To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for children to access diagnostic MRI services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November to Question 881 on Bowel Cancer: Screening, when the last review of the national bowel cancer...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 since the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act 1983 was...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people directly report to the Chief Scientist of NHS England; who the Chief Scientist of NHS England reports to; and if his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a UK-wide blueprint for inflammatory bowel disease.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department holds data on the number of coroner-reported deaths linked to ambulance response delays.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2023 to Question 1067 on Dental Services: Pregnancy, what assessment she has made of the adequacy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number of children awaiting a community paediatrics appointment in England as of 17 November 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of social care capacity in Mid Bedfordshire constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of how many patients are being treated on virtual wards for (a) respiratory conditions, (b) cardiology, (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of care workers who were born overseas that are (a) women and (b) men.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral statement of the Secretary of State for the Home Department on legal migration of 4 December 2023, Official...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to increase (a) recruitment and (b) retention rates of midwives.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make a cost-benefit assessment of the Pharmacy Earlier Payment Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the consultation on Creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping, updated by her Department on 20 October...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the consultation on Creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping, updated by her Department on 20 October...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate she has made of the number of full time equivalent (a) physiotherapists, (b) occupational therapists, (c) speech and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make it her Department’s policy to include long-term conditions such as Parkinson’s on the list of exempted...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse was of the (a) development and (b) maintenance of the NHS app in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November to Question 881 on Bowel Cancer: Screening, what her planned timetable is for publishing a decision...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to not bring forward legislative proposals to ban the sale of tobacco products to people currently under...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for gastric band surgery for people who are clinically obese.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure equal experiences of patients with (a) Chron's disease and (b) Ulcerative Colitis in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of MRI capacity in the North East.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support NHS services to make adequate provision to (a) diagnose and (b) manage Inflammatory Bowel...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of used medical equipment was recycled in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to her Department’s contract Securing a Diverse Future for the NHS, procurement reference...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much her Department spent on the Healthy Start Scheme in the 2022-23 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to have discussions with the General Dental Council on (a) reforms to the overseas registration exam and (b) steps the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent the occurrence of cancers in women linked to obesity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have made stem cell donations in each year since 2020.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to introduce smoking wardens to enforce the generational ban on tobacco products.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2023 to Question 2859 on Dental Services, what steps she is taking to increase access to NHS dental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress her Department has made on the roll out of the IT update allowing GPs to place a marker on the medical notes of people with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Major conditions strategy: case for change and our strategic framework published...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an estimate of the number of individuals in (a) Slough and (b) England that have been required to repay the value of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) maternity exemption certificates issued and (b) fines issued due to a person failing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of access to NHS dentist appointments for veterans when they leave the armed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the policy paper entitled 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth: summary of the heads...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to provide guidance to retailers on preventing proxy sales of tobacco products under proposals for a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the policy paper entitled 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth: summary of the heads...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who is eligible to apply to the Government's £40 million fund for brain cancer research; and how they do so.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is taking steps to help (a) increase the number of (i) children and (ii) young adults who are recruited to and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed generational ban on the sale of tobacco products on trading standards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the impact of requiring nurses to be DBS-checked on patient safety.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help increase rates of early arthritis diagnosis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 31 July to Question HL9573 in the House of Lords on NHS: Drugs, what assessment the has made of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who is responsible for continuous process improvement in (a) NHS England, (b) Integrated Health and Care Boards and (c) NHS Hospital Trusts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to tackle shortages of (a) methylphenidate, (b) lisdexamfetamine and (c) guanfacine.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of expanding the FibroScan rollout to community diagnostic centres in areas with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress the Clinical Reference Group for allergies has made.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospital admissions for patients aged 65 and over were the result of a fall in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact on public health of expanding UK oil and gas fields.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to put in place specialist services to help tackle changes in the level of ADHD diagnoses of (a) men and (b) boys.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the number of school-age children who have been waiting for an autism diagnosis for longer than six...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many live births have been recorded at the Barking Birth Centre in each month since it first opened.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many live births there were in the Barking Birth Centre in each (a) calendar month and (b) week between January and November 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with Cloudflare on removing the website linked to deaths by suicide reported on by the BBC on 24...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been supported by hospital at home beds in each of the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding provided by Arts Council England for cultural activities in the South East.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on the potential merits of supporting schools with transport...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Guidance on the Legacy IT Risk Assessment Framework, published by the Central Digital and Data Office on 29...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department spent on external recruitment consultants in the (a) 2020-21, (b) 2021-22 and (c) 2022-23 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the contract awarded by her Department to Frontier Economics on 16 November 2023 under procurement reference 103726,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department holds data on the number of music recording studios that have closed in the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with representatives of the art sector on the potential impact of AI on that sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prison estate surveys were completed in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2023 to Question 3664 on Ministry of Justice: ICT, if he will publish details of the red-rated IT systems...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Justice during the debate on the Victims and Prisoners Bill of 4 December 2023,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with experts in (a) education, (b) youth work and (c) social work on helping to reduce levels of violence in the youth...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of safety of children in the youth secure estate.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list the (a) most recent inspection outcome for each institution in the secure estate and (b) the last date on which each institution in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department holds information on the economic status of families of children who have special learning requirements in primary schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to screen pupils for special educational needs and disabilities in primary schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how she plans to measure the effectiveness of the SEND change programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring that all (a) teaching staff and (b) school leaders undertake annual mandatory...