Written answers

Thursday, 15 June 2023

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Taplow Manor Hospital

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) he and (b) his Department has held recent meetings with the families of former patients at Taplow Manor Hospital.

    • NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board: Neurology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many neuroscience staff are currently employed by the NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board; and what was the vacancy...

      Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many clinical trials were initiated in 2022; and if he will provide a breakdown of those figures by phase.

      NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to provide funding for (a) the pay rise for NHS staff that was backdated to April 2023 and (b) the NHS...

      Medical Treatments: Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to ensure that patients have access to the most innovative treatment options within their own Integrated...

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve diagnosis times for those affected by brain tumours.

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness of the signs and symptoms of brain tumours.

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to include active monitoring in cancer care planning.

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for a cross-Government delivery plan on myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome.

      Hospices: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential support required by hospices for staffing costs in the next 12 months.

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the £10 million announced for breast cancer screening will been used to deliver 29 new breast cancer screening units.

      Patients: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were moved from hospitals to (a) care and (b) nursing homes to create space for anticipated covid-19 patients in...

      Hospices: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) adult’s and (b) children’s hospices with the cost of living.

      Radiotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to introduce more centres for radiotherapy.

      Lyme Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve (a) treatment and (b) support for chronic lyme disease patients.

      Out of Area Treatment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department will take to ensure that treatment accessed outside of a patients local Integrated Care System is properly...

      Neurology: York Central

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the (a) incidence and (b) prevalence of neurological conditions in the population of York...

      Multiple Sclerosis: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the last five years; and if he will provide a breakdown of those figures...

      Rheumatology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expand the number of allied health professionals working within rheumatology teams.

      Disabled Facilities Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's policy paper People at the Heart of Care: adult social care reform, published on 1 December 2021, for...

      Palliative Care: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which integrated care boards were granted match funding for children and young people’s palliative and end-of-life care from NHS...

      Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to reform the social care charging system.

      NHS: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of NHS Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs on (a) NHS staff...

      Agency Nurses: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was spent by NHS trusts in England on off-framework agencies in financial year (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23.

      Hospitals: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many full time equivalent staff were working on the New Hospital Programme in each year since 2019.

      NHS: Bullying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of bullying within the NHS workforce.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to reply to the correspondence of 15 March from the hon. Member for Lewisham, Deptford.

      Children: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she is taking steps to establish community mental health hubs for children during school holidays.

      Anxiety: Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help improve outcomes for people with anxiety who are in full-time education.

      Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many requests for mandatory reversal of decisions relating to claims under the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme in respect of adverse...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Dangerous Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) Public Space Protection Orders and (b) Dog Control Orders have been issued in relation to the American Bully XL...

    • Dangerous Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department's Responsible Dog Ownership working group has discussed the American Bully XL breed.

      Dogs: Animal Breeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to regulate canine fertility clinics.

      Avian Influenza: Leighton Hall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cases of Avian Influenza have been found on the Leighton Hall Estate in my Constituency in the past 100 years.

      Washing Machines: Microplastics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to ensure that all washing machines manufactured and imported in the UK from January 2025...

      Deposit Return Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to prepare for the roll out of the deposit return scheme in England in October 2025.

      Hedges and Ditches: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that the gap in legal protection for hedgerows because of the transition from basic...

      Deposit Return Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals for a deposit return scheme.

      Water Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to freeze water bills.

      Water Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that Ofwat effectively challenges water companies for breaches of their...

      Plastics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the growth of (a) the agricultural industry and (b)...

      Agriculture: Plastics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to incentivise farmers to switch from single-use plastic mulching films to certified...

      Competition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on how many occasions she has met the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare to discuss competition in the period since...

      Birds: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will make an assessment of the impact of swift bricks on the swift population in areas where such bricks...

      Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times the Responsible Dog Ownership working group have met since its inception.

      Animal Sentience Committee

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to announce the members appointed to the Animal Sentience Committee.

