Written answers

Tuesday, 13 June 2023

  • Department for Education

    • Nurses: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 4.163-4.166 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC 1183, published on 15 March 2023, what assessment her Department has made of the...

    • Further Education: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the commitments in the SEND and alternative provision improvement plan to review her Department's (a) definitions and (b) management...

      Priority School Building Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department made of the effectiveness of the Priority School Building Programme private finance local authority and voluntary aided...

      Department for Education: Remote Working

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

      Special Educational Needs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of High needs funding.

      Secure Accommodation: Enfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department allocated to Enfield Council through the Secure Accommodation Grant in each of the last ten years in real terms.

      Tourism and Travel: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason level 3 travel and tourism qualifications will not be funded after 2025; and what assessment her Department has made of the potential...

      Social Workers: Greater London

      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 in (i) Enfield North Constituency, (ii)...

      Further Education: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to support transition out of education for young college leavers with complex special educational needs or disabilities; and what...

      Apprentices: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of funding for apprenticeship training for people over the aged of 18.

      Schools: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Basic Need schools funding.

      Apprentices: Enfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department allocated to Enfield Council through the Apprenticeships Participation 18 plus Grant in each of the last ten years in real terms.

      Further Education: Enfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department allocated to Enfield Council through the 16 to 19 Education Grant in each of the last ten years in real terms.

      Summer Schools: Enfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department allocated to Enfield Council through the Summer Schools Grant in each of the last ten years in real terms.

      Apprentices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the exceptional review of the funding bands for 20 apprenticeship standards will be completed.

      Schools: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of school condition funding.

      Schools: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the help with home to school transport programme.

      Priority School Building Programme: Enfield

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

      Schools: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Senior mental health lead training funding.

      Schools: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department made available to Enfield Council through the Senior Mental Health Lead Training Grants in each of the last ten years in real...

      Pre-school Education: Enfield

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

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2022 to Question 99943 on Special Educational Needs, whether a local education authority has a duty to place a...

      Pre-school Education: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Early Years Professional Development Programme.

      Schools: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the school improvement monitoring and brokering grant.

      Coronavirus Catch-up Premium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Catch-up premium: coronavirus (COVID-19) funding.

      Teachers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the teaching schools core funding annual grants.

      Natural History: GCSE

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has had recent discussions with OCR on progress towards introducing a Natural History GCSE; and whether she plans to launch a consultation...

      Teachers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department made available to Enfield Council through the Teaching School Core Grant in each of the last ten years in real terms.

      Schools: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Recovery premium funding.

  • Treasury

    • Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500 for July 2022, what was the (a) nature and (b)...

    • Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500 for September 2022, published on 31 May 2023,...

      Duty Free Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made any assessment of the potential impact of duty free arrivals stores on the revenue generation of (a) UK travel hubs, (b) Newcastle...

      Soft Drinks: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the potential revenue generated by by extending the Soft Drinks Industry Levy to include (a) milk-based drinks and (b) fruit...

      Economic Situation: Temperature

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has designated additional financial support in this financial year for the mitigation of the potential impact of heatwaves on the...

      Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation: Licensing

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the expected processing time is for an asset freeze licence application by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation.

      Treasury: Remote Working

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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 occupancy...

      Duty Free Allowances: EU Countries

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the European Commission's policy document entitled Review of the VAT rules applicable to travel and tourism sector: meeting with...

      Monetary Policy: Inflation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact of quantitative easing on levels of inflation between 2009 and 2022.

      Financial Conduct Authority: Complaints

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to The Financial Conduct Authority’s response to the Complaints Commissioner’s Annual Report 2021/2022 what steps he is taking...

      Public Sector: Innovation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the budget allocated for public service innovation is in the (a) Department for Health and Social Care, (b) Department for Education, (c) Home Office,...

      Covid-19 Additional Relief Fund

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness Covid 19 Additional Relief Fund.

      Development Aid

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to take steps to increase the Official Development Assistance budget.

      London Stock Exchange

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has he has made of the impact of allowing different voting rights for different classes of shareholder on the willingness of companies to...

      Treasury: Economic Analysis

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a list of the policies announced by His Majesty’s Opposition since 4 April 2020 in respect of which officials in his Department...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Royal Navy Recognised Sea Scouts: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Sea Scout Groups funding.

    • Ministry of Defence: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, 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...

