Written answers

Thursday, 20 July 2023

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Oral Tobacco

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June to Question 188411 on Oral Tobacco, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of prohibiting...

    • HIV Infection and Viral Diseases: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to make a decision on expanding the routine testing programme for HIV and blood-borne viruses in areas with a high HIV...

      Contraceptives: Nottingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to improve the provision of long-acting reversible contraception in Nottingham.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that staff in his Department who are under investigation for alleged misconduct are not named before...

      General Practitioners: Postnatal Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of GP practices offer the six to eight week postnatal assessment (a) face-to-face and (b) remotely.

      Pancreatic Cancer: Mortality Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the survival rate for pancreatic cancer; and whether policies on increasing the survival...

      Pancreatic Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve diagnosis times for pancreatic cancer.

      Ovarian Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to increase the availability of the CA125 blood test for the screening of ovarian cancer.

      Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of workforce shortages on cancer treatment waiting times.

      Mental Health Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons funding for NHS staff mental health and wellbeing hubs ended on 31 March 2023.

      Ovarian Cancer: Publicity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of ovarian cancer.

      Benzodiazepines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the potential impact of benzodiazepine use on (a) dementia risk, (b) brain health and (c) cancer risk.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Members

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on how many occasions a request for a meeting by an hon. Member was not agreed to by (a) a Minister and (b) their office on behalf of a...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) algorithmic and (b) other automated decision making systems his Department uses; and for what purposes.

      Plantir: Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the Palantir Foundry pilot at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been paused; and whether there are (a)...

      Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made on the rollout of the direct access scheme for GPs to order diagnostic tests for patients...

      Infant Mortality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reach stillbirth and mortality rates 2025 targets.

      NHS: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report by Global Justice Now, Stopaids and Just Treatment...

      NHS: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the effectiveness of regulatory measures on the use of medicines (a)...

      Neurology: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting lists for neurology (a) diagnostics, (b) treatment, (c) surgery and (d) other services.

      Cancer: NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for patients waiting to start cancer treatment at Shropshire, Telford, and...

      Psilocybin: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase the level of research into the use of psilocybin for the treatment of (a) depression, (b) addiction and...

      Infant Mortality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve support for couples who experience baby loss.

      Personal Care Services: Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that adequate safeguarding checks are made on sports massage therapists.

      Personal Care Services: Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring that all sports massage therapists undergo enhanced Disclosure and...

      Personal Care Services: Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are restrictions in place preventing sports massage therapists from treating people aged under 18.

      Baby Care Units

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that every hospital has or has access to a neonatal intensive care unit.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2023 to Question 191948 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, whether his Department has made an assessment of...

      Mental Health Services: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the support for or veterans who show symptoms of PTSD (a) two, (b) five and (c) seven...

      Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients: Leicester East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been sectioned under mental health legislation in Leicester East constituency in each of the last four years.

      North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the review into the North East Ambulance Service.

      Maternity Services: Leicester East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) ensure that staffing levels in maternity services are sustainable in Leicester East...

      Penn Hospital: Staff

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

      Gynaecology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2023 to Question 905961 on Gynaecology, if his Department collates statistics on the number of people...

      Penn Hospital

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers from his Department have held with members of senior and executive leadership at Penn Hospital...

      Mental Health Services: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure that there are professional mental health teams linked to schools.

      Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the performance of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman in resolving NHS...

      Breasts: Plastic Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take further steps to support women who were affected by Poly Implant Prothèse breast implants prior...

      Mental Illness: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many call-outs relating to mental ill health in children were attended by each NHS ambulance service in England in each of the last...

      Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of enabling the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to enforce rulings in...

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of children and young people presenting to community-based mental health services started to receive help...

      Maternity Disparities Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Government’s Maternity Disparities Task Force is next scheduled to meet.

      Musculoskeletal Disorders: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what services his Department plans to include in community musculoskeletal hubs.

      Musculoskeletal Disorders: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of community musculoskeletal services are submitting data on waiting list times.

      Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure the NHS meets the 10.3 per cent annual growth in treatment volumes required over the next two...

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients booked a GP (a) appointment and (b) appointment through the NHS app in June 2023.

      Surgery: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people who are waiting for traumatic and orthopaedic surgery for longer than 18 months.

      General Practitioners: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP appointments primarily related to mental health in 2022.

      Diagnosis: NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to decrease the number of patients waiting more than six weeks for diagnostic tests at Shropshire,...