      Marine Protected Areas: Fisheries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of bottom-trawling in marine protected areas on the 30by30 initiative.

      Livestock: Antibiotics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on banning the use of antibiotics in...

      Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2023 to Question 187162, what other means her Department plans to use to take forwards the...

      Bracken: Weed Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2023 to Question 186764 on Bracken, when she plans to take a decision on the application...

      Fisheries: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has she made of the impact of bottom-trawling on (a) carbon in the seabed and (b) the release of greenhouse...

      Storm Overflows Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the paragraph on Meetings in the Storm Overflows Taskforce Terms of Reference, how many times the Storm...

      Horticulture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage food growth in the horticulture sector.

      Livestock: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will set out a timetable for bringing forward a ban on live exports.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Ministry of Justice: Artificial Intelligence

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

    • Coroners: Somerset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the time taken to process cases by the Somerset Coroners Court; and if he will make a statement.

      Drugs: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of drug-dealing offences in each of the last five years.

      Criminal Proceedings: Evidence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications to admit bad character into evidence against defendants were (a) made to and (b) allowed by, Crown Courts in England and Wales in...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Air Force: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure Royal Air Force selection boards do not discriminate against new recruits on the basis of skin colour.

    • National Security: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2023 to Question 129727 on National Security: Cybersecurity, if he will provide updated figures for the financial...

      RFA Wave Knight and RFA Wave Ruler

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the future of (a) RFA Wave Knight and (b) RFA Wave Ruler.

      RFA Wave Knight and RFA Wave Ruler

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the expected out of service date for (a) RFA Wave Knight and (b) RFA Wave Ruler (i) is as of 12 June 2023 and (ii) was when it came into service.

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many days did each vessel in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary spend at sea in each year since 2015.

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Royal Navy's operational staffing levels for Wave class tankers.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • South Africa: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the level of political influence that the Chinese government has in the SADC...

    • Africa: Higher Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of research collaborations between UK universities and...

      Africa: Higher Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the role of scientific research collaborations with African...

      Eritrea: UN Human Rights Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish a response to Early Day Motion 1253, Eritrea and the UN Human Rights Council, tabled on 5 June 2023.

      Oxfam: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much UK aid has been allocated to Oxfam in each year since 2017.

      Pakistan: Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his international counterparts on whether Pakistan has adequately...

      Kakhovka Dam

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the destruction of the Khakovka dam on (a) global food...

      Morocco: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made of an assessment of trends in the level of food prices in Morocco.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to the emails from the hon. Member for Brighton Pavilion of 23 May, 25 May and 7 June...

      UN Resolutions: Radicalism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the draft resolution on Human Fraternity which the UK plans to co-table with the United Arab Emirates at...

      World Bank: Seeds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that World Bank negotiation of Development Policy Financing...

      Developing Countries: Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support farmer seed systems in the Global South.

      Education: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published 31 March 2022, what assessment his...

      Bilateral Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish the (a) criteria and (b) process used by his Department for making decisions on bilateral...

      Diego Garcia: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of conditions for asylum seekers in Diego Garcia; and if he will make...

      Vietnam: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Vietnamese counterpart to press for the immediate release of (a) Hoang Thi...

      Greece: EOKA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Greek Cypriot counterpart on the President's recent statements on...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Disability: Employment

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the statutory safeguards to prevent people with disabilities being overlooked for promotion in...

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June to Question 188086 on Asylum: Applications, how many of these applicants (a) have received support from...

    • Stalking: Court Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many stalking protection orders were issued in each of the last five years; and what proportion of stalking cases reported to the police...

      National Age Assessment Board

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the launch of the National Age Assessment Board on 31 March, what assessment criteria will be used to determine whether...

      Passports: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to reduce the time taken for passport applications to be processed.

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to permit Ukrainian nationals to stay in the UK beyond the three-year limit of existing visas.

