Written answers

Thursday, 6 July 2023

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Recreation Spaces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to protect and enhance green spaces.

    • Coastal Areas: Regeneration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much funding his Department has provided for coastal community revival projects since December 2019.

      Local Government: Devolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the differences in levels of (a) resources and (b) powers granted...

      Property Development: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to provide additional funding to planning authorities for monitoring compliance with planning conditions...

      Private Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in housing costs on tenants in the private rented...

      Local Plans: Green Belt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June to Question 191430 on Local Plans: Green Belt, whether his department has received any...

      Private Rented Housing: Evictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that people in private rented accommodation are not evicted from...

      Help to Buy Scheme: Hampshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many Help to Buy homeowners are currently waiting for a decision on a loan redemption application in (a) Romsey and...

      Affordable Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what further steps he plans to take to increase the rate of social housing building, in the context of levels of demand...

      Flats: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to remediate building safety faults on residential flats.

      Local Government: Cheshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 03 July to Question 191183 on Local Government: Cheshire, if he will meet with the Hon. Member...

      Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward secondary legislation under the Elections Act 2022 to implement his...

      Homelessness: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department holds on how many households were owed a prevention or relief duty in which the lead...

      Private Rented Housing: Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of potential impact of the abolition of fixed term tenancy agreements on the (a) availability...

      Private Rented Housing: Surveys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2023 to Question 190610 on Private Rented Housing: Surveys, if he will publish the 2022...

  • Treasury

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare sent on (a) 5 June and (b) 20 June 2023 relating to a...

    • Treasury: Surveillance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 24 November 2022 on Security Update on Surveillance Equipment, WMS 386, whether they have (a) ceased...

      Theatre: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the Answer of 30 January 2020 to Question 132309 on Theatre: Tax Allowances, what the (a) average and (b) longest delay was for valid claims for...

      Cooperatives and Friendly Societies: Reviews

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement entitled Law Commission reviews of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 and...

      Mortgages

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report by Kath Scanlon, Bob Pannell and Peter Williams entitled Releasing the...

      Bank Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold discussions with the Financial Conduct Authority on levels of transparency in financial institutions over decisions to close (a) personal...

      Car Allowances: Tax Yields

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much tax revenue his Department received in reimbursements of car mileage set higher than the Approved Mileage Allowance Payment rate in financial year...

      Taxpayers

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were (a) basic and (b) higher-rate taxpayers in each of the last eight financial years.

      Energy Supply: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of removing VAT from energy suppliers standing charges.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Gun Sports: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many individual shoot licence applications her Department has received in each of the last (a) six and (b) twelve months.

    • Labour Shortages in the Food Supply Chain Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will set out the selection process for the (a) Chair and (b) panel for the Independent review into labour shortages...

      Marine Protected Areas: Fisheries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas on biodiveristy in (a)...

      Agriculture: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to balance the regulatory burden on the agricultural sector with the protection of environmental,...

      Food Banks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of food price inflation on levels of demand for emergency parcels from food banks.

      Water: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the quality of bathing waters.

      Veterinary Services: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the number of vets.

      Drinking Water Inspectorate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times she has met with the Drinking Water Inspectorate since her appointment.

      Cats: Smuggling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the smuggling of cats into the UK.

      UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she had made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of the (a) resources for and (b) capacity of...

      Frozen Food: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether frozen third country products in Great Britain will need to be shipped to Northern Ireland before 1 October 2023 to...

      UK Internal Trade: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department has issued on the (a) label size, (b) font, (c) location and (d) other specifications for the...

      UK Internal Trade: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to introduce the Not for EU labelling regulations for products destined for Northern Ireland.

      Water: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has considered the potential merits of including more water efficiency measures in the Greening Government...

      Marine Animals: Fishing Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to enforce the legal requirement for non-UK-flagged supertrawlers fishing in UK waters...

      Dairy Products: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June to Question 189224 on Dairy Products, who is conducting the research on food information...

      Rivers: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will take steps to work with water companies to explore (a) the management of microplastics in sewage...

      Rivers: Microplastics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps to improve methods of measuring the (a) amount and (b) types of (i) microplastic and (ii)...

