Monday, 9 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the emergency relocation of the North Birmingham Urgent Treatment Centre to Good...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the number of (a) adverse events and (b) rare side effects reported after...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making CPR training more available to members of the public.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on how many (a) abattoirs and (b) food processing plants in (i) England and (ii) the UK are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to implement the recommendations within the Blood Cancer UK report entitled, UK Blood Cancer Action Plan,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding the Government provides for research into a cure for Parkinson's disease.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to improve the frequency of cancer statistics releases.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department will announce future funding for drug treatment services beyond 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce barriers to accessing drug treatment faced by women.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12587 on Breast Cancer: Nurses, whether his Department's plans to train clinical...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 13773 on the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, how many people were (a) assessed and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce alcohol-specific deaths.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce death rates from (a) alcohol, (b) drugs and (c) suicide in (a) the North and (b) coastal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make assessment of the adequacy of diagnosis times for bowel cancer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential risks of omitting people with learning disabilities from the (a) 2025 and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the guidance on meal deals in his Department’s publication entitled Restricting promotions of products high in fat, sugar...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish his Department's final delivery plan on myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME).
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) consistency of care and (b) availability of medication for people with an ADHD...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of (a) ordinary and (b) named day written questions received a holding response from his Department in the first instance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the closure of ward 6 at Westmorland General Hospital on (a) social care provision...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the potential impact of hospital facilities staff strikes on patient...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) end and (b) prevent strike action by hospital facilities staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which external companies are contracted by the NHS to provide training for staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to ensure adequate levels of funding for healthcare in Dartford.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many additional inpatient beds in acute settings he has funded NHS England to commission for (a) November 2024, (b) December 2024,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of GP surgeries are rated as (a) outstanding and (b) good by the Care Quality Commission in Slough constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of dentists in Hazel Grove constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of trends in the number of people with kidney disease on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of healthcare inequalities in kidney disease.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his policy is on (a) doctors and (b) other qualified medical personnel administering pain-relieving drugs which may shorten lives;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department provides financial support to Cornwall Air Ambulance; and if will he will take steps to mitigate the potential...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the location of ambulance stations by postcode (a) in West Suffolk constituency and (b) within 20 miles of that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average recorded ambulance response time was for (a) England, (b) the East of England and (c) Suffolk in each year between 2014...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether legal costs associated with the case between the General Medical Council (GMC) and Anaesthetists United, regarding regulation of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of pressurised metered dose inhalers were manufactured in pharmaceutical production facilities (a) in the UK and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of (i) endometriosis and (ii) adenomyosis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support specialist neuromuscular clinics that wish to take part in the Givinostat Early Access...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it a legal requirement to state the (a) risks to women's health and (b) potential side effects of egg retrieval on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of Professor Mary Renfrew's report entitled Enabling Safe...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Maternity Disparities Taskforce is still active; how many meetings of that taskforce have taken place since it was...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2024 to Question 2316 on Public Appointments and Special Advisers: Equality, what discussions he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential (a) impact of the Greater Manchester Dental Quality Access Scheme on access to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to meet regularly with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board; and whether he plans to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to invest in the recruitment and retention of radiologists in the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce measures to improve patient safety in non-surgical cosmetic procedures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for autism assessments in (a) Wokingham and (b) Berkshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to promote awareness of early symptoms of Parkinson's disease amongst GPs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides to local NHS Integrated Care Systems to tackle chronic kidney disease through delivering...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the rate of early diagnosis of chronic kidney disease for (a) people with (i) diabetes,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with representatives of hospices since the Autumn Budget 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 13773 on the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, how many claims have waited over a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of shingles vaccines for all over 65s.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 13773 on the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, how much his Department spent on legal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many taskings for Military Aid to the Civil Authorities from his Department required the use of RAF CH-47 Chinook helicopters since 2019.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England's commissioning guidance entitled Transcranial magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) meet demand for radiation treatment and (b) reduce NHS waiting times for people with cancers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing free covid-19 vaccinations for carers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to employer National Insurance contributions on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with adult social care providers on the planned level of funding for the (a) NHS and (b) social...