To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 5 July 2018 to Question 158337, on Social Services: Minimum Wage, if she will publish the market analysis...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mental health ambulances are in service in (a) St Helens North constituency and (b) the North West.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she has taken to assess the quality of autism assessments undertaken in the private sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of NHS preparedness in County Durham for winter 2023-24; and how much additional funding her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release entitled '£200 million to boost NHS resilience and care this winter', published 14...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has held recent discussions with (a) ADHD UK, (b) the ADHD Foundation and (c) other organisations representing people with ADHD.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that controls on tobacco do not encourage illicit trade in tobacco products.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she has taken to evaluate the impact of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme on pharmacies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2023 to Question 1862 on Dental Services: Easington, what data her Department holds on levels of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of NHS dental provision in Cornwall.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to ensure NHS England's commitment to the Eye Care Support Pathway as one of the key future priorities for eye...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the hub and spoke model for dispensing pharmaceutical products.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had discussions with integrated care boards on increasing the number of Eye Care Liaison Officers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help increase dentistry training places.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that patients affected by closures of NHS dental practices have adequate access to dental care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make it her policy to encourage optometrists to make home visits upon request.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to take steps raise awareness of (a) the levels of nicotine in and (b) the risk of addiction from vape devices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government's response to the independent report by Lord O’Shaughnessy entitled Commercial clinical trials in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is taking steps to prevent second generation GLP-1 weight management medications being available for purchase...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 20 October 2023 to Question 202779 on Rare Diseases: Drugs, how many single technology appraisals of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the activity conducted in community diagnostic centres, how her Department and NHS England define (a) tests, (b) checks...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing self-sufficiency in UK stem cell donations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will review the (a) terms of reference and (b) governance of the UK Stem Cell strategic forum.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Prime Minister's Answer of 15 November 2023 to Question 900077, Official Report, column 645, how her Department plans to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she is taking steps to encourage NHS Trusts to offer clinical staff the opportunity to work on research trials.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to section 6 of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's (NICE) health technology evaluations: the manual,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the implications for her policies of the proposed merger between Barts Health and Barking, Havering...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to monitor the effectiveness of hybrid closed loop technology implementation on (i) glycaemic control, (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help people with limited internet capability access online health services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating the use of carbon monoxide alarms in all health settings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to take steps to implement AI technology that predicts heart attacks years in advance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of using AI to generate treatment formulation in acute care settings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what stocks of (a) midazolam, (b) morphine and (c) fentanyl are held in (i) the essential medicines buffer stock and (ii) the UK...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding her Department has allocated to (a) primary care in Folkestone and Hythe constituency, (b) East Kent Hospitals University...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS cancer treatment services have adequate resources to meet increasing demand.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which trusts have been identified by Getting It Right First Time as part of its Further Faster pilot to deliver rapid clinical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of renaming the Physician Associate job title; and what steps she is taking to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the powers of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to prevent the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many prosecutions have been brought against sellers of (a) second generation GLP-1 weight management medications and (b) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the annual cost to the public purse is of NHS repeat prescriptions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on (a) changes in the levels of autism assessments in children and (b) the potential...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the average length time (a) children and (b) adults wait for an autism assessment (i) nationally and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many full time equivalent employees in her Department work on the delivery of Op Restore.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 22 November 2023 to Question 1712 on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Drugs, if she will make an...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on ensuring school environments are suitable to support (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the number of staff available to conduct autism assessments for (a) children and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has awarded a contract for a consultant on the NHS review into productivity in the 2023-24 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help ensure women who use wheelchairs have access to mammograms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to utilise the domestic life science sector to help end global levels of tuberculosis by 2030.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many licence applications for (a) plant-based and (b) alcohol-free medicines the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the number of NHS staff who have (a) no savings, (b) savings of less than £100 and (c) savings...