Written answers

Thursday, 17 October 2024

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Ministry of Justice: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of her Department's (a) ordinary and (b) named day written parliamentary questions were answered within the required timeframes between...

    • Prisons: Food and Prescription Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that prisoners are (a) being routinely provided with meals that meet the recommended daily allowance calorie...

      Prison Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of prison workforce numbers.

      Prisoners' Release: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2024 to Question 6326 on Probation Service, what new funding has been allocated to (a) the Probation Service, (b)...

      Crown Court: Opening Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an estimate of the cost of increasing the number of crown court sitting days beyond the original allocation.

      Prisoners: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that the children of those imprisoned are (a) identified and (b) offered support.

  • Treasury

    • Further Education: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the VAT status is of further education colleges.

    • Private Education: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Exchequer Secretary's oral contribution during the debate on VAT: Independent Schools of 8 October 2024, Official Report, column 171,...

      Spirits: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate the Office for Budget Responsibility made of revenues for spirits excise duty in the 2024-25 financial year; and what those revenues are to date.

      Tobacco: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help tackle tobacco duty avoidance.

      Film: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 October 2024 to Question 5458 on Film: Tax Allowances, whether she has a planned timetable for bringing forward legislative...

      National Wealth Fund: Private Equity

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether private equity firms will be eligible to receive funds via the National Wealth Fund.

      National Wealth Fund

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether organisations in receipt of funding via the National Wealth Fund will be required to (a) have a UK headquarters and (b) be UK taxpayers.

      National Wealth Fund

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Government's planned timetable is for introducing legislation to establish the National Wealth Fund.

      Sanctions: Russia

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure effective enforcement of the UK's financial sanctions regime for UK companies suspected of breaching sanctions on...

      House Insurance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the insurance industry on ensuring that premiums for homeowners do not increase substantially.

      National Insurance Contributions: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the Exchequer loss from UK citizens working abroad paying Class 2 NICs to build up entitlement to a state pension; and if she...

      Beer and Cider: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of draught duty relief for (a) beer and (b) cider.

      Overseas Residence: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many millionaires have left the UK since the announcement of changes to the tax status for non-UK domiciled individuals.

      Public Houses: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will extend the 75% business rates relief for pubs beyond March 2025 in the Autumn Budget.

      Beer and Cider: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will reduce the level of duty on (a) beer and (b) cider served in pubs.

      Faith Schools: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the introduction of VAT on private school fees on faith schools.

      Hotels and Tourism: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to allow local authorities to levy (a) hotel and (b) tourist taxes.

      Off-payroll Working

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a quality assurance process for status determination statements.

      Financial Services: Off-payroll Working

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help reduce the impact of off-payroll working rules on the financial services sector and those working in it; and whether she...

      Databases: Blyth

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 October 2024 to Question 6322 on Databases: Blyth, whether HMRC has undertaken an assessment of the projected loss of tax...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Paternity Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in his Department was in each of the last three years.

    • Reservoirs: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2024 to Question 6855 on Water Supply: East of England, what the planned timetable is...

      Water: Consumption

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has undertaken an assessment of the potential impact of data processing by data centres on water usage.

      Aquariums: Domestic Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the last Ministerial visit to an aquarium in the UK took place.

      Incinerators

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the statutory target to halve residual waste on demand...

      Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the proportion of waste that will be recycled in each of the next five years.

      Livestock: Manure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken with external stakeholders to remove excess phosphorus from cattle and pig slurry.

      Waste Management

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many abandoned waste sites there are; and if he will publish a list of such sites.

      Penguins: Aquariums

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the welfare of the Gentoo penguins at London aquarium.

      Flood Control: Bromsgrove

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the Floods Resilience Task Force will work with stakeholders in Bromsgrove constituency.

      Animal Products: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for the introduction of legislation to ban imports of hunting trophies.

      Sewage: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on how frequently the Environment Agency reviews environmental permits issued to...

      Flood Control: Clacton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve flood defences in (a) Jaywick, (b) St Osyth, (c) Point Clear and (d) other...

      Water Companies: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when a water company licence was last revoked; and how many water company licences have been revoked.

      Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce air pollution (a) nationally and (b) in Beckenham and Penge constituency.

      Fishing Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that fishing catch limits are in line with scientific advice on that matter.

      Agriculture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help (a) support British farmers to negotiate contracts with retailers and (b) preserve...

      Horses: Dartmoor

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the long-term conservation of Dartmoor's hill ponies.

      Horses: Dartmoor

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to rule out any reductions in the minimum population of Dartmoor's iconic semi-wild Hill...

      Sewage: Stratford-on-Avon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle sewage dumping in the (a) rivers and (b) brooks of Stratford-on-Avon constituency.

      Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the UK meets its 2030 nature recovery targets; and what steps he is taking to...

      Deposit Return Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to accelerate the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme.

      Forest Products: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2024 to Question 4798 on Forest Products: Northern Ireland, what estimate his...

      NHS: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure the continuity of (a) patient care and (b) NHS resilience in...

      Water Companies: Fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total proceeds of fines on water companies have been since the Treasury announcement on 30 November 2022 that they...

      Dogs: Electronic Training Aids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he last had discussions with the (a) Kennel Club, (b) RSPCA, (c) Dogs Trust and (d) Battersea Cats and Dogs Home on the...

      Environment Protection: Frome and East Somerset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage investment in natural capital projects in Frome and East Somerset constituency.

      Sewage: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether all existing environmental permits issued to sewerage undertakers under the Environment Permitting (England and...

      Fly-tipping: Epping Forest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the level of fly-tipping in Epping...

      Beavers: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the rules on beaver (a) reintroduction and (b) management.

      Farmers: Income

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that farmers have a stable income.

      Salmon: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect the wild salmon population.

      Fly-tipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle fly-tipping in (a) rural, (b) semi-rural and (c) urban communities.

      Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 September 2024 to Question 5409 on Recycling, what his planned timetable is for bringing...

      Mobile Phones: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the potential environmental impact of...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has issued guidance to integrated care systems (ICS) on commissioning specialist care and treatment services for myalgic...

    • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to produce a national myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) strategy.

      Migrants: Health Services and Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle misinformation relating to (a) migrant access to NHS services and (b) accommodation of...

      Nutrition: Low Incomes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the (a) access to and (b) affordability of (i) fruit and (ii) vegetables for families living on low...

      Prostate Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Screening Council plans to review its advice on Prostate Specific Antigen testing.

      Smoking: Public Places

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussions with local authorities on the potential impact of the proposed outdoor smoking ban on local...

      Prostate Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) encourage screening for and (b) increase the rate of early diagnosis of prostate cancer.

      Infant Foods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish voluntary industry guidelines on commercial infant and baby food and drink.

      Schools: Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the School and Public Health Nurses Association on the adequacy of school nursing provision.

      Infant Foods: Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the nutritional content of commercial infant and baby foods.

      Vaccination: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of sovereign cold chain partners on the safe (a) storage and (b)...

      Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential impact of prohibiting outdoor smoking and...

      Health Services and Social Services: Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the guidance by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence entitled Integrated health and social care for...

      Food: Prescriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper, published in February 2022, whether he is taking steps to implement...

      Health Services: Reciprocal Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to establish new reciprocal healthcare agreements with non-EU countries.

      Liver Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission a review into the adequacy of adult liver services across the NHS.

      Respiratory Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring people with lung conditions are given an annual (a) review and (b)...

      Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the public information campaign for RSV vaccination uptake; and what further...

      Social Services: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of removing the cap on adult social care costs on the cost of adult...

      Mental Health: Men

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) raise awareness of and (b) tackle stigma associated with (i) loneliness and (ii) mental health...

      Mental Health Services: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many complaints relating to the mental healthcare service at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS trust there have been in each...

      Autism and Learning Disability: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce the Oliver McGowan training Code of Practice.

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Oxfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve pathways of care for young people with ADHD in Oxfordshire.

      General Practitioners: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) help prevent burnout and (b) increase the capacity of postgraduate GP trainers.

      Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a National Carers Strategy.

      Mental Health Services: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many veterans are receiving specialist mental health support.

