Written answers

Wednesday, 22 November 2023

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • UN Population Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 16 October 2023 to Question 203848 on the UN Population Fund and to the £425...

    • Sudan: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what information his Department holds on the number of civilians that have been killed in El Fasher in the last two months.

      Marine Environment: Treaties

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will take legislative steps to ratify the Global Ocean Treaty.

      Malawi: Development Aid

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had discussions with his (a) international counterparts and (b) delivery partners in Malawi on the...

      Development Aid

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact of reducing the Official Development Assistance budget to...

      Horn of Africa: Floods

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to help support (a) Somalia and (b) other countries in the Horn of Africa following...

      Government Hospitality: Wines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to publish the bi-annual report on the Government Wine Cellar for 2020-22.

      Israel: West Bank

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Israeli authorities to encourage them to (a) condemn acts of...

      Marine Protected Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of proposals to establish new high seas marine...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Royal Oldham Hospital: Concrete

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her Department's timescale is for removing the reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in Royal Oldham Hospital.

    • Health Services: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to clarify the role of primary care in the NHS winter plan.

      Health: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she would make it her policy that patients over retirement age should have an annual health check.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish the number of registered dentists in (a) Oldham and (b) England in each year since 2010.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) adult and (b) child NHS dental patients in (i) Oldham and (ii) England have seen a dentist in each year since 2010.

      Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women (a) have been assessed to need and (b) are receiving (i) drug and (ii) alcohol recovery services.

      Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rheumatology: Primary Health Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to improve the medical skill mix in primary healthcare to help diagnose and treat (a) musculoskeletal...

      Dental Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for registering with an NHS dentist in (a) Oldham and (b) England in the latest period for which data...

      HIV Infection: Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential for legislative changes to help remove stigma and discrimination against people...

      Health Services: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to move winter pressures from secondary care to primary care.

      Health Services: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the preparedness of the NHS in Essex for winter 2023-24; and how much additional funding his Department...

      Social Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding of (a) adult and (b) children's social care; and if she will make an assessment...

      Paediatrics: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the average waiting time for a community paediatric appointment in England as of 17 November 2023.

      NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there have been any instances of unauthorised parties gaining access to (a) sensitive data and (b) confidential information...

      NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what she plans to announce the proposed developer for the Federated Data Platform.

      Alzheimer's Disease: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had recent discussions with NHS Scotland on ensuring that newly-licensed Alzheimer's treatments are made...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the 3,310 total headcount figure for permanent civil servants excluding agency workers working for his Department as of...

      NHS

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to improve the accuracy of NHS (a) forecasts and (b) planning.

      Dementia: Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to incentivise overseas researchers to undertake clinical trials on dementia research in the UK.

      NHS: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of (a) updates to the programme manual used by the National...

      NHS Learning Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending eligibility for the NHS Learning Support Fund to people studying...

      Graft versus Host Disease: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to address regional disparities in access to newer treatments for Graft-versus-host disease.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Theft

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

      Cystic Fibrosis: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the recommendation from NICE that modulator therapies used to treat cystic fibrosis should no longer be funded on the...

      Fit and Proper Persons Requirement Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress her Department has made implementing the recommendations of the Kark Review into the Fit and Proper Person Test.

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of demand for medication used to treat ADHD...

      Graft versus Host Disease: Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) IMPACT, (b) AGAVE and (c) other clinical trials for new Graft-versus-host disease...

      Semaglutide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of NHS patients who would be eligible to use Wegovy.

      NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the value for money of the Federated Data Platform.

      NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the provider of the Federated Data Platform is prohibited from selling data.

      NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to inform patients about the (a) Federated Data Platform and (b) use of their data.

      Abortion: Telemedicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure women accessing telemedicine abortion services are given sufficient time and advice on...

      Eyes: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is taking steps to work with the devolved administration to promote eye care research in Northern Ireland’s...

      Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to ensure non-stageable cancers are included in the NHS early diagnosis target.

      Health Services: Gaza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has plans to arrange for (a) medical equipment, (b) pharmaceuticals and (c) other health resources to be sent to Gaza.

      Ophthalmic Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for ophthalmology patients following referral.

      Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government takes to determine what medical aid is made available to areas that are experiencing (a) conflict and (b) other...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department plans to take to support Universal Credit claimants who are in work with varying paydays each month affecting the...

    • Universal Credit: Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's press release entitled, Employment boost for thousands of parents on Universal Credit, published on 25...

      Jobcentres: Assistive Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing his Department's funding for specialist assistive technology in job...

      Universal Credit: Foster Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's press release entitled, Employment boost for thousands of parents on Universal Credit, published on 25...

      Employment Schemes: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to develop employment support pilot programmes in the West Midlands Combined Authority.

      Employment Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for monitoring the effectiveness of Trailblazer employment support programmes.

      Employment: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2023 to Question 26 on Employment: Older People, what the cost to the public purse was for midlife MOTs...

      Access to Work Programme: Hearing Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of people who were unable to access support due to the annual cap on the Access to...

      Disability Living Allowance: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) number of applicants awaiting a decision and (b) average time between receipt of an...

      Employment Schemes: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have received Intensive Personalised Employment Support, by local authority area, in each of the last five years.

      Work Capability Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will conduct analysis on the potential impact on NHS costs of proposed changes to the work capability assessment.

      Universal Credit: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provision his Department makes for Winter Fuel Payments in cases where Ukrainian refugees receiving Universal Credit payments are not...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Pornography Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to appoint the Chair of the Pornography Review announced on 3 July 2023.

    • Pornography Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the terms of reference are for the Pornography Review announced on 3 July 2023; and which Minister has lead...

      Motor Neurone Disease: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support research into the causes of motor neurone disease.

      Broadband: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much and what proportion of the Project Gigabit fund has been allocated as of 15 November 2023.

      Catapult Centres: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what financial support has UK Research and Innovation given to catapults in each of the last five years.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Defence Equipment: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate the Government has made of the amount of lead pollution from (a) leaded aviation fuel use, (b) leaded petrol use, (c) tyre wear and brake...

    • Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the written statement of 13 November 2023 entitled Service Family Accommodation and Winter Planning, HCWS28, what steps his Department...

      Defence Transition Services: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what training defence transition service caseworkers receive.

      Ministry of Defence: Legal Profession

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many legally-qualified staff working for his Department as of November 2023 (a) have received training in and (b) are qualified specifically in...

      Ministry of Defence: Legal Profession

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many legally-qualified staff are employed by his Department as of 14 November 2023.

      Ministry of Defence: Legal Profession

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many lawyers are employed by his Department as of 14 November 2023.

      Ministry of Defence: Legal Opinion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what has been the cost to the public purse of advice provided by legal counsel to his Department in each year since 2010; and which (a) firms and (b)...

      Ministry of Defence: Administration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) civilian and (b) military personnel principally support administrative tasks in his Department.

      Ministry of Defence: Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) civilian and (b) military personnel work on policy development in his Department.

      Ministry of Defence: Accountancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) civilian and (b) military personnel support accountancy tasks in his Department.

      Ministry of Defence: Accountancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) civilian and (b) military personnel support financial work in his Department.

      Ploughshare: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what financial returns Ploughshare has delivered in each of the last five years; and what financial performance targets have been set for Ploughshare in...

      Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what efficiency targets he has set for the top level budget areas in his Department for each of the next three years.

      Ministry of Defence: Assets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 20 September 2023 to Question 199262 on Ministry of Defence: Assets, if he will take steps to require asset sales to be...

      Australia and USA: Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) collaborative projects and (b) joint ventures with (i) Australian and (ii) US...

      AUKUS: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of potential changes in the level of job vacancies in the defence sector as a direct result of the AUKUS partnership.

      Ministry of Defence: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether classified documents retained by his department under a Lord Chancellor’s Instruction citing a national security exemption are among the...

      Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on external legal counsel on the Ajax programme in each year between 2010 and 2023; and with which legal firms.

      Veterans: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) funding provided by his Department to the Veterans Welfare Service and (b) support provided by...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners' Release: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will set a target for the number and proportion of people moving into employment within (a) one and (b) six months of leaving prison.

    • Probate: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce backlogs of probate applications.