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to her contribution to the debate on Drugs Policy on 23 October 2018, Official Report, column 87WH, whether she plans to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she has taken to (a) raise awareness and (b) tackle disinformation on dementia in (i) Romford and (ii) England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason her Department has indefinitely delayed the introduction of the Liberty Protection Standards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help prepare the NHS for winter 2023-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ambulance services were at Level 4 Resource Escalation Action Plan in England as of 20 November 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she has taken to (a) fund and (b) support new dementia (i) treatment and (ii) research in (A) Romford and (B) England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has taken steps to support social clubs for people with dementia in (a) Romford and (b) England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of how much his Department lost to fraud in each year since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that women in third countries who are (a) eligible for the (i) ACRS and (ii) ARAP schemes and (b) in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on whether islanders were displaced in order for the UK to test nuclear weapons on Kiritimati.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if the Government will make an assessment of the potential impact of the UK's nuclear testing on the (a) medical, (b) public and (c) genetic health of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has made periodic assessments of the potential impact of nuclear testing on the indigenous population in Kiribati.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has (a) sponsored operations to clear military waste on Kiritimati (i) in 2005 and (ii) at any other time and (b) made an...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of (a) fraud and (b) misconduct Fraud Defence closed in each year from 2019 to 2023 as of 23 November 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of (a) bribery and (b) corruption Fraud Defence closed in each year from 2019 to 2023 as of 23 November.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases Fraud Defence opened in each year from 2019 to 2023 as of 23 November 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value was of enhanced learning credits that expired in the 2022-23 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual budget for the National Shipbuilding Office has been in each year since 2021; and from where that funding is drawn.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many pieces of digital equipment were deconstructed and disposed of by his Department in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, (d) 2022 and (e) 2023 as of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times the sustainable procurement working group met in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, (d) 2022 and (e) 2023 as of 20 November 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, of the 86 contracts awarded in 2022-23 for which social value formed part of the award criteria, what the average percentage weighting was of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his timeline is for completing the assessment of the single living accommodation estate in relation to the new minimum standard.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department expects the remaining GASKET 3 vehicles to be delivered.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 52 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, HC1468, published on 20 July 2023, when he plans to publish the estate...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ajax vehicles had been delivered to his Department as of (a) 1 January 2023, (b) 20 March 2023 and (c) 23 November 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of the Long Overhaul Period and Refuel (LOP(R)) for HMS Vanguard.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) cost and (b) projected in-service date for each of the new build projects in the Devonport Royal Dockyard...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his United States counterpart on Diego Garcia in the past three months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the Industrial Health Assessment commissioned under the Land Industrial Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the military cooperation agreement signed by the UK and Israel in December 2020.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of obsolete equipment from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation Disposals Team went to landfill in (a) 2019 (b) 2020 (c) 2021 (d)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK has provided (a) lethal aid and (b) other military equipment to Israel since 7 October 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time equivalent military physiotherapists are deployed in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland, (d) Wales and (e) overseas as...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending health and safety legislation to cover armed forces personnel serving overseas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many apprenticeship programmes his Department introduced in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ministerial meetings his Department has held with the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on scoping plans for the Greening...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on implementing the recommendations of the service justice system review; what steps he is taking to implement...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 12 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, how many Level 4 Apprentices his Department has recruited since the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) mean, (b) median and (c) mode average salary is for personnel in the (i) Royal Navy, (ii) Royal Air Force, and (iii) Army.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procedures his Department has to hold (a) members of the armed forces and (b) civilian defence personnel accountable for acts of sexual harassment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the real term change in average per pupil spending was in Portsmouth South constituency between the 2023-24 and 2024-25 financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the implications for her policies of the organising of strikes during the school day by (a) teachers, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of two hours of wraparound care for reception age children.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to extend the Nuffield Early Language Intervention programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to tackle bullying in schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support children with ADHD in schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to the email of 5 October 2023 from the hon. member for Sheffield, Heeley on the availability of RAAC funding for a school...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure all academy trusts offer opportunities for pupils to (a) learn and (b) participate in (i) music, (ii) sport and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the proportion of eligible school children who do not receive free school meals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that all schools provide opportunities for students to undertake dance classes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the quality of school meals within (a) primary and (b) secondary education.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of the apprenticeship levy on the uptake of apprenticeships.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase access to football coaching in schools for boys and girls.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to monitor unregistered schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average amount of per pupil funding in mainstream schools in (a) North West Norfolk constituency, (b) Norfolk and (c) England is (i) in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve rates of literacy in children aged eight to 13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to amend guidance on personal, social, health and economic education in schools to promote discussion and awareness of organ,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeship starts there were in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency, (b) Bexley Borough and (c) Greater London in each year since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the national funding formula for schools and high needs.