation Index, whether he has made an...

      Matiullah Wesa

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to call for the release of Matiullah Wesa, head of Afghan education...

      International Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has taken recent steps with his international counterpart to agree multi-year funding settlements for...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment on the effectiveness of the work of the WHO mRNA Vaccine Technology...

      East Africa: Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to help tackle the hunger crisis in East Africa.

      Turkey: Earthquakes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to support Türkiye following the earthquakes; how much financial aid he has...

      Nigeria: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his counterparts in Nigeria on recent elections and potential steps to avoid...

      Developing Countries: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the increase in bacterial vaccine manufacturing capacity in Low to...

      Innovation and Science: Trade Promotion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to fund and promote UK (a) science and innovation and (b) universities through...

      Ethiopia: Peace Negotiations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the likelihood of international mediation by (a) the African Union or (b)...

      Kenya: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) risks and (b) impacts of increasing political violence in Kenya; and...

      Myanmar: Military Attachés

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to expel the defence attaché of the Myanmar Embassy in the UK in the context of reports of...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Mandarin Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2023 to Question 172466 on Mandarin Language, how many places he expects to be...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Mandarin Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2023 to Question 172466 on Mandarin Language, how many of his Department's...

      Uganda: Homosexuality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Ugandan Government on the anti-homosexuality bill passed by the Parliament...

      British International Investment: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of UK Official Development Assistance was spent on British International Investment...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Mandarin Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2023 to Question 172466 on Mandarin Language, how many of her Department's...

      Developing Countries: Debts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Seventh Report of the International Development Committee entitled Debt relief in low-income...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Mandarin Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2023 to Question 172466 on Mandarin Language, what funding her Department have...

      Hong Kong

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the impact of his planned meeting with the Finance Minister of Hong...

      Myanmar: Democracy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support Myanmar’s transition to democracy.

      Palestinians: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency on the use of the official...

      Pakistan: Ahmadiyya

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations has he made to his counterpart in Pakistan over reports of the destruction of the minarets of...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of their Department's employees are recorded as having a disability.

      Fariba Kamalabadi and Mahvash Sabet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the re-imprisonment of Fariba Kamalbadi and...

      East Africa: International Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department intends to publish country funding allocations for financial years 2022-23 for (a) Kenya, (b)...

      Afghanistan: Save the Children Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of reductions in funding to Save the Children on their work in Afghanistan.

      Occupied Territories: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his counterpart in Israel following reports of attacks on health workers in...

      Cyprus: National Security Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in Cyprus on the National Security Bill.

      Cyprus: Diplomatic Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the National Security Bill on diplomatic relations...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Israeli counterpart on recent reports of (a) attacks on Palestinian...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many people (a) expressed interest in Pathway 3 and (b) were approved for relocation to the UK via that...

      Development Aid: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help support manufacturing initiatives for health products in (a) Africa...

      Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what processes his Department has in place to help ensure that country allocations for financial year 2022-23...

      Syria: Military Intervention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of (a) the Islamic Revolutionary Guard...

      Algeria: Churches

      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 closure of churches in Algeria.

      Iran: Nuclear Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action’s in...

      Syria: Earthquakes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to support Syria following the earthquakes; how much financial aid he has (a)...

      Palestinians: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken steps to (a) implement policies and (b) provide funding to help support (i)...

      Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March to Question 163724 on Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid, whether funds held by the...

      Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Vahid Beheshti

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he held discussions with Vahid Beheshti during his recent hunger strike outside his Department; and what...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Community Diagnostic Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what community diagnostic centre locations have opened since October 2021; what was the (a) date on which each community diagnostic...

    • General Practitioners: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March to Question 161414 on General Practitioners: East of England, what data his Department holds on the...

      Dental Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of delays in fitting braces for children on the dental health of...

      Doctors: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2023 to Question 166290 on Doctors: Workplace Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the...

      Palantir: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the security of NHS data held by Palantir Technologies.

      Ambulance Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) serious incident and (b) coroner reports relating to mortality due to ambulance delays there were in each Ambulance Trust in...

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Royal College of General Practitioners' report entitled Fit for the Future GP Pressures 2023 published in March...

