Written answers

Iau, 20 Ebrill 2023

  • Home Office

    • Anti-social Behaviour: Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help police forces reduce incidences of vehicular-assisted anti-social behaviour; and whether she...

    • Home Office: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of their Department's employees are recorded as having a disability.

      Police: Evidence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the rules on evidence retention within section 19 of the Police and...

      Visas: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of applications for a visa application fee waiver from inside the UK were accepted in 2022.

      Business: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to allow businesses to share data for the purpose of tackling fraud.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the projected cost of plans to house asylum seekers on a boat on the River Mersey at Wirral Waters.

      Visas: Seasonal Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to take steps to ensure that all actors and intermediaries recruiting workers for the seasonal workers scheme are licensed...

      Violent and Sex Offender Register

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using national insurance numbers to register sex offenders.

      Asylum: Interviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her department has taken to reduce the waiting time for people awaiting (a) a substantive interview and (b) an initial decision...

      Visas: Seasonal Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure the welfare of people using Seasonal Worker visas (a) at their point of recruitment in their...

      Visas: Orchestras

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with her Ukrainian counterpart on the refusal of visa to the Khmelnitsky Orchestra; and on what basis visas for...

      Visas: Educational Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to allow enabling school-children with non-EU passports who are travelling from the EU to the UK on school trips...

      Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Illegal Migration Bill on the number of undocumented people living in the UK...

      Asylum: Questionnaires

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of people in the (a) Newcastle Central constituency and (b) UK who need to complete an asylum...

      Naturalisation: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the refund eligibility criteria for individuals who purchased the UKVCAS Super Priority Service but did not receive a...

      Police: Havering

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of police officers in the London Borough of Havering.

      Nitrous Oxide: Motor Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her proposals to ban the use of nitrous oxide, what the exceptions will be for legal use of nitrous oxide; and whether...

      Cars: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reported instances of car theft there have been in the London Borough of Havering in each of the last eight years.

      Migrants: Personal Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of (a) the effectiveness of the share code system and (b) the adequacy of the IT system which supports it.

      Human Trafficking

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to introduce places of safety for people leaving immediate situations of exploitation before deciding...

      Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that survivors of domestic abuse are supported to report that abuse to the police.

      Domestic Abuse: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the potential link between (a) animal...

      LGBT+ People: Kenya

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing routes for the resettlement of LGBTI people from Kenya in the UK; and...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Hospital Beds: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS hospital beds were set aside for private patients in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and c) 2021-22 for each NHS Foundation Trust.

    • NHS Resolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department issues guidance on (a) criteria and (b) legal cost thresholds for NHS Resolution involvement in clinical...

      NHS Resolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department issues on involvement by NHS Resolution in cases in which claimants have commenced legal action against the...

      Drug Resistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the potential impact on (a)...

      Coronavirus: Surveys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact the decision to pause Office for National Statistics surveillance of covid-19...

      Hormone Replacement Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequate provision for patients of Hormone Replacement Therapy.

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of 9 March 2023 by the Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care, Official Report, column...

      Autism and Learning Disability: Care Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people with (a) autism, (b) learning difficulties and (c) mental health challenges who are...

      Health Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce elective procedure backlogs in child health services.

      Autism and Learning Disability: Care Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that all local authorities assess the placement needs of its locality for people who require...

      Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce treatment waiting times for children and young people.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the letter sent by the hon. Member for St Albans on 16 November 2022, and subsequently resent on 20 January...

      Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what modelling his Department has carried out to assess the potential impact of its swap to stop policy on the Government's ability to...

      Dental Services: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on in-patient NHS dental treatment for (a) children and (b) adults in each of the last five years.

      Development Aid: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many surplus vaccine doses were shared with poorer countries in 2022; and if he will provide a breakdown of that provision by country.

      Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations Special Health Authority

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of hosting the Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations Special Health Authority...

      Autism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many autism diagnoses there were in (a) England, (b) London and (c) Enfield in each of the last five years.

      Menopause: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether menopausal and perimenopausal symptoms and their management are covered in the NHS Health Check.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to improve processing times for claims for compensation for injuries caused by the Covid vaccine.

      Antimicrobials: Health Hazards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the level of risk to human health of antimicrobial-resistant superbugs originating from industrial farms.

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for young people waiting for an (a) ADHD and (b) Autism diagnosis; and what recent...

