Written answers

Tuesday, 25 April 2023

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Agriculture and Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the decision to end cross-compliance and the accompanying Good...

    • Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to prevent wild fires in summer 2023.

      Agriculture: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the role of (a) UK agriculture and (b) farmers in (i) preventing and (ii) fighting wild fires.

      Farms: New Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many new farms have been recruited to the New Entrant Support Scheme since its introduction; and what other steps her...

      Waste Disposal: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s statistics entitled Local authority collected waste management - annual results...

      Packaging: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s statistics entitled Local authority collected waste management - annual results...

      Food: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle increases in food prices..

      Farms: Westmorland and Lonsdale

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farms in Westmorland and Lonsdale are part of Countryside Stewardship.

      Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) effectiveness of badger culls in tackling bovine TB and (b) reliability...

      Sustainable Farming Incentive: Westmorland and Lonsdale

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farms in Westmorland and Lonsdale are part of the Sustainable Farming Incentive.

      Marine Protected Areas: Fisheries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to extend the ban on bottom trawling in more highly protected marine areas.

      Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on developing a system of food labelling to indicate the sustainability of the supply chain of...

      Livestock: Antibiotics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the level of risk to human health of antimicrobial-resistant superbugs originating...

      Livestock: Antibiotics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a ban on the preventative use of antibiotics on healthy...

      Avian Influenza: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to monitor and mitigate the risk of the H5N1 virus to wild and farmed birds as seabirds...

      Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to extend the carry-over motion to the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill before 8 June 2023.

      Salt and Sugar: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the National Food Strategy, published in July 2021, whether she is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to...

      Farms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department holds data on the number of farm holdings in every constituency.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Genetics: Foreign Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what regulatory framework is in place for foreign parties that access and utilise human genetic resources when...

    • Horizon Europe: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 4 of the Pioneer Prospectus, published on 6 April and to page 295 of the Central Government Supply...

      Advanced Research and Invention Agency: Science and Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 5 of the Pioneer Prospectus, published on 6 April, how Pioneer would work alongside the Advanced...

      Science and Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 13 of the Pioneer Prospectus, published on 6 April, when she plans to specify the sector or missions...

      Science and Technology: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Pioneer Prospectus, published on 6 April, how much and what proportion of the funds allocated to...

      Horizon Europe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when her Department plans to decide whether to extend the Horizon Europe guarantee scheme; and whether researchers will be...

      Life Sciences: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure that private Chinese companies operating in the life sciences sector are adhering to UK...

      UK Research and Innovation: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 142 of the Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22 of the UK Research and Innovation, for what reason there...

      Copyright: Arts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to re-open consultation with creative industries on proposals for licensing or exceptions to copyright for...

      Copyright: Arts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions her Department has had with creative industries on (a) licencing and copyright exceptions for text and data...

      Science: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether spending on Horizon was included in calculations of UK science spend prior to 2016; and whether spending on Horizon...

  • Home Office

    • HM Passport Office: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the attrition rate in His Majesty’s Passport Office was in financial year (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23.

    • Asylum: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the ability of asylum seekers housed on (a) military bases, (b) accommodation barges, (c)...

      HM Passport Office: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport officers were employed by her Department in (a) March 2022 and (b) March 2023.

      Immigration Removal Centres and Short-term Holding Facilities: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of (a) migrant processing centres, (b) immigration removal centres and (c) short-term holding facilities are...

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of asylum seekers housed in contingency hotels who have been waiting over a year for an outcome on...

      Public Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in (a) police stations and (b) fire...

      Stop and Search: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March to Question 174473 on Stop and Search: Greater Manchester, what proportion of people stopped and searched...

      Offensive Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) lethal firearms, (b) non-lethal firearms, (c) knives and (d) other offensive weapons were seized by all agencies and forces...

      Knives: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle knife crime in London.

      Demonstrations: Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department are taking to provide the police with support to stop disruptive protests.

      Bicycles: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many charges have been bought for the theft of bicycles in (a) London and (b) England in each year since 1 January 2018.

      Drugs: Antisocial Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made on reducing drug related anti-social behaviour in England.

      Drug Seizures

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to publish the annual data for the seizures of drugs in England and Wales for the financial year ending 2022.

      Fentanyl: Drug Seizures

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what category is used to record seizures of fentanyl and fentanyl analogues in figures for drug seizures included in Border Force...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a process exists for hon. Members to raise urgent immigration cases directly with the Minister for Immigration.

