Written answers

Monday, 19 June 2023

  • Cabinet Office

    • Prime Minister: Aviation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many domestic flights for the purposes of government business were taken by the Prime Minister in the (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21, (c) 2021-22 and (d)...

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his Answer of 13 June 2023 to Question 188494, whether his Department has made an assessment of whether those rules were breached.

      Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department is taking steps to compile a list of public buildings affected by construction with Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete.

      Cabinet Office: Staff

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2023 to Question 185881 on Cabinet Office: Staff, how is work allocated to digital media officers within the...

      Treasury: Darlington

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2023 to Question 188796 on Treasury: Darlington, what progress has made on commercial negotiations over that site;...

      Treasury: Darlington

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the maximum occupancy capacity of the Darlington Economic Campus at Feethams House is.

      Ministers: Social Media

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issues on the use of civil servant-produced digital content on Ministers' personal social media.

      Office for Veterans' Affairs: Civil Servants

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2023 to Question 184899 on Office for Veterans' Affairs: Civil Servants, how many civil servants worked in the private...

      Veterans: Radiation Exposure

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to take steps to hold a ceremony for nuclear test veterans receiving medallic recognition.

      Cabinet Office: Aviation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to sub-target two of the Greening Government Commitments reporting requirements for 2021 to 2025 last updated on 15 December 2022,...

      Nurses: Industrial Diseases

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to release statistics on (a) covid-19 and (b) other workplace-related illness and deaths among the nursing workforce broken down by...

      Government Departments: Data Protection

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to protect information classified as secret or above in the event of the theft of a Government electronic device.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Halton Hospital: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timescale is for the completion of the Halton Hospital and Wellbeing Campus.

    • NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason employees contracted by the NHS are not entitled to the Agenda for Change staff level pay increases; and whether he has...

      Yellow Card Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2022 to Question 188102 on Yellow Card Scheme, how the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory...

      NHS: Facsimile Transmission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS spent on fax machines in 2022.

      Medical records

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS spent on (a) implementing digital data standards and (b) ending the use of paper records in each year since 2014.

      NHS: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraphs 2.7 and 2.8: Service Performance, of the National Homecare Medicines Committee Good Practice Principles:...

      Neurology: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) improve access to and (b) reduce waiting times for (i) health and (ii) social care services...

      Integrated Care Systems: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department will take with NHS England on supporting Integrated Care Systems to share best practice and strategies for...

      Patients: Mental Capacity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing the new liberty protection safeguards process.

      Blood Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the average waiting time for patients to receive a blood test result; and if he will make a...

      Radiology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to increase funding for the clinical (a) radiology and (b) oncology workforce.

      Acute Beds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the average occupancy rate of acute beds in (a) Slough, (b) the Southeast and (c) the UK.

      NHS: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to promote NHS jobs to people living abroad.

      Cancer: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2023 to Question 185884 on Cancer: Drugs, whether NHS England plans to publish the recommendations of...

      Nurses: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help newly immigrated nurses integrate into NHS workplaces.

      Amyloidosis: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the level of access to Dara-CyBorD in (a) England and (b) Scotland for people...

      Healthy Start Scheme: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of parents of children who are eligible for Healthy Start vouchers in (a) York and (b) York Central...

      Cystic Fibrosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the present system for calculating the Transplant Benefit Score in the context of the...

      Dentistry: NHS

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department issues to NHS dentists on whether they are required to give patients notice before they are removed from...

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide financial support for parents of children who cannot use Healthy Start vouchers due to...

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of GPs who offer phone consultation appointments instead of face to face appointments; and...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of underage young people vaping.

      Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 8 June 2023 to Question 187791 on Clinical Trials, which phases of clinical trials will GPs to be able to enrol...

      Sexually Transmitted Infections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of implications for his policies of rises in the number of diagnoses of sexually transmitted...

      Nurses: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to promote the collective voice of ethnic minority senior nurses.

      Dentistry: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May to Question 185601 on Dentistry: Qualifications, whether his Department has made an assessment of the...

      Obesity: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published 31 March 2022, what assessment his Department has made of the...

      Public Health: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published on 31 March 2022, what assessment his Department has made of the...

      NHS Trusts: Pastoral Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve pastoral care in NHS trusts.

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people are able to access face to face appointments with GPs.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that the advertised nicotine contents in disposable vapes are accurate.

      Life Expectancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2023 to Question 185509 on Life Expectancy, whether his Department is on track to meet this target.

      Doctors: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to commission a review into streamlining the Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration process.

      Drugs: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made on effectiveness of the Additional drug and alcohol treatment funding allocations 2022 to 2023 in...

      Stem Cells: Transplant Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of stem cell transplant patients and their families have accessed the NHS Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme in England in...

      Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the cost to the public purse of providing free prescriptions to people aged between 60 and 66 in each of...