      Sodium Valproate: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on discussions with the Patient Safety Commissioner on the costings for compensation for people who have been...

      Social Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of changes in the level of social care workforce train and retain funding on...

      Podiatry: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the average waiting time for podiatry appointments in (a) Stockport constituency and (b) Stockport Borough.

      Social Services: Career Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure sufficient opportunities for career progression and development in the social care sector.

      Care Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) care homes and (b) residents of care homes there were in April 2020.

      Royal Shrewsbury Hospital: Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the waiting time for appointments at the oncology department of Shrewsbury Royal Hospital.

      Social Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to make funding available to local authorities to increase the rates paid to social care providers in order to help...

      Breast Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the NHS has flexible and effective procedures for identifying the correct treatments for patients with...

      Breast Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that all patients with primary breast cancer have an end of treatment summary in order to speed up...

      Halton Haven Hospice: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the impact of rises in (a) energy costs and (b) inflation on Halton Haven hospice.

      Care Homes: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many deaths there were in care homes in April 2020 that (a) received transfers and (b) did not receive transfers from NHS Hospitals.

      Arthritis: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support NHS Trusts to (a) manage patient pathways and (b) track patient outcomes for people living...

      Prostate Cancer: Chemotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to help increase chemotherapy capacity for prostate cancer patients in (a) the UK and (b) each...

      Coeliac Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with Integrated Care Boards on (a) the impact of increases in the cost of living on people diagnosed...

      Warm Home Prescription

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Warm Home Prescription pilots; and whether he will take steps to extend...

      Community Diagnostic Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of all NHS diagnostic activity took place in Community Diagnostic Centres in each month of the last financial year for...

      Surgical Hubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2023 to Question 162208 on Surgical Hubs, how many surgical hubs will be operational in 2024-25.

      Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for elective procedures relating to children and young people.

      Hospitals: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a list of all NHS hospitals which treat private patients.

      Dermatology: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many consultant dermatologists there are in (a) Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, (b) the NHS Cheshire and...

      Breast Cancer: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that the National Institute for Clinical Excellence and the Scottish Medicines Consortium...

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to respond to the report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Brain Tumours entitled Pathway to a Cure...

      Mental Health Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the responsiveness of crisis teams in mental health services; and if he will set national...

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people suffering from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) are eligible for the spring covid-19 booster.

      UK Menopause Task Force

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the menopause taskforce last met.

      Hormone Replacement Therapy: Shortages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on tackling hormonal replacement therapy shortages.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Iron and Steel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has been made of the (a) impact of potential severe disruption in the global supply chain for steel on the...

    • Clean Steel Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her timeframe is for the establishment of the Clean Steel Fund; and if she will make a statement.

      Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill on the competitiveness of UK-based...

      Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill on costs for businesses.

      Minimum Wage: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure that the minimum wage for workers aged between 16 and 18 reflects the level of inflation.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints were made by people living in service family accommodation about the performance of (a) Pinnacle, (b) Amey and (c) VIVO regarding...

    • Falkland Islands: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has indefinitely retained any documents related to (a) the Falklands War and (b) the attack on RFA Sir Galahad which are deemed...

      Bickleigh Barracks: Heating and Water Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the maintenance issues related to heating and hot water reported at Bickleigh Barracks since April 2022 resulted in a lack of hot water for...

      Bickleigh Barracks: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts have been made to Bickleigh Barracks for maintenance issues on (a) roofing, (b) heating, (c) electrics and (d) pest control in the...

      Bickleigh Barracks: Heating and Water Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many days has Bickleigh Barracks been without (a) hot water and (b) heating in the last six months.

      Defence: Inflation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2022 to Question 23405 on Defence: Finance, whether his estimate of defence inflation for 2021-22 is greater than 2020-21.

      Defence: Inflation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2022 to Question 23405 on Defence: Finance, what his most recent estimate of defence inflation is.

      Defence: Inflation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the level of defence inflation between 2021 and 2022.

      Armed Forces: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Special-to-Type complaints were made relating to (a) housing, (b) pay and (c) healthcare and medical treatment since 2010.

      Ministry of Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will exhibit at the Meet the Buyer event in Edinburgh on 17 May.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2023 to Question 146780 on Armed Forces: Housing, whether the summary of data covering performance under the...

      Ministry of Defence: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2023 to Question 166164 on Government Departments: Staff, how many and what proportion of respondents to the most...