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April to Question 175523 on Asylum, how many asylum applications were awaiting processing in June 2010.

      Refugees: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether counselling support is being provided to children from Afghanistan who are separated from parents who remain in Afghanistan.

      Asylum: Questionnaires

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department provides for asylum claimants required to complete an Asylum Claim Questionnaire where (a) English is not their...

      Spiking

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle the spiking of people in social places in the UK.

      Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to encourage people to report domestic violence against women.

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of people who have applied for indefinite leave to remain after completing the 10-year route...

      Immigration

      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...

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of people who have applied for indefinite leave to remain after completing the 10-year route...

      Immigration

      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 ten-year...

      Animal Experiments: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many project licences were granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 that involved the use of the Forced Swim Test in...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Neurology: Diagnosis and Medical Treatments

      What steps his Department is taking to improve the diagnosis and treatment of functional neurological disorders.

    • Prescription Drugs

      What steps he is taking to help ensure the affordability of prescription medicines.

      Mental Health Services: Schools

      What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on encouraging schools to appoint mental health leads.

      NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of funding the NHS pay awards through the public health grant on the...

      Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access

      What recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing Access rebate on foreign direct investment into the British...

      Psychology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing regulations for the professional use of the title psychologist.

      Hospitals: Construction

      What his Department’s (a) budget and (b) timetable is for the delivery of 40 new hospitals under the hospital building programme.

      Dentistry: Migrant Workers

      What steps he is taking to facilitate overseas dentists practising in the UK.

      NHS: Chronic Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support members of the NHS workforce affected by long-term illness.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the criteria used by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to assess the safety of vaccines includes a...

      General Practitioners: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Department of Health NI on doctors in that country returning to full-time face-to-face appointments.

      Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce treatment waiting times for children and young people.

      Health Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce elective procedure backlogs in child health services.

      Health Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce elective surgery treatment waiting times for children.

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the guidance entitled Working definition of trauma-informed practice, published by his Department on 2 November 2022,...

      Air Pollution: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the difference is between attributable deaths referring to air pollution and deaths reported on death certificates.

      Air Pollution: Ventilation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a list of currently applicable regulations and guidance used by his Department on ventilation and indoor air quality...

      Air Pollution: Statistics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the difference is between (a) emissions, (b) concentrations, (c) human exposures, (d) health impacts and (e) death outcomes when...

      Air Pollution: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of all adult deaths in (a) Enfield and (b) London were from (i) heart disease, (ii) stroke, (iii) chronic...

      Air Pollution: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether attributable deaths is an alternative term used for premature deaths when referring to deaths caused by air pollution.

      Coronavirus: Surveys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the Office for National Statistics’ surveillance of covid-19 infection rates has been paused.

      Orthopaedics: Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expand the orthopaedic workforce.

      Medical Treatments: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many treatments the NHS hospitals conducted on private patients in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22.

      Breast Cancer: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to speed up the drug approval process for new metastatic breast cancer treatments.

      Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2023 to Question 176541 on Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus, which safety concerns relating...

      Hyoscine Hydrobromide: Health Hazards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessments of the health implications of the drug Scopolamine.

      Dental Services: Hospitals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many adults were admitted to hospital for tooth decay extractions in (a) Kingston Upon Hull North, (b) Humber and North Yorkshire and...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March 2023 to Question 152184, Coronavirus: Vaccination, for what reason his Department has not responded to...

      Dental Services: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of dental services in (a) Kingston Upon Hull North...

      Parkinson's Disease: Newcastle upon Tyne Central

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps her Department has taken to support the mental health of people diagnosed with Parkinson’s in Newcastle upon Tyne...

      Parkinson's Disease: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) reduce waiting times for a Parkinson’s diagnosis and (b) increase the number of...

      Dermatology: Merseyside

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what percentage of dermatology patients started treatment within 18 weeks of referral in (a) Liverpool University Hospitals...

      Breast Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure awareness of metastatic breast cancer among NHS staff involved in primary care.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the Rt hon. Member for Chipping Barnet of 22 August, 7 October and 22 October 2022 on...

      Community Diagnostic Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Government turbocharges efforts to tackle COVID-19 backlogs, published on 7 December 2022,...

      Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many applications have been (a) received and (b) decided for mandatory reversals of Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme decisions relating...

