Written answers

Tuesday, 14 January 2025

  • Cabinet Office

    • Unpaid Work: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of (a) 6 January 2025 to Question 21057 on Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Unpaid Work and (b) 20 November...

    • Departmental Coordination

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the policy paper entitled Plan for Change, published on 5 December 2024, CP1210, whether the Government has implemented a formal...

      Great British Energy

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Public Bodies Handbook – Part 2: The Approvals Process for the Creation of New...

      Temporary Accommodation: Pilot Schemes

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had discussions with local authorities on the provision of temporary accommodation for test-and-learn pilots.

      Peers: Convictions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to reform the process for the forfeiture of peerages where a peer has been convicted of serious crimes.

      European Court of Justice

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to discuss the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in negotiations on changes to the EU-UK relationship.

      Digital Technology: Infrastructure

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of an IT shutdown initiated by hostile foreign actors on (a) the NHS and...

      Intelligence Services: Unpaid Work

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any internship programmes at (a) MI5, (b) M16 and (c) GCHQ were open to people from white British backgrounds.

      Intelligence Services: Finance

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Security and Intelligence Agencies Financial Statement 2023-24, for what reason the net cash requirement for the Security and...

      Foreign Investment in UK: National Security

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to safeguard British semiconductor firms from hostile foreign involvement; and how many transactions in that sector...

      Departmental Coordination

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the policy paper entitled Plan for Change, published on 5 December 2024, CP1210, if his Department will commission an independent...

      Government Departments: Departmental Coordination

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the policy paper entitled Plan for Change, published on 5 December 2024, CP1210, if his Department will publish an annual cost...

      Departmental Coordination

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the policy paper entitled Plan for Change, published on 5 December 2024, CP1210, whether his Department plans to have an independent...

      Departmental Coordination

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the policy paper entitled Plan for Change, published on 5 December 2024, CP1210, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that...

      Departmental Coordination

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the document entitled Plan for Change, published on 5 December 2024, what plans his Department has to publish guidance for...

      Departmental Coordination

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the document entitled Plan for Change, published on 5 December 2024, if his Department will take steps to publish a consolidated...

      Departmental Coordination

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the policy paper entitled Plan for Change, published on 5 December 2024, CP1210, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure...

      Cabinet Office: Staff

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff work in the mission delivery unit; and what its (a) function and (b) remit is.

      Cabinet Office: 48 Group

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has issued guidance to Cabinet colleagues on engagement with the 48 Group.

      Public Bodies: Reviews

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of the reviews by Departments of public bodies in the financial year 2023/24 as part of the Public Bodies Review Programme (a) have been...

      Temporary Accommodation: Pilot Schemes

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press notice entitled Pat McFadden vows to make the state more like a start up as he deploys reform teams across country,...

      Prime Minister: Furniture

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who provided the lectern used by the Prime Minister for his press conference at Pinewood Studios on 5 December 2024.

      Ministers: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2024 to Question 15193 on Ministers: Code of Practice, for what reason the Prime Minister included the previously...

      Ministers: Aviation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) Downing Street and (b) his Department collates information on each (i) domestic and (ii) overseas flight undertaken by (A) the Prime...

      Special Advisers: FDA

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many special advisers have affiliated to the First Division Association; and whether special advisers are a collective bargaining unit.

      Cabinet Office: Recruitment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2024 to Question 8637 on Cabinet Office: Vacancies, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the...

      Cabinet Office: Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much was paid in bonuses to staff in his Department in 2024.

      Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024, to Question 5280, on Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment, if he will list each of the (a) job titles and (b)...

      Special Advisers: Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Special adviser data releases: numbers and costs, November 2024, published on 28 November 2024,...

      Civil Servants: Disability

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Civil Service fast stream applicants self-declared a disability in each year for which figures are available.

      Cabinet Office: Expenditure

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's web page entitled Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...

      Non-departmental Public Bodies

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2025 to Question 19414 on Non-departmental Public Bodies, how many non-departmental public bodies the Government...

