Written answers

Tuesday, 11 July 2023

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • 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.

    • Electric Scooters: Injuries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July to Question 191416 on Electric Scooters: Injuries, if his Department has plans to collect data centrally...

      Social Services: Fees and Charges

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

      Liver Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2022 to Question 119579, if he will publish the Hepatobiliary Clinical Reference Group stocktake of...

      Medical Treatments: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment for the implication for its polices of the Sub-ICB Locations with the highest waiting lists...

      Diabetes: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to (a) tackle shortages of glucagon-like peptide receptor agonists and (b) ensure an adequate...

      Influenza: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he made an assessment of the potential merits of funding influenza vaccinations for 50 to 64 years olds; and if he will make a...

      Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the eligibility criteria for (a) flu and (b) covid...

      Influenza: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with the Scottish government on the reasons for which they have decided to provide influenza vaccinations to...

      Psychology: Family Courts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Health and Care Professions Council on reviewing their definition of psychologists to encompass...

      Nurses: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether backdated nurses settlement pay will be paid to nursing staff who were employed during the 2022-2023 financial year but left NHS...

      Psychology: Family Courts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Justice to ensure effective regulation of psychological experts providing...

      Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been on a waiting list for an appointment for (a) special care and (b) surgery treatments for more than one year.

      Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to give Integrated Care Systems flexibility to deliver bespoke vaccination programmes.

      Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting list time for specialist clinical (a) care and (b) surgery was in (a) February, (b) April and (c) June 2023.

      Doctors: Strikes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of covering junior doctors' shifts with consultants during the junior...

      Ophthalmology: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS Workforce Plan, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of ophthalmologists in the NHS.

      NHS: London Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reviewing the boundaries for the High Cost Area allowance.

      Thromboembolism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Figure 3 in the publication entitled, Venous thromboembolism, published by NHS Resolution on 29 March 2023, what steps...

      NHS: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Whether he has plans for the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework to be incorporated in the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of providing NHS staff with individual learning accounts to support (a) staff gaining higher qualifications,...

      Gene Therapies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s Single Technology Appraisal pathway is compatible with emerging...

      Gene Therapies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to implement the commitment in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s methods...

      Health Services: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were employed as health care workers in the NHS in (a) January and (b) June 2023.

      Mental Health Services: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mental health workers were employed by the NHS in (a) January and (b) June 2023.

      Health Professions: Endoscopy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the capacity of the endoscopy workforce to support patients with Crohn’s and colitis.

      Dentistry: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to reduce the waiting time to be enlisted on a course accredited by Health Education England to enable...

      Dental Services: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help facilitate the employment of dentists from overseas by NHS dental practices.

      General Practitioners: Resignations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GPs have left the NHS since June 2022.

      Primary Health Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, where the money allocated for the Delivery Plan for recovering access to Primary Care has been retargeted from.

      Public Health: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in the cost of living on public health.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help community pharmacies manage costs and workforce shortages.

      NHS England: Subsidiary Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many wholly owned subsidiary companies are operating within NHS England.

      NHS England: Subsidiary Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase engagement with (a) staff and (b) trade unions on the establishment of wholly owned...

      Radiology: Paediatrics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Royal College of Radiologists report Clinical Radiology Workforce Census 2022, what assessment he has made of the...

      Neurology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has held with health boards on the treatment of functional neurological disorders.

      NHS: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to support NHS staff affected by covid-19 following the withdrawal of additional sick pay...

      Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to section 3 of the National Health Service Act 2006, what steps he is taking to fund the expansion of palliative care.

      Nabiximols

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure an (a) adequate and (b) equitable supply of Sativex for people with multiple sclerosis to...

      Neurology: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on monitoring the initial effectiveness of the Neuroscience Transformation Programme in the...

      Air Ambulance Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times his Department has made an estimate of the savings to the public purse attributable to charity air ambulance services in...