      Midwives and Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to increase the representation of (a) ethnic minority and (b) internationally educated nurses in governance...

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with relevant groups on allowing individuals dissatisfied with the care they receive from a GP to...

      Ophthalmic Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure equitable access to NHS Minor Eye Care Services across all Integrated Care Boards in England.

      Dental Services: Ellesmere Port and Neston

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many constituents in Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency have been deregistered by dental practices each year since 2021.

      Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of local authorities have a specialist stop smoking service open to all smokers.

      Smoking: Slough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to Stop Smoking services in Slough.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Artificial Intelligence

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

      HIV Infection: Prescription Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer on 17 May 2023 to Question 185507 on HIV Infection: Prescription Drugs, when his Department expects to publish its...

      Obesity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 7 June 2023 on Public Health Update, HCWS831, when his Department informed Novo Nordisk that...

      Hormone Replacement Therapy: Shortages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on (a) shortages of progesterone and (b) safeguarding future progesterone supply.

      Obesity

      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, when he plans to start the pilot.

      Stem Cells: Transplant Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential cost of establishing a patient travel fund for (a) stem cell transplant and (b) chimeric...

      Obesity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2023 to Question 188215, whether his Department has made an estimate of the minimum number of doses of...

      Rheumatology

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

      Podiatry: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve patient care within NHS podiatry services, in the context of trends in vacancy rates of NHS podiatrists.

      Nurses: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to promote an inclusive culture in (a) the nursing workforce and (b) among senior nurses.

      Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of supply levels of (a) ozempic, (b) trulicity, (c) victoza, (d)...

      Nurses: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of development and training needs in the nursing workforce.

      Patients: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 31 May 2023 to Question 186059 on Protective Clothing, if he will withdraw the recommendation for patients to...

      Hospices: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timescale is for making a decision on whether to continue the NHS England Children's Hospice grant after the 2023-24...

      Social Services: Income Support

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the operation of the Minimum Income Guarantee.

      Allergies: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2023 to Question 184919 on Allergies: Health Services, for what reasons no specific assessment has been made.

      Wotton Lawn Hospital: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing levels at Wotton Lawn Hospital.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Empty Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his (a) Department and (b) Department's non-departmental public bodies spent on vacant properties since June 2015.

      Coronavirus: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many covid-related contracts (a) have and (b) have not been published on Contracts Finder as of 2 June 2023.

      Fertility: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has taken steps to help ensure that people with HIV have equal access to fertility treatments.

      Versus Arthritis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to meet with representatives of Versus Arthritis.

      HIV Infection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with HIV in the last five years.

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Havering

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has allocated to Havering Council through the Wellbeing for Education Recovery Grant.

    • Children in Care: Supported Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has issued guidance on the circumstances in which motorised caravans, barges and boats could be registered by Ofsted as...

      Literacy: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Primary Schools use literacy resources at KS1 designed specifically for deaf children and visual leaners which include visual languages.

      Reading: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many deaf children reached their age related reading score for their year 1 phonic screening check assessment in the last five years for which...

      Students: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has held recent discussions with universities on student mental health.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Education Recovery Programme on (a) children with special educational needs and...

      Confucius Institutes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of Chinese influence through Confucius Institutes at UK universities since the Integrated Review Refresh in March 2023.

      Schools: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, to confirm how many Mental Health Support Teams are in (a) the North West and (b) Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency.

      Children's Social Care Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the costs of delaying adoption of the recommendations of the 2022 Independent Review of Children’s Social Care;...

      Family Hubs: Slough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to provide funding for Family Hubs in Slough.

      Schools: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) classrooms and (b) schools have been closed due to issues with the use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in the last 12 months.

      Free School Meals: Academic Year

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that children on free school meals receive free meals during the summer holidays.

      Teachers: Coventry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of teachers in (i) Coventry North East constituency and (ii) Coventry.

      Children: Reading

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps she has taken to ensure all schools have access to reading books produced in different languages.

      Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2023 to Question 165189 on Free School Meals, for what reason her Department has not made an estimate of the...

      Free School Meals: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of budgets for free school meals.

      Children: Care Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her answer of 21 October 2022 to Question 65897 on Children: Care Homes, if she will publish (a) the list of local authorities who have...

      Childcare: Coventry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure the availability of high-quality childcare in (a) Coventry North East constituency and (b) Coventry.

      Carers: Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of introducing paid kinship care leave for new kinship carers on (a) those carers and (b) the...

      Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Imagination Library on early years learning.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Consumers: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of strengthening consumer protections for people in isolated properties in...

    • Home Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress her Department has made on the introduction of a Home Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme.

      Personal Care Services: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of energy costs on the hair and beauty sector; and what meetings (a) she and (b)...

      Lithium: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of lithium resources available (a) in the UK, (a) in deposits in Cornwall and (b) from...

