Written answers

Thursday, 9 January 2025

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the CQC's publication of 27 November 2024 entitled CQC finds improvement in CAMHS wards at Birmingham Women’s and...

    • Dental Services: Spen Valley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timescale is to provide funding for newly opened dental practices in Spen Valley aiming to secure NHS contracts.

      Disabled Facilities Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase the maximum application amount for the Disabled Facilities Grant.

      Genetics: Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 January 2025 to Question 19417 on Genetics: Diseases, how much funding was provided by NHS England to the...

      Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the 2024/25 priorities and operational guidance, updated on 24 April 2024, what steps she is taking to hold NHS England...

      Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which organisation is responsible for procuring radiotherapy machines.

      Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to reduce waiting times for cancer treatment.

      NHS: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to decrease the amount of time it takes for a repurposed medicine to be granted an MHRA licence.

      NHS: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation entitled NHS Pension Scheme: proposed amendments...

      NHS: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many repurposed medicines have successfully been granted MHRA licences in the last two years.

      Nurses: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing non-academic routes for people to train as nurses.

      Childbirth and Infant Mortality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2024 to Question 15960 on Neonatal Inequalities, if he will make an assessment of the potential...

      Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will simplify the process for obtaining Maternity Exception Certificates.

      Gender Dysphoria: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase (a) the level of funding for and (b) access to Children's and Young People's Gender Services.

      Patients: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS Secondary Care Trusts are reporting all of the legally required elements of the Learning from Deaths national guidance.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 20545 on Department of Health and Social Care: Correspondence, what steps his...

      Influenza: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to expand the eligibility criteria for winter flu vaccinations.

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department has provided for child brain tumour research in each year since 2015.

      Lung Cancer: Widnes and Halewood

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in Widnes and Halewood constituency were being treated for lung cancer as of 1 October 2024.

      Prostate Cancer: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of prostate cancer services in (a) South Holland and The Deepings constituency and (b)...

      National Institute for Health and Care Research: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the additional funding announced in the Autumn Budget 2024 for the National Institute for Health and Care Research will be allocated.

      Blood Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce inequalities of care for blood cancer patients.

      Urinary Tract Infections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the NHS is taking to improve training for doctors on (a) understanding and (b) treating chronic urinary tract infections.

      Vitiligo

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in the UK have been diagnosed with vitiligo.

      Viral Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) his international counterparts and (b) the World Health Organisation on human metapneumovirus.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of not allowing carers to be vaccinated for Covid-19 on people requiring care.

      Viral Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of human metapneumovirus have been identified in the UK.

  • Treasury

    • Development Aid

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the most recent quarterly Gross Domestic Product growth figures published by the Office of National...

    • Individual Savings Accounts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to review the Lifetime ISAs property price limit.

      Eat Out to Help Out Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will assess the effectiveness of the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme.

      Beer: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing duty relief to brewers of cask conditioned beers.

      Business Rates: Public Consultation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the her Department's consultation entitled Transforming business rates, published 30 October 2024, whether she plans to meet with (a)...

      Combined Heat and Power: Climate Change Levy

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of changing the climate change levy exemption for natural gas combined heat and power.

      Working Hours

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the number of working age people who have reduced their working hours as a result of marginal state income deductions.

      Monetary Policy

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) expanding the base money supply and (b) other alternative monetary policy.

      Insurance: Costs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the cost of insurance.

      Parental Pay

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were in receipt of (a) Statutory Maternity Pay, (b) Statutory Paternity Pay, (c) Statutory Adoption Pay and (d) Statutory Shared Parental...

      Employers' Contributions and Income Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 21 of the Plan for Change document, CP1210, published on 5 December 2024, what estimate she has been made of the potential impact of...

      Employers' Contributions: Women

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed increases to employer National Insurance contributions on women in part-time work.

      Russia: Assets

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the value of Russian state assets in the UK.

      Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the internal equality impact assessment under the Equality Act 2010 for changes to (a) agricultural and (b) business property relief.

      Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance her Department will issue to non-agricultural businesses on the changes to Inheritance Tax announced in the Autumn Budget 2024.

      Business Rates and Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) family-owned businesses and (b) changes to Business Property Relief on the economy of local...

      Small Businesses: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of an increase in the rate of employers' National Insurance contributions on (a) hairdressers and (b)...

      Civil Service: Redundancy

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of whether public spending plans in the (a) Autumn Budget 2024 and (b) Spending Review phase (i) one and (ii) two will require...

      National Insurance Contributions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people paid Class (a) 2 and (b) 4 National Insurance contributions in 2023.

      Individual Savings Accounts: Help to Buy Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the property price limit on Help to Buy ISAs.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Culture and Sports: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the (a) sports and (b) cultural sector on the repayment of Covid-19 loans by September 2025.

    • Performing Arts: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the comedy industry.

      Football

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of A22's new Unify League proposals on English football.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Criminal Injuries Compensation: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average processing time was for applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme by people resident in Birmingham in each of the last...

    • Intimate Image Abuse: Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) children and (b) adults were prosecuted for the creation of indecent images of (i) children and (ii) adults using denudifying apps in 2024.

