To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference his Oral Statement of 16 October 2023 on Prison Capacity, Official Report, column 68, if he will take steps to ensure that all sentences...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the baseline (a) certified normal accommodation and (b) in use operational capacity of each prison was in September 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the number of offenders on licence that are recalled to prison.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people charged with which offences have been released in error from prisons in 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the prisoner capacity is at HMP (a) Huntercombe, (b) Maidstone and (c) Morton Hall as of 16 October 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the certified normal capacity is at (a) HMP Huntercombe, (b) HMP Maidstone and (c) HMP Morton Hall.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many translators work at HMP (a) Huntercombe, (b) Maidstone and (c) Morton Hall as of 16 October 2023; and what languages those translators speak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many translators work in prisons.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many rapid deployment cells are (a) in place and (b) planned at (i) HMP Huntercombe, (ii) HMP Maidstone and (iii) HMP Morton Hall.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were held at Pentonville Prison on 17 July 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many police (a) forces and (b) cells have been used in Operation Safeguard in 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average number and proportion of hours spent by prisoners per (a) week and (b) month in (i) education-based classes and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when payments will be made to local authorities with large scale asylum accommodation sites in their boundaries; and if she will publish the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his oral contribution of 19 September 2023, Official Report, column 1253, whether new Afghan people arriving in the UK on...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time was for an application for indefinite leave to remain in the latest period for which data is available.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to deploy staff with training on supporting people affected by terrorism within the Criminal Injuries and Compensation...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the Home Affairs Select Committee's report entitled Draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he is taking steps to prohibit the promotion of AI chatbots that have been (a) programmed and (b) taught through self-learning to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to transaction number 90-DG -Delivery-8228, what class these tickets were; and how many were purchased.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) people and (b) families received money from the Resettlement Grant in each year since 2015.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of foreign national offenders who have returned to the UK since being deported for the first...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safe and legal routes are available for Sudanese refugees to come to the UK to escape ethnic cleansing in Darfur.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has established services to support people seeking refuge in the UK from (a) Israel and (b) Palestine.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the net financial costs to public services in Essex of the Wethersfield asylum seeker accommodation site.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the recommendations in the report by the ONE campaign entitled...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to transaction number 1-COMMS - Communications Directorate-72389, how many times this equipment has been used; and if she...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much police forces spent on policing football league matches in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to relocate Afghan people who are (a) eligible for relocation to the UK and (b) in Pakistan before 1 November; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much police forces spent on policing cycling tours in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help increase public trust in the police.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a family reunion scheme to support Israeli and Palestinian relatives...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has considered the potential merits of introducing a scheme similar to the Homes for Ukraine scheme for Palestinians.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made a comparative assessment of (a) provision and (b) the level of maternity pay in fire and rescue services.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been (a) transferred to and (b) housed at the asylum accommodation centre at MDP Wethersfield site since it opened.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, of how asylum seekers who have left MDP Wethersfield site the location is unknown.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's planned timescale if for reopening referrals under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme Pathway 3.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 4 July 2023 to Question 191112 on Asylum: MOD Wethersfield, when she plans to announce the planning process which...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2023 to Question 199700 Refugees: Afghanistan, if she will publish the data on arrival dates collected...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with the Comptroller and Auditor General on a possible value for money audit of the Forced Marriage Unit.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of Foreign National Offender Asylum Interview Records were conducted within her Department's target in each of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of employers making sponsorship applications for visas received a decision within eight weeks in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employers sponsored applications for visas in the last 12 months; and how many of those applications were identified as complex.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the resettlement grant under the Facilitated Return Scheme was in each year since 2015.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications to the Facilitated Return Scheme were made in each year since 2015.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the debate on the report entitled Pegasus and similar spyware and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crime reports Action Fraud have received in each month since September 2021; and of those, what proportion have met the assessment...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to work with the police to identify Hamas supporters at anti-Israel rallies in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were classified as long-term missing in each year since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the Health and Social Care Select Committee report...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending eye care liaison officer provision to provide (a) emotional...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to review the regulation of sweeteners in drink products.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2023 to Question 117873 on Mortality Rates, whether a detailed assessment is now available on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Prime Minister's announcement on a smokefree generation on 4 October 2023 on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to findings in the All-Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide Group's report entitled Prepare, Practice, Protect: Improving...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to help (a) prevent and (b) diagnose carbon monoxide poisoning in (i) healthcare...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken to access mental health services in Birmingham.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has a target for the percentage of eligible people accessing the healthy start scheme in 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the debate on the report entitled Mental health and well-being of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what stocks NHS England has of (a) covid-19 boosters, (b) covid-19 rapid tests, (c) N95 masks and (d) flu vaccines as of October 2023, in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide additional funding to extend the provision of fracture liaison services to all NHS trusts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of young people on the development of the Major Conditions Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by what date he plans to publish the full design for Hospital 2.0.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the National Data Guardian spent on equality and diversity training in the 2022-23 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of NHS (a) IT systems and (b) storage systems for patient letters.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had on trial of Galen technology by Imperial College Healthcare, University College London,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospital admissions were due to issues relating to obesity and diabetes in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21, (c) 2021-22 and (d)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of (a) the potential impact of the level of the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many virtual beds are in use in the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of hospitals (a) have and (b) do not have care transfer hubs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the policy paper entitled 2023 to 2025 Better Care Fund policy framework, published on 5 April 2023, how his Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many retired clinicians were employed by NHS 111 in (a) April and (b) September 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS hospitals (a) provide and (b) do not provide same-day emergency care services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the average time taken for an individual to receive a mental health (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the findings in the report entitled Bipolar Minds...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish his Department's response to the independent report by RedQuadrant, entitled Building the Right support: an...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing restrictions on the sale of high caffeine (a) drinks and (b) foods...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the General Dental Council on steps to help reduce the time taken to approve qualified dentists.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of NHS complaints.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support the Government is providing to veterans who developed chronic illnesses after serving in the Gulf.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of access to (a) adult hearing loss services and (b) sight loss services in Bradford South...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of people diagnosed with a bipolar condition.