Written answers

Llun, 18 Medi 2023

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of state-funded schools have buildings that were constructed between 1935 and 1995.

    • Schools: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of managing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in schools on timelines for (a) the School...

      Schools: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many caseworkers her Department has employed in total in terms of (a) headcount and (b) full-time equivalent staffing to support school impacted...

      Schools: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a breakdown of the number and proportion of students eligible for (a) free school meals and (b) Education, Health and Care plans...

      Schools: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the (a) number of schools that have commissioned invasive buildings surveys and (b) cost of those surveys since 2017.

      Schools: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to provide additional funding to schools affected by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) for the transport of...

      Schools: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a list of schools in which reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) is believed to be present; when she first became aware of...

      Schools: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on how many portacabins have been supplied by each provider to schools which need temporary accommodation...

      Schools: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools that have been affected by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).

      Schools: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of children who are learning remotely as a result of school closures due to the presence of reinforced...

      Schools: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Audit Office’s report entitled Condition of school buildings, published on 28 June 2023, what plans her...

      Schools: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will list the schools in England by (i) parliamentary constituency and (ii) local authority which have been contacted due to their buildings...

      Department for Education: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been found within their Department's estate.

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of accrued interest on student loans on the ability of women to pay off student loan debts.

      Degrees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July to Question 906018 on Degrees, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of students graduating...

      Arts: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of trends in entries for art and design GCSEs and A-levels on the future ability of...

      Students: Public Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department have made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the statutory requirement for funding of educational and training...

      Training: Offshore Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many hours officials in her Department have spent working on the alignment of training standards between the offshore (a) oil and gas and (b) wind...

      National School Breakfast Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to engage with schools during the tender process for the national school breakfast club programme.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Sleeping Rough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what progress his Department has made on the Ending Rough Sleeping for Good strategy, published September 2022.

    • Private Rented Housing: Rents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of inflation on private rented tenants.

      Private Rented Housing: Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had recent discussions with estate agencies in England on potential discrimination faced by (a) pregnant...

      Renters (Reform) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he plans to present the Renters (Reform) Bill to Parliament before the end of 2023.

      Property Management Companies: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that property management companies publish the costs they incur...

      Lighting: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on taking light pollution into account when considering...

      Almshouses: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a new regulatory body for almshouses.

      Rents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to ban bidding on marketed rental prices.

      Housing: Oxfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the decision by the Planning Inspectorate not to...

      Leasehold and Rented Housing: Pets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to give...

      Elections: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of voter ID requirements during local elections in May...

      Burlington House: Tenancy Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential public benefit loss of the Learned Societies having to re-locate from New...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what percentage of eligible British Citizens living overseas submitted a successful application to register to vote in...

  • Home Office

    • Drugs: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Scotland at Scotland Questions, Official Report on 13 September 2023,...

    • Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her Department's policy to assess the age of every person that arrives in the UK illegally on a small boat.

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to An inspection of Border Force insider threat (January – March 2023), published by the Independent Chief Inspector of...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2023 to Question 195655 on Afghanistan: Refugees, for what reason data on separating principals and...

      Home Office: Ascension Island

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officials her Department has stationed on Ascension Island as of September 2023.

      Asylum: Catterick Garrison

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made recent progress on temporarily housing asylum seekers at Catterick Garrison; and what recent estimate she...

      Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many British citizens were wrongly assigned pre settled status in each of the last five years; how many and what proportion of these...

      Entry Clearances

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Paragraph E-ECP.3.3 of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules, if she will bring forward proposals to ensure that people...

      Asylum: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report entitled Evaluation of the Refugee and Migrant Advice Service’s Alternative to Detention Pilot, published...

      Immigration: Biometrics

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued on the criteria used to triage family reunion applications once biometrics have been submitted.

      Kent Intake Unit: Paintings

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2023 to Question 193218, for what reason there was no financial cost for (a) materials and (b) labour for...

      Short-term Holding Facilities: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department will accept donations of (a) toys for children at her Department 's short-term holding facilities and (b) funds for...