      Ministers: Aviation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on carbon offsetting for Ministerial travel since 5 July 2024.

      UK Relations with EU

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent inquiry into options for the future UK-EU relationship.

      UK Relations with EU: Trade Barriers

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential (a) merits and (b) impact on trade barriers of re-joining the EU (i) single market and (ii) customs union.

      State Retirement Pensions: Women

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2025 to Question 21320 on written representations to the Department of Work and Pensions, whether there have been...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Autism Employment Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to implement the Buckland Review of Autism Employment.

    • Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a protected minimum floor for Universal Credit.

      Hearing Impairment: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will hold discussions with the Health and Safety Executive on the potential merits of taking steps encourage employers to (a) organise...

      Universal Credit: Self-employed

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional support is available for self-employed workers in receipt of Universal Credit that experience a short-term fall in their earnings.

      Employment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that people with (a) fibromyalgia, (b) ADHD and (c) other invisible disabilities are supported...

      Universal Credit: Farmers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will review the Minimum Income Floor for self-employed farmers on Universal Credit.

      Universal Credit: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to make the application process for Universal Credit more accessible for people (a) who are not able to go online and...

      Universal Credit: Self-employed

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the minimum income floor on self-employed workers that are unable to work for brief...

      Extended Services: Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether costs for (a) before-school breakfast and (b) after-school clubs and programmes for children of (I) primary (II) secondary school age...

      Departmental Coordination: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she next plans to review the departmental ministerial disability champions programme.

      Social Security Benefits: Convictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people convicted for their involvement in Pakistani heritage grooming gangs were in receipt of (a) Universal Credit and (b)...

      Social Security Benefits: Chronic Illnesses and Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that planned reforms to the disability benefit system ensure security and support for seriously ill and...

      Child Maintenance Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her planned timetable is for responding to the Gingerbread report entitled Fix the Child Maintenance Service, published on 25 November 2024.

      Mobility Foundation: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding her Department has provided the Mobility Foundation in each of the last five years; and for what purpose.

      Sickness Benefits: School Leaving

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people claiming out of work benefit for sickness reasons have done so immediately following leaving full-time...

      Employment: Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support people with a criminal record to find employment.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department records the number of enquiries received from (a) hon. Members and (b) Members of Devolved (i) Parliaments and (ii)...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 17 December 2024 to Question 19694 on Department for Work and Pensions: Artificial Intelligence, what period of time...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Alcoholic Drinks: Labelling

      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 US Surgeon General’s recommendations to include...

    • Arthritis: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve care for people living with arthritis.

      Neurological Diseases: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations to implement a national strategy for treating neurological...

      Blood: Donors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) times blood donors have been advised in advance of delays to their NHS Blood...

      Cancer: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the unique (a) medical, (b) psychological and (c) social needs of (i) teenagers and...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of applications to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme relating to Covid-19 vaccinations have been (a) made...

      Memory Clinics: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set targets to reduce memory clinic waiting times in (a) South Holland and The Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

      General Practitioners: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to allocate the £100m of capital funding to upgrade 200 GP practices; and how GP practices will be able to apply for...

      Health Professions: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase recruitment of (a) healthcare and (b) dentistry professionals in rural areas.

      General Practitioners: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of trainee GPs who undertake specialist training in mental health.

      Allergies: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the new Neffy treatment for severe allergic reactions will be available on the NHS.

      Lyme Disease: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the diagnosis and recognition of Lyme Disease.

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his plans to provide mental health professionals in schools include access to children and young people’s counsellors...

      Mental Health Services: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to mental health services for young people in London.

      Independent Commission into Adult Social Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the terms of reference for the independent commission into adult social care to be led by Baroness Casey; and if...

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether hubs that provide open access mental health services for children and young people in every community will be delivered only...

      Mental Health Services: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that people in rural communities have access to mental health support within a one-hour radius using...

      Mental Health Services: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to improve mental health provision for young people in Stoke-on-Trent South constituency.

