Written answers

Wednesday, 13 September 2023

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Department of Health and Social Care: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) enhance cybersecurity and (b) protect personal data.

    • Department of Health and Social Care: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data their Department holds on the average response time to enquiries by Members; and what assessment they have made of the adequacy...

      Hospitals: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help support information-sharing on concerns about staff between (a) hospitals and (b) hospital...

      NHS Trusts: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS trusts are required to have a dedicated policy to deal with sexual assault and harassment.

      Headaches: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of funding sphenopalatine ganglion block treatment on the NHS.

      NHS: Managers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to assess the competency of senior managers in the NHS; and what steps he is taking to...

      NHS: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the awarding of NHS data contracts is (a) fair and (b) transparent.

      Diagnosis and Medical Treatments: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the concerns of parents and carers are (a) acknowledged and (b) addressed during their child's (i)...

      Healthwatch England: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will increase funding for Healthwatch England.

      Dental Services: Cornwall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer to Question 195463 on Dental Services: Cornwall, how much of the £4,562,496 recovered from dentists in...

      Dental Services: Cornwall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of units of dental activity under NHS dental contracts were handed back to NHS England in Cornwall in...

      Hospitals and Schools: Asbestos

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, as part of the NHS Prevention Programme, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure the safe (a) management and (b)...

      Radiotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to create the nine statutory joint committees on radiotherapy; and what the process will be for creating those committees.

      Maternity Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the experience of birthing partners (a) during and (b) immediately after labour.

      Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many applications there have been to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme relating to covid-19 vaccinations; and how many claims have...

      Breast Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to make an assessment of the adequacy of (a) funding for and (b) research into breast cancer treatment.

      Brain Cancer: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of his Department's processes for allocating funding to the highest quality clinical...

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of staffing levels in the NHS on the levels of supervision provided to clinicians.

      Brain Cancer: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support researchers to access Government funding for brain tumour research; and if he will make a...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the average time taken by his Department to respond to freedom of information requests in...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps they are taking to reduce backlogs of Member correspondence in their office.

      Dementia: Solihull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the (a) continuous training and (b) upskilling of healthcare professionals dealing with dementia in...

      NHS: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on NHS building works in each financial year since 2009-10.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps they are taking to help ensure that their Department (a) gives sufficient attention to long term strategic challenges, (b)...

      Processed Food: Consumption

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to help reduce consumption of ultra-processed foods.

      Obesity: Men

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the levels of (a) overweight and (b) obesity among men.

      Alcoholic Drinks: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that the labelling of alcohol products includes calorie information.

      Health Professions: English Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2023 to Question 193665 on Health Professions: English Language, what the (a) pass and (b) fail rate...

      Huntington’s Disease: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Departments has to produce guidelines on the treatment of Huntingdon’s disease.

      Bowel Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of reducing the minimum age for bowel cancer screening.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Courts: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what precautionary measures are being taken in courts where Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been discovered.

    • Crime: Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking through the criminal justice system to tackle alcohol and drug-related crime in (a) Stoke-on-Trent and (b) Staffordshire.

      Prisoners on Remand: Terrorism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many individuals on remand for terror-related charges are held in Category B prisons as of 8 September 2023.

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions prisoners who were granted temporary release on compassionate grounds failed to return to prison on the date they were required to...

      Prison Officers: Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the pension age of prison officers to 60.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Saudi Arabia: Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the report entitled, "They Fired on Us Like Rain": Saudi Arabian Mass Killings of Ethiopian...

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many full-time equivalent staff employed at what grades have been appointed to his Department’s Major...

      Nagorno Karabakh: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking further steps to support people living in Nagorno-Karabakh.

      Developing Countries: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps with his international counterparts to include older people from developing countries...

      Developing Countries: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the recommendations in the Age International report...

      Developing Countries: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the United Nations publication entitled World Population Ageing, published 2017, if he will...

      Gabon and Niger: Military Coups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the security implications for the UK of coups in (a) Gabon and (b) Niger.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps they are taking to help ensure that their Department (a) gives sufficient attention to long term...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been found within their Department's estate.

      British Overseas Territories: Economic Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase cooperation with British Overseas Territories to help tackle...

      Kenya: Royal Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the King will next undertake a state visit to Kenya.

      Armenia: Azerbaijan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recent attacks on the border between...

