Llun, 3 Ebrill 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the reports published in November 2022 on independent investigations into the care and treatment of Emily, Christie and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on (a) excess deaths and (b) ambulance waiting times in (i) York Ambulance Service and (ii) England in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to work with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunisation manufacturers to support the implementation of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the minute of meeting held on 1 February 2023 by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), for what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the impact of air quality on the health and wellbeing of people under the age of 18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he had discussions with the Secretary of State for Home Affairs on taking steps to help tackle the potential risk of diptheria...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Office for National Statistics on the pause to the Covid-19 Infection Survey; what assessment he has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mammograms were delayed in (a) England (b) London and (c) Enfield North constituency in the period between 2020 and 2022; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that (a) asthma, (b) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and (c) other respiratory health diseases...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of funding an universal immunisation programme...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to establish a network of relevant stakeholders to advise him on planning for (a) future outbreaks and (b) Mpox.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to implement a universal immunisation programme for respiratory syncytial virus-related lower respiratory tract...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommendation to work towards replacing palivizumab with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with representatives of the pharmaceutical industry on shortages of HRT medication; and what steps his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether funding is available to enable children and young people to access bionic prosthetics as of 27 March 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle the backlog in health and services for disabled children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to change the penalties imposed on people who have not paid for their TV licence because they cannot afford to.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department is providing to the fair, circus and showground industries; what assessment she has made of the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of holding a census every five years.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the value for money of funding the legal fees for the Rt hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip for his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's current average call wait times are for individual members of the public contacting the Office of the Public Guardian.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate has he made of the number of rape and sexual assault trials which have collapsed as a result of court delays.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he plans to take to support parents who do not live with their children to maintain contact where that contact is hindered by the resident...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Office of the Public Guardian will return to an average of eight weeks to register a Lasting Power of Attorney.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help protect local authorities from cyber attacks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure pet owning tenants do not pay unreasonably higher rents for properties...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has met with representatives of the the Fairtrade Foundation to discuss farming support for people in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Iran on religious freedom in that country.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on potential responses to the Ugandan Government's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to increase the proportion of Overseas Development Assistance spent on peacebuilding...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his Department’s policy to increase the proportion of total Overseas Development...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much humanitarian aid his Department has provided to help with food shortages in East Africa in the last year;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to page 168 of his Department's annual report and accounts 2021 to 2022, published on 19 July 2022,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many people who have been approved under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme are in bridging...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the report of the Federation Small Business entitled Customs Clearance,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Budget Report 2023, HC1183, published in March 2023, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had recent discussions with Ofcom on trends in the price of 1st class stamps over the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Seventh Report of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee entitled Royal Mail, published on 17 March...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the paper by the Critical Minerals Association entitled Midstream Processing and Refining: Unlocking Security of Supply,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason hydrogen combustion engines are not eligible for automotive transformation funding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Government plans to remove import tariffs on Malaysian palm oil in connection with negotiations over UK membership of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Government trade missions to India have visited Gujarat in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had recent discussions with her counterparts in the European Free Trade Association on increasing (a) goods and (b) services...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps her Department has taken to help Bolton Council (a) support (i) businesses, (ii) exporters and (iii) manufacturers and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Seventh Report of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee entitled Royal Mail, published on 17 March...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to support British companies to make trade agreements with individual Indian states; and if she will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans she has to encourage business investment.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children who went missing were subsequently found and returned to safety in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the transparency data entitled Home Office: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, October to December 2022,...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's publication of data on ministerial gifts for October to December 2022 on 23 March, whether any (a) import...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2022 to Question 83745 on Police: Travellers, for what reason the Home Office does not hold information...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's data on ministerial travel costs for October to December 2022 on 23 March, how much of the £713.07...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to offer safe and legal routes for asylum seekers coming from countries without an active resettlement...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made with Cabinet colleagues of the threat posed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she has made an assessment of the threat posed by potential hate preachers supporting the persecution of and attacks on the Ahmadiyya...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle authorised push payment fraud, including that which targets vulnerable people.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to introduce a Minister for Economic Crime.