Monday, 24 April 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the 2023-24 Windrush community engagement grant fund will be allocated.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the affordability of the cost of visas.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent agencies block-booking visa appointments.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of people who are expected to apply for indefinite leave to remain after completing the 10-year...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of people who are expected to apply for indefinite leave to remain after completing the 10-year...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are waiting for the outcome of an application for further leave to remain; and how many and what proportion of those people...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of people currently waiting for the outcome of an application for further leave to remain; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of Biometric Residence Permits issued in January 2023 have been subsequently reissued to correct errors in visa...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many memorandums of understanding her Department has agreed with countries on the Seasonal Worker scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the definition of a child under the EU Settlement Scheme to include US...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any exceptions are made for dual nationals requiring an observation on their British passport if their second nationality could risk...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Oral Statement of 29 March 2023 by the Minister for Immigration on Illegal Migration Update, Official Report, column...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of using Kinnegar Logistics Base in Holywood for housing asylum seekers.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of (a) the number of people waiting for the outcome of an application for further leave to remain and (b) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are waiting for the outcome of an application for further leave to remain; and how many and what proportion of those people...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has updated country advice for visa decision makers for applications from Sudanese nationals following the recent outbreak of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who will be issued with biometric residence permit cards expiring on 31...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 96 of the Central Government Supply Estimates 2022-23: Supplementary Estimates, published on 21 February 2023, how...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to house asylum seekers on a boat in the River Mersey at Wirral Waters.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department expects to publish its fraud strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 95 of the Central Government Supply Estimates 2022-23: Supplementary Estimates, published on 21 February 2023, how...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which projects received funding from the Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme top slice in the 2021-22 financial year; what each of these...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the rates of return on investment of asset recovery projects that received funding through the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of extending access to the Ukraine Family Scheme to Ukrainians who have...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of projects funded by the Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme top slice in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with Peel Ports on the potential housing of asylum seekers on a boat at its Wirral Waters development.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she will take to measure the impact of the Economic Crime Plan 2 on economic crime.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many IT issues were recorded by visa application processing teams in her Department in the last (a) six months, (b) 12 months and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of to Question 176575 on Aviation: Immigration Controls, what were the UK regional differences in the submission of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that errors on biometric residence permits are not replicated on...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a fee waiver for applications for indefinite leave to remain.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Oral Statement of 29 March 2023 by the Minister for Immigration, on Illegal Migration Update, Official Report, column...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the viability of a pilot emergency visa scheme for journalists whose lives are under threat from...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's data entitled Factsheet: Small boat crossings since July 2022, published 2 November 2022, how many of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Oral Statement of 29 March 2023 by the Minister for Immigration, on Illegal Migration Update, Official Report, column...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she first became aware of the cyber security incident affecting the ACRO website.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which individuals have provided external legal advice to the Government on the Illegal Migration Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Metropolitan Police on the arrest of French publisher Ernest Moret in London; and if she will...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions Border Force has had with Trading Standards on tackling the importation of illegal e-cigarette devices.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that victims of crime (a) feel confident and (b) are supported when reporting crimes to...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of encouraging retailers who sell knives to store them behind shop counters.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2023 to Question 165293 on Biometric Residence Permits: ICT, how many biometric resident permits were...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to issue guidance on the new buffer zone provision in the Public Order Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the ethnic characteristics of offenders of group based child sexual exploitation.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what financial support her Department provides to domestic abuse victims in Solihull to help them to leave abusive relationships.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to respond to the Commission for Countering Extremism report entitled Hateful Extremism and the Law, published...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the collection of data on the strip searching of children.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the ACRO website will resume service following the cyber security incident affecting that website.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the news story entitled Police given more time to focus on solving crimes and protecting public published by her...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister for Immigration plans to respond to the letter sent by the hon. Member for Enfield North on 31st March 2023 regarding visa...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department have made on improving (a) diversity and (b) background checks at interview stage when recruiting to the police...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many pregnant women arrived in the UK by small boat in 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of her Department's sites operate the Prioritising Asylum Customer Experience programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce anti-social behaviour in the London Borough of Havering.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of high-speed police pursuits on the number of road traffic fatalities.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the Police Remuneration Review Body’s recommendations for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been arrested for possession of (a) psilocybin, (b) psilocin and (c) magic mushrooms in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to tackle anti-social behaviour in Weaver Vale constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2023 to Question 164009, for what reasons the information is not held in a reportable format.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the urgent queries email of 21 February 2023 from the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton on Hamza...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the urgent queries email of 20 February 2023 from the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton on Hassan Raofi.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme to 9 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a fee waiver for applications for indefinite leave to remain.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of a fee waiver for applications for indefinite leave to remain.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of the provisions in the Illegal Migration Bill pertaining to the application of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons her department does not have a fee waiver for applications for indefinite leave to remain; and whether she has made an...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the impact of the 10-year route to settlement on levels of integration in the period since 2012; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2023 to Question 174420 on Migrant Workers: Exploitation, if she will set a target to meet the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the 2012 expansion of the 10-year route to settlement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of the 10-year route to settlement on integration (a) before and (b) after it was expanded in 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications under the (a) Homes for Ukraine scheme and (b) Ukrainian Family Scheme were awaiting a decision as of 13 April 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the impact of the 10-year route to settlement on levels of integration in the period since 2012; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of how many (a) outstanding asylum claims there are from people in and (b) refugees there are in Bolton South...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide financial support for the cost of travelling to hospital by cancer patients who do not qualify for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department will respond to the email from the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton sent to his Department's MP correspondence inbox...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will submit for Parliamentary approval his preferred candidate organisation to be awarded the NHS Federated Data Platform contract.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of early diagnosis of sepsis in children on patient outcomes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how long data is retained by the NHS on people being given the all clear for breast cancer; and whether their is a maximum time limit for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research his Department has (a) funded and (b) commissioned on identifying sepsis in children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the guidance entitled The two-week wait skin cancer pathway: innovative approaches to support early diagnosis of skin...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which NHS England Trusts were advised to put Sciensus on their risk register following an inspection of the supplier by the Care Quality...