Written answers

Friday, 6 September 2024

  • Home Office

    • Wildlife: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) making wildlife crimes notifiable and (b) including them in national crime...

    • Home Office: Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory direct ministerial appointments excluding special advisers she has made; and (i) who the appointee...

      British Overseas Citizenship

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people hold British Overseas Citizen status.

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will publish a list of animal tests replaced by non-animal methods since 2010.

      Religious Buildings: Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department has provided to protect places of worship for each religion in each of the last five years.

      British Nationality and Visas: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will take steps to review the cost of (a) visa and (b) citizenship application fees.

      Visas: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's criteria are for implementation of an emergency visa scheme for refugees fleeing war zones.

      Iran: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the levels of Iranian-based activity in the UK.

      Terrorism: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of prosecution under Section 2 of the Terrorism Act 2006 of (a) social media...

      British Nationality: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an (a) impact assessment and (b) equality impact assessment on the application fee for people applying for...

  • Department for Education

    • Nurseries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of supporting maintained nursery schools.

    • Schools: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of VAT on school fees on state school capacity in (a) Epping Forest constituency and (b)...

      Adult Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Adult Skills Fund to cover learning (a) primarily and (b) solely for leisure...

      Schools: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) pupils, (b) Key Stage 3 and 4 pupils and (c) 16-18 year-old pupils (i) were enrolled in state schools in September 2023 and (ii) are...

      Sure Start Programme: Knowsley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Sure Start centres in Knowsley constituency have closed since May 2010; and what the (a) name and (b) postcode was of each centre.

      Teachers: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of the planned new teachers will be allocated to schools in Lincolnshire.

      Department for Education: Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory direct ministerial appointments excluding special advisers she has made; and (i) who the appointee was and...

      Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether students will be able to enrol on all existing applied general qualifications up to and including the 2026-27 academic year.

      Students: Debts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an estimate of the median level of student debt held by people in High Peak constituency.

      Pre-school Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on the future of the Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs programme.

      Private Education: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that the state school sector is able to accommodate children in the independent sector who will need to transfer...

      Ormiston Sudbury Academy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to continue the previous Government’s (a) plans and (b) timetable for delivering a new school building at Ormiston Sudbury Academy.

      Nurseries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the educational benefits of state maintained nurseries.

      Childcare and Pre-school Education: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the rates paid to providers for free hours childcare and early years education.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Women

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government plans to amend the legal definition of what a woman is.

    • Equality

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of enacting the socio-economic duty in the Equality Act 2010 on levels of equality.

      Women and Equalities: Ministers

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory direct ministerial appointments excluding special advisers she has made; and (i) who the appointee was and...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what criteria he selected the ages for RSV vaccine roll out.

    • Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the UK’s preparedness for (a) mpox and (b) future outbreaks and pandemics.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will allow contacts of people with immunosuppression to be eligible for the covid-19 vaccination programme in autumn 2024.

      Children and Young People Cancer Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to support the continuation of the Children and Young People Cancer Taskforce.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Sudan: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to use the UK's position as penholder for Sudan at the UN Security C Council to press...

    • British Indian Ocean Territory: Private Military and Security Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department has spent on private security companies in the British Indian Ocean Territory in each of...

      Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking with humanitarian groups and partners in Sudan to provide (a) humanitarian aid...

      Development Aid: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of spending on international aid on...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: British Overseas Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to visit British Overseas Territories within the next six months.

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his American counterpart on the British Indian Ocean Territory.

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has received representations from the Mauritian Chagossian community on the British Indian Ocean Territory.

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has received representations from the British Chagossian community on the British Indian Ocean Territory.

      Hamas: Hostage Taking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help secure the release of people taken hostage by Hamas.

      Gaza: Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the report by Oxfam entitled Water...

      Benjamin Netanyahu: Arrest Warrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Attorney General on the International Court of Justice's warrant to...

      Israel: Hezbollah

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the Hezbollah attack on Majdal Shams on 27 July 2024.

      Gaza: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) capacity of (i) hospitals and (ii) primary health...

      Israel: Hezbollah

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to respond to Hezbollah military activity against Israel.

      Gaza: Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to examine alleged instances of damage to (a) water, (b) sanitation and (c) Hygiene...

      UNRWA: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what conditions he has placed on the restoring of funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for...

      Iran: Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent (a) illicit weapons smuggling and (b) the destabilisation of the Middle East by...

      Hamas: Hostage Taking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the reported treatment of released...

      Republic of Ireland: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with this Irish counterpart.