      Armed Forces Families Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to objective 5.3 of the Armed Forces Families Plan 2022, published on 23 April 2022, what recent estimate he has made of when the early...

      Military Bases: Wind Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the wind power targets for the Defence Estate are.

      Military Bases: Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the solar power targets for the Defence Estate are.

      Ajax Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many senior responsible owners have worked on the Ajax programme since 2010.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2023 to Question 146790 on Armed Forces: Housing, what these figures were in (a) February and (b) March 2023.

      RAF Waddington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) size in hectares and (b) Housing Unit Potential is of RAF Waddington as of 17 April 2023.

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length of time taken was by Capita to process applications to join the regular or reserve forces in the last twelve months.

      RAF Syerston

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) size in hectares and (b) Housing Unit Potential is of RAF Syerston.

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was for Capita to process application forms for the regular and reserve forces in each of the last three years.

      Army: Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the use of electric propulsion in Army vehicles.

      Nuclear Submarines: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many nuclear site events there were at (a) Coulport and (b) Faslane in the last 12 months.

      Ajax Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which headsets personnel are using when working with Ajax for the reliability growth trials.

      Ajax Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the senior responsible owner for Ajax is working in that role on a full-time basis.

      Military Bases: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many boilers were replaced in (a) Service Family Accommodation and (b) Single Living Accommodation in financial year 2022-23; and what the cost to...

      Military Bases: Boilers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many boilers there are in (a) Service Family Accommodation and (b) Single living accommodation; and how many of those boilers are over (i) 10 and...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2023 to Question 165250 on Ministry of Defence: Housing, if he will provide a breakdown of what the £73 million...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2023 to Question 146784 on Armed Forces: Housing, what the figures are for (a) February and (b) March 2023.

      Armed Forces: Private Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department allocated to the Continuity of Education Allowance in financial year 2022-23; how many children were covered by that...

      Armed Forces: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to table 2.2a of the Annual Statistics Tables 2022 - Service Complaints published by the Service Complaints Ombudsman, if he will publish...

      LGBT Veterans Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's planned timescale is for the independent review into the service and experience of LGBT veterans who served between 1967 to 2000.

      Commonwealth: Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether armed forces personnel from the Commonwealth Realms will be involved in the Coronation.

  • Department for Education

    • Universities: Neurodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support neurodiverse university students; and whether she supports mandatory neurodiversity training for...

    • Sign Language: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will provide free access to British Sign Language lessons to those who require it as their primary method of communication.

      Pre-school Education: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people are training for a full and relevant qualification in early years and childcare and are due to qualify by September 2025.

      Further Education: Sixth Form Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of changes to Level 3 Qualifications on the education of 16 to 18 year-olds.

      Childcare: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the value is of the contract her Department holds with Hempsall’s for the delivery of childcare sufficiency support to local authorities in...

      Special Educational Needs: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of SEN staff in local authorities.

      Pre-school Education: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve early years teacher training.

      Children: Hearing Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support parents of deaf children in Bournemouth East constituency.

      Special Educational Needs: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department are taking to help ensure adequate staffing levels in local authority SEN teams.

      Childcare: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward the date at which parents of one and two year-olds are eligible for 30...

      Schools: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing safeguarding and training programmes in schools to (a) protect Black and minority...

      Sign Language: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has plans to fund British Sign Language classes for families with deaf children.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Courts and Tribunals: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had discussions with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) representatives of the judiciary on (i) the budget of and (ii) progress on the courts...

    • Courts and Tribunals: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the National Audit Office report entitled Progress on the courts and tribunals reform programme published on 23 Feb 2023, whether he...

      Courts and Tribunals: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the National Audit Office report entitled Progress on the courts and tribunals reform programme, published on 23 February 2023,...

      Courts and Tribunals: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the National Audit Office report entitled Progress on the courts and tribunals reform programme published on 23 February 2023, what...

      Offenders: Neurodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of providing therapeutic placements instead of prison sentences for...

      Lay Observers: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason the role of the Chair of the National Council of Lay Observers is not remunerated; and if he will make an assessment of the potential...

      Knives: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the length of sentences for knife-related offences.

      Asylum: Legal Opinion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government is taking steps to increase the availability of legal advice to people making an asylum claim.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Peers

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many peerages have been conferred in each of the last five years.

