Thursday, 13 July 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2023 to Question 191411 on Electronic Cigarettes: Waste Disposal, whether she plans to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries of 6 July 2023, Official Report,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Environmental Quality and Resilience of 28 June 2023, Official...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will meet a delegation from the chemical recycling industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to prevent drought (a) nationally and (b) in Yorkshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal Welfare Statement on 25 May 2023, what the Government’s timeline and legislative process...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to proceed with the Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) Regulations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with the Scottish government on taking steps to align the (a) deposit return scheme...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many pupils were involved in self-harm incidents in each of the two years (a) before and (b) after the introduction of relationships,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the debate of 4 July on Human-specific medical research techniques, Official Report columns 293WH to 304WH, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to provide people affected by cardiac arrest with ongoing and personalised support.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access and (b) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the finding of the report by Versus Arthritis entitled the State Of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has undertaken research on the impact on patient illness of antibiotic courses prescribed by GPs for (a) five and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what services will be offered through local musculoskeletal health hubs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will discuss the potential development of key worker housing for NHS staff at Bootham Park hospital with NHS Property Services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help increase (a) public and (b) private research into treatments for (i) arthritis and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to implantable cardiac monitors in (a) England and (b) Stoke-on-Trent South...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of (a) restless leg syndrome and (b) periodic leg movement disorder have been diagnosed in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with ambulance trusts on ensuring that new build residential properties appear on the navigation software...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to increase (a) funding and (b) research into ovarian cancer treatment, in the context of the closure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with representatives from the pharmaceutical industry on new drugs for dementia care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the £40 million allocated in 2018 for brain tumour research over five years has been disbursed to fund that research as...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people accessed their own patient records through the NHS app in each of the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to restore mandatory reporting of venous thromboembolism risk assessment rates for all patients being admitted to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2023 to Question 172437 on Health Services: Waiting Lists, whether his Department has plans to work...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with the Chief Operation Officer of Royal Mail about the impact on patients of Royal Mail delivery delays in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the age profile is for ambulance staff working in the NHS broken down by (a) occupation group and (b) each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to increase the (a) recruitment to and (b) retention of healthcare professionals in the NHS in June 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the shortage of ophthalmologists in the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential environmental impact of plans to start fluoridation from the Williamsgate treatment works on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to begin the public consultation on a fluoridation scheme for the Williamsgate treatment works.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) resources available to and (b) capacity of the Joint Committee for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of mental health specialists in Wirral South...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement on 24 November 2022 on Security Update on Surveillance Equipment, WMS 386, whether...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his speech at the Centre for Policy Studies on 27 June 2023, what plans he has for future healthcare-related funding...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce NHS waiting times for gender-affirming procedures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact of NHS waiting times for gender-affirming procedures on transgender patients.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of trends in the level of emergency calls from women undergoing home...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the legal time limit for abortions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS trusts provide molecular radiotherapy services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has contingency plans for the life sciences industry should negotiations on the new Voluntary Scheme for branded...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that all survivors of cardiac arrest can access appropriate, ongoing, personalised support.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve aftercare for stroke patients.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect on productivity of NHS waiting times in A&E.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2023 to Question 172437 on Health Services: Waiting Lists, what personalised perioperative care plans...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of prescribing melatonin gummies for sleep disorders in children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether melatonin gummies have been prescribed for children on the NHS; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether melatonin gummies are licensed for use on the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many virtual outpatient appointments were held in each month since March 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, what discussions he had with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting list time was for (a) neurology services and (b) neurosurgery in Stockport constituency in each year from2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will undertake a review of the proportion of patients with communication needs who can access their health information...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to ensure that all public parks are made...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing small business rate relief for furnished holiday lets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of Lord Austin's leadership of the independent review launched into civil...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will publish a carbon budget to show how it is delivering the Government's net zero objectives.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2023 to Question 190575, what is the cost to the public purse of the contract given to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what data his Department holds on the number and proportion of (a) local authorities and (b) other registered social...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making thank you payments to those families who opened their homes...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing local authorities to determine property tenure types...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to help ensure that public funding for house building prioritises housing to meet local need.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to expedite the delivery of housing on sites identified for development by Homes England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on developing affordable housing for key workers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans he has for the site of the former Cockenzie Power Station, the context of levelling-up funding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans he has for further levelling-up funding for local authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many chartered fire engineers there are.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the grants awarded under the Reducing Veterans Homelessness programme in 2023-24, how much and what proportion of the funding...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s publication entitled Special adviser data releases: numbers and costs, October 2013, published on 25 October...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s publication entitled Special adviser data releases: numbers and costs, November 2014, published on 18 December...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s publication entitled list of special advisers in post as at 21 December 2016, published 21 December 2016, what...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Annual Report on Special Advisers 2018, published on 19 December 2018, what was the cost of...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to co-ordinate the use of public land for development.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of people expected to take part in the emerging skills electrification project in 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the annual cost to the public purse of offering cash incentives to recruit foreign teachers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of foreign teachers that have been recruited to teach in schools in England in the last 12 months; and for...