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure the long-term stability of (a) NGOs and (b) aid agencies that (i)...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of reports by (a) Human Rights Watch and...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of aid supplied to Gaza; and what steps he is taking to ensure that...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he plans to take steps to provide diplomatic protection to the Palestinian Mission in London.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the statement by the UN entitled Gaza: UN experts call on international community to prevent genocide...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent steps the Government has taken to facilitate supplies of fuel to Gaza.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to his Oral Statement of 14 November 2023 on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Official...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of (a) long-term humanitarian support and (b) reconstruction efforts...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to help support relatives of UK citizens to leave Gaza.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the impact for his Department's policies of the statement by Principals of the...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions he has had in international fora on (a) rape and (b) sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas terrorists.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will take steps to help support the reopening of educational institutions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure that (a) Hezbollah and (b) other groups sponsored by Iran in Syria do...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the British Indian Ocean Territory in the last three months.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether the Government plans to support independent investigations into alleged breaches of international law during...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the oral evidence given by Andrew McCoubrey, Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan of his Department,...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the oral evidence given by Andrew McCoubrey, Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan of his Department,...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what support his Department provides to the British nationals resident in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the proposal made on 8 July 2022 by the...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on the rights of the Muslim population of that country.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of China Investment Corporation’s involvement in...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he plans to make official visits to (a) Papua New Guinea, (b) Solomon Islands and (c) Tuvalu.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many (a) FCO, (b) DFID and (c) FCDO staff have been deployed to Somalia in each financial year since 2010.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many of his Department's staff are stationed on Diego Garcia as of 20 November 2023.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the border dispute between Venezuela...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether the previous Secretary of State met the High Commissioner of New Zealand in the last six months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to enforce the provisions of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 relating to limited partnerships.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to help support women in business.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will publish a list of domestic agencies that will be required to certify imports from CPTPP countries once the agreement has been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2023 to Question 947 on Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership:...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will publish a list of exports that will have tariff free access to CPTPP countries once the UK ratifies the agreement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which Chinese-origin firms have been subject to restrictions on trade and investment under the (a) Import of Goods (Control) Order 1954, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department has taken to support the hospitality sector in the context of the rise in the cost of living.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she plans to respond to Written Question 1757 on Employment Agencies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had with (a) Ofcom and (b) Royal Mail on the potential implications for her Department's policies of Royal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she has taken to address the illegal sale of fireworks to underage people in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to regulate the use of additional charges (a) on travel booking sites and (b) by (i) airlines and (ii) travel companies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) human rights and (b) environmental protections are incorporated in the critical minerals supply...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the overall annual cost of the Intensive Personalised Employment Support programme is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time was for Access to Work applications to be processed in each month since May 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for which some benefits claimants refuse to engage with their local Jobcentres.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications to the Access to Work scheme were rejected in each month since May 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the most common reason was for rejecting an application to the Access to Work scheme in each month since May 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the longest length of time has been for an Access to Work application to be processed in each month since May 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the New Economics Foundation report entitled, From compliance to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2023 to Question 1370 on Access to Work Programme and with reference to the Answer of 30 November 2022...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the number of (a) mandatory reconsiderations of and (b) appeals made by people claiming...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in the cost of living on the number of serving armed forces personnel...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to disapply benefits sanctions to people who have an underlying mental health condition.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Back to Work plan, published on 16 November 2023, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on whether...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 10 of Parkinson's UK's publication entitled Nowhere near enough, published in April 2023, what assessment he has made...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average annual amount of Universal Credit paid to (a) serving members of the Armed Forces and (b) veterans was in each year since 2018.