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average waiting time is for an Education, Health and Care plan to be completed following a Special Educational Needs and Disability referral...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the annual cost of educating a non-English speaking child in secondary schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of children who have (a) received a Statement of Special Education Needs and (b) do not...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of levels of confidence among primary school teachers in teaching religious education.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) capacity of and (b) resources available to schools to support SEND students.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating a national register of student accommodation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding available to education authorities covering largely rural areas.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the number of British citizens leaving the UK each year to join spouses and partners.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what risks to (a) employees and (b) the wider population were identified following cyber crimes against Government departments in the last 12 months.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2023 to Question 4433 on Three: Vodafone Group, if he will publish the decision of the Investment Security Unit on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to repeal section 5(2) of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has commissioned into pavement parking (a) for the consultation entitled Managing pavement parking, which closed on 22...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the (a) economic and (b) social impact of increases in the cost of transport on young people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time to take a driving test is from the date of booking the test in Mid Bedfordshire constituency; and how many people are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to make a decision on upgrading the South West main line between Swansea, Cardiff and Bristol Temple Meads.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 4 September 2023 to Question 195612 on Railways: Fares, when he plans that contactless pay as you go ticketing will be...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to publish the business case for the Transpennine Route Upgrade.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the adequacy of (a) pothole repairs and (b) other maintenance of roads in Mid Bedfordshire constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing emission control areas in the European Atlantic from Portugal to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's publication of data on spending over £500 using a government procurement card in August 2023, what the (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2023 to Question 369 on Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 24 May 2023 to Question 185865 on Diesel Vehicles, how many diesel vans were registered for the first time in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 24 May 2023 to Question 185865 on Diesel Vehicles, how many diesel vans were registered for the first time in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many journeys were made using the £2 bus fare cap in (a) Suffolk and (b) Suffolk coastal district in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many buses funded through the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme (a) have been ordered and (b) are on the road.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing Bus Service Improvement Plan funding to be used for light rail...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department is making on introducing national minimum standards for taxi and private hire vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate his Department has made of the level of (a) car ownership, (b) bus usage (c) light rail usage, (d) train usage and (e) active...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had discussions with the Mayor of Greater Manchester on the proposed Metrolink tram extension to Stockport.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with Cabinet collagues to help reduce the number of hedgehogs killed on roads.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) delivery milestones, (b) timeframe and (c) benefit cost ratio are for the planned NPR Bradford-Manchester line as part of Network North.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking at the UN to press for international sanctions on Venezuela over its dispute with Guyana.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make representations to the Israeli authorities on lifting restrictions on (a) water and (b) fuel reaching...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Egypt on Alaa Abd El-Fattah; and whether he is taking steps...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what estimate he has made of the number of lorries that need to pass through the Rafah border crossing each day in...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the humanitarian pause in the conflict between Israel and...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has undertaken an Overseas Security and Justice Assistance assessment for providing (a)...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many projects funded by the Gulf Strategy Fund (a) have been approved, (b) have been delivered and (c) he plans to...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions his Department has had with its Iranian counterparts on the imprisonment of Mehran Raoof.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2023 to Question 2953 on Israel: Palestinians, what assessment he has made of the...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what information his Department holds on the relationship between Beijing Jianguang Asset Management Co. Ltd and the...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department has taken to provide support for Morocco following the attack in Smara of 28 October 2023.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking to engage with Mauritania on security issues following the formal withdrawal of Mali, Burkina...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what information his Department holds on trends in the level of financial support provided by Iran to the Hizballah...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of whether the aid his Department has provided to Afghanistan has been distributed...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department has taken to distribute humanitarian aid to Afghanistan since the recent earthquake.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the publication by Human Rights...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions he has had with the International Criminal Court on the adequacy of its funding to investigate conduct...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent (a) technical and (b) financial support the Government has provided to the global south to adapt to and...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he had discussions on the persecution of Christians in Tunisia during the second ministerial meeting of the...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, for what reason freedom of religious belief was not included in the UK-Middle East and North Africa region development...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether officials from (a) his Department and (b) other Government Departments have visited the Tindouf camps in...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with the UN World Food Programme on the decision to pause food distribution in...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the implications for the UK’s (a) strategic and (b) economic interests in Africa...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions his Department has had with its Iranian counterparts on the imprisonment of Alaa Abdel Fattah.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many times officials from (a) his Department and (b) other Government Departments have visited the Western Sahara...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) the US, (b) France, (c) Germany, (d) the Netherlands...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent reports he has received on (a) economic and (b) political developments in the Western Sahara.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of supporting Morocco in the Western Sahara dispute.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will take steps to support Moroccan efforts to tackle the Polisario Front.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what funding his Department provided for vaccine research and development in each of the last five years; and what he...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had discussions with the Israeli Government on reopening the Kerem Shalom border crossing.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will hold discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the potential merits of re-opening additional crossings...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing Official Development Assistance spending from...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking to support human rights and civilian protection monitoring in Sudan following the ending of the...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department plans to (a) maintain and (b) increase funding for Product Development Partnerships.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his Nicaraguan counterpart on reinstating the legal status of the Nicaraguan...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the number of children killed in Gaza.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the potential merits of a ceasefire.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will list conservation projects in the Congo Basin that have received government grants in each of the last three...

