Written answers

Wednesday, 3 May 2023

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Norman Shaw Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the budget is for the (a) refurbishment of Norman Shaw North and (b) new glass atrium roof to be added...

    • Portcullis House: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the budget is for work in Portcullis House on (a) mechanical and electrical systems, (b) the roof, (c)...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Courts and Prisons: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April to Question 181017 on Courts and Prisons: Buildings, whether his Department has commissioned a survey to identify...

    • Child Trust Fund: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on allowing access to Child Trust Funds using DWP Appointee status as a proxy for approval.

      Reoffenders: Convictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many serious further offence notifications resulted in a conviction by each type of offence in each year since 2010.

      Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the backlog in court cases on levels of reoffending.

      Prisoners' Release: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress his Department has made on expanding the availability of 12-week transitional accommodation for prison leavers.

      Prisoners: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women with a fixed home address in Wales are housed in prison broken down by prison.

      Public Bodies: Inquiries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the total number of inquiries into public bodies in each year since 2017.

      Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the average cost to the Legal Aid Agency of legal help and civil representation in cases...

      Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with Leader of the House on the parliamentary timetable for legislative proposals to protect journalists from Strategic...

      Prisoners: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people in UK prisons were foreign nationals in each year since 2019.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Culture: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support cultural organisations to build and maintain relationships with European partners following the...

    • Culture: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) furlough and (b) other support provided by her Department to the cultural...

      Music Venues: Bradford West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department is providing to grassroots music venues in Bradford West constituency.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Tom Hurndall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish a response to Early Day Motion 1064, 20th anniversary of shooting of Tom Hurndall, tabled on 17...

    • Israel: Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2023 to Question 182071 on Israel: Nuclear Weapons, when he last reviewed the...

      Iran: Baha'i Faith

      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 persecution of Baháʼís in...

      Iran: Nuclear Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of Iran's nuclear capabilities.

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote dialogue between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Palestinian Authority policies on levels of...

      International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to support the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace.

      Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to counter the work of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.

      Sudan: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made changes to its advice on the eligibility of British citizens who hold dual...

      Syria and Turkey: Earthquakes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to provide ongoing support to Turkey and Syria in response to the earthquake...

      Horn of Africa: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Official development assistance was spent on the treatment of acute malnutrition in the Horn of Africa in...

      Nigeria: Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the level of food security in Nigeria.

      Mi6: Nato

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the (a) priorities and (b) objectives are of MI6 for its chairship of NATO’s intelligence committee.

      Turkey: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he has taken with his Turkish counterparts in Turkey to help ensure safe passage to polling...

      Turkey: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to send election observers to Turkey for the presidential and parliamentary elections...

      Russia: Political Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help political prisoners held by the Russian Government.

      Alexei Navalny

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the recent reports of the abuse...

      Entertainers: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his counterparts in EU countries on allowing UK support crew members working with...

      Turkey: Minority Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of the Turkish Government on the treatment of...

      British Indian Ocean Territory

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) role of the Chagos Islands in the UK's security and diplomatic...

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Mauritius on a mutually agreeable solution on the...

      Ilois: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria his Department has used to determine the distribution of funds for the Chagossian Support Package...

      Ilois: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing funding to Chagossian residents...

      Ilois

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has had recent discussions with members of the Chagossian community.

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Marine Environment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to help protect and conserve the marine environment of the Chagos Islands.

      Ilois: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to help support the right to self-determination by Chagossian people.

      Ukraine: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help protect Chernobyl during the war in Ukraine.

      Chelsea Football Club: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when charities in Ukraine are expected to receive the £2.3 billion from Roman Abramovich's sale of Chelsea.

  • Treasury

    • 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 recorded on the National...

    • Unpaid Taxes

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2023 to Question 181160 on Tax Penalties, how many of the individual penalties issued by HM Revenue and Customs which...

      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 of the individual penalties issued by HM Revenue and Customs which...

      Unpaid Taxes

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2023 to Question 182082 on Tax Penalties, how many of the individual penalties referred to issued by HM Revenue and...

      Treasury: Training

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on staff training related to diversity and inclusion in 2022.

      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...

      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...

      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...

      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...

      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...

      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...

      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...

      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...

      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...