      General Practitioners: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP practices in England use automated (a) appointment reminder messages, (b) consultation booking and, c) triage responses.

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Royal College of General Practitioners' report entitled Fit for the Future GP Pressures 2023 published in March...

      General Practitioners: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of patients with urgent needs who could not be offered an appointment with their GP on the day...

      Health Services: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Royal College of General Practitioners report entitled Fit for the Future GP Pressures 2023, published in March...

      General Practitioners: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Our plan for patients, published on 22 September 2022, what data his Department holds on the number of GP practices...

      General Practitioners: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients with urgent needs were unable to see their GP on the day they tried to book an appointment in each of the last twelve...

      Ambulance Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the triage of patients by the ambulance service.

      Surgery: Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average distance travelled by patients for operations for elective (a) trauma and (b) orthopaedic...

      Mental Health Services: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to conclude the review into patient safety in mental health inpatient services.

      Paramedical Staff: Retirement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to reduce the retirement age for paramedics.

      Ophthalmic Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a national eye health strategy for England.

      General Practitioners: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to provide a funded plan to increase the ability of GP practices to respond to any surges in patient demand.

      Ambulance Services: Coroners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to review (a) the trends in the level of and (b) reasons for coroner requests for information to...

      General Practitioners: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take additional steps to reduce (a) workloads and (b) bureaucracy experienced by GPs.

      Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of launching a new education campaign on advising patients on (a)...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2023 to Question 171374 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, whether she has had any discussions with the...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the Governance and assurance review of the Mental...

      Heart Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his department has made an assessment of the economic impact of late-stage heart failure; and what steps his Department is taking to...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason spring booster vaccinations will not be offered to close family members of those acutely vulnerable to covid-19.

      Mental Capacity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a timetable for the introduction of Liberty Protection Safeguards.

      Antivirals Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to disband the antivirals taskforce.

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to improve patient safety within mental health hospitals following the events at Edenfield Centre.

      Mental Health Services: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of safety within mental health hospitals following reports from Kent and Medway NHS and...

      Autism: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of suitability of the use of mental health hospitals for individuals with autism.

      Genomics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to help improve genomic testing and care in the UK.

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the findings on concerns of general practice staff on delivering adequate level of care in winter 2023 in the Royal...

      Epilepsy: Cannabis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce cannabis treatment on the NHS for people with Dravet Syndrome.

      Ambulance Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the number of (a) coroner and (b) serious incidence reports that have cited (i) ambulance delays to see a patient and...

      Mental Health Services: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the announcement in Written Ministerial Statement UIN HCWS512 on 23 January 2023 of a rapid review into patient safety...

      Mental Health Services: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the announcement in Written Ministerial Statement UIN HCWS512 on 23 January 2023 of a rapid review into patient safety...

      Down's Syndrome: Maternity Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people who give birth to a child with Down's syndrome are provided with adequate...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2023 to Question 166164 on Government Departments: Staff, what the overall rating out of 100 recorded...

      Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2022 to Question 97701 on Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Children, what recent discussions his...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the data that is collected on NHS funded mental health inpatient services.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2023 to Question 128616 on Members: Correspondence, if his Department will resend the response of 25...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential health risks of e-cigarettes for children.

      Carers: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides to people who (a) fall ill and (b) have an accident and are a primary carer for a vulnerable child.

      Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is his policy to maintain the prescription waiver for anti-virals for people who are clinically vulnerable and extremely...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to disband the Covid-19 Enhanced Protection Panel.

      NHS: Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of training provided to NHS staff on dignity at work.

      Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to increase (a) early diagnosis and (b) effective treatment of (i) Paediatric Acute-onset...

      Surgical Hubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a list of the locations of (a) active and (b) planned surgical hubs.

      NHS: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the retention of staff in the NHS.

      Ambulance Services: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patient safety incident reports, reported on by Yorkshire Ambulance Service, were made by (a) GPs and (b) other non-Yorkshire...

      Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times (a) he and (b) other Ministers from his Department have met with the Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation since...

      NHS: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department collects data on the mental health of NHS staff.

      Mental Health Services: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS England spent on inpatient services commissioned from providers with (a) requires improvement and (b) inadequate Care...

      Dental Services: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the April 2023 increases in NHS dental charges on (a) patients and (b)...

