Written answers

Wednesday, 4 December 2024

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Reoffenders: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 13567 on Reoffenders: Foreign Nationals, how many reoffences were committed by foreign national...

    • Legal Aid: Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much legal aid was provided to (a) irregular migrants and (b) asylum seekers in each of the last five years.

      Crown Prosecution Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what oversight her Department has over (a) the CPS and (b) the speed of prosecutions.

      Pre-sentence Reports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) standard delivery, (b) fast delivery, and (c) oral pre-sentence reports have been produced in (i) Wales and (ii) England in each of the...

      Community Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of incentivising people serving non-violent custodial sentences to undertake more community...

      Probation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of people subject to supervision by the Probation Service have (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four and (e) five or more named...

      Visas: Married People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14161, what her Department's timetable is for its consideration of marriage law in England and Wales.

      Ministry of Justice: Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how their Department defines strategy.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Community Diagnostic Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure that Community Diagnostic Centres are accessible to everyone in (a) Birmingham Erdington...

    • Dental Services: Pregnancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of (a) pregnant women and (b) new mothers receiving free dental treatment on the NHS (i)...

      Dentistry: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that contract negotiations take into account variations in unit prices between dentistry...

      NHS: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the Change.NHS.UK consultation, published on 24 October 2024.

      General Practitioners: Paisley and Renfrewshire North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support GP practices in Paisley and Renfrewshire North constituency, in the context of the...

      Hospices: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the funding model for hospices for children and young people as part of the 10-Year Health Plan for the NHS.

      Dementia: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the level of funding available for research into (a) Alzheimer's disease and...

      General Practitioners: Broxbourne

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to make it easier for patients in Broxbourne constituency to contact their GP practice to book...

      Dental Services: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to NHS dentists.

      Westmorland Hospital: Maternity Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has a planned timetable for when services in Helme Chase Maternity Unit at Westmorland General Hospital will be...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how their Department defines strategy.

      Epilepsy and Parkinson's Disease: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to mitigate the impact of shortages of medicines for people with (a) epilepsy and (b) Parkinson's disease.

      Abortion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has taken steps to reduce the number of pregnancies terminated beyond 24 weeks.

      NHS: Interpreters and Translation Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing (a) family and (b) friends to provide (i) translation and (ii)...

      Abortion: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission an inquiry into the safety of taking (a) mifepristone and (b) misoprostol at home to terminate a pregnancy.

      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 , what the reason was for the change in the...

      Abortion: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reversing whether the decision to allow women to take (a) mifepristone and (b)...

      NHS: Interpreters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of training to raise awareness of the role of interpreting within the NHS.

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer to Question 12405 of 13 November 2024, whether he has had discussions with the community pharmacy sector on...

      NHS: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse has been of NHS public engagement roadshows by (a) attendee payments, (b) travel costs, (c)...

      Insulin: Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure insulin is distributed to (a) large and (b) small pharmacies across the UK.

      Prosthetics: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the time taken for patients to be fitted with prosthetics.

      Health Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, If he will make a comparative assessment of the adequacy of NHS care at (a) weekends and (b) weekdays.

      Health Services: Hertfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to healthcare services in Hertfordshire.

      Tranexamic Acid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making Tranexamic Acid (TXA) a Schedule 19 Drug.

      NHS: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation on Tackling modern slavery in NHS procurement:...

      NHS: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support businesses that provide services to the NHS in rural areas, in the context of changes...

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle shortages of ADHD medication.

      Ambulance Services: Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ambulance visits there were to (a) hotels and (b) other accommodation housing irregular migrants in the most recent year for...

      Protective Clothing: Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November to Question 13915 on Protective Clothing: Storage, if he will publish a breakdown of where personal...

      NHS: Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many private provider contracts have been commissioned by the NHS to treat irregular migrants in each of the last ten years; and what...

      Suicide: Asylum and Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to improve data collection on suicide rates of (a) asylum seekers and (b) refugees.

      Dementia: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve waiting times to access dementia treatment in Warwickshire.

      Health Services: Prisons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the quality of healthcare provision across the prison estate.

      Wandsworth Prison: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of healthcare provision in HMP Wandsworth.

      Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of uncompleted Deprivation of Liberty Safeguard applications per year since 2009.

      Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for a Deprivation of Liberty Safeguard to be processed for standard authorisation per year since 2009.

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to extend the extra funding awarded to early support hubs after March 2025.

      Carers: Charities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ask local authorities to improve signposting of support groups for unpaid carers.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • South Korea: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the cancellation of the Religious Leaders...

    • Gaza: Genocide Convention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations his Department has made to Israel about compliance with the provisional measures issued by...

      Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant: Arrest Warrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to help ensure the (a) arrest and (b) surrender to the International Criminal Court of (i)...

      Occupied Territories: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to meet the duties set out in the International Court of Justice...

      Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant: Arrest Warrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will reaffirm support for the International Criminal Court; and if he will publish an assessment of the...

      Syria: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has held discussions with the Syrian opposition.

      Israeli Settlements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent the development of illegal settlements in North Gaza.

      Gaza: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the protection of healthcare workers in Gaza under...

      Middle East: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of conflict in (a) Gaza and (b) Lebanon on...

      Gaza: Fire Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Fire Brigades Union on the fire engine donated to Gaza.

      Benjamin Netanyahu: Arrest Warrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the International Criminal Court condemning their decision to issue an arrest...

      Canada: Religious Hatred

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Canadian counterpart on taking steps to help tackle religious hate...

      Mohammed Hamouda

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking diplomatic steps to secure the release of Dr Mohammed Hamouda in Israel.

      Israeli Settlements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help prevent illegal settlements in the West Bank.

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to encourage the possibility of a two-state solution in Israel and Palestine.

      Israel: Arms Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of suspending all arms sales to Israel.

      Hamas and Israel: Arrest Warrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the International Criminal Court...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 10864 on Israel: Palestinians, if he will make an assessment...

      James Scott Rhys Anderson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he is having with his Russian counterpart on the release of James Scott Rhys Anderson.

      International Criminal Court: Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which Department leads on the International Criminal Court Act 2001.

      Morocco: Cultural Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help promote (a) cultural exchange and (b) community engagement initiatives...

      Gaza: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the matters raised in the Human...

      Gaza: Polio

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his international counterparts on taking steps to help prevent a polio outbreak...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what financial support his Department has provided to (a) Palestinian and (b) Israeli human rights organisations...

      Gaza: Genocide Convention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to fulfil its (a) duty to prevent and (b) other obligations under the Genocide...

      Diego Garcia: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the planned cost to the public purse is of leasing the military base in Diego Garcia from Mauritius.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14335 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office:...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14335 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office:...

      Developing Countries: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps are being taken to prioritise Official Development Assistance aid for education in (a) countries where...

      Teachers: International Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the recommendations from the United Nations Secretary General's High-level Panel on the Teaching...

      Myanmar: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the (a) national unity government and (b) ethnic...

      Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure continued funding for GAVI.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Local Government: Productivity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question 7823 on Local Government: Productivity, if she will publish that...

    • Grenfell Tower: Fires

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's practice is on ministerial attendance at (a) meetings and (b) conferences (i) sponsored and (ii)...

      Buildings: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department collects on the number of buildings where residents have been decanted due to building...

      Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on facilitating the use of the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre by Parliament during its...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which consultations launched in her Department by the previous Government have closed but have not yet received a...

      Buildings: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the National Audit Office's report...

      Recovery Strategy Unit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the objectives are for the Recovery Strategy Unit; and how many live cases is it processing.

      Grenfell Tower Inquiry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent progress her Department has made on implementing the recommendations in the phase (a) one and (b) two...

      Council Tax Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take legislative steps to reinstate Council Tax Benefit.

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, by what dates her Department is required to (a) publish and (b) ratify the local government finance settlement for...

      Social Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2024 to Question 8190 on Social Services: Finance, for what reason a decision on...

      Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with (a) mayors and (b) local authorities in the level of support provided to local...

      Prisoners' Release: Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the early release of prisoners on levels of...

  • Treasury

    • Hospitality Industry and Leisure: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the level of business rates relief for hospitality, leisure and entertainment businesses on such...

    • Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to (a) agricultural property relief and (b) business property relief announced in the...

      Small Businesses: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of recent tax increases on small and medium businesses.

      Farmers: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has conducted an impact assessment on the potential impact of changes to agricultural property relief on tenant farmers.

      Tourism: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential impact of a tax on tourism.

      Treasury: Aviation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many international (a) air miles and (b) flights have been completed by (i) her and (ii) staff in her office since 5 July 2024.

      Inheritance Tax: Public Consultation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will launch a public consultation on the proposed changes to business property relief.

      Infrastructure: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to publish the 10-year National Infrastructure Strategy; and whether she plans to adopt the recommendations of the National Infrastructure...

      Military Bases: Diego Garcia

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14333, from which Department's budget funding related to the proposed lease of the military base on...

      National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her planned timetable is for the creation of the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Pension Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to run an Invitation to Claim campaign to enable more senior citizens to claim Pension Credit before 21 December 2024.

    • Pension Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are waiting for their pension credit application to be processed in each constituency.

      Pension Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time for Pension Credit applications is by constituency.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Sexual Harassment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many incidents of sexual harassment have been formally reported in her Department in each of the last five years; and what steps her...

      Household Support Fund: Pensioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Household Support Fund in supporting pensioners with the cost of living in...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Sexual Harassment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time is in her Department to conclude investigations into reports of sexual harassment; and what steps her...

      Social Security Benefits: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what reduction in fraud and error in the benefit system she plans to achieve by the end of 2025.

      Hygiene: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people have experienced hygiene poverty in (a) England, (b) Cumbria and (c) Carlisle constituency in each of...

      Social Security Benefits: Bank Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department plans to take to monitor the use of powers granting her Department's investigators access to benefit...

      Social Security Benefits: Bank Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what types of data would be collected from benefit claimants’ bank accounts under the proposed policy.

      Social Security Benefits: Fraud and Maladministration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of alternative methods to reduce fraud and error in the benefits system that...

      Pension Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Pension Credit applications have been made since 29 July 2024 by constituency.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the additional 500 staff deployed to process Pension Credit applications were new employees.

      Social Security Benefits: Bank Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the compatibility of plans to access to benefit claimants' bank accounts with existing (a) data...

      Social Security Benefits: Overpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 15043 on Social Security Benefits: Overpayments, what the reason was for the increases...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how their Department defines strategy.

      Pension Credit: Publicity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans further publicity to inform pensioners of the closing date for applications for Pension Credit.

      Pensioners: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department holds on steps councils are taking to support pensioners with the cost of living in winter 2024-25.

      Pension Credit: South Derbyshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to increase the number of people signing up for pension credit in South Derbyshire constituency.

      Social Security Benefits: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether recipients who have not been suspected of benefit fraudulent activity will be subject to having their personal bank account details...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Russia: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to restart regular written intelligence briefings to hon. Members on the Russian-Ukrainian war.

    • Military Aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the operational lifespan of the Airbus H145 helicopter.

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with his US counterpart on the cost of the new settlement with the Chagos Islands to the (a) UK and (b) US.

      Military Aircraft: Deployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many quick reaction alert launches there have been from RAF (a) Conningsby and (b) Lossiemouth in each month in 2024.

      Military Aircraft: Deployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many quick reaction alert launches there were from RAF (a) Conningsby and (b) RAF Lossiemouth in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.

      Gaza: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many potential violations of international humanitarian law by Israel he has assessed since 8 October 2023.

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Defence in response to the question from the hon. Member for South Suffolk during...

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list meetings between his Department and relevant US stakeholders on the Chagos Islands since 5 July 2024.

      USA: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2024 to Question 13744 on USA: Veterans, what platforms his Department has used to encourage (a) Service...

      Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the independence of the nuclear deterrent; and if he will take steps to reduce reliance on the US for the (a) testing,...

      LE TacCIS programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the status is of the Morpheus communications programme; and whether there are delays.

      Artillery: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timeline is for the delivery of the Mobile Fires Platform; and what the potential impact is of delays to the programme on the Army’s...

