Written answers

Tuesday, 3 December 2024

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Pectus Excavatum: Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 15347 on Pectus Excavatum: Surgery, if he will make an assessment of the potential...

    • Respiratory Diseases: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the capacity of secondary care to support primary care with essential respiratory diagnostics.

      Asylum: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average height is of male asylum seekers recorded via the National Child Measurement Programme.

      Respiratory Diseases: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure spirometry testing is (a) funded and (b) available in areas covered by the Birmingham and Solihull...

      Respiratory Diseases: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) Birmingham Erdington constituency and (b) other areas covered by the Birmingham and...

      Respiratory Diseases: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle rates of respiratory-related hospital admissions in Birmingham.

      Parkinson's Disease: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department currently holds on waiting lists for treatment for Parkinson's Disease in England.

      Smoking: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that local stop smoking services offer the option of a National Institute for...

      Vorasidenib

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to carry out Vorasidenib trials on patients that have undergone (a) radiotherapy and (b) chemotherapy.

      Children: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve treatment pathways for (a) PANS and (b) PANDAS patients.

      Dental Services: Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dentist appointments were attended by irregular migrants in each year since 2018.

      Pharmacy: Community Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the Pharmacy First campaign.

      Civil Society and General Practitioners: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to financially support (a) GP practices and (b) third-sector organisations delivering commissioned...

      Care Homes: Evictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of evictions from care homes on vulnerable people in need of care.

      Mental Health Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that mental health patients who could pose a risk to the wider public have their cases...

      Smoking: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on supporting smokers in Northern Ireland to quit.

      Blood Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure UK blood cancer patients can access effective new therapies that are available to patients overseas but...

      NHS: Interpreters and Translation Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the average additional time taken during the appointments for (a) translation and (b) interpretation.

      Royal Berkshire Hospital

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the New Hospital Programme Review in relation to the Royal Berkshire Hospital.

      Health Services: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the 10 Year Health Plan will help tackle specific health challenges faced by women; and whether gender-specific health...

      NHS: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase (a) recruitment and (b) retention of NHS staff in (i) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and...

      Health Services: Gender Recognition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of gender-neutral language in (a) pregnancy services and (b) other sex-specific...

      NHS: Translation Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of full-time translation and interpretation staff working in the NHS; what...

      Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reduced access to GP services on waiting times in Accident and...

      General Practitioners: Translation Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2024 to Question 14197 on General Practitioners: Translation Services, if he will make an...

      NHS: Translation Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 15631 on NHS: Translation services, which languages e-RS letters sent in 2024-25...

      Ophthalmic Services: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children are in receipt of the NHS Special Schools Eye Care Service.

      General Practitioners: Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP appointments were attended by irregular migrants in each year since 2018.

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on ensuring that children and young people in every community have access to drop in mental health support.

      Care Homes: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the impact of the increase in employers’ National Insurance contributions on care homes.

      Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the range of conditions that can be treated under the Pharmacy First...

      Pharmacy: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce regulations to ensure that a pharmacist is always present in an open pharmacy to facilitate the sale of pharmacy...

      Social Services and Health Services: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to National Insurance contributions in the Autumn Budget 2024 on (a)...

      Carbon Monoxide: Alarms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of removing the exemption of care homes from the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm...

      Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report entitled Pharmacy Pressures Survey 2024:...

      Civil Society and Primary Health Care: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to reallocate funding from acute care to (a) primary care and (b) the third-sector.

      General Practitioners: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to (a) include spirometry and FeNO testing in the GP contract and (b) to provide dedicated funding through a...

      General Practitioners: Prescriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the timeframe GPs have to authorise repeat prescriptions.

      General Practitioners: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many private GP surgeries there are in (a) England, (b) Kent and (c) Tunbridge Wells constituency.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Jimmy Lai

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to call for the immediate release of Jimmy Lai from solitary confinement.

    • Kashmir: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

      China and Philippines: Patrol Craft

      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 reported clashes between Chinese and...

      China and Hong Kong: Official Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will suspend all visits from (a) Chinese and (b) Hong Kong officials whilst hon. Members are sanctioned by...

      China: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to publish the audit of the UK's partnership with China as a bilateral and global actor.

      China: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with which Cabinet colleagues he has had discussions as part of the China audit.

