Written answers

Wednesday, 20 December 2023

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Help to Buy Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many staff work on the Help to Buy Customer Service team.

    • Shared Ownership Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department holds on the number of shared ownership properties there are in (a) London and (b) England.

      Buildings: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2023 to Question 195098 on Buildings: Disability, when he plans to publish the...

      Countryside: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many officials in his Department work on access to nature; and what the full-time equivalent of those officials is.

      Local Government: Bankruptcy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the number of local authorities at risk of issuing a Section 114 notice in the next six months.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to Oral Statement from the Minister for Veteran Affairs of 13 December 2023 on Afghan Resettlement Update,...

      Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the British energy security strategy, published on 7 April 2022, for what reason his Department's review...

      Hate Crime: Sikhs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of hate crime against the Sikh community in the last 10 years;...

      Affordable Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many Homes England Investment Partners for the Affordable Homes Programme have filed for insolvency.

      Owner Occupation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department collects on levels of home ownership.

      Permitted Development Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what is his planned timetable for the consultation on a new Permitted Development Right for subdividing houses into two flats.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made an estimate of the number of Palestinian children (a) arrested by the Israeli authorities and (b)...

    • Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the 12 December 2023 United Nations General...

      Gaza: Israel

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has taken steps to monitor the Israeli military's compliance with international law in its...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the announcement by the Secretary of State on 14 December 2023, whether any of the settlers who will...

      Israel: Children

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether the Government has had discussions with Israeli counterparts on the (a) detention of children in Israeli...

      Israel: Hamas

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if his Department will make an assessment of whether parties to the Israel-Hamas conflict have committed (a) war crimes...

      Israel: West Bank

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he plans to take steps to support inquiries by the International Criminal Court into potential breaches of...

      United Arab Emirates: Human Rights and Political Prisoners

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he had discussions with his UAE counterpart during COP 28 on reports that UAE has (a) brought new charges...

      Israel: Visas

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has plans to impose visa bans on Israeli settlers committing violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.

      Gaza: Israel

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent steps he has taken to (a) encourage the Israeli Government to uphold international law and (b) ensure the...

      Gaza: Journalism

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has held with the(a) the United Nations, (b) Israeli government and (c) Palestinian...

      Israel: International Criminal Court

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made representations to the Israeli Government to encourage Israel to become a state party to the...

      Artificial Intelligence: Disinformation

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the potential risks associated with AI-generated misinformation.

      Guyana: Politics and Government

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary General of the Commonwealth on the situation in Guyana.

      British Overseas Territories: Non-native Species

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the issue of invasive species in the Overseas Territories.

      British Overseas Territories: Biodiversity

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent assessment he has made of the stability of biodiversity in the Overseas Territories.

      British Nationals Abroad: Detainees

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department takes to help safeguard the (a) rights and (b) welfare of British nationals detained overseas.

      Guyana: Venezuela

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Venezuela on the border dispute with Guyana in the last three months.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Prime Minister: Correspondence

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Prime Minister plans to respond to the letter of 27 November 2023 from the hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk and Lord Scriven on...

    • Covid-19 Inquiry: Expenditure

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on the case of Cabinet Office v Chair of Covid Inquiry, [2023] EWHC 1702 (Admin).

      Civil Servants: Location

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil service jobs previously based in Whitehall have been permanently relocated outside of London and the South East since 2019.

      Veterans: Military Decorations

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Sir John Holmes' Military Medals Review, published in July 2012,whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Unemployment: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2023 to Question 5438, if he will make an estimate of the number of people that are waiting for (a)...

    • Jobcentres: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average caseload of a Jobcentre Universal Credit case manager was in the most recent period for which data is available.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Power Failures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there have been any power cuts on their Department's property in each of the last three years.

      Restart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2023 to Question 208 on Restart Scheme, for what reason the Customer Satisfaction Measure results of the...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Electronic Cigarettes and Oral Tobacco

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is her Department's policy to restrict the future availability of Snus and vapes.

    • Obesity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many obesity-related hospital admissions there were in each of the last five years.

      Primary Care Networks: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much from the public purse his Department has spent on the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme in the last 12 months for which...