      NHS 111

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the average wait time for a 111 call in each of the last 12 months.

      Mental Health Services: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list the existing data sets that will be considered within the rapid review of patient safety in mental health inpatient services.

      Dentistry: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of (a) the average time taken by the General Dental Council to process a new application for...

      Pregnancy: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for the opening of specialised NHS medical centres for women during pregnancy.

      Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the serious incidences reported by Yorkshire Ambulance Service in...

      General Practitioners: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to increase funding for new IT systems and technology for GP practices to improve (a) booking systems and...

      Alfred Bean Hospital: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to (a) increase the range and (b) improve the standard of services available at Alfred Bean Hospital in Driffield; and...

      NHS: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to provide additional and funded NHS staff retention schemes.

      Dentistry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dentists were registered in each year since 2003.

      NHS England: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will carry out a review of the necessary and desirable qualifications for the role of Chair of NHS England.

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding has been allocated to conducting the rapid review into mental health services inpatient services.

      NHS England: Risk Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role the Chair of NHS England has played in risk assessment for the NHS since his appointment.

      Credit Suisse: Takeovers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the takeover of Credit Suisse in the context of the role of Richard...

      Ovarian Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to provide support to GPs to improve the early diagnosis of ovarian cancer.

      Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March to Question 166116 on Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, what the accountability relationship is between...

      Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March to Question 166115 on Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, what steps his Department has taken in response...

      Dental Services: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many appointments for dental extractions by sedation were available in Cheshire and Wirral in the latest period for which data is...

      NHS: Occupational Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to ensure the provision of wellbeing services to support the (a) physical and (b) mental health of (i) NHS staff...

      Health Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on the implementation of the delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency care services; and...

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the impact of the closure of the 85 BUPA dental practices on the provision of dentistry in (a) York and...

      NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress has been made on reaching a pay agreement for NHS staff.

      Dentistry: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dentists there were in (a) Stockport constituency and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in the last (i) three, (ii) six,...

      Isotretinoin: Side Effects

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the review by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on Isotretinoin: an expert review of suspected...

      Dental Services: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of directly employing all dental support staff working in dental...

      Social Services: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much has been spent on the Made with Care recruitment campaign; and how many care workers were recruited through that campaign as of...

      Ophthalmic Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to improve access to eye care services in (a) North Durham (b) all Integrated Health Board areas.

      Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that learning from (a) the Mpox and (b) other outbreaks is used to inform long-term healthcare (i)...

      Arthritis: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking ensure the early diagnosis of people with arthritis.

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of families expected to be on the Healthy Start Scheme in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.

      NHS: Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number and proportion of NHS staff reporting (a) bullying, (b) harassment and (c) discrimination in...

      Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help increase the use of community pharmacies for (a) detection, (b) prevention and (c) other services;...

      Bootham Park Hospital

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the cost to NHS Property Services of Bootham Park Hospital since that hospital closed.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to reply to the email of 31 January 2023 from the hon. Member for Rochdale relating to accident and emergency departments.

      Unispace Global: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2023 to Question 120948 on Unispace Global: Contracts, whether his Department sought legal advice on...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Hospitality Industry: Cost of Living and VAT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the viability of businesses in the hospitality sector, in the context of (a) the rates of VAT...

    • Small Businesses: Exports 

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure Export Support Service is adequately resourced to support small businesses.

      Small Businesses: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to increase the proportion of exports from small and medium-sized business.

      Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the (a) funding arrangements, (b) governance structures and (c) management structures are for the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

      Small Businesses: Exports 

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the report of the Federation of Small Businesses' entitled Customs Clearance, published 28 March 2023, what assessment she...

      Trade Agreements: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent progress she has made on negotiation of a free trade agreement with Israel.

      Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent progress he has made on revising the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988.

      Trade Agreements: Mexico

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will take steps with her Mexican counterpart to include measures on the mutual recognition of higher education qualifications in a...

      Students: Mexico

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had recent discussions with her Mexican counterpart on taking steps to facilitate student exchanges between UK and Mexican...

      Trade Promotion: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what non-educational funding is available to support small businesses that wish to (a) exhibit and (b) export trade overseas.