      Electronic Cigarettes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the UK delegation to the Tenth Conference of the Parties of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control will share with the World...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Prescriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of restricting the supply of vape products to be only available through...

      Food: Allergies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including pea protein as an allergen in food labelling.

  • Department for Education

    • Education and Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help insure that training and education (a) monitors and (b) adjusts to developments in (a) artificial...

    • Teachers: Resignations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers in schools in each region other than the North West and North East left the profession in the academic years (a) 2019-20, (b)...

      Further Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the funding model for further education colleges; and if she will make a statement.

      Higher Education: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to grant an exemption to siblings of UK nationals living in Europe and studying at UK universities prior to 1 January...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support individuals on student loan plans (a) 2 and (b) 4.

      Work Experience: Pupils

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people aged 18 and under have undertaken work experience in each year since 2013.

      Teachers: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) encourage people to enter the teaching profession and (b) improve staff retention in the education sector.

      Ofsted: Paper

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much Ofsted (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on its office paper costs in (i) the current financial year and (ii) each of the last five financial years.

      Department for Education: Paper

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on its office paper costs in (i) the current financial year and (ii) each of the last five...

      Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to support teachers following the recommendations of her Department's research report entitled Working lives of...

      Teachers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to help reduce repetition between initial teacher training courses and the early career framework.

      Teachers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to support delivery partners of accredited initial teacher training providers to ensure they know how many teachers they will...

      Teachers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to support accredited initial teacher training providers to support their new delivery partners.

      Turing Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an equalities impact assessment of (a) the length of placements and (b) the timing of funding payments for the Turing Scheme.

      Higher Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to address funding challenges in higher education.

      Racial Discrimination: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department takes to monitor the content of (a) training and (b) lessons on critical race theory provided by (i) FLAIR and (ii) other...

      Teachers: Resignations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will provide the number of teachers by gender that left the profession in academic years (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21, (c) 2021-22 and (d) 2022-23...

      Further Education and Schools: Electronic Cigarettes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help schools and colleges address vaping by their pupils.

      Apprentices: Degrees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to support (a) De Montfort University and (b) the University of Leicester to increase the availability of degree...

      Overseas Students: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential impact of the University and College Union...

      Birkbeck, University of London: Mathematics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has had discussions with representative of Birkbeck University on its proposed reductions to its Mathematics and Statistics...

      Care Leavers: Departmental Coordination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which Ministers sit on the cross-government ministerial board for care leavers; how many times the board has met in the last 12 months; and if she...

      Disability: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support families caring for disabled children.

      Holiday Play Schemes: Low Incomes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps with local authorities to provide subsidised holiday club spaces to children...

      Classroom Assistants: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to help ensure that teaching assistants providing SEND and mental health support are trained and remunerated in provision of...

      Schools: Uniforms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the provisions of the statutory guidance entitled Cost of school uniforms published in November...

      Teachers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to include training on therapeutic mental health approaches as part of teacher training courses.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Probate: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which companies are working on behalf of HM Courts and Tribunals Service to process probate applications; and what services each company is providing.

    • Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of court trials for (a) rape, (b) sexual assault, (c) violence against a person, (d) murder, (e) theft, (f) possession of...

      Prison Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his timeline is for delivering the 20,000 additional modern prison places announced by his Department on 18 February 2022.

      Rape: Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to Recommendation 6 of the Joint Inspectorate’s Phase Two report into the police and Crown Prosecution Service response to rape,...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Buildings: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance his Department issues on liability for fire safety renovation costs on buildings over 18 meters.

    • Exercise and Sports: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with local authorities on incorporating activity and sports in town planning decisions.

      Leasehold: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will hold a consultation with leaseholders and industry before bringing forward legislative proposals for reforms to...

      Private Rented Housing: Evictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent progress his Department has made on ending no fault evictions in the private rented sector.

      Housing: Leicester East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to take steps to help support the building of homes in Leicester to help tackle overcrowding...

      Trees: Property Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of amending planning obligations to require...

      Leasehold: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of providers offering leasehold building insurance to local...

      Housing: St Helens

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many new homes were built in St Helens Borough in each year since 2000 by electoral ward.

      Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the length of time people spend in temporary accommodation.

      Local Government Finance: Pilot Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which local authorities have been invited to to take part in the simplification pathfinder pilot.

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to ensure that staff in his Department who are under investigation for alleged misconduct are...

      Help to Buy Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many calls were made to Homes England in (a) April, (b) May and (c) June 2023 on the Help to Buy Scheme.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Companies: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what is the largest number of companies registered to a single individual acting in the role as an officer of those companies.

