Written answers

Mawrth, 6 Chwefror 2024

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • NHS Supply Chain: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) full and (b) part time NHS Supply Chain employees were of what (i) grade and (ii) salary band in the last financial year.

    • NHS Supply Chain: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many full-time staff were employed by NHS Supply Chain in the (a) 2020-21, (b) 2021-22 and (c) 2022-23 financial year.

      Mental Health Services: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of mental health support for veterans.

      Diabetes: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of continuous glucose monitoring for people with type-1 diabetes;...

      Earwax: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of the withdrawal of ear syringing procedures by GPs on patient wellbeing in the West...

      Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients are recorded as being on a waiting list for treatment more than once for the same condition.

      Barts Health NHS Trust: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the capital funding provided to Barts Health NHS Trust for fire safety works at (a)...

      Health Services and Social Services: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether a supplier working group to better facilitate ongoing communication and dialogue with industry relating to health and social care...

      Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of women who (a) have and (b) do not have multiple sclerosis attended (i) cancer screening appointments,...

      Health Services and Social Services: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the implementation plan for a cyber resilient health and adult social care system in England has been published.

      Taiwan: Health Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the memorandum of understanding between the UK and Taiwan signed on 10 July 2023, what progress has been made to...

      Fentanyl and Nitazenes: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on the number of deaths as a result of (a) nitazenes and (b) fentanyl poisonings in 2023.

      Meat Products: Preservatives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to introduce similar restrictions on nitrites in processed meat products to those set out in European Commission...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to take steps to restrict the advertising of vapes at (a) sporting venues, (b) on packaging and (c) at point...

      Nitrous Oxide: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the number of (a) users and (b) people that have experienced harm due to the use of nitrous oxide.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department plans to take to regulate the locations of point of sale displays for vapes.

      Naloxone

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of administering naloxone when (a) reversing an overdose and (b) no opioids are...

      Mental Health Services: Cumbria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many referrals have been accepted by South Cumbria CAMHS in each of the last 10 years.

      Mental Health Services: Cumbria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many referrals have been accepted by South Cumbria CAMHS in each of the last 12 months.

      Prescriptions: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS trusts have a digital prescribing system in place.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to table 15 of the Department of Health and Social Care Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, HC 33, published on 25 January...

      Accident and Emergency Departments: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information her Department holds on the number of young people who presented at an ambulance and emergency department in mental...

      Dementia: Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of funding for Admiral Nurses.

      Hospices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the report by the APPG for Hospice and End of Life Care...

      Hospitals: Agency Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many agency staff were employed in NHS hospitals on 30 January 2024.

      Hospices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps her Department has taken to support hospices.

      Hospices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment her Department has made of the equity of funding provided to hospices across England.

      Mental Health Services: Cumbria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many established posts are vacant by (a) discipline and (b) job role in South Cumbria CAMHS.

      Mental Health Services: Cumbria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many established posts are filled by (a) discipline and (b) job role in South Cumbria CAMHS.

      Autism: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to support young people with autism in South Cumbria.

      Kooth: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions she has had with NHS England on the Kooth mental health platform.

      Hospitals: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information her Department holds on the number of young people who were admitted to a paediatric ward in mental health crisis in...

      Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of young people in South Cumbria identified as highly complex or at high risk to self or others are on the...

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the number of crisis referrals to child and adolescent mental health...

      Multiple Sclerosis: Menopause

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support research into the potential impact of menopause on people with multiple sclerosis.

      Kidney Diseases: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the publication by Kidney Care UK entitled Let’s talk kidneys: opportunities for early intervention in chronic...

      Nurses: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department undertook an assessment of the impact of a separate pay spine for nursing on pay equality before launching the...

      Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s publication entitled MHRA Annual Report and Accounts...

      Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of clinical trials were assessed after the statutory timeframe of 30 days in the 2022-23 financial year.

      Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency: Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential obstacles to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency meeting its statutory...

