Monday, 20 January 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to continue with the Mental Health Investment Standard.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on whether there are ongoing trials to assess whether continuing hormone therapy indefinitely after...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding to improve (a) services and (b) research for individuals...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of provisions within the Tobacco and Vapes Bill on trends in the level of usage of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase access to PSA tests for the early diagnosis of prostate cancer for men in rural areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to fund research into new treatments for chronic migraines to (a) increase quality of life and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the NHS England 987 inclusion health scheme on access to A&E services outside...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent the illegal sale of ADHD medication for recreational use.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse is of hospital repairs over the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide (a) resources and (b) expertise to (i) assess digital health technologies and (ii) maintain the safety...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was in the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital emergency department in each of the last ten years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure hospitals are able to meet increased demand as a result of increased hospital admissions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the powers of Coroners to include the investigation of stillbirths.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS 10-year-plan will include measures to address excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with University Hospitals of Liverpool on the Critical Incident declared on 7 January 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the affordability of prescriptions on people with long-term conditions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the eligibility criteria for IVF for access to treatment for surrogate mothers where the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of resident doctor training positions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle (a) staffing shortages and (b) infrastructure problems in hospitals in Gloucestershire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support patients adversely impacted by pelvic mesh implants.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to conduct a review of the medicines supply chain to ensure that the causes of ongoing shortages of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with NICE on the potential merits of offering Givinostat for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) review (i) diagnostic and (ii) treatment practices for people with chronic urinary tract infections and (b) take steps to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many penalty charge notices have been issued against patient transport service vehicles in each of the last five years for which data...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to promote the use of Prescription Prepayment Certificates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) increase capacity on children's heart units and (b) ensure that children requiring treatment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of (a) trends in the level of costs of medicines and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of sunbed usage by adults.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to improve the usage of sunscreen of factor 30 and above.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on skin cancer awareness campaigns in each of the last three financial years .
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to introduce early diagnosis services for osteoporosis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of waiting until the publication of the final Module 3 Covid-19 Inquiry report to (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of revising the Infection Prevention Controls guidance in the National Infection...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of registration timeframes for new healthcare providers registering with the Care...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help protect older people from health impacts of cold weather.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (England and Wales) Regulations 2024 on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of extending the Start for Life programme to (a) Harpenden and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting lists for treatment for chronic migraines.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2024 to Question 19157 on Bowel Cancer: Health Services, what steps he has taken to support Bowel...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on how many abattoirs there were in (a) England and (b) the UK in (i) 2023 and (ii) 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to allow children who are (a) out of school and (b) in alternative provision to receive seasonal vaccinations that are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle addiction issues in under 18s.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 22602 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, for what reason the Medicines and Healthcare...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with women experiencing (a) pain and (b) complications from transvaginal mesh implants.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the length of waiting lists for a lifesaving organ in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase the five-year survival rate of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, from 22% to 44%.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the timely publication of the final results of the Mirocals trial for motor neurone...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to people affected by seasonal flu in Romford constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) number of and (b) requirement for medical service personnel was on 1 April 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of participants in university Officer Training Corps complete the (a) Army Reserve Commissioning Course and (b) Commissioning Course for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken with international partners to dispose of legacy marine mines.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Navy training budget was in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the RAF training budget was in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Army training budget was in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many engineers there were in the Army on 1 April 2024; and what the requirement was.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many employee settlement agreements there were in his Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the delay to the publication of his Department's annual statistics on armed forces equipment will impact the scheduling of other departmental...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve the UK's space-based (a) positioning, (b) navigation and (c) timing capabilities, in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16963 on Israel: F-35 Aircraft, whether any F-35 components manufactured in Britain are designed...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what diversity and inclusion (a) days and (b) weeks (i) his Department and (ii) the Office for Equality and Opportunity plans to mark in 2025.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Secretary Letter to UK Government Ministers of 3 October 2024 on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, for what...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's policy document entitled Governance Code on Public Appointments, published on 8 February 2024, whether recruitment...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has met members of the 48 Group Club.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16512 on Government Communication Service and his Department's statistical bulletin entitled...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question HL2771 on Civil Servants: Recruitment, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Register of Members' Financial Interests, on what dates he stayed in Lord Alli's accommodation since becoming Prime Minister.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 14712 on Honours: Public Appointments, what discussions he had with the Commissioner for Public...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the guidance entitled Council of the Nations and Regions: Terms of Reference, published on 17 October 2024, in which Department is...