      Hospices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to reform the funding model for charitable hospices as part of the 10 year plan for health and care.

      Mental Health: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Department of Health in Northern Ireland on the potential impact of the Mental Health Bill...

      Pharmacy: Community Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to review levels of pharmacy reimbursement funding, in the context of recent trends in levels of closures...

      Department of Health and Social Care and NHS: Paternity Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in (a) his Department and (b) NHS England was in each of the last three years;...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Official Cars

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's policy is on the allocation of Government Car Service cars to senior officials; what the policy was on 24 May 2024;...

      Hormone Replacement Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to review the requirement for three miscarriages to have taken place before the drug progesterone can be administered.

      Infant Mortality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve care for families after (a) pregnancy loss and (b) the death of a baby.

      NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to publication entitled Government and Agenda for Change trade unions offer in principle, published by NHS Employers on 16...

      NHS Trusts: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the flexibility NHS trusts have relating to capital departmental...

      Breast Cancer: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve support for people living with secondary breast cancer in rural areas.

      Propranolol: Prescriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of people being prescribed propranolol to treat anxiety.

      Doctors: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to introduce additional measures to (a) verify and (b) validate the medical qualifications of non-UK trained...

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve access to GP appointments in (a) Epping Forest constituency and (b) England.

      GP Surgeries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the condition of the general practice estate; and what additional...

      Home Care Services: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that home care workers are paid correctly for their travel time.

      Smoking: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the national screening programme for lung cancer, if he will increase funding for smoking cessation provision in order...

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help (a) return breast cancer screening rates to pre-covid-19 levels and (b) meet breast cancer screening...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Arts: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made with Cabinet colleagues on easing restrictions for UK artists seeking to tour in EU countries.

    • Museums and Galleries: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she plans to take to support art galleries with financial pressures.

      Gambling: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with Ofcom on further regulating (a) gambling advertising and (b) gambling advertising associated with...

      Gambling: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of gambling companies advertising through sports clubs on problem gambling.

      Gambling: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of gambling companies advertising through sports clubs on men's (a) mental health...

      Gambling: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she plans to take to reform online gambling to tackle gambling addictions; and if she will make an assessment of the...

      Youth Services: Hartlepool

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the contribution of youth services to the wellbeing of young people in Hartlepool...

      BBC: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to prepare the BBC for its charter review.

      Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support Team GB and ParalympicsGB to build on their successes in 2024.

      Charities: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will have discussions with representatives of charities on the funding of organisations that provide clubs for the elderly.

      Charities: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she (a) has had and (b) plans to have discussions with representatives of clubs for the elderly that are closing in autumn 2024...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Racial Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government, whether she plans to respond to the report by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination entitled...

    • Parking: Motorway Service Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her plans for regulation of the private parking industry will apply to motorway service station car parks.

      Radicalism: Civil Society

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 2635 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...

      Hinduism: Hate Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to tackle anti-Hindu hatred in Aylesbury constituency.

      Homelessness: Departmental Coordination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will have discussions with the Minister for Women and Equalities on a role for a Women and Equalities Minister...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Councillors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Ministers in her Department have met with Conservative councillors since 4 July 2024.

      Housing: Regeneration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to review the funding criteria of Homes England to help facilitate investment in...

      Private Rented Housing: Tenants' Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing private rented sector tenants'...

      Private Rented Housing: Rents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the role of letting agencies on trends in the level...

      Housing: Seasonal Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the ITN investigation into...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help the public understand the (a) potential (i) costs and (ii) benefits of reducing 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 implementing a zonal pricing mechanism via the review of electricity...

  • Department for Education

    • Further Education: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2024 to question 4269 on Qualifications, what progress her Department has made on it's review of 16-19...

    • Children: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of her Department's spending on (a) activities and (b) provision of food during school holidays in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2023-24.

      Breakfast Clubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of primary and secondary schools which (a) were offering a free breakfast club at the end of the 2023-2024...

      Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to (a) encourage and (b) support parents to (i) read, (ii) speak and (iii) play with young children in the home.

      Pupils: Absenteeism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school absences were recorded in Barking in the (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23 academic years.