  • Church Commissioners

    • Church of England: Rural Areas

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to (a) address the challenges faced by rural communities and (b) ensure their...

    • Church of England: Young People

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to address changes in the level of (a) attendance by and (b) engagement of...

      Church of England: Investment

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to ensure that the Church's investments align with its values.

      Church of England: Young People

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to encourage participation by young people in its decision-making processes.

      Homelessness and Poverty

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent progress the Church has made on its initiatives to combat (a) homelessness and (b) poverty.

      Clergy: Homosexuality

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent discussions he has had with the Church of England General Synod on its expected timetable for...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department issued guidance to Northern Ireland departments on the management of the changes in the levels of funding set out in the...

    • Northern Ireland Office: Official Hospitality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on hospitality in each of the last three years.

      Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference and (b) its secretariat on the spending...

      Northern Ireland Budget Act 2023

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department took to ensure the equality impact assessment requirement under Schedule 9(4)(2)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998...

      Schools: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the funding per pupil is for state schools in Northern Ireland; and what comparison he has made with such funding in each of the other...

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the contractual requirements with private sector organisations are on the (a) length and (b) nature of support provided to asylum...

    • Asylum: Interviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2023 to Question 190103 on Asylum: Interviews, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the...

      Asylum: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has entered into contracts with any private sector organisations to (a) provide and (b) arrange specialist mental...

      Asylum: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has placed any contractual requirements on private organisations to liaise with (a) local authorities, (b) health...

      Home Office: Surveillance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 24 November 2022 on Security Update on Surveillance Equipment, WMS 386, whether they...

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many decisions were made on asylum applications in (a) May and (b) June 2023.

      Cannabis: Decriminalisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential effect of decriminalising cannabis (a) possession, (b) supply and (c) manufacture on...

      Passports: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the provision of concessionary passports people aged...

      Biometric Residence Permits: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what IT problems are causing delays in issuing biometric resident permit cards; and when they expect those IT problems...

      Asylum: MOD Wethersfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether additional funding will be provided to (a) local authorities, (b) the NHS and (c) the police in connection with the operation of the...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the current vaccine coverage rate for Human papillomavirus vaccination in Ealing; and what recent steps he has taken to support...

    • Health Services: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with NHS England on the appointment of a clinical lead for women’s health.

      Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the UK Health Security Agency publication entitled Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine coverage estimates in England:...

      Maternity Services at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made in implementing the recommendations of the final report of the Ockenden review, published 30 March 2022.

      Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the independent report entitled Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunisation programme: JCVI advice, 7 June 2023,...

      Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the World Health Organisation scheme entitled Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative, what recent estimate he has made...

      Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the independent report entitled Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunisation programme: JCVI advice, 7 June 2023,...

      Terminal Illnesses: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to permit people with terminal illness to...

      National Clinical Directors and National Specialty Advisers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria were used in the job descriptions for the appointment of (a) National Clinical Director and (b) National Specialty Advisor.

      Health Professions: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase (a) recruitment and (b) retention of healthcare professionals.

      Hormone Replacement Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to secure the supply of Utrogestan; and on what date his Department expects the national...

      Gynaecology: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for gynaecology assessments.

      Life Sciences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps with (a) the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and (b) other patient organisations to implement his...

      NHS: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report by the Kings Fund entitled How does the NHS compare to...

      Dental Services: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the cost of dentistry for people on low incomes.

      Pharmacy: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June to Question 190457 on Pharmacy: Stockport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the...

      Medical Equipment: Allergies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing charges for the renewal of a faulty EpiPen.

      Liver Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many alcohol-dependent patients in acute and mental health services were referred for a fibrosis assessment for liver disease in...

      General Practitioners: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for a referral by a GP to a specialist in Stockport constituency in the latest period for which data is...

      Cancer: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department have made of the impact of the closure of the National Cancer Research Institute on cancer research.

  • Department for Education

    • Sign Language: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish an action plan on steps to help local education authorities expand the provision of sign language courses for families of deaf...

    • Pupils: Bullying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department is taking to tackle bullying in schools.