      Primary Care Networks: General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include GPs in the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme.

      Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the NHS of alcohol use.

      General Practitioners: Hornsey and Wood Green

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to recruit more General Practitioners in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency.

      Dental Services and Prescriptions: Pregnancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number of maternity exemption certificates that were issued in each of the last five years.

      Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a commission on addressing alcohol harm.

      Obesity: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to raise public awareness of obesity-linked illnesses.

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help ensure that people still required to shield can access (a) in person and (b) other essential health services.

      Incontinence: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2023 to Question 3997 on Incontinence: Health Services, whether her Department plans to engage...

      Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the proportion of pharmacists who supply prescription-only medicines without a GP appointment for (a)...

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ICBs have introduced self-referral routes for (a) fall services, (b) musculoskeletal services, (c) audiology for older people,...

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP practices have signed up to the general practice improvement programme as of 12 December 2023.

      Health Services: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding was received by (a) North East London Integrated Care System and (b) other London trusts in the 2022-23 financial year.

      Care Homes: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the quality of care for the elderly in care homes.

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of ensuring that patients are always able to see the same GP for each visit.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Nicotine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the accuracy of information supplied with vapes about the level of nicotine they contain.

      Mental Health Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of excluding ADHD spend from Mental Health Investment Standard money and...

      Vaccination: Side Effects

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what methods (a) GPs and (b) other healthcare providers use to register adverse events following immunisation; and what recent assessment...

      Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has taken recent steps with (a) Health Education England and (b) Royal Colleges to provide information to health...

      Loneliness and Social Prescribing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make tackling loneliness and social isolation a public health priority.

      Miscarriage: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the (a) adequacy of the level of mental health support available to bereaved parents following...

      Earwax: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on the (a) maximum and (b) minimum cost of an ear wax removal treatment by a private sector provider.

      Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework 5-year deal at ensuring that community...

      Cystic Fibrosis: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2023 to Question 346 on Cystic Fibrosis: Drugs, whether her Department plans to measure the...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

  • Treasury

    • Cash Dispensing: Rotherham

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the decline of free to use ATMs in Rotherham on residents.

    • Timesharing

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps his Department has taken with the Financial Conduct Authority to tackle mis-sold holiday timeshares.

      Individual Savings Accounts: Fines

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of penalties imposed for unauthorised withdrawals from lifetime ISAs.

      Financial Conduct Authority and Financial Ombudsman Service: Standards

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the consistency of decision-making processes at the (a) Financial Conduct Authority and (b) Financial Ombudsmen Service.

      Banks: Environment Protection

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to discourage banks regulated in the UK from supporting businesses which receive income from industrial livestock companies...

      Financial Institutions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that financial institutions (a) provide insurance for property owners using carbon-free cement in new buildings...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Pet Travel Scheme: Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dogs travelled to the UK under the Pet Travel Scheme via (a) sea, (b) tunnel and (c) air in each year between 2013...

    • Pet Travel Scheme: Cats

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cats travelled to the UK under the Pet Travel Scheme via (a) sea, (b) tunnel and (c) air in each year between 2013...

      Agriculture: Suffolk Coastal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many recipients of the Basic Payments Scheme there are in Suffolk Coastal constituency.

      Livestock Worrying: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in the Welsh Government on taking steps to help tackle livestock...

      Livestock Worrying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 18 September 2023 to Question 198983, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals...

      Food Supply: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help increase food security in the context of trends in the level of flooding brought...

      Fertilisers: Insects

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential environmental impact of (a) greenhouse gas, (b) nitrous oxide...

      Environment Agency: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the planned deadline of January 2024 for Environment...

      Highly Protected Marine Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to increase the number of Highly Protected Marine Areas.

      Hedgehogs: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the growth of the hedgehog population.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change Convention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many officials from his Department attended COP 28.

      Flood Control: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's policy statement entitled Flood and coastal erosion risk management, published in July...

      Drinking Water: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of updating guidelines on the level of poly- and perfluoroalkyl...