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the security of domestic elections from foreign interference.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make it a criminal offence to create fake online media accounts for public bodies and organisations...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to commence the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to include appointments to the Fair Work Agency in the Public Bodies Order in Council; and whether the chair appointment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data his Department holds on the number of businesses that have closed involuntarily in each month of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data his Department holds on the number of businesses that have closed voluntarily in each month of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data his Department holds on the number of involuntary business liquidations that have taken place each month of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 20204 on Nissan, what his planned timetable is for publishing the updated transparency...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data his Department holds on the number of voluntary business liquidations that have taken place each month of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help tackle barriers to export for small businesses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 15845 on Small Businesses: Recruitment, when he plans to publish the small business...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support the hospitality industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 19977 on Trade Union Officials, on what dates (a) he and (b) Ministers in his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to allow not-for-profit Community Interest Companies to receive the associated advantages of non-profit...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of US policies enacted between 20 January 2017 – 20 January 2021 on UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of Mexico's recent constitutional reforms on UK investments in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the implications for (a) his policies and (b) bilateral trade relations of Argentina’s...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 14th October 2024 to Question 5918 on Department for Business and Trade: Canada, whether he plans to meet the Agent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent progress he has made on free-trade negotiations with the Swiss Confederation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to make the Chartered Town Planner Level 7 Apprenticeship exempt from any reforms in access to the new Growth and Skills Levy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of (a) revising the school calendar and (b) reducing the length of the school summer...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase (a) awareness and (b) uptake of the Adoption and Special Guardian Support Fund for eligible families.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing domestic fee status for the children of British National (Overseas) visa...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a suicide prevention strategy aimed at (a) school and (b) university students.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for implementing alternative student finance following the introduction of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to employers' National Insurance contributions on specialist colleges.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to decolonise the (a) artwork and (b) heritage assets in (i) her Department and (ii) each of its arm’s length bodies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department provides support programs including (a) appropriate training, (b) mentorship and (c) career pathways to encourage young people...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) support children in foster care and (b) the work of foster carers (i) in Gedling constituency and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which contractors have been chosen to carry out works under the school rebuilding programme; and on what criteria these contractors were chosen.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of children that were home-schooled in Lincolnshire in the (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-2024 academic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost to local authorities of (a) establishing and (b) maintaining a register of home schooled children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Online Safety Act 2023 to help tackle fake news...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation on Copyright and Artificial...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the call for evidence on DSIT Central Statistics User...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with the Government Office for Technology Transfer on (a) detecting, (b) preventing, and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to monitor the impact of online and offline pornography on violence against women and girls.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the use of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of AI bots on (a) community cohesion and (b) national security.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with Horizon Europe on opportunities for research into (a) detecting, (b) preventing and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what his Department's timetable is for publishing the independent Pornography Review led by Baroness Bertin.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of AI regulation in (a) detecting, (b) preventing, and (c) removing child sexual...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with his European counterparts on the potential merits of strengthening technology regulation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to tackle the impact of grey imports on UK businesses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposals within the English Devolution White Paper on the (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) adequacy of the (i) provision of disabled toilets and (ii) systems that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to provide support to homeowners impacted by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on holding local elections in May 2025; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which local authorities responded to her Department's letter of 16 December 2024 on local government restructuring to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has carried out an impact assessment on plans to redistribute council tax.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps with local authorities to remove the requirement for households on freehold...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households are being supported in each local authority area by sponsors receiving thank you payments under...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2025 to Question HL3612 on Unitary Councils, what she classes as a small unitary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support communities with high levels of housing growth where necessary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the Consultation: provisional local government...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation on Local audit reform: a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what will happen to existing Council debt following local government reorganisation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of single justice procedure convictions were for which recordable offences in the most recent year for which data is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the use of drones for smuggling (a) weapons, (b) drugs and (c) other contraband into prisons.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Financial Conduct Authority’s consultation entitled Diversity and inclusion in the financial sector – working together to...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will have discussions with the credit union movement on expanding their role in offering financial services to individuals.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to tackle tax evasion by business in the hospitality sector who (a) fail to declare earnings and (b) pay cash in hand.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that premises covered by the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill will also be required to provide (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology of the adequacy of the accessibility of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the police national computer retains nominal records for non-resident people.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people on bail for immigration cases have public authorities lost track of in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent potential intimidation of people of the Jewish faith during protest marches past synagogues.