      Sanctions: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to bring UK sanctions in line with the humanitarian exemption in UN Security Council Resolution 2664.

      British Overseas Territories: Hurricanes and Tornadoes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the British Overseas Territories following Hurricane Beryl.

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Mauritian counterpart on the British Indian Ocean Territory.

      Olympic Games

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many Ministers will be attending the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department takes to help ensure that new homes are in keeping with existing communities.

    • Planning Authorities: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to review local planning authorities that are in special measures.

      Social Rented Housing: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that funding for social rented housing goes to communities where the need is greatest.

      Council Housing: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the value for money of grant spending on new council housing through...

      Private Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to help ensure landlords do not leave the rental market.

      Affordable Housing: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the amount held by each (a) council and (b) other planning authority in unspent...

      Empty Property: Derbyshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an estimate of the number of unoccupied dwellings in (a) Derbyshire and (b) High Peak constituency.

      Mayors: South West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of public support for an elected Mayor in the South West peninsula.

      Leasehold

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Departments holds on the leasehold-related costs for the average leaseholder in an apartment block.

      Derelict Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that brownfield land is prioritised for development through full financing on...

      Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help support local authorities to meet social housing demand.

      Help to Buy Scheme: High Peak

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many Help to Buy homeowners are waiting for a decision on a loan redemption application in High Peak constituency.

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory direct ministerial appointments excluding special advisers he has made; and...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Department for Business and Trade: Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory direct ministerial appointments excluding special advisers he has made; and (i) who the appointee...

    • Trade Agreements: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether intellectual property provisions on plant genetic resources are being negotiated under the UK-India Free Trade Agreement.

      Billing: Payment Methods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017 to...

      Cars: Spare Parts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether there is an embargo on spare parts for foreign cars.

      Retail Trade: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to support high street retailers.

      Environment Protection: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how he plans to encourage investment in (a) chemical recycling and (b) other green technologies.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Prime Minister: Ministers

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory direct ministerial appointments excluding special advisers the Prime Minister has made; and (i) who the...

    • Civil Servants: Recruitment and Training

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the policy paper entitled Fixing the Foundations: Public Spending Audit 2024-25, published on 29 July 2024, CP 1133, whether he plans...

      Government Departments: Communication

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 9 of HM Treasury's document entitled Fixing the foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, published on 29 July 2024, which...

      Civil Service Agencies and Government Departments: South West

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to relocate Government (a) departments and (b) agencies to the South West.

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department paid to each publisher that took part in the All in, all together advertising campaign since 2020.

      Civil Service: Remote Working

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to publish civil service headquarters occupancy data.

      Government Departments: Accountancy

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his planned timetable is for the publication of departmental annual accounts for financial year 2023-24.

      Public Sector: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had recent discussions with civil service trade unions on the procurement of facilities management services.

      Urban Areas: Bournemouth

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data his Department holds on a) public sector and b) private investment in Bournemouth town centre in each of the last 14 years.

      Hereditary Peers: By-elections

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) the Government has a planned timetable for the removal of the right for hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords and (b) his...

      Emergencies: Planning

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's policy is on using the National Resilience Academy to provide training for (a) Ministers and (b) Rt. hon Members.

      Emergencies: Planning

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he expects the National Exercising Programme’s next Tier 1 exercise test to take place.

      EU Countries: Visas

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to seek negotiations with the EU on extending the duration of Schengen Area visas for UK citizens travelling to the EU...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of powers and resources currently available to (a) local authorities and...

    • Chemicals: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to use chemical recycling as part of his Department’s roadmap to a zero waste economy.

      Water Supply: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to monitor Ofwat's (a) monitoring and (b) enforcement of the ring-fencing of funds...

      Water Companies: Accountability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the new customer panels to hold water companies to account will be selected; and what powers these panels will have.

      Poultry: Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 August 2024 to Question 1969 on Poultry: Import Controls, what steps British businesses wishing...

      Trapping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 July 2024 to Question 957 on Animal Welfare, what his planned timetable is for banning the use...

      Litter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support local anti-littering initiatives.

      Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to promote stray animal (a) trap-neuter-return, (b) rescue and (c) adoption initiatives.

      Squirrels: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to reintroduce red squirrels in parts of England.

      Veterinary Services: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing price regulation for veterinary services.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ministry of Defence: Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory direct ministerial appointments excluding special advisers she has made; and (i) who the appointee was and (ii)...

    • Armed Forces: Radiation Exposure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the eligibility criteria for the Nuclear Test Medal to include UK service personnel...