      Cemeteries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will have discussions with the organisers of the Letters to Heaven project launched in Derry and Strabane cemeteries on the potential merits of...

      Prisons: Overcrowding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding was allocated per police force for the use of police cells under Operation Safeguard in (a) October and (b) November 2023.

  • Home Office

    • Overseas Students: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on including student visas for Indian nationals in a future free trade agreement with India.

    • Asylum: Bilateral Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership, whether his Department has held recent negotiations on a...

      Refugees: Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to reduce homelessness among refugees.

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 18 October 2022 to Question 202261 on Asylum: Applications, if he will make it his policy to routinely...

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 12 September 2023 to Question 198095 on Asylum: Housing, what progress his Department has made on assessing...

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to provide long term accommodation for asylum seekers housed at the Holiday Inn in Woolston.

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many irregular migrants have (a) arrived in small boats and (b) been deported since 2018.

      Cars: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps his Department has taken to help support the West Midlands Police to prevent car theft in Birmingham.

      Merseyside Police: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional police officers Merseyside Police has recruited since the the Police Uplift Programme was announced in July 2019.

      Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate he has made of when (a) the hiring process for the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs will be completed and (b)...

      Animal Experiments: Cosmetics

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the written statement entitled Regulation Update of 17 May 2023, HCWS779, what recent progress his Department has made on...

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 18 October 2023 to Question 202265 on Asylum, if he will make heat maps on the geographical distribution of...

  • Department for Education

    • Teachers: Religion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to increase the availability of Religious Education teacher training courses.

    • Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of extending the eligibility for free school meals on (a) the economy, (b)...

      Schools: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether specialist contractors have been appointed to carry out invasive structural assessment of system-built blocks approved in September 2022; and...

      Social Services: Tameside

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to monitor the adequacy of Tameside Children's services in each of the last three years.

      Special Educational Needs: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the number of schools that received an Ofsted inspection in 2023 and did not receive a grade of outstanding as a...

      Children: Hate Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the prevalence of verbal abuse of children by adults.

      Special Educational Needs: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for Education, Health and Care plan assessments in (a) North West Leicestershire...

      Teachers: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an estimate of how many newly qualified teachers work abroad because of (a) pay and (b) working conditions.

      Relationships and Sex Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of how resources can best be allocated to provide comprehensive sexual health education in schools.

      Curriculum: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that parents have access to the materials used to teach their children (a) relationships, sex and...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Cultural Heritage: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she has taken to promote the cultural heritage of the Irish diaspora in England in (a) general and (b) Romford constituency.

    • Theatre: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps she has taken to support the theatre industry (a) nationally and (b) in Romford constituency.

      Armed Conflict: Gaza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will have discussions with the BBC Board on the adequacy of the BBC News coverage of the conflict in Gaza.

  • Treasury

    • Sanctions: Russia

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many violations there have been of sanctions placed on Russia; and what the value is of fines issued for those violations.

    • Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to respond to the consultation entitled Addressing carbon leakage risk to support decarbonisation, published on 30 March 2023.

      Defence: Investment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to encourage investment in the defence sector.

      Child Benefit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing the three month limit on backdated payments for child benefit.

      Child Benefit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the average length of time that adoptive parents wait for approval of their application for child benefit.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Bellwin Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the governance of the Bellwin Scheme at ensuring (a) local authorities have...

    • Housing: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had discussions with (a) Council leaders and (b) City of York Council on the availability of (a) affordable...

      Local Government: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has conducted an audit of the number of people who are employed in equality, diversity and...

      Evictions: Pension Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is taking steps to prevent landlords evicting tenants that are in receipt of pension credit.

      Economic Growth: Coastal Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent steps his Department has taken to help support economic growth in coastal communities.

      Homelessness: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to provide emergency accommodation to homeless people that do not feel safe in hostels.

      Renters (Reform) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department consulted letting agencies on the Renters (Reform) Bill during the development of proposals for...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the total cost to his Department has been of ministerial severance payments to outgoing Ministers of State for...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Delivery Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that age restrictions are appropriately enforced for people signing up to be delivery drivers.

    • Overseas Trade: Morocco

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to encourage bilateral trade between the UK and Morocco.

      Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had discussions with the Leader of the House on making time for a debate on a substantive motion on the UK’s accession...

      Arms Trade: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether UK manufactured arms have been sold to Israel in the last (a) 10 years, (b) five years and (c) one year.

      Defence Equipment: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what controls her Department places on the re-export of defence equipment.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has a timeline for people who receive a Civil Service Pension to receive their remediable service statement.

    • Blood: Contamination

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings (a) he and (b) his Department has had with individuals infected and affected by contaminated blood in each of the last five years.

      Infected Blood Inquiry

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department will implement Recommendation 12 of the Second Interim Report of the Infected Blood Inquiry, published 5 April 2023.

      Ministers: Advisory Committee on Business Appointments

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to section 1.3 of the report entitled Strengthening Ethics and Integrity in Central Government, published in July 2023, whether...

  • Department for Transport

    • Aviation: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to require aircraft to use unleaded fuels.

    • Aviation: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives from airlines on fuel tankering.

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department issues to highway authorities on best practice in local roads maintenance to achieve (a) value for money and (b) improved...

      Speed Limits: Cameras

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will fund more speed cameras in (a) Birmingham and (b) the West Midlands.

      Taxis: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing subsidies for traditional black cab drivers in the context of the growth of...

      Bus Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 4 of the Sixth Special Report of the Transport Committee of Session 2022-23 on Implementation of the National Bus Strategy:...

      Bus Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with (a) Google and (b) other online providers of travel information on ensuring that information can be...

      Lifeboats: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much and what proportion of the Rescue Boat Grant fund has been allocated as of 14 November 2023; and which lifeboat charities received funding.

  • Northern Ireland Office

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  • Department for Work and Pensions

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Concrete

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will be providing funding to schools which identified safety issues relating to reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete and which began or...

  • Attorney General

    • Crown Prosecution Service: Gender

      To ask His Majesty's Government what action the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has taken to ensure that it operates an inclusive environment for employees with gender critical beliefs and those...

    • Domestic Abuse

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) consulted individuals or organisations outside the CPS about its plans to revise its domestic abuse guidance in 2022;...

      Domestic Abuse

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Crown Prosecution Service carried out an impact assessment with regards to (1) the protected characteristic of sex, and (2) belief in the immutability...

      Hate Crime

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Crown Prosecution Service’s assertion that there is a “Global narrative attacking the rights of all protected...

      Hate Crime: Transphobia

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the propriety of Crown Prosecution Service staff referring to live criminal cases as examples of transphobic hate in published...

      Gender Based Violence and Hate Crime

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to place in the Library of the House, for each Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) panel or group that relates to hate crime or violence...

      Crown Prosecution Service: Gender

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has taken to ensure that people with gender critical beliefs are represented on CPS panels and forums...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners: Human Rights

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the problems in the system for the release, licence and recall of prisoners that would be solved by the disapplication of section 3 of the Human...

    • Parole Board

      To ask His Majesty's Government what factors they envisage would cause a Minister to use the power contained in the Victims and Prisoners Bill to dismiss the Chair of the Parole Board...

      Parole

      To ask His Majesty's Government, regarding provisions in the Victims and Prisoners Bill for a ministerial veto and subsequent appeal to the Upper Tribunal for 'top tier' parole decisions, what...

      Parole

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consultations they have had with (1) victims of crime, and (2) statutory bodies that support victims of crime, over the proposal to extend the parole process...

  • Home Office

    • Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps if any they are taking to negotiate bilateral youth mobility schemes with countries across Europe to ensure UK travel businesses can hire UK citizens...

    • Community Protection Notices

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the use of Community Protection Notices since 2014.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many Afghans have been accepted under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme whose resettlement is suspended; what is the cause of, and what steps are being...

      Asylum

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Prime Minister on 13 December 2022 when he stated that "we expect to abolish the backlog of initial asylum decisions by the end of...

      Abortion: Demonstrations

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they propose to implement legislation on buffer zones around abortion clinics.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Evan Gershkovich

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help secure the release of Evan Gershkovich from prison in Russia.

    • Islands: Climate Change

      To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) economic, (2) logistical and (3) technological support they are providing to ensure that sea-level rise does not endanger the continued existence of Small...