  • Treasury

    • Public Sector: Productivity

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of levels of public sector productivity in each financial year between 2018-19 and 2022-23; and what his planned timetable is for...

    • Public Sector: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many public sector exit payments were made in excess of £95,000 in the financial years ending 31 March (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019, (d) 2020, (e)...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 December 2023 to Question 7211 on Fire and Rescue Services Finance, what Barnett consequentials arise as a result of...

      Blood: Contamination

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the provision of funding for an infected blood compensation scheme.

      Economic Situation: GP Surgeries

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance his Department has issued to the (a) Valuation Office Agency and (b) District Valuer Service on assessing the market conditions for...

      Mass Media: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a list of all media publishers that received funding from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

      Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an estimate of the interest earned on apprenticeship levy funds in each of the last three years.

      Exports: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.87 of the Autumn Statement 2023, CP 977, published on 22 November 2023, until what date his Department will continue to...

      Exports: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.87 of the Autumn Statement 2023, CP 977, published on 22 November 2023, in what form his Department prefers to receive (a)...

      Exports: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his oral contribution of 22 November 2023, Official Report column 349, what the evidential basis is for the statement that the VAT Retail...

      Carbon Capture and Storage: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the £20 billion of funding announced in the Spring Budget 2023 for early deployment of carbon capture, usage and storage was in addition to...

      Question

      What recent assessment he has made of the impact of his fiscal policies on levels of foreign direct investment into the UK.

      Public Sector: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the consultation entitled Public Sector Exit Payments: a new controls process for high exit payments, which closed on 17 October 2022,...

      Mortgages

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 8 March 2023 to Question 157639 on Mortgages, whether he plans to publish a response to the report entitled Releasing the...

      Counter-terrorism and Money Laundering

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled Reforming anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing supervision, published on 30 June...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Sales: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of direct sales companies paying at least the minimum wage in (a) Cardiff Central,...

    • Taxis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of support provided to drivers by (a) Uber and (b) other private hire operators.

      Sales: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of employment practices in the direct sales industry in (a) Cardiff Central constituency,...

      Overseas Trade: South Australia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has met with the Agent General of South Australia in the last six months; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential...

      Origin Marking: Canada

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2024 to Question 11775 on Origin Marking: Canada, what assessment she has made of the potential impact...

      Post Codes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will have discussions with (a) Ofcom and (b) Royal Mail on (i) the maintenance of postcodes and (ii) the extent to which newly...

      Furniture: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Second Special Report of the Environmental Audit Committee of Session 2017–19 on Toxic Chemicals in Everyday...

      Personal Care Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) hairdressing and (b) barber salons there are.

      Economic Growth: South East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to support economic growth in the South East.

      Bounce Back Loan Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her Department's policy is on lenders threatening to charge additional fees and penalties on the repayment of loans under the Bounce...

      Taxis: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had with (a) Uber and (b) other private hire operators on the matter of driver safety.

      Horizon IT System: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many sub-postmasters from (a) Manchester Gorton constituency, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) the North West voluntarily left the Post...

      Horizon IT System: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many sub-postmasters from (a) Manchester Gorton constituency, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) the North West were wrongfully convicted due...

      Horizon IT System: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what representations her Department has received from BAME sub-postmasters about the Horizon system.

      Horizon IT System: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will list the number of sub-postmasters affected by Horizon, broken down by ethnicity.

      Uber: Civil Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions she has had with representatives of Uber on the Supreme Court judgment in the case of Uber BV and others v Aslam and others,...

  • Home Office

    • Home Office: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many job vacancies there are in his Department as of 29 January 2024.

    • Abortion: Demonstrations

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he is taking steps to ensure that the enforcement of safe access zones is proportionate to other (a) protests and (b) gatherings.

      Home Office: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which policies under each arms length body reporting to their Department fall within the scope of the Environmental principles policy...

      Knives: Prison Sentences

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory jail terms for people caught in possession of (a)...

      Asylum: Missing Persons

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers disappeared from asylum accommodation before having their claims processed in 2023.