      Musculoskeletal Disorders: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to implement the recommendations of the report by NHS England entitled An improvement...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of covid-19 vaccine-induced thrombosis and thrombocytopenia were reported to Public Health England using the reporting...

      Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are employed in the NHS Business Services Authority's quality assurance processes for reviewing Vaccine Damage Payment...

      Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) minimum and (b) maximum period is after the administration of a covid-19 vaccine at which the level of disability caused by...

      IVF: LGBT People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure equal access to IVF for LGBTQ+ couples.

      Care Workers: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to ensure effective (a) recruitment and (b) retention in the social care sector.

      Abortion: Clinics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of immediate closure of abortion clinics that fail to ensure proper safety...

      Disability: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to ensure adequate funding for high quality, safe and effective care for disabled people.

      NHS: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of appointing a national allergy lead.

      Cosmetics: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies on breast cancer of research linking lye hair product usage...

      Social Services: Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the document Next steps to put People at the Heart of Care: A plan for adult social care system reform 2023 to 2024 and...

      Prostate Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to increase (a) rates of early detection and (b) diagnostic times for prostate cancer in the last 12...

      Incontinence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made in monitoring the implementation of the Excellence in Continence Care Guidelines.

      Social Services: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated to projects intended to help speed up digitisation in the social care sector in each of the...

      Diabetes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce cases of type 2 diabetes.

      Breast Cancer: Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase the number of metastatic breast cancer treatment clinical trials in view of the number of affected patients.

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to include a plan for the delivery of services outsourced from the NHS in his workforce plan.

      NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help ensure that staff on outsourced contracts from the NHS receive a cost of living pay increase.

      Accident and Emergency Departments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support A&E departments in delivering essential services.

      Dermatology: Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dermatology specialist nurses there are in (a) North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust and (b) the Royal Free London NHS...

      Dermatology: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many consultant dermatologists there are in (a) North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust and (b) the Royal Free London NHS...

      Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2023 to Question 161293 on Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access, what evidence...

      Protective Clothing: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse was of storing personal protective equipment in China in (a) December 2021 and (b) January 2022.

      NHS: Childcare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the (a) availability and (b) cost of childcare on NHS staff's (i) working hours...

      Diabetes: Ophthalmic Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will support research on the use of sleep masks to treat diabetic retinopathy.

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS workforce strategy, what steps he is taking to establish how many (a) cardiologists, (b) cardiac nurses and (c)...

      NHS: Labour Turnover

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

      Coronavirus: Drugs and Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to (a) develop and (b) implement a rapid system of evaluating new protective and prophylactic Covid-19...

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the NHS workforce plan.

      Junior Doctors: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) retain junior doctors in the NHS after their F1 and F2 training and (b) ensure there are enough core...

      Dermatology: Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dermatology specialist nurses there are in (a) Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, (b) the NHS Cheshire and...

      Hospitals: Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the impact of the Hospitals Transformation Programme on ambulance delays for heart attack and stroke...

      Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will conduct a review into (a) the adequacy of the level of public understanding of the Medicines and Healthcare products...

      Clinical Trials: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to help increase the representation of ethnic minority patients participating in clinical trials.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Pinnacle Service Families: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have been employed by Pinnacle as part of its contract to manage the National Service Centre each month since April 2022.

    • Artillery: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2023 to Question 172980 on Artillery: Finance, when the Mobile Fires Platform will exit the concept phase.

      Rifles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Swedish Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifles his Department plans to purchase.

      Military Bases: Concrete

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of (a) barracks, (b) service family accommodation and (c) training facilities are affected by the presence of reinforced...

      Defence Equipment: Asbestos

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many pieces of equipment in the (a) army, (b) navy and (c) RAF have been affected by asbestos in the latest period for which data is available; and...

      Defence Equipment and Support: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) contractors and (b) permanent staff are employed by Defence Equipment & Support.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints relating to (a) UK Service Family Accommodation and (b) UK Single Living Accommodation were reported in 2022.

      Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a list of military bases used to house armed forces personnel broken down by region.

      Ministry of Defence: Pinnacle Service Families and VIVO Defence Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the performance of (a) Pinnacle and (b) VIVO in their delivery of maintenance contracts for his Department.

      Amey and VIVO Defence Services: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were employed by (a) Amey and (b) VIVO as part of their sub contracts to manage the regional accommodation maintenance service in each...