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) reinstate and (b) replace group speech and language therapy at Stepping Hill Hospital.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the mental health impact of using bailiffs to recover arrears of non-residential charges...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the differential presentation of heart attacks in women and men is covered in the NHS Health Check.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of heart failure on people from ethnic minority backgrounds; and what steps...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the (a) number of foreign nationals who have received NHS treatment in the last year and (b) the proportion of that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to reply to correspondence from the hon. Member for Manchester Gorton dated 21 February 2023, reference AK54612.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that data is collected to find out the number of patients living with metastatic breast cancer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to priority four of the UK Rare Diseases Framework, what steps his Department is taking to reduce regional variations in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what account his Department takes of (a) actual and (b) potential changes in the level of disability when deciding whether the 60 per...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) prevalence of oral health inequality and (b) impact of such inequality on people from minoritised...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to offer incentives to dental professionals to work in areas experiencing a shortage of dentists; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that all people who require pre-exposure prophylaxis are able to access that drug.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Department for Health NI on trends in the level of male and female life expectancy in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the joint statement by over 75 national organisations calling for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set targets for waiting times for dental (a) check ups and (b) treatment for NHS patients.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the level of transmission of sexually transmitted infections.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the impact of changes to the NHS dental contract in 2022 on the retention of NHS dentists.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure that NHS dental services meet the standards set out in the NHS Constitution for England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with Bupa on the future provision of care for NHS patients registered with Bupa Dental Care York.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the trend in the level of pharmacies that refuse to accept expired medications for disposal.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential effects of the closure of Bupa dental practices on the availability of NHS dentistry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to GPs on including independent providers in shortlists to patients requiring treatment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS contract with pharmacies includes any provisions restricting the publicising of closing times.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide sexual health services with an adequate level of funding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will extend or pause applicable limitation periods applying to Civil claims for compensation for loss arising from covid-19...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people with obsessive compulsive disorder.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason teachers and students in SEN schools are excluded from receiving covid-19 booster vaccinations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential (a) cost-saving (b) time-saving and (c) patient benefits of using self-care in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the appointment of a clinical women’s health lead for NHS England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of hospitals had legionella bacteria detected in their water supply since 2018; what the financial cost of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle reported shortages of NHS dentists in (a) Southport, (b) the North West and (c) the rest of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is sufficient high quality residential placements for children and young people with serious...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of increases in NHS dental charges in April 2023 on patients on low...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many attributable deaths there were from fine particulate matter, PM2.5, were there in (a) East Midlands, (b) East of England, (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many meetings his Department have held with community pharmacies on hormonal replacement therapy in (a) 2023 and (b) 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for child and adolescent mental health services in Bristol.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the number of people who have been detained in (a) prison or (b) a police cell due to not being...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in what circumstances NHS Resolution becomes involved in a legal case being undertaken by a patient against the NHS; and if he will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the closure of pharmacy practices on health inequalities in (a) South East London, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce bureaucracy affecting the work of GPs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is his policy to support mandatory reformulation of foods high in saturated fat, salt and sugar to improve their nutritional...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce childhood obesity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has held recent discussions with pharmacists on the (a) community pharmacy contractual framework and (b) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his department will make an assessment of the potential merits of a major information campaign advising the public how to self manage...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including a retained reflex check at the two to two-and-a-half years old health...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing opportunities for breast cancer screening using risk-based analysis of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether a patient's GP Practice will be informed if that patient visits different hospitals in other NHS trusts in relation to similar...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent the illegal sale of e-cigarettes to people aged under 18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring forward proposals for further regulation of the use of vape pens by people aged under 18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when Gypsy, Roma and Traveller groups will be added to the NHS Data Dictionary.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce NHS dentist waiting lists in (a) the London Borough of Southwark and (b) London.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy on obesity levels amongst people aged 18...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answers of 17 April 2023 to Questions (a) 177802 and (b) 177804 on Dental Services: Staff, if his Department will make an...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review and update the Strategic Direction for Sexual Assault and Abuse Services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of the importance of (a) healthy cholesterol levels and (b) regular cholesterol checks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of conducting NHS breast cancer screening every two years for women aged over 50.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department issues guidance to GP surgeries on the frequency with which patient noticeboards are (a) checked for out of date...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has to ensure that every child is able to see an NHS dentist; and if she will introduce a school dental check-up service...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people died from smoking in (a) England and (b) North Ireland in each year since 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what modelling his Department has conducted to estimate that England will reach a smoking prevalence rate of 5 per cent by 2030.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to The Khan Review: Making Smoking Obsolete published 9 June 2022, whether his Department has made an assessment of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason potential issues relating to the location of (a) HIV and (b) other specialised services in integrated care systems were...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to address the shortage of NHS dental appointments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had discussions with Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board on establishing a centre for dental development in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of dentistry places at universities; and whether he plans to introduce...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in (a) Walsall and (b) England and Wales tested positive for covid-19 in (i) October 2022, (ii) January 2023 and (iii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in (a) Walsall and (b) England and Wales were admitted to hospital as a result of covid-19 infection or associated...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many deaths recorded in (a) England and Wales and (b) Walsall were attributed to covid-19 in (i) October 2022, (ii) January 2023 and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of trends in the level of (a) covid-19 infection, (b) admissions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that funding for HIV (a) testing and (b) prevention is not allocated from funding for HIV care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a statement on dentistry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department provided to the Care Quality Commission in real terms accounting for inflation in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with NHS England on the introduction of dietary guidelines on ultra-processed foods.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons no funding was included in the Spring Budget for the community housing sector; if he will define Community Housing Fund funding as capital...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of HMRC’s processes for carrying out compliance checks into research and development tax relief claims.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tonnes of sheep meat were (a) imported to the UK and (b) exported from the UK in each of the last five years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received from stakeholders on reducing the rate of VAT on pet foods; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with HM Revenue and Customs on appropriate delivery of the Single Trade Window.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the impact on the economy of reductions in business tax.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2023 to Question 120082 on Housing: Disability and with reference to VAT Notice 701/7 section 9.2, whether his...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the Single Trade Window to ensure its implementation is small business friendly; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to enforce sanctions on businesses trading with Russia; and whether her Department is taking steps to help...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of single income households paying the High Income Child Benefit Charge.