      Suleyman Javadov

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress his Department has made on securing the £4 million settlement between the National Crime Agency and Suleyman Javadov;...

      Motorcycles: Anti-social Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of defining off road bikes as motor vehicles on levels of anti-social behaviour.

      Defending Democracy Taskforce: BBC Persian Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Defending Democracy Taskforce has taken evidence from BBC Persian journalists as part of its review into the UK's approach to...

      Small Businesses: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support people running small and medium-sized enterprises impacted by banking fraud.

      Artificial Intelligence: Disinformation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department is taking steps to help tackle the rise in artificial intelligence generated deepfake crime.

      ICT: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to ensure that (a) technology and (b) telecommunications companies help to prevent fraud.

      Economic Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will appoint a Minister for Economic Crime.

      Information Sharing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will introduce legislation to mandate information sharing between (a) payment service providers, (b) technology companies and (c)...

      Defending Democracy Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including a representative of the Electoral Commission on the defending...

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many claims for asylum were suspended in each month between September and December 2023.

      Asylum: Gaza

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies on deciding asylum applications of the conflict in Gaza.

      Asylum: Immigration Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of exit checks conducted by Border Force which identified people seeking asylum in the UK attempting...

      Asylum: Immigration Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had recent discussions with Border Force on allegations that people seeking asylum in the UK that have returned to their...

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with Mitre on the potential merits of employing instructors to train staff on how to direct asylum-seekers on to...

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate his Department has made of the average cost to the public purse of removing a person from the UK to Rwanda.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Food: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) reduce food waste at farms and (b) support farmers to ensure that surplus food is...

    • Pesticides

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides.

      Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the environmental impact of the end of cross-compliance regulations for rural payments on (a)...

      Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to replace the cross-compliance regulations for rural payments which ceased to have effect on 31 December 2023.

      Pesticides

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 10 July 2023 to Question 191768 on Pesticides, what his revised timetable is for publishing...

      Animal Welfare: Convictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has assessed the potential merits of a central register for those convicted of any animal abuse which...

      Bluetongue Disease: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help support the movement of unaffected livestock while restrictions for...

      Solar Power: Agriculture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that Agricultural Land Classifications cannot be amended to facilitate approval of solar...

      Rivers: Biodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to increase the (a) biodiversity (b) native fish stocks (c) native insect...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Ministerial Boxes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many ministerial red boxes belonging to his Department have been reported (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last...

      Food Supply: Inflation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies on food security of trends in the level of inflation.

      Groceries Code Adjudicator

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Groceries Supply Code of Practice for (a) farmers and (b)...

      Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Red Tractor Assurance Scheme on the competitiveness of British...

      Birds of Prey: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to work with relevant bodies to help protect the buzzard (a) nationally and (b) in Romford constituency.

      Aquaculture: Shellfish

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 30 January 2024 to Question 11649 on Aquaculture: Shellfish, what steps his Department is taking...

      Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps to increase the information provided by food labelling.

      Sustainable Farming Incentive

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme 2023 on (a) UK food security and...

      Biodiversity Gain Site Register Regulations 2024

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the Biodiversity Gain Site Register Regulations 2024 will come into force on 12 February 2024, in the...

      Deer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of increased culling of wild deer on the capacity of the food...

      Wind Power: Birds of Prey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of birds of prey (a) injured and (b) killed by wind turbines.

      Wind Power: Birds of Prey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of birds of prey (a) killed and (b) injured by wind turbines in each of the last...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Fifty-first Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2022-23 on Tackling Defra’s...

      Darwin Initiative

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding has been made available to each Darwin Plus project in each of the last five years.

      Tree Planting: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2024 to Question 8421 on Tree Planting: Finance, for what reason the statistics for...

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support London’s schools and local authorities with falling school rolls.

    • Childcare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number and proportion of local authorities who have advised their local childcare providers of their...

      Pupils: Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve nutrition education in schools.