      Special Educational Needs: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a Multi-Sensory Impairment fund with £34.3 million ring-fenced funding...

      Special Educational Needs: Neurodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to help children with (a) autism, (b) ADHD and (c) other neuro-diverse conditions in mainstream education.

      Children: Electronic Cigarettes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of underage vaping on children’s (a) concentration and (b) attainment at school.

      Further Education: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential impact on student enrolment of workforce recruitment and retention levels in the...

      Further Education: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding to help support the recruitment and retention of staff in...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Former Ministers: Public Inquiries

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2023 to Question 187732 on Former Ministers: Public Inquiries, how many occasions has legal support been provided to...

    • Dahua Technology and Hikvision: CCTV

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has purchased any products manufactured by Hikvision or Dahua in the last three years.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when her Department plans to publish the impact assessment of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.

    • Business: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much UK diplomatic posts charge businesses for export support.

      Plastics: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of consulting on (a) whether and (b) how...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment she has made of fraudulent practices in the housebuilding industry on public confidence in the housebuilding industry.

      Shipping: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will review the application of the national minimum wage to seafarers working in renewable energy zones.

      Apprentices and Young People: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made a recent assessment of the implications for her policies of removing the (a) National Minimum Wage youth rate and (b)...

      Trade Unions: Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the blacklisting of trade unions.

      Help to Grow Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she made an assessment of alternatives to the Help to Grow: Digital Scheme before announcing the closure of that scheme on 15...

      Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent estimate she has made of the level of compliance with the National Minimum Wage.

      Help to Grow Schemes: Voucher Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many vouchers issued under the help to grow digital scheme were successfully claimed for (a) accounting, (b) e-commerce and (c) customer...

      Help to Grow Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department conducted any impact assessments on the design of the Help to Grow: Digital scheme.

      Citizens Advice: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made provision for (a) familiarisation costs and (b) other transition costs to help ensure Citizens Advice can answer queries...

      Trade Unions: Strikes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to clause 234E(1)(b) of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, if she will outline what reasonable steps she would expect...

      Business: Subscriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make it her policy to require businesses offering automatically-renewing subscriptions to send consumers a reminder message with...

  • Leader of the House

    • Statutory Instruments

      To ask the Leader of the House, how many Statutory instruments required (a) correcting and (b) replacing in the last five sessions.

    • Government Bills

      To ask the Leader of the House, what the average number of clauses in government bills that received Royal Assent was in the last five sessions.

      Illegal Migration Bill

      To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of scrutiny of the Illegal Migration Bill in the light of the date of publication of an impact assessment of that Bill.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Carbon Capture and Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make a comparative assessment of the Government making (a) fixed payments to operators of Bioenergy with carbon capture...

    • Industrial Energy Transformation Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund on carbon emissions.

      Industrial Energy Transformation Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding his Department has provided through phase (a) one and (b) two of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund.

      Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Future Offshore Wind Scenarios project estimated the number of jobs that would be supported by deploying sufficient...

      Energy: Chronic Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an energy social tariff for people living with (a) cystic...

      Nuclear Power: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what guidance he issues to new nuclear developers of Small and Advanced Modular Reactors on the price they will receive for their...

      Nuclear Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support applications for development sites from new nuclear developers of (a) small and (b)...

      Energy: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to launch publicity campaigns on the take up of energy efficient insulation measures.

      Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to secure (a) employment and (b) training for UK resident workers on the six projects that were successful...

      Environment Protection: Job Creation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many jobs the Green Jobs Delivery Group has delivered to date; and if he will set annual green job delivery targets for each...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to the Israeli authorities on (a) recent and (b) possible future demolitions of...

    • Israeli Settlements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Israel's compliance with paragraph 4 of UN Security Council...

      UNRWA: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to increase funding to the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees in the...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Israeli counterparts on the potential impact of the Israeli permit system...

      Development Aid: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many full-time equivalent staff are working on policies under the UK International Development brand.

      Development Aid: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the letter of 13 June 2023 from the Minister for Development and Africa to the Chair of the...

      India and Kenya: British International Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that investments made by British Investment International are...

      British International Investment: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure recipients of intermediated investments by British International...

