Written answers

Monday, 24 July 2023

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Cats and Dogs: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to bring forward legislation to make cat and dog abduction a specific offence.

    • Sea Level

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to assess the impacts of rising sea levels; and what assessment she has made of the...

      Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of trends in household recycling rates.

      Borders: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to make a final decision in response to the consultation on developing a charging model on recovery of...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) algorithmic and (b) other automated decision making systems her Department uses; and for what purposes.

      Countryside Stewardship Scheme and Sustainable Farming Incentive

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much money was returned to farmers as gross cash by (a) the Sustainable Farming Incentive and (b) additional funds...

      Horticulture: Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to support the horticulture industry in funding (a) tanks and reservoirs and (b) other water...

      Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding through the Basic Payment Scheme has reduced in each year since 2020; and by how much she plans to reduce...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 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...

      Fly-tipping: Fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with local councils on the adequacy of the level of fines for people who fly-tip.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Rare Diseases: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure an equitable uptake of new treatments for (a) spinal muscular atrophy and (b) other rare diseases...

    • Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Diagnosis and Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of average (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment waiting times on people affected by...

      Babies: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Muscular Dystrophy entitled Newborn Screening for Rare Conditions,...

      Babies: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the APPG for Muscular Dystrophy report entitled Newborn Screening for Rare Conditions, published May 2023, what...

      NHS: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will issue guidelines on the recruitment of independent consultancies conducting leadership and governance reviews in the NHS.

      Neurology: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to support the needs of people with (a) spinal muscular atrophy and (b) other rare neurological...

      Training: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS England spent on training for equality, diversity and inclusivity in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.

      Agency Nurses: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2023 to Question 182351 on Agency Nurses: Expenditure, what recent estimate he has made of when the...

      Carers: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support unpaid carers with increases in the cost of living.

      Hospitals: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a list of (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful bids for the New Hospitals Programme.

      Integrated Care Boards: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will require integrated care boards to review how their estates could be utilised for (a) health and (b) wider public purposes.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in the...

      NHS: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to assess the value for money of consultancy work in the NHS.

      Endoscopy: South Tyneside

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System’s 2022-23 diagnostic funding was spent on diagnostic...

      UK National Screening Committee: Rare Diseases

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

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2023 to Question 190812 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, what assessment he has made of (a) the robustness...

      Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2023 to Question 190694 on Respiratory Syncytial Virus, what assessment he has made of the implications...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Public Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that public health messages on vaping are targeted at adults.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to create stop vaping programmes for (a) adults and (b) children and young people.

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure children and young people with complex mental health needs are cared for in safe and...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Sefton Central of 25 April 2023 and 14 June 2023.

      Contraceptives: General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to review the (a) effectiveness and (b) timeliness of the funding system accessed by GPs for fitting intrauterine...

      Continuing Care: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to long-term care for older people in (a) Slough constituency, (b) the South East, and (c)...

      Rare Diseases: Diagnosis and Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment waiting times for people with rare diseases which present...

      Endoscopy: Kent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the barriers to reducing endoscopy waiting lists in the NHS Kent and Medway integrated...

      Endoscopy: Thames Valley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of potential barriers to reducing endoscopy waiting lists in (a) Buckinghamshire,...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will include the quality of inpatient environments and the range of people’s experiences of inpatient treatment in the...

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to involve children and young people in decisions regarding their care and treatment when in hospital...

      Community Treatment Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of ending the use of community treatment orders.

      Yellow Card Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the evidential basis is for the statement by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency that there is high public...

      Mental Health Services: Children and Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to embed support for patients who are parents and their children into adult mental health services; and if he...

      Down Syndrome Act 2022

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department will respond to the consultation entitled Down Syndrome Act 2022 guidance: call for evidence which closed on 8...

      Autism: Children

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

      General Practitioners: Postnatal Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of GP practices offer women a postnatal assessment six to eight weeks after giving birth.

      Health Professions: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what training clinicians receive on the needs of families where a parent has mental health difficulties; and if he will make a statement.

      Hospices: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the application process for the Children and Young People hospice grant for 2024-25.

      Hospices: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will maintain the children and young people's hospice grant after 2024-25.

      Hospices: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to establish a long-term funding model for children’s hospices.

      Continuing Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that Integrated Care Boards comply with his Department's guidance entitled National framework for NHS...

      Hospices: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to provide additional funding for Bolton Hospice; and what steps his Department is taking to...

  • Home Office

    • Uyghurs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the implications for her policies of reports of intimidation and attempted forced extradition of...

    • Human Trafficking: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Department of Justice on human trafficking in Northern Ireland.

      Asylum: Portland Port

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the safety risk assessments for the berthing in Portland Port of the Bibby Stockholm.

      Anti-social Behaviour: Ipswich

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help local authorities in Ipswich to reduce anti-social behaviour in the town centre.