      STEM Subjects: Higher Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the uptake of STEM subjects studied at universities.

      Schools: Milk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to ensure the provision of non-dairy milk products in (a) schools and (b) other early-years learning environments.

      Pupils: Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help promote healthy eating in schools.

      English Language and Mathematics: GCSE

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2024 to Question 10317 on English Language and Mathematics: GCSE, how many and what proportion of young people...

      Department for Education: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which policies under each arms length body reporting to their Department fall within the scope of the Environmental principles policy statement,...

      Pre-school Education: Pupil Premium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to extend the eligibility criteria for the early years pupil premium to children aged 9 months to three years who receive the 15...

      Special Educational Needs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing special educational needs inclusion funding directly to providers based on...

      Department for Education: Ministers' Private Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether any refurbishments have been made to ministerial offices in her Department in each of the last two years.

      Agriculture: Further Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support land-based education.

      Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of apprentices completed their endpoint assessment (a) on the date of, (b) one to three months after, (c) three to six...

      Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2024 to Question 11344 on Apprentices, for what reasons were there no apprenticeship starts in the two lowest...

      Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2024 to Question 10141 on Apprenticeships, whether her Department holds this data for any academic year since 2010/11.

      Apprentices: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many companies have received training subsidies from the apprenticeship levy in each of the last three years.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • India: Violence

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the reported violence in Ayodhya, India.

    • Pakistan: Ahmadiyya

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the implication for his policies of expulsion threats against Ahmadiyya Muslims in...

      United Nations

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with the UN on the potential merits of taking further steps to help protect (a)...

      Elections: Bangladesh

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2024 to Question 8779 on Artificial Intelligence: Elections, if he will make an...

      Gaza: Israel

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that the Israeli government is implementing the International Court of...

      UNRWA: Finance

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether representations were made to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the...

      Gaza: Genocide

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made an assessment of the consistency of (a) the decision to pause future funding to the UN Relief and...

      Hamas: Finance

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what mechanisms are in place to disrupt Hamas’ financial networks.

      UNRWA: Finance

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the Oral Statement of the Minister of State of 29 January 2024, on Israel and the Occupied...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Environment Protection

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, which policies under each arms length body reporting to their Department fall within the scope of the Environmental...

      Gaza: Telecommunications

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has had discussions with cellular network providers in Gaza on the adequacy of telecommunication...

      Development Aid: Trade Unions

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of trade unions on their work in international development.

      Ukraine: USA

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has had discussions with Donald Trump's presidential campaign team on US support for Ukraine.

      International Assistance: Education

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions he has had with international counterparts on the content of education funded through multilateral...

      Sudan: Development Aid

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking to help ensure a continued supply of aid to Sudan.

      European Political Community: Conferences

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, on what date he plans to host the 4th European Political Community Summit.

      UK Special Representative for Climate Change

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, for what reason the role of Special Representative on Climate Change was discontinued.

      Developing Countries: Poverty

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the report by the UN entitled The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022, published on 9 May 2022,...

      Somaliland: Red Sea

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2024 to Question 10054 on Ethiopia: Somaliland, whether he has made an assessment...

      Ghana: Capital Punishment

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of whether the death sentences given to six people in Ghana in January 2024 will be...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made representations to his Israeli counterpart on the remarks by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin...

      Gaza: Children

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will take steps to help provide targeted psychosocial support for children in Gaza.

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the Israeli government's...

      Gaza: Genocide

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the International Court of Justice’s decision on the request for provisional measures in the...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in Israel on the potential merits of creating a two-state...

      Gaza: Genocide

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure implementation in full of the International Court of Justice's Order...

      Gaza: Genocide

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions he has had with his (a) Israeli counterpart and (b) the UK’s international allies on the...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Employment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support disabled people with mobility problems into employment.

    • Veterans: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department’s work with third sector organisations to deliver employment support...

      Veterans: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to help improve the (a) quantity and (b) quality of data on veterans in the labour market.