      Holiday Leave: Pay

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to take steps to reform the way in which HMRC calculates holiday pay entitlements owing to their staff in the context of the Employment...

      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 recorded on the National...

      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 recorded on the National...

      Food: Prices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with his French counterpart on the French Government's anti-inflation quarter initiative.

      Bank Services: Interest Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of compelling banks to increase interest rate payments on savings accounts in line with changes to the...

      Stamp Duty Reserve Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will take steps to amend the legislation underpinning the Stamp Duty Reserve Tax so that newly-recognised growth markets are not required...

      Child Trust Fund: Mental Capacity

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Child Trust Fund accounts have been locked because the account holder lacks mental capacity; and how much is contained in these funds.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Fees and Charges: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of hidden fees and charges on financial and digital transactions on (a) local...

    • Companies: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will bring forward legislation to make it a criminal offence for people under sanctions to set up UK companies.

      Batteries: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to support the growth of battery technology companies.

      Iron and Steel: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate she has made of the amount of Russian steel that has entered the UK after being processed in third countries since sanctions...

      Post Offices and Retail Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what specific steps she is taking to support (a) Post Offices and (b) convenience stores with the rising cost of living.

      Business: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to (a) prevent the setting up of fraudulent businesses and (b) improve the security and verification...

      Gold: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions (a) she has and (b) her predecessors have had with businesses on removing illegally-mined gold from their supply chains.

  • Home Office

    • Economic Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Page 75 of the Government's Economic Crime Plan 2023-2026 published on 30 March 2023, how many of the extra 475 full time...

    • Migrants: Portland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has carried out a risk assessment of asylum seekers' welfare (a) on board and (b) off the proposed barge...

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support asylum seekers who have received questionnaires under streamlined asylum processing and are...

      Biometric Residence Permits

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason Biometric Residence Permits cards expire prior to a holder's right to remain in the UK ends; and what assessment she has...

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the planned staff to resident ratio is for the Biddy Stockholm barge in Portland Port (a) in the day and (b) at night; and what...

      Migrants: Portland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Biddy Stockholm barge which will house asylum seekers in Portland Port, Dorset is as advertised designed to accommodate 222...

      Asylum: Portland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether all the asylum seekers who will be accommodated on the barge at Portland Port will (a) have been processed before their arrival, (b)...

      Crime Prevention: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to enable local and regional profiles ensure transparency on the representation and treatment of people of...

      Asylum: Accommodation Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to launch a contract tendering process for the running of the (a) Wethersfield (b) Scampton and (c) Bexhill...

      Skilled Workers: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has produced for UK Visas and Immigration caseworkers on handling requests to escalate delayed applications on...

      Passports: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the availability of appointments for priority services at the Passport Office before 6 May 2023.

      Bicycles: Theft

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

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to allocate additional (a) financial resources and (b) other support to local authorities to support asylum seekers who...

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applications are (a) lodged and (b) fully processed each day.

      Defending Democracy Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with representatives from the higher education sector on membership of the Defending Democracy Taskforce.

      Police Stations: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to shut down so-called Chinese secret police stations operating in the UK.

      Refugees: Resettlement

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people settled in the UK through the (a) UK Resettlement Scheme, (b) Community Sponsorship Scheme and (c) Mandate Resettlement...

      Police: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with police forces to help address complaints about police services that have not received a proper response.

      Home Office: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on staff training related to diversity and inclusion in 2022.

      Offensive Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April to Question 181009 Offensive Weapons, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of publishing...

      Public Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April to Question 181032 on Public Buildings, whether she has held discussions with the heads of the (a) police...

      Offences against Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s totality report into...

      Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress the Government has made on its response to the Independent inquiry into child sexual abuse; and if she will make a statement.

      Immigration: Advisory Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner Level 2 and above regulated advisers are registered in (a) each constituency in...

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time is from submitting an asylum application for a person to be called for their substantive interview.

      National Vehicle Crime Working Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the National Vehicle Crime Working Group last met.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether only NHS staff will be permitted to access data via the Federated Data Platform.

    • NHS: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the price of drugs procured by the NHS.

      Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether medicines funded through the cancer drugs fund are included in the calculation of the rebate due under the voluntary pricing...

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment of trends in levels of uptake of breast screening in the (a) least and (b) most deprived areas...

