Written answers

Friday, 21 July 2023

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Water Abstraction: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's timeline is for transferring all abstraction licenses into the Environmental Permitting (England and...

    • Public Lavatories: Men

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 10 July 2023 to Question 192826 on Public Lavatories: Men, how her Department encourages local...

      Animal Experiments: Primates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the recently published Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals in Great Britain in 2022,...

      Nature Conservation: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the replacement of the basic farm payment with Environmental Land...

      Inshore Fishing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with the Marine Management Organisation on regulation of small inshore fishermen.

      Manufacturing Industries: Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help large scale manufacturers reduce air pollution.

      Ofwat: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2023 to Question 191942 on Ofwat: Managers, how many former Ofwat employees were employed...

      Furs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timeframe is for concluding the evidence gathering process that will inform proposals to ban the import and...

      Inland Waterways: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes in the level of funding for the Canal and River Trust on the...

      Inland Waterways: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to improve the resilience of inland waterways against the effects of climate change.

      Air Pollution: Monitoring

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department plans to spend on expanding the PM2.5 monitoring networks across England.

      Nitrogen Dioxide: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to help local authorities (a) develop and (b) implement local NO2 reduction plans.

      Africa Climate Summit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to attend the Africa Climate Summit 2023.

      Marine Environment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (a) protect and (b) restore marine (i) habitats and (ii) wildlife.

      Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species: Musical Instruments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the requirement for musicians to ensure that their instruments comply...

      Dogs: Electronic Training Aids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2023 to Question 193127 on Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) (England) Regulations 2023,...

      Trees: Surveying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of (a) the adequacy of her Department's tree mapping and (b) the implications for her...

      Pets: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish a response to her Department's consultation on the Commercial and non-commercial movements of pets...

      Tree Planting: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she had made of adequacy of funding for tree planting projects in England.

      Tree Felling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) enabling local authorities to set tariffs for...

      Seed Potatoes: UK Internal Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish guidance for businesses on the procedures for (a) exporting and (b) importing seed potatoes between...

      Deer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of the size of England's deer herd; and if her Department will publish its projections for...

      Deer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Deer management strategy, published on 4 August 2022, what her...

      Climate Change: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to (a) measure and (b) mitigate the impact of climate change on the rural economy.

      Dogs: Yoga

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of puppy yoga on animal welfare.

      Horses: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June to Question 187499 on Horses: Animal Welfare, how many times she has met with the (a)...

      Clean Air Zones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects the Joint Air Quality Unit to issue evaluation guidance to Local Authorities on how NO2 compliance will be...

      Companies: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Global Resources Initiative Final Recommendations Report, published in March 2020, what assessment she...

      Farms: Westmorland and Lonsdale

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) upland and (b) lowland farms there are in Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency.

      Deep Sea Mining: Environmental Impact Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent environmental impact assessment his Department has made of deep-sea mining; and if he will make a statement.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Dahua Technology and Hikvision

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether their Department has purchased products manufactured by (a) Hikvision and (b) Dahua in the last three years.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps to ensure that staff in her Department who are under investigation for alleged misconduct are...

      Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals on (a) livestock worrying, (b) puppy and kitten smuggling, (c) the...

      Dangerous Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many American Bully XL dogs were seized by the police in each year since 2013.

      Trees: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the progress report by the Committee on Climate Change entitled Progress in reducing emissions, published...

      Canal and River Trust: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what grant funding she plans to give the Canal and River Trust in each year from 2023/24 to 2026/27.

      Canal and River Trust: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much grant funding was awarded to the Canal and River Trust in each year from 2011/12..

      Canal and River Trust: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, If she will publish the submissions made by representative bodies with her Department engaged during the review of the Canal...

      Fly-tipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an estimate of the number of active illegal waste sites.

      Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of waste disposal in England.

      Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to increase recycling rates.

      Fundão Tailing Dam: Disasters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has met her Brazilian counterpart to discuss the Mariana Dam disaster.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Deep Sea Mining

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact on deep-sea ecosystems of the draft exploitation regulations under the International...

    • Department for Business and Trade: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she is taking steps to ensure that staff in her Department who are under investigation for alleged misconduct are not named before...

      Voucher Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a minimum time period after which gift cards can expire.

      Trade Agreements: Gulf States

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions she has had with the Gulf Cooperation Council on including gender equality provisions in negotiations for a future Free...

      Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of producing a new industrial strategy.