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the impact of charging VAT on children's sportswear on (a) community sports clubs and (b) parents.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing VAT on veterinary (a) services and (b) medicines for 12 months and then undertaking a...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of reducing the rate of VAT on public charging points for electric vehicles to five per cent.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing statutory provisions to enable small businesses to pay their taxes in flexible instalments.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance his Department issues on the liability to corporation tax of the video games expenditure credit.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of an independent investigation into the (a) Loan Charge, (b) conduct of HM Revenue and Customs in...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the impact of incorrect valuations by the Valuation Office Agency on the ability of businesses to claim small business...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls to the Valuation Office Agency hotline (a) were made in total, (b) were not answered, (c) involved the caller being on hold for more than 10...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of calls to each HMRC customer service hotline (a) were made in total, (b) were not answered, (c) involved the caller being on...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the HMRC complaints process; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints were (a) received and (b) resolved by HMRC in each month of each of the last five years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of calls to the HMRC MP hotline (a) were made in total, (b) were not answered, (c) involved the caller being on hold for more...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a price stability mechanism, such as a contracts-for-difference scheme similar to that...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to help ensure that unclaimed mature Child Trust Funds are claimed by account holders.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the trends in the number of free-to-use ATMs in (a) Liverpool, Walton constituency and (b) England.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of authorised push payment scams that originate through online platforms.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of changes in bond yields for lower income countries’ debt and for actions on global debt relief.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Seventh Report of the International Development Committee entitled Debt relief in low-income countries published on 10 March 2023,...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to prevent employers from taking Apprenticeship Levy contributions from agency workers' pay.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the boilers replaced in (a) Service Family Accommodation and (b) Single Living Accommodation in the Financial Year 2022-23 were gas boilers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications to the armed forces families fund were (a) received, (b) approved and (c) declined since its launch in September 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the cyber attack against Capita on 31 March 2023, whether his Department has launched an investigation into whether any Armed Forces...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the cost to the public purse of private school fees for children of civilian employees in the financial year 2022-23; and and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of when the (a) Armed Forces Pay Review Body and (b) Senior Salaries Review Body will deliver their 2023 reports to his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April to Question 175746 on Armed Forces: Scotland, how many military personnel based and resident in Scotland there are of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ministry of Defence Personal Data Related Incidents occured in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made any compensation payments for illnesses relating to exposure of UK armed forces personnel to depleted uranium.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Oral Statement of 29 March 2023 by the Minister for Immigration, on Illegal Migration Update, Official Report, column 1018,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 19 May 2022 entitled Ajax Update, HCWS42, whether any additional personnel who worked with Ajax have had...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel at (a) St George’s Barracks, (b) Kendrew Barracks and (c) RAF Wittering are living in grade 4 rated service accommodation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average time taken to resolve maintenance requests was for (a) St George’s Barracks, (b) Kendrew Barracks and (c) RAF Wittering in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the maintenance issues related to heating and hot water reported at (a) St George’s Barracks, (b) Kendrew Barracks and (c) RAF...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts have been made to (a) St George’s Barracks, (b) Kendrew Barracks and (c) RAF Wittering for maintenance issues relating to (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether veterans who participated in nuclear tests in (a) Nevada and (b) AWE Aldermaston will be eligible for a Nuclear Test Veteran Medal.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent in the Financial Year 2022-23 to (a) remove and (b) prevent incidents of damp and mould in (i) Service Family...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to encourage organisations to sign the Armed Forces Covenant.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have been recruited into each service branch of the armed forces in each local authority since 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications to join the armed forces have been made in the past 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the maximum level of Continuity of Education Allowance payments provided by his Department was for (a) primary and (b) secondary pupils in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Special-to-Type complaints have been made each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 29 September 2020 to Question 92728 on Military Aid, whether (a) General Abdel-Fattah Burhan and (b) General Mohammed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2023 to Question 176544 to Afghanistan: Refugees, how many of the 54 applicants that have failed to respond to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department provides to NATO members with borders with Russia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish details of the process for the off-site disposal of radioactive material upon detection and removal from the beach and foreshore as...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to put in place a monitoring framework following the completion of the remediation works at Dalgety Bay.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the allocated budget for the remediation works at Dalgety Bay has increased from the £10.5 million budget announced by his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average time was between the submission of an application to join the regular or reserve forces and an interview in the last twelve months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on whether any UK intelligence or classified documents have been shared on online communication platforms such as...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department is providing support to the British Antarctic Survey; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 15 February 2023 to question 141449 on Animal Experiments, what steps she has taken to engage with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 15 February 2023 to Question 141449 on Animal Experiments, what progress the Government has made on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what support her Department provides for (a) medical diagnostics and (b) medicines manufacturing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 4 of the Pioneer Prospectus, published on 6 April, what the evidential basis is for the statement that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) set-up and (b) annual costs of Pioneer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much and what proportion of the £14.6 billion budget for Pioneer is allocated outside of the period covered by the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what her negotiating position is on the level of contribution that the UK would be willing to make to Horizon Europe.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate her Department has made of the number of households without fibre-optic broadband in (a) Enfield North...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the term crime in the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill includes fraud and scams.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Disability Cost of Living Payment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure its telephone lines are accessible to the public without incurring undue delays.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to remove barriers to women returning to work after giving birth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provision he has made for the enforcement of child maintenance payment orders where the subject of the order is a director of a private...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he is taking steps to investigate the filming of Jobcentre staff and customers in Leeds and elsewhere by Auditing Yorkshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse was of (a) all activities, (b) contract negotiation, (c) staffing costs and (d) general resource expenditure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of his Department's staff took a leave of absence for reasons of mental ill health between 1 May 2022 and 11 April 2023 (a) in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to increase Local Housing Allowance in line with increases in rental prices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of Housing Benefit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were in receipt of (a) Statutory Maternity Pay, (b) Statutory Paternity Pay, (c) Statutory Adoption Pay and (d) Statutory...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to (a) amend the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 and (b) recommend changes to the Code of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March 2023 to Question 156193 on Legal Costs, how much his Department spent on participating in the court cases...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Disability Unit has made an assessment of the adequacy of current accessibility requirements for local businesses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of applications for Personal Independence Payments were initially denied and subsequently granted following a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March to Question 169308 on Social Security Benefits: Applications, when the trials of the new online application...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on supporting disabled people into work.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of removing (a) the 20-metre rule, (b) informal observations and (c) the 50 per cent rule...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with (a) long-term and (b) chronic health conditions took part in the consultation on the Health and Disability Green Paper.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in relation to the Universal Support programme announced in the Spring Budget 2023, if he will publish (a) a statement of the differences...