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of a War Widows pension are claiming Universal Credit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which categories of claimants had their contact with work coaches reduced in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many on average Universal Credit claimants' cases are overseen by each Universal Credit Case Manager as of November 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of including sarcoidosis in the list of prescribed industrial injuries for ex...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases relating to (a) Universal Credit, (b) Employment and Support Allowance and (c) Personal Independence Payments were taken to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the oral contribution of 22 November 2023 by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Official Report, column 348, what the value of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to amend the eligibility criteria for Cost of Living Payments so that people on (a) Housing Benefit and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to extend Cost of Living Payments beyond the Spring.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a comparative assessment of (a) the Local Housing Allowance and (b) average rental costs for four bedroom properties in St...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement of 20 November 2023 on Health and Disability White Paper Tests and Trials, HCWS44, how individuals...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the written ministerial statement by the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work of 20 November 2023, HCWS44, how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure there is specific employment support for people with epilepsy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what evidence his Department requests in order to assess applications for ill health retirement due to long covid.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled Work Capability Assessment: activities and descriptors, published on 5 September...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the Work Capability Assessment criteria related to mobility on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the (a) number of Attendance Allowance claimants who were contacted by decision-makers to give an explanation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to take steps to help low income pensioners with the cost of living.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the application process for Pension Credit; and if he will take steps to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department issues to public bodies on non-disclosure agreements requested by commercial enterprises as a condition of (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Trial encourages low-income pensioners to apply for extra financial support,...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) Directors and (b) Director Generals there are in his Department as of 20 November 2023.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants are employed at each grade above SCS1.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what funding is being made available to provide compensation for those affected by the Infected Blood Inquiry; and when this funding will be made available.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been identified under the national referral mechanism in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his planned timetable is for (a) completing the hiring process for members of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Project Pegasus on the right to (a) privacy and (b) data protection.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken to provide access to the passport photo database to police forces.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people released under investigation in each year since 2017 went on to commit another offence.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were serving in (a) the Folkestone and Hythe district and (b) Kent Police, in each year since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people sitting the UK citizenship test failed in each year since 2019.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the fraud sector charter on telecommunications.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people of Chagossian descent have been granted British nationality since November 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to process (a) student visa and (b) student sponsor license applications.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether UK Visas and Immigration is meeting its service standard for processing student visa applications as of November 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of student visa applications have not been renewed since 1 June 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) arrested on suspicion and (b) convicted of people smuggling in UK waters since the start of January 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help prevent off-road vehicles used for recreational purposes causing damage to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of artificial grass on (a) natural habitats and (b) the wider environment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to improve the (a) water quality and (b) biodiversity of (i) lakes, (ii) rivers and (iii) waterways...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the deer management strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 25 October 2023 to Question 203372 on Natural England, for what reason Natural England have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 25 October 2023 to Question 203372 on Natural England, if Natural England will publish the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what criteria she plans to use to assess the adequacy of the outcomes agreed at COP28.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to roll out new nuclear projects.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to support vulnerable people of working age with their energy costs in winter 2023-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress her Department has made on reaching 50GW capacity of offshore wind by 2030.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to support the growth of the offshore energy sector in North Tyneside constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, by what date local authorities are required to start processing applications under the Home Upgrade Grant 2 scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional financial support for energy costs to people...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the Climate Change Committee’s 2023 Progress Report to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help ensure that people with Rett Syndrome are able to heat their homes to a safe temperature.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Electricity Generation Costs 2023, updated in November 2023, what the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's publication Electricity Generation Costs 2023, updated in November 2023, what the evidential...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the report by Oxfam entitled Climate Equality: A planet for the 99%, published on 20 November 2023, if she will...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse was for (a) the civil service and (b) public administration in the financial years (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2022-23 and (iii)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to raise public sector productivity.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of ending the freeze on local housing allowance.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the UK Permanent Representative at the United Nations voted against the resolution proposed by the Africa Group entitled Promotion of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of rates of Approved Mileage Allowance Payments, in the context of increases in the cost of fuel.