Written answers

Monday, 23 December 2024

  • Home Office

    • Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the (a) Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology and (b) Secretary of State for...

    • Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including immigration status on crime reports.

      Police Custody and Stop and Search: Body Searches

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing data on whether illicit objects were found during strip searches (a) in...

      Anti-social Behaviour: Great Yarmouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to reduce antisocial behaviour in Great Yarmouth constituency.

      Naturalisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of applications for naturalisation as a British citizen were processed within the UK Visas and Immigration...

      Visas: Colombia

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the new visa requirements for Colombian citizens on UK citizens who are...

      Refugees: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason her Department discontinued the Refugee Employability Programme.

      Counter-terrorism: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding has been provided to the counter-extremism centre of excellence since 4 July 2024.

      Windrush Generation: Public Inquiries

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a new public inquiry into the Windrush scandal.

      Migrants: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of people with the right to remain in the UK have registered for an e-Visa.

      Home Office: Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.

      Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has written to Chief Constables setting out her priorities for policing.

      Terrorism: Convictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been convicted of terrorism offences in the last 12 months.

      Money Laundering: Crown Dependencies

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Crown Dependencies are not used to launder the proceeds of corruption.

      Asma al-Assad

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will remove Asma Assad's UK citizenship.

      Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many notices that a person is to be treated as an illegal entrant or as a person liable to administrative removal under section 10 of...

      Crime: Nationality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a review of which nationalities proportionately commit the largest number of crimes.

      Migrants: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's contract entitled Services to Support Migrants Currently Living in the Community Who Do Not Have...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the report by (a) Baroness Cumberlege entitled Independent...

    • Public Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many public health representatives he has met to discuss (a) tobacco, (b) obesity and (c) alcohol harm; and whether he plans to meet...

      Hepatitis: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve earlier diagnosis of hepatitis B (a) nationally and (b) within Devon Integrated Care System.

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding (a) his Department and (b) NHS England has provided for the Global Majority Fellowship Programme in the last year for...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Statistics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the Office for Statistics Regulation's...

      Fractures: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England officials on their role in supporting the development of a roll-out plan for...

      Adrenaline Auto-injectors: First Aid and Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to improve access to adrenaline pens (a) for first aid organisations and (b) in schools.

      Blood Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to achieve national coverage of the NHS’ Non-Specific Symptom (NSS) diagnostic pathways for blood cancer.

      Gonorrhoea: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made on providing a new gonorrhoea vaccine through the NHS.

      Respiratory Diseases: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children under the age of 18 in (a) Basingstoke constituency, (b) Hampshire and (c) England were diagnosed with respiratory...

      Cancer: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department taking to improve information for (a) young people and (b) their families about the symptoms of cancer.

      Vaccination: Side Effects

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the support given to people who have experienced a (a) severe adverse reaction and...

      Neurological Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for people with (a) Motor Neurone Disease and (b) other degenerative conditions.

      Health Services: Taiwan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to establish a reciprocal healthcare agreement with Taiwan.

      Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) his and (b) NHS policy is on the use of (i) BAME and (ii) BME (A) in public policy on health and (B) generally.

      Hospitals: Discharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to make the hospital discharge process more efficient.

      Dental Services: Cheltenham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department taking to increase the provision of NHS dental care in Cheltenham constituency.

      Prostate Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment of prostate cancer diagnosis rates in (a) Basingstoke, (b) Hampshire and (c) England.

      Community Diagnostic Hubs: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of community diagnostic hubs in rural areas.

      Ambulance Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) Community First Responders and (b) Emergency Medical Technician use blue light vehicles.

      Dental Services: Norfolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many additional emergency NHS dental appointments have been provided in the Norfolk and Waveney integrated care board area since 4...

      Dental Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time for an NHS dental appointment in (a) Basingstoke constituency, (b) Hampshire and (c) England was in each of...

      Dental Services: Norfolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of (a) the forecast spend on NHS dentistry by...

      Dementia: Care Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Alzheimer’s Society’s report entitled...

      Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring forward hub and spoke dispensing legislation for pharmacies in 2025.

      Social Services: Charities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that fees paid by commissioners take into account changes in the costs faced by not-for-profit social...