      General Practitioners: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of GP provision in (a) England, (b) London and (c) West Ham and Beckton...

      NHS Walk-in Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of walk-in centres.

      Drugs: Shortages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure patients that rely on medicines for (a) epilepsy, (b) ADHD and (c) Parkinson's are not impacted by...

      Rehabilitation: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what step he plans to take to increase access to rehabilitation health services in the (a) community and (b) acute health sectors.

      Respiratory Diseases: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase the availability of spirometry testing in primary care.

      NHS and Social Care Coronavirus Life Assurance Scheme 2020

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether applications for the NHS and Social Care Coronavirus Life Assurance payment received after 30 September 2023 are eligible.

      Social Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the additional £880 million allocated to the Social Care Grant.

      Dementia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in levels of people diagnosed with dementia over the...

      Ambulance Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of ambulance waiting times over the 2024-25 Christmas and new year period.

      East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) his Department and (b) the Cabinet Office is required to sign off procurement of services over £20m by the East Suffolk...

      Mental Health Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking the reduce the time taken for people to receive urgent mental health care.

      Mental Health Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) charitable organisations and (b) community groups on helping to (i) reduce pressure on mental health...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • USA: Intelligence Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with representatives of the Five Eyes on the potential implications for that community of President-elect Donald...

    • Diego Garcia: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussion he has had with representatives of the United States administration on the cost to US armed forces of the leaseback of the Diego Garcia...

      Diego Garcia: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the cost of leasing the Diego Garcia military base will be covered by the United States.

      Ministry of Defence Guard Service: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Army Reserve Centres are envisaged to require armed guarding in Northern Ireland after 2028.

      Aquind: Electricity Interconnectors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to protect national security in the context of the AQUIND interconnector project.

      Russia: Chemical Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of alleged reports that Russia has used chemical weapons in Ukraine .

      Amphibious Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 17476 on Amphibious Vehicles, whether his Department has identified reductions in amphibious...

      HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution by the Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry of 6 January 2025, Official Report, column 586, what the...

      Defence: Vocational Guidance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on the potential impact of protest-related activity on university...

      Armed Forces and Defence Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the annual armed forces equipment and formations statistics was not published on 31 October 2024.

  • Home Office

    • Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her Department’s policy to notify successful applicants that they have been issued with an eVisa.

    • Electronic Travel Authorisations: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has held with the (a) Northern Ireland Executive and (b) Irish Government on the introduction of...

      People Smuggling

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle organised immigration crime.

      Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps with City of London Police to improve (a) the (i) support services and (ii) reporting tools available to victims of...

      Passports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passports were revoked due to links to terrorist activity in each month since January 2023.

      Foreign Influence Registration Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 October 2024 to Question 7443 on Trade Unions: Subversion, whether the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme...

      Radicalism

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) help tackle far right extremism.

      Journalism and Legal Profession: Surveillance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of times UK police forces have authorised targeted surveillance of journalists and lawyers.

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2024 to Question 18268 on Firearms: Licensing, when she last held discussions with (a) the police, (b)...

      Anti-social Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will (a) review and (b) update the definition of anti-social behaviour in the (i) Antisocial Behaviour Act 2003 and (ii) Police...

      Offences against Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when Ministers in her Department held meetings on grooming gangs in the last five years; and who the external attendees at those meetings were.

      Metropolitan Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase public trust in the Metropolitan Police Service.

      Drugs: Organised Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of making cuckooing a crime.

      Serious Crime Prevention Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that interim Serious Crime Prevention Orders are not used to target individuals engaging in lawful...

      Offences against Children: Inquiries

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) national and (b) local inquiries have been carried out into rape grooming gangs.

      Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the recommendations of 2022 Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation to be implemented.

      Stalking

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle underreporting of stalking.

      Vetting: Health Services and Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the processing time for Disclosure and Barring Service checks for people working in the health...

      Offences against Children: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish perpetrator ethnicity data for (a) grooming and (b) sexual violence collected by the Tackling Organised Exploitation...