      Government Departments: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2023 to Question 166164 on Government Departments: Staff, how many and what proportion of respondents to...

      Life Sciences: Overseas Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to increase trade opportunities for the life sciences sector.

      Business: Trade Barriers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to reduce barriers to global trade for British businesses.

      Postage Stamps: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Royal Mail's announcement on the rise of the cost of first class stamps, what steps her Department is taking to ensure...

      Royal Mail

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Seventh Report of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee of Session 2022–23, HC 1045, whether her...

      Shipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to support maritime companies on attracting investment which helps transform UK ports into centres for manufacturing...

      Shipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she will take to support (a) investment in and (b) exports growth from the maritime sector.

      Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

      Events Industry: Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which Minister in her Department has responsibility for the (a) events and (b) business meeting sector.

      Public Health: Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to educate (a) workers and (b) businesses on ways to reduce negative health impacts of night-time work.

      Flexible Working: Disability

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

      Flexible Working

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

      Flexible Working

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

  • Treasury

    • Customs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the de minimis customs threshold to £1000; and if he will make a...

    • Hospitality Industry: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to reduce the level of VAT applying to the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement.

      Treasury: Economic Situation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the his Department's policy paper entitled Net Zero Review Final Report, published on 19 October 2021, what recent progress his...

      Tobacco: Smuggling

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2022 to Question 94724 on tobacco smuggling, when he expects secondary legislation to be introduced to extend the...

      Treasury: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the his Department's policy paper entitled Net Zero Review Final Report, published on 19 October 2021, what recent progress his...

      Treasury: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the his Department's policy paper entitled Net Zero Review Final Report, published on 19 October 2021, what recent progress his...

      Treasury: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the his Department's policy paper entitled Net Zero Review Final Report, published on 19 October 2021, what recent progress his...

      Treasury: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the his Department's policy paper entitled Net Zero Review Final Report, published on 19 October 2021, what recent progress his...

      Financial Conduct Authority

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the establishment of the Financial Regulator Assessment Authority in Australia...

      Financial Conduct Authority

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what basis the Government has decided whether or not the obligations placed on the Financial Conduct Authority under Section 29 of the Financial...

      Bank Services: Interest Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that bank savings accounts offer interest rates of at least the same level of the Bank of England base rate.

      Funerals: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on regulation of the funeral plans sector.

      Mortgages: North West

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the number of people on standard variable rate mortgages in (a) Weaver Vale constituency and (b) the North West.

      Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the grant of special licenses by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation is subject to (a)...

      Housing: Energy

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there will be a Barnett consequential for Northern Ireland from the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund and Home Upgrade Grant for energy-saving...

      Electronic Funds Transfer: Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring financial institutions to introduce a delay to processing payments linked to...

      Customs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues to ensure the effective delivery of the Single Trade Window; and if he will make a statement.

      Tonnage Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the total annual amount of corporation tax relief that shipping groups qualifying for the Tonnage Tax will receive in each financial...

      Developing Countries: Debts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a strategy on debt relief in low-income countries.

      Economic Situation and Shipping

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Spring Budget 2023 on (a) the UK economy and (b) international shipowners.

      Financial Conduct Authority

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data his Department holds on the number of people who have successfully sued the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) using the bad faith or human rights...

      Safe Hands Plans: Insolvency

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2022 to Question 101719 on Safe Hands Plans: Insolvency, whether the Government plans to provide financial support to...

      Treasury: Disability

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of their Department's employees are recorded as having a disability.

      Child Benefit: Uprating

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the annual cost of increasing Child Benefit by £20 per week.

      Fuels: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the Rural Fuel Duty Relief Scheme to fuel retailers in Ynys Môn constituency in the context of its rural location.

      Budgets

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans future Budget statements to be in the Spring or the Autumn.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Debts: Advisory Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding his Department has provided to the Money and Pensions Advice Service for debt advice services in the (a) 2022-23 and (b)...

    • Debts: Advisory Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria the Money and Pensions Service plans to apply to new contracts on debt advice to assess the outcomes of individual advice...

      Restart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people completed the Restart scheme since its establishment; and how many of those people were sanctioned while on the Restart scheme...