      Capita: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Capita’s performance on delivering defence related contacts; and what...

      Military Aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to increase the level of funding available for the New Medium Helicopter programme in the Strategic Defence Review.

      Puma Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the early retirement of Puma Helicopters on capability gaps.

      Office for Veterans' Affairs: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civil servants from his Department are assigned to work directly for the Office for Veterans' Affairs.

      Veterans: Runcorn and Helsby

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support veterans in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.

      Israel Defense Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he met the Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces during his visit to the UK in November 2024.

      Nuclear Weapons: Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what medical assessments conducted at the time of nuclear weapons tests were disclosed to nuclear test veterans.

      Strategic Defence Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the Strategic Defence Review.

      Navy: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vacancies there are for (a) engineers, (b) submariners and (c) other critical roles in the Royal Navy.

      Armed Forces: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the proportionate change in (a) spending on service personnel in (i) real and (ii) cash terms and (b) the number of...

      Military Aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will take steps to discover the full extent of health issues in aircrew exposed to (a) fuel and (b) exhaust fumes from helicopters.

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last issued instructions to his Department on the threshold for financial sign-off of new procurements; and what those instructions were.

      Defence Equipment: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has instructed Defence Equipment and Support to put a hold on new procurement in this financial year.

      Military Aircraft: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to assess the extent to which (a) aircrew and (b) other personnel were exposed to toxic fumes whilst operating (i)...

      Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to repeal the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Victims) Act 2021.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Business: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on taking steps to help support high street businesses.

    • Parental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many couples claimed shared parental pay in each of the last five years.

      Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the ability of employers to contact a (a) full-time...

      Department for Business and Trade: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many officials in his Department have travelled to the United States of America (a) in the last 3 months and (b) since 5 November 2024.

      Employment Rights Bill: Impact Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Regulatory Policy Committee's report on the Employment Rights Bill, published on 21 November 2024, if he will carry out...

      Nightclubs: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans his Department has to help reduce the rate of nightclub closures.

      Renewable Energy: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to review the (a) accreditation and (b) certification processes for renewable energy installers to ensure...

      Vauxhall Motors: Luton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Vauxhall's planned closure of its plant in Luton on North East Hertfordshire...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Electricity Generation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the quantity of natural gas reserves required to (a) maintain variable electricity generation and (b)...

    • Biofuels: Electricity Generation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much biomass electricity generation contributes to the UK's carbon footprint.

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) air miles and (b) flights he has completed since 5 July 2024.

      Electric Cables: Countryside and Forests

      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 (a) green spaces and (b) ancient woodlands.

      National Grid: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions his Department has had with National Grid about the estimated cost of the Norwich-to-Tilbury pylon project.

      Insulation: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to improve public (a) awareness of and (b) access to loft insulation protection to improve energy efficiency.

      Electricity: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to reduce the UK's dependence on imported electricity.

      Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Warm Home Discount to include all disabled members of an...

      Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to protect liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) customers from (a) market volatility...

      British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what is his Department's planned timescale for the review of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme.

      Aquind: Electricity Interconnectors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Ministry of Defence and (b) OFGEM on the AQUIND Interconnector project.

      Business: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the the use of energy monitoring systems by businesses to accelerate their progress towards net zero.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Government Departments: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of ethical standards in business practice at (a) Capita, (b) Serco, (c) G4S and (d) Clearsprings when...

    • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Ministers' Private Offices

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2024 to Question 9827 on Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Ministers' Private Offices, how much...

      Special Advisers: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11270 on Special Advisers: Industrial Disputes, to which specific answer of 25 July 2024 he was...

      10 Downing Street: Art Works

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November to Question 15230 on 10 Downing Street: Government Art Collection, what the reference numbers are of Government...

      Prime Minister: Aviation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many international (a) air miles and (b) flights have been completed by (i) the Prime Minister and (ii) his staff since 5 July 2024.

      Public Sector: Conflict of Interests

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve conflicts of interest management across the public sector.

      Civil Service Commission: Correspondence

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will allow the Civil Service Commission to reply directly to hon. Members by correspondence.

      Special Advisers: Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 6 November 2024 on Transparency and Accountability, HCWS198, whether special adviser salaries will increase...