      Personal Independence Payment: Charcot Marie Tooth Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training personal independence providers receive on the effect of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease on a claimant's ability to work.

      Anxiety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what clinical definition of anxiety his Department uses.

      Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people claiming disability benefits cited mental health issues as a reason for claiming those benefits in 2023.

      Access to Work Programme: Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many civil servants are employed in roles relating to the administration of the Access to Work scheme as of 30 January 2024.

      Household Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the timing of a decision on the continuation of the Household Support Fund on the...

      Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on fraud recovery in each financial year since 2020-21.

      Pension Protection Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the evidence given by the Pensions Minister to the Work and Pensions Committee on 10 January 2024, HC 144, what plans he has...

      Child Maintenance Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Child Maintenance Service enforces the collection of child maintenance payments from...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Ministerial Boxes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many ministerial red boxes belonging to his Department have been reported (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last three years.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which policies under each arms length body reporting to their Department fall within the scope of the Environmental principles policy...

      Bereavement Support Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the eligibility criteria of the bereavement support payment to include...

      Child Maintenance Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Child Maintenance Service is taking to improve collect and pay compliance.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential role of ground-mounted solar farms in increasing solar deployment to 70 gigawatts by 2035.

    • Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many people qualified for the Warm Homes Discount in winter (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24.

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Ministerial Boxes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many ministerial red boxes belonging to her Department have been reported (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last three years.

      Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the potential of rooftop solar panels to help (a) tackle climate change, (b) cut energy...

      Wind Power: Highlands of Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will commission a feasibility study into the creation of a new manufacturing centre of excellence supporting the manufacture...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce energy bills.

      Aquind: Electricity Interconnectors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when she last had discussions with her French counterpart on (a) national security and (b) other matters relating to the AQUIND...

      Aquind

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Ministers in her Department (a) met and (b) spoke to (i) directors and (ii) other representatives of Aquind Energy in...

      Wind Power: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions she has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues, (b) the Scottish Government and (c) manufacturers on the manufacture of...

      Energy: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress she has made on (a) meeting net zero targets and (b) reducing energy costs.

      Hospices: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department is taking steps to support hospices with energy costs.

      Fuels: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the level of regional disparity in fuel prices.

      Aquind: Electricity Interconnectors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what her latest estimate is of when a decision will be made on the AQUIND Interconnector project.

      Aquind: Electricity Interconnectors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the potential national security risks of the AQUIND...

  • Department for Transport

    • Railway Stations: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 20 July 2023 to Question 195428 on Railway Stations: Access, whether he has had recent discussions with the Great...

    • Railways: Emergencies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help support Network Rail to respond to (a) severe weather and (b) other emergencies.

      Avanti West Coast: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Avanti West Coast's performance against its contractual service obligations.

      Great British Railways: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was of establishing Great British Railways.

      Euston Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress he has made appointing a development company to manage the delivery of Euston Station.

      Railways: Birmingham and Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with the Mayor of (a) Greater Manchester and (b) the West Midlands on steps to improve rail connectivity between...

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of increases in rail fares on trends in the level of passenger numbers.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many home EV charging points have been installed in each of the last two years.

      Driving Tests: Penzance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is taking steps to reduce car practical driving test waiting times in Penzance; and if the DVSA...

      Taxis: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to monitor the effectiveness of local taxi licensing authorities.

      Bus Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of bus service levels in England.

      Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps to highlight (a) statutory and (b) Highway Code rules relating to idling...

      Roads: West Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to support West Yorkshire's strategy to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2040.

      Driving Licences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to extend graduated driving licences from motorbike users to newly qualified car drivers.

      Motor Vehicles: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2024 to Question 7457 on Motor Vehicles: Insurance, if he will publish the (a) minutes and (b) attendance of...

      Road Traffic

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish an update to the national road traffic projections.

      Travel: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a national freedom pass for pensioners to utilise public...

      Large Goods Vehicles: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his planned timetable is to respond to his Department's consultation on Increasing the weight limit for fuel tankers.