      South China Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his visit to China in August 2023, whether he discussed freedom of navigation in the South China...

      Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to increase the share of funding allocated to the Global Fund to treat tuberculosis.

      Mohammed bin Salman

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of when Mohammed Bin Salman will next visit the UK.

  • Home Office

    • Home Office: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average response time to subject access requests was by their Department in the latest period for which data is available; and if...

    • Home Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to answer Question 195199 tabled on 19 July 2023.

      Home Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to answer Question 195196, tabled on 19 July 2023.

      Home Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to answer Question 195195 tabled on 19 July 2023.

      Undocumented Migrants: Turkey

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release, UK and Türkiye strengthen partnership to help tackle illegal migration, published on 9 August...

      Immigration: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have travelled to the UK from Afghanistan every month not through official schemes since the (a) Afghan Relocations and...

      Holiday Accommodation: Exploitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the prevalence of exploitation of workers in the short-term holiday and short-term stays sector.

      Home Office: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been found within their Department's estate.

      Human Trafficking: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to tackle child trafficking.

      Internet: Offences against Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department are taking to tackle Artificial Intelligence generating child sexual abuse material online.

      Asylum: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were awaiting the outcome of their asylum application in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield...

      Asylum: Bournemouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people awaiting asylum determination are housed in postcodes: (a) BH3 7, (b) BH12 5, (c) BH12 1, (d) BH10 6, (e) BH10 5, (f) BH9 2,...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to correspondence of 11 August 2023 from the Rt Hon. Member for North Durham, case reference KJ30777.

      Police: Stun Guns

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of designating tasers as mandatory personal safety equipment for police officers.

      Antisocial Behaviour: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the use of ultrasonic anti-social behaviour devices on the health...

      Police Stations: Facilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to improve recreational and fitness facilities within UK police stations for serving officers and police staff.

      Fire and Rescue Services: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to promote diversity in the fire service in England.

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to launch her Department's consultation on full cost recovery for firearms licencing.

      Fraud: Information Sharing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to enable information sharing between (a) banks, (b) technology firms and (c)...

      Forensic Science

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the transforming forensics programme in strengthening forensic services.

      Antisocial Behaviour: Selby and Ainsty

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle anti-social behaviour in Selby and Ainsty constituency.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Sickness Benefits: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were on long-term sickness benefits in (a) Enfield North Constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London in...

    • Universal Credit: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to prevent (a) payment delays and (b) incorrect fluctuations in monthly payments for Universal Credit claimants in the...

      Employment: Stress

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help ensure that people who have experienced work-related stress are helped to re-engage with work without delay.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps they are taking to help ensure that their Department (a) gives sufficient attention to long term strategic challenges, (b) does not...

      Employment: Child Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of trends in the level of accessible school-aged childcare on the number of parents returning to the workforce.

      Attendance Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the requirement for people to wait six months following the onset of invalidity before they...

      Work Capability Assessment: Selby

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was for a Work Capability Assessment in Selby and Ainsty constituency in the latest period for which data is...

      State Retirement Pensions: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in the context of married women who reach state pension age prior to 6th April 2016, whether it is his Department's policy for a woman who...

      State Retirement Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the State Pension above the level prescribed by the triple lock.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 5 of the British Medical Journal article entitled Impact of Universal Credit in North East England, published in 2019,...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing increased support to people asked to migrate from (a) tax credits and...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that legacy benefit claimants do not have their support terminated before moving to Universal Credit.

      Universal Credit: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure protections for people with disabled worker status are maintained in the managed migration to...

      Employment: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to encourage businesses to employ (a) unemployed and (b) retired people aged over 60.

      Employment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled people or people with long term health conditions were eligible for the In-Work Progression Offer as of 31 August 2023.

      Cost of Living: Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of increases in the cost-of-living on private pension funds.

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many paid severances have been made by (a) all schools and (b) academy trusts in each of the last five years; and what the total cost to the...

    • Apprentices: Enfield North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support apprenticeships in Enfield North constituency.

      Universities: Antisemitism and Iran

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions her Department has had with student bodies on tackling (a) anti-Semitic and (b) pro-Iranian messaging in universities.

      Universities: Student Wastage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of students dropped out of the first year of their university course between 2015 and 2019.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Cabinet Office: Buildings

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been found within their Department's estate.