      Department for Business and Trade: Artificial Intelligence

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

      Business: Contracts and Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Part 4, Chapter 2, of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill, what discussions her Department has had with...

      Hospitality Industry: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to provide financial support for the hospitality sector.

      Visits Abroad: Hong Kong

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June to Question 185347 on Visits Abroad: Hong Kong, which Hong Kong and UK businesses and investors the Minister met.

      Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will hold discussions with Royal Mail on publishing a list of the 20 parliamentary constituencies in which Royal Mail has most...

      Supermarkets: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on when it plans to conclude its review of the use of unit pricing in...

      Park Homes: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason the request by National Trading Standards for funding to enable it to resource an investigation into Park Home...

      Measurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress her Department has made on the consultation on choice on units of measurement: markings and sales.

      Misleading Advertising: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has guidance on penalties for companies who publish misleading adverts on clean energy claims.

      Delivery Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of regulating (a) Evri and (b) other delivery companies which do not meet expected...

  • Leader of the House

    • Legislative Drafting: Gender

      To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to the Written Statement of 23 May 2022, Official Report, HCWS47, on Review of legislative drafting, whether the Office of the Parliamentary...

  • Treasury

    • Treasury: Meetings

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department’s declaration of ministerial meetings first published on 15 December 2022, what was the nature of the revision made...

    • Revenue and Customs: Staff

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people worked on HMRC's High Risk Wealthy Programme in (a) financial year 2022-23 and (b) each financial year since that programme was created.

      Income Tax: Tax Thresholds

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the threshold for the (a) 45 per cent tax rate to £150,000 and (b) 40 per cent tax...

      Tax Yields

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact of reducing (a) corporation tax to 15 per cent, (b) income tax to 18 per cent and (c) capital gains tax...

      Capital Gains Tax: Income Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact on tax receipts if the rate of capital gains tax rate was equal to the rate of income tax.

      Income Tax: Exemptions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies make use of the Section 317 exemption of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.

      Inflation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Governor of the Bank of England on domestic pressures potentially impacting inflation; and if he will make a...

      Treasury: Darlington

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money his Department spent in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023 on (i) standard class and (ii) first class train tickets for the purpose of staff travel to...

      Aviation: Private Sector

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the number of private business flights that departed from all UK airports and airfields per Air Passenger Duty...

      Energy Supply: Capital Investment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an estimate of the potential fiscal impact of the energy security investment mechanism in each financial year from 2023-24 to the end...

      Treasury: Darlington

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many civil servants in his Department were based full time at the Darlington Economic Campus in quarter (a) four of 2021, (b) one of 2022, (c) two of...

      Energy Supply: Capital Investment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the energy security investment mechanism will apply to renewable electricity generators.

      Treasury: Darlington

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the average annual cost of the Darlington Economic Campus at Feethams House.

      Treasury: Darlington

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Darlington Economic Campus on the local economy.

      Broadband: Tax Yields

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the annual VAT revenue generated from companies installing business broadband in employee properties.

      Broadband: Tax Yields

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what revenues his Department received from taxes on businesses that provide their employees with business broadband for their residential properties in the...

      Broadband: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of taxing upgrades to business broadband for non-business properties.

      Pension Funds: Insolvency

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether pension fund holders may be liable for administration costs when pension fund providers are placed into administration.

  • Home Office

    • British National (Overseas): Hong Kong

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether training is being provided to police officers to help ensure they have appropriate knowledge and skills to support the (a)...

    • Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many family members of the Afghans who came to the UK under Priority One of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme have...

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s publication of the number of migrants detected crossing the English Channel in small boats on 10...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for (a) entry clearance (b) permission to stay in the UK for family members of people already in the UK on the Afghan...

      Immigration: Widowed People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how any people (a) applied for and (b) were granted indefinite leave to remain in the UK as a bereaved partner in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021, (iii)...

      Refugees: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied children accommodated in Home Office operated hotels (a) have gone missing since July 2021 and (b) are missing as of...

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the average length of stay of a family of asylum seekers accommodated in an asylum hotel.

      Refugees: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of police forces investigating crimes where the alleged victim is an unaccompanied child who was...

      Asylum: Newcastle upon Tyne Central

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2023 to Question 187651 on Asylum: Newcastle upon Tyne Central, in what format the information is held.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to support Afghans eligible for resettlement under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy who did not...

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the cost to the public purse of hotels used to house asylum seekers from January to May 2023.

      Large Goods Vehicles: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many instances of thefts of goods and cargo from HGVs stationary at (a) rest stops and (b) other locations have been reported in the...

      Home Office: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published 31 March 2022, what assessment her Department has made of the...

      Home Office: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published 31 March 2022, what assessment her Department has made of the...

      British National (Overseas): Immigration controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing British National (Overseas) passport holders to use the same queue as UK,...