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent meetings his Department has held with British nationals with family members held hostage in Gaza.

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make it his policy to call for an immediate moratorium on the (a) arrest, (b) detention and (c) prosecution...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to tackle companies that provide misleading and fraudulent Individual Voluntary Arrangements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2023 to Question 2516 on Foreign Investment in UK and Overseas Trade: China, how many export control...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department is taking steps to promote British business opportunities in the Namibian (a) mining and (b) renewable energy sectors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff from her Department are based in India.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to help the shipbuilding industry increase its share of the global maritime export market.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much her Department spent on external recruitment consultants in each of the financial years (a) 2020-21, (b) 2021-22, and (c) 2022-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many maritime prospects UK Defence and Security Exports was managing as of 1 December 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many officials in her Department work on processing export licence applications as of 6 December 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will visit Guyana to show support for its territorial integrity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost has been of the Collective Training Transformation Programme in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many reviews are taking place in his Department in relation to the Ministry of Defence Police.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2023 to Question 4613 on Army: Recruitment, what internal transfer bounties are offered for serving Armed Forces...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of granting tax-free status to the Survivors' Guaranteed Income...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's Departmental Resource 2023 statistics published on 30 November 2023, for what reason his Department spent £16...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's Departmental Resource 2023 statistics published on 30 November 2023, what (a) programmes and (b)projects have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of troops have been assigned to the NATO Air Policing Mission each year since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any vessels used in UK waters by his Department produced zero-emissions in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 31 of the policy paper entitled Refresh to the National Shipbuilding Strategy, published on 10 March 2022, how much his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what capabilities are assigned to NATO’s air policing mission.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what capabilities were provided to NATO as part of its air policing mission in each year since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to offer a right of appeal to an independent judge for Afghan citizens refused protection under the Afghan Relocations and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Military Aid to Civilian Authority requests his Department (a) received and (b) approved in each month in 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on the use of military vehicles by UK allies (a) in general and (b) at RAF Akrotiri.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2023 to Question 4342 on Ministry of Defence: Consultants and Temporary Employment, how much and what proportion of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2023 to Question 4342 on Ministry of Defence: Consultants and Temporary Employment, how much and what proportion of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Shipbuilding Enterprise for Growth minutes of 12 September 2023, whether he made an assessment of the potential merits of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the largest off-payroll engagement per day payment was in his Department in each financial year since 2019-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the defence supply chain is free from forced labour.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's Departmental Resource 2023 statistics published on 30 November 2023, what the difference in categorisation of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of his Department's progress towards its target for women to account for 30% of service personnel recruited by 2030.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times and on what dates the Green Maritime Technology Forum has met since it was established.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of (a) Innovate UK and (b) UKRI to manufacturing firms in the defence industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 30 of the policy paper entitled Refresh to the National Shipbuilding Strategy, published on 10 March 2022, what recent steps his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civil servants in the National Shipbuilding Office are based in (a) London, (b) Edinburgh and (c) elsewhere.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of the supply of vessels for use by the armed forces in the next 25 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what combat system will be used on the SSN-AUKUS submarines that will enter service with the Royal Navy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2023 to Question 70 on Defence: Recruitment, how many people have been disciplined for (a) a relationship between...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many press and public relations staff were employed by his Department in each year since 2019.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2023 to Question 2501 on Ministry of Defence: Bullying and Discrimination, when he plans to send the letter to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ministry of Defence Police officers (a) were recruited and (b) left the Force in each year since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2023 to Question 3711 on National Shipbuilding Office, on what dates the (a) formal and (b) informal meetings took...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military bases are being used to house Afghans; and how many Afghans are housed in each base.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the US military notifies UK authorities of the cargo contained in US Air Force flights (a) landing and (b) departing from RAF Akrotiri.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any components for military equipment have been provided to Israel since 7 October 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2023 to Question 4277 on Israel: Military Aid, if he will list the (a) type and (b) quantity of medical supplies...