    • Travel: Costs

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the change in the relative cost of travelling by (a) car, (b) train and (c) bus in each year since 2003, using 2003 as...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will publish the risk tables which set out the estimated level of risk for each policy and proposal in the Carbon Budget...

    • Large Goods Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an estimate of the level of carbon emissions from road haulage in each year since 2010.

      Natural Gas: Methane

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate her Department has made of the relative levels of methane emissions associated with (a) domestically produced and (b)...

      Insulation: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made an estimate of the value to the UK economy from improving home insulation.

      Energy Company Obligation: Enfield North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households in Enfield North constituency have received support from Energy Company Obligation schemes in each year that...

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been found within their Department's estate.

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2023 to Question 197604 on Energy: Prices, what steps her Department plans to take to support...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2023 to Question 197604 on Energy: Prices, what steps she is taking to help ensure households...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the installation of prepayment meters on trends in the level of energy...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Recycling and Waste Management

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help improve coordination on recycling and waste management strategies with local...

    • Fish

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to provide additional (a) guidance and (b) funding to (i) the Environment Agency and (ii) local...

      Food: Production

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) agriculture and (b) horticulture businesses have access to adequate...

      Horses: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to introduce a national education programme into equine welfare.

      Horses: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will introduce legislation to increase transparency in (a) investigations, (b) police reports and (c) prosecutions...

      Waste: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to help tackle waste crime in Selby and Ainsty constituency.

      Consumer Goods: Packaging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to reduce the packaging used for distributing (a) consumables and...

      Consumer Goods: Packaging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has produced guidance on (a) the use of packaging by manufacturers when distributing (i) consumables...

      Dogs: Artificial Insemination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions there have been under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 of non-veterinary surgeons who have performed...

      Flood Control: North Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the risk of flooding in North Yorkshire.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

  • Treasury

    • Tax Avoidance: Prosecutions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) promoters and (b) operators of schemes subject to the loan charge who have been prosecuted for...

    • Tax Avoidance: Insolvency

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who (a) have and (b) will become financially insolvent as a result of the Loan Charge.

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC has taken to issue loan charge refunds following the Morse Review 2018.

      Research and Development Expenditure Credit: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding research and development tax relief to include capital equipment...

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people HM Revenue and Customs was seeking loan charge payments from in relation to the tax years before April 2010, as of 8 September 2023.

      Aviation: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to reduce emissions from the aviation sector.

      Technology: Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to impose a duty on (a) technology, (b) social media and (c) telecommunication companies to contribute...

      Banks: Greater London

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of high street bank branch closures in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Australia: Navy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Australian (a) military and (b) civilian Defence personnel are embedded in (i) the Royal Navy and (ii) UK submarine industrial bases as part of...

    • Global Response Force

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where will the Global Response Force be based.

      Ministry of Defence: Reorganisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Command Paper Refresh, published on 18 July 2023, when the process of redesigning the Defence Operating Model began.

      Sahel: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July to Question 193312 on Sahel: Security, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign,...

      Warrior Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to resurrect the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme.

      Warrior Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Warrior armoured fighting vehicles his Department plans to keep in operational service in 2026.

      Warrior Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the additional cost of continuing the Warrior armoured fighting vehicle in service.

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) RAF accept applications from people with dual nationality to join as (i) a commissioned officer and (ii)...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan people who acted as interpreters for the British military remain in Afghanistan as of 6 September 2023.

      Ministry of Defence: Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps they are taking to help ensure that their Department (a) gives sufficient attention to long term strategic challenges, (b) does not allow...

      Taiwan Strait: Shipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help safeguard passage through the Taiwan Strait.

      Afghanistan: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of how many former members of Commando Force 333 have died since the fall of Kabul.

      Afghanistan: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many former members of Commando Force 333 remain in Afghanistan.

      Indo-Pacific Region: Military Alliances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the implications of the UK-Japan defence agreement are for UK military access in the Indo-Pacific region.

      Cryptography: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason for the contract for the delivery of the Falcon cryptographic solution was terminated.

      Global Response Force

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of (a) establishing and (b) standing up for operations the Global Response Force.

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Royal Navy's P2000 fleet continues to support the work of the Border Force in the English Channel.

      Army: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) original and (b) current programme completion is of the Collective Training Transformation Programme

      Artillery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many AS-90 howitzers are operationally available.