      Armed Forces: HIV Infection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to permit people living with HIV to serve (a) as pilots, (b) as air traffic controllers and (c) in other roles in the armed...

      Veterans: Hearing Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department (a) is providing and (b) plans to provide to veterans that experienced hearing loss during their service.

      Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to provide funding for FCASW.

      Cruise Missiles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to provide funding for SPEAR Cap 3.

      Ministry of Defence: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of reports of the outsourcing by a commercial subcontractor of work to coders based in...

      Iran: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the relationship between Iran and Russia.

      British Overseas Territories: Hurricanes and Tornadoes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department is providing to the British Overseas Territories affected by Hurricane Beryl.

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways: Oxfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Network Rail on the status of the Oxfordshire Connect rail programme.

    • Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) the criteria for assessment and (b) her Department's planned timeline is for the review of individual Restoring Your Railways projects.

      Restoring Your Railway Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help mitigate the impact of the cancellation of the Restoring Your Railway programme on (a) regional connectivity and (b)...

      Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to ensure engagement with (a) the public and (b) campaign groups on decisions on transportation projects that have been (i)...

      Transport: North Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which (a) road and (b) rail projects have been cancelled in North Yorkshire.

      Tankers: Exclusive Economic Zone and Territorial Waters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps to ensure enforcement of environmental laws for sea vessels in (a) UK territorial waters and (b) the Exclusive...

      Aviation: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the ability of UK airports to meet the new departmental deadlines to install next-generation security scanners.

      Department for Transport: Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory direct ministerial appointments excluding special advisers she has made; and (i) who the appointee was and...

      Great British Railways: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that the costs associated with the establishment of Great British Railways remain within budget.

      Railways: Public Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to help ensure that public railway operators achieve passenger growth.

      Ministers: Official Cars

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which Ministers have been allocated a dedicated vehicle from the Government Car Service.

      Railways: Nationalisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any rail operators will be brought into public ownership before their contract expires.

      Railways: Nationalisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to ensure that there is a smooth transition from private to public rail operators.

      Railways: Ticket Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of ticket office closures in railway stations on communities; and what steps she plans to take...

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of online-only booking at railway stations on elderly travellers.

  • Treasury

    • Civil Service: Pay

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 6 of HM Treasury's document entitled Fixing the foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, published on 29 July 2024, what is the...

    • Office for Value for Money: Staff

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many days a week staff in the Office for Value for Money will be allowed to work from home; and how many staff that Office will employ.

      Office for Value for Money

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the projected cost to the public purse of setting up the Office for Value for Money.

      Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Table 1 of her Department's document entitled Fixing the Foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, CP 1133, what the evidential basis...

      Public Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what day and time her Department's publication entitled Fixing the Foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, CP 1133 was approved.

      Public Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what day and time (a) she and (b) her advisers received the first draft of her Department's publication entitled Fixing the Foundations: Public spending...

      Public Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on (a) what dates and (b) at what times she met with (i) the Prime Minister and (ii) his advisers to discuss drafts of her Department's document entitled...

      Winter Fuel Payment

      To ask the Chancellor of Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the impact of removing the entitlement to the Winter Fuel Allowance from people over State Pension age who pay tax at (a) the...

      Public Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what day and at what time the final draft for publication of her Department's document entitled Fixing the Foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25,...

      Dental Services: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of increasing Barnett consequentials for dental services in Northern Ireland.

      Public Sector: Pay

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 6 of HM Treasury's document entitled Fixing the foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, published on 29 July 2024, whether it is...

      Office for Value for Money

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 15 of HM Treasury's document entitled Fixing the foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, published on 29 July 2024, for how long...

      Transport: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 11 of her Department's document entitled Fixing the Foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, CP 1133, how her Department...

      Public Sector: Pay

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) the junior doctors pay settlement and (b) other public sector pay rises on (i) the...

      Treasury: Ministers

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory direct ministerial appointments excluding special advisers she has made; and (i) who the appointee was and (ii)...

      Railways: Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 25 of her Department's document entitled Fixing the Foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, CP 1133, what the evidential...

      Child Benefit: Uprating

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the rate of child benefit by £20 per week for each child.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Office: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost to his Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers...

    • Civil Disorder: Belfast

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) NI Executive and (b) Police Service of Northern Ireland on anti-immigration disorder and...

      Harland and Wolff: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he is taking steps to secure further funding for Harland and Wolf in Northern Ireland.

      Operation Kenova

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will publish the letter from Sir Iain Livingstone on the discovery of new documents relevant to Operation Kenova.

      UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the EU on the potential impact of the General Product Safety Regulations on trade between Great Britain and...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory direct ministerial appointments excluding special advisers she has made; and (i) who the appointee...

    • Winter Fuel Payment: North Cornwall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people in North Cornwall constituency who will be affected by her decision to change eligibility...

      Pension Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much pension credit was unclaimed in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.

      Social Security Benefits: Children and Winter Fuel Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of households that are impacted by the two child benefit cap and the ending of their Winter Fuel...

      Winter Fuel Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment in each Parliamentary constituency; and what estimate she has made of the number of...

      Winter Fuel Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received the Winter Fuel Payment in each constituency in the last financial year.

      Winter Fuel Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changing eligibility requirements for the Winter Fuel Allowance on the affordability...

      Winter Fuel Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department plans to take to help support low income pensioners that will no longer receive the Winter Fuel Payment.

      Winter Fuel Payment: Mid Leicestershire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Mid Leicestershire constituency will be impacted by the decision to abolish universal winter fuel payments.

      Pension Credit: Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people eligible for but not claiming Pension Credit in Middlesbrough & Thornaby...

      Pension Credit: Poole

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Poole constituency are (a) eligible for and (b) in receipt of pension credit.

      Winter Fuel Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to the eligibility for the Winter Fuel Payment on levels of equality.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Marriage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when her Department plans to publish a response to the Law Commission report entitled Celebrating Marriage: A New Weddings Law, published in July 2022.

    • Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the work of the prison and probation services work with (a) smaller organisations that cannot easily...

      Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to help ensure that the probation service works closely with other services critical to reducing reoffending.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Sizewell C Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he will make a final investment decision on Sizewell C.

    • Natural Gas and Oil: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the investment that (a) oil and (b) gas companies have made in clean energy in the last 10 years.

      Solar Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department plans to publish an updated (a) membership list and (b) terms of reference for the Solar Taskforce.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will commission research into reducing consumer energy prices through locational energy consumption.

      Nuclear Power Stations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his planned timetable is for responding to the Approach to siting new nuclear power stations beyond 2025 consultation, which...

      Moorside Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether decisions have been (a) requested of and (b) made by his Department on alternative uses of land licensed for new nuclear...

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory direct ministerial appointments excluding special advisers he has made; and (i) who the...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support people who cannot afford their energy bills in winter 2024-25.

      Great British Energy: Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any of Great British Energy's 8.3bn budget will be spent on funding (a) the offshore renewable energy catapult and (b)...

      Electricity: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of decoupling electricity from wholesale gas prices.

      ORE Catapult

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has for the future of the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Olympic Games: Paris

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department will take to help build on the legacy of the Paris Olympics.

    • Olympic Games: Festivals and Special Occasions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has (a) organised events and (b) taken other steps to celebrate the Olympic Games in the next two weeks.

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department's policy is on ministerial clearance of contracts relating to external equality, diversity and inclusion providers.

      Sports: Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve the quality of sporting facilities in (a) Bedfordshire and (b)...

      Arts: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on (a) legislation to govern artificial...

      Football: Clubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) football clubs remain community assets and (b) fans get a greater say in how...

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory direct ministerial appointments excluding special advisers she has made; and (i) who the...

      BBC: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to alter the membership of the Expert Panel for her Department's BBC Funding Model Review.

      Youth Work: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish the (a) revenue and (b) capital funding provided by each government department for youth work in England and Wales...

  • Attorney General

    • Attorney General: Ministers

      To ask the Solicitor General, what (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory direct ministerial appointments excluding special advisers she has made; and (i) who the appointee was and (ii) what the (A)...

    • Law Officers: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Solicitor General, what the Government's policy is on the role of the law officers on (a) freedom of information requests, (b) appeals and (c) tribunals on decisions undertaken by the...

      Legal Opinion: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Solicitor General, what the Government's policy is on the publication of its legal advice.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Broadband: Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of households that have access to gigabit-capable broadband in Dunstable and...

    • Radiotherapy: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential merits of increasing...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he plans to take with (a) scientists, (b) industry representatives and (c) civil society representatives to help...

  • Wales Office

    • Wales Office: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the cost to her Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a...

  • Scotland Office

    • Broadband: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he plans to take to improve broadband access and connection speed in rural Scotland.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners: Training

      To ask His Majesty's Government what regulations govern training for prisoners while still in prison for job placements on release.

    • Reoffenders

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the latest recidivism rates for all released prisoners.

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