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to include protections within the Illegal Migration Bill for children and families claiming asylum.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) quickest and (b) slowest time was for communicating an asylum decision for an application made in the United Arab Emirates for...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the disclosure and reporting obligations of the Modern Slavery Act 2015; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the release of non-native (a) raptors and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish the National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the findings of the independent review into labour shortages in the food supply chain.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment. Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with supermarkets on profit levels and food pricing in response to increased food price...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what investment her Department is making in agricultural productivity, sustainability and climate resilience.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) quality and (b) safety of water in (i) Camden and (ii) Brent.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help restore peat bogs; and what targets she has set for peat bog restoration.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to reduce the cyber skills gap.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the White Paper on Levelling Up the United Kingdom, published on 2 February 2022, what progress her...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Cyber Essentials programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the accountability of social media platforms...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to produce a workforce plan for SEND and Alternative Provision staff before the end of this parliamentary Session.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of schools with medical conditions policies which are accessible to parents and carers in line...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to take steps with the Payment Systems Regulator to increase the compensation available to people affected by authorised push payment fraud.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2023 to Question 169229 on Treasury: Aviation, on how many occasions he or his predecessors have travelled overseas on...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of (a) splitting and (b) alternating payments of (i) child benefit and (ii) other payments...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2023 to Question 167111 on Research and Development Tax Credit, whether his Department has made an estimate of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate her Department made of the number of people who would receive the Alternative Fuel Payment before its introduction;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the amount of baseload electricity generation that is required by the UK each day; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the progress of bilateral wage corridor negotiations for seafarers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons pickup trucks classed as never transporting tools or equipment are eligible for tax benefits; and if he will make an assessment of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport of 20 December 2022, Official Report, column 73WH,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which consultations published by their Department are awaiting a response; and when each of those responses (a) were initially planned to and (b) will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the predicted (a) capital and (b) revenue funding for active travel is for the financial year 2023-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the funding required to meet the Government's goal for half of all journeys in towns and cities being cycled or walked by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Civil Aviation Authority in the last 12 months on support for disabled travellers on flights.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that (a) insurance write-offs and (b) other faults are clearly advertised when second-cars are marketed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the results of the consultation on reforming aviation consumer policy: protecting air passenger rights published on 31...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) size in hectares and (b) Housing Unit Potential are of RAF Lakenheath.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which consultations published by their Department are awaiting a response; and when each of those responses (a) were initially planned to and (b) will be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, which consultations published by their Department are awaiting a response; and when each of those responses (a) were initially planned to and (b) will...
To ask His Majesty's Government when HMS Prince of Wales will be operational and at sea again.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 1 February (HL4865), whether they have now established the cost of the repairs to HMS Prince of...
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of repairing HMS Prince of Wales; how long it is expected to remain in dry dock; and how much of the cost will be borne...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 16 March (HL6171), even allowing for waiting times for the Future Pension Centre having...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement in the Spring Budget 2023 factsheet – Labour Market Measures that over 700,000 lead carers of children in receipt of Universal...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that those with disabilities are in receipt of benefits that they are entitled to receive.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have commissioned research on people’s experiences of claiming and receiving Carer’s Allowance; if so, whether they will publish this...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many newly settled children from overseas have not been able to immediately take up allocated school places due to pressures on school numbers in the past year.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many students aged 16 to 19 are currently studying for Early Years qualifications.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote financial literacy in schools.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many school children in England have had an unauthorised school absence in each of the past five years.
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the proportion of people in the UK that do not own a smartphone in each of the following age ranges: (1) 18–24, (2)...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the resumption by BT of the rollout of Digital Voice, what assessment they have made of the (1) timing, and (2) nature, of communication of...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of current statutory cyber and digital risk reporting requirements.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 9 February (HL4988), how many rural premises have 4G coverage from more than one operator;...
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to engage with the concerns of NASA and scientists around the world regarding the increasing risk posed by space junk.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to work with the government of the Falkland Islands to complete an emissions inventory for any potential future fossil fuel development...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 16 March (HL6104), when the next meeting of the UK–EU Joint Committee will take place; when...
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they will make to the government of Saudi Arabia regarding the increased use of the death penalty in that country, particularly for non-lethal...
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Türkiye regarding its reported efforts to restrict opposition in that country.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to find alternative routes for the export of grain from Ukraine given the closure of Black Sea ports in that country.
To ask His Majesty's Government which species of (1) plants, and (2) trees, will still be prohibited from import into Northern Ireland from Great Britain after the implementation of the Windsor...
