Written answers

Monday, 12 June 2023

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Buildings: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the government amendments to the Building Safety Act safety...

    • Buildings: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the changes to the Building Safety regulatory system in Amendment 467D made to the Levelling Up and...

      Buildings: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has consulted (a) the Chief Fire Officers Association and (b) Dame Judith Hackitt on the Government...

      Affordable Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many First Homes have been completed.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will provide a breakdown of how the £150 million of UK-wide funding in the 2023/24 financial year for local...

      Teesworks Joint Venture Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what set of criteria he plans to use to appoint panellists to the Independent review: Teesworks Joint Venture.

      Independent Faith Engagement Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much the independent faith engagement adviser has been paid each year since 2019; and if he will provide a breakdown...

      Local Government: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will introduce regulation changes to protect current Local Government Pension Scheme members from planned changes to...

      Business Rates: Solihull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much his Department has paid in section 31 grants to Solihull Council to compensate it for non-domestic rate reliefs...

      Housing: Solihull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much funding was allocated by his Department to Solihull Council for the new homes bonus grant in the 2022-23...

      Property: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the feasibility of (a) expanding the Unique Property Reference Number system to make it...

      Housing: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made on the availability of adapted housing for people with disabilities in Walsall.

      Retail Trade: Empty Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to proposals for high street rental auctions in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, whether he is...

      Holiday Accommodation: Change of Use

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to take steps to prevent short-term holiday lets from automatically changing use class to C5.

      Multiple Occupation: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether landlords are exempt from applying for a licence from a local authority for a House in Multiple Occupation if only...

      Housing: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of poor quality housing on (a) outcomes for people with (i)...

      Housing: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 11 May 2023 to Question 183870, on Housing: Disability what data is held centrally on homes that...

      Constituencies: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to create parliamentary constituencies for British citizens overseas.

      Rented Housing: Anti-social Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing councils with more power to evict tenants for...

      Business Premises: Rents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department holds on average commercial rents per square metre in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b)...

      Cold Weather Payments: Solihull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much funding was allocated by his Department to Solihull Council for cold weather payments in the (a) 2022-23 and (b)...

      Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance his Department issues on the meaning of priority need in the context of tackling homelessness and rough sleeping.

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department takes to assess the adequacy of (a) funding and (b) other resources for local authorities.

      Local Government Finance: Solihull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much new burdens funding was allocated to Solihull Council for the (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24 financial years.

      Business Rates: Solihull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much funding was allocated to Solihull Council for the doubling of small business rates grant in the (a) 2020-21, (b)...

      Business Rates: Solihull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much funding was allocated by his Department to Solihull Council for the business rates 2 per cent inflation cap for...

      Council Tax Reduction Schemes: Solihull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much funding his Department has made available to Solihull Council for Council tax support in the (a) 2021-22, (b)...

      Independent Living Fund: Solihull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much funding was made available to his Department to Solihull Council for the Independent living fund in the (a)...

      Buildings: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the median increase in building insurance on residential flats in England in the last 12 months.

      Council Tax Reduction Schemes: Eligibility

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance his Department issues on the criteria residents need to satisfy to qualify for the over-65 discount scheme...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Food: Origin Marking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding her Department has allocated to the promotion of UK geographic indication products; and if she will make a...

    • Food: Origin Marking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the number of UK products that (a) hold and (b) have been granted (i) protected food name...

      Food: Origin Marking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the number of producers that produce products that are registered under the UK...

      Food: Origin Marking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to inspect producers of UK products with UK Geographical Indication scheme status; and if she will make a...

      Food: Origin Marking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish a list of verified producers of products with UK geographical indication status.

      Livestock: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish a consultation on the use of cages for farmed animals.

      Beef: Australia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the impact on the environment of the (a) production and (b) sale of beef resulting from...

      Marine Animals: Fishing Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that fishers meet the mandatory requirement under their fishing vessel...

      Dangerous Dogs Act 1991

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.

      Biodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made on the effectiveness of biodiversity net gain and nutrient credits.

      Rural Areas: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has has discussion with Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Taiwan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has had discussions with representatives of the Government of Taiwan in each of the last five years.

      Dairy Farming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the viability of the dairy industry.

      Ragwort: Weed Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to provide guidance to local authorities on the control of ragwort.

      UK Internal Trade: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2023 to Question 186806 on UK Internal Trade: Labelling, if he will provide the legal basis...

      Tuberculosis: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an estimate of the levels of tuberculosis testing taking place across the UK.

      Agriculture: Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect agricultural land from development that reduces the availability of land for food production.

      Camping Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to tenable wild camping along National Trails.

      Countryside: Hostels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will hold discussion with the Youth Hostels Association on implementation of the Environmental Improvement Plan 2023.

      Highly Protected Marine Areas Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to implement the recommendations of the Benyon review Into Highly Protected Marine Areas.

      Fires: Temperature

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the potential for an extremely hot and dry summer season in 2023, what steps her Department is taking to...

      Horticulture: Peat

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April to Question 174455 on Horticulture: Peat, what guidance her Department issues on whether...

      Dangerous Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to review (a) the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 and (b) breed-specific legislation.

      Bovine Tuberculosis: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress she has made on developing a vaccine for cattle against Bovine Tuberculosis.

      Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress she has made on her Department's 25 year plan to eradicate bovine tuberculosis.

      Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the Leader of the House on the progression of single-issue Bills to take...

      UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an estimate of the cost of border control posts her Department plans to erect to inspect goods coming...