      Universal Credit: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2022 to Question 104134 on Universal Credit: Armed Forces, how many Universal Credit claimants have been...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2023 to Question 171411 on Universal Credit, whether he plans to publish that equalities assessment.

      Living Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 76 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC 1183, published on 15 March 2023, whether his Department has conducted an equalities...

      Universal Credit

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

      Universal Credit: Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2023 to Question 171412 on Universal Credit: Carers, whether he plans to publish the Equalities Impact...

      Universal Credit: Carers

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

      Disability: Surveys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of running the series of regular disability surveys as set out in National Disability...

      Disability: Departmental Coordination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on publishing a cross-government harmonised disability data as set out in the National Disability...

      Social Security Benefits: Disability

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

      Disability: Caravans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of preferential capital allowances for wheelchair accessible caravans on the number of...

      Disability: Surveys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Departments will commence the series of regular disability surveys as set out in the National Disability Strategy published in July 2021.

      Employment and Unemployment: Sign Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate his Department has made of the (a) employment rate (b) unemployment rate and (c) rate of economic inactivity among people...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants who receive the highest rate of support are subject to the arrangement whereby they receive an ongoing award of PIP...

      Disability: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to (a) support parents of disabled children and (b) help those parents return to work.

      Occupational Health: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 76 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC 1183, published on 15 March 2023, for what reason the costs of the Occupational...

      Jobcentres: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish further details on the WorkWell Partnerships Programme pilot announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Spring...

      Health Services: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 76 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC 1183, published on 15 March 2023, for what reason the cost of increasing employment...

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for Access to Work assessments.

      Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is his Department's policy to maintain the protection provided by (i) the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (ii)...

      Personal Care Services: Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential adequacy of current health and safety regulations for (a) practice and (b) training in the beauty...

      Support for Mortgage Interest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when support for mortgage interest will be implemented; and what that figure will be.

      Asylum: Food Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the level of food poverty among (a) local authorities and (b) communities accommodating asylum seekers.

      Local Housing Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of freezing the rates of Local Housing Allowance on the number of people who will be...

  • House of Commons Commission

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed forces: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total number of senior responsible owners (SROs) is in his Department; and how many of those SROs are responsible for a project not in the...

    • Armed forces: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to section 5.2 of guidance produced by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority entitled The role of the senior responsible owner,...

      Ministry of Defence: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of their Department's employees are recorded as having a disability.

      Armed Forces: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2023 to Question 171543 on Armed Forces: Scotland, how many and what proportion of the 15,480 military personnel...

      Ukraine: Defence Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2023 to Question 146842 on Ukraine: Defence Equipment, what the total overall cost is of military equipment...

      Ministry of Defence: Infosys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) contracts and (b) sub-contracts his Department holds with Infosys; and what the value is of each.

      NATO: Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what NATO's policy is on the first use of nuclear weapons by that organisation.

      Ministry of Defence: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a comparative assessment of the percentage increases in the (a) pay for MoD staff and (b) national living wage since 2016; what...

      RAF Molesworth

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

      Salisbury Plain

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the size in hectares of Salisbury Plain.

      Salisbury Plain

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what non-military activities Salisbury Plain is used for by his Department.

      Catterick Garrison: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Oral Statement on 29 March 2023 by the Minister for Immigration, whether his Department is covering the cost of the use of...

      Veterans: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many former service people are housed in military housing in Bolton South East constituency as of 30 March 2023.

      Military Bases: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Oral Statement to the House on 29 March 2023 by the Minister for Immigration, whether any serving military personnel or their...

  • Department for Transport

    • London Underground and Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has taken steps to help improve access to (a) the night tube in London and (b) overnight train services across the UK.

    • Transport: Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2023 to Question 168095 on Transport: Innovation, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of any delay...

      Diesel Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to (a) prevent and (b) sanction car manufacturers who use defeat devices to provide misleading emissions data in diesel cars.

      Public Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the proposals on public transport within the report entitled Mission Zero:...

      Motor Vehicles: Engines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, If he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the EU policy on banning internal combustion engines.

      Railways: North of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential economic benefits of the Northern Powerhouse Rail for Wales.

      Transport: North Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will work with the Welsh Government on a multimodal review of the North Wales transport corridor to develop improvements of (a) the North Wales...

      Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving Licences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of enforcement by the Traffic Commissioners of compliance with relevant requirements by holders of...

      Large Goods Vehicles: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data his Department holds on the number and proportion of traffic accidents in rural areas involving heavy goods vehicles; and whether he is...

      Pedestrian Areas: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to provide local councils with additional powers to prevent pavement parking; and if he will make a statement.

      Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will issue guidance to local authorities on tackling the cloning of vehicle number plates for use in criminal activity; and if he will take...

      Shipping: Tonnage Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to strengthen the link with ratings training in the Tonnage Tax.

      Shipping: Tonnage Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Ratings were trained on Tonnage Tax qualifying vessels in each year from 2018-19 to 2022-23.

      Shipping: Tonnage Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the number of vessels by flag register that qualify for the Tonnage Tax scheme.

      Roads: Havering

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help improve the safety of (a) Gallows Corner in Romford and (b) other major road junctions in the London Borough of Havering.

      Road Traffic Offences: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of carrying out a consultation on creating an offence of failure to stop in a road traffic collision.

      Cycling and Walking: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of answer of 13 October 2022 to Oral question 901608, Official Report column 235, and to his Written Statement of 9 March...

      Motor Vehicles: Noise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what process his Department selected the areas to be used for the new noise camera trials announced on 30 April 2022.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to the request for a meeting on safety concerns on the A550 requested by the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston on 14...

      Department for Transport: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of their Department's employees are recorded as having a disability.

      Aviation: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has made of the adequacy of the consumer protection powers available to aviation regulatory bodies.

      Travel: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate his Department has made of the level of (a) car ownership, (b) bus usage (iii) light rail usage, (d) train usage and (e) active...

      Motor Vehicle Tyres (Labelling) (Enforcement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the retained EU law bill, whether he plans to (a) revoke, (b) retain or (c) replace The Motor Vehicle Tyres (Labelling)...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Warm Home Discount Scheme: Eligibility

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of people will no longer receive the Warm Homes Discount as a result of changes in the...

    • National Grid: Batteries and Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to facilitate grid connections to allow the deployment of (a) renewables and (b) battery storage projects.

      National Grid: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what (a) recent discussions he has had with and (b) steps he is taking with the Welsh Government on upgrading the national grid...

      District Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the (a) average annual cost between 31 March 2022 and 31 March 2023 and (b) projected annual cost...

      Energy Bills Discount Scheme: District Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that energy suppliers for communal and district heat networks pass on the full...

      Energy Company Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to change the minimum improvement requirements necessary for homes to qualify for ECO4.

      Energy Company Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the minimum improvement requirements are for homes to be eligible for (a) ECO3 and (b) ECO4.

      Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what grants his Department provides to (a) individuals and (b) businesses to promote energy efficiency.

      Biofuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to phase out use of biomass.

      Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his priorities are for tackling climate change.

      Tidal Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to incentivise new wave and tidal energy projects.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reforming the wholesale energy market to replace the merit order with an...

      Alternative Fuels: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support his Department provides to people who are unable to apply for Alternative Fuels Payment because they do not spend the...

      Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department is implementing a mechanism to help ensure that households are not rejected from the Energy Bills Support...

      Alternative Fuel Payments: Second Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will take steps to publish the data it holds on Alternative Fuel Payments being claimed by owners of (a) second...

      Energy Bills Rebate: Voucher Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether unredeemed vouchers under the Energy Bills Support Scheme will be redeemable by those people entitled to them after June 2023.

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of ending the free allocation of UK Emissions Trading Scheme permits for...

      Energy Company Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much total funding the Government has allocated to (a) ECO3 and (b) ECO4.

      Energy Company Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what proportion of homes have been retrofitted under ECO4; and how many homes the Government aimed to retrofit by...

      Energy Company Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many homes have been insulated through the ECO4 programme.

      Power Stations: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to make it his policy to deliver 8GW hydrogen capable power stations by 2030.

      Energy: Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will hold discussions with Ofgem on the potential merits of allowing businesses to renegotiate their energy contracts with...

      Energy: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department plans to respond to the consultation entitled Designing a framework for transparency of carbon content in...

