Written answers

Monday, 20 May 2024

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what date NHS England informed patients receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine that there were safety risks of...

    • Mental Health Services: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) prevalence of the use of, (b) adequacy of the standards of service provided by and (c)...

      Ambulance Services: Suffolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to reduce ambulance waiting times in (a) Suffolk and (b) Suffolk Coastal constituency.

      Joint Replacements: Post-operative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to increase (a) awareness and (b) optimum management of prosthetic infection in all healthcare settings.

      Pancreatic Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure that patients taking pancreatic enzymes continue to receive them.

      Accident and Emergency Departments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress she has made on (a) implementing the actions in the urgent and emergency care plan and (b) preventing ambulances queuing at...

      NHS Trusts: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in how many NHS trusts temporary buildings are in use.

      Dental Services: Easington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to improve (a) access to and (b) the provision of NHS dentistry in Easington constituency.

      HIV Infection: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the (a) outcomes and (b) experiences of women with HIV;...

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will require integrated care boards to collect data on the availability of NHS dental care services in their locality.

      HIV Infection: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help ensure that HIV testing rates among women (a) return to and (b) exceed pre covid-19 levels.

      Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System: Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much hospice-provided palliative care was commissioned by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System in the (a) 2022-23...

      General Practitioners: Hearing Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department issues guidance to GPs on alternatives to phone-based booking systems for access to appointments for deaf and...

      NHS North East and North Cumbria: Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dental appointments have been commissioned by the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board in the last 12 months.

      NHS Trusts: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many infrastructure failures at NHS trusts have been recorded in each of the last five years; and how many such failures had an...

      Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the performance of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board.

      Pancreatic Cancer: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding her Department has allocated to pancreatic cancer research in each of the last five years.

      Parkinson's Disease: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of numbers of Parkinson's specialist staff in (a) West Yorkshire integrated care...

      Coeliac Disease: National Clinical Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of appointing a National Clinical Director within NHS England for coeliac disease.

      Sickle Cell Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department has taken to improve awareness of sickle cell disease among healthcare professionals.

      Coeliac Disease: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which part of NHS England has accountability for coeliac disease diagnoses.

      Diabetes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the last three years, broken down by (a) age and (b) gender.

      Integrated Care Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the overall year end deficit for integrated care systems was in the financial year 2023-24.

      Joint Replacements: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to increase (a) awareness and (b) optimum management of prosthetic infection in primary care.

      Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the number of hospital admissions for issues related to pipe smoking in the last (a) 12 months, (b) five...

      Processed Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of consumption of ultra-processed foods on health.

      Nicotine: Products

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to ban the advertising of nicotine products in (a) Formula One and (b) other sports; and if she will make an...

      Shellfish

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many shellfish waters were categorised into class (a) A, (b) B, (c), C and (d) below class C for E.coli concentration in each year...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Motor Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of (a) cars and (b) other vehicles used by her Department were made in Britain.

      Prosthetics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2024 to Question 21490 on Prosthetics, how many prosthetic limbs are produced by the 35 NHS...

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress her Department has made on the Interim Delivery Plan for ME/CFS.

      Hospitals: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she last held discussions with NHS trusts on hospital car parking fees.

      Health Services: Operating Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the annual running costs were for NHS (a) Arden and GEM, (b) Midlands and Lancashire, (c) North of England and (d) South, Central...

      Hospitals: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to reduce vacancies on the New Hospitals Programme.

      NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of access to salary sacrifice schemes for NHS staff on lower pay-bands in the context of...

      Personality Disorders: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of patients diagnosed with borderline personality disorder have died while an inpatient at a mental health...

  • Home Office

    • Home Office: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps their Department is taking to support the Disability Confident scheme; how many officials in their Department work directly on...

    • Sexual Offences: Young Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports were made of (a) rape and (b) other serious sexual offences by an alleged perpetrator under the age of 18 in (i) each...

      Crimes of Violence: Men

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will implement a public health approach to preventing (a) violence and (b) sexual violence for (i) boys and (ii) men.