      Dental Services: Patients

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many new patients NHS dental practices in (a) Basingstoke constituency, (b) Hampshire and (c) England accepted in each of the last...

      Muscular Dystrophy: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the early access programme for people with Duchennes is made available across all NHS trusts.

      Respiratory Diseases: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to widen the availability of spirometry testing in primary care settings.

      Schools: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Mental Health Support Teams there were in (a) Aldershot constituency, (b) Hampshire and (c) London in each year since 2010.

      Dental Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the provision of 700,000 additional dental appointments; and what his target date is for that provision.

      Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time at A&E in (a) Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, (b) Hampshire and (c) England was in each of...

      Maternity Services: Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many close relative marriage neonatal nurses there are in the NHS.

      Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of patients waited longer than four hours in A&E in (a) September, (b) October and (c) November 2024.

  • Department for Education

    • Further Education: Pay Settlements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether teachers in post-16 education will be included in the teacher pay award.

    • Construction: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of skills training for the (a) construction, (b) planning and (c) architecture sectors.

      Educational Institutions: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support people working in education who experience mental health issues.

      Schools: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review the School Food Standards.

      Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department last made an estimate of the proportion of pupils who are eligible but not registered for means-tested free school meals.

      Pupils: Absenteeism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce persistent absences in primary and secondary schools in West Bromwich constituency.

      Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase uptake of free school meals among eligible children in areas with high levels of (a) child obesity and...

      Free School Meals: Aldershot

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school students receive free school meals in Aldershot constituency.

      Education: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many hours of teaching were lost as a result of (a) extreme heat and (b) flooding in 2024.

      Children: Corporal Punishment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to legislate for (a) a ban on the physical chastisement of children and (b) penalties for people who do so.

      Pupils: Absenteeism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle persistent absence in schools in Slough constituency.

  • Attorney General

    • Attorney General: Ministers' Private Offices

      To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2024 to Question 9604 on Attorney General: Ministers' Private Offices, how much was spent on (a) new furniture and fittings and...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners' Release: Electronic Tagging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders released under the standard determinate sentence (SDS40) release scheme have re-offended since September 2024; and how many were not...

    • Prisoners' Release: Electronic Tagging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question HL2063 on Prisoners' Release: Electronic Tagging, for what reason all SDS40 releases were not...

      Prisoners' Release: Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reoffending rates are of (a) former Imprisonment for Public Protection prisoners following the termination of their licence period, (b) the...

      Offences against Children: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of convictions for child sexual offences resulted in custodial sentences in (a) 2024, (b) 2014, (b) 2004 and (d) 1994.

      Prisons: Kettles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of providing kettles in prison on (a) prisoner and (b) staff welfare.

      Prisons: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults involving boiling water have been recorded within prisons in the last 12 months.

      Prisons: Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners in HMP (a) Maidstone, (b) Huntercombe and (c) Morton Hall have access to mobile phones.

      Offenders: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of foreign national offenders serving prison sentences have been transferred to prison in their country of origin in each...

      Driving under Influence: Convictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of drink driving offences in the last 12 months.

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of offenders released from prison under the standard determinate sentence (SDS40) release scheme were (a) released in error...

      Prisoners: Transgender People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the HMPPS Offender Equalities Annual Report 2023-2024, published on 28 November 2024, how many of the 245 transgender prisoners who...

      Prisons: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any recent proposals to (a) build and (b) expand prisons have been affected by nutrient neutrality rules.

      Prisoners' Release: Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time imprisonment for public protection prisoners spend in custody following a recall; and what assessment she has made of...

      Parole

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons was there a reduction in Parole Board oral review hearings for imprisonment for public protection prisoners between (a) 2018-19 and (b)...

      Offences against Children: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has consulted victims' groups and charities on potential reforms to sentencing guidelines for child sexual offences.

      Life Imprisonment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were serving life sentences for second listed offences in prisons in England and Wales on 31 October 2024.

      Prisons: Leicester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to (a) ensure that current prison expansion plans are sufficient to meet projected demand and (b) prevent potential...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Nigeria: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK-Nigeria joint communiqué, published on 6 November 2024, what support for...

    • Nigeria: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the expansion of immunisation programs in northern Nigeria.

      Russia: International Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to make an assessment of Russia’s compliance with international humanitarian law in the...