      Sustainable Farming Incentive: Mid Bedfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications to the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2023 from Mid Bedforshire constituency have been (a) made and (b)...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps to encourage the use of refillable rather than disposable vapes.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Oil: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to monitor the potential supply of Russian crude oil via third parties into the UK.

    • Arms Trade: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to her oral answer of 30 November 2023 on Arms Export Licences: Israel, Official Report column 1050, if her Department will...

      Arms Trade: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if her Department will publish an assessment of whether UK-produced military goods components have been used in military activity in the (a)...

      Horticulture: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will take steps to ensure that representatives of the environmental horticulture industry are included in her Department's Domestic...

      Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many applications to the Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme her Department has received.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Military Aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average vehicle availability rate was for (a) Chinook, (b) Wildcat Mk1, (c) Wildcat Mk2 and (d) Merlin HM2 in each year since 2018.

    • Air Force: Crew

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many qualified pilots were employed by the RAF in each year since 2019.

      UK Defence and Security Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to question 1813, how many times the Defence and Security Exports Inter-Ministerial Group met in the last 12 months and on what dates

      Ministry of Defence: Allowances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many expense claims his Department rejected in each financial year since 2019-20.

      Defence: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2023 to Question 1813 on Defence: Exports, how does his Department monitor progress on increasing defence exports.

      Ministry of Defence: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which major projects in his Departments do not have a full time senior responsible officer.

      Armed Forces: Communication

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve coherence across frontline commands.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military housing units reported cases of (a) mould, (b) heating and (c) external wall insulation problems in each year since 2019.

      Ministry of Defence: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2023 to Question 3662 on Ministry of Defence: ICT, if he will publish details of the 11 red-rated legacy IT systems.

      Military Exercises: Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System rockets have been fired during training exercises in each year since 2015.

      Military Exercises: Ammunition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many 5.56x45mm rounds have been fired during training exercises in each year since 2015.

      Military Exercises: Antitank Missiles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Javelin missiles have been fired during training exercises in each year since 2015.

      Israel: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2023 to Question 5417 on Israel: Military Aid, whether it is his Department's policy not to provide military...

      Iran: Terrorism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support Israel to tackle Iranian-backed terror groups in the Middle East.

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 13 December 2023, HCWS118, on ICO Investigation Update, whether any other data breaches related to the (a)...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy applications have been (a) submitted and (b) received an initial eligibility...

      USA: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2023 to Question 1249 on USA: Military Bases, how many US military personnel are stationed at (a) RAF Alconbury,...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Oral Statement from the Minister for Veteran Affairs of 13 December 2023 on Afghan Resettlement Update, Official Report, column...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Oral Statement from the Minister for Veteran Affairs of 13 December 2023 on Afghan Resettlement Update, Official Report, whether he...

      Firearms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) L123 UGL, (b) L119A1 and 2, (c) L129A1 and 2, (d) L403A1, (e) L115A3 and 4 and (f) L92A1, L921A1, L80A1 and L90A1 have been (i) in the...

      Armoured Fighting Vehicles and Military Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average availability rate was for (a) wheeled support vehicles, (b) Landrovers, (c) Typhoons and (d) Lightnings in each year since 2018.

      Navy: Military Exercises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of (a) abandoned and (b) postponed Royal Navy training exercises in each year since 2018.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2023 to Question 2505 on Armed Forces: Housing, when does he plan to publish the results of the assessment of the...

      Defence: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2023 to Question 1813 on Defence: Exports, what criteria are used to assess export potential.

      Ministry of Defence: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2023 to Question 2508 on Ministry of Defence: Contracts, what was the percentage weighting for the two procurement...

      Defence: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2023 to Question 1813 on Defence: Exports, who sits on the Defence and Security Exports Inter-Ministerial Group.

      Defence: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2023 to Question 1812 on Defence: Employment, what plans does his Department have to help ensure a sustainable...

      Armed Forces: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to outline what steps his Department is taking to make the Armed Forces inclusive for members of the LGBT+ community.

      Ministry of Defence: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December to Question 3729 on Ministry of Defence: Women, what the criteria are for selecting interview panel members.

      Ministry of Defence: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase diversity in his Department’s leadership positions.