      Import Controls: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what exemptions from inspections at control posts proposed in the draft Border Target Operating Model she plans for goods...

      UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how may border posts her Department plans to erect to inspect movements of goods from Northern Ireland to Great Britain.

      Import Controls: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Office on the consultation documents for the draft Border Target...

      Fishing Gear: Plastics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to create an extended producer responsibility scheme for fishing gear in order to reduce global...

      Environment Agency and Natural England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with her Cabinet colleagues to ensure the service provided by (a) the Environment Agency and (b)...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Military Decorations

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make a comparative assessment of the criteria for a National Defence Medal used by [a] Australia, [b] New Zealand and [c] Canada; and if he...

    • Blood: Contamination

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will set out the timetable for the payment of compensation for people affected by infected blood.

      Cabinet Office: Helicopters

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Table 2 of the Greening Government Commitments Annual Report 2020-21, published in April 2023, how many of the 90 domestic flights...

      Government Departments: Apprentices

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June to Question 186376 on Government Departments: Apprentices, if he will provide a breakdown by Department of the...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings the Minister for Veterans Affairs has with Ministers responsible for Afghan schemes since 2 February 2023.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to reply to the letters of 21 March and 24 April 2023 from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare about Chinese surveillance technology on...

      Non-departmental Public Bodies

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many quangos have been (a) abolished and (b) wound down since 2010, and if he will list them.

      Queen Elizabeth II: Monuments

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has plans for a permanent memorial to Queen Elizabeth II.

      UK Commission on Covid Commemoration

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government plans to publish the (a) UK Commission on Covid Commemoration's report and (b) its response to that report.

      Food: Prices

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the impact of food inflation on women with low incomes and children under the age of four years old.

      Boris Johnson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the nature was of the security breach that resulted in the Rt Hon Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip being advised to keep his phone turned off...

  • Department for Education

    • Children in Care: Missing Persons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children went missing from care in each of the last five years; how many incidents there were; and what proportion of missing children were...

    • Childcare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the seriousness of the barrier posed by childcare for people pursuing a career in scientific research.

      Schools: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review Ofsted's inspection (a) framework and (b) practices.

      Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to ensure that the Independent Advisory Panel for the DfE Review of the RSHE Statutory Guidance engages adequately with (a) schools...

      Schools: Ventilation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of ventilation in schools at reducing the risk of covid-19 transmission.

      Schools: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding allocations her Department provides for schools outside the voluntary aided and state sector.

      Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has issued guidance to schools on discussions of Andrew Tate’s views in Personal, Social and Health Education lessons.

      Schools: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department made available to Solihull Council through the Senior Mental Health Lead Training Grants.

      Special Educational Needs: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to ensure that all children with Multi-Sensory Impairment have access to a Multi-Sensory Impairment teacher.

      Childcare: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the criteria for 30 hours free childcare to children at risk regardless of...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department monitors the standard of provision of Education, Health and Care Plans.

      Pre-school Education: Solihull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department allocated to Solihull Council through the Early Years Professional Development Programme (Phase 2).

      Children in Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are in residential care; and what the average cost is of such placements.

      Children in Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are in care; and how many such children are looked after under kinship care.

      Summer Schools: Solihull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department allocated to Solihull Council through the Summer Schools Grant.

      Secure Accommodation: Solihull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department allocated to Solihull Council through the Secure Accommodation Grant.

      Social Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many social workers are (a) permanent and (b) agency staff: and what the cost is of employing each group.

      Office for Students: Freedom of Expression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the expected costs are of the Office for Science Directorate headed by the Director for Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom in financial years...

      Social Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many social work visits were carried out (a) in person and (b) online in each of the last five years.

      Office for Students: Freedom of Expression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Office for Students on its preparedness for implementing the Free Speech Complaints Scheme; and what her...

      Children: Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Written Statement of 23 May by the Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing on Children's Social Care Update, HCWS792, and...

      Multiple Births

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support parents of twins and other multiples with the cost of (a) childcare and (b) other costs associated with...

      University of Gibraltar: British Students Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department provides (a) support and (b) financial assistance to UK students who wish to study at the University of Gibraltar.

      Skills Bootcamps: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people aged (a) 50 and (b) over 50 started a Skills Bootcamp in financial year 2021-22.

      Teachers: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing Higher Education institutions with transitional relief subsidies to help cover the...

      Schools: Solihull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department made available to Solihull Council through the School Condition Allocation.

      Physical Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the total number of hours that school students have been taught PE in (a) primary school and (b) secondary...

      Further Education: Solihull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department allocated to Solihull Council through the 16-19 Education Grant.

      Countryside: Curriculum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking through the national curriculum to help primary school children engage with nature.

      Developing Countries: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department spent on (a) teacher training and (b) educational resources on international development in the 2022-23 financial year.

      National Tutoring Programme: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the increase will be in funding for the National Tutoring Programme in the academic year 2023-24 following the decision to raise the subsidy rate...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of demand for school places in specialist settings.

      Students: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education,what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in the cost of living on students.

      Schools: Paper

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of the changes in the level of the cost of paper on the budgets of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.

      Students: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education,what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of tuition fees on the social mobility of young people.

      Apprentices: Solihull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department allocated to Solihull Council through the Apprenticeships Participation 18+ Grant.

      Schools: Solihull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department allocated to Solihull Council through the Financial Transparency in Local Authority Maintained Schools Grant.

      Teachers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department made available to Solihull Council through the Teaching School Core Grant.

      Schools: Enfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department allocated to Enfield Council through the Financial Transparency in Local Authority Maintained Schools Grant in each of the...