      Asylum: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the research by the National Centre for Social Research entitled Alternatives to detention: evaluation of second pilot,...

      Undocumented Migrants: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when section 2 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 will come into force.

      Windrush Compensation Scheme: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of compensation payments made under the Windrush scheme to former armed forces personnel.

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to recommendation 1 of the policy paper entitled The Home Office response to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and...

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure support from the French authorities in preventing small boats from crossing the Channel.

      Magistrates' Courts

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has a mechanism by which to review magistrates' decisions following arrests by the police.

      Asylum: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on resourcing Kent County Council to look after unaccompanied asylum seeking...

      Retail Trade: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce retail crime in Birmingham.

      Shoplifting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made on reducing levels of theft from shops.

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the backlog of asylum applications.

      Asylum: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to prevent people subject to deportation orders from being able to submit further asylum claims.

      Bibby Stockholm: Fire Extinguishers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there is a functioning sprinkler system on the Bibby Stockholm.

      Shoplifting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what statistical data her Department collects on the reasons and underlying causes of shoplifting incidents reported to the police.

      Crime: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle rural crime.

      Abortion: Demonstrations

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to bring section 9 of the Public Order Act 2023 into force.

      Special Constables: Flexible Working and Parental Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish (a) parental leave policies and (b) flexible working policies which apply to special constables.

      Joint Fraud Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times and on what dates the Joint Fraud Taskforce has met since October 2021.

      Meta: Information Sharing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with police forces on the sharing of data with the social media company Meta.

      Drugs: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 on the (a) workload of and (b)...

      Fraud: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help reduce online fraud.

      Home Office: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether their Department has a Chief Risk Officer for national security risks.

      Police: Conduct

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of perceived reputational damage on the likelihood that a police force will take...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Tickets: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the protection available to consumers buying tickets in the UK with those available to...

    • Archives: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department has taken to determine the prevalence of reinforced autoclave aerated concrete (RAAC) in (a) the National...

      Tickets: Touting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many times (a) Ministers and (b) officials from her Department have met representatives from (i) secondary ticketing websites and...

      Tickets: Touting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in the use of automated technology by secondary ticketing websites on...

      Listed Buildings: Concrete

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with (a) local planning authorities and (b) owners of listed buildings on the potential presence of...

      Tourism: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of a tourist tax on (a) Treasury receipts, (b) tourist numbers and (c)...

      Football

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking with (a) the FA and (b) FIFA to help ensure the proper conduct of officials towards players during...

      Sports: France

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with her French counterparts on the safety of British supporters at sporting events in France in...

      Sports: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a scheme to give all people under the age of 18 free access to a...

      O2 Academy Brixton: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with Lambeth Council on the potential closure of Brixton Academy.

      Community News Project

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will meet representatives of regional news groups to discuss the viability of the Community News Project.

      Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how frequently the new Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation Taskforce intends to meet.

      BBC

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her Departments planned timeline is for the BBC mid-term review.

      Digital Broadcasting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the renewal of Digital Terrestrial Television beyond...

      Arts: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the creative industries to reach net zero.

      Buildings: Concrete

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) theatres, (b) sports halls and (c) libraries have access to surveyors for reinforced...

      Buildings: Concrete

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) theatres, (b) libraries and (c) sports halls that are affected by reinforced...

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Domestic Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many visits were made by (a) the Secretary of State and (b) each minister in her Department to a (i) Government Hub and (ii)...

      Buildings: Concrete

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department has taken to determine the prevalence of reinforced autoclave aerated concrete (RAAC) in (a) museums, (b) art...

      Cultural Heritage: Customs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on reducing the cost of the ATA Carnet for cultural goods.

      Sports: Facilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has taken recent steps to determine the prevalence of reinforced autoclave aerated concrete (RAAC) in...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Surgery: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS elective procedures were carried out by the independent sector in each of the last 10 years.

    • Social Services: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's planned timescale is for publishing a response to the consultation entitled Care workforce pathway for adult social...

      Social Services: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve workforce retention rates in adult social care.