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the potential revenue lost from illegal gambling.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of changes to alcohol duty implemented in August 2023 on tax receipts.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the report by Oxfam entitled, Climate equality: A planet for the 99%,...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Cabinet Colleagues on the Valuation Office Agency's planned increase in business rate evaluations for film studios.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the British Overseas Territories on increasing transparency in their financial services sectors.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ensure that no creditor can sue for more than they...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to make water companies statutory consultees in medium and large scale planning applications.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Answer of 26 October 2023 to Question 203866 on Letting Agents: Regulation, what his planned...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to support local authorities with housing vulnerable homeless families in (a) St Helens and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether local authority grant funding is ring-fenced for the purposes of parish churches upgrading their facilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's polices of the British Red Cross'...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent estimate he has made of the number of domestic residences in (a) England and (b) the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the deadline for applications to The Grenfell Assisted Home Ownership Scheme is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to (a) collect and (b) publish data on the number of commercial properties in England that have been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2023 to Question 339 on Probation Service, what the staffing underspend was in the Probation Service in each of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults by staff on inmates were recorded in each Young Offender Institution in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of probation officers have been in post for over (a) two and (b) five years in each region.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has plans publish information on RAAC in prisons.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve the representation of ethnic minority personnel in senior leadership roles in the youth secure estate.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the attrition rate was for ethnic minority staff in the youth secure estate in each reporting year since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the limit on costs recoverable from an individual party in an Aarhus Convention claim.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of making (a) full transcripts and (b) audio recordings of hearings in the Crown Court free...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer on 21 November 2023 to Question 2298 on Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance, when his Department plans to finish the survey work on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what is the annual cost to the public purse of her Department's expenditure on (a) IT infrastructure, (b) IT infrastructure purchased...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 25 July 2023 to Question 194820 on Smart Devices: China, which agency is responsible for monitoring the potential...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the Climate Change Committee's recommendation that no airport expansions should proceed until a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 25 July 2023 to Question 194820 on Smart Devices: China, which areas of the transport sector employ cellular internet...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the level of lead emissions arising from the use of (a) leaded and (b) other fuel in the aviation sector in the UK in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of Gatwick Airport on the proposed use of its emergency runway for routine flights.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Motorcycle Industry Association's report entitled, Realising the Full...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department plans to provide to Wokingham Borough Council for (a) fixing potholes and (b) other road maintenance in the (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has provided for bus services in real terms in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of centralising in his Department control of roads in London.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to extend the maximum axle weights and gross vehicle weights derogation given to two and three axle electric HGVs to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the Land Registry does (a) not include a record of the sale in 2011 and (b) include a record of the sale in 2015 of the Old Rectory in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to address skills shortages (a) among HGV drivers and (b) in the road transport sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral answer of 14 September 2023 by the Leader of the House, Official Report column 1023, whether he has made an assessment of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will publish the (a) invitation and (b) attendance list for the AI Safety Summit 2023 on 1 and 2 November at Bletchley...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the operational budget will be for the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery in 2024-25; and from where this...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much of the Fresh Start Agreement funding package for shared and integrated education (a) has been allocated as of 21 November 2023 and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent steps he has taken to support (a) the Northern Ireland Executive and (b) local businesses in (i) recovering from recent flooding in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information his Department holds on Ulster Volunteer Force discussions on disbanding; and what recent steps he has taken to encourage the...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people died as result of road accidents in England in the most recent period of five years for which complete figures are available; of these, (1) how...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of (1) awarding local authorities five-year highways funding allocations, and (2) moving highways funding currently...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage District Network Operators to make the process of grid connection and upgrade easier for fleets installing EV charging...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that eligible patients will have access to Paxlovid this winter.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Carers UK report State of Caring 2023 — The impact of caring on: health, published in November; and what steps...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people are currently in receipt of modular drugs through the NHS for the treatment of Cystic Fibrosis.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Alzheimer's Research UK report Tipping Point: The Future of Dementia, published in September, what steps they are taking to support the...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 28 March (HL6760), what steps they have taken in support of preparation for the maintenance phase of...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Alzheimer's Research UK report Tipping Point: The Future of Dementia, published in September, what steps they are taking to improve...