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the Partnering Feasibility Study with Saudi Arabia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the recruitment websites for the armed forces were last updated.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel who undertook regular fitness tests in 2022 were (a) found to be unfit and (b) had their service discontinued in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with his Ukrainian counterpart on the reported attack and disablement of one of the main railway lines linking Russia and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department takes to verify the anti-slavery declarations made by companies within the defence supply chain that have procurement...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to work with international defence partners in tackling potential security risks associated with forced labour in defence supply...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of reports linking Army solar panels to claims of forced labour in China.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many blind and partially-sighted people accessed Jobcentres in the most recent period for which data is available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department provides to people who are waiting for (a) trauma, (b) joint replacement and (c) other orthopaedic treatment who...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on ensuring fire safety in (a) onshore and (b) offshore wind farms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which Government body is responsible for fire safety in offshore wind farms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the number of sanctioned benefits claimants who have subsequently found long-term employment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of the jobs advertised on his Department's Find a job website are listed as being fully remote as of 1 December 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much his Department spent on external recruitment consultants in the (a) 2020-21, (b) 2021-22 and (c) 2022-23...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on its plans to trial Automatic Voter Registration.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has received representations on the practice of house builders prohibiting in perpetuity new homeowners from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of local authority enforcement of electrical safety standards in houses...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to help reduce indirect discrimination against prospective housing tenants in receipt of benefits.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many registered houses in multiple occupation there are in County Durham.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his planned timescale is for announcing the selection methodology for culture projects in Round 3 of the Levelling Up...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to announce funding levels for local planning authorities to help tackle planning backlogs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2023 to Question 2866, whether she plans to take steps to further roll out the use of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of investments made by Beijing Jianguang Asset Management...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will provide a breakdown of the planned cross-government expenditure from (a) Departments and (b) arms-length bodies...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2023 to Question 3808 on STEM Subjects: Employment, what steps he is taking to promote...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department is (a) conducting research on and (b) funding metascience.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the National Space Strategy published on 27 September 2021, what support she is providing to the Satellite...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2023 to Question 3660 on Home Office: ICT, if he will publish details of the four red-rated legacy systems.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people came to the UK as skilled workers by salary in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of (a) care workers and (b) senior care workers issued a health and care worker visa were (i) female and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas were granted to associated dependants of care workers who were under the age of 18 in the year ending September 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his oral contribution of 4 December 2023, Official Report, column 41, on what evidential basis his Department decided to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of the potential impact of the ban on overseas care workers bringing their...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his timescales are for conducting the next triennial review of the Home Office Science Advisory Non-Departmental Public Bodies.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) charged and (b) prosecuted for alleged criminal offences involving the abuse of hedgehogs in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects the annual reviews of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs for (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21, (c) 2021-22 and (d) 2022-23...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Treaty between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2023 to Question 4319 on Diamorphine: Clinics, how many licenses have been obtained from his Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Biometric Residence Permits have been affected by technical issues in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2023 to Question 3994 on Visas: India, what the standard service level is; and what time period his...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an impact assessment of the rise in income thresholds for spouse and other family visas to £38,700.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the number of hours that people on student visas can work.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Statement of 4 November 2023 on Legal Migration, Official Report column 42, what the evidential basis was for setting...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his Department's policy is on the applicability of the £38,700 skilled worker earnings threshold for people who are (a) in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his Department's policy is on the applicability of the minimum income of £38,700 for family visas for people (a) with and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's move-on period for asylum seekers to find new accommodation after...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the correspondence of 5 April 2023 from the Children’s Commissioner to the Secretary of State entitled Statutory...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of asylum claimants categorised as legacy and residing in Northern Ireland are awaiting a decision.