      Doctors: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many doctors were on the medical register in (a) December 2019 and (b) September 2022.

      Mortality Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the size of waiting lists on excess deaths.

      Ambulance Services: Sick Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps has he taken to reduce the sickness levels of staff working in the ambulance services.

      Midwives: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department are taking to support Maternity Support Workers undertaking midwifery apprenticeships.

      Heart Diseases: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for heart procedures.

      Gene Therapies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of NHS England’s Budget Impact Test on single-dose gene therapies.

      Intensive Care: Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support intensive care unit workers (a) with their mental health and (b) generally.

      Thromboembolism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to help increase awareness among health professionals of the common signs and symptoms of blood clots.

      Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support research into palliative care (a) standards and (b) techniques.

      Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set up an expert group on the future of palliative with representatives from (a) hospices, (b) academia, (c) the community,...

      Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to provide training to NHS staff on providing advice to patients on palliative care.

      Medical Treatments: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce waiting times for medical treatment for children and young people.

      Health Services: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps has he taken to provide funding for NHS winter planning for 2023-4.

      Liver Diseases: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing FibroScans in primary care to improve early diagnosis of non-alcohol...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • China: Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2023 to Question 185329 on China: Solar Power, what assessment he has made of the...

    • China: Blue Dot Network

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to use the UK's membership of the Blue Dot Network to promote sustainable development...

      China: Espionage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Chinese counterpart on the use of spy balloons by that country.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Surveillance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 24 November 2022 on Security Update on Surveillance...

      Palestinians: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support Palestinian health workers in the West Bank, in the context of...

      Israel: Palestinians

      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 adequacy of the treatment of Palestinian...

      Iran: Uranium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the level of enrichment of uranium achieved by Iran.

      Humanitarian Aid: Science

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

      HANSHEP: Finance

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

      Clinical Trials: Finance

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

      Sudan: Chevening Scholarships Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help support Sudanese nationals (a) who were invited to become Chevening...

      Forests and Land Use: Development Aid

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

      Sudan: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department took down the webpage entitled Register your presence in the Sudan with FCDO; and if he will...

      Developing Countries: Debts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help reduce debt in the global South; and whether he plans to...

      Democratic Republic of Congo: Development Aid

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

      Zambia: Development Aid

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

      Democratic Republic of Congo: Development Aid

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

      Sudan: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether there have been evacuation flights from the Sudan since 1 May; and how many (a) British and (b) other...

      Nigeria: Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of inter-communal violence in...

      Chevening Scholarships Programme: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure Afghan Chevening scholars are not forced to leave the UK to go to...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Heart Diseases: Death

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make a comparative assessment of trends in the level of heart attack deaths in (a) the UK, (b) EU countries, (c) the US and (d) other G7...

    • Cabinet Office: Surveillance

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 24 November 2022 on Security Update on Surveillance Equipment, HCWS386,whether any surveillance...

      Veterans: Gyms

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the provision of a free gym pass to veterans medically discharged from the Armed Forces.

      Border Delivery Group

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the most recent meeting of the Border and Protocol Delivery Group took place; and where that meeting took place.

      Public Sector: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to promote the use of UK-made (a) clay bricks, (b) roof tiles and (c) drainage pipes in public procurement.

      Government Departments: Visits Abroad

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any (a) parliamentary private secretary and (b) hon. Members have travelled on overseas visits organised by Government Departments since...

  • Home Office

    • Refugees: Sudan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a family reunification scheme for Sudan that is similar to the...

    • Asylum: Religion

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department collects on the religious affiliations of asylum seekers.

      Visas: British Overseas Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of giving priority to students from British Overseas Territories in the student visa...

      Public Sector: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of (a) abuse and (b) other hostility towards public service workers were reported in the last 12 months.

      Chevening Scholarships Programme: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to offer eligibility to Pathway 3 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme to future Chevening Alumni from...

      Immigration Bail: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether restrictions on the right to work can be lifted while an individual is on immigration detention bail.

