Written answers

Wednesday, 20 September 2023

  • Department for Education

    • Further Education and Higher Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support students whose multi year college and university courses are cancelled prior to their completion.

    • Teachers: Mathematics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of bursaries for teacher training in mathematics and primary with mathematics.

      Mathematics: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the the effectiveness of Maths Hubs.

      Schools: Music

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of children who have had access to a musical instrument in schools in England in each of the last five years.

      Racial Discrimination: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2023 to Question 196522 on Racial Discrimination: Education, what steps her Department takes when schools teach...

      Basic Skills: Selby and Ainsty

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

      Exercise: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will discuss with The Daily Mile the implications for her policies of their pilot projects engaging parents in schools.

      Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of extending eligibility for free school meals on (a) the economy, (b) health and (c) education.

      Schools: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which Minister in her Department is responsible for school building safety.

      Teachers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that teaching staff receive appropriate training to support students with (a) autism and (b) sensory issues.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to release the strategic guidance on how Regional Expert Partnerships will engage with local partners on refining proposals in the SEND...

      Department for Education: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps their Department is taking to improve its digital services to provide better (a) accessibility and (b) user experience for the public.

      Gcse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what percentage of pupils taking GCSEs received the grades 9 to 1 in each subject in each region of England in each academic year since the...

      Teachers: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what sum her Department spent on the recruitment of teachers in each of the past five years.

      Further Education and Higher Education: Enfield North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential role of (a) further education colleges and (b) universities in tackling the level of inequality of...

      Carers: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of financial support available to kinship carers.

      Schools: Air Conditioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of using air purifying equipment in schools on levels of covid-19 infections in schools.

      Department for Education: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether their Department has a Chief Risk Officer responsible for national security risks relating to the work of their Department.

      Universities: Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support students who have not received a degree mark due to strike action by university staff; and if she will...

      Basic Skills: Enfield North

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

      Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) academic research and (b) evidence from (i) young people, (ii) teachers and (iii) schools her Department has sought to inform the (A) expert...

      Universities: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the higher education sector on the availability of university places for domestic students.

      Schools: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to publish a list of schools that are at risk of collapse due to (a) disrepair and (b) unsafe building materials.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Public Buildings: Concrete

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office,with reference to page 25 of the Department for Education's consolidated annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023 published 18 July 2023, how many...

    • Cabinet Office: National Security

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether their Department has a Chief Risk Officer responsible for national security risks relating to the work of their Department.

      Question

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee has been allotted a budget for the future memorial of Queen Elizabeth II.

      Government Departments: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to ensure that all Government contracts include a requirement to pay staff (a) the Living Wage Foundation’s real...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • 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 Enfield North constituency.

    • Water: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish data on the number of nutrient mitigation credit schemes in the pipeline for Natural England approval in...

      School Milk: Christchurch

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which schools in Christchurch constituency are registered for the school milk subsidy scheme.

      Exhaust Emissions: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish (a) correspondence and (b) advice sent by her Department to local authorities on the effectiveness of...

      Air Pollution: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to increase air quality in urban areas.

      Coastal Areas: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to track the (a) cost of insurance and (b) availability of financial...

      Fly-tipping: Recreation Spaces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department issues to local authorities on how to (a) prevent and (b) dispose of fly-tipping in public (i)...

      Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has plans to establish a national centre for flood resilience.

      Water: Sewage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of the water industry on reducing the discharge of sewage into (a)...

      Swimming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to introduce real-time water quality monitoring stations in designated bathing water locations.

      Swimming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the adequacy of the number of designated bathing water locations classified as...

      Deposit Return Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2023 to Question 198331 on Deposit Return Schemes, for what reason the implementation...

      Fly-tipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle fly tipping.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Local Plans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what policy guidance his Department uses to determine a request for variation by a local authority to deviate from its...

    • Local Authority Financial Reporting and External Audit Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what progress his Department has made on implementing the recommendations of the Redmond Review into the effectiveness of...

      Homelessness: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps the Government is taking to improve routes into sustainable employment for young people experiencing homelessness.

      Renters (Reform) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, on what date he plans to bring forward the Renters (Reform) Bill.

      Local Government Finance: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much funding the Greater London Authority received from the public purse in each of the last five financial years.

      Community Ownership Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department plans to take to monitor the success of schemes supported by the UK Community Ownership Fund.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment his Department has made of who was responsible for the cyberattack on Electoral Commission systems...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether their Department has a Chief Risk Officer responsible for national security risks relating to the work of their...

      Homelessness: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the recommendations of the report by Centrepoint...