      National Police Chiefs' Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2024 to Question 24750 on National Police Chiefs' Council, on what dates the five meetings between Ministers...

      Oppression

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2024 to Question 24982 on Oppression, what his expected timetable is for the publication of his...

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2024 to Question 24625 on Undocumented Migrants: English Channel, if he will make it his policy to publish...

      Harassment: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of arrests for online harassment in the last 12 months.

      Police: Firearms

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an estimate of the cost of an armed response callout.

      Alcoholic Drinks: Delivery Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the the potential merits of updating the Licensing Act 2003 to regulate online alcohol delivery services.

      Asylum: Republic of Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been sent by the authorities in the Republic of Ireland to the UK in the last 12 months.

      Visas: Care Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people on a (a) student visa and (b) graduate visa took jobs (i) in caring, leisure and other service occupations, (ii) as care...

      Sleeping Rough

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it remains his Department's policy to end the criminalisation of rough sleeping.

      Immigration Controls: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the adequacy of security at passport e-gates.

      Immigration Controls: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Minister for Legal Migration and the Border's Oral Statement of 8 May 2024 on Passport e-Gates Network Outage,...

      Visas: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of visas have been granted to the non-British dependents of (a) British Israelis and (b) British Palestinians...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Fleet Solid Support Ships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of subcontracts for the construction of fleet solid support ships have been awarded to UK businesses.

    • Defence: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the security of the UK’s military supply chain.

      Ministry of Defence: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian staff in his Department received information security training in each year since 2019.

      Lasers: Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure DragonFire’s effective operational readiness.

      Ministry of Defence: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps their Department is taking to support the Disability Confident scheme; how many officials in their Department work directly on supporting...

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Surveys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Continuous Attitude Survey.

      RAF Welford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on improving service accommodation at RAF Welford since April 2022.

      RAF Weston-on-the-Green

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts have been made to RAF Welford for maintenance issues relating to (a) roofing, (b) loss of heating and hot water, (c) electrics. (d)...

      Aircraft Carriers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of retrofitting Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers with (a) catapults, (b) additional...

      RAF St Mawgan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at RAF St Mawgan as of 10 May 2024.

      RAF Weston-on-the-Green

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at RAF Weston-on-the-Green as of 10 May 2024.

      RAF Fairford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel were based at RAF Fairford as of May 2024.

      RAF Welford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel were based at RAF Welford as of May 2024.

      HMS Collingwood

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at HMS Collingwood as of 10 May 2024.

      Air Force: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 25 July 2023 to Question 194671, what the Royal Air Force’s recruitment target was for each year since 2010.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the decision to suspend funding to UNRWA on trends in the level of humanitarian support provided in Gaza.

    • UNRWA: Security

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the security of the UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem.

      Turkey: Kurds

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to raise concerns with the Government of Turkey over the treatment of its Kurdish population.

      Mauritius: Visits Abroad

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has plans to visit Mauritius.

      Developing Countries: Vaccination

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps his Department is taking with international partners to (a) increase childhood immunisation rates, (b) make vaccine access more equitable and (c)...

      Passports: EU Countries

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has had discussions with his French counterpart on the potential merits of ensuring British passport holders have an exit stamp added to their...

      Cyprus: Land Mines

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2023 to Question 3452 on Cyprus: Land Mines, what progress the Government has made on encouraging the Greek Cypriot...

      Cyprus: Greece

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make representations to his Greek counterpart on the removal of military personnel from Southern Cyprus.

      Turkey: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent assessment his Department has made of the treatment of Kurds in Turkey.

      Turkey: Iraq and Syria

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of Turkey’s military activity in Syria and Iraq.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on continuing military support to Ukraine.

      Aviation: Travel Information

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what his Department's advice is on direct air travel to (a) Kosovo, (b) Taiwan, (c) Northern Cyprus and (d) other non-UN member states.

      Russia: Ukraine

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether his Department is taking steps to help support civilians fleeing from (a) Vovchansk and (b) other towns near Kharkiv in the context of recent attacks...