      Visas: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to expedite visa applications in cases involving Afghan nationals (a) whose family reunion visa applications have not...

      Asylum: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of eligibility criteria for legal claims relating to section 95 claims on asylum seekers.

      Visas: British Overseas Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many student visa applications her Department received from citizens of British Overseas Territories in each of the last 10 years for...

      Police: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) the local police service or (b) the Exchequer benefits from the sale of former police buildings.

      Money Laundering: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Suspicious Activity Reports were submitted in the first quarter of financial year 2023-24; and how many of them relate to sanctions.

      Offenders: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals given sentences of imprisonment for public protection have been deported in each of the last five years.

      Asylum: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish weekly statistics on the number of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children accommodated in hotels.

      Nitrous Oxide: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to bring forward legislation making it a criminal offence to be in possession of NOS canisters.

      Asylum: Sudan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Sudanese national asylum seekers are waiting for a decision on their application as of 1 July 2023; and what the (a) median and (b)...

      RAF Scampton: Radioactive Materials

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department have made an assessment of potential radioactivity levels at the former RAF base at Scampton.

      Immigration Controls: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Operation Gull is still operating in Northern Ireland.

      Overseas Students: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to allow Ukrainian national students who are applying to multi-year courses in higher education to extend...

      Sudan: Entry Clearances

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) Sudanese and (b) non-Sudanese nationals have been granted entry clearance since 15 April 2023; and how many of those granted...

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to clear the backlog of asylum applications.

      National Crime Agency: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff are employed in the National Crime Agency’s (a) National Economic Crime Centre and (b) Financial Intelligence Unit as...

      National Crime Agency: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff were employed in the National Crime Agency’s Combatting Kleptocracy Cell on 31 March 2023.

      Asylum: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children under (a) 18, (b) 16, (c) 14 and (d) 11 years old have been placed in Home Office arranged hotel accommodation for...

      National Crime Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the number of (a) fraud and (b) money laundering investigations that are undertaken by...

      Visas: El Salvador

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the visa application process for people from El Salvador.

      National Crime Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many investigations were conducted in each category of threat by the National Crime Agency in the first quarter of the 2023-24 financial...

      Visas: Foreign Investment in UK

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2023 to Question 190790 on Visas: Foreign Investment in UK, for what reason her assessment of the impact...

      Asylum: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mental health support is available to asylum seekers who are awaiting results of their asylum claim.

      Passports: British Overseas Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to improve the passport application process for citizens of British Overseas Territories.

      Cosmetics: Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many licenses for animal testing of cosmetic ingredients have been issued since 2019 as a result of the European Chemicals Agency...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Department for Business and Trade: Surveillance

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

    • Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme: Interest Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reasons the rate of interest on the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme has increased to eight per cent.

      Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme: Charities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many and what proportion of charities that took out loans through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme have outstanding...

      Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme: Company Liquidations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many businesses have gone into liquidation following the non-payment of a loan through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.

      Minimum Wage: Wales

      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 in (a) Newport West constituency and (b) Wales.

      Re-employment: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of fire and rehire practices on the labour market in (a) Newport West...

      New Businesses: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to support the creation of new businesses in Newport West constituency.

      Construction: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the progress of the construction industry in meeting net zero targets.

      Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress her Department has made on bringing forward statutory instruments relating to the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and...

      Employment Tribunals Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Law Commission report entitled Employment Law Hearing Structures: Report, published April 2020, what progress he has...

  • Department for Education

    • Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether funding for Priority Education Investment Areas has been agreed.

    • Schools: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Audit Office report Condition of school buildings, published on 28 June, HC1516, which schools pose a risk to the...

      Gender: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with LGBT+ organisations on the release of transgender education guidance.

      Primary Education: Breakfast Clubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools offer breakfast clubs to their pupils as of 3 July 2023.

      Schools: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools with buildings with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.