      Primary Education: Physical Education and Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the PE and sport premium for primary schools.

      Catering and Hospitality Industry: T-levels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made on the impact on the hospitality industry of postponing the T level in Catering and Hospitality.

      GCE A-level and GCSE: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment the Government has made of the impact of covid-19 on the (a) health and (b) education of this year's cohort of (i) GCSE and...

      Schools: Uniforms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an estimate of average savings to parents of buying school uniforms from a shop rather than a school or a designated supplier.

      Dedicated Schools Grant

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has her Department made of the effectiveness of the Dedicated schools grant.

      Priority School Building Programme: Solihull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department allocated to Solihull Council for the Priority school building programme in the latest period for which data is available.

      Teachers: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Teachers' pension grant.

      Pupil Premium: Enfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what allocation of funding through Pupil Premium was given to Enfield Council for each year in real terms since 2010.

      Schools: Electronic Cigarettes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of schools using vaping sensors in school buildings.

      Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help ensure that children who qualify for free school meals but (a) cannot physically attend school due to long-term...

      Free School Meals: Tooting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school students received free school meals in the Tooting constituency in each year since 2010.

      Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to promote healthy eating in schools.

      Developing Countries: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department spent on education about international development in schools in England in the last financial year.

      Pupil Premium: Solihull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what allocation of funding through Pupil Premium was given to Solihull Council.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish the clinical evidence supporting the guidelines that clinically vulnerable people will not be...

    • Mental Health Services: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people the NHS has referred to (a) Psychiatry-UK LLP and (b) ADHD 360 for assessments in each of the last three years.

      Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of when the national suspected suicide surveillance system will be rolled out.

      Gender Dysphoria: Leeds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time in Leeds is for a specialist appointment following a referral for gender dysphoria.

      Euthanasia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department holds data on the (a) number and (b) reasons of people who have requested assisted dying from a medical practitioner.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government response entitled, UK regulator confirms that people should continue to receive the COVID-19 vaccine...

      Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many individuals have been detained under the Mental Health Act since January 2022.

      Vaccination: Integrated Care Boards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June 2023 to Question 186418 on Vaccination: Integrated Care Boards, what discussions he has had with...

      Hypermobility

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to commission NHS services to help people with (a) hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and (b)...

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) monitor whether NHS cancer targets are being met in each integrated care board and (b) help tackle...

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's open consultation entitled Major conditions strategy: call for evidence, published on 17 May 2023,...

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support mental health services for children and young people living in rural areas.

      Hospices: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support children's hospices after the 2023-24 financial year.

      Medical Equipment: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold a consultation on the range of medical equipment eligible for financial support with running costs.

      Surgical Mesh Implants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2022 to Question 103061 on Surgical Mesh Implants, whether the peer review of the audit has been...

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of ADHD support services in (a) Weaver Vale (b) North West England and (c) England.

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnoses.

      Mental Health Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the effectiveness of the level 4 gateway referral process to support children with mental health needs.

      Menopause

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people are able to access menopause services at their GP practice.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy for people aged over 75 to receive their covid-19 booster vaccination at their GP surgery.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure people (a) aged over 75 and (b) aged over 75 who require disabled access are able to...

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to reduce the amount of time it takes to commission Units of Dental Activity.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to redesign the framework for NHS dentistry to focus on outputs.

      Processed Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of (a) public health measures to raise awareness of the potential risks...

      Obesity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle obesity rates.

      Electronic Cigarettes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the proposed illicit vapes enforcement squad will operate UK-wide.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to tackle the promotion and marketing of vaping to children.

      Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve smokers’ awareness of reduced risk products other than vapes and e-cigarettes.

      Drugs: Solihull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding was allocated by his Department to Solihull Council for the Universal drug treatment grant in the (a) 2022-23 and (b)...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Passive Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the impact on public health of second-hand vapour from e-cigarettes in public spaces.

      Smoking: Gateshead

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide stop smoking services in Gateshead.

      Long Covid: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of treatment by NHS England for people with long covid.

      Social Services: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of social care pay was funded through local authority fees in the latest period for which data is available.

      Social Services: Enfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funds his Department (a) allocated and (b) disbursed to Enfield Council through the Workforce Recruitment and Retention Fund in each...

      Automated External Defibrillators Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2023 to Question 185714 on Defibrillators: Information, what the criteria are for determining a selected...

      Dementia: Penrith and the Border

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the dementia diagnosis rate in Penrith and The Border constituency.

      Chemotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to commission chemosaturation as a treatment for cancer.

      Diabetes: Somerset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when hybrid closed loop systems to treat children with Type 1 diabetes will be available on NHS prescription in Somerset.

      Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to increase the number of minimally-invasive cancer treatments available to patients through NHS...

      Radiology: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will include an assessment of the number of interventional (a) oncologists and (b) radiologists that will be needed in the future...

      Hypermobility: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people with (a) hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and (b) Hypermobility spectrum...

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department will use responses to its call for evidence for the Health Disparities White Paper in the development of the Major...

      Aortic Stenosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the size of waiting lists for aortic stenosis among women in the last three years.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ministry of Defence: Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 May 2023 to Question 186009 on Ministry of Defence: Land, how his Department intends to use the planned infrastructure...

    • Hercules Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of retiring the C-130J Hercules on the level of capability of the armed forces.

      Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of when Sea Venom will reach Full Operating Capability.

      A400M Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many technical faults were reported on A400M aircraft in service with the Royal Air Force in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.