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to take steps to give Police and Fire Commissioner roles to combined authority mayors.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) new and (b) replacement passports were issued in 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the (a) equitability and (b) affordability of fees for citizenship applications; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of small boat crossings of the Channel each day in December 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what leadership the Border Security Command provides to (a) Border Force, (b) National Crime Agency, (c) Immigration Enforcement and (d) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average award to each individual was under the Voluntary Returns Scheme; and what the total cost was to the public purse of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to lower the threshold at which the Department has a legal...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to require more (a) frequent and (b) detailed checks on...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking with (a) Europol, (b) Eurojust, (c) French authorities and (d) other international partners to (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the immigration status of people prosecuted for membership of a rape gang.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of conducting a review of the number of irregular migrants resident in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many chartered flights for the deportation of illegal migrants there were in each of the last five years; and how many such migrants...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle crimes committed by individuals who have entered the country illegally.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many removals of illegal migrants were (a) voluntary and (b) enforced since 2018.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how (a) many people were in receipt of and (b) much was spent on support under section (i) four, (ii) 95 and (iii) 98 of the Immigration and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on ending the use of hotels to accommodate asylum seekers.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of the number of asylum seekers entering the UK in December 2024 for (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the annual cost to the public purse of providing public services including (a) healthcare, (b) education and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure asylum seekers are no longer housed in hotels in Boston and Skegness constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hotels are (a) providing and (b) in negotiations to provide accommodation to asylum seekers in East Grinstead and Uckfield constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle modern slavery in illegal hand carwashes.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to deport people with dual citizenship who are charged with child grooming offences.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to provide the same level of support to self-employed parents taking maternity leave as to self-employed people taking...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2025 to Question 21604 on Department for Work and Pensions: Artificial Intelligence, whether her...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of changing Support for Mortgage Interest from a loan to a benefit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 25 of the Government response to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's investigation into Women’s...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the number of window cleaners electrocuted whilst using water-fed poles in each year for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of the 2006 Attitudes to Pension Survey participants aged between 18 and 69 were women born in the 1950s.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were (a) awarded Pension Credit and (b) paid Winter Fuel Allowance in West Worcestershire constituency in (i) 2024-25 and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that people receiving Universal Credit have adequate support for accessing (a) employment opportunities and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress the Health and Safety Executive has made in its review of the Approved Code of Practice and guidance in the Workplace (Health,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support pensioners on the poverty line.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Rodenticide Stewardship Scheme in reducing wildlife exposure to rat poisons; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of migrants who entered in the UK in the last 5 years are in receipt of state benefits.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2024 to Question 2170 on British National (Overseas): Pensions, whether he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the information presented in the Hong Kong Legislative Council paper CB(2)1779/24-25(01) on 7...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish all (a) correspondence and (b) representations his Department (i) has made and (ii) received on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 19316 on Development Aid: Review, what progress he has made...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark on (a) Greenland and (b) the Faroe...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish Lord Mandelson's declaration of interests as the new Ambassador to the United States.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what verbal discussions his Department has had with representatives of the Chinese government on the planning...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what flags other than the Union flag will be flown from his Department's buildings in London in 2025; and on which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Bangladeshi counterpart on (a) violence and (b) persecution against...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of continuation of the conflict in Sudan on the number of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in Denmark on the US interest in Greenland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the number of farms that will be affected by changes made to agricultural property...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of wool prices in the last (a) 6 months, (b) 12 months and (c) 8 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has for the Smaller Abattoir Fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of banning perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances where there are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the ability of the abattoir network in (a) England and (b) the UK to meet the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the labour supply for abattoirs in (a) England and (b) the UK to meet...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the UK’s marine natural capital.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate he has made of the value of UK’s marine natural capital to coastal communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the National Food Strategy will account for the role of biodiversity in underpinning the food system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support British sheep farmers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect British wool businesses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidents of flooding have been reported in (a) South Norfolk constituency and (b) Norfolk in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to tackle perfluoroalkyl substances in the marine environment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2024 to Question 19688 on Food Supply, if he will take steps to include alternative...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to make healthy food options affordable to low-income families.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to expand the Flood Resilience Scheme to households which (a) have been affected outside named storms and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the paper entitled Marine Protected Areas network report (2019 to 2024), published on 18 December 2024,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology of the adequacy of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed plans to make it easier to build data centres on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of adverse weather conditions on arable farm output in South Suffolk...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of total percentage of the biodiversity for which the UK has global responsibility is located in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to ensure legally compliant labelling on imported food and drink.