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, whether...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether a new assessment will be introduced for Personal Independence Payment to take account of the end of the work capability assessment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many eligible pensioners have applied for Pension Credit since the Government launched its awareness campaign to increase uptake in April 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to explore potential further uses of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund as set out in the policy paper entitled...
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, whether...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the rollout of Universal Credit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper, published in March 2023, who will be responsible for making...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper, published in March 2023, whether his Department plans to take...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2023 to Question 153888 on Disability, which Ministerial Disability Champions attended the meeting on 14...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce the level of economic inactivity among people of working age.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of disability benefit assessments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with (a) disabled people and (b) disabled people's organisations in the development of the 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, if he...
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, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to publish the results of the consultation on helping savers understand their pension choices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the policy paper, Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper published on 15 March 2023, what steps his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the policy paper entitled Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper, published on 15 March 2023, when his...
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, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the policy paper entitled Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper, published on 15 March 2023, how often...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help support people aged over 50 into work.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper, published in March 2023, how many people who are currently...
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, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the policy paper entitled Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper, published on 15 March 2023, when the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the policy paper entitled Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper, published on 15 March 2023, how many...
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, whether...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review the operation of (a) income-based ESA or (b) contribution-based ESA following the abolition of the Work Capability...
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, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Government plans to submit its report addressing the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities' recommendations of its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2023 to Question 175572, on Access to Work Programme, how many Access to Work applications were not approved...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the amount his Department has saved as a result of the two child cap on Universal Credit in 2022; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people under the age of 25 are in receipt of Universal Credit in each constituency in Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the two child limit on benefit recipients; and if he will review the cap.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many internal process reviews his Department (a) started and (b) completed on incidences of (i) death and (ii) serious harm between July...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what changes there have ben in sanction rate for the over-60s since December 2019.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to provide individuals who receive means-tested Council Tax support with cost of living support payments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is his policy to retain the work allowance for people with (a) caring responsibilities and (b) disabilities.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2023 to Question 175612 on Written Questions: Government Responses, if he will make an estimate of the total cost to...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of people who died from obesity in (a) Enfield and (b) London in each year since 2017.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans his Department has to develop an ageing population strategy to help support adaptation for ageing populations.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2023 to Question 174252 on Civil Servants: Dyslexia, for what reason does the Department not hold data on achievement...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of people who died from alcoholism in (a) Enfield and (b) London in each year since 2018.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether former Prime Ministers in receipt of the Public Duty Costs Allowance were required to notify his Department by 31 March of the total costs they...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to increase access to public procurement contracts for UK-based SMEs.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data his Department holds on the number of people who died from air pollution in (a) Enfield and (b) London in each year since 2017.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings he held with the devolved administrations on the infected blood inquiry or infected blood compensation framework in December 2022.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse is of legal advice provided to the Rt hon. Member for Uxbridge for the investigation into his conduct by the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people died from alcoholism in (a) England and (b) North Ireland in each year since 2018.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people died from obesity in (a) England and (b) North Ireland in each year since 2017.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government plans to respond to the Infected Blood Inquiry's interim report on compensation, published on 5 April 2023.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings the Cross-Departmental group overseeing the Government's infected blood inquiry response have been held since September 2022.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2023 to Question 173042, whether the investigator has reported to the Prime Minister on the investigation into...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people died from air pollution in (a) England and (b) North Ireland in each year since 2017.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is his policy to provide financial compensation to infected blood victims.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress Zimbabwe has made in its application to re-join the Commonwealth; and what requirements will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether invitations to the coronation for representatives of foreign states are issued by (a) his Department, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to provide aid and support to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to The Windsor Framework: a new way forward, published in February 2023, if he will publish...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help support peace talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many meetings (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have had with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the budget is for the visit of the US President to Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Spanish Counterpart on the display of the Gibraltarian flag during...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in Pakistan on the death of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf worker...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UK has any intelligence agency bases in Gibraltar.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what basis his Department calculated that only three per cent of EU law would apply to Northern Ireland under...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the status of Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan; and when this policy was determined.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Pakistan on the arrest of Shahid Hussain.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what documents relating to negotiations at EU level over reducing costs of draft EU legislation where held at the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will appoint the Law Society of Scotland and the Faculty of Advocates to the Domestic Advisory Group under...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of reports of the torture and ill treatment of people imprisoned in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in Pakistan on the operation of free, fair and safe...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on (a) freedom of expression and (b) press...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Pakistani counterparts on human rights issues.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to visit Norfolk Island in the next 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Pakistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department provides to British companies seeking to repatriate monetary assets held in Ukraine...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to attend the British Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council meeting in May 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which representatives of Gulf states have (a) been invited and (b) accepted invitations to the coronation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assurances his Department has sought from the government of Mauritius in the negotiations on the transfer of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman of Saudi Arabia has been invited to the coronation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Tunisia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2023 to Question 167053, on International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2023 to Question 167057, on International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the violence at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether King Hamad of Bahrain has been invited to the coronation.