    • Foreign Investment in UK and Overseas Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2023 to Question 193054 on Foreign Investment in UK and Overseas Trade, if she will provide a breakdown of...

      Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant of the Answer of 13 June 2023 to Question 187340 on the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023, what secondary legislation will be...

      Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant of the Answer of 13 June 2023 to Question 187340 on the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023, if he will publish minutes of...

      Musicians: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department is taking steps to help support UK-based touring musicians with the requirement to obtain an ATA Carnet for taking...

      Department for Business and Trade: Ipsos

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to her Department's transparency data publication entitled DBT: spending over £25,000 for March 2023, for what purpose...

  • Home Office

    • Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 21 of her Department's policy paper entitled Fraud Strategy: stopping scams and protecting the public, published in...

    • Entry Clearances: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her Department's policy for UK entry clearance visas issued in Pakistan to be sent to the named individuals in Afghanistan...

      Visas: Sudan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether visas granted by her Department to individuals in Sudan can be collected by the applicants in Ethiopia.

      Rape

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Recommendation 1 of the Joint Inspectorate Phase One report into the police and Crown Prosecution Service response to...

      Immigration Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish an Impact Assessment for the changes outlined in the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules published by her...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Home Affairs, when the third pathway of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme will be fully opened.

      Lone Parents: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made a recent assessment of the impact of the Government's policy on no recourse to public funds on single mothers.

      Police: Demonstrations

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to police forces on protests that disrupt (a) sporting and (b) music events.

      Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of adding (a) HGV and (b) PSV drivers to the shortage occupation list for visas.

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review her Department’s use of hotel accommodation to help improve the suitability of accommodation offered to asylum seekers.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Special Advisers: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 4 of the Annual Report on Special Advisers 2020, published on 15 December 2020, how much of the £2.7 million in severance...

    • Veterans: Advisory Services

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding his Department is providing to the Veterans' Gateway in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025.

      Veterans: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the £20 million for veterans’ housing announced in the Spring Budget 2023, what funding has been allocated for veterans'...

      Information Rights User Group

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a list of (a) organisations and (b) individuals invited to participate in the Information Rights User Group.

  • Department for Transport

    • Leisure: Active Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on improving active travel routes to encourage use for leisure activities.

    • Electric Scooters: Pedestrian Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of the use of e-scooters on pedestrians.

      Great Western Main Line: Electrification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his expected timescale is for electrification of the Great Western Main Line between Chippenham and Bristol Temple Meads as part of the Rail...

      Railways: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of closing train station ticket offices in Lancaster on the (a) safety and (b)...

      Railways: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of closing train station ticket offices in Liverpool Riverside constituency on the (a)...

      Railways: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of proposed rail ticket office closures on (a) the number and proportion of booking office staff who...

      Motorways: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many deaths there have been (a) on (i) conventional and (ii) smart motorway hard shoulders and (b) on smart motorway rest areas in the last five years.

      Railways: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of plans modernise customer service across the rail network announced by the Rail Delivery Group...

      Railways: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of closing train station ticket offices in Weaver Vale on the (a) safety and (b)...

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of relocating ticketing office staff on (a) income from ticket sales and (b) levels of fare...

      Railways: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has been of the potential impact of closing train station ticket offices in Poplar and Limehouse constituency on the (a) safety and...

      Northern Trains: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact on rail users of ticket office closures on Northern Rail lines.

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with the Rail Delivery Group on the expected timescale to upgrade ticket vending machines.

      Railways: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of closing train station ticket offices in the North West on the (a) safety and (b) accessibility...

      Railways: Ipswich

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of train station ticket office closures on passengers in Ipswich constituency.

      Railways: Hornsey and Wood Green

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to support vulnerable and disabled passengers affected by the closure of railway ticket offices in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency.

      Railways: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the potential closure of train station ticket offices in Wigan on the (a) safety and (b)...

      Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who the Senior Responsible Owners (SROs) are for the (i) East Coast Mainline Programme and (ii) Electrification of the Midland Mainline Programme;...

      Avanti West Coast

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many daily services Avanti West Coast runs under its current timetable.

      Avanti West Coast

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Avanti West Coast on possible service reductions in (a) August and (b) September; and if he will make a statement.

      East Coast Main Line: Railway Signals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) projected end date, (b) projected financial costs, (c) initial planned whole-life costs, (d) the projected whole-life costs and (e)...

      East Coast Main Line: Railway Signals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the projected end date is of the East Coast Mainline Programme and when that date was last reviewed; what the forecast spend is for financial...

