Written answers

Monday, 4 November 2024

  • Treasury

    • Research: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, if her Department will publish a tabular summary of Capital DEL allocated in...

    • Education: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the proportion of the UK's national income spent on education.

      Employers' Contributions: Wales

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much and what proportion of the allowance to public sector organisations for changes to employer national insurance contributions has been allocated to...

      Agriculture: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a ring-fenced, multi-annual improved funding settlement for the agricultural sector.

      Public Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Section 2.28 of the OBR’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a 15% decrease in...

      Pensions: Investment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that the Pensions Investment Review makes an assessment of the potential impact of each of its recommendations on people...

      Labour Force Survey

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) accuracy and (b) utility of the Office for National Statistics Labour Force Survey.

      Companies: London Stock Exchange

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to bring forward proposals to block public listings on national security grounds.

      Cash Dispensing: Rural Areas

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to improve access to cash in rural areas.

      Research: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claims for Research and Development tax credits were made (a) fraudulently and (b) in error since 2010

  • Department for Education

    • Catering: Cumbria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on improving the standard of placements available to young people studying Catering T Levels in Cumbria.

    • Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve support for kinship carers.

      Further Education: Recruitment

      What steps her Department is taking to help further education colleges recruit vocational teachers from industry.

      Digital Technology: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of digital skills training for women in rural communities.

      Schools: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of revising the eligibility rules for free school transport.

      Education: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the capacity of the education system to help improve opportunities for young people.

      Education and Training: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve opportunities for young people.

      Childcare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of childcare provision.

      Artificial Intelligence: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve access to artificial intelligence training.

      Special Educational Needs: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to ensure that the requirements of children with special educational needs and disabilities are included in the child...

      Schools: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve school staff recruitment and retention.

      Breakfast Clubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to ensure children from the most deprived households access free breakfast clubs.

      Free Schools: Bedford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the planned free school in Bedford Borough is under review by her Department.

      Schools: Mid Bedfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to replace capital funding originally allocated to (a) Arnold Academy, (b) Parkfields Middle School, (c) Toddington St....

      Private Education: VAT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of imposing VAT on independent school fees on access to independent schools' sports facilities...

      Pupils: Attendance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of recent trends in the level of school attendance in (a) the South East and (b) England in the last 12 months.

  • Home Office

    • Visas: Dependants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for an Adult Dependent Relative visa there were in each of the last five years.

    • Visas: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time is for a Skilled Worker visa.

      Visas: Dependants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average decision-making time for an Adult Dependent Relative visa application was in each of the last five years.

      Immigration: Families

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure that official correspondence from her Department to people seeking to establish biological family relationships in...

      Violent and Sex Offender Register

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a breakdown of the sex offenders register by nationality.

      Domestic Abuse: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the ability of local authorities to resource Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews.

      Home Office: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether external (a) guidance and (b) training has been contracted for discussing (i) unconscious bias, (ii) critical race theory and (iii)...

      Draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department made an assessment of the potential merits of including unticketed events in the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill.

      Draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department made an assessment of the potential merits of including outdoor events in the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill.

      Security Industry Authority: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to provide additional funding to the Security Industry Authority following the passage of the Terrorism (Protection of...

      Undocumented Migrants: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish a list of the hotels housing irregular migrants, broken down by star rating; and if he will provide the number of...

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applications were (a) made and (b) concluded in each month of each year since 2010.

      Undocumented Migrants: Norfolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many irregular migrants have landed in (a) Norfolk and (b) Great Yarmouth constituency since 2018.

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) guidance and (b) training her Department provides to caseworkers handling asylum applications.

      Immigration: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her article in the Sun newspaper entitled We can’t pretend everything is OK: knife crime, anti social behaviour and...

      Drugs: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle county lines operations in Lincolnshire.

      Transport: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a breakdown of crimes committed on the transport network by (a) nationality and (b) category of crime in each of the...

      Knives: Amnesties

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of knives that were surrendered during the knife amnesty between 26 August 2024 and 23 September 2024.