      Darfur: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the seizure of three Sudanese army bases in Darfur by the Rapid Support Forces.

      Corruption: International Courts

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to meet with US Judge Mark Wolf in London during the week of 13 November to discuss progress on proposals for an International...

      Pacific Islands: Climate Change

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the position adopted in the Declaration on Preserving Maritime Zones in the Face of Climate Change-related Sea-Level...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Construction: Credit

      To ask His Majesty's Government what additional steps they are taking to address increasing borrowing costs which are impacting the construction sector.

  • Treasury

    • Off-payroll Working: Money Laundering

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they take to ensure that small businesses offering personal services advertising as cash only pay all their taxes and charges and are not avenues for...

    • Interest Rates: Property

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to mitigate the impact of increased interest rates on the residential property market.

      Debts: Cuba

      To ask His Majesty's Government what contribution they make to the Paris Club group of official creditors; how they monitor the use of any contributions to the group, and in particular...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Indo-Pacific Region: Armed Forces

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to deploy UK Armed Forces to the Indo-Pacific region to help counter the threat from China to Taiwan.

  • Department for Transport

    • Rapid Transit Systems: Warwickshire

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the Very Light Rail prototype under development by Coventry City Council and the University of Warwick.

    • High Speed 2 Line: Old Oak Common Station

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of expected journey times between the HS2 station at Old Oak Common and Tottenham Court Road Underground station via (1) the planned...

      Railways: North of England and Midlands

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to paragraph 63 in the Department of Transport's document Network North published in October (CP 946), what is (1) the estimated cost, and (2) the...

      High Speed 2 Line: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 26 October (HL10766), how much money has been spent to date on the Manchester leg of HS2.

      Railway Stations: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 26 October (10507), what assessment they have made of the adequacy of the existing appraisal...

  • Women and Equalities

    • HIV Infection: Discrimination

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are considering any proposals to protect individuals living with HIV from discrimination in various sectors, including healthcare, education,...

  • The Senior Deputy Speaker

    • Peers: Opening of Parliament

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the approximate number of Noble Lords attending the State Opening of Parliament on 7 November; and whether this represents the greatest number on record.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Buildings: Carbon Emissions

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Earl Howe on 4 September (HL Deb col 282), whether the consultation on their approach to measuring and reducing embodied...

    • Housing: Energy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to incorporate references to (1) solar gain and (2) solar shading, in the design requirements for new-build homes in order to mitigate the...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Hikvision: CCTV

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had (1) with, or (2) about, Hikvision regarding the removal of surveillance cameras which comply with China’s National...

    • Import Controls

      To ask His Majesty's Government to what extent the planned engagement with stakeholders will inform a decision on readiness to proceed with implementation of the Border Target Operating...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • NHS: Staff

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made representations to the Chief Executive of NHS England about the appropriateness of employing NHS staff who have supported calling for (1) a...

    • Brain: Tumours

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the APPG on Brain Tumours report Pathway to a Cure, published in February, what consideration they have given to developing or extending...

      NHS England: UK Biobank

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to place in the Library of the House a copy of all current data agreements between NHS England and UK Biobank.

      Dental Services and General Practitioners

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that General Practitioner and Dentistry services are prepared for increased demand arising from future housing developments.

      Doctors: Career Development

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the General Medical Council report The state of medical education and practice in the UK: Workforce report 2023, published on 13...

      Health Services: Disadvantaged

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to use schools and nurseries as hubs for delivering health services to support families and meet the health needs of children and young...

      Coronavirus: Medical Treatments

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the stock of approved antiviral treatments of COVID-19, including those recommended by the National Institute for Health...

      Fenethylline: Misuse

      To ask His Majesty's Government which NHS trusts in England have reported patients suffering from addiction to Captagon.

      Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 28 March (HL6761), what assessment they have made of the opportunities of utilising peer-to-peer...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • British Library: Cybersecurity

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the major technology outage experienced by the British Library as a result of a cyber-attack, whether they are confident that sufficient safeguards are...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Horticulture: Environment Protection

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 25 October (HL10678), what steps they intend to take to ensure that the environmental horticulture industry,...

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