      Home Office: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published 31 March 2022, what assessment her Department has made of the...

      Migrants: Hong Kong

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help protect people from Hong Kong living in the UK from (a) intimidation and (b) violence.

      Migrants: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether an individual is entitled to an Immigration Health Surcharge refund where they have paid the surcharge but have been refused...

      Torture: Bahrain

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will meet with Bahraini victims of torture.

      British Nationality: Ceremonies

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June to Question 187782 on British Nationality: Ceremonies, whether an applicant can take their ceremony...

      Overseas Students: English Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June to Question 187877 on Overseas Students: English Language, how many students suspected by ETS of cheating...

      Bahrain: Political Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she held discussions with the Interior Minister of Bahrain on (a) Hassan Mushaima, (b) Abduljalil al-Singace, (c) Abdulhadi...

      Home Office: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published 31 March 2022, what assessment her Department has made of the...

      Home Office: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published 31 March 2022, what assessment her Department has made on the...

      Home Office: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published 31 March 2022, what assessment her Department has made of the...

      Home Office: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published 31 March 2022, what assessment her Department has made of...

      Home Office: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published 31 March 2022, what assessment her Department has made of the...

      Home Office: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published 31 March 2022, what assessment her Department has made of the...

      Home Office: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published 31 March 2022, what assessment her Department has made of the...

      Home Office: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published 31 March 2022, what assessment her Department has made of the...

      Home Office: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Internet Watch Foundation Grant.

      Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June to Question 187573 on Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, whether she is taking steps to increase...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will use discretionary powers to ensure that Afghan nationals who (a) served with the British Armed Forces and (b) would have been...

      Immigration: Chevening Scholarships Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will grant indefinite leave to remain to (a) Ahmad Abdul Tawfiq and (b) other Afghan Chevening scholars studying in the UK.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisons: Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of dogs used across HM Prison and Probation Service in each year since 2010.

    • Legal Aid Scheme: Manchester and Middlesbrough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s Early Legal Advice Pilot Scheme, how many clients received legal advice under the terms of the scheme in (a)...

      First-tier Tribunal: Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications to the First-tier Tribunal (property chamber) have been (a) made and (b) decided in each of the last six months for which...

      Special Educational Needs: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals to the First -Tier Tribunal for Special Educational Needs and Disability against decisions by (a) Dorset and (b) Bournemouth,...

      Children: Custody

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the support his Department provides to parents whose contact with their children is hindered by another...

      Administration of Justice: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the UK's withdrawal from the EU on UK citizens who are subject to legal proceedings in an EU...

      Prisoners' Release: Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support domestic abuse victims when the person who abused them has been released from prison.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Vodafone Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the merger between Three and Vodafone on his Department's...

    • Haiti: Turks and Caicos Islands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Haitian counterpart on the Turks and Caicos Islands.

      Cuba: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies on the level of Official Development Assistance...

      Cuba: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his Cuban counterpart on the implications for his policies of Cuban citizens...

      Developing Countries: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, who will be representing the UK at the summit for a New Global Financial Pact on 22-23 June 2023.

      Bahrain: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of human rights concerns in Bahrain on diplomatic relations...

      Abduljalil Al-Singace

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary...

      British National (Overseas)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on police knowledge of...

      Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Bahrain on potential upcoming visits by the Crown Prince of...

      Russia: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the UK's Russian sanctions regime to cover all...

      Noman Masih

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the Pakistani authorities on the death sentence passed on Noman Masih in the...

      Persecution of Christians across the Globe Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken through the UN Human Rights Council to help implement the recommendations on freedom of...

      Diplomatic Relations: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) assess and (b) enhance the efficacy of the policy of UK Support for Human Rights...

      Sudan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department are taking to provide consular support to people who have been trafficked to Libya...

      Sudan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of (a) how many people were trafficked to Libya while fleeing Sudan and (b) how many...

      Overseas Investment: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that British International Investment supports decarbonisation overseas.

      Asylum: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to protect overseas families of UK asylum seekers who have fled...

      Refugees: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of the Government's total spending on Official Development Assistance was spent on...

      Ghana: Liquefied Natural Gas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding British International Investment has provided for liquified natural gas projects in Ghana; when...

      British International Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what oversight his Department has of investment decisions taken by British International Investment.

      Colombia: Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to use the £3.6 million pledged for security and peace in Colombia to (a)...

      Indonesia: Overseas Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is considering making any financial contribution to the proposed Industrial Park in the...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Government's publication A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation, published on 29 March...

      China: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to introduce Magnitsky-style sanctions against Chinese officials involved in human rights abuses...

      Colombia: Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) support the Colombian government and (b) work with civil society...

      Colombia: Peace Negotiations and Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to take diplomatic steps to help Colombian civil society participate in the Colombian...

      Ebrahim Raisi: Official Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies on Latin America and the...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy Efficiency Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he expects the Energy Efficiency Taskforce to publish a report by 20 July 2023.