      Russia: Freezing of Assets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of transferring frozen Russian assets held in the UK to...

      Hezbollah: UN Resolutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on Hezbollah’s non-compliance with UN...

      Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to publish the Human Rights and Democracy Report 2023.

      Ghana: Treaties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what records his Department holds on whether the Protectorate Treaty ceding Akwamu to the Gold Coast Colony,...

  • Treasury

    • Public Finance: UK Relations with EU

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer,what recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of leaving the EU on public finances.

    • Small Businesses: Annual Reports

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 October 2024 to Question 5667 on Small Business: Annual Report, what assessment has been made by the Office for Equality and...

      Debt Collection

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to (a) debt collecting companies to wait for decisions of appeal courts before taking action and (b)...

      Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of total cost to the Treasury of changes to alcohol duty rates in each year since 2013; and if she will make an estimate of the...

      Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in Northern Ireland on ensuring that businesses in Northern Ireland that pay into the Apprenticeship Levy...

      Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the evidential basis on which her Department's estimate of the total number of farms affected by proposed changes to Agricultural Property Relief...

      Employers' Contributions: Retail Trade

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department of the potential impact of changes to employer national insurance contributions on Scotland’s retail sector.

      Off-payroll Working

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will pause action related to the IR35 loan charge while the newly announced review is underway.

      Motor Vehicles: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reversing the changes to VAT on double cab pick-ups .

      Audiobooks: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to remove VAT on audiobooks.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of classifying bi-directional EV charging as an Energy Saving Material.

      Bank Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle (a) delays experienced by community groups for applications for community group bank accounts and (b)...

      Counselling and Psychiatry: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing VAT from services provided by (a) psychotherapists and (b) counsellors.

      Government Securities: Pilot Schemes

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria her Department plans to use to assess the effectiveness of the digital gilt instrument pilot.

      Productivity

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on productivity in each year between 2024 and 2028.

      Unemployment: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her tax policies on the unemployment rate.

      Productivity

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to increase economic productivity.

      Financial Services: Economic Situation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she is taking steps to help ensure that the Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy supports the wider economy.

      Pensions: Reform

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps she is taking to reform the pensions system.

      Public Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help ensure value for money in public spending.

      Cryptoassets

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the keynote address made by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury at the Tokenisation Summit on 25 November 2024, what her timetable is...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what enforcement mechanisms his Department plans to put in place under ESOS Phase 4 to help ensure that companies comply with...

    • Warm Homes Plan: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to roll out loft insulation protection through the Warm Homes Plan.

      Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reforming the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme to help reduce the...

      Heating: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has for increased (a) funding for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme and (b) support for additional low-carbon heating...

      Warm Homes Plan: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of taking steps to use the energy efficiency SME supply chain to...

      Warm Homes Plan: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has had discussions with the Scottish Government on (a) facilitating and (b) improving delivery of the Warm...

      Energy: Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to (a) encourage commercial property owners to improve energy efficiency and (b) reduce energy...

      Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to (a) support and (b) incentivise (i) small businesses and (ii) contractors to enter the renewable energy...

      Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the potential cost to the public purse of carbon capture technologies in each of the next...

      Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of adding carbon capture, utilisation and storage costs onto...

      Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the viability of carbon capture technologies.

      Aquind: Electricity Interconnectors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he will publish a decision on the AQUIND Interconnector project.

      Renewable Energy: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Clean Power 2030 Advisory Commission will consider matters relating to Northern Ireland.

      Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of integration of AI-enabled battery storage technologies in increasing the...

      Electric Cables: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of large electricity pylons on housing prices.

      Energy: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on potential steps to ensure UK energy supply chains are free from Uyghur...

      Wind Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the number of (a) onshore and (b) offshore windfarms in the UK.

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, on what proportion of days is (a) meat and (b) dairy available in canteens in his Department.

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of food provided in canteens in his Department that is produced in the UK.

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on the proportion of energy used by his Department, broken down by energy source.

      Electricity Interconnectors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what data his Department holds on the amount of energy transmitted by IFA2 since 1 September 2024.

      Energy: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to make the UK a net exporter of power by 2030.

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the National Energy Security Operator on the potential (a) marginal and (b) lifecycle carbon...

      Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness of the Contracts for Difference scheme and (b) potential scope for reforming...

      Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will reinstate a three-year delivery window for solar (a) in Allocation Round 7 and (b) beyond.

      Consumer Goods: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing advertising restrictions on high carbon emission products (a)...

      Agriculture: Land Use

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of multiple solar farms on the local environment; whether he has had...

      Electricity Generation: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made on the creation of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Taskforce; and whether his Department plans to...

      Electricity Generation: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to respond to the call for evidence entitled Land rights and consents for electricity network...

      Electricity Generation: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of independent networks in delivering network investment.

      Energy: Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of introducing (a) new incentives and (b) funding streams to...

      Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of (a) reinstating and (b) expanding (i) local grant funding...

      Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to provide long-term funding for (a) local energy efficiency and (b) net zero initiatives.

      Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has plans to revise or increase incentives for (a) solar photovoltaics installations and (b) battery storage solutions...

  • Department for Education

    • Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of apprenticeships in (a) England, (b) London and (c) West Ham and Beckton constituency.

    • Higher Education: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her policies on higher education reform will include employment rights protections for (a) permanent and (b) non-permanent lecturers.

      Bus Services: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to allow local leaders to use Skills Bootcamp funding to support training for coach drivers.

      Adult Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 3.46 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, how much of the additional funding for further education will be spent on adult...

      Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department plans to provide for level seven apprenticeships in each of the next three financial years; and on what categories of...

      Graduates: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of graduate skills on the North West economy.

      Further Education: STEM Subjects

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking encourage the take-up of STEM subjects at further education level.

      Curriculum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking with (a) employers and (b) further education providers to help ensure the post-16 curriculum is aligned with the...

      Academies: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure budget constraints in academy schools do not disproportionately affect provisions for students with...

      Pupils: Absenteeism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of living in a low income household on rates of school absences.

      Academies: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what early intervention measures are in place to identify (a) financial mismanagement and (b) declining performance in academy schools.

      Schools: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress has been made on the Condition Data Collection 2 programme; and how many schools have been assessed under the programme.

      Pupils: Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers have formally raised concern about the age of irregular migrant students in each of the last five years.

      Pupils: Absenteeism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teaching hours have been missed by persistently absent pupils with SEND in the 2023-24 school year.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils had applications to state-funded mainstream schools rejected due to the school being unable to meet their identified SEND requirements...

      Academies: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department takes to ensure adequate financial oversight of academy trusts; and how often financial audits are conducted of...

      Educational Institutions: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure cyber security and resilience in (a) schools, (b) academies and (c) other educational establishments.

      Pre-school Education: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will adjust the funding formula for early years education to allow for the increase in employer National Insurance contributions.

      Schools: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many state-funded schools have been (a) temporarily and (b) permanently closed due to unsafe buildings in each year since 2019; and if she will...

      School Leaving

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report by her Department entitled Academic year 2022/23: Key stage 4 destination measures, published on 24 October 2024, how...

      Students: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of (a) the number of students who will not be charged the increased annual tuition fee due to their contracts preventing...

      School Leaving

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report by her Department entitled Academic year 2022/23: Progression to higher education or training, published on 24 October...

      Department for Education: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on consultancy fees in each year since 2021.

      Nuclear Power: Vocational Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to help increase the number of students entering the civil nuclear sector.

      Training: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to allow firms to use up to 50% of the Growth And Skills Levy to fund non-apprenticeship training.

      Youth Endowment Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 10 May 2024 to Question 24203 on Youth Endowment Fund, whether it remains her Department's policy to (a) fund and (b)...

      Non-teaching Staff: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2024 to Question 15056 on Non-teaching Staff: Pay, if she will provide a version of that table further broken...

      Extended Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce wraparound childcare in all schools by September 2026.

      Academies: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is providing support for academy schools facing financial difficulties.

      Academies: South Basildon and East Thurrock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with (a) Mossbourne Federation and (b) Ortu Federation on academy schools in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

      Special Educational Needs: Croydon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional SEND funding will be allocated to Croydon.

      Special Educational Needs: Hertfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for announcing what proportion of SEND funding from Autumn Budget 2024 will be allocated to Hertfordshire.

