Tuesday, 30 May 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she plans to revoke any regulations on employment rights following the passage of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to secure a positive outcome on Rules of Origin for automotive companies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much money NHSE planned to allocate to Integrated Care Boards to fully implement the NHS Long Term Plan tobacco dependence treatment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to dental care for Ukrainian refugees.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the Government's policy is on supporting the registration of overseas (a) dentists and (b) other dental care professionals to help...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his expected timescale is to provide additional reforms of dental contracts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) automated dispensing technology, (b) digital consultations and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Delivery plan for recovering access to primary care, published on 9 May 2023, what assessment his Department has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Delivery plan for recovering access to primary care, published on 9 May 2023, whether pharmacists will be able to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of (a) doctors, (b) nurses and (c) Allied Health Professionals entering...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Delivery plan for recovering access to primary care, published on 9 May 2023, what her planned timetable is for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of medicines that were prescribed by doctors that were not available on local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Next steps to put People at the Heart of Care report published in March 2023, whether the amount of money she plans...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department provides information to patients following a (a) stroke or (b) heart attack on the symptoms of vascular dementia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information the NHS provides to patients following a (a) stroke and (b) heart attack on the symptoms of vascular dementia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the provision of rheumatology care in Bootle constituency in the last (a) 12 and (d) 24...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reintroducing permanent and specialised convalescent homes, or similar...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Integrated Care Boards have (a) patient and (b) other representatives of the public on their boards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to monitor progress against the target to deliver FibroScan testing for liver fibrosis through...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to provide additional funding to modernise the NHS's molecular radiotherapy infrastructure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of regional variations in patient and public involvement in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dementia diagnoses were made in (a) the London Borough of Hounslow and (b) Greater London in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to alert oncology departments (a) when new cancer treatments are approved and (b) how they should be implemented.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of occupational exposure limits for ozone on patients in the health care sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients remained in hospital who no longer met the criteria to reside for each day between 1 May 2023 and 17 May 2023 for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to help support (a) adult and (b) children's hospices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of people who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure high quality treatment for people with OCD (a) in secondary care and (b) in other care...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to accept the recommendations made in the Independent Review by Colin Bloom commissioned by his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2023 to Question 183620 on Regeneration: Rother Valley, when the checks for the Capital...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of mandating new public buildings and houses to be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether (a) National Development Management Plans, (b) local development plans and (c) the National Planning Policy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to tackle concerns of freeholders subject to high estate charges.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether local plans can be amended to include a review process as a result of changes in planning directions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his officials will have discussions with their counterparts in the (a) Department for Health and Social Care and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to update the National Planning Policy Framework to (a) reflect the affordability of almshouses and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his timetable is for the Office for Local Government to start operating.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to help improve indoor air quality in (a) social housing, (b) the private rented sector and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has had recent discussions with Harrow Council on the potential impact of bankruptcy at that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the availability of (a) food, (b) medicine and (c) energy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to support locally-led peace builders in Pakistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to support households in off-gas-grid areas to transition to electric heat pump systems.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of using hydrotreated vegetable oil as a fuel source for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with the energy sector on levels of global production and supply of (a) hydrotreated vegetable...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to publish his Department's biomass strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of homes unable to take heat pumps because of (a) technical reasons and (b) affordability.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has published recent guidance for the (a) owners and (b) operators of large buildings in Greater London on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent steps he has taken to encourage the use of solar energy in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of the UK withdrawing from the Energy Charter Treaty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the British Virgin Islands to achieve its renewable energy targets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2022 to Question 13040 on Destroyers and Frigates: Deployment, how many days each Royal Navy (a) frigate and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential importance of the Chagos Islands as a military asset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the consequences for his policies of (a) Hezbollah’s alleged involvement in the smuggling of narcotics...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to protect and safeguard Falkland Island fishing stock in sovereign waters against unlicensed vessels.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many sewage leaks have been recorded within their Department's estate in the last twelve months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department expects HMS Venturer to be handed over to the Royal Navy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the budget allocation is for capital infrastructure projects at (a) Royal Naval Armaments Depot Coulport and (b) HM Naval Base Clyde in (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much capital infrastructure funding has been provided to (a) Royal Naval Armaments Depot Coulport and (b) HM Naval Base Clyde in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's expected timeline is for HMS Venturer being put into the water.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average funding per pupil in mainstream schools was in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls to the Future Pension Centre helpline were not answered in the period since 26 February 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring employers to provide information on workplace pension (a) automatic enrolment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies of requiring employees who have opted out of a workplace...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners have been waiting more than three months for an outcome of their pension credit application.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has plans to fully fund the State Pension.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2023 to Question 184992 on Personal Independence Payment: Dentures, whether his Department has a list of aids...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of Personal Independence Payment reassessment applications (a) were assessed by a Decision Maker from his Department without...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect critically endangered species in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of rising sea levels.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of trends in the number of butterflies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on tackling the matter of dogs attacking livestock.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps to create a network of shorter walks to encourage people to engage with walking.