      Surgical Hubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many procedures have been delivered by NHS England’s Surgical Hubs as of 13 September 2023.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take further steps to increase levels of uptake in the breast cancer screening programme.

      General Practitioners: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients with urgent needs could not be offered an appointment with their GP on the day that they asked for it in each of the...

      Electric Cigarettes: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of (a) the industry proposal to introduce fines of £10,000 to...

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Healthy Start scheme.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Primary Care and Public Health on 11 July 2023, Official Report, column 172,...

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to strengthen the data that is available for the purposes of understanding demand for and supply of NHS dental...

      Electric Cigarettes: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish a consultation on banning the sale of single-use e-cigarettes.

      Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2023 to Question 197990 on Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus, how many data subject...

      Mental Health Act 1983

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether legislative proposals to reform the Mental Health Act 1983 will be announced in the King's Speech.

      General Practitioners: Mid Bedfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time for patients to see their GP has been in Mid-Bedfordshire constituency for (a) non-emergency appointments...

      Genomics: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of patient genomes have been sequenced by the Genomics Medicine Service as of 11 September 2023.

      Breast Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made on increasing rates of early diagnosis for breast cancer.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department have made of the adequacy of resources for podiatric care in the NHS.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution by the Minister for Primary Care and Public Health of 11 July 2023 during Health and Social Care...

      Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Question 353 of the oral evidence on Cancer services given by the Minister of State for Patient Safety and Primary Care...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether their Department has a Chief Risk Officer for national security risks.

    • Tech Nation: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding her Department provided to Tech Nation for its Libra Growth programme between March 2021 and March 2023; and...

      Broadband: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the retirement of the public switched telephone...

      Pornography

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which Minister in which Department has lead responsibility for the pornography review.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Animal Welfare: Electronic Training Aids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of banning the use of electric shock collars on animals.

    • Dangerous Dogs: Livestock Worrying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps to prevent dangerous dogs killing sheep in the context of the American Bully XL dog breed.

      Dogs: Animal Breeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2023 to Question 189127 on Dogs: Animal Breeding, whether the Government plans to amend...

      Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making the Eurostar St Pancras a CITES designated Point of Entry of Exit.

      Coastal Erosion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Coastal Change Management Areas there are; and if she will publish a list showing where each one is located.

      Food: Production

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (a) incentivise and (b) support domestic food production.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which grants will be impacted by the planned £200m reduction in her Department’s capital expenditure in 2024-25.

      Livestock: Animal Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Action Plan for Animal Welfare, published in May 2021, when her Department plans to publish the...

      Fish Farming: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to introduce mandatory pre-stun slaughter for farmed fish.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Alternative Fuel Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many eligible households that had applied for an Alternative Fuel Payment had not yet been paid on 13 September 2023.

    • Geothermal Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the British Geological Society paper entitled the case for...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department are taking to support consumers who have accumulated energy debt as a result of using pre-payment meters.

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding the Government has provided to support net zero innovation projects in 2020 Parliament.

      Insulation: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department has taken to help ensure that people who experience problems with work completed under the Sustainable...

      National Grid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the capacity of the UK electricity grid by the end of 2025.

      Local Net Zero Forum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions she has had with the Local Net Zero Forum; and if she will list the outcomes generated by the Local Net Zero Forum.

      Geothermal Power: Southampton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made an assessment of the suitability of Southampton as a location for geothermal energy production.

      Energy: Hospitality Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to report by Ofgem entitled Non-domestic market review: Findings and policy consultation, published on 6 September...

      Motorway Service Areas: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the cost difference between fuel sold by petrol stations on motorway service...

      Motorway Service Areas: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions she has had with fuel retailers on fuel prices within motorway service stations.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero what assessment she has made of the adequacy of progress on the Smart Meter Targets Framework.

      Fuels: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September to Question 198403 on Fuels: Prices, if she will publish a list of (a) the retailers that...

      Energy Bills Rebate: Travellers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to take steps to (a) provide Gypsies and Travellers living on roadside encampments with support...