    • Boilers: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to ban the sale of new boilers fuelled by (a) non-mains gas, (b) oil and (c) biomass.

      Metals: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support the decarbonisation of the metals recycling sector.

      Business: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of replacing Government and EU-funded low-carbon innovation...

      Electricity: Carbon Emissions and Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the report by the Aldersgate Group entitled A zero carbon power...

      National Grid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential need to increase the capacity of the grid.

      Energy Bills Rebate: Park Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the number of park home residents in England who were eligible for payments under the...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ministry of Defence: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes in pay differentials between (a) E1 and (b) E2 grade salaries on (i) recruitment and...

    • Armed Forces: Surveys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to publish regional breakdowns of the armed forces continuous attitudes survey results 2023.

      Armed Forces: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April to Question 181366 on Armed Forces: Pay, whether he has received the report of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body.

      Veterans: Radiation Exposure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to issue medals for nuclear test veterans.

      Ukraine: Armoured Fighting Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to replace the capability for the UK armed forces relating to the provision of Stormer armoured vehicles to Ukraine.

      Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the (a) procurement and (b) whole life cost of the Protected Mobility Pipeline programme.

      National Security: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is has made an assessment of the adequacy of the outputs of the Joint Crypt Key programme.

      Artillery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many L118 155mm towed light guns are currently in service with the British Army.

      Defence: Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to update the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy 2021, published on 23 March 2021.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) capabilities and (b) support his Department has provided to Ukraine to protect its critical national infrastructure since February 2022.

      Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Strategic Operating Concept has been published.

      Watchkeeper WK450

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has his Department spent on the (a) procurement and (b) whole life cost of Watchkeeper.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the quality of (a) maintenance and (b) repair work to military accommodation in the period since the implementation of...

      Unmanned Air Vehicles: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding his Department is providing to unmanned aerial capabilities.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average waiting time was for (a) maintenance and (b) repair works on military accommodation in each of the last three years.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much compensation was paid to families living in military accommodation for issues with maintenance repairs in the period since the implementation...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce incidences of (a) disrepair, (b) mould and (c) heating issues in service family accommodation.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps the Government has taken to (a) improve the complaints process for families living in service family accommodation and (b) ensure that...

      National Security: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Joint Crypt Key programme in meeting its key milestones.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on (a) maintenance and (b) repair works on military accommodation in each of the last five years.

      Ukraine: Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to replace the capability for the UK armed forces relating to the provision of Starstreak missiles to Ukraine.

      Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2023 to Question 188207 on Guided Weapons, what recent estimate he has made of when the aircraft certification process...

      Unmanned Air Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Watchkeeper, (b) Reaper and (c) other unmanned aerial capabilities are in operational service in the armed forces.

      Army

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to update his Department's publication entitled Future Soldier: Transforming the British Army.

      Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to provide additional funding to protect (a) undersea cables and (b) critical infrastructure.

      Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the UK Armed Forces' ability to protect undersea cable infrastructure.

      Iraq: Kurds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are deployed in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq; and on what duties.

      Ukraine: Air Force

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the efficiency of Ukraine's air defences; and whether his Department plans to offer air defence support to Ukraine.

      Office of Net Assessment and Challenge: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff there are in the Secretary of State's Office for Net Assessment and Challenge.

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many capabilities have been procured through the urgent capability requirement framework in each year since 2019.

      Hercules Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what will be the projected savings by retiring the C130J Hercules earlier than originally planned.

      Veterans: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report entitled Lost and Found: The LGBT+ Veteran Community and the Impacts of...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Sheep: Animal Breeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of supplies of the Cevac Chlamydia vaccine.

    • Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve food security in the UK.

      Genetically Modified Organisms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to prevent pollen or seeds from trials of genetically modified crops from spreading to...

      Food: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with the (a) Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) Secretary of State for Work and...

      Food: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the remit of the Food Standards and Information Focus Group; who sits on that Group; and what processes are in place...

      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 on the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill, what his expected...

      Water: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June 2023 to Question 186323 on Water: Standards, how many discoloration events were recorded by...

      Dairy Products

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has conducted research into consumer understanding of the labelling of plant-based alternatives to...

      Drinking Water Inspectorate: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2023 to Question 186319 on Drinking Water Inspectorate: Finance, what Drinking Water...

      Poultry: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on reducing the use of cages for hens.

      Avian Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an estimate of the number of cases of avian flu in the UK; and what information her Department holds on the...

      Dogs: Artificial Insemination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much dog semen was imported into the UK under The Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011 in each of the...

      Animals: Customs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, at what locations animals suspected of contravening regulations on (a) smuggling and (b) biosecurity are inspected by the...

      Zoos: Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to help promote wildlife species native to (a) Australia, (b) New Zealand and (c)...