      Ministry of Defence: Bullying and Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help tackle (a) bullying, (b) discrimination and (c) harassment within his Department.

      Ministry of Defence: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December to Question 3729 on Ministry of Defence: Women, what targeted development opportunities his Department provides for...

      Ministry of Defence: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December to Question 3729 on Ministry of Defence: Women, what steps he is taking to increase opportunities for flexible...

      Ministry of Defence: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December to Question 3729 on Ministry of Defence: Women, what the (a) terms of reference and (b) expected outcomes are of...

      Ministry of Defence Police: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual budget for the Ministry of Defence Police was in each financial year since 2019-20.

      Armed Forces: Career Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2023 to Question 4062 on Armed Forces, how the Pan Defence Skills Framework will improve transparency in appraisal...

      Ministry of Defence Police: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what annual budget he has allocated to the Ministry of Defence Police in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26.

      Ministry of Defence: Off-payroll Working

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

      Veterans: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how and when LGBT veterans can apply for a financial award.

      Ministry of Defence: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what outreach strategies his Department uses to help increase the number of women employees.

      Ministry of Defence: Employment Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2023 to Question 3734 on Ministry of Defence: Employment Schemes, what steps he is taking to evaluate the...

      Ministry of Defence: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2023 to Question 3722 Ministry of Defence: Standards, into what further policy areas he plans a deep dive in the...

      Ministry of Defence: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2023 to Question 3722 on Ministry of Defence: Standards, if he will publish the conclusions of the deep dive into...

      Fraud: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual budget for the Confidential Fraud Hotline was in each financial year since 2019-20.

      Ministry of Defence: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2023 to Question 3432 on Ministry of Defence: Fraud, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department have...

      Ministry of Defence: Employment Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2023 to Question 3734 on Ministry of Defence: Employment Schemes, what steps he is taking to ensure that the (a)...

      Ministry of Defence: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2023 to Question 3427 on Ministry of Defence: Fraud, when he plans to send the letter to the Rt hon. Member for...

      Ministry of Defence: Senior Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2023 to Question 3737 on Ministry of Defence: Senior Civil Servants, when he plans to send the letter to the Rt...

      Marines: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the self-assessment framework in the Royal Marines Project Regain programme in helping to (a)...

      Marines: Military Exercises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many training exercises of four days or more were carried out by (a) 42 Commando, (b) 40 Commando and (c) 45 Commando Royal Marines in each year...

      Ministry of Defence: Allowances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the total value of fraudulent expense claims in his Department in each financial year since 2019-20.

      Defence: Higher Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2023 to Question 1812 on Defence: Employment, whether his Department has established partnerships with (a)...

      Service Justice System Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2023 to Question 2506 on Service Justice System Review (SJSR), what estimate he has made of when the SJSR...

      Air Force and Navy: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2023 to Question 5463 on Army: Recruitment, whether the (a) Royal Navy and (b) RAF operate similar internal...

      Armed Forces: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2023 to Question 462 on Armed Forces: Drugs, how many armed forces personnel in each of the armed services were...

      Ministers: Departmental Coordination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a list of the Inter-Ministerial Groups in which Ministers in his Department sit.

      Parachute Regiment: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2023 to Question 5463 on Army: Recruitment, when did the internal transfer bounty for the Parachute Regiment begin.

  • Department for Education

    • Children: Transgender People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the oral contribution in response to the question from the hon. Member for Ipswich of 6 December 2023, Official Report, column 373,...

    • Teachers: Retirement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of secondary schools teachers retiring early.

      Schools: Electronic Cigarettes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to help teachers reduce vaping in classrooms.

      Schools: Northumberland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in (a) Wansbeck constituency and (b) Northumberland require essential maintenance work as of 14 December 2023; and what estimate her...

      Schools: Blockchain and Non-fungible Tokens

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve awareness of (a) blockchains and (b) Non-Fungible Tokens in schools.

      Schools: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Ofsted inspections have been paused due to headteacher distress in each of the last 3 years.

      Special Educational Needs: County Durham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2023 to Question 5246 on Special Educational Needs: County Durham, what interim support is available to families...