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 arrest of Rached Ghannouchi in Tunisia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help support Palestinians affected by the evictions from Masafer...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the extent of Government corruption...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's guidance is for HIV and AIDS organisations applying for bilateral funding under the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide (a) financial and (b) other support to help other countries reduce...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether HM Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Interior Minister of Bahrain discussed (a) human rights...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will have discussions with his US counterpart on protocols for the flying of hosting nation's flags on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterparts in Saudi Arabia on (a) Salma al-Shehab and (b) other...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Written Statement entitled FCDO Programme Allocations of 30 March 2023, HCWS705, how much...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) implications for his policies of the level of Chinese influence...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to support LGBTQ+ communities in Uganda providing HIV prevention,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding his Department provided for sexual and reproductive health and rights through (a) bilateral and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to hold discussions with relevant stakeholders on the development of a World Health Organisation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to appoint a new Special Representative for Climate Change.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will press for the use of the Loss and Damage Facility Fund to provide support in climate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department last made representations to the government of India on the case of Jagtar Singh Johal.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in India on the treatment of religious minorities in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department are taking to mark World Malaria Day in 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to make it mandatory for those who are convicted of a crime to attend sentencing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of domestic homicide cases used the partial defences of diminished responsibility and loss of control in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have (a) applied to be volunteer magistrates (b) been accepted as magistrates and (c) become magistrates in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the average time taken to appoint a volunteer magistrate from the point of application to the applicant sitting in Court.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of buildings on the (a) prisons and (b) court and tribunal estate are affected by the presence of reinforced autoclaved...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April to Question 177722 on Ministry of Justice: Staff, when staff in his core Department last completed a Leesman office...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made the impact of delays at the Senior Courts Costs Office on solicitors' firms receiving payment for (a) all cases and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how cases are awaiting review at the Senior Courts Costs Office; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce this backlog and the processing time...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of court fines issued have been collected in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help support people unable to afford travelling to court.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of remote hearings on sentencing in (a) adult and (b) youth courts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) shortest, (b) mean average and (c) longest period of time was that it has taken for the Office of the Public Guardian to register a lasting...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to combat scammers using Ministry of Justice telephone numbers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of equipping prison staff with PAVA incapacitant spray on the (a) principle of explain or...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the policy paper entitled Thematic inspection on electronic monitoring, published on 22 January 2023, what steps his Department has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with His Majesty's Prison and Probations Service on the potential merits of using the Equalities Monitoring Tool to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of provision for terminating single occupancy tenancy agreements when tenants have been given a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in what circumstances a coroner will register a suicide as being related to gambling.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to recommendation eight of HM Inspectorate of Probation's report entitled The use of electronic monitoring as a tool for the Probation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when her Department plans to publish the list of ministerial responsibilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she plans to respond to correspondence of 4 October 2022 from the hon. Member for Lewisham East, case reference JD30155.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she is taking steps to encourage businesses to update their Corporate Social Responsibility polices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer on 27 March 2023 to Question 169324 on Health: Working Hours, what plans her Department has to (a) ensure health...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer on 27 March 2023 to Question 169324 on Health: Working Hours, what assessment her Department has made of the potential...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with which trade unions her Department has had discussions on legislative proposals relating to employment since she became Secretary of State.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) hard copy and (b) electronic records his Department holds of units dedicated to better regulation since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of introducing compulsory ethnicity pay gap reporting.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many of her Department's staff are based in India; where those staff are based; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will provide a list of his Department units tasked with assessing deregulation opportunities between 1997-2016.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the first list of employers who have not paid employment tribunal awards within a reasonable time will be published under the employment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2022 to Question 146960 on Small Businesses: Billing, when she plans to publish the findings of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had with her US counterpart on reducing market barriers for UK firms to trade at the state level in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she is taking steps to help improve trade relations with Guatemala.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to introduce an ownership transparency register for land and buildings in town centres.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure that her Department's export support team has the resources it requires to assist small businesses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has made an assessment of the impact of hair relaxers containing lye on (a) the health of black women and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps her Department is taking to support businesses to export.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to improve consumer protection for victims of rogue traders.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had with the Federation of Small Business about the role of small firms in increasing exports.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had recent meetings with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that UK trade deals protect workers rights and prevent forced labour.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to increase trade with growing economies in Africa.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the UK's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department plans to reform the Online Intermediation Services for Business Users (Enforcement) Regulations 2020 following the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April to Question 174176 on Trade Missions: Gujarat, (a) who led and (b) which businesses took part in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment her department has made on the potential impact of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to increase trade opportunities for the technology sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department plans to appoint a trade envoy to St Kitts and Nevis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what benefit joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership will have for the economy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to help encourage the manufacture of new zero-emission aircraft.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to (a) encourage foreign direct investment from member states of the Commonwealth into the UK and (b) promote UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of issuing guidance to businesses on the potential merits of calculating...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had with Royal Mail on the impact on consumers of the rise of the cost of postal services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of introducing a statutory registration system for children not in school on home educators.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase literacy in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the number of sixth form places in the London Borough of Havering.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools were inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate in each local authority in each of the last five years; and what type of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including knife crime awareness in the relationships, health and sex education curriculum.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of whether state schools have sufficient capacity to accommodate the number of additional pupils who would leave...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the extent to which tuition fees for home students cover the actual costs of degree delivery across various subjects...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the diversity of the (a) socioeconomic background, (b) ethnic heritage or origin and (c) gender of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is her Department's policy to replace A-Levels with a British Baccalaureate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Walsall South constituency do not have qualified teacher status.