  • Attorney General

    • Attorney General: Ministers

      To ask the Attorney General, 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 last 12 months.

    • Attorney General: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Attorney General, whether she is taking steps to ensure that staff in her Department who are under investigation for alleged misconduct are not named before those allegations are proven.

      Attorney General: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Attorney General, what (a) algorithmic and (b) other automated decision making systems her Department uses; and for what purposes.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Lewisham, Deptford of 13 April 2023, reference ZA49936.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Office: Psilocybin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he is taking steps to support (a) businesses and (b) universities in Northern Ireland to conduct research into psilocybin.

    • Northern Ireland Office: Disclosure of Information

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

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Arts Council England: Freedom of Expression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with Arts Council England on steps to promote freedom of speech and conscience in that organisation.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to sub-target two of the Greening Government Commitments reporting requirements for 2021 to 2025...

    • West Bank: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Palestinian on security control in Jenin.

      Gaza: Food Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implication for his policies of a suspension of food assistance to...

      Israel: Terrorism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart about the terrorist attack in Tel Aviv on 4 July 2023.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • UK National Screening Committee: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) capacity of and (b) funding available to the UK National Screening Committee.

    • Ovarian Cancer

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

      Haemochromatosis: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to recommendation 17 of the UK National Screening Committee's recommendations on screening for genetic haemochromatosis in...

      Rare Diseases: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled England Rare Diseases Action Plan 2023: main report, updated on 10 July 2023,...

      Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Babies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the UK National Screening Committee has had recent discussions with (a) patient organisations, (b) patients and (c) families...

      Babies: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) improve the horizon scanning capabilities of the UK National Screening Committee and (b) increase...

      Joint Replacements: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential (a) merits and (b) implications for his Department's policies of the Joint Replacement...

      Drugs: Side Effects

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the rate is of hospital admissions from suspected adverse drug reactions.

      Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Babies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to monitor the National Screening Committee’s progress on reviewing the case for including Spinal Muscular...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Wave Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of working directly with the WAVE Trust 70/30 campaign.

      Probiotics: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of the term probiotic being used as an ingredient descriptor on (a)...

      Nitrous Oxide: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of (a) physical and (b) mental healthcare for nitrous oxide users.

      Dental Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average length is of waiting lists for registering with an NHS dentist in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) England.

      Tobacco: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to oppose restrictions on access to reduced-risk tobacco products at the Tenth Conference of the Parties of...

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to publish a dental recovery plan.

      Mental Health Services: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce racial disparities in (a) mental health services and (b) experiences of the Mental Health...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to incorporate mental health support and prevention in the Major Conditions Strategy.

      Long Covid: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of how many people aged over 50 are suffering from long covid.

      Brain Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals requiring that brain...

  • Home Office

    • Windrush Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants for compensation under the Windrush compensation scheme died while waiting for a decision on their application.

    • Electronic Travel Authorisations: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department last discussed the Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme with tourism agencies in Northern Ireland,.

      Windrush Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the progress of the Windrush compensation scheme.

      Overseas Students: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to share with universities the number of dependents linked to an individual's study visa.

      Electronic Travel Authorisations: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department last discussed the Electronic Travel Authorisation Scheme with the Northern Ireland Office.

      Defending Democracy Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans for the Defending Democracy Taskforce to publish an (a) plan of action and (b) report on its conclusions.

      Defending Democracy Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Defending Democracy Taskforce plans to make an assessment of whether foreign powers may seek to influence political parties...

      Human Rights: Hong Kong

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to protect Hong Kong human rights activists in the UK.

      Lone Parents: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an equality impact assessment of the potential impact of the no recourse to public funds condition on single mothers.

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have applied for asylum after arriving on a short term visitor visa in each year since 2015.

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hotels are housing asylum seekers in (a) Bournemouth West constituency, (b) Bournemouth East constituency, (c) Poole constituency,...

      Asylum: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children from Leicester East constituency were being held in an asylum processing centre on 1 July 2023.

      Refugees: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason refugee integration loans are interest free.

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2023 to Question 192551 on Asylum: Applications, how many asylum application decision-makers were employed...

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the break date is for the contracts between her Department and hotels in Bournemouth for housing asylum claimants.

      Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals born in the UK between 2 October 2000 and 29 April 2006 to a British citizen father and an EU citizen mother have (a)...

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2023 to Question 192551 on Asylum: Applications, whether her Department records the length of asylum...