      Pupils: Absenteeism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reduce absence rates of pupils in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools.

      Special Educational Needs: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Administration on SEN teaching provision in Northern Ireland.

      Schools: Wansbeck

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were unable to get a place at their catchment school for (a) primary and (b) secondary education in Wansbeck constituency in the...

      Special Educational Needs: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) quantitative and (b) qualitative data is used by Ofsted inspectors to assess the adequacy of SEND provision in schools.

      Schools: Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 24 May 2023 to Question 185868 on Air Pollution: Schools, whether she has made a recent assessment of the...

      Schools: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the number of children getting a place at their preferred school in Birmingham.

      Teachers: Degrees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating universities to award honorary teaching degrees to people who gained a...

      Teachers: Birmingham Hall Green

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the prevalence of difficulties in the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of teachers in (i) primary and (ii) secondary...

      Educational Institutions: Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to respond to reports of increases in the number of incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia in (a) schools, (b)...

      Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 19 September 2023 to Question198717 on Free School Meals, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that schools...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Custodial Treatment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report by the College of Policing Report entitled Imprisonment and other custodial sanctions, published on 30 November 2023, what...

    • Knives: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted for knife crime in England since January 2020.

      Domestic Abuse: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the sentencing framework for perpetrators of coercive control.

      Sexual Offences: Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the time it takes for (a) sexual offences and (b) other criminal offences to reach trial.

      Sexual Offences: Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to reduce the number of cases of sexual offences waiting to be heard in the crown court.

      Criminal Cases Review Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of applications to the Criminal Cases Review Commission have been referred to the Court of Appeal, in each year since the...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Biofuels: HETAS and Woodsure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2022 to Question 157261 on Biofuels: HETAS, whether any conflicts of interest have been...

    • World War II: Medals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what (a) medallic and (b) other recognition Bevin Boys received.

      Tidal Power: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to build on the last tidal stream auction for the forthcoming Allocation Round 6; and what the...

      Tidal Power: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department (a) plans to ringfence tidal stream in future Contracts for Difference allocation rounds and (b) has made an...

      Home Energy and Lifestyle Management: Misrepresentation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will meet the hon. Member for Newport West to discuss a complaint about the mis-selling of Green Deal loans by HELMS...

      World War II: Medals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what medals Bevin Boys or their descendants are entitled to other than the Bevin Boys veterans badge.

      World War II: Medals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will award a medal to those who were conscripted to become Bevin Boys.

      Energy Ombudsman

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) efficiency and (b) effectiveness of the (i) Energy Ombudsman and (ii) Ombudsman's...

      Foreign Investment: Dispute Resolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report by the UN entitled Paying polluters: the...

      Fossil Fuels

      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 statement of Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance entitled Beyond...

      World War II: National Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information her Department holds on the number of Bevin Boys that are alive.

      World War II: Medals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many people have claimed a Bevin Boys Veterans Badge.

      World War II: Medals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has had recent discussions with the Bevin Boys Association on medallic recognition of their service in the war.

      Green Deal Scheme: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many Green Deal Scheme appeal cases in each Scottish constituency have been waiting for a final decision for (a) six to 11...

      Home Energy and Lifestyle Management: Green Deal Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many offers of compensation have been made by her Department to consumers as a result of mis-selling by HELMS; and how many of...

  • Home Office

    • Fire and Rescue Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has had discussions with representatives of the Fire Brigades Union on the Firefighters’ Manifesto published on...

    • Fire and Rescue Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of a statutory obligation requiring the fire and rescue service to...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to reply to the letter of the hon. Member for Hendon, dated 25 October 2023.

      Knives: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the potential factors that contribute to teenage involvement in knife crime.

      Shoplifting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of theft from a shop of goods with a value of £200 or less being a...

      Tractors: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on the timetable for approving the sale of tractors with Immobilisers.

      Hate Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes were reported on the True Vision website in the last 12 months.

      Crime: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has for data-sharing between the (a) police national database, (b) data held by the Passport Office and (c) other national...

      Passports: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of times the HM Passport Office database has been accessed to identify suspects as part of a...

      Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2023 to Question 5034 on Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, if he will hold discussions with the...

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2023 to Question 4543 on Firearms: Licensing, whether the Firearms Licensing Fees working group has...

      UK Border Force: Patrol Craft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2023 to Question 172353 on UK Border Force: Patrol Craft, what his Department's timescales are for the...

      Police: Smart Devices

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the prevalence of imported cellular internet of things modules in equipment used by police forces; and what...

      Migrants: Health Services and Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Written Answer of 12 December 2023 to Question 5046 on Migrants: Health Services and Housing, what assessment he has made of the...

      Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued on the formal process by which asylum seekers (a) are notified that they should leave hotels and (b)...

      Asylum: Community Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to directly consult with (a) asylum seekers and (b) refugees to understand where more integration...

      Asylum: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied children in temporary accommodation have been provided with healthcare support in the last 12 months.

      Immigration: Personal Income

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has sought legal advice on the compatibility of the planned increase to the minimum income requirement with Article 8...

      Visas: Families

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to this Oral Statement of 4 December 2023 on Legal Migration, Official Report, column 41, if he will publish the evidential...

      Visas: Graduates

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans that the review of the two year post study work visa will be complete.

      Asylum: Community Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to help asylum seekers to integrate into their local communities.

      Visas: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2023 to Question 5400 on Visas: China, what the average waiting time for an appointment at a UK Visa...

      Visas: Sudan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of visas submitted to the Visa Application Centre in Khartoum before its closure in April have not been processed.

      UK Border Force: Smart Devices

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the prevalence of imported cellular internet of things modules in equipment used by the Border Force; and...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghan households who arrived in the UK under Operation Warm Welcome remain in interim hotels under the Afghan Citizens...

      Visas: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date the new earnings threshold for skilled worker visa applications, including spousal and dependent applications, will come into...

      Immigration: Families

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many family reunion decisions did not meet the 60 working days service standard in 2023.

      Visas: Religious Persons

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for a temporary work religious worker visa were not approved by his Department in each of the last five years.

      Immigration Controls: English Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking with English-language testing organisations to help ensure that people coming to (a) study and (b) settle in the UK...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Transport: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will hold discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the adequacy of Northern Ireland's transport budget.

  • Department for Transport

    • Shipping: EU Emissions Trading Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, What recent assessment he has made of the financial impact of the introduction of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme from 1 January 2024 on operators of...

    • Bibby Stockholm

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Home Department on the (a) maritime registration, (b) crewing levels and (c) maritime safety...

      Freight: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the total value of waterborne freight grants made to operators of (a) coastal and (b) short sea shipping services in each financial...

      Shipping: Freight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of (a) employment and (b) welfare standards for seafarers employed in transporting freight on (i)...

      Aviation: Freight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is planning to reform the slot allocation process to support air cargo operators.

      Night Flying: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is developing new regulations on night flying.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Bread and Flour: Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to publish their response to their September 2022 consultation on amending the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 and the Bread and Flour...

    • Forests: Commodities

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce legislation along the lines of the proposed Forest Risk Commodity regulations in respect of foodstuffs produced outside the UK in...

      Horticulture: Peat

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans (1) to bring forward their proposed ban on the sale of all peat-containing products, or (2) revise the list of items exempted from the ban...

      Flood Control

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prepare for potential flooding in homes and business across the UK.

      Water: Sewage

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many prosecutions were made for illegal sewage dumping in each of the water authority areas in England in the most recent year for which figures are available.

      National Landscapes: Planning Permission

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether, when considering whether an area should be designated or retained as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, they take into account whether they wish...

      Climate Change Convention: Joint Nature Conservation Committee

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will include experts on migratory species from the Joint Nature Conservation Committee among the UK delegation to the United Nations Climate Change...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Myanmar: Armed Forces

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken since October to bring the Myanmar military junta before the International Criminal Court.

    • Russia: Freezing of Assets

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to permit the seizure of Russian state assets, and the repurposing of those assets to rectify war damage in Ukraine and to assist in...

      Religious Freedom

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’s report on National Level Anti-Conversion Laws Around the...