      Electronic Travel Authorisations: Trade Competitiveness

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of airside transit electronic travel authorisation on the UK's international...

      Asylum: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the UK has any agreements with countries under which asylum seekers could be sent to them as a safe third country.

      Border Security Command: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff the Border Security Command will have; and at what grade.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 December 2024 to Question 20254 on Asylum: Housing, what the cost was of each of the Contract Change Notices.

      Undocumented Migrants: Boats

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to redistribute sea worthy boats used in migrant crossings to youth groups such as Sea Scouts.

      Offences against Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will deport (a) foreign nationals prosecuted for membership of a rape gang, (b) UK dual nationals prosecuted for membership of a rape...

      Immigration: Syria

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on Syrian immigrants who have been granted leave to remain status.

      Asylum: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the asylum applications of Palestinian refugees who were formerly residents of Syria and left under the Assad regime.

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and which hotels are being used to house asylum seekers in Mid Leicestershire constituency; and how many asylum seekers there are...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Crown Court: Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of ineffective trials in the Crown Court started later than day one of the set trial date in 2024.

    • Crown Court: Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what metrics determine whether a Crown Court trial is classified as ineffective.

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the recall to prison programme.

      Prisoners' Release: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Prison pathfinder meetings are provided with intelligence risk assessments on the release of...

      Offences against Children: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions her Department has had with the independent Sentencing Council for England and Wales on the adequacy of sentencing guidelines for child...

      Independent Sentencing Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate she has made of when the Independent Review of Sentencing will be complete.

      Domestic Abuse: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) programmes and (b) interventions are used to reduce reoffending among domestic abusers in prison; and what the reoffending rates are among...

      Court of Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of the average processing times for deputyship applications by the Court of Protection.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Trade Promotion

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

    • Trade Promotion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to appoint Trade Envoys.

      Nissan: Sunderland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Nissan on safeguarding jobs in Sunderland, in the context of the potential merger of Nissan, Honda and...

      Industrial Strategy Advisory Council: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to include appointments to the Industrial Strategy Advisory Council in the Public Bodies Order in Council; and whether the...

      Construction: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to ensure the availability of positive mental health initiatives including (a) on-site mental health resources, (b)...

      Flexible Working Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2025 to Question 21859, on Flexible Working Taskforce, on what dates that taskforce met in each year from...

      Israel: Arms Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the deals announced on 16 December 2024 between the Israel Ministry of Defence and Elbit Systems for the supply of advanced...

      Overseas Trade: Greece

      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 United Kingdom and Greece.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Floods: Leicester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support communities affected by recent flooding in Leicester; and whether he plans to...

    • Marine Environment: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to reform the marine licensing process.

      Nuclear Power: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of issuing a Regulation 12 determination under the Justification...

      Flood Control: South Ribble

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been spent on flood prevention works to protect the village of Croston in South Ribble constituency in the last...

      Agriculture: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the contribution of farming to the economy of (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency...

      Dogs: Electronic Training Aids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to ban the (a) sale and (b) use of shock collars for dogs.

      Cats and Dogs: Animal Breeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of breeding for extreme conformations on the health and welfare of (a)...

      Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the conclusions within his Department's Animal...

      Deer: Hunting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the use of exemptions within the Hunting Act 2004 for stag hunting.

  • Treasury

    • Public Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the written statement entitled Plan for Change: Milestones for mission-led Government, published on 5 December 2024, HCWS285, and the...

    • Public Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the policy paper entitled Plan for Change, published on 5 December 2024, CP1210, if she will make it her policy to publish an annual...

      Defence: Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent trends in borrowing costs on the Government's capacity to increase defence spending to 2.5%...

      Revenue and Customs: Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions her Department has had with victims of fraud on their experiences with HMRC.

      Fraud: Compensation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2025 to Question 21166 on Fraud: Compensation, what discussions her Department has had with HMRC on victims of fraud...