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that non-hearing children are able to access auditory verbal approach therapy where it is deemed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of treatment provision for people with endometriosis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government's figures on covid-19 cases in the UK, whether that figure includes results from all types of covid-19...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that interventions are made as early as possible to resolve patient and staff complaints within the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to promote a culture of listening and learning in the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of NHS cases received by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to review the work of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Royal Society of Chemistry on the assessment and monitoring of indoor air quality.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on helping ensure all NHS England trusts provide bereavement services seven days a week by the end...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) stillbirths, (b) neonatal deaths, (c) maternal deaths and (d) brain injuries in babies occurring soon after birth there have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of prison inmates who have Huntington's disease.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to improve the way referrals are made by schools to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services,...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department is taking steps with the insurance industry to help build resilience to large-scale cyber attacks.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the retendering of Facilities Management contracts in the Mitie Affiliate Cluster, what steps he has taken to ensure continuity of...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many FTE civil servants have been employed by his Department in each year since 2015.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department is taking steps to detect bugs planted by hostile states on the Government estate.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help encourage entrepreneurship amongst STEM higher education students.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the letter from Susan Acland-Hood to the Chair of the Education Select Committee on National Funding Formula Update, published on 6...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of enabling the use of UCAS to (a) search and (b) apply for level (i) 6 and (ii) 7...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative assessment she has made of the potential merits of placing children with special educational needs and disabilities in a specialist...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of out of school provision of specialist support for children with special...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to publish strategic guidance on Regional Expert Partnerships engaging with local partners when refining proposals in the SEND...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much their Department spent on equality and diversity training in the 2022-2023 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing funding for exam remarks for students on the pupil premium.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered the potential merits of including in statutory guidance on relationships, sex and health education a requirement for pupils...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate she has made of how many households are affected by the retirement of the public switched telephone Network;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many people have been hired by Ofcom in roles relating to equality, diversity and inclusion since 2020.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many UK companies took part in the Horizon 2020 programme; and how much funding was allocated to those companies as part...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what information her Department holds on the budget allocated to UK firms participating in Horizon Europe.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the granularity of data provided by the Office for National...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Office for National Statistics’...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much the Government Office for Science spent on equality and diversity training in the 2022-23 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much their Department spent on equality and diversity training in the 2022-2023 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much the Met Office spent on equality and diversity training in the 2022-23 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much the Ordnance Survey spent on equality and diversity training in the 2022-23 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much the National Physical Laboratory spent on equality and diversity training in the 2022-23 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much UK Research and Innovation spent on equality and diversity training in the 2022-23 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much the UK Space Agency spent on equality and diversity training in the 2022-23 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much the Advanced Research and Invention Agency spent on equality and diversity training in the 2022-23 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 5 of the command paper, Network North, Transforming British Transport, CP 946, published by his Department in October 2023, if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with (a) Network Rail and (b) train operators to help support the use of public pianos within railway stations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with Great Western Railway on the potential impact of cancellations to night riviera services during engineering...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 18 of the command paper, Network North, Transforming British Transport, CP 946, published by his Department in October 2023...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding was allocated to Phase (a) 2a and (b) 2b of the HS2 project in (i) 2024-25, (ii) 2025-26, (iii) 2026-27, (iv) 2027-28, (v) 2028-29...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of Great Western Railway night riviera sleeper services (a) were and (b) are expected to be cancelled as a result of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of expanding sleeper services on carbon emissions from (a) cars and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an estimate of the potential economic costs of the decision not to proceed with Phase 2B of HS2.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the amount of legal fees owed by the Government following the decision not to proceed with Phase 2B of HS2.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the changes to the HS2 project on East West Rail.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that electric vehicle charging infrastructure can also be used by (a) e-bikes and (b) e-scooters.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with which (a) foreign countries and (b) administrative regions of foreign countries that issue their own driving licences his Department has an...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of local journeys that will be made by active travel in 2030; and on what evidential basis he has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to increase (a) revenue and (b) capital funding for active travel.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has held recent discussions with the Mayor of London on the financial sustainability of Transport for London.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had recent discussions with the West Midlands Combined Authority on their proposals to extend the Midlands Metro to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to item 30 in his Department's policy paper entitled The plan for drivers, published on 2 October 2023, what steps he plans to take...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to move the ban on the sale of new diesel and petrol cars from 2030 to 2035 on (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to each of his Department's open consultations relating to transport safety.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of hybrid vehicles in improving air quality.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has held discussions with the insurance industry on taking steps to help reduce motor insurance costs for young drivers in the context of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with representatives from car insurance providers on the potential impact of insurance premiums on the number of new...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of car insurance prices in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to expenditure on Microsoft Word training published in DfT: spending over £500, October 2022, what recent assessment he has made...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of airside security passes issued for airports in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2022-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 3 of Stakeholder Engagement Appendix G, Heathrow's Airspace Modernisation (FASI South) Stage 2 Gateway submission, if his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of requiring electric bike users to (a) have a number plate and (b) be insured.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information the Government holds on the number of breaches of airside security at airports in each calendar year between 2010 and 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential (a) likelihood of flight delays for over two hours at Heathrow Airport in December 2023...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to (a) implement the Future of Transport Rural Strategy and (b) consult on reforming grant funding for bus operators.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland on funding for rural bus services in Strangford...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress he has made with bus companies on ensuring that real-time bus information is available to passengers in Newcastle.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that the costs of charging electric vehicles in public places remain affordable.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to extend the phase out dates for new non-zero emission (a) mopeds and (b) motorcycles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that rural communities have access to electric vehicle charging points.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of remote terrain training of his Department's staff.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department uses any chauffeur services other than the Government Car Service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Civil Aviation Authority spent on equality and diversity training in the 2022-23 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the British Armenian community.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government supports Armenia's (a) membership of the ICC and (b) request for an international...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an estimate of the number of (a) British citizens, (b) dual nationals and (c) family members...