      LGBT Veterans Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to which minister the LGBT Veterans Review will report; and who will be responsible for acting on the Review's recommendations.

      Armed Forces: Homosexuality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the deletion in 2010 of disciplinary records relating to the ban on homosexuality will not adversely affect...

      Multi-role Ocean Surveillance Ships: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Defence in a Competitive Age, published in March 2021, how much funding has been allocated to developing a new Multi-Role Ocean...

      Veterans: Radiation Exposure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications for a nuclear test veterans medal have been received; and how many of those medals have been issued.

      Global Combat Air Programme: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) procurement and (b) whole life cost of the Global Combat Air Programme.

      Veterans: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people contacted the Veterans Gateway requesting employment support in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) 2022.

      Type 32 Frigates: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding has his Department allocated to the Type 32 programme.

      Type 32 Frigates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the expected (a) procurement cost and (b) whole life cost of the Type 32 programme.

      Multi-role Ocean Surveillance Ships: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Defence in a Competitive Age, published in March 2021, when he expects the new Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance capability to enter service.

      Kfor

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK troops have been stationed in Kosovo as part of KFOR each year since 2015.

      Warships: Shipbuilding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with (a) EU and (b) other European counterparts on the potential merits for UK industry of the proposed PESCO European...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) full and (b) part time staff worked on the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme in each month since April 2021.

      Kfor

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK troops are stationed in Kosovo as part of KFOR.

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghans were resettled in the UK through the Ex-Gratia Scheme by November 2022.

      Indo-Pacific Region: Military Attachés

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Defence Attaches have been located by his Department in the Indo-Pacific region in each year since 2015.

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme principals with confirmed eligibility to come to the UK during or before Op Pitting were in...

      Indo-Pacific Region: Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help ensure the cooperation of South East Asian nations in the UK's strategic and defence posture in the Indo-Pacific.

      Indo-Pacific Region: Joint Exercises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK (a) bilateral and (b) multilateral military exercises have taken place in the Indo-Pacific region in each year since 2015.

      Indo-Pacific Region: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK personnel have been stationed in each country in the Indo-Pacific in each year since 2015.

      Defence: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department's funding for university defence research collaboration in signal processing.

      Marines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the Future Commando Force to reach initial operating capability.

      RFA Argus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2022 to Question 31751 on 6 Warships: Procurement, what the cost was of (a) extending in service and (b) upgrading RFA...

      Hercules Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has for the C130J aircraft that are due for retirement in June 2023.

      Multi-role Ocean Surveillance Ships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the expected (a) procurement cost and (b) whole life cost of the Multi Role Support Ship programme.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Scurvy: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of children being admitted to A&E with an (a) primary and (b) secondary diagnosis of...

    • General Practitioners: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of additional GP appointments needed to meet demand.

      Menopause

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of GP practices that currently offer specialised menopause services.

      Retail Trade: Electronic Cigarettes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a licensing regime for shops that sell vapes.

      General Practitioners: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government's commitment to recruit 6000 additional doctors in general practice, made in 2019, when he expects to...

      Drugs: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help facilitate collaboration between (a) the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and (b)...

      Commission on Human Medicines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the minutes of the Commission on Human Medicines’ Expert Advisory Group meetings that took place between 1...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Remote Working

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

      NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of overpayments in NHS staff wages in each of the last three years.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential (a) merits of reducing the recommended 12-week interval for receiving a...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to reply to the letter of (a) 27 March and (b) 28 April from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare on support for the...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the potential adverse effects are of the spike proteins produced by mRNA covid-19 vaccinations.

      Sexually Transmitted Infections: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis to treat sexually transmitted infections.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle (a) underage vaping of illegal substances and (b) the sale and purchase of vape products by children.

      Dentistry: NHS

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dentists provided NHS services by (a) constituency and (b) region in each year between 2015 and 2023.

      Dentistry: Enfield North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dentists are registered in (a) Enfield North constituency and (b) the London Borough of Enfield.

      Liver Cancer: Transplant Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on implementing the recommendations made by the Liver Advisory Group in 2020 on liver...

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Heathy Start Scheme applications were rejected due to the form being filled out incorrectly in (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23 and (c)...

      Oral Tobacco

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report of the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment on the use of oral...

      Rheumatology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve skill discrepancies in primary care to help improve diagnosis, treatment and management of...