      Economic Growth

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the policy paper entitled Plan for Change, published on 5 December 2024, CP1210, what metrics she plans to use to measure progress...

      Banking Hubs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will have discussions with financial institutions to establish which additional banks will participate in the roll out of banking hubs.

      National Income

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate she has made of the change in GDP per capita by 2030.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Databases: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how the Data (Use and Access) Bill will ensure that publishers can access data effectively when ensuring regulatory compliance.

    • Revenue and Customs: Electronic Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 20241 on Electronic Government, what his planned timetable is for...

      Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department is taking steps to allow people to retain their mobile numbers when changing mobile contracts while...

      Information Commissioner's Office

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the enforcement practices of the Information Commissioner's Office cohere...

      Intimate Image Abuse: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to prevent the use of denudifying apps by children in the creation of pornographic deepfake images.

      Intimate Image Abuse: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is taking to prevent the use of denudifying apps used to create pornographic deepfake images.

      Broadband and Mobile Phones: South Kesteven

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to improve mobile phone and broadband access in South Kesteven.

      Copyright: Performing Arts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) withdrawing the Copyright and Performances (Application to Other...

  • Department for Transport

    • Railway Stations: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason late-night services at Worcester Park station are not being reinstated between Thursday and Sunday.

    • Pakistan International Airlines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Civil Aviation Authority is reviewing the ban on Pakistan International Airlines; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact...

      Railway Stations: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her planned timetable is for allocating the next round of Access for All funding.

      Roads: Lighting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles worth of road lighting on (a) motorways and (b) all-purpose trunk roads have been permanently switched off following completion of the...

      Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of waiting times for practical driving tests on the duration of the validity of driving theory tests.

      Roads: Lighting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road lighting schemes on (a) motorways and (b) all-purpose trunk roads that were switched off following completion of the TA 501 appraisal...

      Roads: Lighting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the relationship between switching off lighting on stretches of (a) motorways and (b) major trunk...

      Transport: Documents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to tackle issues related to falsified (a) driving licences and (b) other transport-related documents created by AI.

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to make rail fares more affordable.

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Dental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on introducing tooth brushing lessons in primary schools.

    • Educational Institutions: Air Conditioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many air cleaning units were provided to education facilities in (a) Birmingham Northfield constituency, (b) Birmingham, (c) the West Midlands and...

      Schools: Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is her policy to continue the Opening Schools Facilities funding.

      Special Educational Needs: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase access to assessments for Special Educational Needs.

      Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the child poverty strategy will include specific measures to help tackle child poverty amongst (a) disabled and (b) other groups that are most...

      Pupils: Cerebral Palsy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve support for children with cerebral palsy in education settings.

      Special Educational Needs: Visual Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of Vision Impairment education services; and what assessment she has made of the potential...

      Schools: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is collecting data on trends in the number of in-year school applications in each local authority area.

      Schools: Educational Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department holds data on the number of coaches booked by schools for (a) cultural and (b) sports trips in (i) 2024 to date and (ii) the...

      Teachers: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the policy paper entitled Plan for Change, published on 5 December 2024, CP1210, at what grades new teachers will be recruited; and...

      Young Futures Hubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what age ranges Young Futures hubs will work with.

      Young Futures Hubs: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many youth hubs will be established in rural areas.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Diplomatic Immunity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many Special Mission Immunity certificates have been (a) applied for by and (b) granted to each state since 4...

    • Russia: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to support Ukraine's efforts to counter Russia's invasion.

      Pakistan: Extradition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) restricting foreign aid, (b) restricting visas and...

      South Africa: G20

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his South African counterpart on that country's objectives for the G20 Presidency.

      Development Aid: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that UK international climate finance reaches (a) children and (b) communities...

      Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with (a) international and (b) NGO partners to remove blocks on humanitarian aid entering...

      Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to help tackle extra-judicial imprisonment.

      Syria: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 19310 on Syria: Religious Freedom, what recent discussions...

      Alaa Abd El-Fattah

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help secure the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah.