      Submarines: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what refits of Royal Navy submarines there have been by (a) name, (b) year, (c) length of refit, (d) time taken to complete the refit, (e) the...

      Trafalgar Class Submarines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of when the last of the Trafalgar class submarines will leave operational service.

      Merlin Helicopters: Early Warning Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the forecast (a) CDEL and (b) RDEL is for Crowsnest.

      Ministry of Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department uses British steel standards when detailing steel requirements for its projects.

      Ministry of Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has taken steps to advertise defence procurement opportunities to UK steelmakers; and whether his Department places any...

      Military Aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many aircraft will be included in the New Medium Helicopter programme.

      HMS Albion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long he plans to keep HMS Albion in reduced readiness.

      HMS Bulwark

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason HMS Bulwark is not ready for operations.

      Warships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risk of gapping the Landing Platform Dock capability.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Business: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to reduce red tape for businesses.

    • Electric Vehicles: Batteries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will create an independent body to set required safety standards for e-bike and e-scooter batteries.

  • Department for Transport

    • Department for Transport: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been found within their Department's estate.

    • Transport for London: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding the Government has provided to Transport for London in each of the last five years.

      Rolling Stock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of uncommitted carriages held by rolling stock companies available for use by train...

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the loss of revenue due to fare evasion on the railways in each of the last five years.

      Train Operating Companies: Fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether sanctions are applied to train operating companies that do not provide fully-accessible trains.

      Roads: Ground Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the level of contamination of surface water run-off on the road network overseen by National Highways.

      Railways: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to prepare the rail network for adverse weather in winter 2023.

      Great British Railways: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many officials in his Department have been seconded to Great British Railways.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to encourage garage forecourt operators to introduce charging points for electric vehicles.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many electric vehicle charge points there are in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has provided for local road maintenance in each of the last 10 years.

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps with local authorities to introduce a ten-year maintenance plan for local roads.

      Road Traffic Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has provided to local authorities on whether they should seek approval from his Department for (a) changes to speed...

      Railways: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is seeking to negotiate reforms to the rail network as part of its pay negotiations with train drivers' unions.

      Transport for London: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to introduce a new funding formula for Transport for London from April 2024 that reduces its reliance on passenger fares.

      Govia Thameslink Railway: Overcrowding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average level of overcrowding is on (a) Govia Thameslink and (b) Great Northern Rail.

      Public Transport: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to agree five-year funding settlements for local transport with local authorities.

      Cars: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives from car insurance providers on the potential impact of trends in the price of insurance...

      Cars: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the trends in the price of car insurance premiums in the past 12 months.

      Speed Limits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has provided guidance to local authorities on using all-day 85th percentile speeds when determining road speed limits.

      Delivery Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has held discussions with Transport for London on delivery drivers driving with learner plates; and if he will make an estimate of the...

      Speed Limits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the processes that local authorities use to determine road speed limits.

      Speed Limits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing speed limits on roads where fatalities have recently occurred on the risk to life.

      Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for driving tests in (a) Plymouth, (b) the South West and (c) England.

  • Scotland Office

    • UK Trade with EU: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK's withdrawal from the EU on trends in the level of Scottish (a)...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Right to Buy Scheme: Housing Associations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his Department's planned timetable is for the nationwide roll out of the Voluntary Right to Buy scheme for housing...

    • Help to Buy Scheme: Enfield North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many homeowners bought their homes using the Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme in Enfield North constituency.

      Local Enterprise Partnerships: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the guidance entitled ​​Local Enterprise Partnerships: integration of LEP functions into...

      Life Sciences: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to support life sciences in the North East as part of the North East Devolution Deal.

      Housing: Concrete

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department holds on whether residential buildings were built using RAAC; and how that information was...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Sports: Concussion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions her Department has had with sports governing bodies on (a) promoting awareness of the potential link between...

    • Sportsgrounds: Rubber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2023 to Question 191885 on Sportsgrounds: Rubber, whether her Department has made an assessment of a...

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps they are taking to help ensure that their Department (a) gives sufficient attention to long term strategic challenges, (b)...

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been found within their Department's estate.

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Art Works

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the contract awarded to Momart Ltd on 25 July 2023, procurement reference 103763, what the series of artworks were...

      Cinemas: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what regulation is in place for the sale of cinema tickets within the UK.