      Lobbying

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issues on (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers meeting lobbying firms which have made donations to hon. Members from the...

      Government Departments: thebigword

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much was paid to thebigword by all Departments in each of the last ten years.

      Electoral Register: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office for National Statistics has made an estimate of the number of registered overseas electors at the 2024 general election.

      Government Departments: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the value for money of outsourced contracted services provided by (a) Capita, (b) Serco, (c) G4S and...

      Cabinet Office: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) his Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to his Department; how many (i)...

      Arms Length Bodies

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether framework agreements between his Department and Arms Length Bodies are approved by Ministers.

      Public Bodies: Business Interests

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will set a timeline for introducing central electronic registers for all public bodies; and if he will make an assessment of the...

      Ministers: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the new Ministerial Code, published in November 2024, for what reason a duty on ministers to comply with international law is included.

      China: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister raised Myanmar with President Xi Jinping of China during their meeting on 18 November.

      Departmental Coordination

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress the Mission Delivery Boards have made.

      Departmental Coordination

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government’s Mission Boards have quantifiable targets.

      Infrastructure: Weather

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of extreme weather events on critical infrastructure assets in the next five years.

      Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has had discussions with the Chinese government on the planning application for the Chinese Embassy in London.

  • Scotland Office

    • Energy: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues on the green energy transition in Scotland.

    • Defence: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help create defence jobs in Scotland.

      Winter Fuel Payment: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential impact of recent changes to the Winter Fuel Payment on...

      Whisky: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to alcohol duties on Scotch whisky at the Autumn Budget 2024 on the Government’s...

  • Department for Education

    • Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Transport, (b) rail operators, (c) regional mayors and (d) Transport for London on...

    • English Language: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of people who took an English for Speakers of Other Languages class claimed Universal Credit in the last 12 months; and...

      Further Education: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the 5.5% pay award for teachers in academized sixth forms to non-academized colleges.

      Turing Scheme: Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of (a) schools and (b) students with Turing grants receive free school meals.

      Academies: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues academy trusts on implementing uniform policies.

      Curriculum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure students have access to a broad curriculum that supports diverse career pathways, especially in schools...

      Academies: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures are in place to support academy schools rated as (a) inadequate and (b) requires improvement by Ofsted in tackling problems related to...

      Academies: Curriculum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reductions in levels of academy staffing on the range of subjects offered in those...

      Secondary Education: Slough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average staff to student ratio was in secondary schools in Slough constituency in each year since 2015.

      Foster Care: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a statutory minimum fee framework for foster carers.

      Guardianship and Parents: Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to collate a national register of pupils with (a) parents and (b) primary carers in prison.

      School Libraries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including information about school libraries in the school census return.

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of ADHD medication shortages on the attendance of young people at school.

      Academies: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of exploring alternative funding models for academy schools.

      Special Educational Needs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2024 to Question 14758 on Special Educational Needs: Finance, and with reference to Table 5.1 in the Autumn...

      Academies: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has plans to (a) introduce and (b) increase the requirements whereby academy trusts engage with local communities when...

      Pupils: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of pupils that have experienced hygiene poverty in each of the last five years.

      Academies: South Basildon and East Thurrock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure a smooth transition of schools from the Ortu Federation to the Mossbourne Federation in the South Basildon and...

      First Aid: Curriculum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making first aid a mandatory part of the national curriculum.

      Academies: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help academy schools under financial pressures handle the potential loss of experienced staff; and what support...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • 11 Downing Street: Art Works

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the reference numbers are of Government Art Collection works that have been removed from 11 Downing Street since the general...

    • Tourism Industry Council: Passenger Ships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to invite representatives from the cruise industry to sit on the Tourism Industry Council when it is re-established.

      Tourism: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase tourism in rural areas.

      Nightclubs: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, If she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the level of nightclub closures.

      Religious Buildings: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support places of worship in rural areas with building conservation projects.

      Historic Buildings: Stoke-on-Trent North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to invest in heritage buildings in (a) Stoke-on-Trent North constituency and (b) Kidsgrove.