      Offenders: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2023 to Question 191940 on Offenders: Deportation, what proportion of applications for the Facilitated...

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds information on the number of people awaiting asylum determination in each parliamentary constituency.

      Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence and Shoplifting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) tackle gangs of armed shoplifters and (b) protect retail workers.

      Recreation Spaces: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to mitigate the risk of wildfires starting in urban green spaces.

      Home Office: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to ensure that staff in her Department who are under investigation for alleged misconduct are not named before...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners' Release: Victims

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of enabling families of victims of crime to participate in the process of taking decisions on...

    • Prisoners' Release: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of checks on decisions made by (a) prison governors and (b) other prison and probation authorities on the...

      Solicitors: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will take steps to increase the number of duty solicitors.

      Prisoners' Release: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made on the effectiveness of the criteria for releasing prisoners who have committed a serious crime.

      Asylum: Legal Opinion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the legal advice available to people making an asylum claim.

      Ministry of Justice: Artificial Intelligence

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

  • Cabinet Office

    • Cabinet Office: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) algorithmic and (b) other automated decision making systems his Department uses; and for what purposes.

    • Public Sector: Contracts for Services

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what social value criteria the Government considers when awarding public contracts.

      Prime Minister: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister is taking steps to ensure that staff in his Department who are under investigation for alleged misconduct are not named...

      Cabinet Office: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he is taking steps to ensure that staff in his Department who are under investigation for alleged misconduct are not named before those...

      Care Leavers: Government Assistance

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral contribution by the Minister for Veterans' Affairs of 22 June 2023, Official Report, column 929, what the goals of the care...

      Blood: Contamination

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2023 to Question 192984 on Blood: Contamination, when he plans to update the House on further interim compensation...

  • Department for Education

    • Department for Education: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to ensure that staff in her Department who are under investigation for alleged misconduct are not named before those...

    • Students: Debts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an estimate of the median level of student debt held by people in Leicester East constituency.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • World War II: Wrecks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the results of the survey of the wreck of HMS Prince of Wales undertaken on behalf of his Department by the survey vessel MMA...

    • Army: Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of vehicles procured for the British Army have been manufactured in the UK since 2010; and what proportion has been imported.

      Haythornthwaite Review of Armed Forces Incentivisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to publish a formal response to the independent review entitled Agency and Agility: Incentivising people in a new era - a...

      Skynet: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the planned initial operating capability date for the next generation of Skynet communications satellites.

      LE TacCIS Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the latest estimated initial operating capability date is for the Morpheus next-generation tactical communications system.

      Warrior Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme since the start of that programme.

  • Treasury

    • Government Securities and National Savings Bonds: Environment Protection

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the green financing programme, what factors will determine the issuing of (a) sovereign green gilts and (b) green savings bonds.

    • Pension Funds: Environment Protection

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of using pension funds to finance Government investment in green projects.

      Air Passenger Duty

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of private jet flights paid the higher rate of Air Passenger Duty in the last ten years; if he will make it his policy to levy...

      Employment: Parents

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the number of (a) mothers and (b) fathers who are likely to return to the workplace following the Spring Budget 2023.

      Treasury: Ministers

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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...

      Treasury: Aviation

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

  • Department for Transport

    • Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Post Office

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the financial impact of the ending of the DVLA contract with post offices of those businesses.

    • Department for Transport: Disclosure of Information

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

      Airports: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the level of airport drop-off fees.

      Roads: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on fixing potholes in Lincolnshire in each of the last five years.

      Roads: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of road safety legislation for protecting young people; and if he will make an assessment...

      Driving: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of drivers under 25 that have black boxes installed in their cars.

      Driving: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of when the findings of the Driver 2020 project will be published.

  • Prime Minister

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Disclosure of Information

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

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Nuclear and Networks plans to respond to the letter of 27 April 2023 from the...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to respond to correspondence of 31 May 2023 from the hon. Member for Lewisham East, case reference JD34425.

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Artificial Intelligence

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

      Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential contribution of natural hydrogen to the UK's energy supply.

      Energy: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Citizens Advice report Home Advantage: Unlocking the Benefits of Energy Efficiency, published in June 2023,...

      Fuels: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to take steps to ensure that supermarkets reflect falls in wholesale prices in consumer fuel costs.

      Heating: Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the roll-out of clean heat in social housing.