      Runnymede Trust: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has provided funding to the Runnymede Trust in the last ten years.

      Driving Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drivers were caught driving without (a) a valid MOT, (b) car tax, (c) car insurance and (d) a driving licence by nationality in...

      Police: Cambridgeshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 4.20 of Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, by how much the core government grant for...

      Knives: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce knife crime in Slough.

      Opioids: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent the (a) distribution and (b) use of synthetic opioids.

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department has made of the number of irregular migrants that entered the UK via the English Channel whose whereabouts are...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Youth Services: Slough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of youth services in Slough constituency.

    • Arts Council England: Reviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to conclude her review of Arts Council England.

      Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to maintain the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme.

      Music: UK Relations with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of leaving the EU on the music industry.

      Television

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report on the future of TV distribution, published...

      Film and Television: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help support the (a) TV and (b) film industry outside of London.

  • Cabinet Office

    • National Security Council

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement entitled Cabinet Committees, published on 10 October 2024, HCWS118, for what reason the Secretary of State for...

    • National Security Council

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement entitled Cabinet Committees, published on 10 October 2024, HCWS118, for what reason the National Security...

      Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) policy reviews, (b) new and revised strategies, (c) green papers and (d) white papers relating to the policy areas covered in the (i) The...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Palestinians: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on evacuating disabled Palestinians so that they can...

    • Israel: UNRWA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Israeli legislation on the (a) status and (b) operation of...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support peacebuilding efforts by Israeli and Palestinian civil society.

      Israel: UNRWA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Israeli legislation in relation to UNRWA on (a) his...

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international partners to help support (a) the Egyptian Red Crescent and (b)...

      Israel: Occupied Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK statement on the ICJ's Advisory Opinion on...

      Religious Freedom: International Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department taking through the (a) UN, (b) 7 and (c) other multilaterals to support freedom of...

      China: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2024 to Question 8831 on China and Hong Kong, what steps he plans to take to...

      Government Hospitality: Spirits and Wines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 2067 on Government Hospitality: Wines, what the (a) full...

      Chelsea Football Club: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Portuguese counterpart on distributing the proceeds generated from the...

      Chelsea Football Club: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the European Union on distributing the proceeds generated from the sale of...

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Mauritian counterpart on the future of the .io country code top-level domain.

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      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 reports that the British High...

      USA: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to maintain relations with the (a) Republican and (b) Democrat (i) candidate and (ii)...

  • Department for Transport

    • Artificial Intelligence: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve access to artificial intelligence training.

    • Cycling and Walking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport in response to the question from the hon. Member...

      Roads: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding she has allocated to Essex County Council for highways in each of the next five years.

      Roads: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road accidents there were in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Northumberland by ward and (d) Hexham constituency in the latest period for...

      Cambrian Line: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department has provided for signalling improvements on the Cambrian line since 2014.

      A12: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will provide funding for the A12 widening scheme.

      Transport: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help support improvements to (a) local transport links and (b) networks across (i) Yorkshire and (ii) Northern...

      Bus Services: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of raising of the bus fare cap in England on working families.

      Bus Services: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report entitled £2 bus fare cap evaluation: interim report, published on 17 May 2023, whether her Department prepared a...

      Rail Partners: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department provided to Rail Partners in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.

      Network Rail: Alexander Mann Solutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the value for money of Network Rail's annual spending with Alexander Mann Solutions.

      Trade Fairs: Berlin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which consular representatives from his Department attended the Innotrans rail trade convention in Berlin between Tuesday 24 and Friday 27 September 2024.

      Railways: Freight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps Shadow Great British Railways is taking to increase the volume of goods moved by rail.

      Railways: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7092 on Heathrow Airport: Railways, when her Department intends to publish a plan for future...

      Bicycles: Lighting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is the Minister taking to reduce the impact from cyclists using (a) strobe and (b) flashing lights on (i) motorists and (ii) other road users.

      Bus Services: Boston and Skegness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support local bus services in Boston and Skegness.

      Bus Services: Great Yarmouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to support local bus services in Great Yarmouth Constituency.