  • Department for Transport

    • London, Tilbury and Southend Line: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has for the replacement of the overhead lines on the C2C train route.

    • Air Traffic Control: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department is making on amending regulations to allow for recognition of non-UK Air Traffic Controller licences.

      Heathrow Airport: Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had recent discussions with representatives of (a) Heathrow Airport, (b) Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce and (c) Network...

      Railway Stations: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the safety of platform train interfaces at train stations.

      Air Traffic Control: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department is making on amending regulations to allow for the conversion of military Air Traffic Controller licences to civil Air...

      Railways: Timetables

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of short notice changes to the timetable on the rail network.

      Northern Trains: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of Northern Rail.

      Transport for Wales: Overcrowding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has she made of overcrowding on Transport for Wales trains.

      Railways: Nationalisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of maintaining regional livery designs as railway franchises are brought back...

      London Northwestern Railway: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of London Northwestern Railway.

      Freight Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to convene the next meeting of the Department for Transport’s Freight Council.

      A35: Floods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings her officials had with the then hon. member for Mid Dorset and North Poole on flooding at Bakers Arms Roundabout on the A35 during the...

      Roads: South Derbyshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce road traffic incidents in South Derbyshire constituency.

  • Attorney General

    • Fraud: Coronavirus

      To ask the Solicitor General, what recent discussions she has had with the Crown Prosecution Service on the prosecution of covid-19 related fraud.

  • Home Office

    • Police: Biometrics

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to hold roundtable discussions on the police's use of facial recognition technology; and who will attend the roundtable...

    • Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of additional (a) police officers, (b) police community support officers and (c) special...

      Police: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the level of funding that will be required for policing in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Walsall and Bloxwich...

      Police: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the distribution of Police Uplift Programme funding on the safety of poorer...

      Police: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers and (b) police community support officers there were in (i) rural and (ii) urban areas in the West Midlands in...

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that the cost of firearms licensing does not reduce resources available for other operational policing.

      Community Policing: Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on delivering additional neighbourhood police officers in Dorset.

      Construction: Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of people working illegally in the construction industry.

      Police: Cambridgeshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 3381 on Police: Cambridgeshire, how many of the additional 13,000 police personnel...

      Undocumented Migrants: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11414 on Undocumented Migrants: Crimes of Violence, if she will make it her policy to...

      Visas: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support older people without internet access to (a) apply for and (b) access eVisas.

      Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing funding schemes to support small voluntary groups with the costs of...

      Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill on (a) small voluntary groups...

      Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill on (a) charities, (b) community groups...

      Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department will provide (a) guidance and (b) practical support to (i) charities, (ii) community groups and (iii) voluntary...

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of asylum claims have been approved since 4 July 2024.

      Undocumented Migrants: Age Assurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department takes to help determine the ages of irregular migrants.

      Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November to Question 14345 on Undocumented Migrants, if she will make it her policy to publish data on the...

      Asylum: Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on asylum seekers visiting their country of origin whilst still resident in the UK.

      Undocumented Migrants: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of assault there were by irregular migrants against her Department's staff in each year since 2018.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Offences against Children: Pornography

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to include safeguards to prevent AI-generated child sexual abuse in the forthcoming AI Bill.

    • Project Gigabit and Shared Rural Network

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 25 November 2024 to Question 14940, on Project Gigabit and Shared Rural Network, how Ofcom tests...

      Internet: Offences against Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2024 to Question 14202, whether Ministers in his Department have had recent meetings...

      Military Aid: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of supporting Ukraine through the use of joint...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Floods: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential flood risks to (a) Runcorn and Helsby constituency and (b) the North West.

    • Dogs: Smuggling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the number of pregnant dogs illegally smuggled into the UK in the last three years.

      Pets: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle irresponsible pet ownership.

      African Swine Fever

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) likelihood of an African Swine Fever outbreak in the UK and (b) potential...

      Cats and Dogs: Animal Breeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent the breeding of (a) cats and (b) dogs with exaggerated characteristics.

      Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) effectiveness of the new Border Target Operating Model and (b) threat of...

      Animal Welfare: Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to prevent imports of animals with harmful mutilations.