      Energy Bills Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) zoos and (b) aquariums will be eligible for higher-tier support under the Energy Bills Discount Scheme.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Industry: Economic Growth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans her Department has to work collaboratively with the Department for Education to help ensure sustained growth in...

    • Science and Technology: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating the Science and Technology Framework to include policies...

      Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will respond to the open letter entitled Pause giant AI experiments: an open letter.

      IX Wireless: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the level of investment by IX Wireless in the local...

      Project Gigabit: Westmorland and Lonsdale

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an estimate of the percentage of properties in Westmorland and Lonsdale which will have...

      Project Gigabit: Cumbria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many properties in Cumbria County Council are within the scope of Project Gigabit.

      Project Gigabit: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much and what proportion of the funding released for Project Gigabit has been spent on projects in Wales.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Roads: Freight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland's road haulage industry on the Windsor Framework since 27 February 2023.

    • Northern Ireland Office: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of their Department's employees are recorded as having a disability.

      Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will take steps to clarify the funding that will be allocated through NIO direction to Northern Irish Departments for (a) NHS waiting...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Ministry of Justice: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of their Department's employees are recorded as having a disability.

    • Powers of Attorney

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many lasting powers of attorney applications to the Office of the Public Guardian are awaiting processing as of 29 March 2023; and what steps his...

      Crematoriums: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to ensure that crematoriums charge the same amount to all customers within a ten mile radius.

      Terramation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department’s policy is on terramation; and if he will make a statement.

      Drugs: Prisons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to tackle illegal drug use within the prison system.

      Offences against the Administration of Justice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the effectiveness of provisions available to the police in respect of dealing with...

      Reparation by Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on establishing a pilot programme to understand where there are gaps in provision of restorative justice.

      Victims: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Victims Bill will include provisions on (a) mental and emotional wellbeing and (b) other support for children and young people.

      Offences against Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to enable child victims of sexual violence to (a) provide video evidence ahead of a trial and (b) receive counselling immediately.

      Fatal Accidents Act 1976

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Government Response to the Twenty-first Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights of Session 2017-19, Proposal for a draft...

      Ministry of Justice: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to Questions (a) 171419, (b) 171420, (c) 171421 and (d) 171422 tabled by the hon. Member for Croydon North.

      Crime Prevention: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking through the criminal justice system to help young people avoid crime.

      Prisoners: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help prisoners develop new skills.

      Prisons: Smuggling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the rollout of new prison scanners in preventing contraband from entering those sites.

      Prisons: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to address the findings of the report by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons entitled The Experiences of Black Male Prisoners...

      Prisoners: Childbirth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many babies have been born on the prison estate in each of the last 10 years.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of people employed within her Department have recorded that they have a disability.

    • Animal Breeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing the business test under the Animal Welfare...

      Farmers: Bolton South East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support her Department provides to farmers in Bolton South East constituency.

      Marine Protected Areas: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to take steps with relevant authorities in Northern Ireland to help enable the establishment of...

      Honey: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has he made of trends in the level of adulterated honey imported into the UK.

      Honey: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the implications for its policies of reports of potential...

      Rights of Way: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 19 October 2022 to Question 59009 on Rights of Way and of 9 March to Question 150378 Rights of...

      Sewage: Kent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with the Environment Agency on raw sewage discharges on the Kent coast.

      Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure producers of electronic equipment fulfil the obligations of section 74(2b) of...

      Animal Housing

      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 the Scottish Government's planned consultation on the...

      Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with producers of electrical equipment on the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment...

      Pets: Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of travel guidance on taking a pet abroad; and if she will update that...

      Food Banks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with businesses on offering surplus food stocks to food banks.

      Cats: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled New offence to tackle dog theft moves step closer, published 18 November 2021,...

      Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Report Stage and Third Reading of the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill will take place.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) e-cigarette manufacturers and (b) local authorities on the...

      Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for his policies of the Climate Change Committee report entitled...

      Water: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) quality and (b) safety of water in Stockport constituency.

      Environment Agency: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Environment Agency spent on external recruitment consultants (a) between 31 March 2021 and 30 March 2022 and...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of 15 December 2022 from the hon. Member for Lewisham East, case reference...