      Teachers: Performance Related Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department provides performance-related pay to teachers in schools.

      Teachers: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with teacher and school leader unions on teachers pay.

      Education: Boys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to take steps to implement large-scale evaluation of the interventions aimed at increasing boys' learning in educational...

      Textbooks: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of schools that purchased books through local bookshops in the last 12 months.

      Teachers: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of teachers entitled to retention bursaries did not receive them in the academic years (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21, (c)...

      Ofsted: Resignations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Ofsted inspectors have left the regulator to join multi-academy trusts in each of the last five years.

      Department for Education: Surveillance

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

      Universities: Strikes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to require Universities to provide compensation to students who will not receive their degree mark before graduation.

      Medicine: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate with Cabinet colleagues of the number of medical students who (a) work in addition to their studies and (b) have children...

      Students: Public Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the cost of public transport on students' (a) finances and (b) mobility.

      Out-of-School Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils who are registered with a state-funded school spend less than two days a week in a placement with an...

      Overseas Students: British Overseas Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to encourage more students from Overseas Territories to study at UK universities.

      Childcare: Bexleyheath and Crayford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help increase the availability of childcare in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Local Government Finance: Pilot Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to announce the ten local authorities taking part in the Simplification Pathfinder Pilot.

    • Levelling Up Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether Ministerial approval is required for project adjustment requests.

      Buildings: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether developers that are found not to need to undertake remediation work on their properties will be allowed to leave...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many staff in his Department have been tasked with reviewing departmental archival holdings identifying EU regulation...

      Council Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to increase council housebuilding.

      Change of Use

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will make an assessment of the impact of changes to permitted development rights for converting...

      Water: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to publish funding decisions following his department’s call for evidence and expressions of interest...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the impact of the closure of modular homes manufacturers on the target to build 300,000 new...

      Health: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to support local planning authorities to help tackle regional health inequalities through (a)...

      Neighbourhood Plans: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to re-introduce neighbourhood planning grants.

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Surveillance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 24 November 2022 on Security Update on Surveillance Equipment, WMS...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • King Charles III: Anniversaries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June to Question 189513 on King Charles III: Anniversaries, if he will make an assessment of the potential...

    • Football: Low Incomes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to take steps to improve access to the English Football League for people who cannot afford (a) tickets...

      Dormant Assets Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to extend the Dormant Assets Scheme to include financial education causes.

      Tickets: Touting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will take steps to introduce legislative proposals to improve fairness and transparency relating to the use of...

      Welsh National Opera: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Arts Council England on the potential impact of the reduction in funding on the Welsh National Opera.

      Television: Digital Broadcasting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her policy is on the future of digital terrestrial television.

  • Treasury

    • Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the time taken for inheritance tax applications to be processed.

    • Housing Improvement: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate his Department has made of the amount of VAT that was lost due to tax fraud by builders in the repair, maintenance and improvement...

      NHS: Wales

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much Barnett formula consequential funding the Welsh Government will receive as a consequence of the additional funding announced in the NHS Long Term...

      Individual Savings Accounts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to review the Lifetime Individual Savings Account first home property value limit.

      Mortgages

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's policy paper, Mortgage Charter, updated on 5 July, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his...

      Personal Pensions: Property

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Self invested pension schemes rules which prevent the owners of a single commercial property...

      EU Emissions Trading Scheme: Aviation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to use funds raised from the removal of Emissions Trading Scheme free allocations for airlines to support the aviation industry to decarbonise.

      Carbon Emissions: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of hypothecating revenue from the UK Emissions Trading Scheme revenue for spending on (a) industrial...

      Tourism: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the fiscal impact on economy of the removal of tax-free shopping for overseas visitors in summer 2023.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the evidence of the Information Commissioner to the EU Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and...

    • Rare Diseases: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on progress on the actions in the...

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Surveillance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 24 November 2022 on Security Update on Surveillance Equipment, WMS...

