Written answers

Friday, 20 September 2024

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Badgers: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many badgers have been killed under the current cull regime in Devon.

    • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the latest estimate is of the Cash Equivalent Transfer Value of the Civil Service pension of his Department’s...

      Drinking Water: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to reduce the amount of per- and polyflouroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water.

      Water Supply: West Sussex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the likelihood of future water supply shortages in West Sussex.

      Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to implement the policies set out in Annex A of the Government response to the consultation on Consistency...

      Greenpeace

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024, to Question 1246 on Greenpeace, whether he has made an assessment of the potential...

      River Thames: Reservoirs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the expected reservoir levels for each Lower Thames reservoir for drought events (a) 1:100...

      Inland Waterways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to (a) clean up water ways in a timely manner and (b) encourage companies to invest...

      Tree Planting: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that Northern Ireland is included in the free tree scheme this year.

      Northumbrian Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Ofwat in regulating Northumbrian Water.

      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...

      Water Abstraction: Teddington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Teddington Direct River Abstraction project on water quality in...

      Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to limit the number of bins into which councils require householders to separate their rubbish.

      Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) Anglian Water and (b) all water companies in England in (i)...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Veterans: Radiation Exposure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timeframe is for the eligibility review for the Nuclear Test Medal.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Arms Trade: Export Controls

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following their decision to restrict arms export licences to Israel, whether they have reviewed the arms licences in respect of (1) Saudi Arabia, given its...

  • Treasury

    • National Insurance

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to further improve the provision of A1 forms, in particular for self-employed workers in the music industry touring in the EEA.

    • Cultural Heritage: Customs

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to reduce the cost of the ATA Carnet for cultural goods.

      Financial Services: Equality

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the policy of (1) the Treasury, and (2) the Government Equalities Office, on the consultations being conducted by the Financial Conduct Authority and the...

      Private Education: VAT

      To ask His Majesty's Government how they plan to assess the impact of the proposal to charge VAT on independent school fees at the upcoming spending review; and what is the latest date by which...

      Economic Growth

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve GDP growth.

      National Insurance Contributions: Older People

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the revenue they would receive if National Insurance was paid by those aged over 65 with incomes over the threshold; and...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Veterans

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to put the posts of the four Veterans Commissioners on a statutory footing; and on what timescale.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Wines: Packaging

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support the wine industry with the added cost of packaging required as part of the Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme; and how much...

    • Water Companies: Nationalisation

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 8 August (HL429), what assessment they have made of the changes that have taken place...

      British Standards Institution

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to continue their partnership with the British Standards Institute on creating high-integrity natural capital and carbon offsetting standards.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

  • Department for Transport

    • Ferries: Solent

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of competition on cross-Solent ferry routes to and from the Isle of Wight in delivering fair consumer pricing.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Social Security Benefits: Pay

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that information published about the total value of benefits paid to claimants, including available discount schemes and grants, can...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Radicalism

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 5 September (HC2635), and further to the...

    • Building Regulations

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to legislate to bring in the Future Homes Standard and Future Buildings Standard; and when these will apply to all new (1) domestic, and (2)...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Children and Young People Cancer Taskforce

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department of Health and Social Care on 6 September (HC2283), why they have...

    • Cancer: Health Services and Mortality Rates

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings in the review by Lord Darzi of Denham Independent Investigation of the National Health Service in England,...

      NHS: Capital Investment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase capital expenditure in the NHS.

      Cystic Fibrosis

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for extending eligibility for medical exemption certificates to patients with cystic fibrosis, given that many cystic...

      NHS: Internet

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the ease of use of NHS online apps for making appointments with GP surgeries for flu and other jabs.

      Integrated Care Boards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the success of integrated care boards.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Ethiopia: Somalia

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia; and what steps they are taking to avert further armed conflict in the region.

    • British Nationals Abroad: Antisemitism

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Switzerland following recent allegations of an antisemitic attack on a British Orthodox Jew in Davos; and...

      Democratic Republic of Congo: Human Rights

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to work within international forums to establish a commission of inquiry to investigate and hold accountable those responsible for...

      Israel: Arms Trade

      To ask His Majesty's Government what additional factors led to the Foreign Secretary's decision to limit arms supplies to Israel when his predecessor in that office did not take such action.

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