      Clandestine Entrant Civil Penalty Scheme: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the clandestine entrant civil penalty scheme applies to (a) heavy goods vehicles, (b) accompanied trailers, (c) unaccompanied...

  • Treasury

    • Treasury: Consultants

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have been seconded to his Department from (a) accountancy and (b) consultancy companies in each year since 2010.

    • Treasury: Darlington

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times he has visited the Darlington Economic Campus.

      Schools: Uniforms

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue generated by charging VAT on school uniforms designed for children aged 14 or over in each of the last five years.

      Schools: Uniforms

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of zero-rating for VAT school uniforms designed for children aged 14 or over.

      Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of staffing assigned to the HMRC National Insurance helpline.

      Sewage: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many sewage leaks were recorded within the estate managed by HMRC in the last twelve months.

      Retail Trade: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Expanded Retail Discount grant.

      Treasury: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Government's publication A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation, published on 29 March 2023, how much and what proportion of the...

      Credit: Interest Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of interest charged by payday loan companies.

      Development Aid

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of increasing the level of the overseas aid budget to 0.7 per cent of GDP.

      Housing Benefit: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 9 of his Department's Guidance on decision-making for Northern Ireland Departments until an Executive is formed or for the six...

      Public Sector: Population

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made a recent impact assessment of the effects of population growth on public services.

      Employment: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Table 6.6 of the Public Expenditure Statistical Analysis 2022, if he will provide a breakdown of the £2.5 billion projected to be...

      Government Departments: Employment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Table 6.6 on Central government own current and capital expenditure on services by function, 2017-18 to 2024-25, of the Public...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Solar Power: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the requirement to apply for a lawful development...

    • Land Registry: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the average time is for an HM Land Registry Application Enquiry to be processed; and what steps he is taking to reduce it.

      Park Homes: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to the report commissioned by his Department entitled The impact of a change in the maximum park...

      Tenancy Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, for what reasons does the Renters Reform Bill not make reference to three-year fixed rental agreements.

      Building Regulations: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Answer of 9 March 2023 to Question 156238 on Building Regulations: Carbon Emissions, what his...

      Playgrounds: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to take steps to increase the number of playgrounds that are accessible to disabled children.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Charities: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is taking steps to financially support charities which have increased service demand in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b)...

    • Youth Services

      What steps her Department is taking to support the provision of youth services.

      Lotteries: Charities

      What representations she has received on increasing fundraising limits for charity lotteries.

      Gambling

      What recent discussions she has had with the Gambling Commission on the potential impact on prize draws and competitions of the provisions in the gambling white paper.

      Television Licences

      What plans she has for the future of the TV licence.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will set an implementation date prior to 2025 of the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill.

  • Department for Transport

    • Road Traffic Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact on economic growth of switching from fixed time to part time signals...

    • Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the (a) 2020, (b) 2021, (c) 2022 and (d) 2023 updates to the Rail Networks Enhancement Pipeline.

      Railways: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the enhancement spending for the (a) network in England and Wales and (b) Wales Route was in Control Periods (i) 4, (ii) 5 and (iii) 6.

      Railways: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what he expects the operations, maintenance and renewal spending for the (a) network in England and Wales and (b) Wales Route to be in Control Periods...

      Railways: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the operations, maintenance and renewal spending for the (a) network in England and Wales and (b) Wales Route was in Control Periods (i) 4, (ii)...

      Active Travel: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on delivering the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy.

      Quad Bikes: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans steps to make roll bars mandatory for all quad bikes.

      Active Travel England: Levelling Up Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many successful Levelling Up Fund bids were assessed by Active Travel England in the last 12 months.

      Walking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's publication entitled The second cycling and walking investment strategy, published 10 March 2023, what progress his...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Hydrogen: Boilers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent steps his Department has taken to help support the development of hydrogen boilers.

    • Heat Pumps: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Clean heat market mechanism on (a)...

      Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Clean heat market mechanism on consumer demand for heat pumps.

      Heat Pumps: Production

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to take steps to increase the proportion of heat pumps produced in the UK.

      Heat Pumps: Production

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to increase the Government's current target for the number of heat pumps that should be produced in the UK.

      Heating: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to expand eligibility for Government grants to include a wider range of heat pump and low carbon heating systems...

      Geothermal Energy: South Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an estimate of the geothermal energy potential of minewater in the South Wales Coalfield; and whether he has...

      Boats: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support is available to help boaters without permanent moorings with the cost of energy.

      G7

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made on meeting the UK's G7 commitments.

      Boiler Upgrade Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the performance of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme in its first year.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Cabinet Office: Members

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average time is for a Department to respond to casework queries from Rt hon. and hon. Members.

    • Civil Servants: Secondment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data his Department holds on (a) the number of people working in civil service roles in each Department who are on secondment from business and...

      10 Downing Street: Video Recordings

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many hours of staff time were involved in (a) designing, producing and editing the video footage, music and graphics and (b) drafting and recording...

      Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500 for April 2023, what the nature was of the...

      Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500 for February 2023, how many staff in his...

      Afghanistan Veterans' Fund

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Afghanistan Veterans' Fund at achieving its objectives.

  • Department for Education

    • Further Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of 16 to 19 education funding.

    • Children: Missing Persons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department collects monthly data of the number of children who go missing.

      Secure Accommodation: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding for secure accommodation welfare placements.

      Children: Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) children's services budget for social care and (b) population was of (i) the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, (ii) Birmingham City...

      Special Educational Needs: Hertfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the letter from the Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing to the hon. Member for St Albans, dated 17 May 2023, on the...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Artificial Intelligence

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

    • Covid Local Support Grant

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the COVID Local Support Grant.

      Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce the levels of child poverty in Preston constituency.

      Low Incomes: Greater London

      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 (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the...

      Restart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the underspend for the Restart scheme as of 12 June 2023.

      Pensions: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2023 to Question 165459 on Pensions: Telephone Services, when he expects for the additional resource...

      Pension Credit: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average clearance time for a new claim for pension credit was in each of the last three months for which data are available.

      State Retirement Pensions: National Insurance Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an estimate of the number of people who will be eligible to purchase extra state pension top-ups by 31 July 2023.

      Pensions: Advisory Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls have been handled by the Future Pensions Centre since 7 March 2023.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Rights of Way: Metherell

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to make a determination on WCA 547 Modification Order 2021 regarding the addition of a footpath and a restricted byway at Metherell in the Parish...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Gender Dysphoria: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Markham on 19 April (HL Deb col 671), what are the legal remedies available in (1) criminal or civil law, or in (2)...

    • Whooping Cough: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government what data are collected on rates of uptake of the pertussis vaccine among healthcare workers.

      National Women's Prisons Health and Social Care Review

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect the report of the National Women’s Prisons Health and Social Care Review to be published.

      Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support (1) research, and (2) clinical interventions in all NHS settings, to facilitate a reduction in the incidence of spontaneous...

      Suicide: Men

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the incidence of suicide amongst young men.

      Antibiotics: Prescriptions

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the delivery plan for recovering access to primary care published on 9 May, what steps they are taking to ensure that the training provided...

      Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation Main Committee meeting on 7 June, whether the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has...

  • Treasury

    • Mortgages: Interest Rates

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of recent increases in fixed-term mortgage interest rates.

    • Mortgages: Arrears and Repossession Orders

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any increase in (1) homeowner mortgage arrears, and (2) house repossession orders as a result of homeowner mortgage arrears,...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Gambling: Credit Cards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent gambling from an e-wallet, such as PayPal, where the money was loaded from a credit card.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to secure an agreement within the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe on (1) a budget, and (2) a Chair-in-Office,...

    • Kosovo: Serbia

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current situation between Serbia and Kosovo.

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