      East West Rail Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the projected end date is of East West Rail and when that date was last reviewed; what the forecast spend is for the current financial year and...

      Railway Network

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to open new railway lines to areas which are not serviced by rail transport.

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with (a) the Rail Delivery Group and (b) train operating companies on proposals to close train station ticket offices.

      High Speed Two: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has held with HS2 Ltd on the appointment of a new CEO of HS2 Ltd.

      Tractors and Trailers: Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring agricultural (a) tractors and (b) trailers to undertake MOT testing.

      Bus Services: Public Service Obligations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to issue new guidance on socially and economically necessary bus services.

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Rail Delivery Group on the potential impact of proposed rail ticket office closures on the availability of ticket...

      Business: Low Emission Zones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the impact of Ulez expansion on businesses and economic activity outside London.

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of closing ticket offices on older rail workers' ability to purchase tickets at privilege rates.

      Railways: North of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) projected end date is, (b) forecast spend in the financial year 2023-24 is, (c) initial planned whole life costs were and (d) delivery...

      Tractors: Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of requiring mandatory preparatory training for the Agricultural Tractor Driving test.

      High Speed 2 Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the projected end date is of HS2 phase 1 and when that date was last reviewed; what the forecast spend is for the current financial year and when...

      Railways: WiFi

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of a reduction in the provision of on-train WiFi on passengers using that service for...

      Freight: Income

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2023 to Question 189475, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that there is no loss of earnings to the...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Military Aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many airframes his Department plans to procure through the New Medium Helicopter programme.

    • Warrior Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated cost is of keeping the warrior armoured fighting vehicle in service for longer than originally planned.

      Warrior Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many warrior armoured fighting vehicles were in service on 14 July 2023, broken down by variant.

      LE TacCIS Programme: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on the Morpheus next-generation tactical communications system as of 14 July 2023.

      Warrior Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the out of service date is for the warrior armoured fighting vehicle.

      Type 23 Frigates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list each refit of the Type 23 frigate class over the last ten years by (a) name of ship, (b) contractor carrying out the refit, (c)...

      HMS Vanguard: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of the refit of HMS Vanguard.

      Ministry of Defence: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) algorithmic and (b) other automated decision making systems his Department uses; and for what purposes.

      Type 23 Frigates: Decommissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans for the last Type 23 frigate to leave operational service.

      Type 31 Frigates: Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to incorporate the Mk41 vertical launch system on Type 31 vessels.

      Submarines: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the anticipated cost of repairing the submarine lift at Faslane Naval Base.

      National Cyber Force

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2023 to Question 122426, when he expects construction of the new headquarters for the National Cyber Force in...

      Veterans: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on (a) the number of veterans with PTSD and (b) how many were diagnosed (i) before and (ii) after they left the...

      Warships: Wrecks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to monitor Royal Navy wrecks to prevent (a) potential environmental pollution and (b) the potential desecration of...

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Departments planned timescale for the design and construction of the Fleet Solid Support Ships beginning with the awarding of the contract to...

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February to Question 136537 on Harland and Wolff: Welding, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2023 to Question 192946 on Armed Forces: Housing, how many service family accommodation properties received payments...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service family accommodation properties are eligible for his Department's fuel subsidy scheme.

      Ministry of Defence Police: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of Ministry of Defence Police officers.

      Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Defence Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that reviews by (a) his Department and (b) the Ministry of Defence Police provide a comprehensive assessment of...

      HMS Somerset: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of the refit of HMS Somerset between 2018 and 2022.

      Navy: Greenwich Hospital

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Greenwich Hospital in meeting the aims set out in its Royal Charter.

      Ministry of Defence: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the revenue savings from freezing defence civilian staff recruitment until March 2025.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Waste Management: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her proposed reforms to waste collection services of the...

    • Food: Departmental Coordination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what frameworks there are for her Department to work with (a) the Department for Health and Social Care, (b) the Department...

      Water Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of Ofwat's enforcement powers in relation to water companies.

      Agriculture: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing continued professional development...

      Montgomery Canal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to restore and protect the Montgomery canal.

      Waste Management: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to group local authorities for funding purposes as part of her reforms to the collection...

      Waste Management: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to fully fund any additional costs incurred by local authorities arising from her proposed...

      Gardens: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her proposed reform of waste collection practices will include a requirement that local authorities provide a free...

      Sewage: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with Ofwat on the enforcement of regulations relating to storm overflows.