      Motor Vehicles: Lighting and Sirens

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to allow independent lifeboat services to use (a)...

      Roads: Capital Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 35 of the minutes of the Office of Rail and Roads Board meeting of 25 June 2024, when National Highways plans to publish...

      Roads: Capital Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date her Department provided proposals to Highways England for the Road Investment Strategy 2.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Arms Trade: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish a list of items licensed for sale to Israel for (a) military and (b) dual-use which are being used in the West Bank by the...

    • Export Controls: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing Israel from the list of approved recipients for the Open...

      Investment: Basildon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to encourage companies to invest in Basildon.

      Business: Productivity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to encourage businesses to use data more effectively to increase productivity.

      Industry: Productivity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the effective use of data to drive productivity will be included in the proposed industrial strategy council's remit.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 8178 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty, tabled by the Hon. Member for South Suffolk on 9 October 2024...

    • Ministry of Defence: Ministers' Private Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on (a) new furniture and fittings and (b) other refurbishment of Ministerial offices in his Department since the dissolution of the...

      Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of when Defence spending will reach 2.5% of GDP, and whether he has issued subsequent guidance to (a) Lord Robertson and (b)...

      Ministry of Defence: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the increase in (a) direct and (b) indirect costs to his Department of the 1.2% rise in employer national insurance...

      Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to footnote 1 to table 4.8 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, what the (a) financial quantum, (b) relevant...

      BAE Systems: Barrow in Furness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the fire at Barrow nuclear shipyard.

      Gaza: Air Force

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6280 on Gaza: Air Force, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that information gathered...

      Gaza: Air Force

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has shared information gathered from surveillance flights over Gaza with the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office; and if...

      Gaza: Air Force

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what name has been given to the operation of RAF surveillance flights over Gaza; and what the cost of this operation was in the period between October...

      Israel: Hostage Taking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on whether information gathered by unarmed UK surveillance aircraft and provided to the Israeli military was used...

      Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Surface to Air Missile Centre command and control systems, (b) Giraffe Agile Multibeam radars and (c) Land Ceptor launcher and missile...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Pension Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new applications for Pension Credit were made between 10 September 2024 and 10 October 2024.

    • Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2024 to Question 11035, on Social Security Benefits, for which benefit lines the Department holds data on...

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2024 to Question 11035 on Social Security Benefits, if her Department will resume its annual publication...

      Employment: Advisory Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will hold discussions with disability organisations on the potential merits of visits by job coaches to mental health patients in hospital.

      Industrial Injuries: Agriculture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she has taken to reduce work-related injuries in the agricultural sector.

      Habitual Residence Test

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many habitual residence tests have been granted in each year of the last five years.

      Assistance Animals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people with an assistance dog require documentation to enter food retail outlets and licensed premises.

      Social Security Benefits: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement of 30 October 2024 on Social Security, HCWS175, what estimate has she made of the number of additional...

      Disability Living Allowance: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending eligibility of the mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance to...

      Personal Independence Payment: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department provides for people who have had their PIP suspended and are awaiting an appeal hearing.

      Pension Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average weekly Pension Credit payment was in April 2024.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Internet: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of powers to remove (a) false, (b) inciting and (c) otherwise...

    • Rural Areas: Broadband

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding for digital connectivity in rural areas.

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to Table 4.14 of Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, whether the £14.7bn capital...

      Technology: New Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help support female-led tech start-ups.

      Broadband: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help improve digital connectivity in rural areas.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Fur (Import and Sale) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Fur (Import and Sale) Bill.

    • Electronic Training Aids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ban the use of shock collars.

      Coastal Erosion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of coastal erosion on (a) agricultural land and (b) rural infrastructure.

      Dogs: Animal Breeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on banning puppy farming.

      Poultry: Animal Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to consult on phasing out the use of cages for layer hens in England.

      Forest Products: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to publish regulations to implement Schedule 17 of the Environment Act 2021 to introduce a due...

      Veterinary Medicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the level of availability of...