      Military Bases: Decommissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to A Better Defence Estate, published November 2016, whether (a) Defence Geographic Centre, Feltham, (b) Defence Infrastructure...

      Army Foundation College: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Sexual Offences in the Service Justice System statistics for 2022 published on 30 March 2023, how many of the 34 victims of sexual...

      Armed Forces: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service complaints relating to (a) bullying, (b) discrimination, (c) harassment and (d) assault have been made in each year since 2016.

      Armed Forces: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service complaints have had their outcome reversed following an investigation by the Service Complaints Ombudsman each year since 2016.

      Armed Forces: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service complaints in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy, (c) RAF and (d) tri-service took more than one year to be resolved in each year since 2016.

      Ukraine: Depleted Uranium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has an obligation post-conflict to help clear up depleted uranium rounds fired by Challenger 2 tanks in Ukraine.

      Ukraine: Depleted Uranium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department monitors the locations where British-supplied Challenger 2 tanks fire depleted uranium rounds in Ukraine.

      Ukraine: Depleted Uranium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many depleted uranium rounds the UK supplied to Ukraine for use with the Challenger 2 tanks; and how many of those rounds have been fired.

      Official Secrets: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether an investigation was launched into the leaking of classified documents related to Challenger 2 tanks on an online forum in July 2021.

      Birds: Cyprus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to combat illegal songbird trapping on the sovereign island base areas of (a) Akrotiri and (b) Dhekelia.

      Russia: Warships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions his Department has recorded Russian (a) military ships and b) suspected covert ships mapping (i) wind farms and (ii) undersea...

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department has allocated for second round bids for the International Fund for Ukraine.

      Radioactive Waste: Dalgety Bay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the pollutant linkage identified by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency in the foreshore areas of Dalgety Bay has been cleared...

      Radioactive Waste: Dalgety Bay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the cost of the remediation works at Dalgety Bay.

  • Department for Education

    • Higher Education: Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a statutory duty of care for higher education institutions on student (a) mental...

    • Alternative Education and Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the Regional Expert Partnerships intended to design and test the proposals in the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and...

      Alternative Education and Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to plans set out in the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan published in March 2023...

      Disability and Special Educational Needs: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) recruit and (b) retain special educational needs and disabilities specialist staff in schools.

      Special Educational Needs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanisms she has put in place to ensure that funding disputes between health providers and local authorities do not stall a placement for a...

      Childcare: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the project commissioned by her Department and awarded to Hempsell's to support local authorities with their childcare sufficiency duties in...

      Autism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of delays experienced in getting a diagnosis of autism on parents' ability to apply for an...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to establish the first SEND Regional Expert Partnership.

      Adoption: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons adopted people aged between 21 and 25 who do not have an Education and Health Care Plan are ineligible for Adoption Support Funding...

      Supply Teachers: Enfield North

      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 Enfield North constituency in the last 12...

      Pre-school Education: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent assessment of the impact of relaxing staff to pupil ratios for early years education on children with Special...

      Special Educational Needs: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools provide effective support for children with Education, Health and Care plan in (a) Enfield...

      Teachers: Birmingham Northfield

      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 by teachers who had neither a relevant...

      Students: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help students to complete their coursers when an accredited provider of qualifications closes down.

      Disability and Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April to Question 171482 on Disability and Special Educational Needs, when she plans to publish the new national special...

      Schools: Defibrillators

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many defibrillators have been delivered to state-funded schools in (a) Medway and (B) Kent in 2023 as part of her Department's work with the...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools provide effective support for children with Education, Health and Care Plans in (a) Ipswich...

      Training: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of young adults joining the Trade Industry through training schemes such as apprenticeships.

      Teachers: Neurodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve teacher's knowledge of neurodiversity conditions.

      Students: Tristan Da Cunha

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students from Tristan da Cunha are currently studying at Universities in the United Kingdom.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Private Rented Housing: Pets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is taking steps to abolish blanket bans on pets in the private rented sector.

    • Rented Housing: Scotland

      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 impact of rental caps on the level of investment...

      Community Housing Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to use any in-year underspend in his Department's revenue budget to re-open the Community...

      Affordable Housing: Service Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance his Department issues on (a) statutory limits on service charge increases in government-backed affordable...

      Rented Housing: Mould

      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...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to correspondence of 13 December 2022, 16 January 2023, 20 February 2023 and 22 March 2023 from...