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 debate on the report entitled Humanitarian...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of 3 February 2022 by the then Minister for the Middle East, North Africa...

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 debate on the report entitled Call for the...

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 debate on the report entitled The role of...

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 debate on the report entitled, Examining...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much the Government has spent on housing Afghans in hotel accommodation in Pakistan since August 2021.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many Afghans are being housed in UK-funded hotel accommodation in Pakistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many Afghans are in hotel accommodation in Pakistan that is funded by the UK Government as of 18 October 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he made of the implications for his policies of the debate on the report entitled The humanitarian...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support BBC World Service broadcasts into North Korea.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the international work undertaken...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assets owned by the UK Government are in Gaza.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on the alleged torture and killing of young people in West Papua by the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the use of foreign...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support global (a) immunisation and (b) vaccination efforts; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implication for his policies of the attack on Lhubiriha secondary school in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he had for her policies of the debate on the report entitled Preventing and combating violence...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Indonesian counterpart on the alleged killing of West Papuan...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the reported forced...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what humanitarian assistance his Department is providing to people displaced by violence in Manipur.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much official development assistance has been provided to India to help (a) tackle climate change, (b) reduce...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to strengthen diplomatic ties with India.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to strengthen the UK's relationship with Commonwealth countries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on antimicrobial resistance awareness,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the food security situation in East Africa.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with non-governmental organisations on the British Indian Ocean Territory...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of UK Official Development Assistance...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent breaches of international humanitarian law in Western Sahara.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department are taking to help expedite negotiations between Israel and Palestine on ending violence...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the human rights of the Saharawi people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the human rights of the Saharawi people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent breaches of international humanitarian law in Western Sahara.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the demolition of Palestinian homes in Masafer Yatta.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent breaches of international humanitarian law in Western Sahara.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support UN-led efforts to achieve a lasting and mutually acceptable...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support for (a) victims of violence and (b) protesters in Suwayda.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of UK Official Development Assistance in Syria.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the level of uranium enrichment achieved by Iran.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department have taken to (a) support and (b) protect Christians in the (i) Gaza Strip and (ii) West...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the human rights of the Saharawi people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure Israel (a) acts in accordance with international law and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government has made an assessment of Israel's compliance with international human rights law since 14...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much financial aid the Government has provided to Libya in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development, whether he has had recent discussions with the Government of Israel on upholding the Geneva conventions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking with his international counterparts to help ensure the safe and unimpeded entry...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department is providing to Christians in Tunisia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with international partners to support the Colombian Government's peace talks with (a) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) plastic straws, (b) plastic drink stirrers and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the comparative lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions per litre of container from (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will implement a single social tariff for water and sewerage services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of waste disposal charges on fly-tipping.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the enforcement actions undertaken by local authorities against the illegal sale of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to reply to the letter of 14 February 2023 sent by email from Westminster City Council, Kensington and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps with her counterparts in the devolved Administrations to agree a UK-wide approach to glass bottles in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that insurance companies do not make the provision of flood insurance conditional on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the resources that will be required to implement the proposed ban on American Bully...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the waste hierarchy set out in section 12 of the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011, what recent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department made of (a) residual waste excluding major mineral waste, (b) municipal residual waste, (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the enforcement actions undertaken by the Environment Agency against illegal waste exports in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many disposable vaping products were sold in England in each year since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of residents who are unable to access insurance through the Flood Re scheme as a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that water companies (a) sample water entering their water treatment plants...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much their Department spent on equality and diversity training in the 2022-23 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that water companies meet their target for reduced pollution incidents by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the consultation on Improved food waste reporting by large food businesses in England, published on 13...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2023 to Question 201005, when he was first informed of contractor issues relating to assurance activity as part of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has budgeted for the modernisation of HMS Westminster.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure resilience in its cyber infrastructure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) in service and (b) out of service date of Desert Hawk is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of replacing the SA80 assault rifle with an alternative rifle.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many frigates are in service with the Royal Navy; and what the status of HMS Westminster is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) SA80 A3 assault rifles and (b) Glock General Service Pistols were in the Ministry of Defence inventory in each year since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an estimate of the number and proportion of military barracks in the UK that are overcrowded.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts his Department's National Roadside Repair and Recovery Scheme received in each year since 2015.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the policy in (a) the UK and (b) other European countries on whether people affected by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) destroyers and (b) frigates the Royal Navy plans to have in service in (i) 2025, (ii) 2030 and (iii) 2035.