      Tree Planting: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many trees were planted in (a) South Holland district and (b) South Kesteven district in the last ten years.

      Dogs: Electronic Training Aids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ban the...

      Food: Production

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support farmers to increase the (a) volume and (b) variety of fruit and vegetables they produce.

      Environment Protection: Shopping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the environmental impact of consumers shopping locally; and what assessment he has made of...

      Tree Planting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage afforestation projects to (a) enhance biodiversity and (b) reduce carbon...

      Inland Border Facilities: Ashford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding he plans to allocate to the Sevington border control post in each of the next five financial years.

      Food: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of whether the UK meet the UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 target.

      Agriculture: Derbyshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the economic contribution of farming in Derbyshire.

      Bluetongue Disease: Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of Blue Tongue virus livestock cases in Shropshire.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of staff employed by his Department have experience in farming.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Employment: Discrimination

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her department is taking to improve the protection for people who have experienced (a) bullying, (b) harassment and (c) disability...

    • Gender Recognition

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent progress her Department has made on bringing forward proposed reforms to the gender recognition certificate process.

  • Leader of the House

    • Home Office: Correspondence

      To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to the oral contribution of Leader of the House of Commons on 10 October 2024, Official Report, column 475, for what reason a response from a...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Sleeping Rough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to tackle rough sleeping in (a) Stoke-on-Trent South constituency and (b) the rest...

    • Local Government: Insolvency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to intervene where councils have issued a section 114 notice.

      Buildings and Housing: Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2024 to Question 9543 on Housing: Construction, what steps her Department is...

      Business Premises: Empty Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to implement part 10 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.

      Church Urban Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with representatives from the Church Urban Fund since 5 July 2024.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department provides (a) subsidies and (b) other financial assistance to types of energy production in the UK.

    • Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to regulate non-domestic energy prices.

      Energy: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support his Department is providing to small and medium sized enterprises for energy bills.

      Renewable Energy: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the National Energy System Operator’s proposals to...

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Green Finance Institute and Lisbet Rausing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials in his Department have had discussions with (i) the Green Finance...

      National Grid: Electric Cables

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials have held recent discussions with National Grid on the viability of using an underground...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support people to pay their energy bills.

      Heating: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take to provide more (a) sustainable and (b) cost-effective energy options for home heating.

      Heating: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the cost of storage heaters on the elderly population.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring electric vehicle owners to pay the same energy prices as people...

      Biofuels: Vegetable Oils

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to make a decision on the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil fuel in homes.

      Energy Bills Discount Scheme: Buckinghamshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of small businesses that will benefit from the Energy Bill Discount Scheme...

      Heating: West Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to provide (a) administrative and (b) financial support to help rural off-grid households...

      Carbon Emissions: West Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support local businesses in West Dorset Constituency to access (a) funding and (b)...

      Renewable Energy: Standing Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing levels of standing charges paid by consumers who mainly use...

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential supply chain barriers to achieving net zero by 2030.

      Refineries: Grangemouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that refined oil products imported via Grangemouth are not sourced from Russia.

      Carbon Emissions: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help support communities in rural areas to access (a) funding and (b) other incentives for...

      Energy Supply: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the full system costs of (a) investments in renewable energy, (b) grid infrastructure upgrades, (c)...

      Energy: Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of battery energy storage systems.

      Mineworkers' Pension Scheme: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) returning the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme investment reserve to scheme...

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to regulate emissions produced by organisations.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Office

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which organisation provides for official cars for Government transport in Northern Ireland.

    • Health Services: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Health Minister on ensuring pay parity for health workers in Northern Ireland with Great...

  • Scotland Office

    • Migrants: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had discussions with the Scottish Government on incentivising migrants to work in key industries in Scotland.

    • Migrants: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on incentivising migrants to work in key industries in Scotland.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Victims and Prisoners Act 2024

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2024 to Question 612 on Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, when section 31 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 will...

  • Home Office

    • Domestic Abuse

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps the Home Office is taking in response to the Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s briefing Shifting the Scales of Justice, published in...