      USA: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with representatives of the incoming U.S. President on the appointment of a US...

      Kenya: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much overseas aid funding his Department disbursed to (a) the Kenyan government and (b) Kenyan civil society...

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of the statement made by the...

      Russia: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the impact of unregistered and uninsured vessels on the value of sanctions against...

      USA: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help strengthen the UK-US relationship.

      Democratic Republic of the Congo: Peace Negotiations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) progress towards a resolution, (b) support civilians and (c) work...

      British Nationals Abroad: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a strategy to tackle the detention of UK...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Ministers' Private Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much was spent on (a) new furniture and fittings and (b) other refurbishment of Ministerial offices in his...

      NATO Countries: Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps the Government is taking to help ensure NATO member states meet the target of spending 2% of...

      Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen partnerships with (a) humanitarian organisations, (b) women-led...

      Bangladesh: Hinduism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent (a) meetings and (b) other discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart on the (a)...

      Bangladesh: Hinduism

      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 recent reports of the persecution of...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Consumer Goods: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support British-based businesses to appoint a responsible person under the General Product Safety Regulations to...

    • Renewable Energy: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending UK workers rights to people working offshore on renewable...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled Fairer food labelling, which closed on 7 May 2024, when he plans to...

    • Animal Welfare: Hendon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve animal welfare in Hendon constituency.

      Environmental Land Management Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) farmers and (b) landowners are aware of relevant funding initiatives under...

      Water Charges: Hampshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the affordability of water bills for people in (a) Aldershot constituency and (b)...

      Job Security: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of job security in rural areas.

      Animal Welfare: Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions there have been under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England)...

      Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2024 to Question 15757 on Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU, whether his...

      Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 14178 on Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal, whether he has made an...

      Agriculture: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support people affected by changes made to (a) agricultural property relief, (b)...

      Environmental Land Management Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department had with farmers before freezing the capital grant scheme.

      Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of accelerated changes to delinked payments on farming businesses.

      Sustainable Farming Incentive: Aldershot

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of farms in Aldershot constituency are part of the Sustainable Farming Incentive.

      Countryside Stewardship Scheme: Aldershot

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of farms in Aldershot constituency are part of Countryside Stewardship scheme.

      Motor Vehicles: Aldershot

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to prevent off-road vehicles used for recreational purposes from causing damage to (a)...

      Tree Planting: Aldershot

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data his Department holds on the number of trees that have been planted in Aldershot constituency since 2010.

      Food: Reserves

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will publish information on food stock-to-consumption ratios in the UK.

      Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing river dredging to help reduce flooding on agricultural land.

      Neonicotinoids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to reintroduce the use of neonicotinoid as a pesticide.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many government procurement cards were held by staff within (a) his core Department and (b) executive agencies of his...

      Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will have discussions with the National Farmers' Union on their statistical information relating to changes to...

      Coastal Erosion and Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to prevent further damage following coastal erosion in Hemsby; and what his...

      Rodenticides: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the findings on trends in the level of rat poison found in birds of prey in the report by Wild Justice...

      Agriculture: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that farmers can engage in environmentally sustainable farming projects during...

      Flood Control: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2024 to Question 17203 on Flood Control, what the potential cost to the public purse...

      Sugar Beet: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department provides farmers to (a) research and (b) implement natural defences to aphids instead of...

      Countryside Stewardship Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to ensure timely payments from the Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier.

      Nature Conservation: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to (a) amend and (b) repeal assimilated EU law on the Habitats Directive on (i) newts and (ii) other...

  • Treasury

    • Treasury: Media

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Low Incomes: Aldershot

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to provide financial support to people on lower incomes in Aldershot constituency.

    • Neurodiversity: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to (a) tackle discrimination and (b) enhance inclusion policies for neurodiverse people in the workforce in Surrey.

      Employment Schemes: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire will receive additional funding as a result of the Youth...

      Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of the two-child benefit cap on trends in the level of child poverty in (a) the UK and (b) Poplar...

      Children: Poplar and Limehouse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending access to benefits for families with children who have no recourse to...

      Social Security Benefits: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the two-child limit on recent trends in the level of child poverty; and whether the...

      Sick Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Trade Union Congress report entitled Sick pay that works, published February 2021, what assessment her Department has...