  • Department for Transport

    • Alternative Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his planned timetable is for publication of the Low Carbon Fuel Strategy.

    • Motorcycles: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take steps to help simplify the licensing regime for (a) mopeds and (b) motorcycles.

      Cycleways and Public Footpaths: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of chicane barriers on the accessibility of (a) footpaths and (b) cycle routes.

      Taxis: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to review the effectiveness of the Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener, in the context of the omission of (a) taxis and (b)...

      Uber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Uber on (a) passenger safety and (b) private hire and taxi laws.

      Roads: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) fatal and (b) other serious head injuries that were received by people whilst inside road...

      Trains: Batteries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of deploying battery-powered trains.

      Avanti West Coast: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the amount refunded by Avanti West Coast to passengers for train delays in each year since the commencement...

      Transport: North of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper entitled Network North, published on 4 October 2023, how many and what proportion of the Network North projects had...

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help support Great British Railways to reduce rail journey times.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Roads and Local Transport in response to the question from the hon. Member for...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Government Departments: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the 10 pilot programs are that have been funded through the Incubator for AI.

    • Emergencies: Finance

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what funding is available for resilience support in case of emergencies for (a) local authorities, (b) Walsall Council and (c) the Black Country...

      Emergencies: Planning

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to fulfil the requirements of the National Resilience Framework, last updated on 4 December 2023.

      Minister without Portfolio: Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants are working on matters relating to common sense at the instruction of the Minister without portfolio within the Cabinet Office.

      10 Downing Street: Schools

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, from which schools have pupils attended Lessons at 10 in 10 Downing Street.

  • Department for Business and Trade

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Biodiversity: Cost Effectiveness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to monitor the value for money of Government-funded biodiversity projects over the next five years.

    • Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2024

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England)...

      Furs: Overseas Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the volume of (a) imported and (b) exported animal (i) fur and (ii) fur products in the last 10...

      Incinerators

      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 short-term pause in the determination of applications...

      Incinerators

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the waste incineration plant capacity that is (a) operational, (b) consented but not yet...

      Pollution: Slough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to enhance the monitoring of industrial pollution from (a) the new power station, (b) the Grundon...

      Glyphosate: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the use of glyphosate in urban areas on (a) human health...

      Air Pollution: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) work with the Mayor of London and (b) otherwise help improve air quality in London.

      Agriculture: Livestock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support the transition to (a) humane and (b) sustainable livestock farming.

      Plastics: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to (a) improve recycling infrastructure and (b) reduce plastic waste exports.

      Public Lavatories: Incontinence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the number of male incontinence bins in public toilets.

      Plastics: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish a circular economy strategy for plastics which sets (a) targets and (b) measures for the (i) elimination...

      Public Lavatories: Incontinence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to issue mandatory guidance to local authorities to ensure that all public washrooms include at least...

      Incontinence: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps to raise public awareness (a) on the need for male continence bins and (b) to reduce the stigma...

      Electrical Goods: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending right to repair rules to include all electrical...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2024 to Question 20947 on Members: Correspondence, when he plans to respond to that...

      Swimming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to announce his decision on bathing water designation; and for what reason this announcement has been delayed.

      Natural England: Dorset Wildlife Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much Natural England paid the Dorset Wildlife Trust for land in the last three years.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Social Rented Housing: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Building Safety Remediation: monthly data release - March 2024,...

    • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his Department's policy is on the procurement of (a) food and (b) drinks produced in Britain for use in its canteens...

      Regional Planning and Development: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the feasibility of reallocating unspent funds from Levelling Up funding...

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many people were turned away from polling stations due to lack of photo ID during the local elections on 2 May 2024.

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the number of postal votes which arrived with returning officers after the close of polls...

      Homelessness: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a strategy to tackle youth homelessness.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prison Service: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many vacancies were there in the high security estate on 1 May in each year since 2010; and what the vacancy rate was on each date.

    • Prisons: Smuggling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison guards were formally investigated for conveyance of (a) drugs, (b) weapons, (c) tobacco and (d) other illicit material in each year...