      Sleeping Rough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to prevent rough sleeping (a) through the use of social housing and (b) by reforming...

      Homelessness: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had discussion with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on taking steps to help ensure that...

      Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he made of the effectiveness of his Department's policies on reducing homelessness.

      Local Government: Audit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the correspondence by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government and Building...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Research: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to (a) identify and (b) promote investment opportunities in UK strategic priority areas for (i)...

    • Research: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to increase the levels of private research and development investment in Northern Ireland.

      Research: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to deploy funding for public research and development in Northern Ireland.

      Public Telephones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2023 to Question 196183 on Public Telephones, what recent discussions she has had with...

  • Home Office

    • Dangerous Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has had discussions with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the potential merits of banning...

    • Police: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) mean, (b) mode and (c) longest length of investigations undertaken by the Independent Office of Police Conduct was in the last...

      Sexual Offences: Extortion

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent criminal organisations committing sextortion offences.

      Cocaine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Sheet 3 of the UK Border Force’s quarterly transparency data, updated on 24 August 2023, how many of the cocaine...

      Undocumented Migrants: Private Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many landlords were fined for allowing unauthorised migrants to rent their properties in 2022.

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for asylum submitted before 28 June 2022 are awaiting processing.

      Ecstasy

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Sheet 3 of the UK Border Force’s quarterly transparency data, updated on 24 August, how many of the MDMA seizures in...

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that basic standards of safety are met in accommodation provided to refugees and asylum seekers.

      Home Office: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the office of the Minister for Immigration was last refurbished.

      Visas: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2023 to Question 195848 on Visas: Afghanistan, what approach she is taking to reviewing processes to...

      Electronic Travel Authorisations: Impact Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2023 to Question 197102 on Electronic Travel Authorisations: Impact Assessments, if he will make an...

      Iran: Espionage

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that Iran is held accountable for its reported deployment of foreign agents to the UK.

      Police: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase funding for the police.

      Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle (a) verbal and (b) physical abuse of shopkeepers and retail staff.

      Forensic Science: Impact Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has produced an impact assessment on the use of streamlined forensic reports.

      Antisocial Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made on reducing anti-social behaviour.

      Bicycles: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds data on the proportion of bicycles that have been stolen and returned to their owner (a) nationally and (b) in York.

      Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to help ensure that police forces investigate every reported crime.

      Fire and Rescue Services: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish her Department's response to the consultation on the white paper on Reforming Our Fire and Rescue Service, CP 670,...

      Personation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure individuals fraudulently impersonating positions of authority do not undermine trust in (a) the police,...

      Roads: Cameras

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to roll out artificial intelligence cameras to help detect motorists who use their mobile phone whilst driving.

      Police Custody

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that police forces provide people being held in their care with access to (a) medication (b)...

      Independent Office for Police Conduct: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what service level agreement her Department has in place with the Independent Office of Police Conduct on the length of time needed to...

      Biometrics: Retail Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with suppliers of facial recognition technology and equipment on the use of live facial recognition...

      Police Custody: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has held with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on providing expedient access to a clinician for people...

      Crime: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) financial and (b) other steps her Department is taking to help prevent rural crime in Enfield North constituency.

      Knives: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing the maximum penalty for carrying a knife to more than four...

      Short-term Holding Facilities: Kent

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish (a) the Government Workplace Design Guide and (b) other documentation on the decoration of Western Jet Foil, Manston and...

      Short-term Holding Facilities: Kent

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 21 of the HM Inspectorate of Prisons Report on an unannounced inspection of Western Jet Foil, Manston and Kent Intake...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to address shortfalls in military transport capabilities after the retirement of the C-130J Hercules fleet.

    • Ministry of Defence: Assets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value was of asset disposals made by his Department in each of the last five years.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a list of (a) businesses and (b) projects which have received matched funding from the emerging drone technology pilot scheme...

      Air Force: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to address delays in the Forces flying training programme.

      Japan: Military Alliances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his Japanese counterpart on the UK-Japan defence agreement agreed in January 2023.

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the effectiveness of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy.

      Gibraltar: Spain

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions his Department has recorded the presence of a Spanish naval vessel in Gibraltarian territorial waters in each of the past six months.

      Libya: Floods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance his Department is providing to Libya following recent flooding.

      Ministry of Defence: Iron and Steel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps has his Department taken to help meet its UK steel charter obligations.

      Army: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the projected whole life costs of the Collective Training Transformation Programme (a) were originally and (b) are as of 12 September 2023.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Wandsworth Prison: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff are employed at HMP Wandsworth.