      Driving Licences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the waiting time is for replacement driving licences.

      Department for Transport: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which policies under each arms length body reporting to their Department fall within the scope of the Environmental principles policy statement,...

      Department for Transport: Ministerial Boxes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many ministerial red boxes belonging to his Department have been reported (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last three years.

      Motor Vehicles: Lighting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to limit the use of LED bulbs in vehicle headlights.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisons: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons are fully staffed.

    • Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2023 to Question 1357 on Prisoners' Release, if he will publish data in the prison releases quarterly publication...

      Ministry of Justice: Ministerial Boxes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many ministerial red boxes belonging to his Department have been reported (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last three years.

      Ministry of Justice: Environmental Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which policies under each arms length body reporting to their Department fall within the scope of the Environmental principles policy statement,...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Defence: Space Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many SMEs his Department awarded space defence sector contracts to in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023; and what steps he is taking to improve the...

    • Ministry of Defence: Reorganisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) objectives and (b) timelines are of Defence Design.

      Ministry of Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Q112 of the oral evidence given by David Williams to the Public Accounts Committee on 22 January 2024, HC 451, what steps he is taking...

      Type 23 Frigates: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the merits of adding anti-air close-in weapons systems to the Type 23 frigate.

      HMS Queen Elizabeth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has taken recent steps to increase the defensive capabilities of the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers.

      Navy: Patrol Craft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase the capability of offshore patrol vessels operated by the Royal Navy.

      Bowman Combat Radio System

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2024 to Question 10015 on Bowman Combat Radio System, what the budget is for the Bowman 5.7 project.

      Future Combat Air System: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 37 of the National Audit Office's report entitled The Equipment Plan 2023-2033, HC 315, published on 4 December 2023, what steps...

      Ministry of Defence: Fujitsu

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Q110 of the oral evidence given by David Williams to the Public Accounts Committee on 22 January 2024, HC 451, what the duration is...

      Type 26 Frigates: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with BAE Systems on subcontractor work on the Type 26 programme.

      Defence: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on when the 2.5% of GDP target for defence spending will be achieved.

      Ministry of Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Q128 of the oral evidence given by the Chief Executive, Defence Equipment and Support, to the Public Accounts Committee on 22 January...

      Ministry of Defence: Bullying and Harassment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 3.21 on page 8 of his Department's guidance entitled JSP 763 Behaviours and Informal Complaint Resolution Part 2: Guidance -...

      Iraq: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in what specialisms the Armed Forces are providing training to Iraqi Security Forces in Iraq.

      Iraq: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces are deployed in Iraq as of 29 January 2024.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to provide military assistance to help support Ukraine's naval forces in winter 2023-24.

      Ministry of Defence: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which policies under each arms length body reporting to their Department fall within the scope of the Environmental principles policy statement,...

      Armed Forces: Islamic Resistance in Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the level of risk posed by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq to service personnel (a) deployed on Op Shader and...

      Brunei: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of enhancing British military assets in Brunei.

      Navy: Indo-pacific Region

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken to increase the presence of strategic naval assets in the Indo-Pacific region.

      Navy: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are employed by the Royal Navy in roles relating to diversity and inclusion.

      Army: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Army spent on (a) recruitment campaigns and (b) other initiatives to help increase the diversity of its workforce in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021...

      Gaza: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether intelligence on military operations has been shared with Israel during the conflict in Gaza.

      Gaza: Surveillance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many surveillance flights has the Royal Air Force flown over Gaza since 7 October 2023.

      Israel: Air Force

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Air Force operated planes have flown to Israel since 7 October 2023.

      USA: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the US Air Force has used any Royal Air Force bases in the UK to transfer weapons to Israel since 7 October 2023.

      Israel: Air Force

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Israeli Air Force operated planes have (a) landed and (b) taken off from British territory since 7 October 2023.

      Ministry of Defence: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the inclusivity of his Department’s LGBT+ policies.

      Air Force: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are employed in diversity and inclusion roles in the Royal Air Force.