      Veterans: Advisory Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans have contacted the Veterans Gateway via phone call in each nation and region of the UK in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) 2022.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, as of 5 June 2023, how many complaints his Department received on UK Service Family Accommodation in each region since June 2022.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many active complaints his Department holds relating to UK Service Family Accommodation in each region as of 5 June 2023.

      Nuclear Submarines: Decommissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many decommissioned nuclear submarines were dismantled in each of the last five calendar years.

      Aukus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his priorities are for pillar two of the Australia – United Kingdom – United States (AUKUS) partnership.

      Aukus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Minister in his Department has responsibility for developing pillar two of the Australia – United Kingdom – United States (AUKUS)...

      Nuclear Submarines: Decommissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many decommissioned nuclear submarines are yet to be dismantled as of 1 June 2023.

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April to Question 176544 on Afghanistan: Refugees, whether the number of principal applicants with confirmed eligibility...

      Military Aircraft: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average fuel consumption rate is for the (a) C130J Hercules and (b) Atlas A400M.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total number of outstanding repairs and maintenance tasks his Department holds relating to UK Service Family Accommodation in each region as of...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many repairs and maintenance tasks have been received by UK Service Family Accommodation providers in each region since June 2022.

      Trident Submarines: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) whole-life programme cost of the Trident successor programme, (b) capital costs associated with (i)...

      UK Defence Solutions Centre: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department's funding for the UK Defence Solutions Centre.

      Armed Forces Day

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of the Armed Forces Day Grant.

      RAF Coningsby and RAF Lossiemouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many front-line Typhoon aircraft based at (a) RAF Coningsby and (b) RAF Lossiemouth were classified as Aircraft on the ground at midnight on 6 June 2023.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service families have been required to move out of their Service Family Accommodation properties due to maintenance issues since June 2022.

      Type 31 Frigates: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date each of the five Type 31 frigates ordered by his Department will enter service with the Royal Navy.

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were relocated to the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy in (a) March 2023 and (b) April 2023.

      Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to answer Question 185195 tabled by the Rt hon. Member for North Durham on 16 May 2023.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Bermuda: Cannabis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will review the decision to recommend the withholding of Assent to the Bermuda Cannabis Licensing Bill 2022.

    • Genocide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department spent on genocide prevention projects in the financial year 2022-23; and in which countries.

      Hong Kong: Legal Profession

      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 amendment to Hong Kong legislation that...

      Jimmy Lai

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help Jimmy Lai's access to legal counsel.

      British National (Overseas): Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will provide financial assistance to people from Hong Kong living in the UK on British National...

      Hong Kong: HSBC

      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 reports that HSBC has terminated...

      Russia: Diamonds and Metals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to coordinate sanctions on Russian-origin (a) diamonds, (b) copper, (c)...

      Hong Kong: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to help ensure that the authorities of (a) China and (b) Hong Kong...

      China: Abortion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Chinese counterpart on forced and coercive abortions in China.

      China: Abortion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether UK overseas development assistance provided to (a) International Planned...

      Disease Control: International Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that negotiations on an international agreement on pandemic prevention,...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost of (a) accommodation and (b) meals was for (i) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (ii)...

      Murad Akbar

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on the release of Murad Akbar in Pakistan.

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many (a) principals and (b) dependents with confirmed eligibility for relocation to the UK from the (i) Afghan...

      Nigeria: Freedom of Religion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure the Nigerian Government upholds freedom of religion and belief.

      Disease Control: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department are taking to help restore access to immunisation services around the world.

      East Africa: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled UK pledges support for over a million people in East Africa,...

      Developing Countries: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to vaccines in the global south.

      East Africa: Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of people experiencing acute hunger in (a) Kenya, (b) Somalia, (c)...

      Uganda: HIV Infection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) implications for his policies of trends in HIV/AIDS infections in...

      Developing Countries: Interest Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help mitigate the impact of increases in interest rates on the...

      Sudan: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the number of British nationals located in Sudan; and what proportion of those...

      Sudan: Peace Negotiations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to secure a (a) cease fire and (b) peace agreement in Sudan.

      Malawi: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing (a) Official Development Assistance to...

      Sports: Belarus and Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for the Government's policies on Russia of granting...

      British Virgin Islands: Hurricanes and Tornadoes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance his Department is providing to the British Virgin Islands for hurricane preparedness.

      British Overseas Territories: Parliament

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of representation in Parliament for the British Overseas...

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children are accommodated in hotels.

    • Passports: British National (Overseas)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to issue guidance to (a) HSBC and (b) other UK-based pension providers on acceptance of a British National...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) principals and (b) dependants have been relocated from Afghanistan to the UK through the Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme...

      Visas: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of introducing an appeals process for rejected visa applications made abroad.

      Overseas Students: English Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many students suspected by ETS of cheating in its TOEIC English language test were (a) offered (i) the opportunity to retake the test or...

      Immigration Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the time it takes for passport checks at the border.

      Passports: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish her Department's rationale for requiring people from Northern Ireland to submit a physical copy of their Irish passport...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghans have been provided with rapid mental health support through Operation Warm Welcome as of 6 June 2023; and what the average...

      Fraud: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle online fraud.

      Proscribed Organisations: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of designating (a) all private military organisations fighting on...

      Public Order Act 1986

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many operationally independent forces are providing data on section 12 and section 14 Public Order Act conditions as part of the Annual...

      Shoplifting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) reports of, (b) charges for and (c) convictions for shoplifting in (i) Preston and (ii) England there were in each of the last...

      Road Traffic Offences: Speed Limits

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many speeding offences were recorded in (a) 2020 and (b) 2022.