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department has on the average waiting time for young people to receive a first appointment for child and adolescent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2024 to Question 244 on Dental Services: North Cornwall, how many dentists accept NHS patients in North...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of mental health services for (a) young and (b) older people in rural areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of supply shortages for ADHD medication on the mental health of patients.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of average waiting times for (a) assessment and (b) diagnosis of autism in (i) adults and (ii) children in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 6227 Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists, if he will make an estimate of the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to oral contribution of 3 December 2024 by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, if she will make an overall estimate of the impact of the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she made of the potential impact of increases in employer National Insurance contributions on charities prior the the announcement of the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing National Insurance contributions at the Autumn Budget 2024 on the ability of (a)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) football, (b) rugby and (c) cricket stadiums or clubs with a Rateable Value over £500,000 will be liable to pay the business rates...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12263 on Employers' Contributions: Public Sector, what estimate she has made of the number of public...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the (a) address, (b) local authority, (c) special category code and (d) rateable value of each hereditament on the business rates...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question 7830 on Council Tax: Wales, what each of the property attributes are under the headings dwelling type...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information the Valuation Office Agency holds on the average proportionate reduction in rateable value for special category code 226 (pubs) in the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employee settlement agreements there were in her Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Government’s non-school business rate changes announced at Autumn Budget 2024, whether she has made a (a) regulatory impact...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the methodological basis was for setting the proposed business rate multiplier surcharge for hereditaments above £500,000 rateable value at a...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the gross increase in business rate receipts from the 2026-27 business rate multiplier surcharge on hereditaments above...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of changes to Employer’s National Insurance Contributions announced in the Autumn Budget 2024 on...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2024 to Question 14625 on Business Rate: Tax Allowances and with reference to line 18 of Table 5.1 of the Autumn...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of how much business rates receipts in England will raise gross in 2025-26.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that touch screen card payment devices are made accessible for people with visual impairments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many computer monitors his Department has provided to (a) Ministers and (b) officials for home working since 5 July 2024; and what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the public bodies for which his Department is responsible.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of flexible working patterns offered to enable parents to (a) work and (b) afford the costs of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the defence and security manufacturing sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the construction sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support women into leadership positions in small and medium-sized businesses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the hospitality sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to respond to the letter of 28 November 2024 from the hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many care homes were referred to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman in (a) Bolsover constituency and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the cost of outsourced (a) goods and (b) services in local government in the last 12...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a time limit for claiming Council Tax exemption under Class F.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which types of hereditament are eligible for the retail, hospitality and leisure business rate relief by Valuation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to employer National Insurance contributions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 6 June 2016 to Question 38442 on Local Government: Public Private Partnerships, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress she has made on a devolution deal for Essex; and whether she plans to amend the date of the local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when her Department plans to make a decision on the planning application for a solar facility at the University of Surrey.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 14996 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, if she will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to (a) assess and (b) prevent unauthorised sub-letting of social housing for holiday lets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will issue guidance to registered social housing providers which confirms that if a floor covering exists in a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6385 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of abolishing residential leaseholds.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking help tackle homelessness.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure (a) landlords and (b) management companies are held accountable for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the (a) minutes and (b) list of attendees for the first inter-ministerial group for ending...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reasons her Department plans to close its offices in (a) Birmingham, (b) Exeter, (c) Truro, (d) Sheffield,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 4.63 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October, HC 295, whether the £1.3...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many dwellings were liable for council tax in (a) England and (b) Wales in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) the most recent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how their Department defines strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to publish a Command Paper on implementation of the Strategic Defence Review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral Answer to the hon. Member for South Suffolk of 11 November 2024, Official Report, Column 505, whether he plans to provide...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which constituencies are each (a) base, (b) garrison and (c) barracks located for each of the armed forces in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2024 to Question 17024 on Defence Equipment and Support, whether he has instructed his Department to put a hold on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of equipment purchased by his Department and in use by his Department was manufactured (a) in and (b) outside the UK.