      Low Incomes

      To ask the Secretary of Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support low-income families by (a) improving access to opportunities for children to play and learn, and (b)...

      Universal Credit: Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of students whose Universal Credit has been affected by receipt of a student loan in the...

      Industrial Injuries: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make a comparative assessment of the impact of (a) industrial injury compensation for civilians and (b) military service...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the mean average waiting time has been for PIP applications in each of the last five years.

      Social Security Benefits: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of support available to people going through tribunals for claiming (a) Universal...

      Carer's Allowance: Pensioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will allow people in receipt of a state pension to claim carer’s allowance.

      Work Capability Assessment: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential link between the fitness for work test and (a) suicides, (b) other deaths and (c) harm.

      Social Security Benefits: Taiwan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to negotiate a reciprocal social security agreement with Taiwan.

      Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking through the welfare system to support children and young people diagnosed with cancer.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Buildings: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's Remediation Acceleration Plan, published on 02 December 2024, what assessment her...

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways: Mobile Broadband

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there will be a minimum service requirement for broadband on train services under Great British Railways.

    • Chiltern Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of capacity on Chiltern Railways services.

      Old Oak Common Station: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential economic impact of the disruption to rail services between Cheltenham and London during...

      Aviation: Liquefied Petroleum Gas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will encourage sustainable aviation fuel developers to additionally produce biopropane.

      Department for Transport: Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Arts: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) arts and (b) creative activities on the health of (i) children...

    • Gambling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the suitability of the NHS Health Survey in...

      Gambling: Video Games

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to prevent children participating in gambling via online video games.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to (a) prioritise a roofs first approach to solar panel installation to ensure efficient use of...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Sick Pay

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the rate of statutory stick pay on (1) employee retention, (2) economic activity, and (3) growth.

    • Youth Services: Education and Employment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what partnerships they plan to establish with local government to deliver the new Youth Guarantee outlined in the Get Britain Working White Paper (CP 1191).

  • Home Office

    • Taliban: Travel

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many members of the Taliban have been allowed to travel to the UK since the takeover in August 2021, and what was the reason for their travel.

    • Police: Transgender People

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the National Police Chiefs’ Council regarding their review of guidance of trans identified police offers...

      Asylum: Costs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the cost to the Home Office of the pilot scheme which extends from 28 days to 56 days the "move-on" period for people whose asylum claims...

      Visas: National Security

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 11 December (HL2987), what estimate they have made of the monetary cost of the collation and...

      Meat Products: Smuggling

      To ask His Majesty's Government on how many occasions since 2019 (1) illegal bush meat products and (2) other illegal, non-compliant or contaminated meat products have been confiscated at ports...

  • Department for Education

    • Students: Cost of Living

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support students living in London, particularly in regard to (1) high housing costs, and (2) the rising cost of living.

    • Physical Education: Training

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of teacher training in preparing teachers to deliver physical education to girls in (1) primary, and (2)...

      English Language: GCE A-level

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cause of the downward trend in students in England taking A-level English since 2013; and what steps they are taking to...

      Children and Young People: Reading

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the National Literacy Trust Annual Literacy Survey 2024 results, particularly the finding that only 34.6 per cent of children and...

      Exercise: Girls

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase girls’ participation in physical activity in schools.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Overseas Trade: Argentina

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the volume and value of trade between the UK and Argentina.

    • Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to establish a unit within the Civil Service dedicated to promoting trade with parties to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for...

      Overseas Trade: Japan

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote trade with Japan, as a fellow member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Armed Conflict: Civilians

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to reviewing the Geneva Conventions and legal standards for humanitarian treatment and protection of civilians during war.

    • Russia: Ukraine

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether, in considering the establishment of a special tribunal on the crime of aggression following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it is their policy...

      Ukraine: Politics and Government

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they support the recovery of all of Ukraine’s pre-2014 territory including Crimea; and, if not, what they are seeking to achieve through its...

      Syria: Politics and Government

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to assist in the rebuilding of civil society in Syria, including the judiciary and the police.

      UN Commission on the Status of Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to consult with a range of civil society organisations representing a diversity of women’s voices for their National Statement at...

      Afghanistan: Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to join Australia, Canada, Germany and the Netherlands in their case against Afghanistan before the International Court of...