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2023 to Question 185900 on Healthy Start Scheme, on what timescale his Department measures forecasted...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the use of vapes by children in and around schools.

      Dental Services: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the reasons for NHS dental services in York and the surrounding area not taking on more units of dental...

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions has he had with BUPA on the closure of NHS dental services; and if he will hold discussions with BUPA on extending NHS...

      Electronic Cigarettes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to reduce vaping in (a) children and young people and (b) adults.

      Cystic Fibrosis: Prescriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of moving people with cystic fibrosis onto the prescription charges exemption list.

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on merging specialist and GP registers; and if he will make a statement.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) undertaken research on measures adopted by other countries to prevent the take-up of...

      Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Natasha's Law costs of enforcement grant.

      Confectionery and Electronic Cigarettes: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to prevent shops selling exclusively vapes and sweets.

      Health Incentives Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many active users there are of the Better Health: Rewards app.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2023 to Question 185548 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, whether he has made an assessment of the...

      Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of (a) the continued impact of covid-19 on people at higher risk of ill health through contracting...

      Independent Mental Health Advocates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure access to Independent Mental Health Advocates for all children in detention.

      Draft Mental Health Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2023 to Question 131354 on Draft Mental Health Bill, what discussions he had has with the Leader of...

      Circadin: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the merits of licensing melatonin for over 18s in the UK who are diagnosed with autism and...

      Yellow Card Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his Answer of 5 June 2023 to Question 186944 on Yellow Card Scheme, which international mandatory reporting systems have a...

      Drugs and Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring all producers of products registered by the Medicines and Healthcare...

      Office for Health Improvement and Disparities and UK Health Security Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the (a) implications for his policies of retaining both and (b) potential merits of merging the Office...

      Community Nurses: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the pause in procurement of district nursing training courses in September 2023...

      Haemochromatosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department provides to GP practices for genetic testing for genetic haemochromatosis.

      Rheumatology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) rheumatology consultants, (b) rheumatology clinical nurse specialists, (c)...

      Yellow Card Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2023 to Question 186946, on Yellow Card Scheme, when data collection began on medical devices which will...

      Fluoride: Drinking Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is talking to (a) enable and (b) promote to the public the potential benefits of water supply fluoridation.

      Motor Neurone Disease: Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which hospital trusts (a) employ at least one and (b) do not employ a motor neurone disease clinical nurse specialist; and, of the trusts...

      Mental Health Services: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the £100 million for bespoke parent-infant relationship and perinatal mental health support set out in the Women's...

      Accident and Emergency Departments: Paediatrics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what were the average paediatric accident and emergency waiting times on 31 March (a) 2015, (b) 2019 and (c) 2023.

      Prescription Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has held recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on taking steps to ensure an adequate supply of prescription drugs in...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure funding for (a) bespoke parent-infant relationship and (b) perinatal mental health support is directed...

      Northwick Park Hospital: Hospital Beds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on arranging capital funding for intensive care bed expansion at Northwick Park Hospital; and if he will make a...

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to enable full flexible commissioning of dental services by Integrated Care Boards; and what the evidential basis is...

      Haemochromatosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients' level of access to testing for genetic haemochromatosis is consistent with...

      Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products: Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing advanced therapy medicinal products-specific experts on...

      Dental Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any provision exists within the present NHS dentistry contract for extra payments to be made for each Unit of Dental Activity in...

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to allow Integrated Care Boards to reallocate dental underspend in line with local patient needs.

      Hospitals: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list the eight new hospitals in Cohort 4 of the New Hospital Programme whose construction has been postponed beyond 2030.

      HIV Infection: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing access to PrEP at community pharmacies.

      Incontinence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that patients living with incontinence are (a) able to access a sufficient number of products to...

      Obesity: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish further details on his Department's plans for evaluating the potential impact of making new obesity drugs accessible...

      NHS: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral evidence session of 9 May 2023 of the Health and Social Care Committee on Industrial action in the NHS, HC...

      HIV Infection: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish a Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis action plan.

      Heart Diseases: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing societal awareness of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and...

      Armed Forces: Charities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Digital Transformation Fund.

      Urinary Tract Infections: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse was of NHS treatment for people admitted to hospital with urinary tract infections in each financial...

      Cancer: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure the Major Conditions Strategy’s cancer section will include a specific focus on the unique care and...

      HIV Infection: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce HIV transmissions in rural and coastal areas.

      Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of the availability of access to palliative care by (a) geography, (b)...

      Rheumatology: Feltham and Heston

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the provision of rheumatology care in Feltham and Heston constituency in the last (a) 12...

      Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of (a) funding for palliative care services and (b) the commissioning of palliative care...

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2023 to Question 185900 on Healthy Start Scheme, how much funding was provided to his Department for the...

      Rheumatology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to specialised psychology services for rheumatology patients.

      Coronavirus: Enfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how funding his Department (a) allocated and (b) disbursed to Enfield Council as part of the Infection Control Fund.

      Semaglutide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 7 June 2023 HCWS831 on Public Health Update, whether he has made an estimate of the number of...

      Hospitals: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing hospital car parking charges for all NHS employees employed in...

      Semaglutide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 7 June 2023 entitled Public Health Update, HCWS831, how many doses of Semaglutide his...

      Hospital Beds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what hospital bed capacity levels were in each trust in each of the last five years.

      Infectious Diseases: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government supports provisions in the proposed international agreement on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response on...

  • Leader of the House

    • House of Lords: Legislation

      To ask the Leader of the House, what steps she is taking to programme business to help prevent a build-up of legislation in the House of Lords.

    • Transport

      To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to the answer of 7 June 2023 to Question 187539 on Legislation, when the Government plans to bring forward the Transport bill.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Air Pollution: Methane

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the UK's methane emissions (a) were in each of the last five years and (b) are estimated to be in each year to 2030.

    • Animal Feed: Methane

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s paper entitled Carbon Budget Delivery Plan, published 30 March 2023, what discussions he...

      Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many locations in the North Sea which the UK has licensed for oil and gas (a) exploration and (b) extraction overlap with (i)...

      Carbon Capture and Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2023 to Question 186589, what steps he plans to take to set out that formal vision for the Carbon...

      Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the effectiveness of the retrofitting measures fitted in schools through the Public...

      Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on changes in the level of (a) carbon emissions and (b) energy bills in schools that had...

      Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which retrofitting was most commonly fitted to schools through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme in (a) Phase 1, (b) Phase 2...

      Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of schools have had retrofitting measures fitted through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme through (a) Phase...

      Air Pollution: Methane

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of bringing forward the ban on routine flaring and venting from 2030 to 2025...

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Civil Service headquarters occupancy data, updated on 1 June 2022, if he will make an assessment of the...

      Biofuels: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the biomass strategy will be published; and what steps that strategy will take to help achieve the UK's net zero targets.

      Schools: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Government's Public Sector Decarbonisation Summary Reports for (a) Phase 1 and (b) Phase 2, for what reason...

      Marine Protected Areas: Offshore Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy, Security and Net Zero what assessment he has made of the potential impact of allowing new oil and gas (a) licenses and (b) developments on the (i) health...

      District Heating: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Heat Networks Investment Project grant.

      Power Stations: Timber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to end subsidies for power stations generating electricity from burning wood.

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department plans to publish a response to the Developing the UK Emissions Trading Scheme consultation, published 25 March...

      Electricity: Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's publication entitled Facilitating the deployment of...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Islamic State: Yazidis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on steps to help secure the release of...

    • Cameroon: Peace Negotiations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has had with the authorities in Cameroon on the potential merits of...

      Morocco: Intimidation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of (a) the implications for its policies and (b) diplomatic...

      Russia: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of individuals sanctioned by Ukrainian authorities in response...

      Africa: Higher Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to utilise UK research collaborations with African universities to...

      Corruption

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding his Department plans to allocate to the UK Action Against Corruption Programme over the next two...

      Uganda: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April to Question 176822 on Uganda: LGBT+ People, what recent representations he has...

      Uganda: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in Uganda who have been (a) charged, (b) imprisoned...

      Africa: Science and Innovation Network

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of the UK Science and Innovation Network in Africa.

      East Africa: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the changes to the level of humanitarian support from...

      Developing Countries: Debts Written Off

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Seventh Report of the International Development Committee, HC 146, published on 28 February...

      East Africa: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of humanitarian aid spending by his...

      Sudan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support the Government provides to people forcibly displaced from Sudan to third countries with time limited...

      Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of the Official Development Assistance budget has been spent on global public goods...

      Sudan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help support British citizens who were forcibly displaced from Sudan to...