      Social Rented Housing: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure energy companies inform (a) the landlord and (b) the relevant housing...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to help support people who use prepayment meters with increases in the cost of living.

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the forced installation of pre-payment meters.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Confiscation Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much money has accrued to the public purse from confiscation orders in each year since 2010.

    • Ministry of Justice: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons his Department withdrew a procurement tender, reference 385640/1254843; and whether he has plans to re-open that tender process.

      Drugs: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plan to take steps to strengthen sentencing guidance on dealing and supplying drugs which lead to the death of those who consume them.

      Crimes of Violence: Emergency Services and Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people received a custodial sentence for assaulting (a) an emergency worker and (b) a police officer in the course of their duties in each year...

      Police: Criminal Injuries Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful claims to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority have been made by serving police officers injured...

      Nitrous Oxide: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions have been made for the illegitimate supply of nitrous oxide under the The Psychoactive Substances Act 2016.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Visas: Musicians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department are working in roles supporting musicians to secure visas to...

    • Russia: Diplomatic Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to review the (a) security of accommodation and (b) other security arrangements for UK...

      Ukraine: International Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government plans to take (a) multilaterally and (b) bilaterally to support Ukraine's (i) state...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in Israel on the treatment of Palestinian children in...

      Saudi Arabia: Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September to Question 197866 on Saudi Arabia: Migrants, what the response was of the...

      Mali: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the government of Algeria and (b) other regional states and partner...

      West Africa: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of trends in (a) territorial control, (b)...

      Hong Kong: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he discussed (a) democracy within Hong Kong and (b) the Sino-British Joint Declaration with his Chinese...

      China: Cybercrime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in China on attempts made by cyber attackers based in China to...

      Libya: Storms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support Libya with damage caused by Storm Daniel.

      Africa: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support democracy in Africa.

      International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's policy is on renewing the mandate of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on...

      Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the (a) effectiveness and (b) viability of the Productive Safety Net...

      World Bank: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on whether the World Bank has fully incorporated its sovereign lending in...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether their Department has a Chief Risk Officer for national security risks relating to the work of their Department.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to introduce a reciprocal free movement zone within the UK for Russian diplomatic staff.

      Gabon: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his French counterpart on the political situation in Gabon.

      Office of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

      Bosnia and Herzegovina: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it remains his policy to support the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

      Bosnia and Herzegovina: EUFOR

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans that the UK will re-join the EUFOR peacekeeping force in Bosnia and Herzegovina if its mandate is...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will respond to the email correspondence of 1 August 2023 from the office of the hon. Member for Falkirk...

      Ecuador: Elections

      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 recent shooting of Fernando Villavicendio...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Gyms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department spent on gym (a) facilities and (b) equipment in each of the last five financial years.

      Caribbean Community: Economic Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to promote economic cooperation between the UK and the CARICOM region.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many UK-based personnel in his Department have worked on international development programmes in each...

      Montserrat: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help improve healthcare provision in Montserrat.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has assessed its premises (a) in the UK and (b) overseas for the presence of reinforced...

      Colombia and Mexico: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his (a) Colombian and (b) Mexican counterpart on the recent Latin American and...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether it is her Department's policy to roll out the made smarter programme nationally.

    • Economic Growth: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department has taken to increase opportunities for economic growth in (a) Foyle constituency and (b) Northern Ireland in the...

      Tickets: Touting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to correspondence from the Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business entitled Government response to CMA's report on...

      Employment: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her Department's planned timescale is to publish the results of the Retained EU employment law reforms consultation.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Dumfries and Galloway: Wind Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria his Department uses to determine whether a potential wind farm development is acceptable in the area surrounding the Eskdalemuir Seismic Array.

    • Ministry of Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procurement contracts his Department has signed over the value of £100 million since February 2022.

      F-35 Aircraft: Engines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to upgrade all its F-35B aircraft with the new Technology Refresh 3 software upgrade.

      F-35 Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to upgrade all its F-35B aircraft with new Block 4 modifications.