      Social Security Benefits: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time was for a First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) appeal for (a) personal independence payment and (b)...

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the policy paper entitled Plan for Change, published on 5 December 2024, CP1210, how she plans to measure progress towards her...

    • Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils who are eligible for free school meals are not claiming it.

      National Curriculum Tests: Science

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Standards and Testing Agency's publication of 20 July 2022, entitled Information: primary assessments in the 2022/23 academic...

      Multi-academy Trusts: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department collects on the pay of multi-academy trust chief executives.

      Teachers: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the report entitled Teacher Wellbeing Index 2024, published by...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Defence: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes to (a) Business Property Relief and (b) employer National Insurance...

    • Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support veterans.

      Armed Forces: Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) number of each rank in post of and (b) requirement for each rank of medical service personnel was on 1 April 2024.

      Military Aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 October 2024 to Question 6066 on Helicopters: Official Visits, whether the replacement to the Rotary Wing Command Support...

      Fleet Solid Support Ships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it remains Government policy that at least 60% of sub-contracting companies working on fleet solid support ships should be from the UK.

      Ministry of Defence: Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the RUSI Lecture given by the Chief of the Defence Staff on 4 December 2024, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support...

      Ministry of Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the RUSI Lecture given by the Chief of the Defence Staff on 4 December 2024, what steps his Department is taking to (a) streamline...

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help ensure defence primes’ commitments to (a) apprenticeships and (b) graduate recruitment (i) are geographically...

      Defence: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) micro, (b) small and (c) medium-sized technology companies in the early stages of development within...

      Defence: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve engagement with micro-sized technology companies through traditional prime contractors.

      Multi-role Ocean Surveillance Ships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's planned timetable is for awarding contracts for the construction of multi-role support ships.

      Multi-role Ocean Surveillance Ships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 17481 on Multi-role Ocean Surveillance Ships, at what stage in its concept phase the Multi-Role...

      Type 32 Frigates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2024 to Question 17483 on Type 32 Frigates, at what stage in its concept phase the Type 32 frigate programme is;...

      Armed Forces: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024,to Question HL1878, on Armed Forces: Equality, if he will list each of the actions from the previous EDI...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Southern Africa: Storms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of Cyclone Chido on people in southern Africa.

    • Syria: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2024 to Question 19312 on Syria: British Nationals Abroad, what steps is he...

      Southeast Asia: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made on helping to improve freedom of religion or belief of minority...

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterparts on their commitments to ensure aid delivery into Gaza.

      Russia: Shipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle the threat from the Russian shadow fleet in the (a) Baltic and (b) North Sea.

      Switzerland: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies on freedom of religion or belief of...

      Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2024 to Question 16959 on Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: Finance, what...

      Sudan: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Troika and (b) other partners on (i) monitoring and (ii) rapid...

      Russia: Liquefied Natural Gas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will have discussions with the Scottish Government's (a) Energy and Climate change directorate and (b)...

      Myanmar: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress he has made on supporting (a) Rakhine Muslim and (b) Christian communities in Myanmar.

      Gaza: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports of attacks by Israel on...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • High Streets Task Force

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has met with the UK High Streets Taskforce.

    • Trade Agreements: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings (a) he, (b) ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have had with President-Elect Trump's transition...

      Car Washes: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to establish a licensing regime for hand carwashes.

      Overseas Trade: Trinidad and Tobago

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help increase the (a) volume and (b) value of trade between the UK and Trinidad and Tobago.

      Supply Chains: Refrigeration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the cold chain sector with (a) resilience and (b) preparedness for potential disruption as a...

      Trade Agreements: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the sectors in the scope of an India-UK Free Trade Agreement.

      Trade Promotion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what criteria he plans to use to appoint country-specific trade envoys.

      Horizon IT System: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to take steps to recover the costs of compensation from Fujitsu relating to failures of the Horizon Post Office IT system.

      Overseas Trade: Jamaica

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help increase the (a) volume and (b) value of trade between the UK and Jamaica.

      Overseas Trade: Malta

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help increase the (a) volume and (b) value of trade between the UK and Malta.

      Overseas Companies: Sri Lanka

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Sri Lankan authorities on strengthening business relations for British citizens who have set up companies in...

      Department for Business and Trade: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to respond to Questions 18414, 18415 and 18416 tabled by the hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs on 6 December 2024.

      British Business Bank

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many businesses have been supported by the British Business Bank since 2014.

      Foreign Investment in UK: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish the minutes of the Indian Business Leaders delegation meeting of 18 December 2024.

      Department for Business and Trade: Prizes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many in-year awards were made to officials in his Department since 5 July 2024.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Local Housing Allowance: Rents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to ensure that Local Housing Allowance rates reflect rents in (a) rural and (b) urban areas.

    • Social Security Benefits: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating an independent process to set benefit levels according to the cost of...

      State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners have returned to the UK from countries where their state pension has been frozen in each of the last five years.

      Homelessness: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the child poverty strategy will include measures to tackle child homelessness.

      State Retirement Pensions: Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of paying the State Pension in monthly instalments.