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help (a) wheelchair users and (b) people with limited mobility to access the countryside.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of progress by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what responsibilities (a) her Department, (b) the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and (c) Natural...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to help finance (a) research on and (b) delivery of salt marsh restoration projects as a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) developing and (b) using regenerable per-and...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress she has made on the STEM returners programme.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress she has made on the pay transparency pilot.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the status is of the gender pay gap regulations review.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much funding the Government has allocated to the pay transparency pilot.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she is taking steps to support the (a) growth and (b) commercialisation of scientific research in Havering.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department plans to take to support cross government research and development spending.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many former staff from the Departments for (a) Business, Innovation and Skills and (b) Digital, Culture, Media and Sport...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing specialised training to (a) administrative and (b) auxiliary staff in the Family...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he plans to take to ensure that people in the criminal justice system have immediate access to pre-trial trauma services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the number of individuals convicted of revenge porn in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing sentences for (a) knife possession offences and (b) other offences involving a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether HM Courts and Tribunals Service plan to recruit additional staff to support repossession cases in preparation for when Section 21 evictions end.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many possession notices issued by private residential landlords in England and Wales cited antisocial behaviour as a reason in the most recent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to extend the rental e-scooter trials beyond 31 May 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many sewage leaks have been recorded within their Department's estate in the last twelve months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has received the Oxford to Cambridge Arc Roads Connectivity Study commissioned by his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department takes to help ensure continuity in the inspection of vehicles as part of the MOT process.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve the A30 as a secondary route for the M3.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that disabled people have equal access to public transport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what impact the Government's announcement on scrapping new smart motorways will have on existing smart motorways.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of the Chesterfield and Staveley Regeneration Route.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with the Mayor of London on the increased use of 20mph speed limits on roads in London.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May to Question 183298 on Death: Greater London, how many total deaths excluding excess deaths due to COVID-19 of people...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the 2022 Trafficking in Persons report from the US Department of State, which concluded that the government of...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the 2022 Trafficking in Persons report from the US Department of State, which concluded that the government of China (1)...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the situation for women and girls in China, particularly for those belonging to national, ethnic or religious minority groups;...
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of India regarding reports that, during violence against Christians and churches in 27 villages in Manipur...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that members of Pakistan’s main opposition, Pakistan Tehreek Insaf, have been detained without legal...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the 2022 Trafficking in Persons report from the US Department of State, which concluded that the government of China does not...
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with other Commonwealth governments regarding Pakistan's compliance with the Commonwealth Charter.
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan to ensure the safety of (1) domestic, and (2) foreign, journalists in that country.
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of refugees or displaced persons who have benefitted from scholarships provided by British Aid programmes in (1) 2023,...
To ask His Majesty's Government what support they provide, if any, towards the implementation of the UNHCR-UNICEF Blueprint for Joint Action for Refugee Children.
To ask His Majesty's Government who will represent the UK at the 2023 Global Refugee Forum; and, if a decision has not yet been taken, when they intend to announce the representatives.
To ask His Majesty's Government how responsibility for research into the benefits of green and blue infrastructure is shared between (1) the Department for Environment, Food and Rural...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the non-recycled waste from disposable vapes; and what plans they have to build awareness of the direct effect of...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the increase in the price of baby formula.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of acres of Grade 4 agricultural land that could be used for planting trees; and what consideration they have given to...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many acres of agricultural land which were previously being farmed were set aside for rewilding in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, (4) 2021, and (5) 2022.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether (1) the number of dog attacks in England and Wales has increased month by month over the past 12 months, and (2) the total number is greater than it was...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) serious injuries, and (2) deaths, have been caused by dog attacks in England and Wales in the past 12 months.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential for using Grade 5 agricultural land for carbon capture.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) soil microbe community diversity, and (2) the change in this diversity over time.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proportion of households eligible for Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding who have been wrongly denied the...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to extend the application period for Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding beyond 31 May to account for social housing providers who...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent energy companies from increasing direct debit payments from customers over the summer while global energy prices are falling.
To ask His Majesty's Government what arrangements are in place to dispose of boats used to bring illegal migrants across the English Channel; and whether they plan to revisit these arrangements.
To ask His Majesty's Government what support they provide, if any, to the Family Reunification Network.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of statelessness as an obstacle to the resettlement of refugees and internally displaced persons internationally and in...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 2 May (HL7140), which states that the Home Secretary’s comments reported in the Daily...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether any country has rejected a UK request for extradition, for reasons of the inadequacy of (1) the UK justice system, or (2) the UK prison conditions, within...
To ask His Majesty's Government why the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Reporting Council is not currently advertised on the public appointments website, given that the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to (1) encourage, and (2) support, (a) co-operative business models, and (b) community ownership.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking in response to reports of a decline in the total number of registered businesses in the UK.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proportion of Personal Independence Payments appeals which are successful at the tribunal stage; and what steps they...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to commitments made in the consultation outcome, Climate and investment reporting: setting expectations and empowering savers, published on 21 October...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 11 May (HL7431), what assessment they have made of the impact of the cost limit for responding to...
To ask His Majesty's Government what alternative provisions they are making for individuals who live in areas affected by closures of rural bus routes.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the case (1) for preserving the historic fabric of RAF Scampton, (2) for commemorating (a) the 53 RAF personnel who died...
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