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Putney constituency do not have qualified teacher status.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether eligible students can access free school meals when they have been withdrawn from school by their parent or guardian.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing compulsory mental health lessons in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many qualified teachers of Romanian there are in schools in Harrow; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that education and training programmes meet local skills needs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many hours of (a) mathematics, (b) English, (c) science and (d) modern foreign languages were taught in secondary schools by teachers who had...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will provide additional support for people studying for a languages PGCE who will not qualify for the higher bursary available to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much financial support (a) was available in 2022-23 and (b) will be available in 2023-24 for international students training to teach languages.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ban school admissions policies that require women to dress modestly.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to open a further round of applications for initial teacher training providers to be accredited to deliver courses from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many in-person meetings the then-Secretary of State for Education held with external stakeholders (a) in total and (b) (i) with and (ii) without...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to publish a response to the report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Students on the impact of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the uptake of higher technical qualifications.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to commence the tender process for the administration of the Turing Scheme after the existing contract with Capita ends in 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of updating the national guidance on Free School Meals to include reference to the duty to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of schools have a library.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with the National Education Union on offering teachers an above inflation pay rise.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to issue new Relationships, Sex, Health and Education statutory guidance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of how many and what proportion of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools have a school library.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the standard of teaching in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding will be allocated to schools in Solihull to upgrade buildings and boost school places.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Houghton and Sunderland South constituency do not have qualified teacher status.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the uptake of degree apprenticeships.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students have taken (a) GCSE and (b) A Level Romanian in each of last five years; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the article by the Independent Game Developers’ Association entitled TIGA Launches Proposal for an Industrial Secondment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to provide additional funding (a) for increased (i) food and (ii) labour costs for school meal caterers and (b) to increase (A)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many hours of teaching were delivered by supply teachers in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Houghton and Sunderland South constituency in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many hours of (a) mathematics, (b) English, (c) sciences, and (d) modern foreign languages were taught in secondary schools in Houghton and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of an energy social tariff; and if he will run a pilot.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Powering up Britain report, published on 30 March 2023, what the total amount of funding is that has been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment the Government has made of the adequacy for people with disabilities who require extra property space of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of grid capacity to meet the demand for projects that hold contracts for transmission...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to help increase grid connectivity for (a) renewable energy generation and (b) battery...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much has been paid in in constraint payments each year since 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to fund carbon capture and storage projects from (a) tax revenue, (b) levies, (c) charges on energy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Written Statement of 30 March 2023, HCWS690 on Powering up Britain, how the carbon capture and storage...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, by what process the Government plans to decide on whether to allow blending of up to 20 per cent hydrogen by volume into gas...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he is taking steps to encourage (a) shops and (b) other businesses to reduce their energy consumption.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish a plan for how the UK will meet the Global Methane Pledge launched at COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the Government plans to publish its response to the consultation on improving the energy performance of privately rented homes...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to make new green energy grants available to small and medium-sized enterprises.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the use of existing weirs to generate renewable energy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made representations on the potential impact on global net-zero commitments of the Willow Project in Alaska to his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the policy paper entitled Heat and buildings strategy, published on 19 October 2021, CP 388, how her Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the policy paper entitled Heat and buildings strategy, published on 19 October 2021, CP 388, whether her...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has set a target by which all low-income homes will meet energy performance certificate band C.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has set an annual target for the proportion of low-income homes meeting energy performance certificate band...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has set an annual target for the proportion of homes meeting energy performance certificate band C in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure energy companies allow business customers who agreed energy contracts in 2022 to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to improve the national grid network in rural areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reforming the system of electricity standing charges.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing companies that meet safety and design criteria for small modular...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it is his Department's policy to end the prepayment meter premium (a) from July 2023 and (b) from April 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the money provided to fossil fuel companies as a result of the Energy Charter Treaty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the ECO4 scheme to 2028.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of inflation on the effectiveness of the ECO4 scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential benefits of increasing the amount that can be claimed through the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that Gypsy and Traveller households can access (a) Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much hydrogen is produced in the UK each year by type; and what is the (a) CO2 footprint and (b) total tonnes of CO2 generated...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to reduce the curtailment restriction on new Bio Mass energy installations wishing to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made on considering options for a social tariff as part of wider retail energy market reforms; and whether he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department are taking to encourage consumers to use (a) electric vehicle charging points and (b) heat pumps at...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of working with (a) energy network companies and (b) other...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to reduce electricity network capacity constraints at the distribution and transmission level.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many designs for small modular reactors have been submitted for Generic Design Assessment to the Office of Nuclear Regulation;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how energy assistance for oil-using households in Northern Ireland will be delivered between April and June.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent progress his Department has made on providing Gypsy and Traveller communities living on permanent Gypsy and Traveller...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of how many (a) landlords and (b) owner-occupiers will apply for the the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the benefits of support for green hydrogen production.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support the application of green hydrogen in Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to incentivise investment in renewable electricity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help businesses reduce energy bills in Solihull.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, If he will make it his policy to increase the national grid capacity and network to encourage horticulture growers to invest in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will extend the definition of energy-intensive industries to include (a) horticulture and (b) other energy intensive...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his department plans to take steps to extend the Warm Home Prescription pilot.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to prevent energy suppliers forcibly installing prepayment meters under warrant; and what steps he is taking...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of introducing a social tariff to reduce the energy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Ofgem's guidance on refraining from involuntary installations of prepayment meters...