      Teachers: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the retention of female teachers in male-dominated subjects in schools.

      Schools: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools were (i) newly graded inadequate or (ii) received a second consecutive Requires Improvement by Ofsted...

      Special Educational Needs: Epilepsy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure all children with epilepsy receive an individual healthcare plan.

      Special Educational Needs: Visual Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure adequate access to education for children who are certified blind in Sherwood Forest constituency.

      Academies: South Basildon and East Thurrock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will meet with the hon. Member for South Basildon and East Thurrock to discuss academy schools in that constituency.

      Children: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will ensure that the requirements of children in migrant households are included in the child poverty strategy.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Youth Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to encourage more people to (a) enter the youth sector workforce and (b) become youth workers.

    • Civil Society: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding he plans to provide to the voluntary, community, and social enterprise energy efficiency scheme in 2025.

      Charities: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to employer National Insurance contributions on...

      Leisure Centres: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) capital and (b) revenue funding her Department provides for local authority leisure centres.

      Television Licences: Non-payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of penalties for television licence evasion.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Weather: Power Failures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero and (b) energy companies on...

    • Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

      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 findings of the report entitled An...

      Plastics: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade to reduce exports of plastic waste.

      Environmental Land Management Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers and land managers successfully applied for capital grants for environmental land management in (a)...

      Rural England Prosperity Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of the Rural England Prosperity Fund has been spent.

      River Mole: Sewage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2024 to Question 13669 on Rivers: Sewage, which six sewage treatment works in the...

      Flood control: Bromsgrove

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect rural communities in Bromsgrove constituency from flooding.

      Water: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will provide adequate (a) funding and (b) resources to carry out year round testing for designated bathing water areas...

      Floods: Paisley and Renfrewshire North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment has made of the potential flood risk to communities in Paisley and Renfrewshire North constituency.

      Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department will require councils to collect household and food waste separately by March 2026.

      Environment Agency: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of trends in the levels of real terms funding to the Environment Agency between 2010 and 2024.

      Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of local authorities charging homeowners to...

      Incinerators: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will (a) undertake a needs assessment for waste disposal and (b) ban new incinerators unless there is a proven need...

      Water Supply: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure customers are compensated when water companies fail to meet Ofwat targets.

      Water Companies: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Ofwat on the implementation of a national New Appointment and Variations licence for...

      Wildlife: Rodenticides

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to enhance monitoring of wildlife exposure to (a) rodenticides and (b) other toxic...

      Pest Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote (a) safer and (b) environmentally friendly pest control alternatives to...

      Flood Control: Derbyshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) flood risk and (b) storm preparedness in Derbyshire.

      Flood Control: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraph 4.105 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October, if he will maintain spending on flood...

      Weather: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Ministry of Defence on the potential merits of using the Armed...

      Flood Re: Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Flood Re scheme to businesses.

      Flood Control: Dredging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of dredging on flood mitigation.

      Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will (a) commission an independent assessment of the potential (i) environmental and (ii) health impact of using...

      Land Drainage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will implement schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.

      Water: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with Northern Ireland Water on water quality in Northern Ireland.

      Independent Water Commission: Eutrophication

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether nutrient pollution will be within the remit of the Independent Water Commission; and how the Commission will...

      Flood Control: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the defences against flooding in rural areas.

      Beaches: Rescue Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of lifeguard numbers on UK beaches; and whether he plans to improve beach...

      Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 20 September 2024 to Question 5409 on Recycling and to Question 5225 on Domestic Waste: Waste...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisons: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults against prison staff foreign national offenders committed in each of the last ten years.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2024 to Question 5674 on National Security, if she will list the key stakeholders...

    • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Ministers' Private Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much was spent on (a) new furniture and fittings and (b) other refurbishment of Ministerial offices in her...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish all correspondence between her Department and the Commissioner for Public Appointments in relation...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much her Department has spent on consultancy fees in each year since 2021.

      Building Safety Regulator

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) resources and (b) powers of the Building Safety Regulator to...

      Retail Trade: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to encourage investment in high streets in (a) London and (b) West Ham and Beckton constituency.

      Energy Performance Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is to consult on changes to Energy Performance Certificate methodology.

