To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure surgical hubs are fully-staffed with (a) allied health professionals and (b) other staff.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, What discussions he has had with the (a) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and (b) Medicines and Healthcare products...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Innovative Medicines Fund in increasing access to gene therapies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the impact of the number of anaesthesia associates on the quality of care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that (a) new clinical trials have the support they need to recruit patients and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 23 October 2023 to Question 203304 on Innovative Medicines Fund, whether he has had recent discussions...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to increase the specialist cardiology workforce in (a) primary and (b) secondary care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to provide access to psilocybin for the treatment of (a) severe depression and (b) other health conditions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to develop a national strategy on progressive neurological conditions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to ensure the NICE Technology Appraisal on Hybrid closed loop systems for managing blood glucose levels in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how her Department determines the level of funding to provide for research into progressive neurological conditions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has taken steps to invest in research for early detection of neurological conditions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of supplies of ADHD medication for (a) children and (b) adults.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the early diagnosis of (a) Crohn’s disease and (b) ulcerative colitis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance her Department has issued to NHS England on the number of clinical handwashing taps that should be installed per hospital bed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reinstating the positions of National Clinical Director for (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the national bowel screening programme, when he plans to next review that programme; and whether he has plans to raise...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle rates of skin cancer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Air Accidents Investigations Branch's report on the accident to Sikorsky S-92A, G-MCGYat Derriford Hospital,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the implementation of the (a) actions and (b) recommendations made by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to publish the findings of the Government Champion for Personalised Prevention's taskforce on cardiovascular disease.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to publish the next phase of the Major Conditions Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to take steps to increase access to Abiraterone.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase public awareness of minimally invasive cancer therapies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the five-year survival rate for people with pulmonary fibrosis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the volume of medication prescribed to treat ADHD in each year since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have been waiting over 18 months for NHS treatment as of 13 November 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 14 March 2023 to Question 162208 on Surgical Hubs, how many of the new surgical hubs are now (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 16 March 2023 to Question 162205 on Health Services: Waiting Lists, what plans she has to ensure that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage (a) research and (b) targeted interventions into factors driving HIV transmission within...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help ensure that integrated care boards are (a) ready and (b) supported to commission neurology services...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will visit an NHS special schools eye care service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of (i) GPs and (ii) dentists in Mid Bedfordshire...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken to access dental services in Mid Bedfordshire constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve infrastructure for general practices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle inequalities in access to PrEP.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve indoor air quality in (a) low-income homes and (b) urban areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children aged four and under were admitted to hospital for a tooth extraction due to decay in Mid Bedfordshire constituency in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of children in receipt of the NHS Special Schools Eye Care Service have a history of hospital-based eye care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2023 to Question 180601 on Orthopaedics: Health Professions, what plans she has to (a) support...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure equitable access to palliative and end of life care services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing the same restrictions on advertisements for vaping as exist for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the marketing of vaping is subject to the same rules smoking tobacco.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has issued recent guidance to local authorities on the level of social care they should provide before requesting...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of vaping on adult lungs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the use of penalty charge notices for individuals incorrectly claiming free prescriptions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department are taking steps to (a) support community-based organisations that work directly with at-risk populations to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of vaping on the respiratory health of children under 18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral statement from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on Community Pharmacies,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase the number of dental school places available in 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to partner with (a) media outlets and (b) influencers to promote information on HIV and safe...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the comparative effectiveness of different strategies to empower women for the purposes...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to provide healthcare providers with cultural competency training for black individuals...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that homeless people have access to (a) GP and (b) dental services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of people who have been injured by fireworks in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the impact banning vaping for children will have on adults.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve diagnostic processes for foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of hospital trusts run specialist in-patient smoking cessation services; and what recent estimate he has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which service specifications NHS England plans to (a) develop and (b) update before commissioning is delegated to integrated care boards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 12 December 2022 to Question 105459 on Food: Research, what progress the Food Standards Agency has made...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's food strategy white paper, published on June 2022, what steps the Food Standards Agency is taking to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the share of NHS funding for general practice to shift care into the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 20 of his Department's food strategy white paper, published on June 2022, what his planned timetable is for when...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 13 September 2023 to Question 198352 on Dental Services: Cornwall, how funding recovered from NHS...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament report entitled China, published on 13 July 2023, what recent steps his...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Prime Minister asked him to review the Afghan resettlement schemes. .