      Navy: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Royal Navy spent on (a) recruitment campaigns and (b) other initiatives to help increase the diversity of its workforce in (i) 2020, (ii)...

      HMS Prince of Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2024 to Question 9179 on HMS Prince of Wales, whether the Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre is involved in...

      HMS Prince of Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2024 to Question 9179 on HMS Prince of Wales, whether the Government of Malaysia has asked for technical support in...

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Discharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the outflow was from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in each year since 2010.

  • Attorney General

    • Crown Prosecution Service: Women

      To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of female civil servants in the Crown Prosecution Service were employed on temporary contracts in each of the last three years.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Police Service of Northern Ireland: Data Protection

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had discussions with the Police Service of Northern Ireland on lessons learned from data breaches.

    • Cabinet Office: Environment Protection

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which policies under each arms length body reporting to their Department fall within the scope of the Environmental principles policy statement,...

      Civil Servants: Veterans

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many veterans have been employed as a result of the guaranteed interview civil service scheme for veterans since that scheme began.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Innovation and Research: Higher Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the current threshold for higher education...

    • Space: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the cost to the public purse was of her Department's expenditure on (a) space research and (b) promoting the...

      Space

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to (a) monitor and (b) increase the demographic diversity of the space sector workforce; and what...

      Space

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what her planned timetable is for the publication of the Space Sector Plan.

      Public Sector: Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many spin-outs from public sector bodies the Government Office for Technology Transfer has supported with (a) financial...

      Catapult Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how her Department evaluates (a) each of the nine Catapults within the Catapult Network and (b) the Catapult Network as a whole.

      Innovation: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK Innovation Strategy published on 14 November 2021, what steps her Department has taken with NESTA to...

      Innovation and Research: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK Innovation Strategy published on 14 November 2021, what funding the Government has provided for a...

      Broadband: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for the roll out of fibre broadband.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Recreation Spaces: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many public parks and green spaces have been sold by local councils in each year since 2015 by (a) constituency and...

    • Parking: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an estimate of the increase to council parking charges in each year since 2015.

      Leasehold

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will take steps to review the £250 threshold for triggering a consultation procedure under section...

      National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the oral evidence hearing of the Holocaust Memorial Bill Committee on the afternoon of 24 January 2024,...

      Burlington House: Tenancy Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to the final offers from the Learned Societies for long-term leases on Burlington House.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Football: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the levels of racial bias in football; and what estimate she has made of the number of...

    • Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which policies under each arms length body reporting to their Department fall within the scope of the Environmental principles policy...

      Football: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the Football Leadership Diversity Code.

  • Leader of the House

    • Government Departments: Written Questions

      To ask the Leader of the House, what proportion of named day questions were answered on or before the relevant named day by (a) all Government Departments and (b) the Department for Environment,...

  • Department for Education

    • Welsh Language: Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government in how many (1) primary, and (2) secondary, schools in England is the Welsh language taught as an optional subject.

    • Foreign Students: Fees And Charges

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total undergraduate fees paid by foreign students coming to the UK in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, (4) 2021, and (5) 2022.

      Apprentices

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decrease in apprenticeship completion; and what steps they will take to help equip younger apprentices with the transferable...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Nigeria: Homicide

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Nigeria following the series of massacres over the Christmas period in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi communities in...

    • Bahrain: Capital Punishment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the government of Bahrain concerning its use of the death penalty.

      Nagorno Karabakh: Cultural Heritage

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made, since September 2023, to (1) UNESCO and (2) the government of Azerbaijan, regarding the preservation of Armenian cultural...

      Antigua and Barbuda: Property Development

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of projects such as the Barbuda Ocean Club and Cedar Tree Point on the human rights of Barbudans, and in...

      Nagorno Karabakh: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much they have contributed financially since September 2023 to humanitarian support for the estimated 120,000 ethnic Armenians who have fled Nagorno-Karabakh.