      Freehold

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that freeholders have a responsibility to provide housing (a) of an equal...

      Public Lavatories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the technical consultation referred to in Written Statement HCWS172 of 9 November 2022, what progress...

      Land: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of proscribing uplift clauses in new land sale agreements.

      Voting Rights: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy that foreign nationals who have lived in the UK for more than five years should be able to...

      Rented Housing: Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of landlords not being able to issue two months'...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy: Arrears

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the increases in the cost of living on the number of households in (a) Coventry...

    • Tidal Power: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the tidal stream ringfence can increase following the closure of the Qualification Assessment Window.

      Farmers: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what proportion of farmers have been informed of the level of funding they will receive from the Government to help...

      Carbon Budgets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs on (a) the potential impact of the...

      Carbon Budgets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government has conducted a risk assessment for the agriculture and land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF)...

      Environment Protection: Job Creation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2023 to Question 149438 on Environment Protection: Job Creation, if he will publish the (a)...

      Environment Protection: Job Creation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 24 February 2023 to Question 149438 on Environment Protection: Job Creation, what the (a) aims and...

      Energy Supply: Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number and proportion of businesses that are on deemed contracts for their...

      Infrastructure: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to provide funding for the training of labour for the delivery of (a) low carbon installations and (b)...

      Carbon Capture and Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how the £20 billion for carbon capture and storage announced in the Spring Budget 2023 will be funded.

      Energy: Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what Government support will be available to help businesses with energy bills in the next 12 months.

      Alternative Fuel Payments: Houseboats

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether people who live on houseboats as continuous cruisers are eligible to receive the alternative fuel payment.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Colombia: Peace Negotiations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the Colombian Government with potential peace talks with the...

    • Climate Change: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to meet the commitments set out in the guidance entitled International...

      East Africa: Droughts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to help tackle possible (a) drought and (b) hunger...

      Somaliland: Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help resolve conflict in (a) Las Anod and (b) Somaliland.

      Humanitarian Aid: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government is taking steps to help ensure the (a) participation and (b) resourcing of women-led...

      Development Aid: Charities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide international development charities with funding to increase their...

      Democratic Republic of Congo: Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he will take to raise anti-Tutsi violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo with his international...

      Bulgaria: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is planning to take in response to Russia's capture of 14 Bulgarian sailors who were stranded in...

      Africa: Marburg Virus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support the Government is providing to (a) Tanzania and (b) other nations affected by the Marburg virus.

      Climate Change: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of UK International Climate Finance is spent on adaptation.

      India: Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2023 to Question 174402 on Development Aid to India, if he will hold...

      Water: Sustainable Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Water Action Agenda agreed at the UN 2023 Water Conference in March 2023, how many of the...

      Water: Sustainable Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make a comparative assessment of the adequacy of the number of Water Action Agenda pledges that the UK...

      Malaria: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to World Malaria Day 2023, what steps his Department is taking to support the delivery of (a)...

      Ethiopia: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has the Department made of reports that Egypt has forcibly returned refugees fleeing persecution...

      China: Caribbean

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the level of Chinese influence in the Caribbean.

      Nicaragua: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implication's for his policies of Amnesty International's report entitled...

      British Overseas Territories: Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to (a) work with representatives of and (b) provide other support to the British...

      Tristan da Cunha: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help improve internet connectivity on Tristan da Cunha.

      Honduras: Emergency Powers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Honduran counterpart on the extension of the state of emergency until October...

      Cuba: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the outcome of the 2023 Cuban Parliamentary...

      Latin America: Indigenous Peoples

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support indigenous communities in Latin America.

      Ukraine: Reconstruction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help increase the participation of (a) women's rights and (b) women-led...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences: Advisory Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the average cost to the public purse of appointing (a) an independent sexual violence adviser and (b) a domestic abuse...

    • Private Rented Housing: Evictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of abolishing section 21 eviction notices on the caseload of courts in...

      Probate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2023 to Question 117447 on Probate, how many probate cases have been awaiting a decision for seven weeks or more.

      Rape: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps is he taking to increase the rate of prosecutions for rape cases in London.

      Bail

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to section 240A of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative...

      Sexual Offences: Victim Support Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of a free and independent legal advocate to support victims of sexual violence and abuse for...

      Prison and Probation Service: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service is expected to meet its target of having the proportion of ethnic minority staff in senior leadership...