      Artificial Intelligence: Conferences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many officials have been allocated to work on the Global Summit for AI Safety; and when she plans that the draft agenda...

  • Department for Transport

    • Transport: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that sustainable transport planning is a priority in building transport infrastructure on new development sites.

    • Cycling: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to expand Bikeability training for primary school pupils.

      Active Travel: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 23c of the National Audit Office report entitled Active Travel in England, HC 1376, what steps he is taking to implement...

      Railways: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what training railway staff receive on supporting the accessibility needs of people with disabilities.

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the number of stations that had in-person ticket offices as of 6 July 2023.

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on what (a) timetabling and (b) route advice is available at railway station ticket machines as of July 2023.

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish a list of railway tickets that cannot be purchased from unmanned railway ticketing machines.

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with the devolved administrations on the potential closure of railway ticket offices.

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the potential savings to the public purse over the next five years from proposals to close railway ticket offices.

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many rail ticket machines are in operation; and how many and what proportion of these machines accept (a) debit and credit cards and (b) cash.

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to increase the (a) accessibility and (b) affordability of rail travel for people in full-time education.

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of rail ticketing offices closing on (a) women, (b) children, (c) people with disabilities and (d)...

      Railways: Pay Settlements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's negotiating priorities are in pay negotiations with train drivers unions.

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of train stations have both automatic ticket barriers and staffed ticketing offices.

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason railway passengers cannot purchase the same tickets from ticketing machines as they can at in-person ticket offices; and whether he...

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of ticket machines that will need to be (a) installed, (b) replaced and (c) upgraded under proposals to close...

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many ticket machines were out of order in each of the last 28 days.

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has held any discussions with the Equality and Human Rights Commission on the potential impact of closing of railway station ticket offices...

      Air Routes: Environment Protection and Health Hazards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to assess the environmental and health impacts of concentrated flight paths.

      Aviation: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2023 to Question 190246 on India: Aviation, what the remaining restrictions are on air services between UK regional...

      Bus Services: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the training bus drivers receive on supporting the accessibility needs of people with disabilities.

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department (a) has conducted and (b) plans to conduct any equality impact assessments on train operators' proposals for railway ticket...

      Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vessels worked on the (a) maintenance and (b) construction of offshore wind farms on the crown estate in the latest period for which data is...

      Large Goods Vehicles: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has taken steps to help ensure that left-hand drive HGV vehicles are driven safely in the UK.

      Cars: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2023 to Question 191207 on Cars: Insurance, how often he met representatives of the car insurance industry to...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy: Consumption

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress his Department has made on reducing energy consumption by 15 per cent by 2030.

    • Boiler Upgrade Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many properties have been upgraded under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme since 23 May 2022.

      Great British Insulation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent steps his Department has taken to raise awareness about the Great British Insulation Scheme.

      Great British Insulation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many of each insulation measure obligated energy suppliers have delivered under the Great British Insulation Scheme since 30...

      Energy: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of how many retrofit coordinators there will need to be to meet home insulation targets by 2030.

      Ceramics: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to help support the ceramics industry to achieve net zero emissions.

      Iron and Steel: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to page 14 of Progress in reducing emissions 2023 Report to Parliament by the Climate Change Committee, published in...

      Energy Bills Rebate: Mobile Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the impact assessment for the Energy Bills Support Scheme, published on 12 October 2022, on what evidential basis...

      Energy Supply: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to require energy companies to change their standing charges in line with unit rates.

      Car Parks: Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to require all car parks with more than 80 spaces to install solar canopies over at least half the...

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Surveillance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 24 November 2022 on Security Update on Surveillance Equipment, WMS 386,...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces: Personal Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of (a) how many service record requests are outstanding and (b) the expected waiting time for a service record claim.

    • Military Bases: Food Banks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any food banks are operating at UK military bases.

      Veterans: Radiation Exposure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on ensuring Nuclear Test Veterans receive their medals before Remembrance Day 2023.

