Tuesday, 6 June 2023
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of contracts tendered on Contracts Finder were awarded to companies signed-up to the Prompt Payment Code.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500 for April 2023, what training and...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of civil service job advertisements included information on salary band in (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what funding his Department provided to the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, (d) 2022 and (e) 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the impact of increasing carbon costs on the steel industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the procurement of UK-made steel is prioritised in infrastructure projects financially...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the UK steel industry is able to attract private investment in green technologies and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will take steps to conduct further consultations with employers on the potential impact of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many sewage leaks have been recorded within their Department's estate in the last twelve months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data her Department holds for (a) enrolment and (b) completion figures in relation to the Help to Grow Management scheme, published on 9...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of growth of the hospitality sector in the period...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will take steps to encourage the use of alternative dispute mechanisms in the context of resolving collective disputes; and if she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will put back by 12 months commencement of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill once Royal Assent has been received to enable...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has provided guidance on employees' potential rights of recourse where taking part in industrial action and strikes...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people worked in the Grocery Code Adjudicator in each year since 2019.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much funding the Grocery Code Adjudicator received (a) from the Government and (b) in total in each year from 2019 to 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she plans to introduce legislative proposals on extending employment rights in this Parliament.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May to Question 183852 on Regulation, whether these archival records have been reviewed as part of the audit of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Statement of 10 May 2023 on Regulatory Reform Update, HCWS764, what changes to EU-derived reporting...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to encourage company founders from BAME backgrounds to secure venture capital funding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2023 to Question 185708 on Manufacturing Industries: Rules of Origin, whether her Department has (a) made an...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will publish the list of ministerial responsibilities for her Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve patient access to primary care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on delivering the Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery Plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he last met the Chief Executive of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency to discuss vaccine safety.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that people affected by the infected blood scandal receive compensation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the early diagnosis of cancer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the use of clinically unsuitable absorbent continence products in (a) the NHS...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to include people who are immunocompromised in clinical trials for vaccines.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to make a decision on funding for primary ophthalmic services for children in non-residential special schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to the Department of Health Northern Ireland on ensuring the effective implementation of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to maximise organ donation in (a) England and (b) Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to help ensure that the provision of IVF is (a) efficient and (b) compassionate for people requiring IVF...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to support the development of artificial intelligence in brain imaging.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase the (a) training and (b) recruitment of medical staff who were born in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on determining the successful bids for the government's New Hospital Programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the inclusion of the NHS social enterprise workforce within NHS Agenda for Change pay scales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability and supply of Canesten HC cream.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England on increasing access to diabetes healthcare teams in (a) Leicestershire (b) Bosworth...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he will monitor the success of the Major Conditions Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 75 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC 1183, published in March 2023, whether additional financial support for childcare will be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing parents who do not wish to use the 30 hours of free childcare with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of giving stay at home parents the same level of funding as that provided to working parents of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the oral statement of 25 May by the Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries, Official Report, column...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of staff shortages on the range of food available in Northern...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on encouraging young people to consider employment in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding from the public purse the Drinking Water Inspectorate has received in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding was given to Solihull Council for new burdens resulting from the enforcement of legislation relating to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of over-grazing on (a) biodiversity and (b) flood management.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that sewage systems are upgraded.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to encourage the placement of sanitary bins in men’s public restrooms for the use of those...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her Department's policy that asylum seekers accommodated on asylum vessels will be able to move freely or have restrictions on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his oral evidence on 16 May to the House of Lords Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland Sub...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his oral evidence to the House of Lords Protocol in Ireland/Northern Ireland Sub Committee on 16...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to the Bahraini authorities on the arrest of Sheikh Muhammad Sanqour.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department uses automated decision making.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on (a) IT and communications equipment, (b) chairs, desks and other furniture and (c) electronic fans, heaters and other...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent meetings with SCOPE on their social tariff on energy campaign.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were employed by his Department to work on matters relating to (a) equality, (b) diversity and (c) inclusivity in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to freeze the duty band for wine of 11.5 per cent to 14.5 per cent.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a carbon border adjustment mechanism on the domestic steel industry.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are employed by the Government to investigate tax evasion of people with assets worth over £10 million.