      Sudan: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what further steps he plans to take to protect UK nationals tin Sudan after a ceasefire.

      British International Investment: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of investments in private healthcare providers by British...

      British International Investment: Accountability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) due diligence and (b) accountability mechanisms his Department has in place for British International...

      Sudan: Embassies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made changes to the contract status of local staff employed by the Sudanese Embassy...

      Cyprus: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2023 to Question HL7520 on Cyprus: Politics and Government, whether his...

      Iraq and Syria: Islamic State

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to provide support to people testifying against ISIS in Syria and Iraq.

      Iraq and Syria: Minority Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect (a) women, (b) religious minorities and (c) other vulnerable groups in (i) Iraq...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prison Officers: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been (a) found to have committed sexual misconduct at work and (b) dismissed for reasons of sexual misconduct in each of...

    • Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make a comparative assessment of reoffending rates in (a) the UK, (b) West Yorkshire, (c) Denmark and (d) other countries.

      Prisons: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the number of applications received for jobs in prisons at grade band three to five in each year since 2010.

      Court of Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to make it easier for parents of young people with learning difficulties to apply to the Court of Protection for deputyship.

      Ministry of Justice: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of amount of unused office capacity there is within his Department's headquarters.

      Criminal Proceedings: Warrington North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the size of the backlo g of criminal court...

      Family Courts: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing children to be present at family courts.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of options for accessing defined contribution pension savings under the Pension...

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to correspondence of (a) 2 and (b) 31 May 2023 from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare on behalf of constituents...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to email correspondence of 14 June 2023 from the hon. Member for Sefton Central.

      Weed Control: Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive plans to publish guidance on the use of drones to spray bracken.

      Household Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing levels of funding for the Housing Support Fund.

      Universal Credit: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department provides for Universal Credit claimants in Northern Ireland who have served in the Armed Forces on recording that...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Swimming Pools: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2023 to question 191585 on Swimming Pools: Local Government, how many council-run lidos have been...

    • Cricket: Equal Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the implications for her policies of the disparity in earnings between male and female...

      BBC: Local Press

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposals in The BBC Across the UK on local newspapers.

      King Charles III: Anniversaries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has made for the celebrations of His Majesty the King’s 75th birthday in November 2023.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Reserve Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the existing network of bases to facilitate recruitment to the reserve forces.

    • Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to reduce discrimination in recruitment within the armed services.

      King Charles III: Anniversaries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with his Commonwealth counterparts on the prospect of an annual joint King’s Birthday parade.

      Chiefs of Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's timeline is for the new Chief of the General Staff to be (a) appointed and (b) in post.

      Ukraine: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with his NATO counterparts on contingency plans for potential attacks on countries that border Ukraine and are not part of NATO.

      Ukraine: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on which private military companies are operating alongside the Russian Armed Forces inside Ukraine.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Minister in his Department is responsible for the International Fund for Ukraine.

      Wagner Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with international counterparts on preventing violent activity by the Wagner group.

      Ministry of Defence: Surveillance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 24 November 2022 on Security Update on Surveillance Equipment, WMS 386, whether they have (a)...

      Air Force: Black Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what operation the RAF was carrying out over the Black Sea on 26 June 2023.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of Service Family Accommodation properties were without gas safety certificates as of the 1 July 2023.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a breakdown of the average cost of energy bills for Service Family Accommodation properties for families who live in homes on (a) an...

      Armed Forces: Neurodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department offers support to people with neurodiversity conditions to help them join the UK armed forces.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many gas safety certificates in Service Accommodation have (a) been approved and (b) remain unapproved as of 28 June 2023.

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the closure of rail ticket offices on disabled passengers.

    • Railway Stations: Visual Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to introduce tactile paving in all Network Rail stations.

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2023 to Question 191337 on Railways: Tickets, if he will make an estimate of the average age of people who use ticket...

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2023 to Question 191337 on Railways: Tickets, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of ticket office...

      Land: Rents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the (a) adequacy of the implementation and (b)...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to require all electric vehicle charging points to display the cost of electricity per kWh before use of the machine.