      Alternative Fuel Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what percentage of applications to the Alternative Fuels Payment Scheme were rejected.

      Alternative Fuel Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households (a) in North Shropshire constituency, (b) in Shropshire and (c) nationally were eligible for Alternative Fuel...

      Energy Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what (a) functional, (b) cyber and (c) physical security standards apply to energy generating facilities.

      Electricity Interconnectors: France

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to make a decision on the AQUIND interconnector project.

      Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating a set common standards used for the fitting of solar panels...

      Renewable Energy: Damage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) vandalism and (b) other damage to (i) solar farms and (ii) other...

  • Scotland Office

    • Scotland Office: Psilocybin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in the Scottish Government on support for (a) businesses and (b) universities for research into...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Life Sciences: Economic Growth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) organ-on-a-chip technology and (b) other human-specific...

    • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she is taking steps to ensure that staff in her Department who are under investigation for alleged misconduct are not...

      Mathematics: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps UK Research and Innovation is taking to support foundational mathematical research.

      Life Sciences: Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking in each region of the UK to implement the Life Sciences' vision to make the UK the most attractive...

      Economic Situation: Patents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department had discussions with its counterparts in the EU on the impact of standard essential patents on the...

      Mathematics: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2023 to Question 190871 on Mathematics: Research, whether the £124 million includes...

      Innovation: Science

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what comparative assessment she has made of the relative advantage to (a) researchers and (b) manufacturers of (i) gene...

      Life Sciences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her speech at the Creating a Scientific Superpower Conference on 28 June 2023, what the substantial...

      Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her speech at the Creating a Scientific Superpower Conference on 28 June 2023, what steps she is taking to...

      Chemistry: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent steps she has taken to improve the representation of black males in postdoctoral chemistry research.

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Artificial Intelligence

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

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: CK Hutchison Holdings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has held meetings with representatives of CK Hutchison in the last 12 months.

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department produced a ministerial response under the write round process to the Department for Education's review...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, 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...

    • State Retirement Pensions: Underpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to tackle under-payment errors in state pensions.

      Universal Credit: Private Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the number of households in the private rented sector in receipt of universal credit with the housing...

      Universal Credit: Private Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of those households in receipt of universal credit with the housing element in payment had rents that exceeded...

  • Department for Education

    • Teachers: Training

      To ask His Majesty's Government why funding is only available for the external provision of the Early Career Framework for teachers and not school-based provision.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Zimbabwe: Politics and Government

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Zimbabwean government concerning the banning of opposition party rallies.

    • Obey Shava

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Zimbabwean government concerning the physical attack on Obey Shava at his Shava Law Chambers on 5 July.

      Hong Kong: Politics and Government

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of China concerning the bounties offered for the capture of three residents of the UK.

      Zimbabwe: Elections

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the election in Zimbabwe in August will be free and fair.

      Libya: Migrants

      To ask His Majesty's Government what practical steps they are taking to achieve the closure of migrant detention centres in Libya and the repatriation of detainees.

      EU Countries: Arts

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the ease of UK-based artists' and musicians' ability to travel to work in the EU.

      Hong Kong: Judges

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the involvement of retired UK judges in the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeals, given the bounties placed by the government of...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Batteries: Lithium

      To ask His Majesty's Government what research, if any, they have commissioned into the fire risk to public safety of lithium-ion batteries in e-scooters and e-bikes; and if so, whether this will...

    • Batteries: Wales

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Government of Wales concerning the development of a battery gigafactory in Wales.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • UK Trade with EU: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to produce a list of goods that are eligible to use the Green Lane under the Windsor Framework.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Abortion: Drugs

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to review the safety of abortion pills being sent by post.

  • Home Office

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit: Carers

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the book by Kate Andersen Welfare That Works for Women? Mothers’ Experiences of the Conditionality within Universal Credit, published in...

  • Treasury

    • Financial Services: Fraud

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce new (1) legislation, or (2) regulatory guidelines, addressing AI-driven fraud in the financial sector.

    • Parcels: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023, why parcels sent from Great Britain to Northern Ireland will be subject to customs...

      UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what level of responsibility hauliers have in ensuring that commodity codes are correct on consignments going from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Manufacturing Industries: Energy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide (1) stable, and (2) affordable, energy supply for manufacturers.

    • Drax Power: Renewables Obligation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with OFGEM regarding the time taken to launch its investigation into allegations, first aired by BBC Panorama in October 2022, that...

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