      Countryside: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending public rights of access as a means to...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Arts and Culture: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to provide financial support to arts and cultural organisations.

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with representatives of creative industries on the impact of AI on that sector.

      Gambling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to support the land-based gambling industry.

      Gambling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Gambling White paper entitled High stakes: gambling reform for the digital age, published on 27 April 2023, what...

      Employment: Exercise and Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions has she had with businesses on intergrading sport and activity into the working day.

      Sports: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure people that people from all socio-economic backgrounds can participate in community sports.

      Exercise and Sports: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help increase participation in grassroots (a) sports and (b) other physical activity by women...

      Sports: Demonstrations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on steps to prevent protestors from disrupting sporting events.

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on how many occasions a request for a meeting by an hon. Member was not agreed to by (a) a Minister and (b) their office on behalf of a...

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) algorithmic and (b) other automated decision making systems her Department uses; and for what purposes.

      Gambling: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the White Paper entitled High stakes: gambling reform for a digital age, what her planned timescale is for publishing...

      Gambling: Ombudsman

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to section four of the White Paper entitled High stakes: gambling reform for the digital age, what progress her...

      Betting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had discussions with gambling firms on helping to ensure customers are able to withdraw surplus funds from...

      English National Opera: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department will notify the English National Opera of the outcome of its funding application for the 2024-25 and 2025-26...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to respond to correspondence of 9 June 2023 from the hon. Member for Lewisham East, case reference JD34532.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the oral evidence of the Prime Minister to the Liaison Committee on 4 July 2023, HC1602, what steps her...

    • Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she hold discussions with her international counterparts on the use of unlicensed data to train artificial...

      Home Office: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department is taking steps to (a) accelerate and (b) support the transition to new approach methodologies for (i)...

      Artificial Intelligence and Copyright: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent estimate she has made of when the Intellectual Property Office will publish its code of conduct on copyright and...

      Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether it is her Department’s policy that companies using copyrighted data to train artificial intelligence models...

      Life Sciences: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions she has had with the life science research sector on (a) the recruitment of scientists from EU...

      Medicine: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment she has made of the UK’s global ranking in the (a) development and (b) use of human-specific...

      Postgraduate Education: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to support postgraduate researchers with increases in the cost of living.

      Postgraduate Education: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to encourage students from disadvantaged backgrounds to complete postgraduate research.

      Space

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the level of growth in the space sector in the last 12 months.

      Patents: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) patents for 4G and 5G technologies and (b) other...

      Medicine: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to support the growth of the human-specific technology sector.

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Parliamentary Estate: WiFi

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the estimated cost is of the wi-fi upgrades being made across the Parliamentary estate as of 14 July 2023.

    • House of Commons and Members: Staff

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many people are employed by (a) the House of Commons and (b) Members of Parliament.

      Portcullis House: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many incidents there have been relating to (a) leaks, (b) broken panels and (c) structural defects...

      Portcullis House: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the estimated cost is for the proposed Portcullis House upgrades for (a) the building’s mechanical...

      Richmond House: Fire Prevention

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the estimated cost is for the new fire doors for Richmond House, as of 14 July 2023.

      House of Commons Terrace: Lighting

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the estimated cost is of the proposed new lighting installations for the Terrace to facilitate marking...

      Portcullis House: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent estimate the Commission has made of the cost of the equipment upgrades in eight rooms of...

      Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the estimated outturn cost is for the flat roof upgrades to the Palace of Westminster as of 14 July 2023.

      New Palace Yard

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the estimated cost is of the New Palace Yard enhancements including the security upgrades, as of 14 July 2023.

  • Wales Office

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Government Communication Service: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding was allocated to the UK Government Communications Service International in each of the last five...

    • Gibraltar: Spain

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Gibraltar, (b) Spain and (c) the EU on the border...

      Convention on Cluster Munitions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to uphold the commitment under the Convention on Cluster Munitions not to assist in the...

      Climate Change: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2023 to Question 191934, what his Department's projected spend on international...

      Crops: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support international collaboration on research projects to improve crop resilience.

      Science: International Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Global Health Framework Objective 4, what steps he has taken to lead a global campaign...

      Development Aid: Gynaecology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help international counterparts tackle gynaecological disease.

      Zimbabwe: Africa Climate Summit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has discussed the African Climate Action Summit with the Government of Zimbabwe.

      Africa Climate Summit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which Ministers will attend the African Climate Action Summit in September 2023.