    • Police: Domestic Abuse and Gender Based Violence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need to amend police regulations in relation to allegations of police-perpetrated domestic abuse or violence against...

      Visas: Belarus

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they are holding with (1) the Irish Football Association, and (2) UEFA, to ensure that Belarusian players are granted visas to enable them to play...

      Police

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support forces to minimise the number of police officers posted in back office or business support functions where their...

      Police: Vetting

      To ask His Majesty's Government to what extent they are prioritising work to connect civil and family courts' databases and IT systems with police databases and IT systems to inform policing...

      Asylum: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Scottish Guardianship Service for unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors, following the publication of the report An evaluation...

      Police: Mental Health

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of the Social Market Foundation and Police Federation joint report Pay and Morale Survey 2023, published in February, what assessment they...

      Asylum: MOD Wethersfield

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether there is a requirement for employees at the Wethersfield accommodation site to be trained in detecting signs of trauma and torture, as well as mental...

      Asylum: MOD Wethersfield

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many residents at Wethersfield accommodation site have had their asylum case substantive interview since 1 September; and how many of these cases had a legal...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Special Advisers: Redundancy Pay

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the Model Contract for Special Advisers, what is the value of any severance payment in lieu of notice if a special adviser is dismissed during,...

    • 10 Downing Street: Paintings

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the portraits of Elizabeth I, Sir Walter Raleigh, William Gladstone, Margaret Thatcher and William Shakespeare, which formerly hung in 10 Downing...

  • Ministry of Defence

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Mental Health Services: Schools

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their anticipated timescale for rolling out mental health support teams to every school and college.

    • Mental Health: Pupils and Teachers

      To ask His Majesty's Government what data they have on the impact of mental health support teams on (1) improving pupil mental health, and (2) improving teacher mental health.

      Prescriptions

      To ask His Majesty's Government why there is disparity in the legal prescribing rights of various professions when nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, podiatrists, therapeutic and diagnostic...

      NHS: Equality

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State at the Department for Health and Social Care on 7 October (HC4240), what guidance (1) the Department for...

      Blood: Medical Equipment

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Merron on 9 October (HL Deb col 1995), whether the working group considering apheresis capacity intends to consult...

      Dental Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that everyone who needs one is able to access a NHS dentist.

      Care Quality Commission

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the Care Quality Commission about discharging its obligations under section 46 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 to...

      Gender Dysphoria: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the NHS recruitment requirement for new psychologists working with children with gender dysphoria to “practice in a gender affirming manner in line...

      NHS England: Remote Working

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the impact of working from home on efficiency and outcomes in NHS England.

      Sickle Cell Diseases

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence about access to innovative treatments for sickle...

      Cotton: Origin Marking

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have conducted any checks of products they use which contain cotton to ascertain where the cotton was grown.

      NHS: Hacking

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in the NHS database hack by Qilin in June, (1) how many individual patients' data were hacked, (2) whether data were hacked that could be used to identify any...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Poultry: Animal Welfare

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the decision by the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs to amend retained Council Regulation 1/2005, which prohibits lifting...

    • Food: Labelling

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to respond to the fairer food labelling consultation, which closed on 7 May, and what plans, if any, they have to implement the proposals therein to...

      Forests: Commodities

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to introduce forest risk due diligence regulations under Schedule 17 to the Environment Act 2021.

      Dangerous Dogs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the number of registered neutered XL bullies in England and Wales.

      Dangerous Dogs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the number of registered unneutered XL bullies in England and Wales.

      Sandeels: North Sea

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to make any changes to their policy regarding the permanent closure of sandeel fisheries in English waters of the North Sea.

      Forest Products

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to make secondary legislation to implement the UK’s Forest Risk Commodity regime.

      Fly-tipping

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to combat fly-tipping.

      Import Controls: Inflation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to review the inflationary impact of the Border Target Operating Model.

      Genetically Modified Organisms: Crops

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce biosecurity measures to ensure gene-edited crops do not enter the human food or animal feed systems, or the wider...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Gaza: Medical Treatments

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the World Health Organization evacuate women and children from Gaza to Europe for medical treatment; and whether any of the...