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Ofgem's (a) Code of Practice on involuntary prepayment installations and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April to Question 175730 on Alternative Fuel Payments: Second Homes, if he will publish details of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April to Question 175730 on Alternative Fuel Payments: Second Homes, what steps he has taken to ensure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his letter of 30 January 2023 to all Members of Parliament, whether he plans to publish data received in response...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to issue guidance to energy companies in Northern Ireland on (a) tackling fraudulent use of energy support...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the difference in the level of funding provided for hydrogen...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the policy paper entitled Powering up Britain, published on 30 March 2023, what assessment he has made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Powering up Britain report published on the 30th March, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many people have not taken up their entitlement to energy bills support scheme vouchers for prepayment meters in Glasgow...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of tidal flow power.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of how many people (a) living on houseboats, (b) in the travelling community and (c) for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has taken recent steps to encourage the use of biochar as a (a) soil promoter, (b) substitute for imported...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department has put in place to help promote solar power in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent progress his Department has made on providing itinerant liveaboard boaters with Alternative Fuel Payment support.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate his Department has made of the cumulative cost for leaseholders of the new building safety regime since the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, on what basis Ministers may decide to vary the ranked order of bids for funding to tackle economic inactivity in Northern...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, for what reason certain concessionary identity cards will be accepted as identification for the purpose of voting in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he intends to publish a response to the report Mobile Homes: The impact of a change in the maximum park home sale...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to increase the range and quality of housing available to older people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the White Paper entitled A Fairer Private Rented Sector, published on 16 June 2022, what plans the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to take steps to introduce protections against retaliatory eviction for people who complain...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of introducing (a) a rent freeze in London and (b) other rent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to reform leaseholding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has (a) cancelled or (b) altered an article four direction issued by a local authority (i) to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether it remains his policy to progress the Renters’ Reform Bill this Parliament.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to allow the Affordable Homes programme to offer a pre-development grant to smaller community...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2023 to Question 21263 on Private Rented Housing, for what reasons he has maintained the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including planning policies related to flooding risk in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to cap ground rents for leaseholders who bought their lease before...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking with local government to deliver a planning policy that encourages horticultural growers to expand...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he will make an assessment of the potential merits of preventing the general sale of Affordable Housing at a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department collects data on the average rental costs for (a) properties accepting pets and (b) properties...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Answer of 3 March 2021 to Question 159322 on UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), what steps he is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to permit the development of new onshore wind farms in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much and what proportion of funding allocated to tackle economic inactivity in Northern Ireland through the Shared...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had recent discussions with the CEO of Homes England on funding for the A34 Lodge Hill Slip Road Scheme;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will list the scores of the Levelling Up Fund Round 2 bids for (a) Halton - Halton Lea and (b) Cheshire West and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Anti-social Behaviour Action Plan, published on 27 March 2023, what criteria were used to select the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with local authorities on reforms to support pet-friendly tenancy agreements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the report entitled, Mobile homes: The impact of a change in the maximum park home sale commission,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending planning regulations for telecommunication...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the Renters Reform Bill will include a ban on no pet clauses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the balance of risk between the buyer and seller of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the extent to which town and parish councils are exercising restraint in setting...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Building Safety Act 2022, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2023 to Question 120074 on Buildings: Safety, whether the Parliamentary Under...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure the independence of the PAS9980 framework for fire risk assessment in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of exempting developments that receive planning...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions his Department has had with local authorities which are holding elections in May 2023 on the new voter...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent steps his Department has taken to provide support for vulnerable people through the Changing Futures programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to protect tenants of housing associations from unfair treatment by management companies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the maximum funding available under the Disabled...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many cases of possible voter personation have been investigated in each of the past ten years; and what estimate he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing temporary accommodation under a national regulator.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of how many (a) housing association, (b) council and (c) private rental properties had damp and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February to Question 148806 on Homes for Ukraine Scheme, whether he plans to update the How...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the (a) timescale, (b) scope and (c) structure of the proposed consultation on reducing embodied carbon emissions will be.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help support lenders to obtain EWS1 forms for properties below 18 metres.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many and what proportion of developers who are responsible for fire safety-related defects on buildings over 11 metres...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the BBC Mid-Term Review, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the way Ofcom evaluates the market impact of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support British (a) film and (b) television (i) production and (ii) screening.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the implications for the Government's policies of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding the Government has provided to the youth sector in each year since 2015 in (a) London, (b) the London Borough of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many young people have graduated from National Citizen Service (NCS) since its inception; and what the annual cost to the public...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the implications for (a) her policies and (b) cricket at all levels of the verdict of the Cricket...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding the Government has provided to the youth sector in each year since 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the contribution of the betting and gaming industry to the economy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish the Gambling Act Review White Paper.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with football governing bodies on the potential merits of reducing the gender pay gap between male and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many meetings she has had with gambling charities since her appointment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of problem gambling rates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to put the Editorial Code on a statutory basis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the British Film Institute has received in applications for funding from each region in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the proposal by the Independent Game Developers’ Association to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings his Department has had on the adequacy of roads in Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency in the last year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will (a) ensure that hard shoulders are reinstated along every motorway and (b) abolish the smart motorway programme on all UK motorways.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing pilot schemes to use AI to identify vehicles from which litter is discarded on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to carry out his statutory responsibilities under the Environment Protection Act 1989 to keep strategic highway land clear of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will take steps to facilitate a meeting between National Highways and the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish on site at the M60 and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department issues on criteria for safe crossings around schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the value for money it has achieved by investing in (a) all active travel schemes and (b) cycling...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will meet the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish to discuss cleanliness standards and inspection data for the M67 and M60 in Denton and Reddish...