      Overseas Students: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many scholarships his Department has given to enable study in the UK to women from (a) Afghanistan, (b)...

      Development Aid: Genito-urinary Medicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to make sexual and reproductive health and rights a priority in the upcoming White...

      Saudi Arabia: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his counterparts in Saudi Arabia on the cases of (a) Manahel al-Otaibi,...

      Morad Tahbaz

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he last made representations to his Iranian counterpart on the case of Morad Tahbaz.

      Saudi Arabia: Women's Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in Saudi Arabia on the male guardianship system in that...

      International Development Association: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to provide funds for the next replenishment round for the International Development Association.

      Afghanistan: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has had discussions with Afghan women's groups on human rights in that country since August...

  • Treasury

    • Credit: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his planned timescale is for implementing regulations on buy-now pay-later providers.

    • Safe Hands Plans: Insolvency

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he received a report from the Financial Conduct Authority on the collapse of the Safe Hands funeral group.

      Inflation: Rents

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of increases in rent on the rate of inflation.

      Musicians: EU Countries

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the impact of the requirement for musicians to obtain an ATA Carnet when taking their instruments to the EU on their...

      Arts: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with relevant stakeholders on the potential to use tax incentives to encourage investment in the creative industries.

      Employment: Housing

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the employer-provided living accommodation tax exemptions and the potential impact of geographical location on the application of those...

      Small Businesses: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of reforms to VAT to encourage small businesses growth.

      Small Businesses: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the annual VAT threshold on small business growth.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the email from the hon. Member for Ealing, Southall of 30 June 2023.

      Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation: Licensing

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) new and (b) renewal applications for (i) general and (ii) specific Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation licences have not been...

      Taxpayers

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2023 to Question 191850 on Taxpayers, if he will take steps to publish the further breakdown of this information by 20...

      NHS: Wales

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2023 to Question 192919 on NHS: Wales, how much of the £2.4 billion in funding for the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan...

      Prisons: Education

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer on 3 July 2023 to Question 191434 on Prisons: Education, whether relevant stakeholders included staff unions; and if he will make a...

      Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2023 to Question 193171 on Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services, how many calls were made to the self-assessment...

      Employment: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the current average processing time is for the (a) ca3837 Self-employed and temporarily working in a country within the EU, European Economic Area...

      Revenue and Customs: Standards

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, What steps he is taking to reduce HMRC's response times to (a) individuals and (b) financial representatives.

  • Scotland Office

    • Scotland Office: Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, on how many occasions a request for a meeting by an hon. Member was not agreed to by (a) a Minister and (b) their office on behalf of a Minister in the...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Jobcentres: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2023 to Question 192305 on Jobcentres: Staff, how many work coaches his Department plans to (a) recruit and...

    • Universal Credit: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) risk and (b) equality assessments are made of the use of Artificial Intelligence to assess...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he is taking steps to ensure that staff in his Department who are under investigation for alleged misconduct are not named before...

      Employment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a reasonable adjustment disability passport template to facilitate people...

      Personal Independence Payment: Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department issues guidance to benefit assessors on assessing (a) Crohn’s Disease, (b) Ulcerative Colitis and (c) other...

      Psilocybin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of psilocybin on the (a) health and (b) ability to work of people with long term...

      Personal Independence Payment: Incontinence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessments his Department has made regarding the adequacy of the managing toilet needs or incontinence descriptor for Personal...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2023 to Question 193254 on Energy: Meters, whether it is the obligation of the householder to...

    • Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2023 to Question 193254 on Energy: Meters, whether customers will have access to low cost tariffs...

      Alternative Fuel Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what proportion of eligible households have received an Alternative Fuel Payment in (a) North Shropshire, (b)...

      Energy Company Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many projects have been supported through ECO4 since 28 March 2023.

      Energy Company Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding his Department has provided to ECO4 since 28 March 2023.

      Electricity Interconnectors: Germany

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on potential impact of the delivery of the NeuConnect electricity...

      Electricity Interconnectors: Germany

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the licensing agreement between the Crown Estate and the developers of the...

      Electricity Interconnectors: Germany

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what funding (a) his Department and (b) predecessor departments have provided to the NeuConnect project for an electricity...

      Electricity Interconnectors: Germany

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the number of hours staff in (a) his Department and (b) predecessor departments have spent working...

      Solar Power: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2023 to Question 192432 on Solar Power: China, what the value of support given under the...

      Solar Power: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2023 to Question 192432 on Solar Power: China, how much funding was provided to UK manufacturers...