To ask the Attorney General, how much the Attorney General's Office spent on external recruitment consultants in each of the financial years (a) 2020-21, (b) 2021-22, and (c) 2022-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of the large businesses that responded to the consultation entitled Improving food waste...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will publish detailed delivery plans for (a) Extended Producer Responsibility, (b) Consistent Collections,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to issue a decision on Thames Water’s revised draft Water Resources Management Plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the emission limit is in grams per hour for wood burning appliances in smoke control areas; and when it entered into force.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish proposals for refill/reuse obligations as part of the Government’s waste and resource strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to identify measures that could be used to encourage greater use of (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to support Clean Air Night on 24 January 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the potential impact of festival bonfires and fireworks on air pollution.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking increase support for food banks in winter 2023-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Asian Hornet on (a) honey bees and (b) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on Henry Dimbleby's independent review of England's food chain.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to undertake a post-implementation review of the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that dogs with similar characteristics to the American XL Bully are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to take steps to help improve the regulation of the pet industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to meet its target to create 30,000 hectares of new woodland each year from May 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of puppies that have been illegally smuggled into the UK for sale in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) prevalence and (b) impact on the level of methane emissions of the use of...

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking reduce the national debt in the (a) short- and (b) medium-term.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of interest rates on the number of mortgage defaults in Mid Bedfordshire constituency.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the guidance by the Central Digital and Data Office entitled Guidance on the Legacy IT Risk Assessment Framework, published on 29...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2023 to Question 4640 on Elections: Northern Ireland and with reference to page six of the report by the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of extracting (a) oil and (b) gas from around the Falkland Islands on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of extracting (a) oil and (b) gas from around the Falkland Islands on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she plans to issue guidance to (a) owners, (b) operators and (c) occupiers of large buildings in Greater London on recent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she plans to provide guidance to (a) owners, (b) operators and (c) occupiers of large buildings in Greater London on recent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she plans to provide guidance to (a) owners, (b) operators and (c) occupiers of large buildings in Greater London on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to recommendation 27 of the report entitled The Second National Infrastructure Assessment published by the National...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what her Department's policy is on (a) British Gas and (b) other energy providers reducing direct debit payments when customers'...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the allegations of sexism, misogyny and sexual assault in the Ministry of Defence, in a recent letter sent in October which...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many members of the Afghan Territorial Force 444 and Commando Force 333 have (1) qualified for relocation to the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many times the UK has been subject to legal action through investor-state dispute settlement which has been brought either individually or as part of a...