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 Lockheed Martin UH-60 Black Hawk.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to change the extant New Medium Helicopter competitive tender.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what data his Department holds on the proportion of steel used in defence programmes that was manufactured in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of steel companies that are classed by his Department as critical suppliers into UK defence programmes are based in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on increasing the number of exports of the Type (a) 26 and (b) 31 frigates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department will continue to provide support for export campaigns for the Watchkeeper drone.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 17 April 2024 to Question 21056 on Defence: Artificial Intelligence, whether the Capability Lead, AI Talent and Skills...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with the (a) Cabinet Office and (b) Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on the (i) development and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether frontier technologies such as (a) machine learning and (b) artificial intelligence are being used within (i) the Armed Forces and (ii) his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the costs of maintaining (a) HMS Queen Elizabeth and (b) HMS Prince of Wales over the next five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral evidence of 21 November 2024 to the Defence Select Committee, HC 345, what steps he is taking to ensure the planned...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the status is of each of the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with NATO allies on the potential impact of the retirement of naval assets on the UK's ability to contribute to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new Type (a) 45, (b) 26, (c) 31 and (d) 32 will enter service by 2030.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the expected timeline is for the Type 32 frigate programme to move from the concept phase to design and procurement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the UK's ability to form a fully operational Carrier Strike Group; and how often that Group...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2024 to Question 12460 on AUKUS, whether he has received Sir Stephen Lovegrove’s report on AUKUS; and when...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support veterans in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire with (i) housing and (ii) education...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Serious Fraud Office investigation into suspected bribery and corruption at Thales UK on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 5.52 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, what guidance his Department issues on whether nominees of deceased Armed Forces...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on how many registered farmers there are in each constituency in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to produce a domestic research strategy for food biosecurity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the impact of greyhound racing on animal welfare.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to make recycling easier for residents in Slough.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 79 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, which regions will receive...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent flooding in rural communities in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of funding available to farmers in the next two years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to (a) reopen and (b) create new (i) Sustainable Farming Incentives and (ii) capital grants to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Environment Agency in managing flood defences in the last five...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to help deliver a new SEND school in Buckinghamshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils with SEND who currently attend independent schools do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of mandated Continuing Professional Development activities for increasing Special Educational...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Education in response to the question from the hon. Member for Wokingham of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact on schools of ending the academy conversion support grant.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to help resolve the dispute between teachers, parents and the University of Brighton Academies Trust.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve financial education in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2024 to Question 16156 on Turing Scheme: Free School Meals, how many and what proportion of students with Turing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether they are taking steps to financially support individuals who have already completed a university degree to retrain in another area at university.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on how many (a) students studying at UK universities hold British National (Overseas) visas and (b) such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what financial support she plans to provide to the Early Years sector to help manage the impact of proposed changes to employer National Insurance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of provision of support for children with epilepsy in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has received recent representations from Hertfordshire County Council on levels of demand for in-year state school places.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that Bovaer is not used within the school supply chain.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in primary schools in England were suspended in each of the last three academic years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Strategic Partnership Arrangement 2024 between Microsoft and the Crown Commercial Service, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which Minister is responsible for the interface between innovation and business to drive growth.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of paragraph 29 of the First Report of Session 2023–24 of the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee's report entitled Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Scrutiny...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to update the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 in the light of the threat from Russia.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers, and (c) officials in (i) the Cabinet Office and (ii) 10 Downing Street have had with the Muslim...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason he has maintained the cut-off dates for the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when applications for the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme will open to those infected after the cut-off date of 1991.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a department for government efficiency.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the Sri Lankan asylum seekers on Diego Garcia have been transferred to the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any of the Sri Lankan asylum seekers on Diego Garcia have been excluded from travel to the UK on the grounds of (a) their criminal...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has provided information to UK police forces on the Sri Lankan asylum seekers in Diego Garcia transferred to the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12545 on Asylum: Sri Lanka, what the serious welfare and safeguarding concerns for...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12545 on Asylum: Sri Lanka, whether her Department sought information from the Sri...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the maximum daily spend on hotel accommodation for asylum-seekers between July (a) 2021 and (b) 2024; and in which (i) month and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are waiting for their asylum claims to be processed in Bolsover constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle anti-social behaviour on the high street in (a) Tunstall, (b) Stoke-on-Trent North and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with the Office for National Statistics on the reliability of its immigration statistics.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Windrush commissioner will consider the reimbursement of legal costs for the victims of the Windrush scandal.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential (a) economic and (b) cultural impact of UK border controls on (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of no recourse to public funds rules on migrant survivors of violence against women and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to re-establish the Arts and Entertainment Taskforce.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will take steps to improve (a) training and (b) guidance for Border Force officers on temporary admission procedures for...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a reporting system for transnational repression.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department plans to provide to help prevent (a) domestic abuse and (b) sexist and misogynistic attitudes that underpin...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to make public spaces safer for women and girls in Hendon constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce (a) the prevalence of money mules and (b) other financial exploitation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it remains Government policy to provide £978 million funding for transport projects in Tees Valley.