      Electronic Tagging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people breached tagging orders by curfew type in each year since 2018.

      Dartmoor Prison: Radon Gas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost of tackling radon gas at Dartmoor Prison.

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prisoners serving an imprisonment for public protection and (b) other prisoners have been released on compassionate grounds in each year...

      Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders were marked with a (a) corrupter alert and (b) potential corrupter alert on 1 May in each year since 2015.

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department takes to ensure that prisoners released under the End of Custody Supervised License scheme (a) are adequately supervised and...

      Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to regularly publish data on prison (a) population and (b) changes.

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were released 18 days early under the end of custody supervised licence scheme since October 2023.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice on 14 May 2024, Official Report, column 119, whether a decision...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an equality impact assessment of the proposal to extend the End of Custody Supervised License scheme to a maximum of 70...

      Prisoners' Release: Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of prisoners that were released under the End of Custody Supervised License scheme...

      Prison Sentences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference HM Inspectorate of Probation' report entitled A thematic inspection of imprisonment for public protection (IPP) recall decisions,...

      Probation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many multi-agency public protection arrangements referrals were made to probation services for category (a) one, (b) two and (c) three offenders in...

      Prison and Probation Service: Conduct

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many allegations of misconduct were received by the Tackling Unacceptable Behaviours Unit by allegation type in each year since 2015.

      Prisons: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of random mandatory drug tests gave a positive result in each (a) prison and (b) young offender institution in the last 12...

      Prisoners: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times force been used on (a) adult women and (b) female youth prisoners in each year since 2010.

      Electronic Tagging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of (a) GPS and (b) alcohol monitoring tags in operation.

      Sexual Offences: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to ensure serious sex offenders serve their entire sentence in custody.

      Internet: Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of prosecutions for illegal downloading in each of the last five years.

  • Department for Education

    • Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average annual cost per child of an education, health and care plan was in each of the last 10 years.

    • Special Educational Needs: Hertfordshire County Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department’s meeting with Hertfordshire County Council on 18 April 2024 on SEND services, what progress has been made on...

      Confucius Institutes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has discussions with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) universities on the future of Confucius Institutes.

      Care Homes: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Care Standards Act 2000, what the annual spend on children's homes was in each of the last 20 years.

      Special Educational Needs: Hertfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on improving SEND services at Hertfordshire County Council.

      Academies: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating information sharing requirements for academies in line with requirements for local...

      Teachers: Suffolk Coastal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers there were in Suffolk Coastal constituency in (a) 2019 and (b) 2024.

      Teachers: Pay and Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with education sector trades unions on the provision of funding for (a) an above-inflation pay rise for staff in that...

      Education: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average cost was of educating a pupil in a (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local authority area in the latest period for which...

      Schools: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much was spent by each local authority on home to school transport for children with (a) special educational needs and (b) an education, health...

      T-levels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of courses per higher education provider that accept T-levels for entry standards.

      Private Educaction: Pupils

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of pupils that attend independent schools in each school year group in each local authority.

  • Treasury

    • Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) efficiency of and (b) resources available to HMRC's tax recovery strategy.

    • Taxation: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that individuals living overseas are paying tax debts.

      Economic Growth: North West

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office for National Statistics' report entitled GDP first quarterly estimate, UK: January to March 2024, published on 10 May 2024,...

      Treasury: Motor Vehicles

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of (a) cars and (b) other vehicles used by his Department were made in Britain.

      VAT Exemptions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses are VAT exempt in each region of the UK.

      Treasury: Darlington

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of people employed at his Department's office in Darlington have previously held posts in Whitehall.

      Civil Servants: Darlington

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of people employed by the civil service in Darlington have previously held posts in Whitehall.

      Employment: Veterans

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employers received national insurance relief as a result of employing veterans in financial year 2022-23.

      Research and Development Tax Credit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2024 to Question 24673 on Research: Tax Allowances, whether HMRC monitors the number of unsuccessful R&D tax relief...