      Air Pollution: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has held discussions with the Mayor of London on the potential impact of air pollution levels on the environment.

      Electronic Training Aids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the evidence base is for her Department's policy on electronic collars.

      Dogs: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dogs have been imported under the Pet Travel Scheme since December 2019.

      Environment Agency: Natural England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of merging Natural England with the Environment Agency.

      Dogs: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dogs have been imported under the Balai Directive since December 2019.

      Forests: Commodities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to bring forward secondary legislation on due diligence provisions for forest-risk commodities.

      Rivers: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions has he had with water companies on tackling river pollution.

      Waste Disposal: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many new waste handler licence applications were refused in Birmingham in the last twelve months.

      Sewage: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with United Utilities on preventing sewage discharge at Fleetwood Wastewater...

      Beaches: Fleetwood

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the quality of bathing water in Fleetwood.

      Nature Conservation: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to (a) estimate the economic cost of wildlife crime, (b) record wildlife crime and (c) measure...

      Highly Protected Marine Areas: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received from (a) the Scottish Government, (b) its Executive Agencies and (c) its Non...

      Horticulture: Peat

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2023 to Question 188243 on Horticulture: Peat, whether her Department plans to publish...

      Marine Animals: Fishing Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the level of compliance with the legal requirement for fishing vessels to report marine...

      National Park Authorities: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the provisions in her Department's guidance for the appointment of Parish Councillors to National Park Authorities...

      Forests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies on the regeneration of woodland of the number of hectares...

      Biodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress she has made on meeting Aichi biodiversity target 11.

      Renewable Energy: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has in place to ensure renewable energy (a) facilities and (b) infrastructure do not damage...

      Environment Agency: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff vacancies there were in the Environment Agency as of 12 June 2023.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Leasehold: Service Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that a leaseholder who purchased a lease after 14th February 2022, and...

    • Housing: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report entitled UK housing: Fit for the...

      Temporary Accommodation: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the number of stem cell transplant recipients that have applied for temporary accommodation...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many and what proportion of people on the Homes for Ukraine scheme are being housed in temporary accommodation.

      Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department have produced guidance for public buildings affected by Reinforced Autocalved Aerated Concrete.

      Elections: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has appointed a reviewer to conduct a review of voter ID changes at the May 2023 local elections.

      Park Homes: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to implement its commitment in 2018 to (a) legislate to simplify complex company and opaque...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit: Deductions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the decision to reduce the maximum rate of deductions from 30 per cent of the...

    • Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2023 to Question 183091 on Children: Maintenance, what the average waiting time is between an application to...

      Universal Credit: Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households on Universal Credit requested a Split Payment Alternative Payment Arrangement in February 2023.

      Universal Credit: Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in how many households receiving Universal Credit either member of the household (a) had notified his Department of financial mismanagement or...

      Cost of Living Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason his Department set the assessment period for the first cost of living payment for 2023 from 26 January 2023 to 25 February 2023.

      Jobcentres: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if it is his Department's policy for Job Centre Work Coaches to not supply personal references for their customers.

      Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) Universal Credit and (b) Employment and Support Allowance claimants with limited capability (i) for work and (ii) work-related...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to the letter of 9 May 2023 from the hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich on his constituent's case, reference...

      Universal Credit: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a remote ID verification process for people applying for Universal Credit...

      Statutory Sick Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the proportion of workers who were not eligible for statutory sick pay in each of the last 10 years.

      Access to Work Programme: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications made to the Access to Work Scheme are outstanding as of 14 June 2023.

      Statutory Sick Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the number of people who have claimed statutory sick pay for each year from 2015 to 2023.

      Local Housing Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the potential savings to the public purse following the freezing of Local Housing Allowance rates at their...

      Social Security Benefits: Deductions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefits claimants have had third-party deductions taken directly from their benefits payments in each of the past 10 years.

      Employment Schemes: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department is forecast to spend on (a) all nationally contracted employment support programmes, (b) Access to Work and (c)...

      Unemployment: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many economically inactive people aged between 50 and 64 have presented at a Jobcentre voluntarily seeking employment support in each of...

      Carer's Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the average time taken to process Carers Allowance claims made since May 2020.

      Social Security Benefits: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been employed by his Department to investigate suspected benefit fraud in each year since 2017.

      Severe Disability Premium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published on 31 March 2022, what assessment his Department has made of the...

      Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of kinship carers who have (a) temporarily and (b) permanently withdrawn from the labour market as a...

      Carer's Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals have successfully made a claim for Carers Allowance (a) once, (b) twice and (c) three or more times since 2013.

      Child Benefit: Food Banks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of families subject to the two-child benefits cap using foodbanks.

      State Retirement Pensions: Age

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of lowering the state pension age for construction workers.

  • Department for Transport

    • Speed Limits: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of using artificial intelligence technologies in vehicles to detect local speed limits in...