      Shoplifting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of levels of theft from shops (a) nationally and (b) in Suffolk.

      Demonstrations: Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing (a) fines and (b) prison terms for people who participate in protests...

      Abortion: Demonstrations

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when safe access zones around facilities providing abortion care under the Public Order Act 2023 will be initiated in England and Wales.

      Police: Dismissal

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the review into the process of police officer dismissals.

      Anti-social Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to tackle antisocial behaviour by large groups of people.

      Police Custody: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2023 to Question 193747 on Police Custody: Children, if she will publish her Department's response to the...

      British Nationality: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fee waiver applications for children applying for British citizenship were for children in care between June (a) 2021-2022 and (b)...

      British Nationality: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the number of fee waiver applications for children registering for British citizenship since June 2022, broken down by...

      Asylum: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish the next review of the asylum-support allowance.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Private Rented Housing: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making changes to Section 30 of the Housing Act to give...

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Sefton Central of 12 May 2023 and 28 June 2023 on...

      Affordable Housing: Key Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure an adequate supply of affordable housing for key workers in areas of...

      Planning: Agriculture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) peri-urban and (b) high-quality rural land used for food growing is protected...

      Almshouses: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of enabling alms houses to access section 106 funding in the...

      Housing: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has held with local planning authorities on ensuring that developers build homes that have enough (a)...

      Water Authorities and Water Companies: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made to the potential merits of making water (a) companies and (b) authorities statutory consultees...

      Urban Areas: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to help urban areas adapt to (a) warmer summers and (b) flooding.

      Help to Buy Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has had recent discussions with Lenvi on response times to Help to Buy Equity Loan customer enquiries.

      Private Rented Housing: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions his Department has had with landlords on the Renters (Reform) Bill.

      Renters (Reform) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Renters (Reform) Bill on (a) the number of...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, 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...

      Social Cohesion and Resilience Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent estimate he has made of when the Independent Review of Social Cohesion and Resilience will be published.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead of 20 April 2023, 13 May and 28...

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the announcement on 13 July 2023 that schoolteachers will receive a 6.5 per cent pay increase from September 2023, what assessment...

    • Department for Education: Artificial Intelligence

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

      Schools: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is available to schools with falling pupil numbers.

      Ofsted

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for her policies of the level of complaints about Ofsted's inspection processes.

      School Day

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of schools that deliver a school week of less than 32.5 hours.

      Basic Skills: Portsmouth South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to improve children's oracy skills in Portsmouth South constituency.

      Multi-academy Trusts: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding was allocated to multi-academy trusts through the National Funding Formula in the 2022-23 academic year

      Mathematics: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the academic achievements of schools teaching (a) Singapore maths and (b) other forms of maths teaching.

      Non-teaching Staff: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) ancillary staff and (b) teaching assistants will receive the same level of pay increase as has been awarded to teachers from September 2023.

      Teachers: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with headteachers of secondary schools on the level of workloads for teachers in those schools; and whether she...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Domestic Visits: Wales

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many visits he has made to Wales since his appointment.

  • Wales Office

    • Domestic Visits: Ceredigion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Ceredigion constituency.

    • Domestic Visits: Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Carmarthen East and Dinefwr constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Cardiff West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Cardiff West constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Cardiff South and Penarth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Cardiff South and Penarth constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Pontypridd

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister in his Department last made an official visit to Pontypridd constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Ogmore

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister in his Department last made an official visit to Ogmore constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Newport West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister in his Department last made an official visit to Newport West constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Newport East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister in his Department last made an official visit to Newport East constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Neath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister in his Department last made an official visit to Neath constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Ynys Môn

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Ynys Môn constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Wrexham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Wrexham constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Vale of Glamorgan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Vale of Glamorgan constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Clwyd

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Vale of Clwyd constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Torfaen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Torfaen constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Cardiff North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister in his Department last made an official visit to Cardiff North constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Cardiff Central

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister in his Department last made an official visit to Cardiff Central constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Caerphilly

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister in his Department last made an official visit to Caerphilly constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Bridgend

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister in his Department last made an official visit to Bridgend constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Brecon and Radnorshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last undertook an official visit to Brecon and Radnorshire constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Monmouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last visited Monmouth constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Montgomeryshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last visited Montgomeryshire constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last visited Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Llanelli

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last visited Llanelli constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Islwyn

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last visited Islwyn constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Dwyfor Meirionnydd

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last visited Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Delyn

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last visited Delyn constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Cynon Valley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last visited Cynon Valley constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Clwyd West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Clwyd West constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Clwyd South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, on what date a Minister from his Department last undertook an official visit to Clwyd South constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Swansea West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Swansea West constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Swansea East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Swansea East constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Rhondda

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Rhondda constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Preseli Pembrokeshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Preseli Pembrokeshire constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Gower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Gower constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Blaenau Gwent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Blaenau Gwent constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Arfon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Arfon constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Alyn and Deeside

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Alyn and Deeside constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Aberconwy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Aberconwy constituency.