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 recent trends in the level of farm incomes in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to provide more data to horticulture businesses on (a) sanitary and phytosanitary border...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria is being used to select the body administering funding from the statutory gambling levy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made a recent assessment the effectiveness of self-regulation by the gambling industry with regard to gambling advertising.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with (a) the Guardian Media Group and (b) Tortoise Media on the proposed buyout of the Observer newspaper.
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what discussions the Electoral Commission has had with the Government on...
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission has issued on political donations...
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the Electoral Commission's timetable is for the publication of...
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has produced guidance on how...
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has produced guidance on foreign donors...
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has produced guidance on whether social...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people in Northern Ireland who (a) have their vehicles damaged by stolen cars where the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to encourage people to buy electric vehicles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points across (a) Gloucester and (b) the South West.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) increase the number of practical driving tests available in (i) Greater London and (ii) Essex and (b) help...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress she has made with National Highways on the next round of RIS3 funding: and whether the A180 will be included in this funding stream.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of amending the national speed limit for rural roads.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will publish practical driving test results broken down via (a) age and (b) gender for each of the test centres in greater Glasgow.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a single Public Service Operator licence for each traffic area in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the safety of LED headlights on cars (a) generally and (b) on country roads.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that heat pumps are a viable option for homes and businesses currently off the gas grid.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed Grimsby to Walpole pylon project on the availability of farmland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation on Capacity Market: proposals to modernise...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the call for evidence on Capacity Market: consumer-led...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help increase storage levels of gas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to paragraph 3.71 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, what support will be provided for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology of the adequacy of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation on Raising product standards for space...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help small and medium sized businesses with energy costs in (a) South Holland and the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the use of hydrogen for heating.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of hydrogen-hybrid vehicles on achieving the UK's net-zero emissions targets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of integrating hybrid-fuelled boilers with (a) electric air-source heat pumps...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will list the infringement proceedings currently being pursued by the EU against the United Kingdom under the EU–UK withdrawal agreement.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office on 27 November 2024 (HC14966), whether the Committee on the Grant of...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 21 November 2023 (HL36), whether they will publish data on an annualised basis on what proportion of...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many excess deaths over the state pension age there have been in England and Wales for each year in which data are available in the last decade.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Government Digital Service or an external IT company have been commissioned to build a new platform for transparency data, as set out in the July 2023...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to make it their policy to publish agendas and minutes from their mission boards; and whether the mission boards are able to make...
To ask His Majesty's Government what arrangements are in place for Colombian nationals applying for visas to the United Kingdom following the reintroduction of a visa requirement on 26...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of social media platforms in inciting the riots in Southport between 30 July and 5 August 2024.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals from the Rohingya community have been granted refugee status each year over the past ten years; what consideration they have given to creating...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the full range of assistance services, including housing and other provision, will be available to Syrian asylum seekers while their applications are on hold.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect consumers from rising levels of banking scams, particularly in relation to those involving AI voice cloning.
To ask His Majesty's Government what are the latest figures for antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes for the (1) Metropolitan Police, (2) Greater Manchester Police, and (3) West Midlands...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of "prostitute’s cautions", on opportunities for employment and other stigmatisation of those affected and what...