    • Blood: Contamination

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Second Interim report of the Infected Blood Inquiry, published on 5 April, if he will take steps to implement without delay the...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Disability Unit: Staff

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March to Question 161350 on Disability Unit: Staff, what proportion of staff (a) did not declare their disability status...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Laos: Christianity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support Christians in Laos.

    • Guatemala: Diplomatic Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many UK nationals requested consular assistance in Guatemala in the last 12 months.

      Guatemala: Visits Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to visit Guatemala.

      Malaria: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential contribution of the UK's malaria science sector to preventing,...

      Myanmar: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the level of Chinese support for the junta in...

      Victoire Ingabire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of whether the 2010 arrest and 2012 detention of Victoire Ingabire in...

      Development Aid: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure Official Development Assistance funding for education strengthens...

      Development Aid: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2023 to Question 148590, on Development Aid: Climate Change, what recent...

      Tibet: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Chinese counterparts on the mandatory residential school system for children...

      Myanmar: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had on coordinated action against the junta in Myanmar with his international...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Broadband: Southwark

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate her Department has 0made of the number of households without fibre-optic broadband in (a) Camberwell and...

    • Internet: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the regulation of (a) optional and (b) essential website cookies.

      Businesses: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Data Protection and Digital Information...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Horticulture: Peat

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to respond to the letter from the Klondyke Group, dated 7 April 2023, on banning the use of peat...

    • Furs: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, further to the Government’s response to e-petition 630751 entitled Retain bans on cat, dog, seal fur imports, and...

      Meat: Origin Marking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making it a requirement for businesses selling food...

      Water Supply: Drug Resistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of water sanitation on antibiotic resistance.

      Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to expand the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021 to...

      Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to take steps to extend food labelling regulations to smaller businesses.

      Pigs: Animal Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what meetings she has had with industry stakeholders on phasing out pig farrowing crates.

      Echinococcus Multilocularis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cases of Echinococcus Multilocularis were reported in each year from 2011 to 2022.

      Brucellosis: Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cases of Brucella Canis were reported between February 2022 and March 2023.

      Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect rare species.

      Animals: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to end the export of live animals.

      Poultry: Animal Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, from which organisations her Department has received representations on the use of cages for laying hens in the period since...

      Lighting: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made on the impact of light pollution on the environment in areas of Outstanding Natural...

      Local Resilience Forums: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans that Chief Resilience Officers will be appointed to each local resilience forum; when she plans to publish...

      Poultry: Animal Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent meetings she has had with industry stakeholders on the use of cages for laying hens.

      Water Abstraction: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she bring forward legislative proposals to help ensure that a food risk assessment is made when changes to abstraction...

      Poultry: Animal Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of banning cages for laying hens.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to respond to correspondence of 19 December 2022 and 9 January, 20 February and 13 March 2023 from the hon....

      Poultry: Animal Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the (a) proportion of egg production that will be cage-free by 2025 and (b) cost to the...

      Animals: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with airlines on the transport of (a) dogs and (b) other animals by air.

      Beef: Farmers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to support beef farmers in (a) the North East and (b) North Yorkshire.

      Dogs: Animal Breeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March to Question 158888 on Dogs: Animal Breeding, how many local authorities have failed to...

      Honey: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of labelling honey products with (a) country of origin, (b) percentage...

      Pigs: Animal Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her department will (a) make an assessment of the potential merits of a ban on the use of farrowing crates and (b) hold a...

      Deposit Return Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to expand the deposit return scheme for plastic and aluminium drinks containers to include...

      Animal Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any staff in her Department have full-time responsibility for policies on the use of cages for (a) laying hens and...

      Poultry: Animal Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to ban the use of cages for farmed hens.

      Animal Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many full-time equivalent staff in her Department are working on a consultation on the use of cages for (a) laying hens...

      Fly-tipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding her Department has allocated to projects to help prevent fly-tipping in each of the last three financial years.

      Packaging: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the charges to be introduced by the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging will apply only to...

      Sewage: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce sewage discharges in Somerton and Frome constituency.

      Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is her policy to implement a ban on cigarette filter tips that contain plastic.

      Furs: Imports and Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps to prevent the (a) import and (b) sale of fur.

      Slurry Infrastructure Grant

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the number of slurry stores that will receive funding from successful applications...

      Sewage: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made on whether individual water companies can achieve targets set out the Storm...

      Water Companies: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with (a) Ofwat and (b) other regulatory bodies on linking the pay of senior...