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the quality of the service provided to passengers on South Western Railway.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing hon. Members to propose locations for funding from the Road Safety...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Thameslink on the performance of services on the Bedford Line.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a graded junction at the A30 Plusha junction.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has for Southeastern.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department’s policy is on funding for Community Rail Partnerships, in the context of the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of rail operators over weekend periods in the last six months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make a comparative estimate of the cost per mile of new (a) busways, (b) ultra light rail and (c) conventional train systems.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of nationalising Greater Anglia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost of nationalising South Western Railway.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of nationalising C2C.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve the provision of real time information at bus stops.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of bringing South Western Railway into public ownership.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase the level of funding for railways in Lincolnshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) the level of transport related social exclusion and (b) cuts to community transport by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential economic merits of existing East Midlands rail services stopping at (a) Deeping St Nicholas and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of potential impact of reopening Littleworth Railway station at Deeping St Nicholas on the local economy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of adequacy of the support provided for people with mobility issues to access train stations in Runcorn and Helsby...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Network Rail on steps to prepare the rail network for adverse winter weather.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the maintenance schedule for Branston Bridge in Staffordshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with South Western Railway on the accessibility of their fleet.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 15980 on Gatwick Airport, whether the previous Secretary of State for Transport met with groups...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on G20 states that have set a target to end the sale of new (a) solely internal combustion engine powered...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer on 2 December 2024 to Question 15939 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, whether she is taking steps to analyse pricing data...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of offering free bus travel for homeless (a) children and (b) adults living in temporary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce the cost of motor insurance premiums for young drivers in (a) Runcorn postcodes and (b) England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve the accessibility of information at bus stops for disabled people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of 21 November 2024 by the then Secretary of State for Transport, Official Report column 369, when the road...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of SEND pupils in (a) Leicester East constituency and (b) England impacted by changes to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking through her policy of public ownership of the railways to (a) tackle last-minute train cancellations and (b) improve service...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of raising the bus cap to £3 on pensioners.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2024 to Question 12766 on Rolling Stock, if she will make an assessment of introducing a rolling programme for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2024 to Question 12929 on Railways: Freight, who will set the target for growing rail freight.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of bus services in South Suffolk constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to re-instate late night services at Worcester Park station.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) the participation of Mauritius in the Forum on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of UK sanctions on Russia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in Colombia on tackling violence against women and girls.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support the British Embassy in Colombia is offering to young protestors who remain incarcerated after...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when Jonathan Powell has had meetings with (a) him and Ministers in his Department; (b) officials; (c) the Prime...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Kosovan counterpart on the attack on the Iber Lepenci water canal on 28...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that vehicle recycling sites are established across the country; and what steps he is taking to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the KPMG interim investigation of December 2022 into Drax Power...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a national programme to encourage more people to insulate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what funding is available to local councils to support the retrofitting of local authority homes in London to achieve an EPC grade...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle fuel poverty in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will take steps to accelerate the (a) clearance and (b) restoration of legacy nuclear sites.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of cooperative energy models.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when recent estimate his Department has made of when small modular reactors will be operational.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the cost to the public purse was of the UK delegation's participation in COP29 in Baku.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to publish the feedback from the consultation on the Child Maintenance System.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many decision makers in her Department are working on cases of benefits fraud.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a service standard timeframe for criminal investigations by her...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training her Department requires call handlers to complete.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the report entitled Fix the CMS: key findings from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of whether the divestment of pension funds from insurance companies that are not compliant with the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of women born in the 1950s affected by State Pension age changes in each constituency in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in Telford consistency claimed pension credit in November (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the timeframe for PIP award reviews; whether she has made an assessment of the potential...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families in Slough constituency have been affected by the two-child benefit cap in each year since 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the terms of reference will be for her Department's review of universal credit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with the Office for Budget Responsibility on the timing of the implementation of changes to the Work...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Northern Ireland will be impacted by changes proposed to the Work Capacity Assessment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle poverty for people on low incomes; and if she will bring forward legislative proposals to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of new claimants of (a) Universal Credit, (b) Employment Support Allowance, (c) Personal Independence Payment,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department holds data on the number of Welsh people in the prison system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to support those with criminal records to reintegrate back into appropriate work.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 10 January 2024 to Question 7797 on Prisons: Research, what (a) conclusions she has drawn and (b) changes she has made...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the recall rate was for offenders released under the End of Custody Supervised License scheme between October 2023 and June 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison places have been added to the estate since 5 July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if her Department will take steps to (a) improve communication practices, (b) ensue greater sensitivity in interactions, (c) better manage...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions her Department has had with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on coroners’ reports of deaths associated with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has had discussions with stakeholders on the potential merits of in-sourcing court language services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in the Greek Government on (a) loaning and (b) donating the Elgin Marbles to Greece.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether external (a) guidance and (b) training has been contracted for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on supporting non-UK (a) artists, (b) sponsors...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the provision of youth services in Slough.