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 8 November 2023 to an Urgent Question on Pakistan: Evacuation of Afghans by the Minister for Veterans Affairs, Official...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people who died in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023 who (i) had cardiac arrest recorded as the main cause of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Appeal Court decision in Western Sahara Campaign UK v Secretary of State for International Trade and Anor, what steps...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether senior officials from her Department have travelled to China since January 2019.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department plans to provide support to businesses who are unable to make repayments on their Bounce Back loans.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Spring Budget 2023, how many schools have participated in the wraparound pathfinder scheme in 2023; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of installing HEPA filters in early years educational settings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an estimate of the median level of student debt in Mid Bedfordshire constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the eligibility threshold for means-tested free school meals for Universal Credit...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) guidance and (b) other support her Department provides to teachers who qualified in other countries to begin teaching in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will amend the national curriculum to include teaching on the dangers of (a) road collisions, (b) drink-driving and (c) driving under the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including personal financial education as a subject in the National Curriculum.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will consider the potential merits of introducing a minimum requirement to qualify for student loans of (a) grades EEE at A-level and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which organisations (a) have received funding from her Department to tackle bullying in schools and colleges since 2021 and (b) will receive such...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has issued recent guidance to schools on technical standards for computer equipment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the number of disabled people entering into apprenticeships.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on (a) robotics, (b) automation and (c) human-machine teaming for land domain system technologies in the (i) 2019-20, (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on artificial intelligence in each financial year since 2019-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 6 September 2023 to Question 196987 on Military Aircraft: Helicopters, what plans he has for the future of the five...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) assessed quality banding and (b) location is of the service family accommodation properties his Department offered to house Afghan people...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential connection between the burglary at Mwangi Macharia's home in Nairobi on 9 November 2023 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans were consulted as part of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme Quinquennial Review 2022-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department monitors any members of the African Centre for Corrective and Preventative Action in Kenya.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 12 September 2023 to Question 197420 on Aviation: Prime Minister, which contract covered the provision of rotary wing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times has (a) he and (b) his predecessor has met counterparts from countries participating in the International Fund for Ukraine to discuss the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) reserve and (b) regular service personnel are on a waiting list for orthopaedic surgery.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK airports were used by the US military for rendition flights for the transfer of terrorist suspects.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times the Prime Minister requested to use military air transport in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what dates the Minister for Defence Procurement has met representatives of (a) GMB, (b) Unite the union, (c) Prospect and (d) CSEU since his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of defence technology start-ups that have been established in the UK since 2010; and what steps he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of staff employed directly by his Department are paid the minimum wage.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will ask his Israeli counterpart how many (a) UK citizens and (b) dual nationals are members of the Israeli Defence Force.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there are Israeli military personnel deployed on the British Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether senior officials from his Department have travelled to China since January 2019.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where the US maintains air bases in the UK; and for what purpose each base exists.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish all (a) RAF bases and (b) airports in the UK that have been used by the USA for (i) military purposes and (ii) operations in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the Answer of 31 January 2023 to Question 129752 on Rwanda: Human Rights, what assessment he has made...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help protect UN workers in Gaza.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the evacuation from Gaza of (a) British citizens, (b) family members of British...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to UNSC resolution 2703, what steps his Department plans to take to encourage Algeria to allow...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of how many (a) adult and (b) unaccompanied child Eritrean nationals eligible to come to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) make an assessment of the likelihood of conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans his Department has to work with (a) international organisations and (b) partners to improve access to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing a multi-year aid funding...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how (a) much funding and (b) many full-time equivalent staff have been allocated to the Forced Marriage Unit in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to reduce cases of avian influenza In (a) South Georgia and (b) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of persecution of Christians in China; and what steps he is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to reduce cases of avian influenza In the British Antarctic territory.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Sri Lankan counterpart on water quality in the Northern Province.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament report entitled China, published on 13...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what reports he has received on the destruction of churches in Nagorno-Karabakh during the conflict in that region.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding the UK pledged to Unitaid in the period from 2006 to 2026; how much and what proportion of that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in Sierra Leone on alleged irregularities in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure the safety of UK nationals in Iceland.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether the Government plans to hold discussions with the EU on enabling UK citizens with holiday homes in the EU to...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of buy now pay later providers who voluntarily report their customers’ (a) borrowing and (b)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to introduce interim measures to protect buy now pay later borrowers.