      High Rise Flats: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2024 to Question 4416 on High Rise Flats: Insulation, how many additional...

      Housing: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the number of people living...

      Planning: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Report: Phase 2 report, published on 4 September 2024, if she will take...

      Labour: Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many civil servants other than special advisers from his Department attended this year’s Labour Party Conference.

      Buildings: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2024 to Question 5131 on Buildings: Insulation, how buildings are selected for...

      Storms: Disaster Relief

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding her Department is providing to (a) residents and (b) businesses affected by flooding following Storm...

      Social Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 2.72 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, what assessment she has made of the potential...

      Empty Property: Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the time period for exemption from Council Tax for retirement...

      Mayors: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7872 on Local Government: Elections, in which combined authority...

      Local Government Finance: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure local government settlements take due account of levels of social deprivation.

      Mo Baines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) interests and (b) political activities Mo Baines declared when she was appointed as Lead Non-Executive Director.

      Sleeping Rough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of hostile architecture on persons experiencing rough sleeping.

      Cultural Heritage and Publishing: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has received representations on the call for a boycott of Israel’s book industry and...

      Local Government: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7690 on Local Government: Standards, what her Department's...

      Private Education: Business Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill, what definition her Department is...

      Council of the Nations and Regions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2024, to Question 5299, on Devolution: Local Government, whether council (a)...

      Unitary Councils: Kent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2024 to Question 4498 on Unitary Councils: Kent, whether she has made an...

      Employers' Contributions and Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled New burdens doctrine: guidance for government departments,...

      Local Government: Hertfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with Hertfordshire County Council on local government reorganisation.

      Civil Servants: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has received representations from trade unions on introducing a four-day working week for civil servants...

      Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to deliver the strategy to tackle homelessness; and what steps she plans to take to...

      Devolution: Cheshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her timetable is for implementing a devolution deal for Cheshire and Warrington.

      Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of appointing a homelessness champion to lead cross-departmental...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October, to Question 5413, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6436 on Housing: Construction, whether her Department is (a)...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a default nationwide Housing First model.

      Housing: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to implement the 2025 Future Homes Standard.

      Housing: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help support people who are unable to re-mortgage their properties because of...

      Buildings: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will remove the requirement for waking watches to be in place before funding is granted for the installation of...

      Housing: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will include a degradation factor for new builds that applies to loft insulation over time in her Department's...

      Gazumping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the practice of gazumping; and whether she has made an assessment of the...

      Planning Permission: Publicity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing online publications to be used to advertise public...

      Affordable Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 28 October 2024 on Social and Affordable Housing: Next Steps, HCWS169, if...

      Affordable Housing: Liverpool

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written Ministerial Statement of 28 October 2024 on Social and Affordable Housing: Next Steps,...

      Affordable Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 28 October 2024 on Social and Affordable Housing: Next Steps, HCWS169, what...

      Affordable Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information (a) her Department and (b) Homes England holds on the average grant awarded per unit for new (i)...

      Affordable Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written Ministerial Statement of 28 October 2024 on Social and Affordable Housing: Next Steps,...

      Affordable Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written Ministerial Statement of 28 October 2024 on Social and Affordable Housing: Next Steps,...

      Private Rented Housing: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data her Department holds per local authority of the number of times local authorities have had to conduct...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a ten year housing strategy.

      Council Housing: Tenants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a national standard for local authorities on the...

      Tree Planting: Recreation Spaces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department issues to local authorities on the rights householders have to plant a tree (a) within...

      Water Companies: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of making water companies statutory consultees in planning...

      Leasehold: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to prevent (a) freeholders and (b) managing agents from levying (i) high and (ii)...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Broadband: Telemedicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with infrastructure providers about the compatibility of fibre-to-the-premises broadband and...

    • Arts and Media: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the potential economic damage to the (a) media and (b) creative industries of the use of...

      Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to reduce the use of (a) human-authored and (b) copyrighted content without license for generative AI...

      Artificial Intelligence: Intellectual Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of IP theft on AI innovation.

      Project Gigabit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress his Department has made on Project Gigabit since April 2024.

  • Home Office

    • National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made with the (a) Defending Democracy Taskforce and (b) Welsh Government on protecting all levels of...

    • Dogs: Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to end the breeding of beagles used for laboratory experiments.