To ask His Majesty's Government what action is being taken to reduce waiting times in A&E departments in NHS England, following the publication of A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions...

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the average waiting time in accident and emergency (1) in the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, and (2) across all NHS trusts in England, in each year...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are planning to provide mental health support to the descendants of Pontian refugees who suffered a genocide between 1914 and...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Alzheimer's Research UK report Tipping Point: The Future of Dementia, published in September, whether they have any plans with the NHS to...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Alzheimer's Research UK report Tipping Point: The Future of Dementia, published in September, what steps they are taking to address the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to require the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to publish the report of its investigation into the medicine manufacturing...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment it has made of the governance arrangements at the Royal Marsden Foundation Trust following reported concerns by external auditors about a £9...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the partial suspension of Sciensus's manufacturing licence.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to indicate to NHS England that urological conditions and continence services should be afforded a higher priority in the future...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that women have control over their sexual and reproductive health decisions, and are empowered to negotiate condom use, access...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the underlying factors that contribute to higher HIV transmission rates among marginalised groups of women, such as sex...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 7 June (HL Deb col 1439), whether they can now provide details on (1) how the scheme under section 2 of...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of sexual and gender-based violence perpetrated by Hamas on 7 October; and what discussions they have had with (1) other...

To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the security and humanitarian situation in northern Myanmar, in particular in Shan State.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether, in advance of the next UN General Assembly in December, they will reconsider their opposition to the UN Resolution Addressing the Legacy of Nuclear...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of introducing a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to the steel industry for the purposes of decarbonisation...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people serving a sentence of Detention for Public Protection were released from prison in each year since 2005.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many deaths were recorded of people serving a sentence of Detention for Public Protection in each year since 2005; and of those, how many were classified...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many incidents of self-harm were recorded by people serving a sentence of Detention for Public Protection in each year since 2005.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people serving an imprisonment for public protection sentence have died in secure mental health facilities.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people sentenced to Detention for Public Protection were (1) in prison having never been released, (2) in prison having been recalled, and (3) in the...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people serving an imprisonment for public protection sentence were eligible for a review of their licence, in each quarter since 2021; and of those how...

To ask His Majesty's Government when if at all they intend to reply to the letter dated 15 September from Lord Berkeley to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Swinburne on 25 September (HL10097), what steps they have taken to ensure that local authorities have up to date...

To ask His Majesty's Government what level of accountability local authorities have to His Majesty's Government to ensure that they are meeting the expectation of partnering with the voluntary,...

To ask His Majesty's Government which members of His Majesty's Government are not in receipt of a ministerial salary.

To ask His Majesty's Government what are the salaries and allowances of each of the Ministers and Whips in the House of Lords.

To ask His Majesty's Government when the British Army most recently evaluated the feasibility of a transition to all-adult recruitment; and what the findings of any such evaluation were.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the importance of R&D investment in net zero technologies; and what steps they are taking to measure the outcomes from that...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support long-term investment in the necessary infrastructure for floating offshore wind and to help reduce the risk of investing...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they are taking to (1) implement a national framework for the licensing of land for geothermal drilling, and (2) streamline permissions to...