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to section 35(5) of the Public Order Act 2023, when she plans to bring forward regulations to bring the Act into force.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what detailed (a) health and (b) security checks and screening processes will be in place before persons are located to the Wethersfield site.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the (a) estimated cost and (b) suitability of accommodating asylum seekers on the MS...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghan nationals are eligible for relocation in the UK under the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been resettled in the UK under the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme Pathway 2.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of adjusting (a) Income Tax rates and (b) Personal Allowances in line with inflation.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the aggregate income tax deducted at source by companies from (a) annual payments, (b) interest and (c) alternative finance arrangements at either...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of removing VAT from sunscreen on the level of incidences of (a) melanoma and (b) non-melanoma skin...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to remove VAT on school-specific uniform items in the UK.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how long did HMRC take on average to communicate its assessment of (a) the capital gains tax liability and (b) inheritance tax liability of applications...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's policy paper VAT and the Public Sector: Reform to VAT Refund Rules, published on 27 August 2020, whether he plans to...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with the Valuation Office Agency on the criteria used to assess the value of a property.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to review the level of VAT charged on sunscreen products.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claimants made claims under the Tax Free Childcare Scheme in each financial year since 2017; and how much funding was claimed under the scheme for...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to uprate the Welsh government’s overall capital borrowing cap in line with inflation.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Table 6.6 of the Public Expenditure - Statistical Analyses 2022, published July 2022, if he will provide a breakdown by (a) Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of the clean steel fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Energy Intensive Industries Exemption Scheme on energy intensive industries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many businesses and what proportion of eligible businesses were participating in the Energy Intensive Industries Exemption Scheme as of 1...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of trade and investment hubs in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, and (c) Northern Ireland at...
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate her Department has made of the impact of the ceramics industry on gross domestic product in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she last visited a clay quarry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has visited any brick manufacturers since 7 February 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to help reduce economic loses caused by rogue builders operating in the repair, maintenance and improvement sector.
To ask the Prime Minister, whether he raised the case of Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace with the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the number of households that will require an electricity upgrade by the Distribution Network...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy on the delivery of large infrastructure projects.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy on the creation of skilled jobs and businesses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy of the delivery the switch of 20 terawatt...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2023 to Question 191204 on Energy Charter Treaty, whether a formal risk assessment on the UK's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to promote the availability of energy support schemes to eligible energy-intensive enterprises.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what proportion of eligible businesses have claimed support under the Energy Bills Discount Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of changes in the level of energy costs for energy-intensive industries on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including energy-intensive businesses in the (a) horticulture, (b) pig...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether subsidies for biomass will be included under the contracts for difference scheme after 2027.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department has taken to (a) advertise and (b) place information in the public domain on the use of the Energy Bills...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) Gypsies and Travellers living on roadside camps and (b) itinerant liveaboard Boaters can...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent progress his Department has made on providing itinerant liveaboard boaters with alternative fuel payment support.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take to enable itinerant liveaboard boaters to provide proof of address for the purpose of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the number of people that have not been able to apply for alternative fuel payment support because...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has held recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on establishing a way of providing proof of address...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will list the (a) dates and (b) locations when his Department has met with representatives from SSE to discuss the (i) Coire...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2023 to Question 192438 on Energy: Meters, whether her Department expects the smart meter...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when her Department will respond to an email from the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton, dated 30 May, on electricity and gas rates...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will launch a consultation before the summer recess on options for a new approach to consumer protection in the energy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department have made of the potential impact of the European Commission's announcement on the 7 June 2023 of a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to help large food manufacturing companies reduce high energy consumption.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what data his Department holds on the number of Microgeneration Certification Scheme certified installers who have been found not...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in her Department worked on tackling fraud and error in the benefit system between (a) January–June 2020, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department issues on whether a Scottish Higher National Certificate is advanced education for child maintenance purposes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of trends in poverty levels among people aged over 50 who have become economically inactive since the start...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of (a) maintaining Local Housing Allowance rates at the rates those agreed for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of rural bus services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of officials from his Department taking steps to promote the Rail Delivery Group's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of ticket office closures at train stations on rail users.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with the Rail Delivery Group on the potential closure of ticket offices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that train operating companies accept cash at (a) catering outlets on trains and (b) ticket...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of Avanti West Coast staffing levels at the ticket office at Stockport railway station.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with National Rail operators on (a) facilitating the purchase of extension tickets for Freedom Pass holders and (b) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many zero emission buses had been allocated Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas funding as of 10 July 2023; and how many zero emission buses funded...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any land which was purchased by HS2 under a compulsory purchase order has been subsequently disposed of.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of road conditions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to help support (a) blind and (b) other people to purchase rail tickets following the closure of ticket offices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish details of all proposed rail ticket office (a) closures and (b) reductions in opening hours.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Southeastern on new rolling stock.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to regulate the use of autonomous vehicles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of whether he will meet his target to increase the proportion of short journeys that are walked or cycled in towns...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department held discussions with Southeastern on ticket office closures before 1 December 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on Transport for London’s finances.
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...
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many Afghan nationals have been relocated from bridging hotels in Pakistan to the UK in 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) support and (b) protect Palestinian healthcare services in the occupied West Bank.