      Sudan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support the Government provides to children forcibly displaced from Sudan to third countries.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Sanitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department spent on (a) water, (b) sanitation and (c) hygiene projects in the financial year 2022-23.

      Refugees: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Official Development Assistance has the UK provided to the Window for Host Communities and Refugees...

      Venezuela: Organised Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department is providing to the Venezuelan government on tackling criminal gangs in Caracas.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Civil Service headquarters occupancy data, updated on 1 June 2022, if he will make an...

      International Waters: Marine Environment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the UK’s obligations to protect marine habitats in international waters.

      Biodiversity: Diplomatic Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help ensure the UK plays a global leadership role in protecting...

      Deep Sea Mining

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of signing an international moratorium on deep sea mining.

      Israel: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Minister of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to strengthen the relationship between the UK and Israel.

      Sustainable Development

      To ask the Minister of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress his Department has made on meeting the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

      Windsor Framework

      To ask the Minister of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress his Department has made on the implementation of the Windsor Framework.

      Balkans: Politics and Government

      To ask the Minister of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the security situation in the western Balkans.

      UK Membership of EU: Referendums

      To ask the Minister of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to mark the seventh anniversary of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU.

      Sudan: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many seats were empty on each evacuation flight from Sudan since 25 April 2023.

      North Korea: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with international counterparts to prevent North Korea from committing sanctions violations.

  • Home Office

    • Home Office: Remote Working

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

    • Proscribed Organisations: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits to prescribing all private military companies operating on behalf of the...

      Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to extend the availability of share codes to parents with EU settled status whose children have a British...

      Visas: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) speed of processing and (b) adequacy of the visa application process for overseas research...

      Animal Experiments: Cosmetics

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to revoke existing licenses which allow companies to test exclusive-use cosmetics ingredients on animals.

      Police: Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of vetting of police staff.

      Visas: Africa

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many researchers from African countries (a) applied for and (b) were granted UK visas as part of scientific research collaborations with...

      Police: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2023 to Question 186612 on Police: Workplace Pensions, if she will make it her policy to seek information...

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of applicants who have requested indefinite leave to remain in the UK on the grounds of long...

      Asylum: Newcastle upon Tyne Central

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people living in Newcastle upon Tyne Central constituency are currently awaiting a decision on their claim for refugee status after...

      Police: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2023 to Question 186612 on Police: Workplace Pensions, what information she holds on the number of police...

      Prisoners: Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the number of illegal migrants in prisons.

      Drugs: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs' Part 2 report on Barriers to Research commission, published 12th December 2022,...

      Home Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to answer Question 185811 tabled on 18 May by the hon. Member for Feltham and Heston.

      Migration: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with international organisations on the impact of climate change on levels of migration to the UK.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of 7 March from the Hon. Member for Belfast South on the provision of childcare for women...

      Multiple Occupation: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether houses in multiple occupation (HMO) that house a mixture of asylum seekers and non-asylum seekers will be exempt from HMO...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Government's publication A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation, published on 29 March 2023, how much and...

    • Tourism: Coastal Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what new initiatives her Department plans to make to improve the promotion of tourism in English seaside towns.

      Public Service Broadcasting: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of Ofcom’s proposed revisions to the rules governing the quantity and scheduling of...

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Civil Service headquarters occupancy data, updated on 1 June 2022, if she will make an assessment of the...

      Arts: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the export opportunities for the creative industries.

      Music Venues

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to provide further support to (a) Polar Bear in Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle constituency and (b)...

      Music Venues: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a comparative assessment of the impact of levels of public subsidy for (a) contemporary, (b) opera and (c) classical...

      Culture and Tourism: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to promote (a) viable, (b) long-term and (c) year-round careers in the heritage and tourism sector to (i)...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Crime and Justice Taskforce

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the Government's Crime and Justice Taskforce has met since January 2020; and on what dates those meetings occurred.

    • Cabinet Office: Remote Working

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, 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...

      Boris Johnson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Prime Minister’s oral contribution of 23 May 2023, Official Report, vol 733, column 292, what the evidential basis is for his...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2023 to Question 161251 on Members: Correspondence, when his Department plans to respond to the letter of 10 January...

      Covid-19 Inquiry: Legal Costs

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of legal fees for judicial review of the notice from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry to his...