To ask His Majesty's Government what position they took during discussions between the Spanish acting Minister of Industry, and Foreign Office officials in November in which the 90-day cap...

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with their French and European counterparts about the prospect of an automatic visa entitlement for British nationals who own a...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether member countries of the EU can reach independent agreements with the UK about the rights of British part year residents post-Brexit without recourse to the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking with respect to the effective enforcement of sanctions against Russian entities and individuals.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Myanmar military is implementing the provisional measures set out by the International Court of Justice in The Gambia...

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their current position in relation to Ukraine joining NATO.

To ask His Majesty's Government, ahead of the 30-year review of the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action, what progress they have made since 1994 on sexual...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps UK AID Direct has taken to ensure that a proportion of UK Aid funds to Nigeria are dedicated to (1) reducing conflict based on religion or belief, and...

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the Supreme Court judgment on the use of Rwanda for extradition of those seeking asylum who arrive to the UK by irregular routes, what assessment...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to revise and re-issue guidance on adults at risk in immigration detention, which was last published in May 2021, as set out in...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish a response to the UN Evaluation of the Refugee and Migrant Advice Service’s Alternative to Detention Pilot, published on 23 August.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many general practitioners are stationed on site at MDP Wethersfield; and how regularly is this service accessible for migrants being housed at MDP Wethersfield.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many age assessments by border staff were overturned after a full Merton assessment conducted by local authority social workers over the last two years.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 23 November (HL192), of those unaccompanied children seeking asylum who are placed in hotels...

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the demonstration against antisemitism which took place in London on 26 November, what steps they are taking to (1) combat hate crimes, and (2) ensure...

To ask His Majesty's Government which departments are engaging with the Irish Football Association in relation to the UEFA Euro 2028 Casement Park project.

To ask His Majesty's Government when they last discussed the return of artefacts of disputed ownership held in the British Museum with (1) a visiting head of state, or (2) another government.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Wine (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023, which amend current importer labelling requirements for wine, will apply to wine...

To ask His Majesty's Government which local authorities (1) made only bids to Levelling Up Fund Rounds 1 and 2 that were unsuccessful, and (2) made no bids to either round.

To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of lamp columns on the M1 between junction 1 and junction 10 are out of light, how often lamp columns on motorways are inspected for such issues,...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the ability of the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company to continue its role as sole strategic provider of seaborn passenger...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 9 December 2022 (HL3930), what assessment they have made of the impact of the helipad...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 27 November (HL409–HL412), why the NHS Gloucestershire integrated care boards' lessons learnt...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to maximise supply of plasma-derived products, including immunoglobulins and albumin, for medicines that have the potential to improve...

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with NHS England about their desktop review of national home care medicines, and whether they will publish the terms of reference...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for raising public awareness of the use of medical associate professions in the NHS.

To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they provided to train Physician Associates and Anaesthesia Associates in 2022, and whether this funding came from the NHS workforce training...

To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish a progress report on the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, what the interim targets for the plan are, and how the impact of the plan will be...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to encourage NHS England to appoint a national Clinical Director for urological conditions and continence services.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the National Homecare Medicines Committee will consult publicly on future key performance indicators as part of their review of national homecare medicines.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their response to the report prepared by Future Health for Astellas Pharma Who’s Counting: The case for urgent action to improve NHS...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of subjecting all blood and plasma-derived products to a lower payment percentage in the Statutory Scheme Consultation, below the 10...

To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with NHS England’s Commercial Medicines Unit on appropriately recognising the strategic importance of plasma-derived...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to ask NHS England and the Health Quality Improvement Partnership to conduct a clinical audit of urology services.