    • Speed Limits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data his Department holds on the number of 20 mph speed limit zones in effect in England as of 13 June 2023.

      Traffic Lights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of schemes to use traffic signals at peak times only on (a) junctions and (b) roundabouts.

      Railways: Biofuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential for (a) Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil and (b) other biofuels to decarbonise railways pending...

      High Speed 2 Line: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his planned timetable is for finalising the land requirement for the HS2 Washwood Heath rolling stock maintenance depot; and what recent estimate...

      Transpennine Express: Nationalisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential cost of bringing TransPennine Express into public ownership.

      Transport: Enfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of transport links from (a) Enfield North constituency and (b) the London Borough of...

      Shipping: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 May 2023 to Question 185600 on Shipping: Rescue Services, how many and what proportion of the serious injuries and deaths...

      Taxis: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to introduce national minimum standards for taxi and private hire vehicles.

      Motor Vehicles: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of hands-off driving technology in non-automated vehicle on (a) safety and (b) the frequency drivers...

      Large Goods Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2022 to Question 61293 on Large Goods Vehicles, whether he plans to publish the findings of the further work...

      Aviation: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a frequent flyer levy.

      Driving Licences: Community Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of offering a reduced fee rate for the D1 driving licence training and exam for drivers who...

      Motor Vehicles: Noise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce the results of the noise camera pilots.

      Motor Vehicles: Noise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has carried out of the effectiveness of the noise camera trials at tackling noise pollution from antisocial drivers.

      High Speed 2 Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the next High Speed Two 6-monthly report to Parliament.

      Sheffield Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of capacity at Sheffield railway station.

      Leeds Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of capacity at Leeds railway station.

      Manchester Piccadilly Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of capacity at Manchester Piccadilly railway station.

      Motorcycles: Software

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making Intelligent Speed Assistance software mandatory for motorcycles sold in the UK.

      Motor Vehicles: Anti-social Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to prevent illegal modifications being made to vehicles in England.

      Bus Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the average length time between allocating funding and buses operating for buses funded through the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme.

      Transport: Ellesmere Port and Neston

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of transport links from (a) Ellesmere Port and (b) Neston.

      Shipping: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the inclusion of her Department's work on...

      Railways: Cleaning Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of providing travel facilities for outsourced rail cleaners across the railway industry.

      Rail Delivery Group: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any (a) directors or (b) Board members of the Rail Delivery Group are entitled to (i) free rail travel and (ii) rail staff travel facilities.

      Railways: Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the affordability of rail travel for people in full-time education.

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of ticket office closures at railway stations on passenger experience.

      Network Rail: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any directors of Network Rail are entitled to (a) free rail travel and (b) rail staff travel facilities.

      Railway Stations: Bristol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide an update on the feasibility study into the prospects of reopening St. Anne's railway station in Bristol.

      Active Travel: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the level of funding for active travel on the level of vehicle emissions in the...

      Walking: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of whether his Department will meet its target of increasing the proportion of children aged 5 to 10 who usually...

      Cycling: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has been made of the (a) adequacy of funding arrangements for Bikeability and (b) Government’s progress on meeting the...

      Active Travel: Levelling Up Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Active Travel England has had recent discussions with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the potential merits of...

      Cycleways: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the level of funding required to maintain the National Cycle Network; and if he will make a statement.

      Ministers: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether ministers in his Department are provided with training (a) in general and (b) on the Ministerial Code.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Conversion Therapy

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment her Department have made of the potential merits of banning conversion therapy for trans people; and if she will make a statement on...

    • Conversion Therapy

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress the Government has made on a ban on all forms of conversion therapy.

  • Scotland Office

    • Law Officers: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has received representations from the Scottish Government requesting that the UK Government contribute to its consultation on the proposed...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Broadband

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what guidance her Department issues on whether Building Digital UK vouchers are transferable assets if a broadband company...

    • Housing: Internet Service Providers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of house builders refusing to allow broadband Internet Service Providers other...

      Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of her Department's progress towards the 2025 target for the public switched telephone network...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Television: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2023 to Question 176799 on Television: Children, whether she plans to publish her Department's...

    • Cricket: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2023 to Question 136779 on Cricket: Equality, what discussions she has had with the Independent...

      Football: World Cup

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps her Department has taken with media stakeholders to help ensure that the FIFA Women's World Cup will be show on...

      BBC: Local Broadcasting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has held with (a) BBC management and (b) Ofcom on conducting equality impact assessments on changes to BBC...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Vetting: Proof of Identity

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 2 March (HL5901), and the Written Statement by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 23 May (HLWS788),...

    • Government Departments: Official Visits

      To ask His Majesty's Government what advice or instructions they issue to ministers and their staff about their choice of transport when on official visits; and to what extent they are required...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Bricks: Imports

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many bricks the UK imports from South Asia and other countries in the Global South; and what steps they are taking to ensure that their production does not...