      Radiology: Paediatrics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will meet with representatives from The Royal College of Radiologists to discuss the findings and recommendations of their...

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many free covid-19 rapid lateral flow tests were provided by the NHS for people who work in healthcare or adult social care in each...

      Maternity Disparities Taskforce: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the programme of work for the Maternity Disparities Taskforce.

      Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much free covid-19 rapid lateral flow tests provided by the NHS for people who work in healthcare or adult social care costed in each...

      Gender Dysphoria: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2022 to Question 72433 on Gender Dysphoria: Children and Young People, what recent progress he has...

      Sentencing: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the report of the independent inquiry into the issues raised by the David Fuller case.

      Dental Services: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to NHS dentist for people in rural areas.

      Bowel Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the level of uptake for the bowel cancer screening programme.

      Health: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the proportion of the public aged 40-74 who have been invited for an NHS Health Check by their...

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the level of uptake of the Healthy Start Scheme.

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the appropriateness of the upper earnings limits for eligibility for the Healthy Start Scheme.

      General Practitioners: Notice Boards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 April 2023 on General Practitioners: Notice Boards, how many times his Department has been made aware that...

      Electronic Cigarettes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to increase awareness of the health effects of switching from smoking to vaping.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making it illegal for people under the age of 21 to buy cigarettes and vaping devices.

      Dental Services: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing an NHS dental service in schools.

      General Practitioners: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of NHS flexible working practices on levels of GP recruitment and retention.

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of the NHS conducting enhanced surveillance breast cancer...

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's planned timescale is for the Digital transformation of screening programme.

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women currently receive surveillance screening outside of the national NHS Breast Screening Programme as part of moderate risk...

      Breast Cancer: Hornsey and Wood Green

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the uptake of breast screenings in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency.

      General Practitioners: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the retention of GPs; and whether his Department is providing additional funding to...

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his Department's policy to ensure that all general practice clinicians can access readily available training on the...

      General Practitioners: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many additional phone lines have been made available to GP practices since September 2022.

      Breast Cancer: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of eligible women attended a breast screening in London in 2022; and what steps his Department is taking to...

      Dental Services: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate has he made of the number of patients who have delayed or avoided dental care due to cost in the last year.

      General Practitioners: Resignations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of GPs that have left their practice (a) immediately following and (b) in the year following a...

      General Practitioners: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish data and performance indicators on general practice appointments.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to publish a plan for dental health care.

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to meet its target of increasing the take-up of the Healthy Start Scheme to 75 per cent by the...

      BUPA: Dental Services

      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 number of children seeing a dentist...

      Healthy Start Scheme: Food Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide additional funding to the Healthy Start scheme to help tackle food poverty.

      Bowel Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to implement the recommendation of the UK National Screening Committee to provide...

      Dentistry: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2023 to Question 175704 on Dentistry: Stockport, for what reasons his Department does not centrally...

      Sepsis: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that healthcare professionals receive training on recognising sepsis in children.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2023 to Question 169238 on Department of Health and Social Care: Procurement, whether his Department...

      Palantir: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with NHS data staff on potential concerns on contracting Palantir to build the health service operating system.

      Medical Records: Data Processing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Citizens Advice Bureau on the handling of NHS patient data and the new Palantir contract...

      Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the numbers of patients participating in clinical trials; and what steps his...

      Protective Clothing: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2022 to Question 61151 on Protective Clothing: Storage, what proportion of those items of personal...

      Breast Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) reduce shortages in the NHS breast cancer workforce and (b) increase the capacity of breast cancer services.

      Parkinson's Disease: Accident and Emergency Departments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the trends in the number of A&E admissions of people with Parkinson's in (a) North East and North...

      Kidney Diseases: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible patients with end stage kidney failure in (a) Ellesmere Port and (b) NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB were...

      Bowel Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that the Major Conditions Strategy includes policies on bowel cancer patients.

      Social Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2023 to Question 180229 on Social Services: Finance, whether he plans to assess the impact of changes...

      Bowel Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve early diagnosis of bowel cancer.

      Musculoskeletal Disorders: Community Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of his Department's budget is spent on community musculoskeletal services.

      Hospices: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) rising energy bills, (b) possible increases in NHS pay and (c)...