      Approved Premises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Approved Premises in England house (a) women and (b) men with a home address in Wales.

      Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to bring forward measures to make a defendant’s refusal to appear in court for sentencing an aggravating factor judges can take...

      Probate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many probate cases are under consideration in England; and what proportion of those cases have been waiting for a decision for six weeks or more.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Minister for Veterans Affairs’ responsibilities are for the (a) Afghan Relations and Assistance Policy and (b) Afghan Citizen...

    • Blood: Contamination

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the recommendations of the Second Interim Report of the Infected Blood Inquiry, published on 5 April 2023, if he will make it his...

  • Treasury

    • Pet Foods: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue was raised from VAT on pet food in each of the last 5 years.

    • Universal Credit: National Insurance Contributions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Universal Credit claimants have paid voluntary national insurance contributions to cover their time claiming Universal Credit because those...

      Pigmeat: Overseas Trade

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tonnes of pig meat were (a) imported to the UK and (b) exported from the UK in each of the last five years.

      Bank Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of access to (a) cash and (b) banking services in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the...

      Experian: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what redress is available to energy customers who dispute the accuracy of information provided to Experian by energy companies.

      First Time Buyers: Mortgages

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support first time buyers with attaining mortgages.

      Sovereign Wealth Funds: St Kitts and Nevis

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is providing support for the development of a sovereign wealth fund by St Kitts and Nevis.

      Debt Collection: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the effectiveness of existing regulations relating to debt collection agencies for (a) vulnerable people and (b) financially insecure people.

      Eastern Caribbean Central Bank: Cryptocurrencies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is providing support for the development of a digital currency by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank.

      Health Insurance: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will review the level of insurance tax for private health insurance.

      Safe Hands Plans: Insolvency

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department was aware of concerns about the solvency of Safe Hands funeral plan prior to that company going into administration.

      Financial Services Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on plans to update the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

      Mortgages: Arrears

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in the cost of living on the number of households in (a) Coventry North East constituency,...

      Fortified Wines: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an easement for fortified wines that are made from fresh grapes after 1 August 2023.

      Wines: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of increases in the level of alcohol duty on international wine trading in the UK.

      Public Sector: Strikes

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of public sector strikes on UK GDP in each month since August 2022.

      Financial Services: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Government plans to deliver a consolidated tape of pre- and post-trade market data as considered in the Edinburgh Reforms.

      Cryptocurrencies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the introduction of a central bank digital currency on the commercial banking sector.

      Meat: Overseas Trade

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tonnes of beef and veal were (a) imported to the UK and (b) exported from the UK in each of the last five years.

      Unpaid Taxes

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2023 to Question 165453 on Taxation: Fines, how many penalties issued by HM Revenue and Customs which are recorded on...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Carers: Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government plans to take to support parent carers of disabled children with returning to work.

    • Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's prior information notice of 5 April on Additional Healthcare Capacity, reference 2023/S 000-009884, fow...

      Employment Schemes: Chronic Illnesses and Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department plans to open the Universal Support scheme for applications; and if he will publish the eligibility criteria for that scheme.

      Universal Credit: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report entitled The sanctions surge: Shining a light on the universal credit sanctions regime, published in March 2023,...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the level at which Universal Credit is set with reference to the prices of...

      Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of children living in poverty in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the...

      Employment Schemes: Visual Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the capabilities of the Universal Support scheme to support blind and partially sighted...

      Menopause: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support women with menopausal symptoms to stay in employment.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase the (a) efficiency and (b) accessibility of telephone services provided by his Department.

      Employment and Support Allowance: Overpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on whether the recovery of Employment Support Allowance overpayments from claimants has been waived for mental...

      Employment Schemes: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2023 to Question 167120 on Employment Schemes: Disability, if he will take steps to work with disability...

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will amend the Child Support Maintenance Calculation Regulations 2012 to ensure that Article 69a will only apply as a last resort when...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to email correspondence of 22 February, 22 March and 5 April 2023 from the hon. Member for Glasgow East, reference...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Standards

      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 steps...

      Local Housing Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will make an assessment on the potential merits of removing the freeze on the local housing allowance rates in the context...

      Jobcentres: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to install assistive technology for disabled people in jobcentres.

      Restart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of using the Restart scheme to provide support for people unemployed for more than 12 months.

      Universal Credit: Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of households claiming Universal Credit that will exceed the £7,400 annual earnings limit for...

      Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the findings of the report entitled The Impact of Benefit Sanctions on Employment Outcomes: draft report, published by his...

      Employment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to provide training to (a) work coaches and (b) disability employment advisors on the barriers to...

      Employment Schemes: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2023 to Question 167120 on Employment Schemes: Disability, what new specialist support will be available to...

      Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance is provided to health professionals who have been asked to provide medical evidence for (a) Personal Independence Payment...

      State Retirement Pensions: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an alternative disputes resolution process for people...

  • Department for Transport

    • M60: Litter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has received any information from National Highways about the cleanliness standards of the M60 embankments, carriageways, hard shoulders,...

    • Bicycles and Electric Vehicles: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February to Question 150416 on Bicycles and Electric Vehicles: Safety, whether he plans for those regulations to include...

      Fleetwood Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to reopen the Poulton-le-Fylde to Fleetwood railway line.

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve road quality and (b) reduce the number of potholes.

      Motorways: Fly-tipping and Litter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he monitors the performance of National Highways in the North West on keeping strategic highways land free from litter or tipping.

      British Transport Police: Logos

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to update the logo of the British Transport Police with the Tudor Crown.

      Active Travel: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding he is providing for (a) walking, (b) wheeling and (c) cycling in Greater Manchester in financial year 2023-24.

  • Leader of the House

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Leader of the House, when she plans to respond to correspondence from the right hon. Member for North Durham of 24 March 2023 on ministerial contact information provided to Members of...

  • Department for Business and Trade

  • Scotland Office

    • Lord Advocate and Scotland Act 1998

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on (a) changes to the Scotland Act 1998 and (b) the role of the Lord Advocate in the period...

  • Attorney General

  • Department for Transport

    • Dual Carriageways: Safety Measures

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of dual carriageways have a hard shoulder of sufficient width to park a vehicle.

    • Driving Licences

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people in the UK hold a category H driving licence.

      Roads: South East

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the budget for the A2/M2 Connected Corridor project for 2018–2020 including the cost of (1) consultants, and (2)...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of concerns that AI technologies are being introduced prematurely to customers before their potential risks can be fully assessed.

    • Voice Over Internet Protocol: Emergency Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the resumption by BT of the rollout of Digital Voice, what assessment they have made of how contact with the emergency services will be...

      Voice Over Internet Protocol

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the resumption by BT of the rollout of Digital Voice, what assessment they have made of the Digital Voice rollout on small service providers.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will provide, in the form of a table, the number of families who they forecast will take up the Healthy Start Scheme in the current year, alongside...

    • Public Health

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the state of the relationship between central government and local directors of public health.

      Gender Identity Development Service: Suicide

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many young people (1) who were on the waiting list for the Gender Identity Development Service, and (2) who had already been seen by that service, died by...

      Health Services: Gender

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Policy Exchange Gender identity ideology in the NHS, published on 2 January; and what steps they are taking to...

      Archie Battersbee

      To ask His Majesty's Government what legal costs were associated with the submission lodged by HM Government lawyers with the United Nations Committee on Persons with Disabilities regarding...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Employment Tribunals Service

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Johnson of Lainston on 4 April (HL6685), how many previously unpaid Employment Tribunal awards have been recovered for...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Gambling

      To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings (1) ministers, and (2) senior officials, at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport have had with representatives from the gambling industry...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Furs: Trade

      To ask His Majesty's Government (1) when they intend to publish a response to their consultation on the fur market in Great Britain, and (2) what discussions they have had with the fashion...

    • Hare Coursing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of problems caused by hare coursing.

      Slurry Infrastructure Grant

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much was paid to farmers through the Slurry Infrastructure grant in 2022.

      Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill

      To ask His Majesty's Government what their timeline is for implementing clause 43 of the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill regarding the taking of a dog without lawful authority; and what plans...

      Water Supply

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the supply of water and measures taken to conserve it.

      Electric Vehicles: Batteries

      To ask His Majesty's Government (1) what plans they have to create a new regulatory framework for electric vehicle battery recycling, (2) when such plans will be implemented, (3) whether...

      Bread and Flour: Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to publish the final result of the consultation on the Bread and Flour Regulations which concluded in November 2022.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Sentencing Council for England and Wales

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bellamy on 14 April (HL7073), why they do not intend to review the composition or functions of the Sentencing Council.

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