Gwener, 21 Ebrill 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the planning system on on-farm renewable energy projects.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to take steps to require domestic renewable energy generators installed in new build homes...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2023 to Question 166164 on Government Departments: Staff, how many and what proportion...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what proportion of people employed within his Department have recorded that they have a disability.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what level of feedback is normally given to unsuccessful applicants to the Community Ownership Fund in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will take steps to implement the proposals on pets in rental accommodation in his white paper entitled A...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with animal welfare organisations on reforms to rules around renting to people with pets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the availability of private rental properties in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Department's White Paper entitled A Fairer Private Rented Sector, published 16 June 2022, whether he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the consequences for his policies of the use of Modern Methods of Construction categories...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to support leaseholders with service and administration charges in the context of increases in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2023 to Question 166199 on Private Rented Housing: Sales, if he will make an estimate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the Brownfield Land Release Fund on (a) retrofits of industrial...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether it is his Department's policy that all tenants should be notified of proposals to enfranchise the property they...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the trends in the number of house sales in the housing market in the last six...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to create additional guidance on accessible play equipment in the National Model Design Code,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what progress his Department has made on leasehold reform.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of HMP Norwich’s Employment Advisory Board in developing links with private sector employers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions she has had with (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Royal Mail on the potential impact of the withdrawal of Mailwork contracts on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she plans to provide extra support to the Export Support Service to enable it to assist small firms; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she is taking steps to require funeral firms to offer compensation to customers when funerals are cancelled at short notice.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the review of the whistleblowing framework announced by her Department on 27 March 2023, whether that review will consider...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to help secure more inward investment into the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) malaria and (b) other global health issues on recent levels of trade by UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of asylum applications were submitted by people who arrived in the UK (a) irregularly by (i) small boat and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's definition is of essential living needs in the context of accommodation for asylum seekers.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing people to register to house people awaiting an asylum decision.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the role and responsibilities of the Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership are.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional funding the Government has provided to charity and voluntary organisations providing support to asylum seekers in Northern...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Minister holds the responsibilities previously held by the Minister for Afghan Resettlement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applications from people with epilepsy were (a) granted, (b) refused, (c) withdrawn and (d) pending a decision in each year...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department uses digital workforce tools, including information on staff complements and pay grades, to plan workforce...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department publishes information on the number of deaths in immigration detention.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to provide counselling and bereavement support to people at Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the level of fire risk for asylum seekers who are to be relocated to (a) boats or (b) detention centres.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department takes to ensure prompt, thorough and transparent investigations when people die at immigration removal centres.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help asylum seekers housed in hotels who have built a relationship with the local community to (a) remain within...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to provide support to people who are required to visit a third country for biometric checks to apply for a UK visa.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of the UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether cruise ships accommodating asylum seekers will be docked in port rather than moored at sea.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of recording outcomes after a victim is referred to the Home Office’s enforcement...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Afghan asylum seekers housed in UK hotels will be offered permanent accommodation (a) in the same area as those hotels and (b) which...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in her Department were working on asylum claims in each of the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contingency plans her Department has in place to ensure the continued operation of passport services in the event of industrial action.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether funding for the development, processing and integration costs for the UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership will...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has received legal advice on the categorisation as Official Development Assistance of funding for processing and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what would happen to a person whose protection or human rights claim is deemed inadmissible under clause 4(2) of the Illegal Migration Bill...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, If she will make an assessment of the impact of the Immigration (Offshore Worker Notification and Exemption from Control (Amendment))...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of IT issues in her Department on (a) processing times for Skilled Worker visa applications and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle organised bike theft.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to take steps to provide guidance for (a) web hosting companies, (b) telephone infrastructure companies, (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will provide additional funding to help tackle flooding in Shrewsbury.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to open its public consultation into banning the use of plastic in wet wipes; and what her...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to provide additional funding to local authorities for the installation of gullies for flooding...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to work with Southern Water and the Environment Agency on addressing sewage discharges...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the environmental impact of pulverised fuel ash extraction.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Environment Agency on helping to ensure that the process for abstraction...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential zoological impact of illegally imported dogs on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Plan for Water, published in April 2023, how will her Department determine which physical...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of sewage spillages on river water quality.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which flood alleviation schemes her Department has provided funding to in (a) full and (b) part in the latest period for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on how many occasions (a) Ministers or (b) officials in his Department have held discussions with their...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help improve internet connectivity on Pitcairn Island.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many people claimed asylum on the British Indian Ocean Territory in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, 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...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2023 to Question 166164 on Government Departments: Staff, what the overall rating out of 100 recorded was in the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2023 to Question 166164 on Government Departments: Staff, what the overall rating out of 100 recorded was in the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to encourage veterans to use housing support available through the Veterans’ Gateway.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of UK trade is with Commonwealth countries; and what the trends in the level of that trade with those countries has been since 2020.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much from the public purse his Office has spent on hospitality since 25 October 2022.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that civil service recruitment processes comply with provisions in the Equality Act 2010 on...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what schemes the Government run to encourage people from lower socio-economic backgrounds into the civil service.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what new data on the life chances of disabled people his Department has commissioned since July 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of of the time taken to obtain an autism diagnosis on (a) children with autism and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for children and young people to receive mental health support.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people with eating disorders.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking (a) to tackle vaccine hesitancy in minority communities and (b) with local healthcare partners to help increase...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to expand the eligibility criteria for Seasonal Covid-19 Boosters to include those who suffer with long...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department will take to promote the importance of WASH in healthcare facilities as a critical element of tackling...