      Bramhall High School

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his timetable is for providing Bramhall High School with details of (a) funding and (b) a start date for as under the School Rebuilding Programme.

      Hinduism: Aylesbury

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that Hinduism is taught in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Aylesbury constituency.

      Special Educational Needs: Autism and Learning Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of introducing the Oliver McGowan mandatory training on learning disability and...

      Private Education: VAT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that children who eave the independent sector in areas with no state school availability are safeguarded.

      Childcare: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the affordability of childcare for families ineligible for free childcare for working parents.

      Private Education: VAT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of the introduction of VAT on independent school fees on...

      Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of potential merits of the recommendation in the report entitled the Adoption Barometer, published by Adoption...

      Breakfast Clubs: Primary Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to extend free ­breakfast clubs in primary schools in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire for pupils in (i) special...

      Special Educational Needs: Huntingdon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional SEN provision will be provided in state schools in Huntingdon constituency following the introduction of VAT on independent school fees.

      Special Educational Needs: Norfolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 2948 on Special Educational Needs, what estimate she has made of when the review of Norfolk...

  • Attorney General

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Early Day Motions

      To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the average cost was to the public purse of administering an Early Day Motion in the...

    • Members: ICT

      To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what progress the Commission has made on enabling (a) generative AI and (b) other new...

      Parliamentary Estate: Security

      To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will publish a list of special advisers who have had a parliamentary pass in...

      Parliamentary Estate: Security

      To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many parliamentary passes were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last five financial years.

      Parliamentary Estate: Security

      To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many parliamentary passes were not returned following the conclusion of the holder's...

      Parliamentary Estate: Security

      To ask the hon. Member representing the House of Commons Commission, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many holders of each pass type have access to the parliamentary estate.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Broadband and Mobile Phones: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of levels of (a) broadband and (b) mobile...

    • Artificial Intelligence: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he plans to take to help increase public confidence in the safety of AI.

      Digital Technology: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to continue the inter-ministerial group on tackling digital exclusion.

      Spaceflight: Shetland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to visit the SaxaVord Spaceport in 2024.

      Project Gigabit: Cumbria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what his Department's planned timetable is for making a decision on whether the parishes of (a) Warcop, (b) Hilton, (c)...

  • Department for Transport

    • M25: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make a comparative estimate of the potential reduction in local noise pollution on the M25 in Runnymede and Weybridge constituency by (a)...

    • Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many track access applications concerning changes to the national passenger rail timetable were received for (a) December 2024, (b) May 2025 and...

      Active Travel: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential environmental benefits of increasing active travel.

      Public Transport: Active Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to integrate active travel with public transport networks.

      Bus Services: Buckinghamshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to maintain the current level of Bus Service Improvement Plan funding for Buckinghamshire after March 2025.

      Electric Scooters: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to require that e-scooter (a) trials and (b) permanent schemes are run in away that (i) protects...

      Bus Services: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the reliability of bus services in rural communities.

      Bus Services: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of offering free any time bus travel to disabled bus pass holders.

      Bus Services: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage more women to take up careers in the bus industry.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many people, other than special advisers, have been appointed to civil service posts in his Department without...

    • Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will review the privileges granted to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office under the Hong Kong Economic...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Private Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 on Question 1266, what recent estimate he has made of the potential impact...

      Myanmar: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the situation of (a) the...

      USA: Diplomatic Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024, to Question 1242, on USA: Diplomatic Service, what the process for the...

      Ilois: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his oral statement on British Indian Ocean Territory: Negotiations of 7 October 2024, Official...

      Bosnia and Herzegovina: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government considers that the All-Serb Assembly Declaration of June 2024, made by the Republic of...

  • Home Office

    • Anti-social Behaviour: Beckenham and Penge

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle anti-social behaviour in Beckenham and Penge constituency.

    • Police: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to consider the needs of rural areas when determining police funding allocations.

      Demonstrations: Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Metropolitan Police on the policing of public demonstrations relating to the conflict between...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) adults and (b) children have (i) applied for and (ii) been found eligible to relocate and settle permanently in the UK under...

      Crime: Wildlife

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making wildlife crimes notifiable offences.