      F-35 Aircraft: Engines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the F-35B fleet has experienced cooling considerations requiring engines to regularly provide higher than the expected 15 kW of bleed air...

      Ministry of Defence: Iron and Steel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has taken steps to develop a future steel pipeline.

      China and Russia: Warships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the alleged incursion by a Russo-Chinese flotilla into US waters; and whether he has had recent discussions...

      D-Day Landings: Anniversaries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Portsmouth in 2024.

      Air Force: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF Quick Reaction Alerts have occurred in each of the last 36 months.

      Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Command Paper Refresh, published on 18 July 2023, what benefits he expects from transferring responsibility for the Global...

      Unidentified Flying Objects

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many reports his Department received of unidentified flying objects in 2022.

      Veterans: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the LGBT Veterans Independent Review Final Report, published in May 2023, how many of that report's recommendations he plans to implement.

      Reserve Forces: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish (a) parental leave policies and (b) policies relating to flexible working which apply to members of the (i) Army Reserves, (ii) RAF...

  • Department for Transport

    • Motor Vehicles: Tax Evasion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the resources available to the DVLA to seize untaxed vehicles.

    • Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the rate of road repairs.

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of overrunning highway road works on the economy.

      Union Connectivity Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish his Department's response to the Union Connectivity Review.

      A46: East Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the western carriageway of the A46 between Lincoln and Newark was last examined for defects; and when that stretch of carriageway is scheduled to...

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of maintenance per mile on (a) motorways, (b) the strategic road network and (c)...

      Road Traffic Offences: Speed Limits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of vehicles travelling more than 10mph above the signposted speed limit on (a) pedestrians, (b)...

      Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2023 to Question 197747, whether the equivalent surveys undertaken in October and December 2021 by Faithful and...

      Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Post Office

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2023 to Question 187126 on Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Post Office, how long the extension to the DVLA's...

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of road maintenance on the economy.

      Railways: Greenwich

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reinstating direct trains from Greenwich and Woolwich to London Charing Cross.

      Railways: Ticket Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to require rail companies to publish the number of rail tickets sold from (a) ticket offices and (b) ticket machines in all...

      Railway Stations: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an equality impact assessment of train station car park contactors permitting payment by smart phone apps only.

      Railways: Ticket Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the Equality Impact Assessments undertaken by his Department on the potential closure of railway station ticket offices in England.

      Department for Transport: Meetings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers to Questions 193235 and 194771 on Railways: Ticket Offices, what protocols his Department follows to record meetings attended...

      Railways: Edinburgh

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the average number of trains that will leave Edinburgh Waverley each hour following the construction of HS2 phase...

      Railways: Ticket Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to publish its own impact assessment of the closure of rail ticket offices.

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Steering Board on the Operation Zero implementation plan next plans to meet.

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of when the contactless pay as you go scheme will be extended to (a) Tunbridge Wells, (b) High Brooms and (c) Paddock...

  • Treasury

    • Collective Investment Schemes: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to identify and prevent entities and individuals promote unregulated collective investment schemes.

    • Banks: Closures

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is taking steps to tackle the potential impact of high street bank branch closures on vulnerable individuals who rely on cash.

      Bank Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an estimate of the number of people who do not have access to a bank account.

      Politically Exposed Persons

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on how many people are listed as Politically Exposed Persons.

      Inflation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to tackle core inflation.

      Tax Avoidance: Legal Opinion

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has received legal advice on collecting loan charge refunds from (a) employees and (b) employers.

      Taxation: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether His Majesty's Revenue and Customs have made ex gratia payments to whistle-blowers for information about individuals' tax affairs.

      Treasury: Domestic Visits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many visits were made by (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) each Minister in his Department to a (i) Government Hub and (ii) ministerial...

      Whisky: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the increase in alcohol duty on (a) economic growth and (b) job creation within the Scotch Whisky...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit: Deductions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is his Department’s policy to remove sanctions from Universal Credit claimants who were wrongly awarded a benefit due to an...