      Pet Foods: Consumer Prices Index

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data his Department holds on the consumer prices index rate of pet food from (a) March 2022 to March 2023 and (b) April 2022 to April 2023.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Flats: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is planning to provide support to residents who are being required by their insurer to remediate...

    • Woking Borough Council: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Government loans to Woking Borough Council on public finances.

      Local Plans: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has had recent discussions with the City of York Council on their Local Plan

      Ground Rent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to abolish ground rents.

      Planning Permission: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information her Department holds on how many rural planning applications have been made in the last six months.

      Planning: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will publish a timeframe for consulting on amending the National Planning Policy Framework to include...

      Renters (Reform) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with the Leader of the House on the planned timetable for the Renters (Reform) Bill.

      Holiday Accommodation: Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has considered the potential merits of giving local authorities powers to apply multiplier rates to council tax...

      Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that retrospective planning applications are not overused.

      Local Plans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance his Department issues to new local authority administrations on (a) amending local plans when they are with...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Civil Service headquarters occupancy data, updated on 1 June 2022, if he will make an assessment of...

      South Tees Mayoral Development Corporation and Teesworks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much from the public purse the Government has provided to (a) the South Tees Development Corporation and (b) Teesworks...

      Buildings: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he made of the potential impact of the Government's amendments to the Building Safety Act safety...

      Buildings: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to ensure an effective and rapid implementation of the Operational Standards Rules for...

      Community Ownership Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether there is a set amount of match funding needed for charities and organisations to access Community Ownership Fund...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Civil Service headquarters occupancy data, updated on 1 June 2022, if she will make an assessment of...

    • Coastal Erosion and Flood Control: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the six year flood and coastal erosion risk management...

      Recycling: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government plans to publish its response to the Consistency in Household and business recycling in England consultation.

      Restaurants: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing measures to encourage fast food restaurants...

      Microplastics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle microplastic fibre pollution.

      Port Infrastructure Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Section 31 Local Authority support for work at ports and...

      Dogs: Electronic Training Aids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a licensing or regulatory scheme for trainers to use...

      Marine Environment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to restore (a) saltmarshes, (b) native oyster reefs and (c) seagrass meadows in the UK.

      River Wye: Phosphates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department are taking to tackle phosphate pollution in the River Wye.

      Packaging: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June to Question 186951 on Packaging: Recycling, how her Department plans to define the...

      Flood Control: Private Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help improve the quality of flood defences on private land.

      Birds of Prey: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle (a) hen harrier and (b) raptor persecution.

  • Department for Transport

    • Active Travel: Levelling Up Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on ensuring that active travel schemes...

    • Railways: Enfield North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the number of passengers who boarded a rail service from a rail station in Enfield North constituency in each of the...

      Railways: Enfield North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help improve the punctuality of rail services in Enfield North constituency.

      Cycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the likelihood of meeting his target to increase annual cycling stages to 1.6 billion by 2025.

      Active Travel: North of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that funding for active travel is not reduced in the north of England.

      Active Travel: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of funding cuts to active travel on the (a) use of active travel and (b) delivery of climate...

      Active Travel: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason his Department has reduced the planned level of funding for active travel in the period to 2025; and if he will make an assessment of...

      Road Traffic

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made on the impact of cars stopping and starting at traffic signals on the level of (a) fuel consumption of and (b) emissions...

      Department for Transport: Taiwan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had discussions with representatives of the Government of Taiwan in each of the last five years.

      Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of including electricity for electric vehicle charging in the Renewable Transport Fuel...

      Department for Transport: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, 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...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to take steps to ensure that the Local EV Infrastructure fund will be utilised for charging hubs at local authority...

      Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to enable (a) local authorities and (b) devolved administrations to contribute to the development of his Department's the...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Business: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of potential greenwashing by businesses in relation to their environmental, social and...

    • Deep Sea Mining

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has commissioned an independent assessment of the economic contribution of deep-sea mining.

      Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the conclusion in the Seventh Report of the Business, Energy and...

      Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant.

      Postage Stamps: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had recent discussions with Ofcom on the impact of (a) increases in the cost of first class stamps and (b) the difference in...

      Drugs: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if the Government will commission an independent assessment of the potential impact of a UK-India free trade agreement on global access to...

      Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when her Department plans to publish a response to its consultation entitled Good Work Plan: Proposals to support families, published on 19...

      Royal Mail: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of Royal Mail failing to meet their USO letter delivery targets on people who rely on...

      Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance white paper published in March 2021, what steps her Department is...

      Certification Quality Marks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she plans to take steps to create an expedited process for products with CE marking to receive UK Conformity Assessed marking.

      Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when her Department plans to bring forward secondary legislation to implement the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023.

      Public Houses: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she plans to publish the Government's response to the second statutory review of the Pubs Code and the Pubs Code Adjudicator.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Community Orders: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of Community Payback supervisors employed in each year since 2010.

    • Sexual Offences: Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many trials for (a) rape and (b) sexual assault have been delayed in each year since 2010.

      Non-molestation Orders: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many non-molestation orders were breached in (a) Stockport constituency and (b) Greater Manchester in the last three years.

      Victim Support Schemes: Offences against Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department provides funding for pre-trial therapy for child victims of (a) sexual abuse and (b) other forms of trauma.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Jobcentres: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to increase the availability of assistive technology in jobcentres.

    • Pensions: Means-tested Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential (a) merits, (b) impact on pension saving and (c) impact on encouraging the economically...

      Basic Income: Pilot Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish a response to Autonomy’s universal basic income trial when those results are published.

      Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the flexibility of retirement options for final salary schemes.

      Children: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of children living in poverty in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency.

      Travellers: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to collect ethnicity data on Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.

      Low Incomes: Portsmouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the numbers of children living in low-income households in Portsmouth.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Remote Working

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

      Social Security Benefits: Chronic Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that people with (a) severe and (b) lifelong conditions are not subjected to unnecessary reassessments for...

      Child Trust Fund: Mental Capacity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using the appointee scheme to support disabled young people who do not have the mental...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Employment: Equality

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent progress she has made in establishing an Inclusion at Work panel.

    • Employment: Equality

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when the inclusion at work panel will be established.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Civil Service headquarters occupancy data, updated on 1 June 2022, if she will make an assessment of...

    • Artificial Intelligence: Intellectual Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has had discussions with the artificial intelligence sector on ensuring that (a) the ingestion of...

      Life Sciences: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the £650 million funding for UK life sciences announced on 25 May, what proportion of (a) new and (b)...

      Life Sciences: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which Department will (a) deliver and (b) oversee the £48 million of new money for scientific innovation to prepare for...

      Life Sciences: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the £48 million of new money for scientific innovation to prepare for any future health emergencies...

      Life Sciences: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the manual Flexible Apprenticeships in the Life Sciences Sector, published on 25 May, how much her...

      Broadband: Competition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she had made of the potential effect of Ofcom's decision on BT and Equinox 2 on competition in the broadband...

  • Scotland Office

    • Scotland Office: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, 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...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Office: Remote Working

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

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ministry of Defence: Staff

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current ratio of civilians employed by the Ministry of Defence against the total number of service personnel; and how this ratio compares with (1) the...

    • Ministry of Defence: Staff

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many civilians have been employed by the Ministry of Defence in each of the past five years.

  • Treasury

    • Personal Savings

      To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they have in place to encourage saving.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Hospitals: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government how the new generation of NHS hospitals being planned or constructed will be insulated; and with what fuel they will be heated.

    • Ivf

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 6 April 2017 (HL6515), whether the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has been made aware...

      Ivf

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Kamall on 5 January 2022 (HLWS503), how many patients to date have been licensed by the Human Fertilisation and...

      NHS: Software

      To ask His Majesty's Government what advice or instructions have been issued to GP surgeries that patients should use the NHS App to re-order regular medication; and what...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Social Security Benefits: Cost of Living

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on 24 May that "almost 9 in 10 families on Universal Credit cannot afford basic...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill

      To ask His Majesty's Government why they have decided not to proceed with the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill.

    • Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to their decision not to proceed with the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill, what plans they have to separately proceed with legislation of any...

      Oak Processionary Moth

      To ask His Majesty's Government what research they are supporting into the options for introducing parasites and diseases of oak processionary moth into the UK as an alternative to the use...

      Bread and Flour: Labelling

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

      Whales: Conservation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the creation of a South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary.

      Livestock Worrying

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support farmers who suffer from livestock worrying.

      Animal Welfare

      To ask His Majesty's Government what additional pieces of animal welfare legislation they are planning to introduce, other than those pieces of legislation whose passage has already commenced.

      Beef: Imports

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 27 April (HL7223), whether they will now answer the questions asked.

  • Northern Ireland Office

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