    • Iran: Baha'i Faith

      To ask His Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to encourage the government of Iran to respect freedom of religion or belief for Baha'is in that country, in particular with...

      Iran: Christianity

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent representations they have made to the government of Iran regarding the persecution of Christians in that country.

      Chad: Refugees

      To ask His Majesty's Government what further steps they are taking to support Chad in coping with increasing numbers of Sudanese refugees.

      Darfur: Hospitals

      To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to Saudi Hospital in El Fasher.

      Sudan: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are giving to citizen-led emergency response rooms in Sudan; and whether mobile financial services are being used to support them.

      Uzbekistan: Religious Freedom

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Uzbekistan on their promises to eliminate restrictions on freedom of religion or belief for religious...

      Tajikistan: Human Rights

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the human rights situation in Tajikistan, in particular the right to freedom of religion or belief for the Pamiri minority; and what...

      Serbia: Military Aircraft

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the agreement signed by the governments of France and Serbia pertaining to the sale of 12 Rafale fighter jets to Serbia; and...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Gender: Public Consultation

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 16 September (HL693), on what grounds responses to the call for input on incorrect...

    • Gender Recognition

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the Financial Ombudsman Service decision of September in relation to MoneySuperMarket, what is the policy position of (1) the Office for Equality and...

      Species Dysphoria

      To ask His Majesty's Government what the policy of the Office for Equality and Opportunity is on recognising species dysphoria.

      Travellers: Statistics

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to disaggregate data collection in Government Departments in relation to Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Music: Government Assistance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they taking to support the music industry following a slowing rate of growth.

    • Gambling: Fines

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many fines were imposed against gambling companies by the Gambling Commission for failing to meet their social responsibility obligations in (1) 2019, (2)...

  • Treasury

    • Private Education: VAT

      To ask His Majesty's Government how they plan to apportion the revenue raised by charging VAT on school fees between the recruitment of more teachers, the creation of more nurseries and the...

    • Cash Dispensing: Rural Areas

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of cash access of those living in the most rural areas.

      Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Visual Impairment

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 19 March (HL Deb cols 93–96), what progress, if any, they have made in ensuring that there...

      Private Education: VAT

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the HMRC guidance of 10 October on the steps that steps independent schools should take to pay VAT on their fees with...

  • Department for Transport

    • Driving under Influence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to lowering the legal alcohol limit for drivers as tested by a breathalyser.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Business: Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to ensure that all economic regulators comply with the growth mandate outlined in the Smart Regulation White Paper, published in May (CP 1089).

    • Aviation: Carbon Emissions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consultations they had with the aviation industry before the publication of their Industrial Strategy Green Paper Invest 2035: the UK’s modern...

  • The Senior Deputy Speaker

    • Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what has the cost been to date of the reconstruction of Peers' Entrance; and what is the budget for the total cost of this project.

    • Parliamentary Estate: Security

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many people, in the most recent two years for which figures are available, have used the entrance to the Parliamentary Estate located by the Westminster...

      House of Lords: Security

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what the final cost will be of recent works at Peers Entrance.

      Clerk of the Parliaments and House of Lords Management Board: Accountability

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 25 September (HL1209), how the governance structures of the House hold the Clerk of the...

      Peers: Allowances

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what would now be the daily attendance allowance if it were adjusted for inflation, as measured by the retail price index, from the level of £300 set in...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Children: Maintenance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the total amount of child maintenance arrears owed to date; and of the total number of children for whom maintenance is...

    • Children: Maintenance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total amount of child maintenance arrears collected through enforcement action to date.

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask His Majesty's Government on how many occasions the Child Maintenance Service has referred cases to the Crown Prosecution Service or provided assistance to the police to prosecute those who...

      Child Maintenance Service: Domestic Abuse

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement the recommendations accepted in Dr Samantha Callan's report Independent Review of the Child Maintenance Service (CMS)...

      Silica: Death

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many cases of silicosis and how many deaths there have been during the past five years associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) in...

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