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March to Question 156935 on AWACS: Procurement, whether the full business case for E-7 Wedgetail has been approved.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with which countries the UK has annual 2 + 2 meetings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2023 to Question 198289 on Defence: Buildings, when he plans that surveys to identify buildings which may have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many commonwealth nationals joined the British armed forces in each year since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was for (a) abandoned and (b) postponed training exercises in each year since 2015, broken down by service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications his Department has received for the Nuclear Test Medal.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government plans to join the EU operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many bilateral meetings with Ukraine his Department has held under the G7 Joint Declaration of support for Ukraine of 12 July 2023; and which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions his Department has held with Saudi Arabia on the Global Combat Air Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to progress commitments made under The Tallinn Pledge.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the Health and Safety Executive's timeline is for further consideration of the proposed mandatory classification and labelling for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average response time to correspondence was by the Independent Case Examiner in the latest period for which data is available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the use of artificial intelligence on the functioning of the welfare...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Youth Hub work coaches are employed by his Department as of 19 October 2023; and how many were employed on the same date in (a) 2022...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the shortest waiting time was for any person applying for Access to Work in the latest period for which data is available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the support provided by his Department to universal credit recipients who wish to appeal a...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) likelihood and (b) impact on the banking sector of a payments system being hacked by a hostile actor; and...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the statement on Net zero by the Prime Minister on 20 September 2023, whether he plans to amend air passenger duty rates.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times he met spirits distillers to discuss the August 2023 changes to alcohol duty.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the number of people that visited tax exemption scheme heritage assets in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of HMRC's (a) strategy for making and (b) capacity to make reasonable adjustments for service users with...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of waiving HMRC rules on benefit in kind for the provision of police housing in areas with low...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the average time taken for HMRC to refund VAT to companies which have deregistered.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision in Wales of HM Revenue and Customs PAYE employer enquiries assistance through the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to extend business rates relief to grassroots music venues.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made on implementation of OECD Pillar 2 on corporation tax; and if he will make an assessment of the potential economic impact of that...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with HMRC on improving customer service in response to queries on self-assessment paperwork.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the income from VAT on defibrillator sales in the last five years; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's Guidance for custodians on how to deal with commemorative heritage assets that have become...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the National Lottery Heritage Fund in awarding grants to small charities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help support the capacity of local news media in the context of the withdrawal of funding for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many civil servants in her Department are currently working on negotiations for (a) free trade agreements with (i) India, (ii) Canada,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many and what proportion of company registrations with Companies House were reported as fraudulent in 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who were employed on zero hours contracts in each year between 2017 and 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has held recent discussions with the lithium battery manufacture industry on support for Cornwall Lithium.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she plans to appeal the decision of Mr Justice Linden on 13 July 2023 relating to the use of agency workers to fill in for striking...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the limit for claims under the Disabled Facilities...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the speech of 20 September 2023 by the Prime Minister on Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2023 to Question 191889 on Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad, what progress his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that offers to buy property are binding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will undertake a review of the compulsory purchase rules for land identified as being suitable for house building.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Resources and Waste Strategy published in 2018 and the Environmental Improvement Plan, published in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many entries have been made on the database of rogue landlords and property agents under the Housing and Planning Act...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will take steps to provide funding to registered charity Caius House in Battersea for the costs it...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent (a) discussions and (b) consultations he has held on the proposal to bring Warwickshire into the West Midlands...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require buyers and sellers to be compensated when the other party...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make a comparative assessment of the price structure of the proposed Building Safety Regulator charging...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring landlords to provide evidence of (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making membership of the Property Ombudsman...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment she has made of the North Sea Transition Authority's (a) efficacy as a regulator and (b) ability to support...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the potential (a) merits and (b) costs of linking the UK's Emissions Trading Scheme...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the press release entitled Communities at the heart of new fund to boost local growth and energy security,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the level of potential risk that the development of the Rosebank oil field leads to stranded assets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) she and (b) the North Sea Transition Authority made an assessment of the potential impact of attaching conditions to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will instruct the North Sea Transition Authority to publish the assessment made of the compatibility of the Rosebank oil...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when her Department plans to bring forward its consultation on minimum energy efficiency standards in the social housing sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what her Department's planned timescale is for making a decision on whether to blend up to 20% hydrogen by volume into gas...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the operating costs of the Climate Change Committee were in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions she has had with Ofgem on the adequacy of regulation for (a) electricity and (b) gas standing charges.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to remove (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment she has made of the level of requirement to locate high-capacity battery storage near homes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will take steps to extend the ban on forced installations of pre-payment meters to include all households which include a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of officials in his Department that are (a) graded as senior civil servant 2 and (b) on full-time equivalent contracts are women.