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much infrastructure funding was (a) requested by and (b) granted to the Port of Dover for the construction of new passport control booths since 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an estimate of the number of (a) cars and (b) vans on the road in (a) 2030, (b) 2040 and (c) 2050.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an estimate of the potential impact of the introduction of sustainable aviation fuel on the cost of flights in the next five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has provided recent guidance to public transport providers in Kingston Upon Hull North constituency on (a) accessibility and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Law Commission’s advice to government on remote driving, when he plans to introduce a regulatory framework for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to publish the findings of the consultation on aviation consumer policy reform.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that airlines operating in the UK meet their obligations in response to county court...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's timetable is for (a) beginning and (b) completing work to provide step-free access at Queen's Park station.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the 70 miles per hour speed limit on motorways.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Great British Railways enterprise hubs on local (a) economies and (b) communities in those areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2023 to Question 177803, on Road Traffic Offences: Accidents, when he expects his Department to commence its call...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will increase the level of funding for the fixing of potholes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data his Department holds on the number of Taxi and Private Hire Licences (a) refused and (b) revoked by (i) Bolton and (ii) Wigan Council.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will introduce a Pot Hole Fund similar to the 2015 scheme where all funding was ring-fenced for (a) repairing and (b) prevention of potholes;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the impact of the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme on West Yorkshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps with (a) Network Rail and (b) train operating companies to help reduce pedestrian safety incidents on level...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with the Mayor of London on the potential cost of installing a new signalling system on the Piccadilly Line to increase...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimates his Department has made of when (a) temporary speed limit and lane closures in the vicinity of junction 37 of the M62 will be removed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution by the hon. Member for Stockport during the debate on West Coast Main Line: Services on 15 December 2022,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of late night public transportation in Shropshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of maintenance by highway authorities of (a) drainage gullies and (b) other (i) channels, (ii) culverts...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the A1M motorway northbound carriageway to be resurfaced; and what plans he has to remove potholes between junctions 1 and 2 of that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions has he had with Transport for London on an introduction of price regulation for fares charged by pedicab drivers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the implementation of the Government's road building schemes on annual levels of carbon...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to accredit the use of electronic flares for maritime use.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of households that own a car in Stockport constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is able to challenge the outcomes of National Highways' grading inspections.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the progress of traffic officers in achieving target times for attending stranded drivers on smart motorways.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has allocated to making road safety improvements intended to help prevent fatal and serious injuries in each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Full Time Equivalent civil servants in his Department work on bus delivery or policy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using road surface toppings in England identical or similar in composition to those being used...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has a target on the proportion of highways with a dedicated cycle lane by the end of this Parliament; and how many highways had...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the news story entitled All new smart motorways scrapped, published by his Department on 15 April 2023, what plans he has for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of local authorities in discharging their responsibilities under Section 89 of the Environmental...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria his Department uses to classify a trunk road as special for the purposes of holding responsibilities to keep the highway clear of litter...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road users have been fined for (a) breaking legal noise limits and (b) using illegal modified exhausts in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many public charging points for electric vehicles there are in (a) Enfield North constituency and (b) the London Borough of Enfield.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of public charging points for electric vehicles due to be installed in (a) Enfield North constituency and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many public charging points for electric vehicles there are in (a) Stockport constituency and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will commission research on the (a) potential impact and (b) prevalence of interference of 5G technology on the radio bandwidth of aircraft...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of using Beyond Visual Line of Sight uncrewed aircraft to provide...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to (a) ensure the effective regulation of headlight brightness and (b) address the issue of dangerous headlight...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to introduce secondary legislation to implement in full the commitments made by the Government on due...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of wilding on (a) reducing the carbon footprint, (b) the area of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that (a) natural flood management, (b) urban tree planting, (c) peatland restoration, (d)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will take steps to ensure that the forthcoming National Adaptation Programme includes (a) specific, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing compensation to businesses that can demonstrate that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) policies and (b) commitments in the forthcoming National Adaptation Programme are being developed alongside and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has taken steps to seek external peer review of her Department’s proposals for retaining,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to communicate the peat ban for the professional horticulture sector with (a) UK-based nurseries...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the new land use framework will be published.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the National Adaptation Programme will be updated to include new government funding commitments for investment in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what delivery mechanisms she plans to include within the National Adaptation Programme to ensure that climate adaptation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will take steps through the national adaptation programme to increase the level of (a) guidance and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) landowners and (b) land managers that participate in environmental land management schemes are required to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of food labelling requirements for honey; and if she will make a statement
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of (a) whether the consultation period for the revised national air quality strategy meets...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Windsor Framework on the equitability of the trading...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the development of a national action plan for the sustainable use of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to help prevent animals being (a) killed on roads or (b) left by the roadside...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what role the Norwegian Meteorological Institute undertakes as part of the review of the Gothenburg Protocol.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring quantitative assessments under the adaptation reporting...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government plans to consult with victims and survivors of abuse as part of the pre-legislative scrutiny for the proposed ban on sexual...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to publish her Department's report on the Variations in Sex Characteristics Call For Evidence launched on 17 January 2019.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she plans to take to encourage businesses to improve (a) facilities and (b) access for people with disabilities.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2023 to Question 161400 on Conversion Therapy, whether she plans to complete pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to help bring about a resolution to the healthcare workers pay dispute in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Electoral Commission in Northern Ireland on voter ID.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what support the Government is providing to the Electoral Office in Northern Ireland to raise awareness of the local elections.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to help the Department of Education in Northern Ireland to maintain the (a) Engage and (b) Healthy Happy Minds programme.
To ask the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Committee has had recent discussions with the Electoral...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation COVID-19 vaccination programme for 2023: JCVI interim advice, 8 November...
To ask His Majesty's Government what limitations they have identified with respect to meeting the dates planned for banning the sale of new petrol and diesel internal combustion motor cars.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of fires in waste processing plants resulting from lithium-ion batteries.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to introduce an equivalent of the Welsh Access Broadband Cymru scheme in England.
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