To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are putting in place to ensure that every government department is accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence for government business.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the availability of broadband services in the UK, particularly with regard to (1) expanding the available connections, and...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Grimstone of Boscobel on 28 April 2022 (HL7909), what is the current status of Project DEFEND; and what assessment...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have consulted Alan Bates about the convictions of sub-postmasters due to the Post Office's Capture project.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many collective proceedings applications were filed with the Competition Appeal Tribunal, broken down by opt-out and opt-in proceedings, in each month since...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many outstanding claims for Pension Credit there were at the end of 2024.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the annual cost increase arising from the greater uptake of Pension Credit since July 2024.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many pensioner households were in receipt of the Winter Fuel Payment in 2024; and how this compares with the figure for 2023.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 12 November 2024 (HL2064), whether they intend to publish the (1) annual, and (2) total, amount...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 6 January (HL3268), whether anyone provided external legal advice; if so, who;...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of Hong Kong's Protection of Critical Infrastructure (Computer Systems) Bill, including concerns that Hong...
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Hong Kong following the decision of Hong Kong police to offer rewards for the arrests of...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assistance they are giving to the new administration in Bangladesh to support reforms and build capacity in (1) their anti-corruption unit, (2) financial...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 19 December 2024 (HL3060), what remedy the public currently has against a failure by a...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Canal & River Trust Our Climate and Adaptation Report, published in December 2024; in particular, the...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 19 December 2024 (HL3133), how they anticipate that Northern Ireland officials in the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Ofwat and water companies about encouraging or incentivising domestic and business customers to install rainwater harvesting...
To ask His Majesty's Government for what reason it is still legal to export glass eels to Russia despite sanctions against that country.
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the Charity Commission about Sheikh Mishary Alafasy's speaking tour.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many convictions there were for those caught driving whilst under the influence of drugs in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022, (5) 2023, and (6) 2024.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number and cost of solar panels which have been purchased from China over the past ten years; how many solar panels they expect will...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to alleviate fuel poverty this winter, including (1) support for local government, and (2) community-led initiatives.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 8 January (HL3567), whether they have any target for providing social homes over the...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether all the 1.5 million new homes which they target to be built by 2030 (1) will have 360 insulation, and (2) will have decarbonised heating.
To ask His Majesty's Government with reference to the provisional local government finance settlement 2025–26 published on 18 December 2024, whether the £515 million allocated to...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to prevent houses from being built on functional flood plains and, in particular, on those sites located in flood zone 3b.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effects of flooding in the North West of England in December 2024 and January 2025 on new urban commercial and housing...
To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to commence sections (1) 102, and (2) 230, of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the research note by the Policy Exchange The Muslim Council of Britain's New Leadership.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the speaking tour by Sheikh Mishary Alafasy on community cohesion.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Khan of Burnley on 20 December 2024 (HL3595), what is the current estimated cost of building a Holocaust Memorial and...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that County Council elections cannot be cancelled for purely partisan political purposes.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the ending of the Latin Excellence Programme on access to Latin education in different parts of the country; and...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 19 December 2024 (HL2929), how many apprenticeship places in each year since 2010 have been (1)...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure students leave education with sufficient skills in (1) financial literacy, and (2) financial education.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve the capacity of local authorities to assess children for the purposes of education, health and care plans.
To ask His Majesty's Government how much additional money has been provided to the government of Scotland to respond to recent instances of acute bad weather.
To ask His Majesty's Government when the eighth Type 26 frigate will join the Royal Navy.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the UK is the largest European NATO contributor of maritime military capability to the Arctic region.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of volunteer hours put in by non-executive board members and the wider membership of the Reserve Forces and Cadet...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to regulate the use of AI in the defence sector following the deployment of The Nordic Warden System by the Joint Expeditionary Force.
To ask His Majesty's Government when HMS Victorious' refit will be completed.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the possibility of speeding up the Type 45 Power Improvement Project programme.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the present status of HM Ships Albion and Bulwark; and whether there are plans for the ships to be sold for scrap or used by another navy.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the economies of both Wales and the UK, of the recent closure of shipping facilities at the port of Holyhead; and...
To ask His Majesty's Government why the Apple Hearing Aid feature is not currently permitted in the UK although it is allowed in many other countries.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the availability of respite care for adults with complex needs following the closure of the charity Revitalise at the end of...
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