Written answers

Thursday, 17 April 2025

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Sewage: Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has assessed the potential merits when sewage is released by water companies that poses a risk to...

    • Forests: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 35439 on Forests and Rivers: Access, what plans he has considered for...

      Recycling: Hospitality Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of exempting businesses in the hospitality sector from charges...

      Tree Planting: Bedfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 38205 on Tree Planting: Bedfordshire, what the range of sensitives are.

      Tree Planting: Bedfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 38205 on Tree Planting: Bedfordshire, if he will publish county level...

      Greyhounds: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to reduce the number of deaths of dogs in greyhound racing.

      Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support homegrown produce following the closure of the Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme.

      Environment Agency: Calder Conferences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department’s publication entitled Defra: spending over £500, January 2025, published on 21...

      Public Places: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department is providing (a) Huddersfield and (b) other towns to create (i) cleaner and (ii) more attractive...

  • Home Office

    • Home Office: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment they have made of the potential impact of the use of AI in their Department on security.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Listed Events

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changing viewing habits on the relevance of the Listed Events regime as a means...

    • Tour de France

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of categorising the Tour de France as a Category A sporting event.

      Youth Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure local authorities have sufficient funds for youth services.

      Young People: Manchester Rusholme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to involve young people in the development of the National Youth Strategy in the Manchester...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Hospitals: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has issued guidance to hospital trusts on reducing waiting lists for elective care through demand management.

    • Hospitals: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 33086 on Health Services: Waiting Lists, what assessment he has made of the potential...

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the abolition of NHS England will impact the (a) role and (b) structure of the Getting It Right First Time programme.

      NHS England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish his Department’s impact assessment on closing NHS England.

      NHS England: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to manage the integration of NHS England's IT systems into his Department.

      Hinchingbrooke Hospital: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the (a) percentage and (b) real terms change in funding for patient services at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in the 2025/26 financial year.

      NHS England: Leeds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to support workers at NHS England in Leeds with job losses; and how he plans to ensure the retention of talent...

      Health Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to funding for integrated care boards on local healthcare (a) planning and...

      NHS Trusts: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure there is continuity of funding for NHS trusts during the NHS abolition transition period.

      NHS England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of closing NHS England on integrated care boards.

      NHS England: Managers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England executives that receive redundancy packages will be eligible to be rehired into civil service roles and retain those...

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) availability and (b) eligibility requirements for NHS ADHD...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has received the final post-authorisation safety study report for the...

      Medical Equipment: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help promote the (a) recycling and (b) reuse of (i) Zimmer frames, (ii) walking sticks and (iii)...

      Earwax: West Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) availability and (b) accessibility of NHS ear wax removal services in West Dorset constituency.

      Endometriosis: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce times for the diagnosis of endometriosis.

      Childbirth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the rates at which children born preterm receive follow-up health and developmental...

      Endometriosis: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the current average diagnosis time for endometriosis.

      NHS England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to communicate changes in relation to the abolition of NHS England to the (a) public and (b) NHS...

      Strokes: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to allocate capital funding to improve stroke care infrastructure in Greater Manchester.

      NHS England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to manage existing (a) litigation and (b) other disputes involving NHS England after its abolition.

      NHS England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) evaluate the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on healthcare...

      NHS England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to maintain (a) transparency and (b) accountability in NHS operations after the abolition of NHS England.

      Endometriosis: Mid Bedfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support women with endometriosis in Mid Bedfordshire constituency.

      NHS England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the abolition of NHS England will impact the management of (a) national and (b) regional NHS budgets.

      NHS England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on patient outcomes.

      Hinchingbrooke Hospital: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons the new theatre block at Hinchingbrooke Hospital will not open until spring 2026.

      NHS England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff will form the leadership team to coordinate the transfer of NHS England into his Department.

      NHS England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on the (a) roles and (b) responsibilities of regional...

      Dialysis Machines: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 28481 on Dialysis Machines: Per Capita Costs, if he will provide a breakdown of the...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has instructed Official Development Assistance programme teams to pause new (a) business cases, (b)...

    • Development Aid: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure funding for education is protected in the planned reduction of ODA.

  • Department for Education

    • Environment Protection: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that Skills England helps create green skills in all decarbonising sectors.

    • Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to ensure that the cost of loans advanced to (a) overseas and (b) domestic applicants subsequently found not to have...

      Pre-school Education: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing to early years providers in the private sector to mitigate the impact of increases to employer National...

      Racial Discrimination: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the number of incidents of anti-Palestinian racism (a) on university campuses, (b) in further education colleges and...

      Pupils: Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2025 to Question 29183 on Smartphones, what research she refers to.

      Breakfast Clubs: Primary Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools run breakfast clubs with a duration of (a) 30, (b) less than 30 and (c) more than 30 minutes.

      Childcare: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled Early education and childcare (effective from 1 April 2025), published on 21 February 2025, what...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Rented Housing: Housing Improvement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether there are obligations on landlords in relation to the rent they charge if their property has been improved...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Cabinet Office: Staff

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2025 to Question 25452 on Cabinet Office: Staff, how many staff were attached to the Skills Match Hub on 1...

    • Cabinet Office: Senior Civil Servants

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Senior Civil Service roles in the Cabinet Office have been permanently filled by people who were initially appointed on an interim or...

      Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to tackle the delay in former civil servants receiving their occupational pensions.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the number and proportion of military personnel who are female.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Trade Agreements: USA

      To ask His Majesty's Government, what discussions they have had with the government of the United States of America about the Online Safety Act 2023 and the Digital Markets, Competition and...

    • Import Duties: USA

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether, in the light of the imposition of widespread trade tariffs by the United States of America, they will now establish a dedicated unit to research and...

      Import Duties: USA

      To ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to protect the United Kingdom from potential ‘dumping’ by countries adversely affected by the imposition of trade tariffs by the United...

      Import Duties: USA

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to impose retaliatory tariffs on the United States of America following the unilateral imposition of tariffs on the United Kingdom.

      Import Duties: USA

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the 10 percent tariffs that the United States of America has placed on United Kingdom imports; and how will this affect United...

      Companies: Investment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage more investment into British publicly traded companies.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Recycling: Employment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of impact of growth in the reuse and repair sector on opportunities for green skilled jobs.

    • Avian Influenza: Poultry

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for the vaccination of hens against bird flu.

      Fish: Animal Welfare

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce legislation to protect the welfare of farmed fish at the time of killing.

      Soil

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 17 May 2024 (HL4375), what progress they have made on the collection of soil monitoring data from...

      Fertilisers

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Douglas-Miller on 12 April 2024 (HL3653), what progress they have made on the regulation or other oversight of the...

  • Restoration and Renewal Client Board

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Staff

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication on 26 March of Spring Statement 2025: policy costings, what the (1) purpose, and (2) cost, of the 500 additional new fraud and...

    • Social Security Benefits: Reform

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of proposed welfare reform on the projected number of people who are deemed unfit for work by 2030.

      Social Security Benefits: Reform

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to communicate with vulnerable people about planned welfare reform, particularly in regard to providing clarity and alleviating...

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication on 26 March of Spring Statement 2025: policy costings, how many corrections to benefit claims they have forecasted, and how they...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Staff

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication on 26 March of Spring Statement 2025: policy costings, how they identified benefit payments that would otherwise be incorrect...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • North Korea: Ukraine

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports from the government of South Korea that a further 3,000 North Korean troops have been sent to fight in the war in Ukraine...

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