      Active Travel: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish his Department's assessment of the likelihood of meeting its objectives for increased active travel under confirmed funding levels...

      c2c: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any (a) products, (b) fares and (c) services available at c2c stations will not be available as a result of the contactless ticketing trial.

      c2c: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the trial of contactless ticketing at c2c to begin; and what the planned duration of that trial is.

      Department for Transport: Surveillance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 24 November 2022 on Security Update on Surveillance Equipment, WMS 386, whether they have (a)...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Conversion Therapy: Victim Support Schemes

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether victims of (a) sexual orientation and (b) gender identity conversion practices will have statutory access to victim support under the...

    • Conversion Therapy

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans the Government has for pre-legislative scrutiny of its ban on conversion practices.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Coronavirus: Hospitals

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many NHS Nightingale Hospitals were started and how many completed during the response to COVID-19.

    • Electronic Cigarettes: Young People

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reported increase in vaping and vaping-related health conditions among young people.

      Radiotherapy: Waiting Lists

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many cancer patients received radiotherapy treatment within the 62-day referral to treatment target; and what steps they are taking to reduce waiting...

      Integrated Care Boards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with NHS England regarding the creation of regional Joint Committees between NHS England and the various Integrated Care Boards in...

      Incontinence: Products

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 27 June (HL8439), what is the (1) product category, (2) scope, (3) timing, (4) methodology, and (5)...

      Radiotherapy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that all patients needing radiotherapy treatment have access to a treatment centre within the recommended 45-minute...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Young People

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to prevent the circulation of illegal vaping products particularly among young people.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Israel: Palestinians

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made, if any, to the government of Israel in support of the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ call on...

    • South Sudan: Peace Negotiations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made by international agencies which the UK supports with conflict resolution in Abyei, on the South Sudan border.

      South Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to re-assess the UK’s contribution to humanitarian programmes in South Sudan in the light of the civil war; and whether they...

      Uganda: Terrorism

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the comments by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 21 June (HL Deb col 253–255), whether they have any further information concerning the attack...

  • Treasury

    • Crown Lands and Estates

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the income from the Crown Estates for the past five years; what proportion of this is allocated to the Royal Family and for what purpose; and what plans...

    • Duty Free Allowances

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the successes of duty free on arrival stores in the 65 other countries that have legislated for these; and whether they intend to...

      Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the historic vehicle tax exemption by altering the 40-year rule to 30 years.

      Chemicals: Recycling

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Penn on 27 April (HLWS735), when they plan to publish the consultation into chemical recycling; and whether...

      Companies: Prices

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to consult with industry regulators to investigate firms that are exploiting inflation by increasing prices.

      Supply Chains: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what they are doing to prevent Northern Ireland supply chains diverting away from Great Britain as a result of materials for manufacturing having to travel through...

      Companies: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of smaller companies in Northern Ireland becoming unviable because of customs formalities, checks and paperwork...

      Postal Services: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what they are doing to ensure that parcels being sent from Great Britain to Northern Ireland are not subject to customs regulations.

      National Savings and Investments: Interest Rates

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to increase interest rates on National Savings & Investments accounts.

      Small Businesses: Tax Avoidance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding by HMRC that small businesses are now responsible for 56 per cent of the UK’s 'tax gap'.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland will publish in full the initial revenue raising options he has requested by 30 June 2023 from the permanent...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Water Companies: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government, given their increasing debts, what steps they are taking to ensure UK water companies fulfil their legal duty (1) to provide clean water to customers, and...

    • Litter

      To ask His Majesty's Government what financial resources they are allocating to anti-littering campaigns in England.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Business: Environment Protection

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to introduce legislation to hold businesses accountable for their publicised environmental policies.

    • Investment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding by the British Business Bank that there has been a 28 per cent drop in investment value in the first three...

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to locate unaccompanied children who arrived in the UK since July 2021 who were placed in hotels in Kent and Sussex who have...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • North Sea Oil

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the expected grade of the oil reserves in licensed but undeveloped fields in the North Sea basin; and what estimate they have made of the likelihood of the...

    • Offshore Industry: Territorial Waters

      To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of oil and gas extracted from UK territorial waters was exported in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, and (4) 2022.

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