      Rural England Prosperity Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of extending the Rural England Prosperity Fund on (a) small...

      Agriculture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support family farmers.

      Flood Control: Cambridgeshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what Cambridgeshire's allocation under the flood funding formula is for 2024-25.

      Farmers and Food: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Treasury on the potential merits of increasing funding to help (a) farmers and (b) food...

      African Swine Fever: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled African swine fever: how to spot and report the disease, updated on 27...

      Internal Drainage Boards: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department planned to provide to drainage boards [for the 2024-25 financial year] on (a) 1 July 2024...

      Farms: Economic Situation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) small and (b) medium farms on the economy of (i) Derbyshire and...

      Agriculture: Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data his Department holds on the (a) area and (b) value of (i) farms and (ii) farmland at a (A) hereditament and (B)...

      Inland Border Facilities: Ashford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2024 to Question 11480 on Import Controls: Fees and Charges, when he plans to make...

      Pigmeat: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require imported pork to...

      Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK leaving the EU (a) Single Market and (b) Customs Union on the...

      Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) farmers and (b) landowners on the proposed changes to Agricultural Property Relief.

      Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of changes in the levels of subsidies for farmers in the next two years.

      Vegetarian Society

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the speech made by the Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs at the Vegetarian Society event on 13...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Motor Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) petrol, (b) diesel, (c) hybrid and (d) electric (i) cars, (ii) vans and (iii) other vehicles his Department...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many complaints to his Department from farmers there were in each of the last five years.

  • Leader of the House

    • Written Questions: Government Responses

      To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of the Government in providing answers to (a) correspondence and (b) written parliamentary...

  • Treasury

    • Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many family farms in Northern Ireland will be affected by the changes to inheritance tax announced in the Autumn Budget.

    • Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the National Farmers Union prior to or since the changes to inheritance tax announced in the Autumn Budget in relation to...

      Private Rented Housing: Sales

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of buy-to-let properties that have been sold in the last 12 months, and how this compares with the previous 12 months.

      Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consultation process they undertook before announcing the recent reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief for inheritance tax.

      Government: Research

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to update the Government Social Research Publication Protocol, which was last revised in 2022.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • NHS: Muslims

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication of the National NHS Muslim Network’s New Muslim guidance in August to "help new Muslims navigate through the early stages of their...

    • Health Services and Social Services: Employers' Contributions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to employer national insurance contributions on health and social care providers.

      Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve access to diagnosis, timely follow-up after hospital discharge, and treatment recommended by the National Institute for...

      Diabetes: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the report from the charity Breakthrough T1D, Access for all: The impact of technology on the lives of people with type 1 diabetes, published...

      Health Services: Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to retain the policy set out in the Women's Health Strategy for England, published by the Department of Health and Social Care on 30 August...

      Respiratory System: Diseases

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of financial incentives in improving access to respiratory care and treatment.

      Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 12 November (HL2220), what is the timescale for delivery of the proposed reforms to the patient care...

      Dental Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the viability of dental practices of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions set out at Autumn...

      Social Services: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to commit to specific targets and a timeframe for growing the social care workforce; and if so, when.

      Maternity Services: Surveys

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings in the Care Quality Commission's 2024 Maternity Survey; and what plans they have to address those areas where...

      NHS: Innovation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding in the NHS report The Innovation Ecosystem Programme – how the UK can lead the way globally in health...

      Children and Young People Cancer Taskforce

      To ask His Majesty's Government why work on the Children and Young People Cancer Taskforce was paused in July; what plans they have to take the evidence received by the taskforce up to that point...

      Asthma: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to support consistent implementation of the recently published asthma guidelines from the British Thoracic Society, the National...

      Autism and Learning Disabilities

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enable (1) people with learning difficulties, (2) autistic people, including those who are currently on a hospital detention or a...

      Dental Health: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they will allocate to establishing a national supervised toothbrushing scheme for children in England.

      Dental Health: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to establish a supervised toothbrushing scheme and what estimate they have made of the number of children that would be covered by such a scheme.

      Employers' Contributions: Care Homes and Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they produced an impact assessment on the effects of the rise in employer National Insurance contributions on care homes, primary care providers and...