      Warm Home Prescription

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2023 to Question 179881 on Warm Home Prescription, whether his Department plans to take steps to...

      General Practitioners: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS GPs there were in Stockport constituency in each year since 2010.

      Preventive Medicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer on 21 March 2023 to Question 167154 on sleep, when his Department plans to publish its response to the Advancing...

      Blood and Organs: Donors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2023 to Question 170758 on Blood: Ethnic Groups, which languages literature relating to NHS blood and...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Jobcentres: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training is provided to Armed Forces Champions in job centres.

    • Housing Benefit: Enfield North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households were in receipt of housing benefit in each year since 2010 in Enfield North constituency.

      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) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of...

      Housing Benefit: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much from the public purse has been spent on housing benefit in each year since 2010.

      Jobcentres: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many job centres have Armed Forces Champions.

      Prisons: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of prisons have a job coach.

      Asbestos: Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 23 February 2023 to Question 148528 on Asbestos: Regulation, what the outcome is of the further review by the Health...

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to (a) enforce historical arrears for Child Support Maintenance payments where a non-resident parent has...

      Pensions: Self-employed

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase pension memberships among the self-employed.

      Household Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department took to monitor the involvement of schools and GPs in the distribution of the Household Support Fund.

      Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department will take to ensure disabled people will be able to access the consultation on the Disability Action Plan.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is providing support to people who are distressed by the application process for the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.

    • Veterans: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veteran ID cards have been distributed in each local authority area.

      Sea King Helicopters: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2023 to Question 177951 on Sea King Helicopters: Exhaust Emissions, when he was first made aware of the potential...

      Armed Forces: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many men serving in the (a) Army, (b) Navy, (c) Royal Air Force and (d) Royal Marines (i) made a complaint and (ii) received medical help following...

      RM Bickleigh: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2023 to Question 177936 on Bickleigh Barracks: Repairs and Maintenance, how many power outages were there at...

      HMS Prince of Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many days has HMS Prince of Wales spent in harbour due to mechanical difficulties since its commission into the Royal Navy.

      HMS Prince of Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what equipment was taken from HMS Prince of Wales to re-equip HMS Queen Elizabeth in 2023.

      HMS Prince of Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who is responsible for paying for works to repair the propulsion equipment on HMS Prince of Wales.

      RM Bickleigh: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2023 to Question 177936 on Bickleigh Barracks: Repairs and Maintenance, what the cost to his Department was of...

      HMS Prince of Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the running aground of HMS Prince of Wales caused any damage to the rudder on that ship.

      Military Bases: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the use of Ministry of Defence sites apart from sites at Scampton...

      Sea King Helicopters: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2023 to Question 177951 on Sea King Helicopters: Exhaust Emissions, whether the literature on benzene exposure in...

      Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) financial and (b) other guidance his Department provides to claimants who are successful in receiving payment from the Armed Forces...

      Sea King Helicopters: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2023 to Question 177951 on Sea King Helicopters: Exhaust Emissions, when his Department first investigated the...

      Sea King Helicopters: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2023 to Question 177951 on Sea King Helicopters: Exhaust Emissions, for what reason the Institute of Naval Medicine...

      Sea King Helicopters: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2023 to Question 177951 on Sea King Helicopters: Exhaust Emissions, how many reports his Department has made on...

      Independent Review of UK Government Welfare Services for Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the representatives of the (a) service charity sector, (b) in-scope bodies and (c) veteran community his Department plans to consult...

      Ministry of Defence: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on staff training related to diversity and inclusion in 2022.

      Northern Ireland: Terrorism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what sentences were handed down to the four men that his Scots Guards patrol captured in possession of an explosive device on 19 May 1992 in West Belfast.

      Hunting: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of licensing of trail hunting on his Department's owned and managed land.

      Military Bases: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2023 to Question 176546 on Military Bases: Solar Power, when the Defence Estate Energy Strategy will be published.

      Hercules Aircraft: Decommissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to remove the C-130J Hercules transport plane from service.

      HMS Prince of Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of when HMS Prince of Wales to return to operational service.

      Type 31 Frigates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate his Department has made of the cost of building the five new Type 31 class frigates; whether those costs have increased since the...

      HMS Prince of Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the results of the naval engineering inquiry into the propulsion problems of HMS Prince of Wales.

