Written answers

Friday, 17 November 2023

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Sugar Beet: Floods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support sugar beet growers in areas affected by flooding.

    • Pesticides: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the support available for the biopesticide industry.

      Cannabidiol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) the Food Standards Agency and (b) its advisory committees on its guidance on...

  • Restoration and Renewal Client Board

    • Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, what steps the Board is taking to promote gender equality in the Parliamentary Restoration and...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Gaza: International Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to appoint a Special Coordinator for international aid to Gaza.

    • Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the military detention of Palestinian children.

      Russia: Assets

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions he has had with (a) his international counterparts and (b) Cabinet colleagues on proposals to...

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing his Department's humanitarian funding to Gaza.

      Israel: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the number of British nationals that have requested consular assistance from the...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme principals his Department has wrongly assessed as eligible.

      Belt and Road Initiative: International Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his international counterparts on the implications for their policies...

      Jimmy Lai

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, when he last held discussions with his Chinese counterpart on the case of Jimmy Lai.

      Rwanda: Human Rights

      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 report “Join Us or Die”:...

      Cyprus: France

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) his French counterpart on France's defence cooperation agreement...

      Muslim Brotherhood

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress has been made to further detail and quantify the role, motivations and aims of the Muslim...

      HIV Infection: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential steps the Government can take to support (a) new (i) prevention...

      HIV Infection: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the ways in which the Government can leverage its diplomatic relationships to (a)...

      Development Aid: Gender Based Violence and Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Official Development Assistance has been allocated to projects related to (a) poverty reduction and (b)...

      HIV Infection: Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help tackle (a) stigma and (b) discrimination against people living with...

      HIV Infection: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to collaborate with international partners to (i)...

      Women: HIV Infection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to promote (a) gender equality and (b) women's empowerment for women...

      Development Aid: HIV Infection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department are taking to provide funding for global initiatives focused on HIV prevention,...

      Hamas: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts at the UN on the potential merits of calling for a...

      British Overseas Territories: Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 14 December 2020 on Publicly accessible registers of...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's publication of ministerial travel data for April to June 2023, how much of the...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Miscarriages of Justice: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take legislative steps to issue automatic compensation payments to individuals wrongly convicted of serious crimes.

    • Prison Officers: Dismissal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers were dismissed from employment for what reasons in the last 12 months.

      Ministry of Justice: Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference the 7,070 total headcount figure for permanent civil servants excluding agency workers working for his Department as of 31 March 2023, as...

      Prisons: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department issues on the rights of staff being compulsorily transferred to a new provider under the Prisoner Education Service...

      Parole Board

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to make all parole board hearings available to the public.

      Probation Service: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answers of 25 October 2023 to Question 203245 on Probation Service: Red Snapper Recruitment and 26 October 2023 to Question 203246...

      Probation Service: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answers of 25 October 2023 to Question 203245 on Probation Service: Red Snapper Recruitment and 26 October 2023 to Question 203246...

      Prisons: Locks and Keys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons have been re-locked since 2015; how much was spent on each re-locking process; and for what reason each prison required re-locking.

      Youth Justice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what deadline he has set for ensuring that data on diversionary practices in youth justice pass the data quality threshold for inclusion in the annual...

      Young Offenders: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 16 October 2023 to Question 200365 on Young Offenders: Education, what key performance indicators are in place for...

      Prison Officers: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officer positions were vacant in (a) June, (b) July, (c) August, (d) September and (e) October 2023.

      Alternatives to Prison

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Referral Orders were issued in each reporting year since 2010.

      Prison Officers: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what meetings Ministers in his Department have had with Prison Governors on the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of prison officers ion the last 12 months.

      Young Offender Institutions: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 16 October 2023 to Question 200374 on Young Offender Institutions: Buildings, what his Department's timetable is for...

      Prison Sentences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to update his Department's action plan on Sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection.

      Young Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many youth conditional cautions were issued in each reporting year since 2010.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve care provided to patients with (a) Crohn's disease and (b) ulcerative colitis.

    • Social Services: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of complaints that have been made to the Care Quality Commission about social care...

      Social Services: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she plans to take to allocate remaining funding from the People at the Heart of Care funding for adult social care reform.