    • Prison Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prison officers at bands 3 to 5 based at each high-security institution had (a) less than three years' experience and...

      Young Offenders: Probation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish a list of hubs that have been launched via the Transitions to Adulthood hubs pilot scheme and the amount of funding allocated per hub...

      Crime Prevention: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish a list of projects funded via the early intervention pilot scheme and the amount of funding allocated per project since 1 January 2020.

      Burglary: Self-defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what advice his Department provides on what constitutes reasonable self-defence for householders defending their property from intruders.

      Corruption and Economic Crime: Victims

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to help ensure that victims of (a) financial crime and (b) corruption in (i) the UK and (ii) other jurisdictions are recognised as...

      Ministry of Justice: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether their Department has a Chief Risk Officer for national security risks relating to the work of their Department.

      Ministry of Justice: Domestic Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department visited ministerial offices outside London in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.

      Prisoners: Young Offender Institutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people aged 18 and over are being held in young offender institutions for people under the age of 18.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Skilled Workers: Migration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of professional relocation services on inward investment; and if she will make a statement.

    • Skilled Workers: Migration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department issues any guidance to employee relocation businesses on the Association of Relocation Professionals' Code of Conduct...

      Economic Growth: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department has taken to increase opportunities for economic growth in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough...

      Exports: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to support business exports.

      Small Businesses: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that SMEs are paid on time by larger firms.

      Arms Trade: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many defence export licences have been identified as not complying with the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria after their initial...

      Strike Ballots

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many ballots for strike action have been held by registered trade unions since the Trade Union Act 2016 came into force; and what...

      Summertime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of keeping the UK on British Summer Time.

      Trade Promotion: Whisky

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to promote Scotch whisky in international markets.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Coronavirus: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the covid-19 wastewater testing programme in England on monitoring the rate of infection.

    • Coronavirus: Hospitals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support hospitals to manage new covid-19 variants.

      Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to raise awareness of (a) the number of hospital admissions and (b) mortality from covid-19 variants.

      Coronavirus and Influenza: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the uptake of (a) covid-19 and (b) flu vaccinations in 2023.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the rate of stillbirths in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.

      Surgery: Shipley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September to Question 197441 on Surgery: Shipley, in what format the is data held.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of dental practices are accepting NHS patients per Integrated care system.

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the uptake was of the Healthy Start scheme in each of the last 10 years.

      Health Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to give patients the right to an...

      Podiatry: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for podiatric appointments in England.

      Podiatry: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS staff were employed in podiatric care in each year since 2019.

      Sodium Valproate: Prescriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing prescribing guidelines for sodium valproate to help ensure...

      Haemochromatosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to improve NHS guidance on the characterisation of symptoms associated with haemochromatosis.

      Intensive Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to implement continuous surveillance in critical care units to monitor patient safety.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Stonewall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department met Stonewall to discuss equality issues in each year since 2021.

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Major Conditions Strategy: case for change and our strategic framework, published by his Department on 21 August...

      Doctors and Nurses: Resignations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses left the NHS in England in each of the last 10 years.

      NHS: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate (a) his Department and (b) NHS England have made on the number of staffing vacancies in the NHS in England in financial...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total cost was of refurbishments to his Department's offices at 39 Victoria Street in the last 12 months; and what the...

      NHS: Resignations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS staff left the health service by job role in the last 12 months.

      Dementia: Enfield North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the dementia diagnosis rate in Enfield North constituency.

      NHS: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS trusts are using temporary buildings for clinical purposes.

      Medical Records: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the NHS Federated Data Platform delivers transparency on (a) what patient data will be...

      Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve waiting times for cancer treatment in (a) Liverpool, Walton constituency and (b) England.

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of women in (a) the South East and (b) England who have missed breast cancer screening...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average length of time is that it takes his Department to respond to Members’ correspondence.

      NHS: Managers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS managers are registered by (a) the General Medical Council, (b) the Nursing and Midwifery Council and...

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the NHS has taken to contact women who missed breast cancer screening appointments due to the covid-19 pandemic.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of commissioning research into the impact of haemochromatosis-related symptoms on...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of extending the electricity grant available to people...

      Diabetes: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of supply of medicines treating type-2 diabetes in the context of fluctuating levels of demand.

      NHS: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce instances of sexual harassment and sexual assault within the NHS.

      Diabetes: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to improve access to (a) technological and (b) psychological support for people with diabetes.

      Ophthalmology: Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people on waiting lists for ophthalmology surgery in North Central London.

