Written answers

Mawrth, 13 Chwefror 2024

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • High Rise Flats: Fire Extinguishers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring sprinklers are retrofitted to high-risk buildings...

    • Leasehold

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent steps he has taken to support residents’ groups in addressing barriers to their exercise of the right to...

      Recreation Spaces: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to green spaces.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Liver Diseases: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the rate of liver disease in (a) South Holland district, (b) South Kesteven district, and (c) Lincolnshire.

    • NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure that social enterprises can meet the Agenda for Change pay award without impacting service quality.

      Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on patient safety of the regulation by the General Medical Council of (a) physician...

      Eyes: Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with eye cancer in each of the last five years.

      NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she plans to take to help ensure equitable pay for people (a) employed by social enterprises and (b) in other sectors...

      Liver Diseases: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2024 to Question 8221 on Liver Diseases: Screening, what assessment has been made of the potential...

      Adrenocortical Carcinoma

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with adrenal cortex carcinoma in each of the last five years.

      Pseudomyxoma Peritonei

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with pseudomyxoma peritonei in each of the last five years.

      NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had discussions with leaders of social enterprises on (a) NHS sector wage policies and (b) future healthcare planning.

      Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Sexual Dysfunction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has received recent representations from relevant stakeholders on the occurrence of post-selective serotonin...

      Diabetes: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to (a) monitor the availability, (b) notify relevant stakeholders of shortages and (c) help ensure...

      Measles: East Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of measles have been reported in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) the East Midlands in each of the last five years.

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of NHS expenditure on mental health services was spent on children and young people’s mental health...

      Protective Clothing: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the PPE High Priority Lane during the covid-19 pandemic, what recent steps he has taken to pursue contractual remedies...

      Dental Health: Young Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the number of young people in the youth secure estate being reported as having tooth decay in each of the...

      Sexually Transmitted Infections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what change there has been in the rate of sexually transmitted infections since 2012.

      Genito-urinary Medicine: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information her Department holds on how much local authorities spent on sexual health services in (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019, (d)...

      PPE Medpro

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps she has taken to reclaim public funds provided to PPE MedPro.

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will increase the share of overall cancer research funding allocated to brain tumour research.

      Pancreatic Cancer: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had recent discussions with NHS England on introducing a promotional campaign to help patients recognise early symptoms...

      Pancreatic Cancer: South Holland and The Deepings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to improve pancreatic cancer diagnosis in South Holland and The Deepings constituency.

      Kidney Diseases: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the rate of early diagnosis of chronic kidney disease.

      Maternity Services: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to measure progress made by initiatives to tackle health inequalities in maternity care in the black and Asian...

      Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2024 to Question 9963 on Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus, how many and what proportion of...

      Mental Health Services: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the adequacy of the provision of...

      Idiopathic Hypersomnia: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of when the approval process for the use of Xywav to treat idiopathic hypersomnia will be completed.

      NHS: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was spent on the NHS frontline digitisation programme in the 2022-23 financial year; and what assessment she has made of the...

      Dementia: Continuing Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the average length of time it takes for a person with Dementia to receive a completed care and support plan.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Criminal Injuries Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of claims made to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme were processed within (a) 12 to 18, (b) 18 to 24 and (c) more...

    • Young Offender Institutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times (a) the National Dog and Technical Support Group was deployed to Youth Offender Institutes and (b) those dogs were used in those...

      Horizon IT System: Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the repeal of section 69 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 on the wrongful...

      Young Offender Institutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times Nico 9 stun grenades were used in each youth offender institution in each year since 2017.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Local Housing Allowance and Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the median (a) difference between the cost of rent and the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) in...

    • Household Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Local Government Association and (b) local authorities on the merits of the Household Support Fund.

      Employment: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps is he is taking to support job seekers in rural areas.

      Job Centres: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available if a claimant cannot attend a Job Centre appointment due to a disability.

  • Department for Education

    • Hearing Impairment: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of (a) support and (b) funding for training teachers of the deaf; and what recent assessment...

    • Further Education: Extracurricular Activities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of using (a) the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme and (b) other enrichment opportunities to...

      Universities: Freedom of Expression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of universities accepting funding from entities linked to the Chinese People's Liberation Army...

      Education: Boys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has taken steps to implement recommendation 27 on page 260 of the Equality and Human Rights Commission's report entitled Equality and...

      Childcare: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of support available to postgraduate research students with the cost of childcare.

      Educational Institutions: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent guidance her Department has provided to (a) schools and (b) other educational institutions on food (i) labelling and (ii) allergens.

      Free School Meals: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 22 June 2023 to Question 189943 on Free School Meals: Finance, what assessment her Department has made of the report...

      Schools: Asbestos

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of how many schools who have incurred a financial cost to manage asbestos on their premises in the last 12 months.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Iran: Pakistan

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help prevent the escalation of violence on the Pakistani-Iranian border.

    • Afghanistan: Politics and Government

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, when the latest Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability assessment was reviewed for Afghanistan.

      EU Institutions: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact for his policies of the recent Court of Justice of the...

      Israel: Arms Trade

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to paragraph 44 of the summary grounds of the Secretary of State in the case of The King (on the...

      Ukraine: Politics and Government

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring political institutional reform in Ukraine as a...

      Ukraine: Public Sector

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his Ukrainian counterpart on taking steps to help tackle public sector...

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report entitled Intimidation as Foreign...

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has had with his Mauritian counterpart on sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory.