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will conduct a review into whether vaccine misinformation has contributed to trends in levels of non-covid 19 vaccine uptake over...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the decision of the Office for National...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the accuracy of autism diagnoses of females.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the impact of hair relaxers that are labelled...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing levels in crisis teams in mental health trusts; and what steps he is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March to Question 158909 on Mental Health Services: Children, what proportion of responses received included...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure equal access to IVF for LGBT+ couples.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the letters of 1 February and 8 March 2023 from the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood on the draft...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, wat assessment he has made of the potential merits of including appropriate treatment for symptoms of the menopause in the Quality and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of prescribing mindfulness on the NHS for mental health issues.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to ensure as far as possible that access to clinical trials for treatment of metastatic breast cancer is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help support people who are required to travel outside of their local area for orthopaedic surgery.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of dental appointments in (a) Ipswich constituency and (b) England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing allergen labelling for menus in restaurants and cafes in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with (a) medical schools and (b) the medical Royal Colleges on the length and adequacy of training on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission research on liposuction treatment for patients with chronic lipoedema.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the availability of occupational therapy for children with autism in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that training on Down's syndrome for (a) education and (b) healthcare professionals is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the level of risk to human health of antimicrobial-resistant superbugs originating from industrial...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Section 180 of the Health & Care Act 2022, when he plans to introduce a licensing regime for aesthetic and cosmetic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what proportion of people employed within her Department have recorded that they have a disability.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which postcode areas in North West Norfolk constituency will benefit from improved mobile coverage under the Shared Rural...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will discuss with (a) Ofcom and (b) the Competition Commission potential measures to increase competition and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will publish a breakdown of the investments allocated to each of the four recipient companies of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of reductions in Official Development Assistance budget...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of withdrawing £1.6 billion for research for antimicrobial...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what proportion of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency’s £800 million budget will be allocated to research...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to improve the UK's military partnership with Finland in the period since Finland joined NATO.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to provide funding for manned surveillance operations by 5 Regiment Army Air Corps after the 2023-24 financial year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help veterans with the cost of living crisis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Reserve Forces Review 2030, published in 2021, for what reason his Department has not responded to that review to date; and when...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans can be personally identified from his Department's records.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March to Question 158790 on Ukraine: Military Aid, whether any contracts for successful round 1 bids for funding from the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2023 to Question 152253 on Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce these...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many compensation payments have been made for health issues relating to Sea King helicopters since 1 January 2021; and what was the total value of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to take steps to provide blood testing for veterans who have developed cancer and had sustained exposure to Sea King helicopter exhaust...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of exposure to Sea King helicopter exhaust fumes on people's health, including the likelihood of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the insulation targets for the Defence Estate are.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Service Family and (b) Single Living Accommodation units there are at RAF Barkston Heath; and how many personnel are based at that site.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will offer targeted support to businesses which agreed energy contracts in 2022 when wholesale energy prices were high and which are now having...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will commission a review by the Office for Budget Responsibility into the impact of tax free shopping at (a) airports and (b) ports on the economy.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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 recent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the course completion rate is for people taking full qualifications at (a) NVQ Level 2, (b) NVQ Level 3, (c) T-Level in education and early...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department are taking to reduce incidences of bullying in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the opportunities provided to people with Down's syndrome after they leave full-time education.
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, what the estimated cost is for drone surveys associated with the restoration and renewal project.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the eligibility criteria for statutory sick pay for people who work...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the policy paper entitled Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper, published on 15 March 2023, whether...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the policy paper entitled Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper published on 15 March 2023, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) 20-metre and (b) 50 per cent rules for assessing the eligibility of people...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the policy paper entitled Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper published on 15 March 2023, when the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will amend assessment criteria for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) to ensure that claimants who are not eligible for PIP but who (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the statement in Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper, published in March 2023, that his Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to support (a) education and (b) training to help people gain skills to support the construction,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of utilising SMRs and other small and medium-sized nuclear projects...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the BBC Panorama programme entitled The Green Energy Scandal, whether Ofgem is taking steps to investigate if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to ensure that hon. Members can scrutinise the extent to which electricity suppliers comply with the relevant...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of people employed within his Department have recorded that they have a disability.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential role of nuclear energy in achieving the Government's net zero emissions targets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using nuclear fusion technology to provide energy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to provide energy bill support to households that use alternative fuels.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether domestic customers on private wire electricity networks will be included in the Energy Bill Discount Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the future of the Emissions Trading Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies on the UK reaching net zero by 2050 of the Intergovernmental Panel...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to prepare for potential heatwaves in Summer 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to end the licensing of new oil and gas developments in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many grants were awarded to local authorities for net zero projects in the last twelve months; and what the total value of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed hydrogen levy on the level of fuel bills; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to remove the proposed hydrogen levy in the Energy Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether underspend from the first year of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme will be returned to the Treasury.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential environmental impact of multi-national energy companies emitting large amounts of CO2...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that people who are eligible for the Alternative fuel payment are not...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of skills to (a) maintain and (b) retrofit homes and other...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on how many homes have (a) solar panels, (b) heat pumps and (c) other renewable energy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to encourage microgeneration of energy within the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether residents of houseboats in marinas are eligible for the Park Homes Warm Home Discount Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has had recent discussions with young climate activists.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to increase the UK's tidal energy capacity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of renewing the contract with Avanti West Coast on operational performance on that line.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment criteria his Department used when it decided to extend the Avanti West Coast contract for a further six months.
To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of their Department's employees are recorded as having a disability.
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