    • Statutory Sick Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to increase statutory sick pay this autumn.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the (a) Department for Communities and (b) Department of Education in Northern Ireland on (i) educational and...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that Personal Independent Payment assessors receive training on the (a) symptoms of Parkinson's disease and...

      Financial Assistance Scheme: Inflation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he has made an assessment the potential merits of (a) adjusting and (b) abolishing the 2.5% cap on inflation related increases for...

      Pensions: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, to confirm what the average answering time is on the Pension Service Helpline.

      Pensioners: Enfield North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of inflation on pensioners in Enfield North constituency.

      Department for Work and Pensions: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether their Department has a Chief Risk Officer responsible for national security risks relating to the work of their Department.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Domestic Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times (a) the Secretary of State and (b) each Minister in his Department has visited a (i) Government Hub and (ii) ministerial office...

      Jobcentres: Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the accessibility by public transport of established Jobcentres.

      UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission entitled Seven Years On: disabled people’s rights to...

      UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether representatives of the Government were invited to attend the meeting of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in...

      Universal Credit: Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that students with long-term health conditions are able to access the financial support to...

      Jobcentres: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of a face-to-face appointment with a work coach at a job centre is in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London...

      Long Term Unemployed People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help ensure support for people who have experienced long-term unemployment and experiencing difficulty with...

      Social Security Benefits: Uprating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to uprate social security benefits in line with inflation in April 2024.

      Jobcentres: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the average length of a face to face appointment with a work coach at a job centre.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of conducting a review of into the adequacy of the level of universal credit payments.

  • Prime Minister

    • Natural England: Correspondence

      To ask the Prime Minister, if he will publish all correspondence sent between Natural England and his Department on changes to regulations on nutrient neutrality and the delivery of new homes...

    • Jagtar Singh Johal

      To ask the Prime Minister, whether he held discussions with Prime Minister Modhi on the detention of Jagtar Singh Johal during the G20 summit.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Cost of Living

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Point 1 of his Department’s Freedom of Information response on 11 September 2023 to the Rt hon. Member for Islington South and...

    • Vetting

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department provides officials with (a) developed vetting and (b) other security clearances on public interactions.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Elections: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the recent report from the Electoral Commission, if he will take steps to review the operational requirements at elections of...

    • Anticoagulants: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will take steps to (a) reduce the variation and (b) improve outcomes in the management of anticoagulant-associated bleeds between Health...

  • Department for Education

    • Pupils: Homelessness

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the 130,000 children of homeless families are receiving an education in school.

    • Foundation Schools: Governing Bodies

      To ask His Majesty's Government which foundation bodies have been established under section 21 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.

      Erasmus+ Programme

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding was received by Northern Ireland under the EU Erasmus programme in (1) 2014, (2) 2015, and (3) 2016.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Azerbaijan: Religious Freedom

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of freedom of religion or belief in Azerbaijan.

    • Nagorno-Karabakh: Humanitarian Situation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh; and what representations they have made to the government of Azerbaijan that they...

      Armenia: Azerbaijan

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prospect of a negotiated peace settlement between Armenia and Azerbaijan that provides for the wellbeing and protection of...

      Alexei Navalny

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with government of Russia about its treatment of Alexei Navalny; what was the outcome of those discussions; whether they have...

      North Korea: Refugees

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that China has engaged in the refoulement of North Korean refugees; and what representations they have made to the...

      North Korea: Deportation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the remarks by UN Special Rapporteur, Elizabeth Salmón, to the UN Human Rights Council in March that "forcibly repatriated...

      Cyprus: Roads

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions on the intervention by the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus in the construction of the road from Pile/Pyla to Yigitler/Arsos in...

      Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Intelligence Services: Homosexuality

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many staff within (1) the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and (2) the Security Services, were either (a) dismissed, or (b) forced to resign, as a result of...

      Russia: Ukraine

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for security in Europe of the use by the Russian Federation of tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

      Sudan: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether any members of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative team of experts have been deployed to Sudan or neighbouring countries since the...