      Bangladesh: Religious Freedom

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Bangladesh to encourage the protection of freedom of religion or belief in that country.

      Antigua and Barbuda: Hurricanes and Tornadoes

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of Hurricane Irma relief funds provided to Barbuda since September 2017.

      Belarus: Religious Freedom

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the human rights implications of the government of Belarus' recent amendments to their laws on the activities of religious...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Pregnancy: Mental Health

      To ask His Majesty's Government what systems are in place to ensure pregnant women are screened for existing or potential mental health difficulties.

    • NHS: Drugs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent NHS drug shortages.

      Palliative Care: Integrated Care Boards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what monitoring arrangements are in place to evaluate the effectiveness or otherwise of integrated care boards in discharging their responsibility for determining...

      Organs: Human Trafficking

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to their paper Review of risk of modern slavery and human trafficking in the NHS supply chain, published on 14 December 2023, and...

      NHS: Supply Chains

      To ask His Majesty's Government, what action they intend to take as a result of their paper Review of risk of modern slavery and human trafficking in the NHS supply chain, published on...

      Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many children from Ukraine have been evacuated to the UK to receive specialist medical care since February 2022.

      NHS: Supply Chains

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to conduct regular follow-up reviews of the risk of modern slavery and human trafficking in the NHS supply chain following their commitment to...

      Integrated Care Boards: Procurement

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Chief Commercial Officer of NHS England has undertaken a review of the procurement policies and practices of the integrated care boards who were...

  • Home Office

    • Overseas Students

      To ask His Majesty's Government how long they have made internal estimates relating to (1) the number of foreign students arriving in the UK, (2) the number of dependents brought to the UK by...

    • Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have identified any current functions of the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner that will not be transferred to the Investigatory...

      Migration: EU Countries

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to hold an international conference on migration in Europe as part of their immigration and asylum strategy; and if so, through what means.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Post Office: Redundancy

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many Post Office employees lost their jobs as the result of evidence relating to the Horizon software presented by Fujitsu.

    • Horizon IT System

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps were taken when the shortfalls arising from flaws in the Horizon software system were reported at Post Offices controlled by the Crown.

      Horizon IT System: Prosecutions

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many postmasters or staff at Crown-controlled Post Offices have been prosecuted for shortfalls arising from flaws in the Horizon software system and how much...

      Tim Parker

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of conflict of interest of Tim Parker holding the position of chairman of the Post Office, when it sought to block...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Housing: Construction Methods

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much public money has been allocated to promote Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) in the past five years, and whether they intend to publish a strategy...

    • Teesworks

      To ask His Majesty's Government when the report commissioned by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in May 2023 about the activity of the Tees Valley combined...

      Homelessness: Young People

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many young people are currently homeless in the UK; what action they are taking to tackle youth homelessness; and whether they plan to create a national...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to their plan to build 300,000 new homes a year, what steps they are taking to achieve this in 2024.

  • Ministry of Defence

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Veterinary Medicine: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are negotiating with the European Union on the supply of veterinary medicines to Northern Ireland from the rest of the United Kingdom after 2025.

    • Development Aid: Environment Protection

      To ask His Majesty's Government what financial assistance they are providing to support projects undertaken by faith groups and others to support ecosystem conservation, protection and...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Government Departments: Policy

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they next plan to update their Magenta Book: Central government guidance on evaluation.

    • Question

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they are making towards reaching their 'Places for Growth' target to relocate 50 per cent of UK-based senior civil service roles outside London...

  • Department for Transport

    • Motor Vehicles: Tyres

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have considered making it a legal requirement for every new car to have a spare wheel.

  • Treasury

    • Mortgages

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the long-term impact of their proposed 99 per cent mortgage scheme on (1) the housing market, and (2) borrowers.

    • Insurance

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the announcement in the Autumn Statement 2023, published in November 2023 (CPP 977), that "the government will consult on the design of a new...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Press: Internet

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to protect small digital technology and online news companies from competition from big technology digital companies.

  • Women and Equalities

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