      National Insurance Contributions: Overseas Workers

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent members of staff were employed by HMRC to process applications for A1 forms in each of the last six months.

      National Insurance Contributions: Overseas Workers

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time taken by his Department to process an A1 form was in each of the last six months.

      Office for Budget Responsibility: Forecasts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will establish an independent body to verify the accuracy of forecasts made by the Office for Budget Responsibility.

      Holiday Accommodation: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2024 to Question 21018 on Holiday Accommodation: Taxation, whether his Department has made an assessment of the...

      Stamp Duty Land Tax: Private Rented Housing

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the abolition of multiple dwellings relief within stamp duty land tax on new housing supply in the...

      Pensioners: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of those receiving State Pension paid tax in the (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23, and (c) 2023-24 financial years.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • State Retirement Pensions: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman report into the changes to Women’s State Pension Age, published on 21...

    • Carer's Allowance: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Carer's Allowance overpayments to people living in Wales there were for the value of (a) £0.01 to £500, (b) £500.01 to...

      Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people in destitution.

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department holds data on the number of job offers for disabled people withdrawn due to the time taken to arrange Access to Work...

      Carer's Allowance: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Carer’s Allowance overpayments relating to earnings conditions were made to people living in Wales in each of the last three...

      Disability: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to estimate the additional costs disabled people incur as a result of their conditions or impairments.

      WorkWell

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were on the WorkWell pilot on 15 May 2024.

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Modernising support for independent living: the health and disability green paper,...

      Personal Independence Payment: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of veterans in garrison towns that claimed PIP in 2022-23.

      State Retirement Pensions: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the State Pension age on women born in the 1950s in Morley and Outwood...

      Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Modernising support for independent living: the health and disability green paper,...

      Universal Support

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2024 to Question 24267 on Universal Support: Disability, when in May she expects the figures to be made available.

      Universal Support

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are being assisted through Universal Support.

      Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Modernising support for independent living: the health and disability green paper,...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps their Department is taking to support the Disability Confident scheme; how many officials in their Department work directly on...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's policy is on the procurement of (a) food and (b) drinks produced in Britain for use in its canteens and restaurants.

      Universal Credit: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26th April 2024, to Question 22839, on Universal Credit: Veterans, whether he has made an assessment of the...

  • Prime Minister

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Stubhub and Viagogo

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many times (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have met representatives from (i) ViaGoGo and (ii) StubHub...

    • Football: Television

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the impact of the rule that prohibits UK television broadcasters from showing live Premier League...

      Sports: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the participation of (a) girls and (b) women in sport.

      Alcoholic Drinks: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to ban alcohol advertising online.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy: Social Tariffs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a social tariff in the energy market.

    • Energy: Debts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2024 to Question 25717 and to the Answer of 10 May 2024 to Question 24573 on Energy: Debts,...

  • Attorney General

    • Online Safety Act 2023: Convictions

      To ask the Attorney General, how many successful prosecutions have been made for new criminal offences created by the Online Safety Act 2023.

    • Salvage: South Africa

      To ask the Attorney General, what discussions she has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the Government of South Africa on (i) the Supreme Court judgment of 8 May 2024 in Argentum...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Golf: Portrush

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Answer of 19 July 2023 to Question 194133 on Golf: Portrush, whether he is taking steps with the Northern Ireland...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Social Media: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) the Mental Health Foundation, (b) the Antisemitism Policy Trust and (c) other...

    • Kidney Diseases: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the cost to the public purse was of Government investment into kidney disease research in 2022-23; and which public...

      Life Sciences Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2024 to Question 25493 on Life Sciences Council, for what reason the Life Sciences Council...

      Telecommunications: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2024 to Question 21525 on Telecommunications: Infrastructure, when she plans to meet with...

  • Department for Education

    • Faith Schools: Admissions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings from their consultation on lifting the cap on faith-based admissions in religious free schools; and the...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Radiotherapy: Staff

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Royal College of Radiologists report Clinical Radiology Workforce Census 2022, published on 8 June 2023, what steps they will take to address the...