      Sudan: Arms Trade

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) improve the enforcement of and compliance with the UN Arms Embargo and Sanctions Regime on Darfur, and (2) extend the arms...

      World Expo

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to bid for the UK to host future Expo events.

      Religious Freedom

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, as Chair of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance, to ensure that the International Religious Freedom or Belief...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prison Advice and Care Trust

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the work conducted by the Prison Advice and Care Trust in England and Wales.

    • Life Imprisonment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the average time those currently serving mandatory life sentences will spend in prison.

      Prisons: Buildings

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete within prison buildings in England and Wales.

  • Home Office

    • Islamic Human Rights Commission

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 11 July (HL8821) and Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 4 July (HL8822), what assessment has been...

    • Migrant Workers: Hospitality Industry

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the five categories of hospitality workers identified in the Shortage Occupation List will be recognised with further dispensations in the immigration rules.

      Migrant Workers: Visas

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of shortage occupation skilled worker visa applicants have passed the English language test requirements in the last six months broken down by...

      Asylum: Boats

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that asylum seekers housed on a waterborne barge are able to access necessary help in any emergency, including a medical...

      Asylum: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether it is their current policy to place unaccompanied children seeking asylum, who are waiting for placement with a local authority, in hotels; and, if so, how...

      Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what arrangements they will make for delegations of parliamentarians to visit the Bibby Stockholm and any other new accommodation for migrants.

      Ports: Import Controls

      To ask His Majesty's Government what physical checks and customs requirements currently take place for goods from the EU directly entering ports in Great Britain.

      Refugees: Diplomatic Service

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of risk facing refugees who are resident in the UK who encounter difficulties abroad; and what plans they have to...

      Illegal Migration Act 2023

      To ask His Majesty's Government what powers contained in the Illegal Migration Act 2023 they have used to date.

      Asylum: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what arrangements they will put in place to ensure Aspen card holding asylum seekers can exchange a payment from their cards for any goods they require.

      Slavery

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the impact of section 63 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 on the operation of the UK’s modern slavery...

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost payable to the government of Rwanda under the agreement with that country in the event that no migrants are sent there from the UK.

      Asylum: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 20 July (HL9141), why they do not hold records that would enable them to answer parliamentary...

      Asylum: Boats

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that families of asylum seekers housed on a waterborne barge will be kept together.

      Passports: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 17 July (HL9008), how many times in 2022 the Passport Office asked (1) male, and (2)...

      Visas: Ministers of Religion

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 20 July (HL8823), what steps, if any, they will take to inform parliamentarians of the conclusion of...

      Police Custody: Travellers

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether those who identify as (1) Gypsy, (2) Roma, or (3) Traveller, in custody have any special needs recognised.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Carbon Emissions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations of the report by Zero Hour, Net Zero: The Ambition Gap, published on 10 August 2022.

    • Drax Power Station

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 27 July (HL9538), in what ways was the Panorama on Drax (1) accurate, and (2) inaccurate, in its...

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to align their carbon emission reduction plans with the UK's proportionate share of the remaining global carbon budget for limiting...

      Carbon Emissions: Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in relation to their targets for decarbonisation by (1) 2030, and (2) 2035, what approximate proportion of homes they estimate are likely to be powered by (a)...

      Renewable Energy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the estimated full unit cost of (1) energy produced from various carbon fuels utilising carbon capture and storage, and (2)...

      Drax Group: Publications

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the annual ‘limited assurance’ report commissioned by Drax provides an adequate and appropriate level of...

      Energy Bills Rebate

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to reintroduce a £400 energy bill rebate to help households cope with rising energy costs and the increased cost of...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Dementia: Diagnosis

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support research into the development of new, scalable diagnostic tests for dementia; and what assessment they have of the current...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • University of Cambridge: China

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the export control criteria used by the UK Trade and Investment Office following reports that it approved a partnership between the...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Parks and Playgrounds

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to make longer-term and consistent funding available to local authorities for park and playground provision, particularly smaller play spaces...