      Ministry of Defence: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vacant posts there are in his Department.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July to Question 191735 Ukraine: Military Aid, how many of the contracts placed from Urgent Bidding Round 1 have delivered...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Inland Waterways: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the success of her Department’s policy on voluntary access arrangements on inland...

    • Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timetable is for bringing forward legislative proposals for each of the commitments previously set out in...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in her Department have been tasked with reviewing departmental archival holdings identifying EU regulation...

      Animal Products: Smuggling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to tackle illegal imports of product of animal origin.

      Litter: Fixed Penalties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to provide (a) support and (b) guidance to local councils on using fixed penalty notices...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Broadband: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2023 to Question 161241 on Broadband, if he will hold discussions with Invest NI on taking steps to...

    • Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff in his Department are working in the secretariat for the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery.

      Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to paragraph 310 of the Explanatory Notes to the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill, what funding...

      Terrorism: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2022 to Question 156551 on Terrorism: Birmingham, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact...

      Terrorism: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to clause 37(3) of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill, whether he has received notifications from...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Employment Schemes: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2023 to Question 187983 on Employment Schemes: Disability, for what reason the number of full-time...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Myanmar: Peace Negotiations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions, if any, they have had with international partners about new diplomatic engagement or concerted international efforts to end the conflict in...

  • Home Office

    • Fraud: Internet

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that UK citizens are protected from online fraud and the rise in social media and text messaging scams.

    • Counter-terrorism

      To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are implementing to reduce the risk of terrorist attacks in the UK.

      Islamic Human Rights Commission

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Islamic Human Rights Commission, through IHRC Legal, continues to be listed by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner as a fit...

      Trade Agreements: India

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to create a mutually beneficial immigration policy to improve the ongoing trade negotiations between India and the UK.

  • Ministry of Defence

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Electric Vehicles: Production

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to protect the growth of electric car production in Britain.

    • Courier Services: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the finding by Citizens Advice in 2021 that 5.5 million people had a parcel lost or stolen in the 12 months leading up to 31 July 2021, what plans they...

      Paternity Pay

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the joint report by the Centre for Progressive Policy, Pregnant Then Screwed and Women in Data Leave in the lurch: Paternity leave, gender...

      Parental Leave

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the survey conducted by the group Pregnant Then Screwed in June 2022 which found that shared parental leave was only used by between two and eight per...

      Parental Pay

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of increasing fathers' entitlement to paid leave on (1) gender inequalities in pay, (2) career progression, (3)...

      Retail Trade: Staff

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to protect the labour workforce as more retail stores transition to online sales and services.

      Postal Services: Theft

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Penn Elcom Global Parcel Theft Report 2022, published in October 2022, what action they expect Ofcom to take in response to parcel theft, and when.

      Retail Trade: Travel

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support businesses operating in the travel retail sector, amid rising inflation and constraints on consumer spending resulting from...

      Companies: Remote Meetings

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for regulating whether publicly listed companies should hold hybrid annual general meetings which enable shareholders to...

      Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: Non-governmental Organisations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide further opportunities for non-governmental organisations to comment on the UK’s plan to join the Comprehensive and...

      Trade Agreements: USA

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they still intend to make a free trade agreement with the United States as envisaged in the Conservative Party Manifesto of 2019.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Food Poverty

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Trussell Trust Hunger in the UK, published in June; whether they intend to publish a response; and if so, when.

  • Department for Transport

    • Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of on street rapid electric car chargers.

    • Avanti West Coast: Wales

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Avanti North West concerning the withdrawal of direct trains between London and the North Wales coast between 15 and 23 July;...

      High Speed 2 Line: Disability

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the current specification given to HS2 for the building of Old Oak Common Station includes a requirement that disabled passengers must be able to embark...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Allergies: Medical Equipment

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many preventable deaths occurred in each of the three most recent years for which figures are available, as a result of (1) failure to administer an adrenaline...