      Bashar al-Assad

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

      Afghanistan: Women's Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help support the rights of women in Afghanistan.

      Palestinians: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of recognising a Palestinian state.

      China: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans an audit of the UK’s relationship with China.

      Caribbean Community: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many times Ministers in his Department have engaged with the leadership of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)...

      Australia: Antisemitism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Australian counterpart on (a) the arson attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue...

      Amazonia: Rainforests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Brazilian counterpart on the (a) protection of the Amazon rainforest...

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) engagement and (b) consultation he (i) has had and (ii) plans to have with parliamentarians on the treaty...

      Gaza: Ceasefires

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps he has taken to encourage a ceasefire in Gaza.

      Middle East: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with international partners to facilitate mediation between parties to reduce conflict in...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Official Residences: Government Art Collection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2024 to Question 16604 on 11 Downing Street: Art Works, if she will publish a corresponding list...

    • 11 Downing Street: Art Works

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2024 to Question 8809 on 11 Downing Street: Art Works, what was the cost to the public purse of...

      Tourism: Buses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the level of contribution of coaches to the tourism industry.

      Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the scheduled ending of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme in...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Temporary Accommodation: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the cost of temporary accommodation for London councils in each of the last four years.

    • Viva Midco: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Joint plan to accelerate developer-led remediation and...

      Government Departments: Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2024 to Question 15443 on Government departments: trade unions, which recognised...

      Labour: Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 15832 on Labour: Civil Servants, whether her Departments holds...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2023 to Question 15517 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...

      Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when her Department will publish a breakdown of planned spending on homelessness (a) support and (b) prevention for...

      Local Government: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 15929 on Local Government: Standards, what her definition is of...

      Local Government Finance: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the funding gap for district councils in Lincolnshire in the next two years.

      Small Businesses: Business Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, through what mechanism small business rate relief is financed; and how local authorities are reimbursed for the cost.

      Council Tax: Probate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2024 to Question 15203 on Council Tax: Probate, whether the 12 month period for...

      Mayors: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answers of 3 December 2024 to Question (a) 15923 and (b) 15934 on Mayors: Elections, for what reason...

      Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has set up expert boards for homelessness policy.

      Elections: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the increase in the number of veterans able to vote due to the introduction of the...

      Homelessness: Departmental Coordination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress her Department has made on setting up the Inter-Ministerial Group on ending homelessness.

      Private Rented Housing: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the consultation entitled Reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings regime, published on 4...

      Standard of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the policy paper entitled Plan for Change, published on 5 December 2024, CP1210, how her Department...

      Community Ownership Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the next round of the Community Ownership Fund will open for applications.

      Community Ownership Fund: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of funding from the most recent round of the Community Ownership Fund was allocated to bids from Scotland.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Disability: Discrimination

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to help tackle disability discrimination in workplaces.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • National Grid: Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many properties are not connected to the national (a) gas and (b) electricity grid in Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe constituency.

    • Renewable Fuels: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to deliver a consultation on technical issues associated with renewable liquid heating fuel...

      Social Rented Housing: Boiler Upgrade Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending the boiler upgrade scheme to social housing tenants.

      Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to page 6 of the publication entitled Plan for Change: Milestones for mission-led government, what metrics his...

      Geoengineering

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government (a) participates in and (b) funds geoengineering activities; what information his Department holds on...

  • Home Office

    • Hunting

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the remarks of Temporary Assistant Chief Constable Matt Longman, the national police lead on hunting, that he is "very happy"...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Ministers' Private Offices: Official Cars

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office on 2 December 2024 (HC16599), whether (1) the Cabinet Office, or (2) the...

    • Public Inquiries

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many statutory public inquiries established under the Inquiries Act 2005 are currently still active; whether each inquiry has a target date for its completion;...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

  • Treasury

  • Women and Equalities

    • Ban Conversion Therapy Coalition

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Collins of Highbury on 2 January (HL3671), on which specific dates and times have (1) Ministers and (2) officials met,...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

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