      Domestic Visits: Aberavon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Aberavon constituency.

      Wales Office: Psilocybin

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

      Wales Office: Members

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, on how many occasions a request for a meeting by an hon. Member of each political party was not agreed to by (a) a Minister in his Office directly and (b)...

      Wales Office: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, 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 Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Africa Climate Summit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to attend the African Climate Action Summit.

    • National Grid: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Department for Infrastructure Northern Ireland on grid infrastructure.

      Boilers and Heat Pumps: Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) heat pumps and (b) biomass boilers have been installed in social housing under the boiler upgrade scheme since the end...

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to (a) the public purse and (b) businesses and individuals to reach net zero in...

      Insulation: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent progress his Department has made on increasing the rate of (a) loft and (b) cavity wall insulations.

      Energy: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of offering free energy audits to all households.

      National Grid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his department is taking to increase grid capacity (a) nationwide and (b) in North Shropshire constituency.

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, 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...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Israel and Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many times he has held discussions with his counterparts in (a) Israel and (b) Palestine in 2023.

    • Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the violence in Israel and Palestine.

      West Bank: Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of changes in the level of violence...

      Palestinians: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has held with his counterpart in Israel on (a) recent and (b) potential future...

      Alaa Abdel Fattah

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he last discussed the case of Alaa Abdel Fattah with his Egyptian counterpart.

      Israeli Settlements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has held with his counterpart in Israel on the expansion of illegal settlements in the...

      Russia: South Africa

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the strength of the diplomatic relationship...

      Women: Oppression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle the oppression of women in (a) Iran, (b) Afghanistan and (c) other...

      Darfur: Humanitarian Situation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking in response to the humanitarian situation in Elgeneina, West Darfur in Sudan.

      Uganda: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help protect the safety of LGBT+ human rights activists in Uganda.

      British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies: Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support financial centres in the (a) British Overseas...

      Government Hospitality: Wines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 January to Question 111547, when he plans to publish the bi-annual report on the...

      Somalia: Peace Negotiations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to help promote peace and stability in Somalia.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Technology: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made an assessment for the implications of her policies of Tel Aviv’s recent rating as the second-best cleantech...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Global Response Force: Deployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Defence’s response to a more contested and volatile world, published on 18 July 2023, CP 901, when he expects the Global...

    • Ministry of Defence: Aviation

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

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

  • Department for Transport

    • Shipping: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to support the maritime sector's transition to net zero emissions.

    • Motor Vehicles: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of (a) the prevalence of brake dust pollution in the UK in the last 12 months and (b) the potential merits of...

      Roads: Litter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has held with National Highways on removal of litter from the side of roads for which it has responsibility.

      Railways: Midlands

      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...

      Trains: WiFi

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of WiFi on passenger trains.

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department reviewed international comparisons when assessing the potential impact of closing railway station ticket offices.

      Great British Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by which date he expects a site for the Great British Railway headquarters to be identified.

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish his correspondence with the (a) Chair of the Rail Delivery Group and (b) chief executive officers of train operating companies...

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer to Question 193004 on Railways: Tickets, whether he instructed Train Operating Companies to consult on ticket closures; and...

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2023 to Question 193235 on Railways: Tickets, by what means he was first made aware of proposals to close a majority...

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the demographic spread of people who use railway ticket offices.

      Department for Transport: Aviation

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

      Cycling and Walking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to (a) encourage active travel and (b) increase safety for (i) cyclists and (ii) pedestrians in cities.

      Cycling and Walking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to funding levels for cycling and walking infrastructure on the UK's ability to meet...

      Cycling and Walking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to funding levels for cycling and walking infrastructure on local authority plans to...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of electric vehicle charging points in the UK.

      Department for Transport: Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, 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...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Office: Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 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

    • Museums and Galleries: Restitution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had discussions with representatives of museums on the potential impact on UK culture of returning artefacts...

  • Department for Business and Trade

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take when goods being transported to Northern Ireland which have been declared for the Green Lane are checked and are found not to qualify.

    • UNRWA: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to help prevent the potential suspension from September of all United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East...

      Nagorno Karabakh

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with (1) international partners, and (2) the government of Azerbaijan, to encourage that country to lift its blockade of...

      Syria: Refugees

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will consult the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on ways to prevent compulsory deportations of Syrians from Turkey and Lebanon.

      Kosovo: Politics and Government

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) recent moves by the EU to seek to resolve tensions in northern Kosovo, and (2) the response by the Prime Minister of Kosovo...