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's policies to tackle bank (a) fraud and (b) scams.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the impact of inflation on the average price of (a) oranges, (b) chocolate, (c) candy canes and (d) toys in the last 12 months.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the number of people with Help to Buy ISAs who have bought a house in each of the last three years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the number of people who have paid a charge to withdraw money early from an ISA in the last three years; and if he...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 25 October 2023 to Question 203613 on Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties, if he will make an assessment of the potential...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference the 1,985 total headcount figure for permanent civil servants excluding agency workers working for his Department as of 31 March 2023, as...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data his Department holds on the (a) number and (b) total cost of replacing (i) laptops, (ii) mobile phones, (iii) memory sticks and (iv) external...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference the 67,705 total headcount figure for permanent civil servants excluding agency workers working for HMRC as of 31 March 2023, as detailed in...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of business rates on the warehousing sector.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will meet representatives of (a) the Heart Restart Tax campaign and (b) British Healthcare Trades Association to discuss the potential merits of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many UK-based companies his Department has identified as having exported (a) military and (b) dual use capabilities to Russia in violation of UK...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many house purchases have not been subject to stamp duty due to the Stamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) Act 2023 since that act was introduced.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much additional funding his Department provided to the block grant for Wales as a consequence of the five per cent uplift determined following the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of ending the high income child benefit charge.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the distribution of flood relief grant-aid to (a) homes and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that Meals on Wheels services are adequately resourced...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is taking steps to support local authorities to maintain traditional markets in (a) Romford and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to support local authorities with housing vulnerable elderly citizens in (a) Romford and (b) England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that participants in the Homes for Ukraine scheme do not become homeless.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment with her counterparts in the devolved Administrations of the effectiveness of enterprise...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2023 Question 197602 on Vagrancy Act 1824, what his timeline is for publishing his...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans his Department has to reduce the number of pending visa applications.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money has been frozen under the freezing orders implemented by the Combatting Kleptocracy Cell on the finances since the start of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department has taken to provide additional resources to police forces to support target hardening measures at (a) community...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the proposals in the Firefighters’ Manifesto published on 1...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of police officers that have left the profession for reasons other than retirement since 2013.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data their Department holds on the (a) number and (b) total cost of replacing (i) laptops, (ii) mobile phones, (iii) memory sticks and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent meetings with charities supporting rough sleepers to discuss the use of tents by rough sleepers.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with police forces on preventing the use of flags of extremist organisations at protests.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference the 40,755 total headcount figure for permanent civil servants excluding agency workers working for her Department as of 31...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the findings on pages 64 to 66 and 103 to 106 of the report “Join...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of recent statistics from Community Security Trust on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken to bring forward legislative proposals to replace the Vagrancy...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who are on temporary contracts are women.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who are on (a) pay band Senior Civil Servant 2 and (b) full-time equivalent contracts...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Section 9 of the Public Order Act 2023, what is her expected timeline for implementing safe access zones.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on reform of gun laws.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with groups representing (a) the shooting industry and (b) people who shoot since 25 October 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on firearm reforms, in the context of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects the World Health Organization’s Air Quality Guideline levels for (a) PM2.5 and (b) NO2 pollution to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many full-time staff worked in Defra Group Communications in each year since 2019.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support local councils to tackle illegal log burning.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle air pollution from log burners.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the reported threat of the hybrid of an existing feline coronavirus arriving...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the number of smuggled animal exports in each of last five years; and whether she...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of Ofcom's proposal to make Regional Secondary Locators optional...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much her Department has spent on communications campaigns related to diversity in the STEM workforce in the latest period...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to provide university researchers with access to designated officials across...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the cost to the public purse was for the UK Spaceflight Programme as of 9 November 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions (a) she and (b) officials in her Department had with (i) Ministers and (ii) officials in (A) No. 10 Downing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to Cabinet Office statistics on Permanent and temporary civil servants by sex, age band and department: 2023,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding has been allocated to the Project Gigabit scheme by region as of 8 November 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has a veto on sales of OneWeb services that could post a risk to UK national security.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to reduce skills shortages in the UK space industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support spin-outs from the Francis Crick Institute.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had recent discussions with counterparts in the European Union about UK participation in framework programme 10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to meet its public sector equality duty.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government has taken to map the geography of place-based science and research strengths.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 25 October 2023 to Question 203252 on Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service, what the (a) number and (b) value was of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for which Wales has a proportionally higher prison population per 100,000 than England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of implications for his policies of the findings in the 2022-23 annual report of the HMP Rye Hill Independent Monitoring...