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of illegal immigrants residing in the UK.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Work Rights Centre report The forgotten third: Migrant care workers' views on improving conditions in England's adult social care sector,...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many police officers recruited in (1) 2010, (2) 2011, (3) 2012, and (4) 2013, are still in service.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many visas were issued in 2023 with a 'no recourse to public funds' condition attached.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prevalence of transnational marriage abandonment cases since 2016.
To ask His Majesty's Government which Government Departments have contracts with Fujitsu and what is the value of each contract.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether Ministers approved the renaming the “Cross-Government Women’s Network” as the “Cross-Government Gender Network”; whether a...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office on 15 November (HC11589), what involvement the Prime Minister has had with the...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the analysis of the implications of a nuclear attack, including a limited attack, on the United Kingdom set out in the Strath Report in 1955 has since been...
To ask His Majesty's Government what resources and infrastructure they are investing in to defend against cyber warfare, with particular reference to artificial intelligence.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross of 4 November (HL1812), whether they will place in the Library of the House a list of each artwork or...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to keep monthly data on farmer, landowner and family business owner suicides and suicide attempts.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are negotiating on a draft text for a security partnership agreement with the European Union.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the constitutional implications of the reforms in the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill for (1) the continued validity of...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many farmers committed suicide in (1) 2022, (2) 2023, and (3) 2024 to date.
To ask His Majesty's Government how any Afghan former interpreters who worked with UK armed forces in Afghanistan have been relocated to the UK; how many are eligible for relocation but are...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether service personnel undertaking a leave of absence will be subject to the provisions of the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of remuneration recently offered to recruit a chief technology officer for the army by comparison to roles of...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they invited Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defence Forces Herzi Halevi to visit the UK this month, and, if so, for what reason; and...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to protect the Grade 1-listed Bevis Marks Synagogue, given the potential impact upon the Synagogue of the planning application to build a...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made regarding the prevalence and trends of spiritual abuse affecting both adults and children.
To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to respond to the consultation on proposed reforms to England’s National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system.
To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to implement the final provisions of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022, specifically sections 61 to 65, 67,...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential for adoption of artificial intelligence in the public sector.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the position set out in Ofcom's consultation on protecting children from harms online, published in May, that there is...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have learned any lessons from the investment strategies of successful major pension funds in other countries, including Canada, by analysing (1) what...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of why the cost of incapacity-related benefit claims in the UK is rising faster than in other comparable countries.
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of tackling radon gas levels at HMP Dartmoor.
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in requiring offenders to attend their sentencing.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many people have been convicted of sharing intimate images and given a custodial sentence.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Confederation of British Industry’s growth indicator, published on 2 December, which forecasts a decline in private...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of changes to agricultural and business property relief for inheritance tax on investment by farmers and...
To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect bi-mode hydrogen trains to enter service on East Midlands Railway.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to ensure that a direct train service between Sheffield and Manchester Airport is reinstated, and according to what timeframe.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the rental property market of the requirement for all rental properties to have a minimum energy performance...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that energy performance certificates are inaccurate.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the increase in energy bills on the most vulnerable households; and what steps they will take to mitigate the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the rate of installation of heat pumps.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the energy price cap increase on pensioners.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the rate of the warm home discount.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether it is still their position that, as set out in the Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener, published in October 2021, a global temperature increase of more...
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their target level for million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) for each year from 2025 to 2035 for (1) terrestrial emissions, (2)...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to establish the level of (1) the demand for carbon dioxide of the UK’s tree cover, and (2) the amount of carbon dioxide...
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the savings in emissions of million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) by (1) 2030, and (2) 2035, from the net zero-related...
To ask His Majesty's Government what are their plans for the new natural history GCSE.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to figures released by the Office for National Statistics on 21 November showing that 946,000 young people aged 16 to 24 are not currently in...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of university scholarships or bursaries available to prospective students on British National (Overseas)...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to promote the UNESCO designated Slate communities in Wales as tourist attractions for visitors to the UK.
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the remarks by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport at the RTS London Convention in September that media organisations telling the truth...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the increase in employers' National Insurance contributions on charities; and what discussions they have had with...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to set a firm deadline for rolling out a new NHS dental contract, and if so, when this deadline will be.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to Written answer by Baroness Merron on 28 November (HL1675), why on page 9 of the Child Death Reporting Form, under the heading "Domain B", there...
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