      Visas: Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of dependent study visas were granted by her Department to students undertaking taught postgraduate courses in the last...

      Animal Experiments: Cosmetics

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to revoke existing licences for testing cosmetics ingredients on animals issued between 2019 and 2022.

      Illegal Migration Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) she and (b) officials in her Department have met Departments in Northern Ireland to discuss implementation of the Illegal...

      Illegal Migration Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Illegal Migration Bill on waitiing times for National Referrals Mechanism decisions.

      Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to stop foreign nationals overstaying their right to reside in the UK on each visa route.

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Thousands of asylum seekers to be moved out of hotels, published on 5 June 2023,...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2023 to Question 185901 on Visas: Ukraine, for what reason her Department is not planning to take steps to...

      Police and Police Community Support Officers: Wandsworth

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers and (b) police community support officers there were in (i) Balham ward, (ii) Trinity ward, (iii) Tooting Bec...

      Asylum: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children have been transferred to each local authority in Wales in each month since the National...

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were awaiting an initial decision on their asylum application on (a) 1 March, (b) 1 April, (c) 1 May and (d) 1 June 2023.

      Demonstrations: Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the proportion of journeys in the UK that have been disrupted by a lawful protest in the last 12 months.

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of asylum claims made before the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 came into force have been decided on.

      Travel Requirements: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the administration cost to the public purse of each Electronic Travel Authorisation application; and if she...

      Antisocial Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that police officers are able to tackle antisocial behaviour.

      English Channel: Surveillance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June to Question 187056 on English Channel: Surveillance, what her Department's budget was for intelligence,...

      Police and Police Community Support Officers: Wandsworth

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers and (b) police community support officers there were in (i) Bedford, (ii) Nightingale, (iii) Tooting, (iv)...

      Entry Clearances: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time is for Entry Clearance applications submitted on the basis of family reunion from (a) Syrian, (b) Afghan...

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many decisions made during the first quarter of 2023 by her Department on legacy asylum applications made before 28 June 2022 resulted...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Smuggling

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an estimate of the amount of illegal vaping products seized at UK ports.

      British Nationality: Ceremonies

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time is between an invitation to a successful applicant citizenship ceremony and the ceremony.

      Asylum: RAF Scampton

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of housing asylum seekers at RAF Scrampton on historical buildings at that site.

      Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of international students arriving with dependents are (a) male and (b) female

      Trade Agreements: Australia

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans that the changes in the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement to eligibility terms and conditions for (a) Australia’s...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister for Immigration plans to reply to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Glasgow Central of 24 April 2023, reference...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Innovation: Solihull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding was allocated to Solihull Council as part of the UK Research and Innovation Innovate Scheme in 2021-22.

    • Public Telephones: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department holds data on the number of BT telephone boxes in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London...

      Public Telephones: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department holds data on the number of BT telephone boxes in (a) Stockport constituency, (b) Stockport Borough...

      Broadband: Glasgow

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what procurement processes were followed before the contract to upgrade the broadband network in the Glasgow area was awarded...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department made an equality impact assessment before (a) determining the period of time that applications would be open...

    • Land: Barnsley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of land stability in the Barnsley Coalfield.

      Electricity Generation: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much the Government spent on subsidies to electricity generators last year.

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Official Cars

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many cars are in his Department’s car fleet; and how many of these are electric.

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what type of heating system his Department uses as the primary means of heating its premises.

      Iron and Steel: Production

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what comparative estimate he has made of the costs of carbon tax and emissions trading on steel production in (a) the UK, (b)...

      Hydrogen: Production

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero whether his Department is taking steps to support the scaling up of hydrogen production pathways beyond blue and green methods.

      Heating: Renewable Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions his Department has had with industry on recent data on the adequacy of global (a) production and (b) supply...

      Fossil Fuels: Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the research by Lingo entitled Unburnable Carbon in Protected...

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Ceramics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Government's policy on the UK Emission Trading Scheme on the (a)...

      Ceramics: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to take steps to help decarbonise the UK ceramics sector.

      Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme.

      Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will review the surplus sharing arrangements for the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme.

      Green Homes Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the services provided by Eaves Energy Solutions Ltd in providing works funded by...

      Hydrogen: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of potential future trends in the levels of demand for hydrogen in net zero sectors until (a) 2035 and...

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of his Department's estate is on a (a) renewable and (b) renewable blend energy tariff.

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) solar panels and (b) wind turbines are installed on his Department’s buildings.

      Carbon Capture and Storage: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much the Government plans to spend on carbon (a) capture and (b) storage this year.

      Carbon Capture and Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of solid carbon sequestration.

      Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation Convention) Regulations 1998

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that amendments to the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation...

      Heating: Energy Performance Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to amend the methodology used in the standard assessment procedure on the use of non-storage heaters to...

      Natural Gas: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much gas labelled (a) certified and (b) responsibly sourced has been imported from the USA since the start of the Ukraine war.

      Surface Engineering: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to helpthe surface engineering sector to transition to net zero.

      District Heating: Solihull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding his Department has allocated to Solihull Council for the Heat Networks Investment Project in the (a) 2022-23 and...

      Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 24 May 2023 to Question 185627 on Offshore Industry: Skilled Workers, what recent discussions he has had...

      Energy: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the age of a boiler on the levels of energy bills.

      Offshore Industry: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an estimate of the potential CO2 emissions resulting from the licenses awarded from the 29th to the 32nd UK...

      Offshore Industry: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential CO2 emissions resulting from the blocks of part-blocks offered at the 33rd UK...