      Myanmar: Sanctions

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will impose further targeted sanctions against (1) individuals in the Myanmar military, and (2) military-owned enterprises.

      Guyana: Venezuela

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current threat posed by Venezuela to Guyana; and what practical support they (1) have provided, or (2) intend to...

      Ukraine: Reconstruction

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ask the World Bank to update their March 2023 Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment of the cost of rectifying war damage in Ukraine.

      Myanmar: Development Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will seek to expand partnerships with ethnic community-based organisations in Myanmar to ensure the provision of cross-border aid.

      Hamas: Israel

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Permanent Representative of the UK to the UN attended the ‘Hear Our Voices: Sexual and gender-based violence in the October 7th Hamas terror...

      Sudan: Peace Negotiations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the role of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development as a broker in the recently attempted Sudan peace talks in Djibouti.

      Sudan: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of (1) the consequences for civilians of the fall of Darfur to the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, and (2) reports of related...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Poverty: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UNICEF report Child Poverty in the Midst of Wealth, published on 6 December, and its conclusion that of the 39 OECD and EU...

    • Household Support Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Autumn Statement made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 22 November (HC Deb cols 325–357), what plans they have to extend the Household...

      Access to Work Programme: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the budget for the Access to Work scheme has been underspent, and if so, by how much, in each of the past five years.

  • Home Office

    • Home Office: Amazon Web Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what, if any, security vetting is required for Amazon Web Service staff to handle Home Office data under the contract for the supply of cloud computing services...

    • Drugs: Misuse

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 14 December (HL767), on what basis the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs report...

      Asylum: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made a decision about whether the power under the Illegal Migration Act 2023 for the Home Office to accommodate children will come into force;...

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask His Majesty's Government how Rwanda compares in population density with (1) China, (2) Russia, (3) the USA, (4) Australia, (5) Libya, (6) France, (7) Spain, (8) Germany, (9) the UK, and...

      Visas: Ministers of Religion

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Statement by the Secretary of State for Home Affairs on legal migration on 4 December (HC Deb cols 41–43), whether raising the minimum income...

      Immigration

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the amount by which migration will be reduced as a result of their decision to increase the income threshold for legal migrants to the UK.

      Migrant Workers: Visas

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the new immigration salary thresholds announced by the Home Secretary on 4 December will apply to language assistants in schools and universities.

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to allow Ukrainian refugees who are on three-year visas to extend those visas.

      Visas: British National (Overseas)

      To ask His Majesty's Government how long it takes on average to process a British National (Overseas) visa application and what is the longest outstanding application awaiting assessment.

      Immigration

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Home Secretary on 4 December (HC Deb cols 41–43), what are the specific components of the 300,000 per annum reduction in...

      Shoplifting

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the rise in shoplifting; and what steps they will take to reduce these offences.

      Human Rights Act 1998

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998 to deliver their policy to remove certain migrants to Rwanda.

      Visas: Families

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the compliance of the proposed £38,700 income requirement for applications to bring dependents to the UK with the Human...

      Home Office: Amazon Web Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the contract between Amazon Web Services and the Home Office, agreed on 30 November, includes the guarantees, references or legally required elements for a...

      Crimes of Violence: Transgender People

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people who have acquired Gender Recognition Certificates using section 1(1)(b) of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 have subsequently been arrested, charged...

      Hillsborough Stadium

      To ask His Majesty's Government why it has taken six years for them to respond to the report The patronising disposition of unaccountable power: A report to ensure the pain and suffering of the...

      Community Relations: Kurds

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the recent police operation at the Kurdish Community Centre in London on relations with that community.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Local Government Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide support to local authorities in financial difficulty.

    • Right to Buy Scheme

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for allowing local authorities to set their own right-to-buy discounts to reflect local circumstances.

      Victoria Tower Gardens: Monuments

      To ask His Majesty's Government what arrangements, if any, they have made to transfer control of all or part of Victoria Tower Gardens to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities,...

      Private Rented Housing: Cost of Living

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current rental market; and what steps they are taking to support tenants facing financial challenges.