      Police: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has taken steps to ensure (a) police and (b) security services receive adequate training to (i) identify and (ii) tackle...

      Retail Trade: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for bringing forward legislative proposals to tackle retail crime.

      Fire and Rescue Services: Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the financial sustainability of Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.

      Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes in the level of funding on Fire and Rescue services; and if she will make an...

      Hinduism: Religious Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to protect Hindu places of worship.

      Sexual Offences: Lowestoft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department provides to help victims of sexual exploitation in Lowestoft constituency exit prostitution.

      Prostitution: Victims

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support the Government is providing to help victims of sexual exploitation exit prostitution.

      Slavery

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review Part 5 Modern Slavery of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Maternity Pay: Multiple Births

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of maternity pay for people with (a) twins and (b) multiples.

    • Bereavement Support Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to extend the length of time within which bereaved families can claim Bereavement Support Payments.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Paternity Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in her Department was in each of the last three years.

      Maternity Allowance and Maternity Pay: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women claimed statutory (a) maternity pay and (b) maternity allowance in Scotland in each of the last five years.

      Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data banks will have to share under the Fraud, Error and Debt Bill.

      Universal Credit: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the two-child limit in Universal Credit on affected families' long-term...

      Employment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support people with (a) learning and (b) other disabilities who are seeking paid employment in...

      Winter Fuel Payment: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people eligible for Winter Fuel Payments live overseas, broken down by country.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Department for Business and Trade: Arden Strategies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials in his Department have had discussions with representatives of Arden Strategies.

    • Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he plans to take to ensure that Parliament has meaningful powers to (a) scrutinise trade negotiations as they progress and (b) (i)...

      Carers: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment the Cabinet Committee on the Future of Work has made of the potential merits of improving employment rights for kinship carers.

      Pubs Code Adjudicator

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Pubs Code to allow tenants of pub-owning businesses to sell one beer of...

      Pubs Code Adjudicator

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make a comparative assessment of the Pubs Code in (a) Scotland and (b) England and Wales.

      Pubs Code Adjudicator

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his planned timetable is for the third statutory review of the Pubs Code and the Pubs Code Adjudicator.

      Pre-school Education: Living Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2024 to Question 4008 on Childcare: Recruitment, what steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor...

      Toys and Games: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to limit the number of dangerous toys sold by third-party sellers on online marketplaces.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Terrorism: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October to Question 7835 on Terrorism: Northern Ireland, if he will publish details of all requests for public...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Army: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of British Army Training Unit Kenya in financial year 2023-24.

  • The Senior Deputy Speaker

    • House of Lords Management Board: Recruitment

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 25 September (HL972), whether the Lord Speaker and the Commission were consulted regarding the...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Colombia: Indigenous Peoples

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have had any discussions with the government of Colombia about increasing protection for the Wiwa indigenous peoples currently being displaced by...

    • Colombia: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the state of the peace talks between the government of Colombia and the Segunda Marquetalia.

      Colombia: Peace Negotiations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision to suspend peace talks between the government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army.

      Colombia: Drugs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, as penholder on the United Nations Security Council for Colombia, of the social-legal dialogue between the government of Colombia...

      Colombia: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have held any discussions with the government of Colombia about the increased conflict in Sierra Nevada de Santa Maria; and, if so, what was the outcome.

  • Treasury

    • Defibrillators: VAT

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that removing VAT on defibrillators would have on the national rollout effort.

    • Ian Corfield

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 10 September (HL665), whether they hold any Ministerial Code declaration, and if so in relation to which...

      Retail Trade: Money

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of shops refusing to accept cash as payment insisting instead on card payment; and whether they plan to take steps to...

      Financial Services: Equality

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 20 September (HL1065), what discussions they have had with the Financial Conduct Authority or the...

      Ian Corfield

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 17 September (HL810), whether the application and correspondence for the Recruitment Principles exemption...

      Mortgages

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to require lenders to consider rental payment history when making decisions on mortgage applications.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Internet: Gender Based Violence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that misogyny and the language of gender-based violence is regulated and removed from online platforms.

  • Ministry of Justice

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