      Local Government: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to publish up-to-date carbon usage for each local authority.

      Private Rented Housing: Energy Performance Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it is his policy to increase the Energy Performance Certificate rating of privately rented properties to C by (a) 2025 for...

      Private Rented Housing: Energy Performance Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities of the number and proportion of...

      Private Rented Housing: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the average monthly energy bill for private rental sector tenants in properties with an Energy...

      Local Government: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had recent discussions with local authorities on developing coordinated policies for meeting his net zero targets.

      Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it is his policy to join the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance.

      Nuclear Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of working alongside development companies to make the...

      Energy Bills Discount Scheme: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact on Small and medium-sized businesses of not being eligible for the additional Energy...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisons: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new prison places are scheduled to be built by May (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.

    • Evictions: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many evictions have taken place under Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 in the last (a) 12 months, (b) 6 months and (c) 3 months in (i) Enfield...

      Evictions: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many evictions have taken place under Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 in the last (a) 12, (b) six and (c) three months in Stockport constituency.

      Criminal Proceedings: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the (a) name, (b) data type, (c) purpose and (d) other details of all data attributes recorded in the Common Platform for each...

      Crown Court: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) mean and (b) median length of time taken from (i) receipt at Crown Court to main hearing, (ii) main hearing to completion and (iii) receipt...

      Magistrates' Courts: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the legal representation status of defendants in magistrates’ courts can be derived from data recorded in the Common Platform.

      Treatment of, and Outcomes for, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Individuals in the Criminal Justice System Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether all work required to implement recommendation 12 of the Lammy Review has been completed.

      Probate: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average processing time of probate applications (a) digitally and (b) on paper was in the latest period for which data are available.

      Private Rented Housing: Evictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many evictions have taken place under Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 in the past (a) 12, (b) six and (c) three months.

      Drugs: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of offenders who have been found guilty at all courts for (a) the supply of drugs, (b) possession of drugs with...

      Prisons: Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish a list of prisons that have trained sniffer dogs deployed on site.

      Prisons: Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of dogs that are being used across HM Prison and Probation Service.

      Prisons: Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the maintenance and housing trained sniffer dogs deployed in prisons.

      Prisons: Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the use of trained sniffer dogs in prisons in each of the last five years.

      Prison Officers: Restraint Techniques

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2023 to Question 184843 on Prison Officers: Restraint Techniques, what estimate he has made of the potential cost of...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • State Retirement Pensions: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with officials at the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman on the timescales for the publication of...

    • Pensions: Mental Illness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to improve private pension outcomes for people with mental health problems.

      Pensions: Advisory Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce the average time taken by the Future Pensions Centre to answer calls.

      Child Maintenance Service: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Child Maintenance Service is taking steps to reduce the time taken for complaints to be handled.

      Child Maintenance Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department is providing to the Child Maintenance Service to reduce payment recalculation processing times.

      Health: Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the implementation of health checks on a regular basis by employers of night...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May to Question 185338 on Department for Work and Pensions: Artificial Intelligence, which (a) services and (b)...

      Child Maintenance Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve the service being offered by the Child Maintenance Service.

      Independent Case Examiner: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Independent Case Examiner is taking to reduce the time taken for cases to be processed.

      Jobcentres: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work coaches were employed in Jobcentres as of 1 June (a) 2023, (b) 2022, (c) 2021, (d) 2020, (e) 2019 and (f) 2018.

      Social Security Benefits: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse of removing the two children limit for support provided through...

      Finance: Older Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Mid-life MOTs have been delivered to over 50s in Jobcentres in each of the last six months for which data is available.

      Universal Credit: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families with more than two children made a first claim for Universal Credit in each of the last five years.

      Universal Credit: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the implementation of the two-child limit on Universal Credit claimants at incentivising...

      Universal Credit: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2023 to Question 186405 on Universal Credit: Fraud, whether he plans to publish the equalities assessment of...

      Employment Schemes: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will be supported into work through the universal support programme in financial year...

      Employment Schemes: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Disability Employment Advisors were employed by his Department as of 1 June (a) 2023, (b) 2022, (c) 2021, (d) 2020, (e) 2019 and (f) 2018.

      Employment Schemes: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that disabled jobseekers can access specialist support while looking for work.

      Employment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the disability employment gap.

      Jobcentres: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2023 to Question 176695 on Jobcentres: Health Services, if he will publish further information on the...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which Ministerial Disability Champions attended a meeting on 15 May 2023; if he will publish the minutes of that meeting; and when the next...

      Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department plans to launch its consultation on the Disability Action Plan.

      Universal Credit: Chronic Illnesses and Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2023 to Question 170607 on Universal Credit: Chronic Illnesses and Disability, if he will publish (a)...

  • Treasury

    • Hospitality Industry: Business Rates and VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level at which (a) business rates and (b) VAT are set for (i) micro businesses and (ii) small and...

    • VAT: Registration

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time was for new businesses to have their VAT registration processed in each of the last five years.

      Banks: Loans

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing stronger regulatory requirements for banks on disclosure of lending criteria to...

      Mortgages: Interest Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has held recent discussions with banks on fixed rate mortgages for first time buyers.

      Bank Services: Cryptocurrencies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the prevalence of the refusal of banks to open accounts for FCA-licensed crypto firms.

      Pension Funds: Cryptoassets

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing regulations on pension investments in the context of trends in relation to digital...

      Government Securities: Bank of England

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department paid the Bank of England to compensate for losses on bonds last year; and what the budget for such payment is this year.