    • Electric Vehicles: Parking

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made to ensure the safety of multi-storey car parks given the increasing number of heavy electric vehicles.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Cyprus: Military Bases

      To ask His Majesty's Government what difficulties have been reported in honouring the pension entitlements of Turkish Cypriot former employees of the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus, or the widows...

    • Veterans: LGBT+ People

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to accept the recommendation in the report by Lord Etherton LGBT Veterans Independent Review, published on 19 July 2023, to establish a...

      Warrior Vehicles

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration has been given to remanufacturing the hulls of the Warrior armoured fighting vehicles in order to overcome the problem of cracking in highly...

      Defence and National Security: Climate Change

      To ask His Majesty's Government what, if any, mitigating actions they are taking to protect key (1) defence, and (2) national security, sites across the UK from the effects of climate change.

  • Department for Transport

    • Ferries: Isles of Scilly

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Harland and Wolff that they intend to submit a bid to the Council of the Isles of Scilly to compete with the Isles of Scilly Steamship...

    • Railway Stations: Tickets

      To ask His Majesty's Government which disability and accessibility groups they consulted before launching the consultation on proposed closures to rail ticket offices.

      National Maritime Information Centre

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the National Maritime Information Centre shares all intelligence data with the government departments and agencies involved.

      High Speed 2 Line: Compensation

      To ask His Majesty's Government on how many plots and over what area HS2 Phase One property owners have requested advanced payment of compensation.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Health and Technology: Research

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to develop the skills in the UK to translate research outcomes into real-world applications, particularly in the fields of health...

    • Horizon Europe

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the cause of the delay in agreeing a deal for the UK’s return to the EU’s Horizon science research programme; and when a resolution is expected.

      University of Cambridge: China

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the University of Cambridge about its links with a Chinese state-owned military technology firm whose parent company...

  • Treasury

    • Bank of England: Forecasts

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Bank of England’s financial forecasting record; and what steps, if any, they plan to take to improve the Bank’s...

    • Bank Services: Closures

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Penn on 19 July (HL Deb col 2319), whether their "plans for enhanced requirements applying to the termination of payment...

      Child Care: VAT Zero Rating

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the average expenditure on VAT by private, voluntary and independent childcare providers, and (2) the cost to the Treasury of...

      Banks: Closures

      To ask His Majesty's Government what provisions are in place to support customers in the event of a rural bank closure with no bank branch available within three miles.

      National Income

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Penn on 6 July (HL Deb col 1304) giving the relative gross domestic product (GDP) per head for Wales and the UK, what is...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Mesothelioma: Death

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people died of mesothelioma in each of the five years up to December 2022.

    • Honours

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to reform the right of a Prime Minister who has served for a short period to submit a resignation honours list.

      Public Bodies: Cybersecurity

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the data breach at the Electoral Commission, what plans they have to review the effectiveness of cyber defences of the Government's own technology...

      UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce additional legislation to protect (1) the UK internal market, and (2) Northern Ireland goods moving to Great Britain...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support farmers experiencing seasonal worker shortages.

    • Farming Investment Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 24 July (HL9373), how much has been paid out as part of the Farming Investment Fund.

      UK Trade with EU: Veterinary Medicine

      To ask His Majesty's Government why a qualified veterinary surgeon must sign off each consignment of Quorn for export to the EU, given that that product contains no meat or dairy content.

      Food Banks: Allergies

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect on the volume of food donated to food banks arising from "Natasha’s Law" regarding food labelling, which...

      Food: UK Trade with EU

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether any changes to labelling requirements for food products being exported from the UK to the EU are currently scheduled; and if so what they are.

      Sustainable Farming Incentive

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on farmers of delays to Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) payments; and what plans they have to rectify the delay.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Charity Commission: Public Appointments

      To ask His Majesty's Government how long is the term of office of the chair of the Charity Commission.

    • South Korea: Scouts and Guides

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with Scouts UK in regards to providing financial support towards the £1 million cost of relocating the UK Contingent from the...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Companies: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government which Northern Ireland based companies relocated from Great Britain in the last four years.

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