    • Cancer: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure equity and quality in care and support across the entire cancer pathway, including (1) fairness and equity in diagnostics,...

      Bowel Cancer: Screening

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to support NHS England’s pilot to reduce the faecal immunochemical test threshold for the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme from...

      Pharmacy: Drugs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) level, and (2) geographical distribution, of drug shortages in pharmacies.

      Tobacco and Vapes Bill

      To ask His Majesty's Government what data they collected on other countries that have restricted smoking when drafting the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

      Radiotherapy: Expenditure

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total amount spent by the NHS on radiotherapy services in England in the past year, broken down by (1) region, and (2) NHS trust.

      Radiotherapy: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to (1) the recent Royal College of Radiologists’ Radiotherapy Briefing, published in May, and (2) the HERO (Health Economics in Radiation...

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to meet their target of 96 per cent of cancer patients receiving treatment within 31 days of a decision to treat.

      Radiotherapy: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards ensuring that people with cancer who require radiotherapy treatment can start treatment within their target of 31 days.

      Abortion

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address complication rates identified in the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities statistics published 23 November 2023...

      Rare Diseases

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to have any discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence about routinely taking into consideration the impact on...

      Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government which profession has primary responsibility for providing initial point of contact care for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems, and...

      Health: Productivity

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to enable evaluation of health programmes and investments to account for productivity benefits, in line with guidance issued in the Green Book.

      Hospitals: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the 40 new hospitals confirmed by the then Prime Minister on 2 October 2020 have been completed and are operational.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Food: Prices

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have undertaken a risk assessment of the impact of import controls on food prices; and whether they are taking any steps to mitigate any inflationary...

    • Agriculture: Land Use

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of land use and food security, and what steps they are taking to ensure that farmland is reserved for the production...

      Food Supply

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to monitor and address any disruptions in the flow of essential food and agricultural products resulting from the introduction of...

      Food Supply

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to strengthen the resilience of the UK's food supply chain, and (2) to enhance food security, in the face of external disruptions...

      Coastal Areas: Planning Permission

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to review how the Marine Management Organisation engages and consults with local communities affected by near shore marine developments...

      Local Nature Recovery Scheme

      To ask His Majesty's Government which public body, or bodies, will be given the responsibility for the delivery of the Local Nature Recovery Strategies once they have been agreed.

      Local Nature Recovery Scheme: Marine Environment

      To ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to integrate Local Nature Recovery Strategies with the marine environment beyond the low-water line so as to ensure an integrated approach to local...

      Coastal Areas: Planning Permission

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the frequency of use, and (2) effectiveness of, the Marine Management Organisation's ‘coastal concordat’...

      Agriculture: Plastics

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of oxo-degradable film, which breaks down into microplastics in the soil, in farming, given that the EU only permits...

      Local Nature Partnerships

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for the future work and responsibilities of Local Nature Partnerships.

      Coastal Erosion: Cultural Heritage

      To ask His Majesty's Government what funding, other than flood and coastal erosion risk management grant-in-aid, they make available to protect heritage assets and community spaces at risk from...

      Non-native Species

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether DEFRA has the power to authorise individuals to release and catch non-native species, such as Asian hornets, for track and trace purposes.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Local Government: Elections

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many registered electors were not allowed to vote in the elections on 2 May due to not having acceptable photo identification.

    • Teesworks

      To ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to monitor progress on the implementation of the 28 recommendations in the Tees Valley Review; and whether they intend to make their findings...

      Affordable Housing: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are implementing to support housing associations to build affordable homes, following reports that high private sector debt costs are...

      Housing: Sales

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of house sales collapsing as a result of delays to probate.

  • Treasury

    • Economic Growth

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to leverage the positive growth momentum reported in the first quarter of 2024, particularly in sectors such as housing and recreation,...

    • Speed Limits: Fines

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much money the Treasury has collected in speeding fines imposed in Wales for each of the last five years.

  • Home Office

    • Migrants: Republic of Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take, if any, to assist migrants newly arrived from France to move to the Republic of Ireland.

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