      Water Supply: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate her Department has made on the average amount added to domestic water bills as a result of constructing...

      Housing: Sewers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what further steps she is taking to help tackle surface water flooding; what steps her Department is taking to prevent new...

      Sewage: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has plans to monitor the volume of storm overflow events.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to respond to the letter of 20 January 2023 from the hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich on the Art for All by All...

  • Department for Transport

    • TransPennine Express Rail Franchise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to end the TransPennine Express contract in May 2023.

    • Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve the emissions testing process for plug-in hybrid vehicles.

      Union Connectivity Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on implementing the recommendations of the Union Connectivity Review.

      Railways: Shrewsbury

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve the reliability of railway services through Shrewsbury.

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help ensure that rises in rail fares are affordable.

      Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department provides to support the shift to electric vehicles.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of public charging points for electric vehicles due to be installed in (a) Lewisham East constituency and (b)...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many public charging points for electric vehicles there are in (a) Lewisham East constituency and (b) the London Borough of Lewisham.

      Aviation: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress has been made on the construction of sustainable aviation fuel production plants by the five Advanced Fuels Fund competition winners.

      Buses: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on how many collisions involving buses have been caused by driver fatigue in each year since 2010.

      Cars: Bolton South East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2023 to Question 177749 on Travel: Greater Manchester, what estimate he has of the percentage of households that...

      Elizabeth Line: Passengers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of recent changes to the construction schedule for High Speed Rail 2 on passenger demand for...

      Railways: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on heavy rail infrastructure in (a) England and (b) Wales in each of the last five years up to and including the 2022-23...

      Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to reintroduce the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme.

      Driving Licences: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will extend the period for which a Ukrainian may use a Ukrainian driving licence to drive in the UK.

  • Restoration and Renewal Client Board

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Food Banks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the numbers of people using foodbanks.

    • Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any paying parents were placed on deduction of earnings orders incorrectly due to backlogs in the Child Maintenance Service linking...

      Carer's Allowance: Lewisham East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people in receipt of Carer's Allowance in Lewisham East constituency.

      Statutory Sick Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing qualifying days in the context of the eligibility criteria for Statutory...

      Disability: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January to Question 131286 on Disability: Government Assistance, what recent progress his Department has made on...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of early salary payments paid via bank credits on working recipients of...

      Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of claims for Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefits which are refused following medical assessment but are subsequently...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Elections: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the introduction of voter ID on adults...

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to reply to the letter of 10 March 2023 from the Association of Town and City Management and Tesco Plc to...

      Shared Ownership Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that (a) shared ownership schemes and (b) service charges in such schemes are...

      Leasehold Advisory Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) appointments made with and (b) calls made to the Leasehold...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Electricity: Distribution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many licenses OFGEM has awarded for companies to become Independent Distribution Network Operators.

    • Electricity Generation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of whether Ofgem’s proposed Inflexible Offers Licence Condition will prevent energy...

      Alternative Fuel Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which solid fuel suppliers his Department consulted in the development of the Alternative Fuels Payment scheme.

  • Treasury

    • Stamp Duty Reserve Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending Stamp Duty Reserve Tax legislation so that newly recognised growth markets...

    • Royal Mint: Non-fungible Tokens

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Treasury spent in total on the creation of a Royal Mint non-fungible token.

      Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the private pension annual allowance from £40,000 to £60,000 for armed forces...

      Blackmore Bond: Insolvency

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps (a) his Department and (b) the Financial Conduct Authority are taking to (i) investigate the collapse of Blackmore Bond plc and (ii) ensure...

      Economic Growth

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that newly recognised growth markets qualify for the growth market exemption.

      Digital Assets: Bank Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from UK-based digital asset firms regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority which have experienced difficulties in...

      Sanctions: Russia

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many licences the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has issued to individuals and companies connected with Russia since 24 August 2022.

      Hospitality Industry: Alcoholic Drinks

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department made an assessment of the average proportion contributed to the income of hospitality venues by (a) wines and (b) spirits when...

      Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing measures to assist (a) producers and (b) importers supplying the off trade in...

      Wines: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of planned wine duty increases on (a) elasticity of demand and (b) forecast...

      Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending small producer relief beyond 8.5 per cent for small English distilleries and vineyards;...

      NHS: Pay

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Barnett consequential arising from the pay settlement for NHS workers in England is.

      Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of recent alcohol duty changes on the competitiveness of the UK spirits industry.

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