      Environment Agency: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff have been recruited to work at the Environment Agency since 31 March 2022.

      Hunting Act 2004

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the Hunting Act 2004 to strengthen measures against fox...

      Environment Agency: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of people recruited to work at the Environment Agency since 31 March 2022 have required the...

      Environment Agency: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total number of staff was employed by the Environment Agency as of 1 March 2023.

      Tuna: Quotas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many tonnes of commercial Atlantic Blue Fin Tuna quota the Government plans to acquire; and how much and what proportion...

      Plastics: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to meet Target 7 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework on working towards...

      Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the accuracy of food labelling.

      Glyphosate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of glyphosate on biodiversity.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Gambling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason the Government has delayed the publication of the Gambling White Paper.

    • Civil Society: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the £100 million support for charities and community organisations announced in the Spring Budget 2023, when she...

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of people employed within her Department have recorded that they have a disability.

      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, if he will publish the name of the company which...

      Caravans: Wheelchairs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what data her Department holds on (a) the number and proportion of caravan parks that provide wheelchair accessible static caravans for...

      Local Broadcasting: Television

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the time taken to reach a decision on local television licensing renewal on (a)...

      Events Industry: Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which Minister in her Department has responsibility for the events sector.

  • Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

    • Absent Voting

      To ask the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recent discussions the Committee has had with the Electoral Commission...

  • Attorney General

    • Prosecutions: Economic Crime

      To ask the Attorney General, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that her Office’s Guidelines on Disclosure enable the effective prosecution of fraud and economic crime.

    • War Crimes: Russia

      To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of US government support for the establishment of a hybrid special tribunal to investigate...

  • Leader of the House

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Leader of the House, what the Government's policy is on replies to hon. Members' correspondence being made in the name of civil servants rather than be signed by a Minister.

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with local councils regarding their plans to house refugees and asylum seekers at former military bases announced on 29 March

    • Slavery

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the average waiting period for an individual entering the National Referral Mechanism awaiting a reasonable grounds decision (1) before, and (2) after,...

      Crime: Rural Areas

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of installing tracking devices on farm machinery to reduce rural crime.

      HM Passport Office: Labour Turnover

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the attrition rate for caseworkers at the Passport Office in 2022.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Freeports: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Windsor Framework will allow the establishment of freeports in Northern Ireland.

    • Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the letter published by the Future of Life Institute Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter, published on 29 March, what plans they have to...

      Azerbaijan: Sanctions

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to reported violations of human rights in Azerbaijan recorded by Amnesty International and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of...

      Nagorno Karabakh: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to work with international partners to arrange the deployment of UN Peacekeepers in Nagorno Karabakh.

      Armenia: Prisoners of War

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they plan to make, if any, to the government of Azerbaijan for the immediate release of all Armenian Prisoners of War.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • AUKUS: Nuclear Reactors

      To ask His Majesty's Government where the nuclear reactors for the SSN–AUKUS submarines will be built.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Higher Education: Research

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether any UK academic institutions have been notified that they will lose access to research databases provided by the China National Knowledge Infrastructure...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they expect the Coronation Oath to be sworn by His Majesty King Charles III to differ from that sworn by Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II; if so, (1) in...

    • Government Departments: Procurement

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many suppliers to government departments have been excluded from subsequent procurement processes on the grounds of either fraud or corruption.

  • Department for Transport

    • Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 29 March (HL6769), how many electric vehicle charging points have been installed on public roads or...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Fuel Oil: Rural Areas

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help people with oil-based heating systems, who primarily live in rural areas without main gas supplies, with the cost of energy.

    • Sizewell C Power Station: China General Nuclear Power Corporation

      To ask His Majesty's Government why they paid Chinese state-owned power group CGN over £100mn to withdraw from its proposed 20 per cent share of the Sizewell C nuclear power station project.

      Carbon emissions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Net zero policy tracker: March 2023 update by Green Alliance, published on 17 March; and in particular, what assessment...

      Warm Home Discount Scheme: Disability

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of disabled people affected by changes to the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home Discount Scheme between 2022—23.

  • Treasury

    • Debts: Advisory Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to promote debt (1) advice, and (2) management, services across public services.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

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