      Syria: Prisoners' Release

      To ask His Majesty's Government what work the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative will undertake in Syria, especially in relation to recently released prisoners.

      Taliban: Sanctions

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many members of the Taliban they have sanctioned so far and how this compares with the sanctions imposed by other NATO member countries.

      Afghanistan: Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the recent introduction of the law on "the Promotion of Virtue and...

      Afghanistan: Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government when was their last engagement with the Taliban, what was discussed and whether the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan was raised in those exchanges.

      Syria: Small Businesses

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are considering the use of alternative financing mechanisms to assist small and medium-sized enterprises in Syria.

      Syria: Chemical Weapons

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) human health and (2) environmental impacts in (a) the immediate vicinity, (b) Syria as a whole, and (c) the Middle East,...

      Palestinians: Medical Treatments

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the meeting between the Prime Minister and British Palestinian families on 22 October, what consideration they have given to implementing a pilot Child...

      Hazara: Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they last undertook a Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability (JACS); when they will they undertake a JACS update; and whether there will be a focus on...

      Emily Damari

      To ask His Majesty's Government what efforts they are making to secure the release of British citizen Emily Damari, held hostage by Hamas since 7 October 2023.

      Qatar: Foreign Relations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what conversations took place with the Emir of Qatar, during his recent visit to the UK, with a view to seeking his assistance in securing the...

      Israel: Gaza

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel concerning the reports that northern Gaza has been compulsorily cleared.

      UN Commission on the Status of Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to include specific references to older women and widows in their National Statement for the Commission on the Status of Women in March 2025.

      Russia: Ukraine

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that any special tribunal on the crime of aggression following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...

      Russia: Ukraine

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to continue to support the establishment of a special tribunal on the crimes of aggression following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which...

      Georgia: Russia

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of increased (1) interference in, and (2) incursion into Georgia, by Russia; and what is their strategy to...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Climate Change Convention

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of proposals to reform the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP) process...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Deep Sea Mining: Environment Protection

      To ask His Majesty's Government when the UK Deep-Sea Mining Environmental Science Network last met.

    • Houseboats

      To ask His Majesty's Government, what discussions they have had with the Canal & River Trust regarding concerns raised by the community of boaters without a permanent mooring.

      Avian Influenza: Compensation

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many avian influenza compensation scheme claims were paid in (1) 2023, and (2) 2024 to date.

      Houseboats

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to take steps to ensure that boat dwellers without a mooring are not subject to disproportionate enforcement action by navigation authorities...

      Houseboats: Licensing

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the navigation licence surcharge applied to continuous cruiser licences.

      Biodiversity: International Cooperation

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish details of progress made in implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework.

      Food Supply

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase self-sufficiency in food; and what are the latest figures for self-sufficiency in (1) fruit, and (2) vegetables.

      Meat: Smuggling

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of diseases being spread into the UK from illegal imports of (1) bush meat from Africa, and (2) meat from eastern...

      Biodiversity and Climate Change

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to build stronger links between national strategies for biodiversity and climate change.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisons: Telephone Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to restore the Campaign Against Living Miserably telephone helpline piloted at HMP Birmingham and to roll out this service to every prison in...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

  • Department for Transport

    • Ports: Great Yarmouth

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 31 October (HL Deb col 1217), whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of any...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether an increase in the number of GP appointments will be needed as a result of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and...

    • Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance

      To ask His Majesty's Government how they plan to ensure that medical schools have integrated antimicrobial stewardship competencies into undergraduate curriculums, to help meet the aims of...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government what preventive measures they are considering to address a potential rise in excess deaths from COVID-19 in 2025, particularly among at-risk groups, due...

      Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to data released by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities on 3 December showing that alcohol-specific deaths in England in 2023 rose to their...

      Diagnosis: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to invest in artificial technologies to aid health diagnosis, particularly in relation to detecting diabetic retinopathy.

      Abiraterone: Prescriptions

      To ask His Majesty's Government when, if at all, they expect that the drug abiraterone will be available on NHS prescription in England; and why NHS England has not made it available while it is...

      Health Services: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in the healthcare system.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of copyright protection for works of art generated using artificial intelligence.

    • Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the policy implications of using copyrighted content as artificial intelligence training data.

  • Ministry of Defence

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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