      Athletics: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the financial impact on Birmingham of hosting the 2026 European Athletics Championships.

      Loneliness: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increases in the cost-of-living on trends in the level of social...

      Greyhound Racing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to support the promotion of the greyhound racing industry; and if she will make a statement.

      Football: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with FIFA on the Afghanistan Women's National Team.

      Buildings: Concrete

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential risk posed by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete used in (a)...

      Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will meet with the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society to discuss the proposal of establishing a Freelancer Commissioner.

  • Attorney General

    • Sentencing

      To ask the Attorney General, with reference to her Department's transparency data on Outcome of unduly lenient sentence referrals updated on 5 September 2023, for what reason ULS reference 461...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Genito-urinary medicine

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have assessed demographic data in respect of the move by some sexual health services to offer in-person appointments only to those reporting symptoms...

    • Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce NHS treatment waiting times for children and young people.

      Cancer: Young People

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the campaign by Young Lives vs Cancer to establish a fund to help cover the cost of travelling to treatment for young...

      Continuing Care: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 24 July (HL9409), whether they intend to make enquiries as to whether personal health budgets are...

      Clinical Trials: Applications

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the reasons for the variation between 2019 and 2023 in the time taken for new Clinical Trial Authorisation applications to the Medicines and...

      Disability: Mental Illness

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication of the Inequalities in disability report by the Institute of Fiscal Studies on 23 August, what steps they are taking to address the rise...

      Mesothelioma: Research

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are funding research into finding a cure for mesothelioma.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure accurate and timely monitoring of (1) new COVID-19 cases, and (2) new variants of the disease; and when the next round of...

      Health Services: EU Countries

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the provision of reciprocal free healthcare within Europe and England.

      Motor Neurone Disease: Diagnosis

      To ask His Majesty's Government (1) what is their assessment of the effectiveness of their efforts to enhance early motor neurone disease diagnosis, specifically in terms of reducing diagnostic...

      Drugs: Safety

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the quality and safety of (1) imported, and (2) home produced generic drugs; and whether they plan to step up testing following...

      Motor Neurone Disease: Research

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their current assessment of coordination of motor neurone disease research via the MND Collaborative Partnership, co-funded by the medical research charity...

      Bishop's Castle Community Hospital: Hospital Beds

      To ask His Majesty's Government why the in-patient beds at Bishop’s Castle Community Hospital in Shropshire have been closed; and what plans they have to reopen them.

      NHS: Doctors and Nurses

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) doctors, and (2) nurses, left the NHS in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, and (d) 2022.

      Influenza: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of expanding the portion of the flu immunisation programme delivered by community pharmacies.

      Health and Technology: Research

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the breakdown by department of the current allocation of Government funding for projects aimed at translating health research into practical innovations;...

      Neurology: Research

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the scale of the gap in the understanding of neurodegenerative diseases; how this compares to other similarly complex disease...

      Mesothelioma: Mortality Rates

      To ask His Majesty's Government what were the survival rates for people diagnosed of mesothelioma in each of the five years up to December 2022.

      Influenza: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government under what circumstances they would consider reintroducing the 50-to-64-year-old age cohort into the flu vaccine programme, as was the case during the COVID-19...

  • Department for Transport

    • Railway Stations: Tickets

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish the results of the public consultations on proposals to close manned ticket offices at railway stations in England; and if not, why...

    • Hammersmith Bridge

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect Hammersmith Bridge to reopen to traffic.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

  • Treasury

    • National Insurance: Profits

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the revenues which could be raised by levying national insurance upon chargeable capital gains.

    • Self-employed: National Insurance

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to fully digitise the processing of A1 (CA3837) documents for UK self-employed workers in the music industry temporarily working...

      Housing Improvement: VAT

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any distortion to the housing market caused by VAT on the renovation and restoration of existing homes as opposed to VAT...

      Self-employed: National Insurance

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to replace all single-use A1 (CA3837) documents for UK self-employed workers in the music industry with an A1 document valid for two...

      Business Rates

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the business rate multiplier in England and Wales.

      Self-employed: National Insurance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average time between the (1) application for, and (2) issuing of, an A1 (CA3837) document for UK self-employed workers; and whether they have any plans...

      Capital Gains Tax

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the tax revenues which could be raised by aligning the capital gains tax rates with those applied to wages and salaries.

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