      Mortgages: First Time Buyers

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps to encourage the provision of discounted mortgage products for first time buyers in...

      Capita: Cybercrime

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with Capita on the potential impact of the cyber attack on their systems on members of the USS pension fund.

      Electric Vehicles: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an estimate of the average annual amount of VAT paid by electric vehicle drivers (a) with and (b) without home charging.

      Electric Vehicles: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the rate of VAT applied to electric vehicle charging in domestic settings on the take-up of...

      Hospitality Industry: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent comparative assessment his Department has made of the impact of the level of VAT rates on the hospitality sector in (a) the UK and (b) the EU.

      Hospitality Industry: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made f the impact of the level of VAT on the hospitality sector.

      Motor Vehicles: Import Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will waive vehicle import tax liabilities for a member of the armed forces who has purchased a vehicle under the terms of the Personal...

      Swimming: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits for children's participation in swimming of removing VAT from the price of children's swimming lessons.

      National Insurance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2023 to Question 184648 on National Insurance, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of...

      National Insurance Contributions: Young People

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 May 2023 to Question 186161 on National Insurance Contributions: Young People, if he will make it his policy to exempt people...

      Hospitality Industry: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the impact of energy price increases on the hospitality sector; and if he will make an assessment of...

      National Insurance Contributions: Young People

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue the public purse has received from national insurance contributions of people aged under 25 in each of the last five years.

      Dementia: Health Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact on access to social care for people with dementia of the inclusion of community interest companies...

      Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was generated by the apprenticeship levy in each year since its creation.

      Public Sector: Pay Settlements

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the ongoing pay negotiations with public sector workers.

      Apprentices: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding the Scottish Government has received in each year since 2015-16 for the training provided for apprenticeships.

      Theatres: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, is he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending Theatre Tax Relief after 2025.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Overseas Trade: Cyprus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of commencing direct maritime shipping routes from the UK to the Turkish Republic of...

    • Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to ensure meaningful engagement with parliamentary committees on trade negotiations.

      Drugs: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make it her policy that the UK-India free trade agreement does not increase the cost of medicines for (a) the UK, (b) India and...

      Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-pacific Partnership show Related Items (1)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many meetings her Department had with businesses in the manufacturing sector on the potential impact of the Comprehensive and Progressive...

      Drugs: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Government has made an assessment of the impact of pre-grant oppositions in India on access to medicine.

      Strategic Trade Advisory Group and Trade Advisory Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2022 to Question 110733 on Strategic Trade Advisory Group and Trade Advisory Groups, whether it remains...

      Trade Advisory Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will list the date of the most recent meeting for each of the trade advisory groups.

      Strategic Trade Advisory Group and Trade Advisory Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2022 to Question 110733 on Strategic Trade Advisory Group and Trade Advisory Groups, when she plans to...

      Cars: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the budget for subsidies to attract investment in car and battery manufacture (a) was this year and (b) will be next year.

      Department for Business and Trade: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people were employed by her Department to work on matters relating to equality, diversity and inclusivity in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.

      Electric Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking in response to the US Inflation Reduction Act to safeguard UK electric vehicle and battery manufacturing industries;...

      Exports: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to support businesses to export.

      Apprentices: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment the Government has made of the impact of the National Minimum Wage Apprentice Rate on the ability of apprentices to...

      Post Offices: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her Department's planned timescale is for paying compensation to sub-postmasters that are eligible for the Group Litigation Order...

  • Northern Ireland Office

  • Women and Equalities

    • Guide Dogs: Business Premises

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that guide dog users are protected from access refusals.

  • Wales Office

    • Wales Office: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to the Civil Service headquarters occupancy data, updated on 1 June 2022, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of...

    • River Wye: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Welsh Government reduces pollution in the River Wye.

      Wales Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500 for March 2023, what items his Department...

      Wales Office: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people were employed by his Department to work on matters relating to equality, diversity and inclusivity in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.

  • Department for Transport

    • Network Rail: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data his Department holds on the number of directly employed Network Rail infrastructure workers on the railway network.

    • Railways: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data his Department holds on the number of outsourced infrastructure workers by company on the railway network.

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 5 June 2023 to Question 186535 on Railways: Tickets, what proportion of stations outside of London (a) have digital...

      Cross Country Trains and Great Western Railway: WiFi

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with (a) Great Western Railway and (b) CrossCountry about the removal of wi-fi from their trains in the south...

      Network Rail: Zero Hours Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information Network Rail holds on the number of outsourced rail infrastructure workers who are employed on zero hours contracts.

      Network Rail: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information Network Rail holds on the number of outsourced rail infrastructure workers who are employed (a) on self-employed contracts and (b) by...

      Railways: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to invest in rail infrastructure in Lincolnshire

      Network Rail: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which sub-contracted infrastructure companies operating contracts tendered by Network Rail had contracts greater than £10 million in each of the...

      Network Rail: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the value of contracts tendered to outsourced infrastructure companies by Network Rail for each financial...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to correspondence of 3 April 2023 from the hon. Member for Lewisham East, case reference JD33646.

      Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what income was generated by Road Tax in the last five financial years.

      Rolling Stock: Newcastle upon Tyne

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to (a) improve, (b) repair and (c) replace train stock in the Newcastle depot; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy...

      Shipping: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May to Question 185942 on Shipping: Inspections, what steps his Department is taking to shorten the time taken by the...

      Railways: Timetables

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of implications for his policies of the decision by the Office of Rail and Road to change timetable publishing periods...

      Railways: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of how may passengers boarded a rail service from Stockport station in each of the last 12 months.