      Iran: Detainees

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to raise with the government of Iran (1) the detention of lawyers defending Iranian protesters, and (2) the detention of 17...

      Iran: Human Rights

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to raise with the government of Iran the evidence gathered by the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission...

      Middle East: Diplomatic Relations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the recent restoration of diplomatic relations between several Middle Eastern states.

      Freight: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether freight companies are liable for carrying wrongly declared goods into and out of Northern Ireland; in particular, when a trader has declared...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Surveillance: China

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the BBC Panorama programme ‘Is China watching you?’, broadcast on 26 June; and what plans they have, if any, to bring...

    • Surveillance: Biometrics

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will respond to the letter from Professor Fraser Sampson, Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner, to the Paymaster General and Minister...

      Lord-Lieutenants: Middlesex

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to re-establishing the roles of Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex and Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Veterinary Medicine

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 13 July (HL9237), what is the process for members of the Veterinary Products Committee to question the...

    • Food Supply and Prices

      To ask His Majesty's Government what additional measures they are taking to protect consumers from inflated supermarket food prices; and what further assistance they will give to farmers to...

      Farms: Renewable Energy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what incentive schemes exist to promote the uptake of renewables among British farmers.

      Pets: Theft

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Benyon on 13 July (HL Deb col 1885), whether they intend to include cats at the outset of any proposed pet abduction offence.

      Farms: Carbon Capture and Storage

      To ask His Majesty's Government what support exists for farmers who are not claimants of the Basic Payment Scheme and who want to plant hedges and trees for the purpose of carbon sequestration.

  • Treasury

    • Public Sector: Pay

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the announcement by the Prime Minister on 13 July regarding increases to public sector pay, what are the Barnett consequentials for devolved nations of...

    • Duty Free Allowances: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Penn on 12 July (HL9073), how enabling duty-free shopping between Northern Ireland and the EU would "undermine...

      Business: Taxation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of existing tax-efficient schemes on (1) supporting small businesses, and (2) attracting investment.

      Renewable Fuels: Tax Allowances

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the tax incentives offered by (1) Czechia, (2) Latvia, (3) Luxembourg, and (4) Sweden, to support the further rollout of...

      Public Sector: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will provide additional funding under the Barnett consequentials to fund public sector pay awards in Northern Ireland, reflecting those offered...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Continuing Care: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether direct and third-party payment Personal Healthcare Budgets for Continuing Healthcare are available to all those that need...

    • Social Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria social service departments use to assess the (1) need, and (2) means, of applicants for social care.

      Maternity Services: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the annual assessment by the Care Quality Commission State of Care 2021/22, published on 21 October 2022 and updated on 30 June, what steps they...

      Maternity Services: Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by Donna Ockenden Findings, Conclusions and Essential Actions from the Independent Review of Maternity Services at The Shrewsbury and...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Trading Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any decrease in the number of trading standards officers since 2016; and what funding they will provide to local authorities to...

    • Energy: Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish a table showing, for the most recent period for which figures are available, the 15 local authorities with the lowest percentage of...

  • Home Office

    • Drugs: Misuse

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the letter from the then Minister of State at the Home Office to the Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, dated 30 September 2022,...

    • Fires

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the article by Dr Gareth Clay Spreading like wildfire: the need for a UK Fire Danger Rating System (FDRS), published by...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of non-technical summaries of research projects involving animal testing.

  • Department for Education

    • Department for Education: Senior Civil Servants

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many senior civil servants working at the Department for Education have a teaching qualification.

    • Schools: Ethnic Groups

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of schools with codes on hairstyles that adversely affect school participation among students from...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • National Grid: Renewable Energy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of delays in connecting solar farms and wind turbines to the national grid; and what steps they are taking to accelerate this...

    • Renewable Fuels

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support renewable fuel producers to scale up the domestic production of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) in UK-based refineries.

      Oil: Russia

      To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they have in place to ensure oil produced in Russia does not enter UK fuel supplies via crude oil imports from other countries.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Gambling

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote research on the types and extent of financial harms experienced by people who gamble.

    • Gambling

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of a national self-exclusion register for problem gamblers.

      England and Wales Cricket Board

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the English Cricket Board’s intention not to schedule matches at Old Trafford in Lancashire and Headingly in...

      Community Health Fund: Public Consultation

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to launch their technical consultation on the Community Health Fund; and how long this consultation will be open for submissions.

      Sports Competitors: Hyperandrogenism

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with governing bodies of sports on the inclusion of hyperandrogenous athletes in national and international competitions.

  • Department for Transport

    • Railway Stations: Cambridge

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Greater Anglia Railways about planned ticket office closures at Cambridge railway station; and what opportunities there are for...

    • Railways: Tickets

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that public consultations on railway ticket office closures will be accessible for disabled people.

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