      Suicide: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Section 2 of the Suicide Act 1961, how many times his Department has asked internet service providers to remove...

      Eating Disorders: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had recent discussions with (a) charities and (b) advocacy groups representing people with eating disorders on...

      Abortion: Telemedicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the compliance with (a) the Abortion Act 1967 and (b) other relevant legislation by...

      Abortion: Telemedicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to (a) practitioners and (b) producers on the use of telemedicine for abortion care.

      Abortion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what training is required for NHS medical professionals working in abortion provision to ensure that they can (a) identify potential...

      Abortion: Telemedicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that telemedicine abortion providers are not able to supply abortion drugs to people over...

      Leukaemia: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the leukaemia diagnosis rate in young people in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the...

      Cystic Fibrosis: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve care for patients with cystic fibrosis.

      Community Diagnostic Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many community diagnostic centres have been opened over the course of the current Parliament; and how many and what percentage of...

      Community Diagnostic Centres: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Government to deliver 160 community diagnostic centres a year early, published on 31 October...

      Incontinence: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of NHS continence services.

      Semaglutide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of the NHS providing semaglutide injections to eligible individuals...

      Respiratory System: Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the findings of Asthma and Lung UK's report entitled Saving your breath, published in September 2023, if he will make...

      Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to implement recommendation 27 of Commercial clinical trials in the UK: the Lord O’Shaughnessy review,...

      Lisdexamfetamine and Methylphenidate: Shortages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to issue serious shortage protocols for (a) lisdexamfetamine and (b) methylphenidate.

      Abiraterone: Prostate Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the level of availability of abiraterone on the NHS on the health of...

      Diabetes: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the supply of Ozempic pens for patients with type 2 diabetes.

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the APPG on Brain Tumours Inquiry Report entitled Pathway to A Cure, whether his Department plans to work with the...

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Prescription Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of prescription medication used to treat ADHD.

      Parkinson's Disease: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by Parkinson's UK entitled Every minute counts, published in September 2023, what assessment he has made of...

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that funding for biomedical research into myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is adequate; and...

      Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to help local authorities provide oversight of agency companies that provide social care services.

      Disabled Facilities Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the maximum funding available through the Disabled Facilities Grant...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been treated using NHS Talking Therapies online in each Integrated care system area in the most recent period for...

      Kidney Diseases: Complementary Medicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the 10 recommendations in Kidney Care UK's report entitled Caring for people with kidney disease: Psychosocial health...

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing the recommendations of the APPG on Brain Tumours...

      Breast Cancer: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of rates of breast screening participation in Yorkshire.

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on (a) establishing and (b) defining the priorities of the Highly Specialised Services Programme Board.

      Arthritis: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support young people with arthritis to transition from child to adult health services.

      Chronic Illnesses: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking (a) with the Secretary of State for Education and (b) through the Major Conditions Strategy to improve support...

      Health Professions: Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Royal College of Radiologists’ 2022 Workforce Census, what assessment he has made of the shortage in the NHS...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of (a) 1 August, (b) 5 September, (c) 5 October and (d) 19 October 2023 from the hon....

      Brain: Injuries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve care for patients with acquired brain injuries.

  • Department for Education

    • Higher Education and Qualifications: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to higher (a) education and (b) qualifications for people with disabilities.

    • Apprentices: Gloucestershire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeship starts there were in (a) Gloucester and (b) Gloucestershire in each year since 2010.

      Universities: Antisemitism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on which universities have not ratified the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of anti-Semitism.

      Department for Education: Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Cabinet Office statistics on Permanent and temporary civil servants by sex, age band and department: 2023, published on 31 October...

      Pupils: Hearing Impaired

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department provides to school pupils suffering from (a) partial and (b) total hearing loss.

      Childcare: Lone Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's policy is on providing additional childcare support for single parents.

      Childcare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to assess the adequacy of the number of childcare places.

      Schools: Asbestos

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have asbestos on their estate; how many schools have an asbestos management plan in place; and what funding her Department has...

      St Leonard's Catholic School

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to make a risk assessment of allowing specialist teams to retrieve books, coursework and other items which have...

      St Leonard's Catholic School

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a timeline of the deployment of demountable classrooms for St Leonard’s Catholic School in the City of Durham.