      Ukraine: Corruption

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made a recent assessment of (a) the level of corruption in Ukraine and (b) the potential impact of that corruption on UK arms supplies.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the speech by the Prime Minister at the Munich Security Conference on 18 February 2023, when the UK will supply longer-range weapons...

      Challenger Tanks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution by the Minister for the Armed Forces to the House of Commons Defence Select Committee on 8 March 2023, how many...

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the speech by the Prime Minister at the Munich Security Conference on 18 February 2023, what longer-range weapons the UK intending...

      Ukraine: Depleted Uranium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of providing Ukraine with depleted uranium shells on radiation levels.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • UK Shared Prosperity Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to measure the value for money of the Shared Prosperity Fund.

    • Social Rented Housing: Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the social housing sector in helping to tackle (a)...

      Voter Authority Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many applications have been made for Voter Authority Certificates.

      Elections: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that young people are not discouraged from voting after the introduction of...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much his Department spent on staff training related to diversity and inclusion in 2022.

      Voter Authority Certificates: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March to Question 171447 on Voter Authority Certificates: Ethnic Groups, if he will make a...

      Inter Faith Network for the United Kingdom: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much his Department has paid to the Inter Faith Network in accordance with Section 70 of the Charities Act 2006 in...

      Leasehold: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department's plans for leasehold reform will apply to leaseholders where the freeholder is a local authority.

      Neighbourhood Plans: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans he has to provide further funding for the Neighbourhood Planning Support Programme run by Locality; and what...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had recent discussions with Homes England on the compatibility of its housebuilding programme with its (a)...

      Private Rented Housing: Rents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will introduce a rent freeze in England.

      Buildings: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Scottish Government on (a) insurance and (b) lending issues...

      Flats: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department have made of the impact of (a) labour shortages and (b) the supply chain on the length of...

      Local Government: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his timeline is for completion of the local government redundancy modification order.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 17 February, 21 March and 14 April 2023 from the Rt hon. Member for...

      Local Government: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department provides training on good governance and practice to local authority (a) officers and (b) senior...

      Council Tax: Debt Collection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the impact of local authorities' use of bailiffs to collect council tax arrears on residents.

      Building Regulations: Leasehold

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate his Department has made of the average costs incurred by a leaseholder due to the building safety regime...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Employment: Disability

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of legal protection for disabled people when (a) applying for work and (b) having their...

    • Racial Discrimination

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the report of the Runnymede Trust and Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation entitled Dear Stephen: Race and belonging 30 years on,...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help improve the energy efficiency of (a) schools, (b) NHS buildings, (c) leisure facilities and (d)...

    • Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the impact of phase (a) one, (b) two and (c) three of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme on...

      Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many jobs did Phase 1 of the public sector decarbonisation scheme support.

      Energy: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of requiring energy suppliers to operate dedicated phone...

      Energy: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of capacity of energy supplier customer service phone lines to meet...

      Energy: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the extent to which energy suppliers are advising customers to make less frequent...

      Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of eligible households who have not received Energy Bill Support Scheme payments automatically have made an...

      Energy: Arrears

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of households in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of...

      Nuclear Power: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support nuclear technology companies.

      Energy Company Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which (a) companies and (b) organisations have made representations to his Department on the adequacy of the eligibility criteria...

      Carbon Emissions: Public Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, by how much and what proportion the Government has decreased public sector building emissions since 2010.

      Carbon Emissions: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made on the proportion of Britain's carbon emissions that derive from (a) domestic and (b) public...

      Energy: Standing Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has taken steps to support people with further increases in the standing charges for energy bills.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Innovation

      Whether she plans to support the creation of regional innovation clusters.

    • Life Sciences: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the alignment between the...

      Horizon Europe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress she has made on the ratification of the UK’s association with the EU’s Horizon Europe programme.

      Immunosuppression: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing a UK vaccinology network to research immunogenicity,...

      Copyright: Arts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2023 to Question 181744 on Copyright: Arts, what steps her Department is taking with...

      Life Sciences: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what proportion of research grant applications submitted to the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council under...

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department's Expert Exchange secondment scheme, announced on 19 April 2023, how many staff employed in...

      UK Research and Innovation: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to Table 1a of the Office for National Statistics dataset entitled Research and development expenditure by the...