      Victoria Tower Gardens

      To ask His Majesty's Government what options they are considering for the future management of the parts of Victoria Tower Gardens which will not be occupied by the Holocaust Memorial and...

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Department for Transport considers net revenue implications when making decisions that relate to the capacity of railway services.

    • Great Western Railway: Rolling Stock

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Hitachi about using spare capacity in their Newton Aycliffe plant to improve the ride quality of their trains used by Great...

      Castle Line: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussion they are having with East Midlands Railways about restoring the pre-pandemic levels of service between Nottingham and Lincoln.

      Railways: North of England

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with the operator to address the shortage of accommodation on railway services between the Thames Valley and the North, including...

      Great Western Railway: Rolling Stock

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to address inadequate accommodation on services between Cardiff and London, and whether that shortage is the responsibility of the train...

      High Speed 2 Line

      To ask His Majesty's Government what additional resources they will provide to compensate local authorities for their expenditure in preparation for the HS2 rail link.

      East West Rail Line: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government by which legal process they expect consent for the East West Rail route section between Bedford and Cambridge to be obtained, and what is the current...

      East West Rail Line: Electrification

      To ask His Majesty's Government what investigations they have undertaken into the potential use of discontinuous electrification on East West Rail.

      Railways: Strikes

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to minimise disruption from train driver strikes over the festive period.

      High Speed 2 Line: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 6 December (HL701), whether they will now answer the question put; namely, how much money has...

      High Speed 2 Line: Euston Station

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the comments of the Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission in the Financial Times on 26 November, in which he casts doubt...

      Motor Vehicle Type Approval: Public Consultation

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to report on the GB type approval for road vehicles consultation, which closed on 10 November.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Telegraph Media Group

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the decision of the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on 30 November to issue a Public Interest Intervention Notice regarding the...

  • Department for Education

    • Apprentices: Minimum Wage

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to increase the national minimum wage for apprentices from the current £5.28 per hour.

    • Apprentices: Equipment

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any assessment of whether potential apprentices can afford the cost of the tools they require for their apprenticeships; and whether...

      Training: Costs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average training cost of a traineeship.

      Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask His Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) what percentage, of levy paying employers have spent all funds in their apprenticeship levy account, for each of the past five financial...

      Institutes of Technology

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many Institutes of Technology have been created, what courses they provide, and how many pupils currently study at the Institutes.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Health Services: Weather

      To ask His Majesty's Government how they are supporting the NHS to build additional capacity over winter, in light of pressures including high numbers of patients being admitted with winter viruses.

    • Family Hubs: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the 75 local authorities eligible for the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme received part of the £100 million for parent-infant...

      Environmental Health and Trading Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the numbers of (1) trading standards, (2) environmental health, and (3) food safety personnel in local authorities, and what...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Artificial Intelligence: EU Countries

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the provisional EU plan on the use of artificial intelligence; and how, if at all, this will affect the UK's development of...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Official Visits: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much of the total costs incurred by the Police Service of Northern Ireland covering the visit of President Biden and other dignitaries to Northern Ireland...

  • Treasury

    • Capital Gains Tax

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the length of time it takes for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs to calculate capital gains tax returns.

    • Churches: Rural Areas

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will introduce a zero rate of VAT for repairs of rural churches.

      Revenue and Customs: Prosecutions

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 22 November (HL210), how many successful prosecutions there were as a result of HMRC investigations into the...

      European Union: Payments

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 12 December (HL880), whether they will now answer the question put; namely, how much money...

      Treasury: Contracts

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of individual departmental budgets is spent on logistics, whether by dedicated contract or as part of a broader contract.

      Mortgages: Interest Rates

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to mitigate the financial pressure faced by mortgage holders due to inflation rising interest payments.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy Charter Treaty

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Energy Charter Treaty.

    • Energy Charter Treaty

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to remain a member of the Energy Charter Treaty.

      Climate Change Convention

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether any UK minister was in Dubai at COP28 on 12 December during negotiations to include the transitioning away from all fossil fuels in the UAE Consensus; and...

      Electricity Generation: Renewable Energy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Eastern Green Link 1 project has maximum economic benefits, including job creation as mentioned in the National...

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