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the percentage of goods processed through the Green Lane entering Northern Ireland that will be routinely checked under the Windsor...
To ask His Majesty's Government what processes will be required to enable (1) plants, and (2) trees, that are allowed to be transported to Northern Ireland for end use to qualify for Green Lane...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) famine, and (2) security situation, in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.
To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in particular in the province of Kasai, in order (1) to strengthen its health system,...
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to mark World Water Day on 22 March; and which minister will be attending the UN Water Conference from 22–24 March.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent trends in population migration in the Horn of Africa, given the famine in that region.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of journalists and human rights workers refused entry to Rwanda in the past three years; and what representations they...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to their reduction in UK Overseas Development Assistance to 0.5 per cent of gross national income, how they intend to achieve their target of having 40...
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the percentage of non Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) manufactured goods that are transported to Northern Ireland where (1)...
To ask His Majesty's Government how a company can apply for Trusted Trader status under the provisions of the Windsor Framework.
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many new detention centres will be required in the event that the Illegal Migration Bill is enacted; and how many sites or...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that people have access to a (1) new, or (2) renewed, passport during the period of five weeks of industrial action by Passport...
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their objective for net migration in (1) three years' time, and (2) five years' time.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of climate change on the level of future immigration into the UK.
To ask His Majesty's Government what are the legal methods for refugees who are citizens of Somalia, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Myanmar or the Democratic Republic...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the new blasphemy guidance being developed by the Home Office will be legally binding upon schools; how they are planning to make schools aware of...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied migrant children placed in hotels have gone missing in each of the last five years.
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in negotiating a free trade agreement with the United States of America; and when they expect an agreement to be reached.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the UK–Ukraine Digital Trade Agreement, what discussions they have had with the government of Kazakhstan regarding assistance in removing...
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the total cost of dependent carer’s allowance payments to councillors who serve on local authorities in England.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to raise public awareness of parish and town council elections taking place on 4 May.
To ask His Majesty's Government why they made provision for an 18-month relaxation period in relation to non-combustible cavity barriers in external walls of buildings when making the Building...
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many people used a meals on wheels service in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, (4) 2021, and (5) 2022.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 17 March (HL6130), what assessment they have made of the research conducted by...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many new residential properties have been constructed within Environment Agency flood zone 3 each year, since the financial year 2012/13.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of their proposals contained in their consultation Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill: reforms to national...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that disability groups in Northern Ireland that are currently receiving funding from the European Social Fund will now receive...
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the governance arrangements they require from the freeports established in the UK.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many authorised Traveller sites in England are within 50 metres of (1) A-roads, (2) motorways, (3) sewage stations, (4) waste recycling centres, (5) industrial...
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the percentage of (1) tomatoes, (2) peas, (3) onions, and (4) carrots, consumed in England that were imported; and for each of...
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to adopt the definition of "wholegrain" developed by the Whole Grain Initiative.
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total amount of exports from the horticultural sector in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, (4) 2021, and (5) 2022.
To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings (1) ministers, and (2) senior officials, at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have had with the Unit for Future Skills.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that home energy efficiency targets are delivered in both the (1) private, and (2) social, rented sectors.
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards reducing emissions from public sector buildings by 75 per cent by 2037, as set out in their Net Zero Strategy: Build Back...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide access to affordable domestic energy for low-income customers.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the changes made to their second Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy on 10 March, whether it is still their aim that half of all journeys in...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will consider specific penalties for drivers who are caught watching videos on their phones while driving.
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to introducing a national online pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) service to make it easier for HIV negative people at risk...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to NHS England’s instruction to hospitals to use Palantir’s Faster Data Flows database, what safeguards they will put in place to protect...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to NHS England’s instruction to hospitals to use Palantir’s Faster Data Flows database, what categories of patient data Palantir will have...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 7 February (HL4741), what criteria they used to decide whether to approve the salaries for Integrated Care...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of HIV prevalence on the difficulties in booking a sexual health clinic appointment online or by telephone; and...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the legal and reputational risks of NHS England’s decision to instruct hospitals to use Palantir’s Faster Data Flows...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham of 14 February (HL5163), whether they will undertake a comparison of the impact of the UK's rebate rates in the...
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