  • Leader of the House

    • Statutory Instruments

      To ask the Leader of the House, what the average cost to the public purse is for (a) issuing a correction slip for a statutory instrument and (b) statutory instruments (i) made and (ii) issued...

    • Political Parties: Donors

      To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to her oral contribution of 12 June 2023 on Members of Parliament: Risk-based Exclusion, Offical Report, column 110, whether she plans for the new...

      Rishi Sunak: Oral Statements

      To ask the Leader of the House, how many oral statements the Rt Hon Member for Richmond (Yorks) has made to the House of Commons in each of the last five years.

      Prime Minister's Questions

      To ask the Leader of the House, what proportion of Prime Minister's Questions were attended by each of the last five Prime Ministers.

      Members: Conduct

      To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to her oral contribution of 12 June 2023 on Members of Parliament: Risk-based Exclusion, Official Report column 83, who she is bringing in to advise...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Phenylketonuria: Sapropterin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will bring forward proposals to permit the use of Kuvan for people with Phenylketonuria in Northern Ireland aged 21 and above.

    • Foreign Investment in UK: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade to promote the Northern Ireland Investment Summit in September 2023

      Domestic Visits: Belfast East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when a Minister from his Department last visited Belfast North constituency.

  • Attorney General

    • Rape: Victim Personal Statements

      To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to Recommendation 9 of the Joint Inspectorate’s Phase Two report into the police and Crown Prosecution Service response to rape, published in February...

    • Rape: Victim Personal Statements

      To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to Recommendation 9 of the Joint Inspectorate’s Phase Two report into the police and Crown Prosecution Service response to rape published in February...

  • Department for Education

    • Teachers: Career Development

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to adapting the Early Career Framework for teachers to take account of the need for diverse skillsets.

    • Teachers: Migrant Workers

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons why there are not sufficient teacher applicants from overseas.

      Teachers: Incentives

      To ask His Majesty's Government why financial incentives for teachers are not offered for teaching additional subjects to support a broad school curriculum.

      Religion: Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government why Religious Education is not included in the list of subjects for English Baccalaureate qualification.

      Teachers: Career Development

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Early Career Framework for teachers.

  • Home Office

    • British National (Overseas) and Asylum: Hong Kong

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many Hong Kong citizens have entered the UK since the introduction of that territory's National Security Law (1) using the British National...

    • Asylum: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the age of youngest unaccompanied child seeking asylum who has been housed in a Home Office temporary hotel; and how long that child was housed there for.

      Asylum: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied children seeking asylum have been housed in Home Office temporary hotels in the past 18 months; and of those, how many were aged between...

      Visas: Ministers of Religion

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 6 March (HL6140), whether they intend to conduct a review into UK visas given to Religious...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Cancer: Drugs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that more cancer drugs can transition from a Phase 1 study to Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)...

    • Benzodiazepines

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to establish (1) a helpline, and (2) specialist services, to enable patients to break free from addiction to benzodiazepine...

      Benzodiazepines

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of people in England addicted to benzodiazepine prescribed drugs.

      Eating Disorders: Hospital Beds

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many inpatient beds are available to the NHS for eating disorder patients in (1) England, (2) the North of England, (3) the Midlands and East of England,...

      Influenza: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 22 June (HL8406), how many manufacturers of flu vaccinations they have identified to provide...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that COVID-19 vaccines may cause serious side effects, including death; and what steps they taking to collate all...

      Influenza: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 22 June (HL8406), what contingency plans they have made for a major manufacturer of flu vaccinations...

      Prisoners: Foetal Alcohol Syndrome

      To ask His Majesty's Government what work is being done in prisons to identify victims of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome; and what steps they are taking to introduce appropriate management and...

      Influenza and Whooping Cough: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 29 June 2023 (HL8408), what reasons they have identified for the fall in seasonal flu vaccine uptake in NHS...

      Radon Gas: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the levels of radon in Northern Ireland; and what steps they are taking to protect the public's health.

      Suicide: Men

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 15 June (HL8295), how they are targeting the extra funds for suicide prevention among the minority ethnic...

      Abortion: Drugs

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 4 July (HL 8691), what measures they have in place to evaluate the effectiveness of abortion...

      NHS: Agency Workers

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total amount paid for all agency staff in the NHS, including hiring and organisational costs, for (1) April 2019, and (2) April 2023.

      NHS: Drugs and Medical Equipment

      To ask His Majesty's Government which (1) medicines, and (2) medical devices, are currently being provided and delivered by homecare medicines services.