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what support the Church of England has provided to (a) churches and (b) other people in (i) Israel and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Language Commissioner on the adequacy of the provision through the medium of Welsh of public services in...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to refer the Impact Assessment for the 2023 Statutory Scheme to control the cost of branded health services medicines to the Regulatory Policy...

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the Children's Society's The Good Childhood Report 2023, published on 20 September, what steps the Department of Health and Social Care's Major...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the proposed update to the 2023 Statutory Scheme to control the cost of branded health services medicines, what policy options were included in the...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Brain Tumours, Pathway to a Cure – breaking down the barriers, published on 28...

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, or are intending to have, with (1) Takeda Pharmaceuticals, and (2) EGFR Positive UK, following the withdrawal of the drug...

To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the article Practice under pressure: how can the exodus of GPs be reversed published on 31 August by Dr Imelda McDermott and Dr Sharon...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce an end of scheme reconciliation exercise for the Statutory Scheme to control the cost of branded health services medicines.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the proposed update to the 2023 Statutory Scheme to control the cost of branded health services medicines, what analysis and evidence the Department of...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the sustainability of UK debt levels.

To ask His Majesty's Government what additional funding they have made available to the Welsh Government over and above the basic budget provision for Wales in the financial year 2023–24;...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to permit fractionated shares to be held in ISAs.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the letter from Viscount Younger of Leckie to all members of the House of Lords on 13 October, whether the money allocated in the Household...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Callanan on 3 July (HL Deb col 984) on the use of Biomass at the Drax Power Station, on the basis of what evidence officials advised...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to help households struggling to pay their energy bills this winter if they fail to make an application for financial support.