      Children: Behaviour Disorders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring that all teachers are trained to support children who meet the criteria for...

      Department for Education: Theft

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

      STEM Subjects

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department made of the adequacy of (a) laboratory facilities, (b) equipment and (c) classrooms used for STEM subjects in secondary...

      Children: Neurodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish details of funding allocations for early years identification of neurodivergent conditions.

      Educational Psychology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the value for money provided by educational psychologists; whether she has had recent discussions with the Association...

      Advanced British Standard: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many officials within her Department are working on the development of the Advanced British Standard.

      Children: Neurodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress her Department has made towards strengthening (a) early intervention and (b) support for children with neurodivergent conditions...

      STEM Subjects: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of recent trends in the numbers of newly qualified teachers for STEM subjects.

  • Home Office

    • Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 19 October 2023 to Question 202637, whether her Department has collected data on the number of Afghans...

    • Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Westminster Hall debate on Safe Asylum Routes: Afghan Refugees on 17 October 2023, whether unaccompanied children who...

      Visas: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating medical visas for people unable to access healthcare in Gaza.

      Refugees: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support family reunions for Palestinians in the UK who have relatives in Gaza.

      British Nationals Abroad: Gaza

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to interview UK nationals returning from Gaza in the context of border checks.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to expedite applications for resettlement to the UK made by Afghan people who are (a) in Pakistan and...

      Visas: Israel and Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will lift visa fees for (a) Palestinian and (b) Israeli family reunions.

      Visas: Africa

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 26 October 2023 to Question 203790 on Visas: Africa, whether the (a) passports and (b) other documents of...

      Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's plan to implement The High Court judgment in Independent Monitoring Authority v Secretary of State for...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Housing: Stairs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Written Statement of 24 October 2023 on Building Safety Update, UIN HCWS1090, what assessment his...

    • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference the 3,190 total headcount figure for permanent civil servants excluding agency workers working for his...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Department for Business and Trade: Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Cabinet Office statistics on Permanent and temporary civil servants by sex, age band and department: 2023, published on 31...

    • Department for Business and Trade: Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Cabinet Office statistics on Permanent and temporary civil servants by sex, age band and department: 2023, published on 31...

      Fireworks: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support the police to tackle the use of illegal fireworks.

      Aviation: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to engage with tier 2 suppliers developing new hydrogen technology for the aviation sector.

      Construction: Cement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether it is her Department's policy to mandate the use of low-carbon cement in future construction projects.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Crown Hosting Data Centres

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the impact of the establishment of Crown Hosting Data Centres on the cost of data centre services for the Government in...

    • King Charles III: Art Works

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether an official portrait has been commissioned following the Coronation of His Majesty The King.

      Cabinet Office: Theft

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

      Government Departments: Data Protection

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of cross-departmental implementation of the Government Cloud First policy.

      Grenfell Tower Inquiry

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when does he expect the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report to be published.

      Cabinet Office: Civil Servants

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference his Department's statistics on Permanent and temporary civil servants by sex, age band and department: 2023, published on 31 October...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if her Department will publish guidance to inform businesses about the measures that can be taken to ensure they comply with the...

    • Construction: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made an assessment of the (a) role and (b) limitations of carbon capture and storage in supporting...

      Nuclear Reactors: National Policy Statements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the impact of national policy statements on new nuclear small and advanced modular reactors.

      Nuclear Reactors: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the planning system for facilitating the building of new small and advanced modular...

      Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the cost effectiveness of ground source heat pump energy production in (a) the UK and (b) North...

      Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department plans to (a) scope and (b) scale the production of energy through ground source heat pump technology.

      Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential risks of generating ground source heat pump energy; and what plans she has to...

      Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what funding her Department plans to provide for research on (a) ground source heat pump technology and (b) good practice in the...

      Heat Pumps: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate she has made of the potential carbon cost of ground source heat energy production.

      Renewable Energy: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how her Department plans to take into account changes in the level of costs when setting the Administrative Strike Price for...

      Carbon Emissions: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of weighting net zero grants towards (a) levels of deprivation and (b)...

      Electricians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has held recent discussions with (a) electricians and (b) electrical contracting firms on trends in the level of demand...

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Theft

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

      Housing: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to encourage private landlords to retrofit their properties to increase insulation.