      Dengue Fever

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of Dengue Fever being transmitted in the UK, now and in the future.

      Home Care Services: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether there is a Key Performance Indicator for the harms caused to patients because of a failure of provision of homecare services.

      Processed Food

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to carry out research into the impact of ultra-processed foods on public health outcomes.

      Screening: Age

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the age limits on each of the NHS screening programmes and the justification for each limit.

      Pharmacy: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of support available under the Pharmacy Access Scheme; and whether the criteria includes the (1) quality, (2)...

      Brain Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Early Access to Medicines Scheme to ensure that brain tumour patients are able to access the most promising treatments.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Covid-19 Inquiry: Legal Costs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what legal costs they have incurred to date as a result of their decision to seek a judicial review on the application of the Inquiries Act 2005 to the...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • China: Religious Buildings

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that, despite protests, minarets and domes are to be removed from two mosques in Yunnan province, China; and what...

    • Indo-Pacific Region and Latin America: Foreign Relations

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the speech by the Foreign Secretary on 29 June, what assessment they have made of the UK’s future relations with growing regional powers in (1)...

      Sudan: Refugees

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the levels of success that they or United Nations agencies are having in reaching refugees fleeing genocide in Darfur, Sudan.

      Libya: Detention Centres

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which detention centres for migrants and refugees in Libya are (1) routinely visited by United Nations...

      Zimbabwe: Elections and Political Prisoners

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case of Joana Mamombe MP and other political activists recently detained in Zimbabwe; whether they have made...

      Tigray: World Food Programme

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the United Nations about allegations of corruption in respect of UN World Food Programme resources for the...

      Africa: UN Security Council

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the speech by the Foreign Secretary on 29 June, what assessment they have made of the impact of the proposed addition of a permanent member of the UN...

      Arms Control

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute SIPRI Yearbook 2022: Armaments, Disarmaments and...

      Tigray: Peace Negotiations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to establish a Donors’ Conference to coordinate efforts to (1) enable the physical reconstruction of Tigray and, (2) deepen peace...

      Tigray: Peace Negotiations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that transitional justice in Tigray leads to (1) the prosecution and conviction of those responsible for atrocity crimes in...

      Tigray: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people who have died as a consequence of the war in Tigray as a result of (1) fatalities in the conflict, (2)...

      Tigray: Internally Displaced People

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that 700 people have died of hunger over a two-month period in the camp for internally displaced people at Shire, Western...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Trade Agreements: USA

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likely timing of a free trade agreement with the USA.

  • Treasury

    • Public Expenditure

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the continued effectiveness of the Barnett formula for the devolved nations of the UK.

    • Revenue and Customs: Information Sharing

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will list those intended to be covered by the term “or anyone acting on their behalf” in Regulation 2 of the Windsor Framework (Disclosure...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces: Cost of Living

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support armed forces personnel with the increased cost of living.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Planning: Combined Authorities

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the effectiveness of Combined Authorities in delivering strategic planning objectives.

    • Planning Permission

      To ask His Majesty's Government (1) what assessment they have made of (a) the use of retrospective planning applications following deliberate breaches of planning rules, and (b) the level of...

      Renewable Energy: Planning

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to simplify the planning process for renewables.

      Private Rented Housing: Pets

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effects of clauses 16B and 16C of the Renters (Reform) Bill on blocks of flats whose leases prohibit pets which may cause a...

      Private Rented Housing: Shortages

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to end the shortage of private rental accommodation; and whether such steps include restoring tax relief on buy to let mortgages.

      Private Rented Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the availability of long-term rental properties in holiday resorts and city centres as a result of the introduction of periodic...

      Shorthold Tenancies: Mortgages

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the abolition of assured shorthold tenancies on those seeking a mortgage from mortgage companies which require tenancies of at...

      Retail Trade: Urban Areas

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assist local retailers in adapting to a changing high street environment, including rising costs and an increase in online shopping.

      Private Rented Housing: Tenancy Agreements

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the Renters (Reform) Bill will make leases in apartment blocks banning short lets illegal.

      National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service: Tree Felling

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many existing large trees would have to be felled to make way for the proposed Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Public Sector: Pay

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much of the current Northern Ireland Block Grant is used for employee pay for (1) civil servants, and (2) other public sector workers.

  • The Senior Deputy Speaker

    • Palace of Westminster: Fire Safety

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker on what dates in the last 20 years full scale evacuation drills of the House of Lords parts of the Palace of Westminster were undertaken, and which of these...

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