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to support a peaceful resolution following the elections in Sierra Leone on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2023 to Question 189210 on Cameroon: Armed Conflict, whether he has held...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in Cameroon on the potential impact of (a) releasing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to help support the government in Cameroon with (a) arms stockpile management and security,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if it remains his Department's policy to spend £11.6 billion on UK International Climate Finance between...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the security situation in Sierra Leone following the recent election.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of International Game Technology's adherence to modern slavery rules in its supply chains...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many former Armed Forces personnel work for his Department as civilian staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many eligible principle Afghan nationals were relocated through the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme from December 2022 to May 2023;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department produced a ministerial response under the write round process to the Department for Education's review of the relationships, sex...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2023 to Question 188371 on Armed Forces: Pensions, for what reason military service undertaken before the age of 18...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Defence Infrastructure Organisation are taking to increase housing delivery at Dalton Barracks, Abingdon.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish his Department's ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings transparency data for the period from January 2023 to June...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many families living in service family accommodation are on (a) the fuel subsidy scheme, (b) this Department's fuel supply and (c) civilian fuel supply.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department has provided on whether driving licences need to be surrendered by people who receive single justice procedure notices for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2023 to Question 188262 on Criminal Proceedings: Databases, what recent estimate he has made of when the external data...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2023 to Question 188261 on Crown Court: Standards, to provide this data by each Crown Court.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2023 to Question 188260 on Magistrates' Courts: ICT, how many and what proportion of defendants have appeared without...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the number of Law Centres that have closed in England since 2010; and how much funding his Department has provided to Law...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to introduce PAVA incapacitant spray into (a) Young Offender Institutions, (b) Secure Training Centres and (c) Secure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of recordings under s.28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 in each year for which data is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the total number of recordings under Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 that can be stored at...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions have been bought under the Theft Act 1968 for the theft of catalytic converters in England over the last 5 years; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of the Government offering free and independent legal advocacy to complainants of sexual...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to the civil service headquarters occupancy data, updated on 6 July 2023, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the data for waiting times for adults needing treatment for eating disorders; and if so, when.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to (1) significantly reduce, and (2) reform, the amount of regulators and regulatory systems in the health and care sector.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prosecution of Carla Foster for an offence under section 58 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861; and what...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether there is any link between benzodiazepine prescribed drugs and an increased risk of (1) Alzheimer's disease, (2) brain...
To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the usability of electronic health record systems across healthcare organisations; and what plans they have to improve...
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with (1) UK medical professionals and scientists, and (2) international partners, about (a) developing, and (b) agreeing,...
To ask His Majesty's Government what process the Veterinary Medicines Directorate uses to determine whether to grant an application to vary the marketing authorisation of a prescription-only...
To ask His Majesty's Government what documents are provided by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate to the Veterinary Products Committee to enable them to assess whether an application to vary...
To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria the Veterinary Products Committee uses to recommend whether an application to vary the marketing authorisation of a prescription-only veterinary...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether, and if so to what extent, they provide direct financial support for the development of veterinary clinical skill laboratories in low- and middle-income...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many 'orphan' waste sites deal with hazardous waste; and what recent discussions they have had with businesses about minimising taxation barriers for...
To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish the statutory post implementation reviews of (1) the African Horse Sickness (England) Regulations 2012, (2) the Animals and Animal Products...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for the Armed Forces on 14 March 2022 (136647), whether their commitment to lift barriers to people living...
To ask His Majesty's Government which NATO countries that are also members of the G7 contribute less than 2 per cent of their GDP on defence spending; and what that spending is as a percentage of...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 22 June (HL7956), whether they will now answer the question put; namely, what assessment they have made of any...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are aware of (1) any school in England receiving bomb threats, (2) any teacher receiving death threats, from Islamist extremists in the past five...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether schools in England are free to decide where collective prayer should take place on their premises.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether a Batley Grammar Schoolmaster and his family are in hiding after he showed his pupils a picture of Mohammed two years ago.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many Home Office Immigration decisions were overturned on appeal in (1) 2000, (2) 2020, and (3) 2022.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have taken into account the advice they issue to UK nationals travelling to overseas countries when discussing the suitability of those countries to...
To ask His Majesty's Government in addition to Rwanda which countries they have held discussions with about potentially deporting asylum seekers who have not been approved for admission into the UK.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many post-legislative reviews have been undertaken and published by government departments since January 2020; how this figure compares with reviews published...
To ask His Majesty's Government what direct help they are providing to (1) HIV, and (2) LGBTQ+, organisations in Uganda.
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Turkey about their alleged violation of the 1987 agreement concerning water flow on the river...
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they are making to the government of Turkey concerning reports that drone strikes used by that country have caused (1) deaths, and...
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with other donor countries about providing new funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of a market-led strategy through which developers are responsible for the installation of solar photovoltaic...
To ask His Majesty's Government what action they intend to take in response to the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) Progress Report to Parliament 2023, published on 28 June 2023, which...
To ask His Majesty's Government when the independent review of qualifications and experience required of spoken language interpreters in HM Courts and Tribunals Service will be completed; and...
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