    • Trade Agreements: India

      To ask His Majesty's Government what analysis they have made of any alleged atrocities in India as part of the process of agreeing a free trade agreement with India, for the purposes of...

  • Home Office

    • Human Trafficking: Boats

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they have taken (1) to identify the source of boats used for people smuggling to the UK, and (2) to stop the supply of boats used for such...

    • Human Trafficking: Boats

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 30 May (HL7826), whether there is any way in which boats "disposed of by Border Force's approved...

      Immigration Controls: ICT

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the root cause of the nationwide failure of passport e-gates on 26 and 27 May.

      Police: Hate Crime

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the case of Miller v College of Policing, what steps they are taking to ensure that police forces in England and Wales pay due regard to freedom of...

  • Leader of the House of Lords

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • NHS: Safety

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, and over what timescale, to further implement Scan4Safety and increase the percentage of NHS Trusts scanning products at the point of care.

    • Lyme Disease

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, (1) of the study and treatment of Lyme disease, and (2) of the delay of any tests, treatment, and misdiagnoses of Lyme...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Space Technology

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the growth of the UK space industry across the UK.

    • Artificial Intelligence: Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to promote the UK AI Regulatory Model to other governments.

      Space Technology

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the value of the space sustainability sector to the UK economy.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Housing: Energy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to retrofit (1) homes, and (2) commercial buildings, to improve energy efficiency.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Politics and Government

      To ask His Majesty's Government what measures are in place to ensure that the devolved administrations and His Majesty's Government learn from each other and, where appropriate,...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Coroners

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many Prevention of Death reports the Department for Work and Pensions has received from coroners in each year from 2019 to 2022 inclusive.

    • Poverty: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of children who would no longer be in poverty if the benefit cap were (1) abolished, and (2) returned to its...

      Social Security Benefits: Ethnic Groups

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any disproportionate impact of the benefit cap on households headed by someone from an ethnic minority.

      Pensions: Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent finding that women's private pensions in Great Britain are worth 35 per cent less than men's by the time they...

  • Department for Education

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • China: Foreign Relations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Sino-British relations following the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre on 4 June, and the recent suppression...

    • India: Violence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made, if any, to the government of India about reported violence in Manipur State; and in particular, whether they have urged that...

      Bangladesh: Forced Marriage

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding in the UNICEF reports (1) Fighting the Odds, Catalyzing Change: A Strategic Approach to Ending the Global...

      Taiwan: Elizabeth Truss

      To ask His Majesty's Government what official support, if any, was provided to former Prime Minister Liz Truss in relation to her recent visit to Taiwan.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Elm Zig-Zag Sawfly

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the elm zigzag sawfly in the UK; and what mitigating measures can be taken to slow its spread.

    • Larger Eight-Toothed European Spruce Bark Beetles

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the damage caused by the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle to the UK's forests.

      European Mountain Ash Ringspot-associated Virus

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the spread of European mountain ash ringspot-associated virus in the UK; and what mitigating measures can be taken to...

      Acute Oak Decline

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of acute oak decline in the UK; and what steps they are taking to minimise its impact.

      Beetles: Disease Control

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent Asian and citrus longhorn beetles arriving in the UK.

      Beetles: Disease Control

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the threat posed by bronze birch beetles to the UK's forests.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government why Natural England have continued to block development for new homes since March 2022 in over 70 local planning authority areas.

  • Treasury

    • Supermarkets: Prices

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to recent meetings between Treasury ministers, food suppliers and retailers and the Competition and Markets Authority, what assessment they have made...

    • Logistics: Electric Vehicles

      To ask His Majesty's Government, what assessment they have made of the impact on electric vehicle usage by logistics companies of extending the 100 per cent tax-deductible annual investment...

      Logistics: Electric Vehicles

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on electric vehicle usage by logistics companies of extending the 100 per cent tax-deductible annual investment...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Choirs: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they provided for community choirs in each of the past three years.

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways: WiFi

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 7 June (HL8052), what date they have set for train operators to provide a commercial case for...

    • High Speed 2 Line: Disclosure of Information

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 18 May (HL7677), why they have not made reports on HS2 to Parliament every six months; why...

      Railways: Electrification

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the percentage of the rail network used by rail freight operators that will be electrified by 2040.

      Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of current training and vehicle inspection regimes on the introduction of large electric vans.

      Large Goods Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number chargepoints that will be required in future to support the introduction of large commercial vehicles including...

      Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Accidents

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the penalties for (1) serious, and (2) fatal, injuries caused by (a) cyclists, (b) e-cyclists, and (c) drivers of e-scooters.

      Large Goods Vehicles: Energy

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend publish an HGV and commercial vehicle energy infrastructure plan; and if so, when.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Probate: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the length of time it takes to process a probate application; and how this figure compares to 2019.

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