      Drinking Water: Fluoride

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to expand the fluoridation of drinking water supplies to improve children's dental health.

  • Department for Education

    • Special Educational Needs: Teachers

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address teacher burnout and turnover in special education schools due to low pay and temporary contracts.

    • Students: Fees and Charges

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they gave, before deciding to increase tuition fees to £9,535 from September 2025, to using the powers in Schedule 2 of the Higher...

      Young People: Surveys

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the cost to date of the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England: cohort 2 (LSYPE2) waves 1–9.

      Secondary Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the conclusions of The symbolic violence of setting: A Bourdieusian analysis of mixed methods data on secondary...

      Ofsted

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the current terms of reference of Ofsted.

      Pupils: Personal Records

      To ask His Majesty's Government under which pieces of legislation schools are required to collect and submit identifiable pupil data to the Department for Education.

  • Home Office

    • Police: Firearms

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the rate of recruitment and resignation of police firearms officers has remained stable over the past five years.

    • Non-crime Hate Incidents

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many non-criminal hate incidents have been recorded but not pursued by police since 2014.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Local Government: Translation Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support local authorities to reduce spending on translation into foreign languages, and whether they have issued any guidance to...

    • Rented Housing: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government how the Decent Homes Standard is monitored and implemented.

      Renters' Rights Bill

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have carried out an impact assessment for the Renters' Rights Bill on the supply of properties in the private rented sector.

      Leasehold: Reform

      To ask His Majesty's Government when the draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill will be published for pre-legislative scrutiny.

      Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many British citizens living overseas for more than 15 years became eligible to vote in the 2024 General Election following a change to the rules under the...

  • Northern Ireland Office

  • Department for Transport

    • Railway Network

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to re-open any of the railway lines closed during the Beeching cuts for either passengers or freight.

    • Transport: Isles of Scilly

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the adequacy of sea and air links between the Isles of Scilly and mainland Cornwall.

      Transport: Isles of Scilly

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the attitudes of the residents of the Isles of Scilly on their transport links with Cornwall.

      Driving under Influence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to lower the blood alcohol content limit for driving.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Civil Servants

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Civil Service capacity needed to provide robust evaluation of Government policies; and how they will address any identified gaps.

    • Sue Gray

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 15 November (HL1853), on what date Sue Gray communicated to the Cabinet Office that she would not be...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Education: ICT

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many education technology (EdTech) service providers the Information Commissioner's Office has audited in the last five years; and whether they will publish...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Iraq: Forced Marriage

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the government of Iraq about the proposed legislation to reduce the age of child marriage.

    • Iraq: Women's Rights

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the government of Iraq about women’s rights.

      International Criminal Court

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with member states of the International Criminal Court about balancing the UK’s obligations under the Rome...

      Africa: Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to the African Union to increase the participation of women in positions of political leadership across the continent.

      Africa: Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government what advice and support they are providing to the African Union's Agenda 2063 programme in the field of education.

      UN Economic Commission for Africa

      To ask His Majesty's Government what advice and support they are providing to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.

      Iraq: Age of Consent

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Iraq about legislative proposals by some Shia parties to effectively legalise sex with nine-year-old girls.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support farmers whose mental health has been affected by the planned changes to inheritance tax rules for agricultural land and...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Heating: Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they anticipate that Ofgem, under its new powers in the Energy Act 2023, will produce regulations for heat networks and district heating.

    • Solar Power: Land Use

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether it is their policy not to invest in solar farm installation on high quality agricultural land.

      Electric Cables

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to consult local communities who will be most impacted by the mass construction of pylons used to support their clean energy by...

      Hydroelectric Power: Wales

      To ask His Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 19 November (HL2484), when they expect to announce the finalised terms for bids for new pump storage...

      Drax Power Station

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to provide bridging support to Drax in advance of a contractually binding commitment from Drax to introduce carbon capture and storage.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces: Private Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the recruitment and retention of Armed Forces personnel from the decision to charge VAT on private school fees.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Legislation: Impact Assessments

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the late submission of regulatory impact assessments for legislative proposals.

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