    • NHS: Drugs

      To ask His Majesty's Government which minister is directly responsible for the ‘Homecare Medicines Service’; and what arrangements are in place to (1) coordinate, and (2) evaluate the...

      Long Covid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what financial support (1) the Department of Health and Social Care, and (2) other government departments, have provided towards research into Long Covid.

      Allergies

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people waited for allergy testing for more than 12 weeks in each of the past 10 years.

      Asthma

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the annual expenditure on asthma reviews in England for each of the five most recent years for which figures are available.

      Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the decision by the Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisations to approve an universal vaccination programme for RSV for infants, when they...

      Asthma

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many asthma reviews were conducted in England in each of the five most recent years for which figures are available.

      Sepsis

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to increase public awareness of sepsis since their 2016 campaign Helping parents spot the signs of sepsis.

      Dental Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what initiatives they are pursuing to increase the number of NHS dentists.

      Cancer and Sepsis: Rehabilitation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what funding they are allocating to rehabilitation for (1) sepsis survivors, and (2) cancer survivors; and whether there are any planned changes to that funding.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Protocol: Trade

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Centre for Brexit policy paper, Mutual Enforcement: the Key to Restoring Government in Stormont, published on 27 June.

    • Battle of the Somme

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they were represented, and if so by whom, at the Somme Commemoration and wreath laying ceremony at Belfast City Hall on 1 July.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Arms Length Management Organisations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of Arm’s Length Management Organisations as providers of social housing.

    • Buildings: Insulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to persuade foreign developers to contribute to fix cladding issues identified following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Infrastructure: National Security

      To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to ensure that the UK’s critical national infrastructure is protected from security threats.

    • Ministers: Correspondence

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether it is their current practice not to show incoming Ministers the recent letters to their predecessors, in particular when these have not been sent replies;...

  • Treasury

    • Schools: Defibrillators

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the Barnett consequentials, if any, for Northern Ireland of the decision to roll-out provision for defibrillators for every school in England.

    • Business: Money

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prevalence of businesses refusing cash payments; and what steps they will take to ensure that cash continues to be accepted...

      Small Businesses: Insurance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that small businesses receive pay-outs on their COVID-19 business interruption insurance claims.

      NHS: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the Barnett consequentials for each of the devolved parts of the UK of the Prime Minister's announcement of additional NHS funding for workforce planning.

      Tourism: VAT

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential economic impact of the return of tax-free shopping for tourists.

  • Department for Education

    • Teachers: Labour Turnover

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact on teacher retention of reducing teacher timetables in schools serving disadvantaged communities.

    • Joshua Sutcliffe

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision by the Teacher Regulation Agency, dated 23 May, recommending that a prohibition order should be imposed on Mr Joshua...

      Children: Social Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent steps they have taken to improve the quality and accessibility of social care services for children.

      Children: Disadvantaged

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that children from disadvantaged backgrounds have equal access to digital learning resources and technology.

      Teachers: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of financial incentives on the recruitment and retention of teachers in schools serving disadvantaged communities.

      Schools: Defibrillators

      To ask His Majesty's Government from which department's budget the roll-out of defibrillators for schools across England will be funded.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Lotteries and Scratch Cards: Credit Cards

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 15 June (HL8254), what assessment they have made of any loopholes to this restriction,...

    • Tourism

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their most recent estimate of the annual number of overseas visitors to (1) the UK and (2) Wales.

      Lotteries: Retail Trade

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 15 June 2023 (HL8253) what training is provided to retailers about the risk of National Lottery...

      Historic England: Public Appointments

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to announce who will be appointed as the new Chair of Historic England.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Dangerous Dogs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the number of dog attacks (1) in general, and (2) on postal workers in particular.

    • Livestock Worrying

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 13 June (HL8317), how many (1) arrests, and (2) prosecutions, were made in connection to livestock...

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