      Science and Technology: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2023 to Question 181128 on Science and Technology, whether her Department has made an...

      Social Media: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of accounting for the effects of (a) financial harm and (b)...

      Internet: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the expansion of online essential services do not create barriers to...

  • Department for Education

    • Childcare: Postgraduate Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on extending the free 30 hours of childcare offer to include parents who are postgraduate...

    • Department of Education: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department spent on staff training related to diversity and inclusion in 2022.

      National Tutoring Programme: Brent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools in the London Borough of Brent received what funding from the National Tutoring Programme.

      Health Professions: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many UCAS applications there were to AHP courses in each of the last five years.

      Physical Education: Curriculum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Physical Education curriculum in supporting children to lead healthy active...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Civil Servants: Dismissal

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many employees have been dismissed from the civil service in each of the last 10 years.

    • Social Media

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish his Department's guidance on vetting social media accounts of potential speakers.

      Veterans: Homelessness

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that homeless veterans have access to accommodation.

      Civil Service: Recruitment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2023 to Question 182177 on Civil Service: Recruitment, if he will bring forward proposals to amend the Civil Service...

      Minister without Portfolio

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, (a) when, (b) for what purpose and (c) at what cost to the public purse the Minister without Portfolio was provided with a ministerial red box.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Avian Influenza: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's consultation regarding the registration of all birdkeepers, published on 7 March 2023,...

    • Food: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an estimate of the proportion of food inflation that is due to the increased cost of food packaging; and...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much and what proportion of her Department's budget was spent on food for her Department in each of the last five years;...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department spent on staff training related to diversity and inclusion in 2022.

      Elephants: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to take steps to ban the advertisement of low welfare elephant tourism venues.

      Pets: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to prevent online retailors selling pets in breach of the Animal Welfare (Licensing of...

      Forests: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Departments planned timeframe is for implementing UK Deforestation Due Diligence regulations; and what priority...

      Batteries: Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending safety regulations for the storage of...

      Environment Agency: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the amount of time taken to inform candidates applying for jobs at the Environment Agency...

      Avian Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to increase (a) laboratory and (b) research capacity for monitoring avian influenza...

      Bathing Waters Regulations 2013

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, what plans her Department has to (a) retain (b) replace or (c) revoke the...

      Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, what plans her Department has to (a) retain (b) replace or (c) revoke the...

      Fisheries: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding opportunities are available for fishermen impacted by Crustacean Mortality in North East England; how much has...

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects his Department to complete the review of the Disabled Persons Railcard being conducted with the Rail Delivery Group and the Disabled...

    • Railways: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2023 to Question 180134 on Railways: Concessions, if his Department will take steps to ensure that updated...

      Active Travel: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons his Department has reduced the budget for active travel.

      Aviation: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department will take to reduce the cost of producing sustainable aviation fuel.

      Roads: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has provided to Transport for London for the repair of potholes on (a) roads, (b) the principle road network and (c)...

      Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his timeframe is for the DVLA to meet its service delivery standards for issuing driving licences across the UK.

      Motorways: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was of (a) National Highways and (b) its predecessor agencies providing evidence to coroners’ inquests...

      Ports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his public consultation proposals are for the review of the national policy statement for ports announced on 14 March 2023.

      Blue Badge Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many blue badge applications were made by each health condition in the last 12 months.

      Railway Stations: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reduced levels of train station staffing on people with disabilities.

      Railways: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has held consultations with disability charities on potential changes to train ticketing.

      Roads: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2023 to Question 180901 on Roads: Standards, for what reason he does not challenge National Highways on specific...

      Driverless Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the approval process for licensing the use of Tesla Autopilot software.

  • Attorney General

    • Serious Fraud Office

      To ask the Attorney General, with reference to Sir David Calvert-Smith's report and Independent Review into the Serious Fraud Office’s handling of the Unaoil Case–R v Akle & Anor,...

    • Serious Fraud Office

      To ask the Attorney General, what discussions her Department has had with the Prime Minister on support of her review of the Serious Fraud Office Framework Agreement.

      Serious Fraud Office

      To ask the Attorney General, when she plans to publish a revised Framework Agreement to govern her Department’s superintendence of the Serious Fraud Office.