      Pensions: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to increase transparency in the (a) management and (b) adjustment of pension schemes.

      State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the most recent review of the frozen pensions policy was.

      State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has taken steps to notify British pensioners retiring abroad that their pension may be frozen.

      State Retirement Pensions: Australia and Canada

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with a frozen overseas state pension live in (a) Canada and (b) Australia.

      State Retirement Pensions: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with the Leader of the House on scheduling a parliamentary debate on compensation for women affected by...

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help tackle unpaid child maintenance.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Political Impartiality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Pursuant to the answer of 25 November 2024 to Question 15237 on Civil Servants: Political impartiality, whether there has been a disciplinary...

      Pension Credit: Winter Fuel Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of additional Pension Credit claims received since the announcement on changing the eligibility of...

  • Home Office

    • Community Policing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 34 of the policy paper entitled Plan for Change: Milestones for mission-led government, published on 5 December 2024,...

    • Migrants: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on implementing the recommendations of the Brook House Inquiry, published on 19 September 2023; and whether any...

      Gender Based Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria she will use to measure the success of the ambition to halve violence against women and girls.

      Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of trends in the level of violent crime during heatwaves in 2024.

      Home Office: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of officials in her Department were hired via positive action schemes in the last financial year.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Health Services: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had recent discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on the health service in Northern Ireland.

    • Hospitals: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had recent discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on the number of people on hospital waiting lists in Northern Ireland.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar dated 5 December 2024.

      Northern Ireland Office: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what proportion of officials in his Department were hired via positive action schemes in the last financial year.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Solar Power: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish a plan to help tackle the use of Uyghur slave labour in solar supply chains.

  • Department for Transport

    • Buses: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing bus fares on customers.

    • Bus Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve local bus services.

      Bus Services: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve bus services in rural areas.

      Public Transport: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding her Department is providing for public transport projects in the North East.

      Bus Services: West Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the regularity of bus services on vulnerable users in West Dorset constituency.

      Railways: Passengers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve passenger rail performance.

      Delivery Services: Roads and Pedestrian Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) regulate delivery drivers working for food delivery companies to ensure they are using...

      Parking Offences: Debt Collection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that parking enforcement debt collection practices are equitable.

      Special Escort Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 19468 on Special Escort Group, on what statutory basis the police are able to (a) stop and...

      Freight: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an asssessment of the potential merits of identifying a National Freight Network.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Prime Minister plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar dated 29 November 2024.

    • Cabinet Office: Senior Civil Servants

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16596 on Cabinet Office: Senior Civil Servants, how he plans to publish details of the panel members.

      Cabinet Office: Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer of 10 December 2024 to Question 16595 on Cabinet Office: Pay, what the mean salary is of a civil servant in the (a) Women's...

      Arms Length Bodies

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Question 28 of the oral evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on 4 December 2024 on The work of...

      Government Departments: Internet

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2024 to Question 14352 on Government Departments: X Corp, and with reference to the SAFE Framework: the 4...

      Public Bodies: Finance

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Question 28 of the oral evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on 4 December 2024 on The work of...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Building Regulations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will introduce the Future Homes and Building Standards as soon as possible.

    • Civil Society: Islam

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 9 December 2024 to Question 17300 on Muslim Council of Britain, what her policy is on...

      Local Government: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish any correspondence sent to councils on local government restructuring since 16 December 2024.

      Councillors: Disciplinary Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, whether the decision...

      Local Government Finance: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to clear Thurrock council's debt following the proposed merger of councils in Essex.

      Local Government: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the population sizes in the English Devolution White Paper refer to (a) electorate and (b) total population.

      Absent Voting: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing the requirement for a national insurance number on...

      Voting Methods: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding to Returning...

      Local Government: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, whether unitary local authorities...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Internet: Disinformation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to tackle online disinformation.

    • Internet: Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to support families of (a) missing and (b) deceased individuals that are experiencing...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Incinerators

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is planning to review the role of waste incineration in the management of residual waste in England;...

    • Domestic Waste: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any (a) grant scheme, (b) core departmental and (c) other funding for local authorities is linked to their recycling...

      Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Ensuring good waste collection services for households, published on 29...

      Wetlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to mark World Wetlands Day in 2025.

      Flood Control: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding has been allocated to support areas at risk of flooding; and when he plans to announce these.

      National Parks: Audit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in levels of costs for statutory external audit fees levied on...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Disadvantaged

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent progress she has made on enactment of the socio-economic duty under Section 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

  • House of Commons Commission

    • House of Commons Commission: Correspondence

      To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, when the Director of Parliamentary Digital Services plans to provide a substantive reply to the...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Nitrogen Dioxide: Greater Manchester

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to ensure that its legal obligations to reduce nitrogen dioxide are met.

    • Deer and Squirrels: Forests

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 3 January (HL3645 and HL3646), what are their considerations on the impact of deer and grey...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Timpson on 16 December 2024 (HL3055), what recent assessment they have made of the value and performance of...

    • Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Timpson on 16 December 2024 (HL3055), what is their timescale for tendering new contracts for prison maintenance...

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