      Network Rail: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of rail infrastructure workers not employed by Network Rail who hold personal track safety...

      Driving Tests: Southend on Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving tests were conducted at the Southend Driving Test Centre in each year since 2010.

      Large Goods Vehicle Drivers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to encourage HGV drivers over the age of 60 to continue working; and whether his Department is taking steps to...

      Motor Vehicles: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals under the Environment Act 2021 on the compulsory recall of vehicles and engines on the grounds...

      Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential financial impact on the haulage industry of capacity limitations on volumetric concrete mixers.

      Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plan to impose financial penalties on vehicle manufacturers who used defeat devices.

      Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact on the environment of capacity limitations on volumetric concrete mixers.

      Active Travel: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of his Department's combined resource and capital expenditure was spent on active travel projects in the 2022-23 financial year.

      Great British Railways: Derby

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to acquire premises for Great British Railways in Derby.

      Active Travel: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of his Department's combined resource and capital expenditure is forecast to be spent on active travel projects in (a) 2023-24, (b)...

      Network Rail: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data his Department holds on the value of contracts tendered to sub-contracted infrastructure companies by Network Rail in each financial year...

      Railways: Tooting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passengers boarded a rail service from Tooting rail station in the last 12 months.

      DfT OLR Holdings: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to introduce single leg pricing in each of the train services now being run by the Operator of Last Resort; and by what timeline.

      Railways: Tooting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help improve the punctuality of rail services at Tooting rail station.

      Govia Thameslink Railway: Rolling Stock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there are plans to upgrade rolling stock on the Govia Thameslink Railway route from King’s Cross to King’s Lynn.

      Railways: Tooting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of rail services that ran from Tooting rail station were cancelled in the last 12 months.

      DfT OLR Holdings: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to roll out demand-based pricing at each of the train services being run by the Operator of Last Resort.

      Shipping: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) development and (b) procurement of decarbonising technology in the maritime sector.

      Railways: South Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans for the electrification of the railway line between Stockport and Sheffield.

      National Highways: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 31 May 2023 to Questions 186522 and 186525 on Roads: Active Travel, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that...

      Great British Railways: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the cost to the public purse of the (a) set-up and (b) operation of (i) Great British Railways and (ii) the Great British Railways Transition...

      Railways: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing fines for rail passengers who block access to spaces on trains designated for...

      Great British Railways: Derby City Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings his Department has held with representatives of Derby City Council on (a) Great British Railways and (b) the Great British Railways...

      Railways: Enfield North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of rail services that ran from train stations in Enfield North constituency were cancelled in the last 12 months.

      Railways: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of rail services from Stockport train station were cancelled in the last 12 months.

      Motor Vehicles: Ambulance Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of dual crewed emergency ambulances have entered service with Vehicle Certification Agency Whole Vehicle Type Approval...

      Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the prevalence of lorry drivers live streaming while operating their vehicles; and if he...

      Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency is taking to reduce the potential impact of industrial action on its services.

      Taxis: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Government Response Report of the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing, published in February 2019,...

      Buses: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number and proportion of zero-emission buses expected to be licensed for use as public transport...

      Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Post Office

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency on the future of its contract with the Post Office.

      Motor Vehicles: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of establishing Hydrogen transport hubs.

      Electric Vehicles: Hire Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a similar scheme to the electric vehicle social leasing scheme in France.

      Roads: Hampshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) strategic and (b) major road network in (i) Hampshire and (ii) surrounding counties on roads...

      M49: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has taken recent steps to connect junction one of the M49 to the road network.

      Motorways: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a comparative assessment of the level of safety on motorways in (a) the UK, (b) France, (c) Spain and (d) Austria; and if he will make...

      Motorways: Speed Limits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact of variable speed limits on smart motorways on the economy.

      Hydrogen Fuelling Stations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the number of hydrogen refuelling stations across the road network.

      Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he plans to publish the response to the Supporting Recycled Carbon Fuels through the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation consultation.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Holiday Accommodation: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on access for HM Revenue and Customs to the proposed registration...

    • Holiday Accommodation: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to set a deadline for bringing forward legislative proposals to deliver the legal framework for a...

      Arts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish the Creative Industries Sector Vision.

      Educational Visits: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to encourage school groups from abroad to visit the UK.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to respond to correspondence of 15 March 2023 from the hon. Member for Lewisham East, case reference JD33004.

      Theatres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to support touring theatre (a) companies and (b) productions.

      Theatres: Capital Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to increase the availability of capital investment to theatres.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on 3 November 2022 (HCWS354), what progress they have...

    • Myanmar: Politics and Government

      To ask His Majesty's Government when was the last joint analysis of conflict and stability assessment with international partners carried out for Myanmar, and in particular, for Karen; and how...

      Myanmar: Churches

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Myanmar regarding any recent attacks on churches in Karen, Myanmar.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Peers: Correspondence

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Markham on 23 February where he stated that they will "write to all the NHS chief executives" (HL Deb col 1751), when that...

    • Medical Records: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether, in light of the guidance on the NHS website under "Using linked profiles to access services for someone else", they are of the opinion that an...

      HIV Infection: Drugs

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 5 April (HL 5936), what clinical evaluation they have commissioned of pre-exposure prophylaxis after 31 May 2022.

  • Department for Education

    • Overseas Students

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Universities UK International and the Higher Education Policy Institute, The costs and benefits of international...

  • Home Office

    • Mike Veale

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 22 May (HL Deb cols 599–602), when the misconduct case against Mr Mike Veale is expected to conclude.

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