      Dangerous Driving: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle dangerous driving in rural areas.

      Crime: Retail Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle retail crime in rural communities.

      Delivery Services: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of reported incidents of violence against retail workers employed in home...

      National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service.

      Non-crime Hate Incidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of hours of police time spent each week on investigating non crime hate incidents.

      Immigration Controls: Manchester Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what equality impact assessment has been made of the proposed changes to Border Force rosters at Manchester Airport from 1 April 2025.

      Anti-social Behaviour: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help reduce the incidence of antisocial behaviour in rural areas.

      Undocumented Migrants: Age Assurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will (a) introduce more thorough age assessments for irregular migrants and (b) reassess the age of all 16-17 year old irregular...

      Sham Marriage

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to collect data on the number of applications to stay in the UK that are made on the basis of a sham (a) marriage and...

      Undocumented Migrants: Great Yarmouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many irregular migrants were arrested in Great Yarmouth constituency in each of the last five years.

      Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) standard, (b) enhanced, and (c) basic Disclosure and Barring Service checks in (i) Basingstoke constituency, (ii) Hampshire,...

      Visas: Married People

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

      Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a comparative assessment of the processing times for (a) parent, (b) spousal and (c) work visas.

      Visas: Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to reduce the time taken to process visas for the parents of people living in the UK.

      Visas: Foreign Investment in UK

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish the findings of the review into the Tier 1 (Investor) visa route.

      Cars: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 24 October to Question 11004 on Cars: Digital Technology, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the misuse...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Global Combat Air Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on the procurement for the Royal Air Force's future fast-jet trainer for the Global Combat Air Programme.

    • Veterans: Radiation Exposure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to create a memorial in central London to nuclear test veterans.

      Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 15241, if he will make an estimate of the number of veterans who are (a) eligible for Pension...

      Armed Conflict: Civilians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Dutch Ministry of Defence on civilian harm mitigation and response.

      Armed Forces: Cadets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the projected number of army cadets for each year of the remainder of this Parliament.

      Veterans: South Derbyshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to help support veterans with (a) housing and (b) education and skills training in South Derbyshire constituency.

      Military Aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of the commercial service to bridge the availability gap for rotary capability in (a) Brunei and (b) Cyprus.

      Armed Conflict: Civilians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to respond to the recommendations of the report entitled Strengthening UK Military Investigations into Civilian Harm, published by the...

      Ammunition: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications for exemption to overfly the UK with war munitions with a final destination of Israel have been (a) received, (b) approved and (c)...

      Unmanned Air Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the reasons for recent drone activity near (a) RAF Lakenheath, (b) RAF Mildenhall and (c) RAF Feltwell.

  • Department for Transport

    • Railway Stations: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of setting statutory limits on increases to car parking charges at stations in line with the...

    • Railways: WiFi

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the proportion of train journeys that had Wi-Fi available on board in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024 to date.

      Gatwick Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with campaign groups opposing the expansion of Gatwick airport.

      Gatwick Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times she has met with representatives of Gatwick Airport to discuss the proposed expansion.

      Gatwick Airport: Night Flying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of night-time flight noise on wildlife living in Gatwick Airport's flight path.

      Roads: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to publish funding allocations for highways in Essex County Council for the 2025-26 financial year.

      Bus Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of (a) the average mileage of buses and (b) bus passenger numbers in the last (i) 12 months, (ii) two years, (iii) five...

      Public Transport: VAT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of removing VAT from small-vehicle public transport.

      British Transport Police: Body Searches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that women can only be strip-searched by British Transport Police officers who were female...

      Unadopted Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support her Department provides to highways authorities to (a) adopt and (b) repair and (c)upgrade (i) unadopted and (ii) ownerless roads that...

      Liquefied Petroleum Gas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the (a) consumption of liquefied petroleum gas by (i)...

      Bus Services: Loneliness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of improving bus services on social isolation.

      Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Vehicle Excise Duty was raised from vehicles registered to addresses in the municipal area of Essex County Council in the last two financial...

      Public Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help increase access to (a) demand-responsive public transport and (b) dial-a-ride services.

      Motor Vehicles: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of extending the VAT exemption for adapted motor...

      Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of people who will own an electric vehicle in each year between 2024 and 2030.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Political Parties: Discrimination

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will hold discussions with the (a) Equality and Human Rights Commission and (b) the Cabinet Office on the potential merits of issuing guidance...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the terms of reference for her Department’s quality assurance framework; and what steps she is taking to ensure that...

    • Maternity Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help support the parents of (a) twins and (b) other multiple births; if she will make an assessment of...

      Child Maintenance Service: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her planned timetable is for responding to her Department's consultation entitled Child Maintenance: Improving the collection and...

      Welfare Assistance Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to develop a long-term strategy and funding settlement for local welfare after the Household Support Fund ends in March...

      Medical Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to publish a consultation on fit note reform.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how long it takes to train a new staff member to process pension credit applications.

      State Retirement Pensions: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 7943 on State Retirement Pensions: Women, what her planned timeframe is for considering...

      Pensions: Warrington South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people formerly resident in Warrington South constituency are claiming pensions whilst living abroad.

      State Retirement Pensions: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman entitled Women’s State Pension age: our findings on...

      Pension Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a Pension Credit uptake target.

      Pension Credit: South Derbyshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the number of pensioners signed up to receive pension credit in South Derbyshire constituency.

      Child Maintenance Service: Courts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of backlogs in court cases on the ability of the Child Maintenance Service to ensure...

      Household Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Household Support Fund.

      Universal Credit: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of setting out a roadmap for ending the two-child limit in the Child Poverty...

      Employment: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to (a) support and (b) reduce the number of young people aged 16 - 20 not in employment, education or training.

      Poverty: Budget October 2024

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Autumn Budget 2024 on trends in the number of people living in poverty.

      Universal Credit: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of Universal Credit rules for young people living in supported housing on their ability...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Fraud and Maladministration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the time taken to (a) recruit and (b) train 3,000 additional staff in fraud and error.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Fraud and Maladministration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost of hiring 3,000 additional staff in fraud and error.

  • Cabinet Office

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Small Businesses: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support small businesses to recruit new employees.

    • Vauxhall Motors: Luton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has had discussions with trade unions on Vauxhall's planned closure of its plant in Luton.

      Post Offices: Grimsby

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has had discussions with the Post Office on the potential closure of the post office in Victoria Street, Grimsby; and...

      Typhoon Aircraft: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to take steps to help firms secure orders of Eurofighter Typhoon jets from international partners.

      Foreign Investment: Dispute Resolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will initiative a review of UK treaties containing Investor-State Dispute Settlements.

      Foreign Investment: Dispute Resolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will initiative a review of UK treaties containing Investor-State Dispute Settlements.

      Hospitality Industry: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to support (a) pubs and (b) the wider hospitality industry in (i) rural areas and (ii) South Derbyshire constituency.

      Paternity Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people claimed statutory paternity pay in each of the last five years.

  • Department for Education

    • Pupils: Carers

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to list young carers separately in daily school attendance reporting in order to assess the impact of caring on school attendance.

    • Childcare and Pre-school Education: Fees and Charges

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will take steps to protect working parents eligible for free early education and childcare from charging for consumables by some nurseries.

  • Treasury

    • Cultural Heritage: Tax Allowances

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many landowners claim annually through the tax-exempt heritage assets scheme; and how much they claim each year.

    • Office for National Statistics: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the degree of accuracy of the data from the Office for National Statistics on economic inactivity.

      Public Sector: Borrowing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce borrowing.

      Gambling: Excise Duties

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the current remote gaming duty levels on economic growth.

      Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Budget’s changes to agricultural property relief from inheritance tax on the mental health of farming...

  • Home Office

    • Emergency Services Network

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current status of the Emergency Services Network replacement project for Airwave.

    • Emergency Services Network

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of costs for the Emergency Services Network replacement service for Airwave; when the first police force will receive a functioning...

      China: Uyghurs

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication on 10 November of the story of the Uyghur refugee Hasan Imam in The New York Times, what assessment they have made of the risk that...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Civil Servants: Recruitment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy on positive action, affirmative action, and positive discrimination, in relation to protected characteristics in Civil Service recruitment.

    • Civil Service: Translation Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce spending by the civil service on translation into foreign languages, and what guidance has been given on this.