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS cancer patients have waited longer than (a) 62 days, (b) 3 months, (c) 4 months, (d) 6 months and (e)...

      Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the single longest wait for a patient to start cancer treatment on the NHS for each of the last three years.

      Anticoagulants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of variation in the management of anticoagulant-associated bleeds on patients.

      Podiatry: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of research on the role of podiatric healthcare professionals in helping to...

      NHS: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been hired in NHS roles relating to equality, diversity and inclusion since 2020.

      Ovarian Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the time taken to diagnose ovarian cancer.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to correspondence of 30 August 2023 from the hon. Members for Luton South and Luton North.

      NHS: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for NHS treatment in (a) Liverpool, Walton constituency and (b) England.

      Podiatry: Enfield North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent estimate of the number of patients waiting for podiatry care in Enfield North constituency.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) funding and (b) amount of research undertaken on pregnancy.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Exercise and Sports: Wearable Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the manufacturers of wearable devices on the potential role of such devices in encouraging an...

    • Commonwealth Games

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is working with devolved Administrations to bid for the (a) 2026 or (b) 2030 Commonwealth Games.

      Culture: Enfield North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure the adequacy of funding for cultural activities for (a) adults and (b) children in Enfield North...

      Community News Project

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential implication for its polices of the announcement by Meta that it plans to...

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether their Department has a Chief Risk Officer responsible for national security risks relating to the work of their Department.

  • Department for Transport

    • Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to provide people who paid a broker to obtain a driving test with financial support.

    • Government Departments: Motor Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the London Ultra-Low Emission Zone expansion on the cost of non-compliant...

      Passenger Ships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made with the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the contribution of the sea going passenger cruise industry to the economy.

      Passenger Ships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to take steps to support Passenger Cruise Ships to increase embarkation, disembarkation and visits at UK ports.

      Gatwick Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with (a) airlines and (b) unions on strikes and departures from Gatwick Airport.

      Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the public charging infrastructure for battery electric HGVs.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the local electric vehicle infrastructure funding allocation for local and city-region...

      Motorway Service Areas: Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which motorway service areas have six or more rapid electric vehicle chargers; and what progress his Department has made on the target for all...

      Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative estimate he has made of the quantity of carbon dioxide that will be emitted in the event that the zero emission vehicle mandate is...

      Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the final regulations for the zero emission car and van vehicle mandates.

      Department for Transport: Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which Minister in their Department is responsible for overseeing work on long-term strategic challenges; and how many officials in their Department...

      Department for Transport: Domestic Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) dates and (b) locations of each visit (i) he and (ii) Ministers in his Department made to a Government hub or ministerial...

      Electric Scooters: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the enforcement of regulations prohibiting the use of e-scooters on public (a) roads, (b) pavements and...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Climate Change: Disinformation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to tackle climate disinformation.

    • Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many involuntary installations there have been since the introduction of the Code of Practice for the involuntary installation...

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which Minister in their Department is responsible for overseeing work on long-term strategic challenges; and how many officials in...

      Ofgem: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many people were employed by Ofgem to work on matters relating to equality, diversity and inclusivity since 2020.

      Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to encourage developers to purchase off-shore wind contracts.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Namibia: Economic Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to promote economic cooperation between the UK and Namibia.

    • Morocco: Earthquakes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he is having with multilateral bodies on assistance for Morocco following the earthquake in that...

      Morocco: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many British nationals requested consular assistance in Morocco in the last month.

      Afghanistan: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Ministers in his Department have had any (a) direct and (b) indirect engagement with representatives of...

      Pakistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) security and (b) political situation in Pakistan.

      Afghanistan: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions Ministers in his Department have had with multilateral partners on the employment women in...

      Pakistan: Economic Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to promote economic cooperation between the UK and Pakistan.

  • Treasury

    • Financial Services: Environment Protection

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to include social-related disclosures in the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements regime.

    • Self-employed: Fines

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of fines for late submission of tax returns by low-income self-employed individuals.

      Prison Officers: Retirement

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2023 to Question 197911 on Prison Officers: Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of...

      Monetary Policy: Inflation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of quantitative easing on the rate of inflation.

      Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have been prosecuted for fraud relating to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme as of 12 September 2023.

  • The Senior Deputy Speaker

    • House of Lords Chamber: Visits

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many people had their visits to the House of Lords Chamber cancelled as a result of the early sittings on Wednesday 6 and Wednesday 13 September to allow for...

  • Home Office

    • Parliamentary Estate: Disability

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police to ensure that concerns about (1) anti-social behaviour, (2) illegal driving,...

    • Police

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total number of serving police officers in each year since 2019.