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with the Mayor of London on the adequacy of staffing levels at Transport for London.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Aerospace Technology Institute Fly Zero project, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the proportion of train journeys by each train operating company which did not stop at a scheduled station due to late...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's planned timetable is for publishing the outcome of the accessibility audit of Newcastle Central station.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of wheelchair accessible private hire vehicles in Newcastle.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the comparative potential merits of different sustainable air fuels in the context of variation of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Civil Aviation Authority on the processes it has in place for the licensing of hydrogen in aviation (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with Govia Thameslink on improving (a) reliability and (b) punctuality on that line.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of trains were cancelled on the Govia Thameslink rail line due to a shortage of available trains in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he had with Cabinet colleagues between July and September 2023 on the decision to cancel phase two of HS2.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the sustainable aviation fuel price support mechanism on the (a) price of such fuel and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to support UK SMEs developing innovative decarbonisation technologies in the aviation sector other than through the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the internal analysis with which his Department estimated that £1.5 billion could be saved within five years by delivery of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 11 October 2022 to Question 53555 on Railways: Contracts, for what reason his Department has not updated data on fees...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with representatives of regional airports on taking steps to increase the number of routes that are available at each airport.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had discussions with the Office of Rail and Road on the (a) cost and (b) availability of off-peak fares on the rail route...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the value was of (a) land, (b) property and (c) businesses that were purchased as part of HS2 phase (i) 2a and (ii) 2b in the period between 20...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate the Government had made of the number of new homes that would have been built in the North West if HS2 Phase 2a and 2b had been delivered.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the change in the amount of granite that will be mined as a result of the cancellation of the northern leg of HS2.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 23 October 2023 to Question 203073 on Railways: Greater Manchester, whether funding for Network North will be...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans to reallocate funds from HS2 to (a) improve accessibility across the rail network and (b) increase levels of Access...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of (a) ticket office and (b) station staff at railway stations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the operational resilience of the East Coast Main Line to extreme weather events.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans to reduce the presence of guards on trains.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of rail fares available from (a) Ticket Vending Machines and (b) online ticketing are not available from in-person ticket...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has determined the level of increase in rail fares for 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the range of rail fares available from ticket offices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the cost to train operating companies of the mandates on station reform issued by his Department in 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on Network North plans.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of how many and proportion of the proposals in his Department's Network North paper he plans to implement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress he has made on (a) funding and (b) planned timescales for Network North proposals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many signalling failures there have been on the East Cost Main Line in the last six months; and if he will make an assessment of the impact of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on the roll-out of electric vehicle charging points on the motorway network.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of Government support for a mass transit system in Bristol.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress his Department has made on the research that it has funded into the (a) operation and (b) regulation of autonomous pavement...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the results of rental e-scooter trials; and whether he plans to bring...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to extend rental e-scooter trials beyond May 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing dedicated parking locations for (a) shared bikes, (b) e-bikes and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will provide new learning and development materials for Jobcentre work coaches to help ensure that claimant commitments for lead carers...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to publish new guidance for Jobcentre work coaches on managing claimant commitments for lead carers of children...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether senior officials from his Department have travelled to China since January 2019.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Local Housing Allowance for people living in York in the context of recent trends in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to recognise police officer (a) suicides and (b) attempted suicides as work-related accidents under the Reporting of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what data their Department holds on the (a) number and (b) total cost of replacing (i) laptops, (ii) mobile phones, (iii) memory sticks...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of civil servants on temporary contracts in her Department are women.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of SCS2 civil servants on full-time equivalent contracts in her Department are women.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Cabinet Office statistics on Permanent and temporary civil servants by sex, age band and department: 2023, published...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Director General of the BBC on impartiality in its coverage of the Israel and Gaza conflict.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of competition between the BBC and the commercial radio sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had recent discussions with (a) representatives and (b) Members of the Diversity in the Public Realm...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to provide funding for the additional sports that will be included at the Olympics in 2028.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the level of diversity within charity leadership and trustee boards on those...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State of 5 September 2023 on Energy Bill [Lords],...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make it her policy to apply community benefit to offshore wind farms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what her Department's timescales are for completing its review of the UK's membership of the Energy Charter Treaty; and if she will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she plans to make a decision on the AQUIND interconnector project in 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to assist homeowners living in conservation areas to improve the energy-efficiency of their homes.