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will publish a list of all items purchased by the House authorities for use on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work coaches there are in Job Centres in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding his Department has allocated to Solihull Council under the Household Support Fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding from the Housing Benefit subsidy his Department has provided to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the time allowed for road users to pay the Dart Charge for using the Dartford Crossing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of dual crewed emergency ambulances entered service with Driver Vehicle Standards Agency Individual Vehicle Approval...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the level of fix penalty notices as prescribed by The Street Works (Fixed Penalty) (England)...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will publish the Government Equalities Office programme of work for 2022-23.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what her timetable is for the pay transparency pilot.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans she has for the Equality Data Programme; and for how long the programme will continue.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many and what proportion of adverts for jobs in the Equality Hub included a salary band in (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support small and medium enterprises to transition to net zero.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on (a) IT and communications equipment, (b) chairs, desks and other furniture and (c) electronic fans, heaters and other...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans have contacted the Veterans Gateway via phone call in in each year since 2019.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding his Department provided to the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, (d) 2022 and (e) 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for funding the Victim and Witness Care Unit of the Defence Serious Crime Unit from April 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to his oral contribution of 29 March 2023, Official Report, column 1000, what progress he has made on organising a meeting with the...
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will seek the advice of the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests on the conduct of the honourable Member for Bishop Auckland.
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to his oral contribution of 26 October 2022, Official Report, column 297, what the evidential basis was for his statement that a record number of new...
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to his oral contribution of 2 November 2022, Official Report ,column 861, what the evidential basis was for his statement that Labour was committed to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the real-terms change to funding for youth services has been in each year since 2015 in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department have made of the potential merits of changing advertisement rules of delivery conditions for distance...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the number, and (2) the human rights implications, of raids by the Israel Defence Forces on Palestinian refugee camps and...
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel concerning the protection of Palestinian civilians living in areas surrounded by Israeli...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports by Medical Aid for Palestinians that Palestinians are prevented from accessing life-saving medical equipment and supplies...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reports by Yesh Din (1) Law Enforcement On Israeli Civilians In The West Bank (Settler Violence), published in December 2022,...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to make a new appointment to the position of the UK Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan as soon as the term of the current...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement made by the head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan, General Hamdan Dagalo, which urged his troops...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the ceasefire in Sudan is now enabling the distribution of humanitarian aid to displaced people; and what...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the status of journalists, particularly women journalists, in Sudan and South Sudan.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, and intend to take, in response to reports of gender-based violence in Sudan.
To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the reasonable worst case scenario for a solar flare; and what consideration they have given to (1) the Carrington...
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to identify bereaved children in official statistics for the purposes of meeting their needs.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the elements surrounding ageing that fall outside of the remit of the Department of Health and Social Care; and what steps...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they take to ensure that acceptable standards are maintained at the accommodation used for asylum seekers and refugees.
To ask His Majesty's Government what arrangements they will make with the government of Rwanda to ensure that the families of asylum seekers who are deported to that country are kept together.
To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they have given to law enforcement agencies regarding actions to pursue on Interpol Red Notices issued by Russian authorities.
To ask His Majesty's Government why they have denied funding for domestic students at the Three Counties Medical School at the University of Worcester.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Bethell on 5 March 2020 (HL1701) and 2 April 2020 (HL2792), how many (1) implantation failures, (2) spontaneous...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of dentists treating NHS patients.
To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they have in place to ensure that treatments for children diagnosed with gender dysphoria at the Tavistock Clinic follow NHS guidance, and that...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether parents are informed if their child expresses a desire (1) in school, or (2) in an NHS facility, to change sex; and if not, whether they intend to...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relative work and pay conditions of employees (1) with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and (2)...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many acres of agricultural land which were previously being farmed were given over to solar farms in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, (4) 2021, and (5) 2022.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many new homes they expect to build in the current year.
To ask His Majesty's Government what answer, if any, they gave to the question from the government of China posed to the UK submitted in advance of the United Nations 4th Universal Periodic...
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current level of delay for the receipt of Probate following application to HM Courts & Tribunals Service.
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with other countries about best practice in the regulation of e-scooters.
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