      War Crimes: Ukraine

      To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions she has had with the Ukrainian Prosecutor General on the progress of criminal investigations and prosecutions in that country...

  • Treasury

    • Food: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether raw food materials deemed at risk travelling to Northern Ireland from Great Britain will be subject to a requirement for full customs clearance.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Turkey: Politics and Government

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they were represented by observers from the British Embassy at the trial on 12–14 April of 117 leaders and members of the HDP Party in Turkey; and,...

    • India: G20

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the government of India's six G20 priorities, published on 12 March.

      UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Trader Support Scheme will continue under the Windsor Framework; and whether this will continue to be paid at £250 per truck load to...

      EU Law: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether EU employment laws will still be applicable to Northern Ireland if the Windsor Framework is implemented; and if in part, which aspects of EU...

      Russia: Sanctions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the numbers of semiconductors from manufacturers such as Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, Texas Instruments and others still...

      UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for a Tariff Reimbursement Scheme for Northern Ireland; and when this will be operational.

      Israel: Christianity

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel on the reported increasing number of attacks on Christians and Christian property by Israeli...

  • Department for Education

    • Special Educational Needs

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to their Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan (CP 800), how they intend to...

    • Pupils: Gender Recognition

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to bring forward legislation to prevent pupils being recognised by schools as having changed their gender without parental consent.

      Disability and Special Educational Needs: Disability Aids

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that all schools have access to assistive technology for any pupil who would benefit from it as a result of a disability...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to identify those with special educational needs who are not in receipt of an education, health and care plan, so that they receive...

      Teachers: Training

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to ensure that those in initial teacher training will be able to identify pupils with moderate difficulties arising from...

      Mathematics: Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether there are enough teachers to expand teaching of maths to all pupils up to the age of 18; and what steps they will take to...

  • Home Office

    • Windrush Compensation Scheme

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to providing entitlement to legal aid to Windrush scandal victims to navigate the compensation process; and what steps they...

    • Offences against Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government on what basis the Home Secretary has associated the phenomenon of grooming gangs with ethnicity rather than with religion.

      Police

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the requirements regarding (1) appointment procedures, and (2) financial remuneration, for Deputy Police Commissioners.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Animal Experiments

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support alternatives to the use of animals in research and testing.

    • Mobile Phones: Aerials

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans to revise the powers given to telecommunications companies to erect phone masts in order to give greater protection to land within or...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Wind Power

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address any reduction in the amount of energy produced by onshore wind caused by changing weather patterns.

    • Alternative Fuels: Ammonia

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for ammonia powered plants, vehicles and ships being used in the UK and in UK waters.

  • Department for Transport

    • Ferries: Crew

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take, if any, to support ferry operators in terms of the recruitment of crews for work on vessels which operate between (1) Great Britain...

    • Shipping: Rescue Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to uphold the obligation "to render assistance to any person found at sea in danger of being lost” under the United Nations...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Hedges and Ditches: Conservation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the (1) planting, and (2) restoration, of hedgerows in England.

    • Public Footpaths: Rural Areas

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the restoration of footpaths in rural areas of England.

      Public Footpaths: Rural Areas

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent estimate they have made of the number of miles of footpaths that have been lost in rural areas in England in the past 10 years.

      Animal Products: UK Internal Trade

      To ask His Majesty's Government why products of animal origin moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland for further processing are not included in the Green Lane under the Windsor Framework;...

      Pets: Travel

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether pets that have travelled from Northern Ireland to Great Britain can then travel on to the Republic of Ireland without further documentation.

      Deposit Return Schemes

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they are making with regard to the provision of the Deposit Return Scheme arising from the provisions of the Windsor Framework.

      Sustainable Farming Incentive

      To ask His Majesty's Government (1) how many applications for Sustainable Farming Incentive payments were received during each of the last three quarters, and (2) of these, how many were approved.

      Microbiome

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decline of microbiome on the planet.

      Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

      To ask His Majesty's Government how the mitigation hierarchy will be implemented in the planning process for offshore windfarms.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Workplace Pensions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of (1) men, and (2) women, who earn less than £12,570 in any one job, who are members of auto-enrolment...

    • Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the most recent statistics relating to claims for industrial injuries disablement benefit; and whether they intend to publish future statistics on a...

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