      Travellers: Statistics

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Collins of Highbury on 4 November (HL1791), what plans they have to separate the categories of "Gypsy" and "Irish...

      10 Downing Street: Art Works

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 23 September (HL1035), whether a portrait of the Queen Elizabeth I was removed from 10 Downing Street, and...

      Ministers: Official Cars

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 25 November (HL2426), how many of the ministerial cars referred to in each of 2023 and 2024...

      Policy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that when policy evaluations are commissioned the methods and outcomes are pre-registered, and that the results will be published in...

      Public Bodies

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the current terms of reference of the (1) Children's Commissioner, (2) Victims’ Commissioner and (3) Care Quality Commission.

  • Department for Transport

    • Old Oak Common Station: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Welsh Government on (1) Network Rail's planned works at Old Oak Common, and (2) the current performance of the Great...

    • Old Oak Common Station: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Network Rail regarding their plans for Old Oak Common, including on the length of disruption to Great Western Railway services,...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Football

      To ask His Majesty's Government on which dates since July ministers from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport have met with representatives from (1) Fédération Internationale de...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Long Covid

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to classify long Covid as an industrial injury, following the recommendations of the report COVID-19 and Occupational...

    • Winter Fuel Payment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent the 100,000 additional pensioners moving into poverty as a result of changes to winter fuel payments.

      Winter Fuel Payment

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the letter and impact assessment from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to the House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee on 19...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Arms Trade: Taiwan

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure continued support for military and dual-use technology exports to Taiwan, including through the maintenance of existing export...

    • New Businesses

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reduction in the number of new businesses opening in the UK.

      Courts: EU Law

      To ask His Majesty's Government why they have not yet implemented section 6 of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 as regards UK courts following EU-derived case law, and whether...

      Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: Taiwan

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support Taiwan’s application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and to...

      Renewable Energy: Taiwan

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support UK firms participating in renewable energy projects in Taiwan to enhance energy resilience in that country.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Independent Water Commission

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 30 October that "the commission will bring in expertise from a wide range of areas, including the...

    • Flood Control: Land Drainage

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 28 October (HL Deb col 1009) and 20 November (HL Deb col 259), what are the cumulative effects...

      Flood Control: Land Drainage

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 20 November (HL Deb col 257), when they plan to introduce mandatory sustainable drains for new...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Alexei Zimin

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Serbia about the death of the UK resident Alexei Zimin, and whether any UK police will support the...

    • Falkland Islands: Salmon

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs has had with the Falkland Islands Government and Legislative Assembly...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • East-West Council

      To ask His Majesty's Government further to Written Answer from Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 26 November (HL2612), what budget has been allocated to the East–West Council; who...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Gender Recognition

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the Department for Health and Social Care’s publication of the updated Notification of Child Death Form, whether they have adopted...

    • Diagnosis

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish the follow-up report to the independent review by Professor Sir Mike Richards, Diagnostics: Recovery and Renewal, published...

      Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the availability of, and access to, pulmonary rehabilitation services within NHS England.

      Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to integrate work to increase public awareness and understanding of antimicrobial resistance and responsible antimicrobial use...

      Health Professions: Degrees

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the uptake of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) principles into undergraduate education across medical, nursing,...

      Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on the implementation of the five-year national action plan on antimicrobial resistance (AMR); and what assessment they have made of...

      Asthma: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to rebalance geographic disparities in access to care and treatment for individuals suffering from (1) chronic obstructive pulmonary...

      Clinical Psychologists: Vacancies

      To ask His Majesty's Government what efforts they are making to address the shortage of clinical psychologists in mental health trusts.

  • Wales Office

    • Coal: Wales

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken in co-operation with the Welsh Government to ensure the availability of funding for the safeguarding of coal-tips in Wales.

    • Public Expenditure: Wales

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have received from the Welsh Government regarding revising the Barnett formula.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prison Service

      To ask His Majesty's Government what band of seniority (1) family services leads and (2) family engagement leads typically occupy in prisons; and what assessment they have made of how this...

    • Offenders: Charities

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how the capacity of charitable organisations working with people in prisons, or helping former prisoners readjust upon release,...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Climate Change

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the status in UK law of the Paris Agreement objective of limiting the global average temperature increase to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels.

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