      Metropolitan Police: ICT

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect police officers following a security breach of an IT supplier to the Metropolitan Police.

      White Ribbon Day

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to mark White Ribbon Day on 25 November.

      Home Office: Appeals

      To ask His Majesty's Government what High Court and Court of Appeal cases have been lost by the Home Office in 2022–23; and what the total cost to the taxpayer of such cases has been.

      Parliamentary Estate: Disability

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that disabled people have unimpeded access to (1) disabled parking bays, and (2) paths and pavements around...

  • Department for Education

    • Children: Reading

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the National Literacy Trust report Children and Young People's Reading in 2023, published on 4 September, what steps they are taking to encourage...

    • Schools: Uniforms

      To ask His Majesty's Government what support is available for families to meet the costs of school uniforms; and what information they collect on the cost and uptake of such support.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Schools: Buildings

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to deposit in the Library of the House all tender documents for modular classrooms since July 2023 under the Offsite Constructions Agreement...

    • China: Foreign Investment in UK

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the purchase of UK businesses by funds owned by the state of China; and what safeguards exist to protect national security...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva

      To ask His Majesty's Government what service the NHS provides for people with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.

    • Vorasidenib

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 7 September (HL9841), whether they have any plans to discuss Vorasidenib with Servier Laboratories.

      Health: Research

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the breakdown of spend by government departments going to bodies or projects aimed at translating health research into practical innovations.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Artificial Intelligence: Training

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Thomson Reuters Future of Professionals Report: How AI is the Catalyst for Transforming Every Aspect of Work, published...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Import Controls

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with Irish exporters concerning new UK import controls.

    • Postage Stamps: Prices

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Royal Mail concerning increases to the price of postage stamps; and whether the matter of delivery target failures was...

      Artificial Intelligence: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage investment in artificial intelligence to improve productivity.

      Trade agreements: USA

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with business groups in the United States of America with regard to any potential digital deal with the Office of the...

  • Department for Transport

    • Intercity Express Programme: Rolling Stock

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in relation to contracts to supply railway rolling stock as part of the Intercity Express Programme, whether Hitachi is required to provide sufficient serviceable...

    • Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Pedestrian Areas

      To ask His Majesty's Government what current laws or regulations govern the (1) use, and (2) parking, of electric, and non-electric, bicycles and scooters on pedestrian pavements; and what...

      Railways: Ticket Offices

      To ask His Majesty's Government what reassurances regarding employment they are providing to railway station staff in advance of a decision about the closure of railway ticket offices.

      Railways: Ticket Offices

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect a decision to be announced regarding the closure of railway ticket offices.

      Shipping: Isles of Scilly

      To ask His Majesty's Government what factors they will take into account in accepting a recommendation from the Council of the Isles of Scilly to accept a bid for new vessels paid for by the...

      Roads: Microplastics

      To ask His Majesty's Government what in situ monitoring is currently carried out on the microplastic emissions from roads.

      Cycling: Audio Equipment

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have commissioned any recent studies on the safety implications of wearing of headphones while cycling.

      Railways: Ticket Offices

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount that needs to be paid to railway ticketing staff for redundancy payments as a result of railway ticket office closures;...

      M6 Toll

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the efficacy of the Midlands Expressway toll road.

      A47: East of England

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the dualling of the A47 from Peterborough to Kings Lynn.

      Logistics: Vacancies

      To ask His Majesty's Government what analysis they have conducted, if any, of shortage occupations in the logistics sector, ahead of the Christmas peak period.

      Logistics: Employment

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether there has been any increase in the number of young people entering the logistics industry following their involvement in the Generation Logistics campaign.

      Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Post Office

      To ask His Majesty's Government why DVLA forms can no longer be accessed and processed through Post Offices; and what plans they have to change this.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • State Retirement Pensions: National Insurance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the savings to the Exchequer in total cost of paying UK State Pensions in 2023–24 if full state pensions for all newly...

    • State Retirement Pensions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what the value of the full Basic State Pension weekly payment in 2023–24 would be if the pension had been tied only to average earnings since 2010, rather...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Collections: British Museum

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) whether the items held by the British Museum looted from Britain’s former colonial possessions in West Africa, or...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Bangladesh: Human Rights

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the human rights implications of the current political situation in Bangladesh; and what representations they have made to the...

    • Pakistan: Blasphemy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent representations they have made to the government of Pakistan on the effect of blasphemy laws on the Christian community in that country.

      Gabon: Human Rights

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the human rights implications of the current political and security situation in Gabon, following the military coup there on 30...

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