      Local Government: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of inflation rates on the ability of grants awarded to local...

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Civil Servants

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

      Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when her Department plans to respond to its consultation on minimum energy efficiency standards for the non-domestic private rented...

      Business Premises: Energy Performance Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether non-domestic privately rented properties will be required to have an EPC rating of C by April 2027.

      Business: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress the Government is making on setting out sector-specific net zero transition plan guidance to support companies...

      Ayrton Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding has been allocated to clean energy research, development and demonstration projects from the Ayrton Fund as of 8...

      Ayrton Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to her Department's published guidance on the Ayrton Fund, how much funding was allocated to each of the 23 RD&D...

      Energy Company Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many ECO 4 installations were undertaken in (a) the UK and (b) North Shropshire constituency in the last 12 months.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Women and Equalities: Theft

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what data her Department holds on the (a) number and (b) total cost of replacing (i) laptops, (ii) mobile phones, (iii) memory sticks and (iv)...

  • Department for Transport

    • Department for Transport: Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Cabinet Office statistics on Permanent and temporary civil servants by sex, age band and department: 2023, published on 31 October...

    • Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that V11 reminder forms are (a) sent on time and (b) not sent in duplicate.

      Local Transport Plans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's planned timetable is for the publication of new statutory guidance on the preparation of local transport plans.

      Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Post Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of removing DVLA services from the Post Office in March 2024 on (a) elderly people and (b) people...

      Bus Services: Midlands and the North of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper entitled Network North, published on 4 October 2023, whether the £150 million funding for improving bus...

      Road Traffic Act 1988

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 21 September 2022 to Question 48313, when his Department plans to launch a call for evidence on the Road Traffic Act 1988.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to increase the availability of electric vehicle charging infrastructure for use by the logistics and warehousing sector.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Falkland Islands: Military Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF (a) transport and (b) air-to-air refuelling aircraft have been stationed on the Falkland Islands in each year since 2010.

    • Falkland Islands: Typhoon Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF Typhoons have been stationed in the Falkland Islands in each year since 2010.

      Falkland Islands: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military helicopters by type of rotorcraft have been stationed on the Falkland Islands in each year since 2010.

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps is he taking to support the humanitarian effort in Gaza.

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan people are in the process of being relocated to the UK from Pakistan by his Department as of 8 November 2023; and under what schemes...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme principals his Department has wrongly assessed as eligible.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) direct and (b) indirect UK jobs are being supported by funding from the International Fund for Ukraine.

      Falkland Islands: Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent in (a) resource departmental expenditure limit (RDEL) and (b) capital departmental expenditure limit (CDEL) on...

      Military Attachés

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK Defence Attaches were stationed in (a) the Indo-Pacific, (b) the Middle East, (c) North Africa and (d) the Sahel regions in each year since 2010.

      Falkland Islands: Armoured Fighting Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) armoured fighting vehicles, (b) infantry fighting vehicles and (c) protected mobility vehicles were stationed on the Falkland Islands in...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Theft

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

  • Attorney General

    • Crown Prosecution Service: Stonewall

      To ask the Attorney General, how many times the Crown Prosecution Service met Stonewall in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023 to 8 November.

    • Attorney General: Theft

      To ask the Attorney General, what data their Department holds on the (a) number and (b) total cost of replacing (i) laptops, (ii) mobile phones, (iii) memory sticks and (iv) external hard drives...

  • Department for Education

    • Family Hubs: Religion and Voluntary Organisations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are offering to local authorities to help them partner with (1) voluntary, and (2) faith, organisations in the implementation of Family Hubs.

    • Adult Education: Numeracy

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many adults completed Multiply adult numeracy courses in (1) 2021, (2) 2022, and (3) 2023 to date.

      English Language and Mathematics: GCSE

      To ask His Majesty's Government what additional support they are providing to further education colleges to assist with meeting the costs associated with the increased number of students who...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Electric Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to mitigate the effects of impending export regulations as a result of the UK's departure from the EU on the manufacturing costs of...

    • Metals: Sustainable Development

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK is not left behind following a potential agreement between the US and EU on Global Sustainable Steel and Aluminium.

      Trade Promotion: Business Interests

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the rules produced by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments apply to the Prime Minister's trade envoys.

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