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will stop negotiations with Mauritius over the British Indian Ocean Territory.

      Dominica: Hurricanes and Tornadoes

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how much of the UK aid pledged to Dominica following Hurricane Maria has been distributed to which projects.

  • Home Office

    • Prisoners: Repatriation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) foreign and (b) dual nationals who have been (i) convicted of an offence subject to more than 12 month imprisonment and (ii)...

    • Research: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of universities sharing academic research with Chinese...

      Asylum: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of replacing the Shortage Occupation List with the Immigration Salary List on the number...

      Knives: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences involving (a) knives and (b) other sharp instruments were recorded in a (i) domestic residence and (ii) non-domestic...

      Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken to help reduce (a) advance fee fraud and (b) other consumer retail scams.

      Asylum: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he is taking steps to ensure that asylum seekers convicted of sexual offences are not granted indefinite right to remain in the UK.

      Asylum: Christianity

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been granted the right to remain in the UK on the ground of fear of persecution because of their religion of...

      Hate Crime: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2023 to Question 5245 on Hate crime: research, if he will publish the final reports of the research...

      Horticulture: Seasonal Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many workers who entered the UK on the horticultural Seasonal Worker visa worked for fewer than 20 weeks, in the most latest period for...

      Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total budget of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority was in each financial year since 2010-11.

      Alcoholic Drinks: Licensing Laws

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the impact of licensing provisions on the use of alcohol.

      Asylum: Catterick Garrison

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) asylum seekers and (b) refugees of which nationalities are housed at Catterick Garrison.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Power Stations: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what her Department's latest estimate is of the capital expenditure cost of a new 1GW green hydrogen plant commissioning by 2030.

    • Power Stations: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what her Department's latest estimate is of the capital expenditure cost of a new 1GW blue hydrogen plant commissioning by 2030.

      Power Stations: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate her Department has made of the operating expenditure cost of generating one tonne of blue hydrogen in a plant...

      Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much green hydrogen the UK will produce in (a) 2024, (b) 2028, (c) 2030 and (d) 2050.

      Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an estimate of the level of demand for green hydrogen in industrial uses in (a) 2024, (b) 2028, (c) 2030, and (d) 2050.

      Power Stations: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what her Department's latest estimate is of the capital expenditure cost of a new 1GW hydrogen-fired power plant commissioning by 2030.

      Power Stations: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what her Department's latest estimate is of the mass of hydrogen that would be produced per running hour by a 1GW blue hydrogen plant.

      Power Stations: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate she has made of the mass of hydrogen required to be burned in a hydrogen-fired power plant to generate 1GWh of...

      Power Stations: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate she has made of the operating expenditure cost of generating one tonne of green hydrogen in a plant...

      Power Stations: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate she has made of the annual operating expenditure of a 1GW hydrogen-fired power plant commissioned in 2030.

      Hydrogen: Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to ensure the UK has adequate supplies of green hydrogen to support industrial applications.

      Hydrogen: Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the viability of hydrogen as an industrial fuel.

      Power Stations: Timber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make it her policy to make the approval of wood-burning power stations to be built after 2027 contingent on...

      Energy: Highlands of Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the consultation outcome entitled Review of electricity market arrangements, published on 7 March 2023, if he...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Foreign Relations

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many bilateral meetings the Prime Minister has held with foreign leaders in each year since 2015.

    • Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the compatibility of the Civil Service Code with the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill.

      Government Departments: Data Protection

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Government data which is shared with third-party organisations is protected.

  • Treasury

    • Cash Dispensing: Rural Areas

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is taking steps to ensure access to ATMs in rural locations.

    • Insurance: Prices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made a recent assessment of the impact of increased (a) car and (b) home insurance on the cost of living.

      Bank Services: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with the authorities in Northern Ireland on rural banking services.

      Large Goods Vehicles: Excise Duties and Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the report entitled Spring Budget briefing 2024 published by the Road Haulage Association in January 2024, what assessment he has made of...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Darwin Initiative: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2023 to Question 5477 on Darwin Initiative: Finance, how much grant funding has been...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Department for Business and Trade: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her Departments budget was for internal resource allocation, broken down by year, for each year in which projections are available.

    • Import Duties: South America

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Appendix 1, Section B, Subsection 1, A, 2 of the Annex Modifications to Annex 1 to the UK-Andean Trade Agreement, signed in...

      L3Harris: F-35 Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will review L3Harris’s licence to produce release systems for the F-35 combat aircraft in the context of the International Court...

      Freight: Insolvency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate she has made of the number of road haulage businesses entering insolvency in 2023; and what steps he is taking to support that...

      Cyprus: Investment and Overseas Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department plans to produce a trade and investment factsheet for trade with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Social Media: Disinformation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle digital astroturfing on social media.

    • Patents: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the process for the licencing of standard essential patents is equitable...

  • Department for Transport

    • Public Transport: Havering

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will have discussions with representatives of Transport for London on the adequacy of public transport (a) availability and (b) reliability in...

    • Railways: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve rail connections between England and the north of Scotland.

      Roads: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department allocated to Lincolnshire County Council for road repairs in each year since 2015.

      Cars: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will meet representatives of insurance companies to discuss bringing down the cost of car insurance.

      Preston Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister at Prime Minister's Questions on 24 January 2024, Official Report, column 296, what...

      Rolling Stock: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the exemptions granted by the Office of Rail and Road under Section 5 of the Railway Safety Regulations 1999 on central door...

      Motorcycles: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to help support the development of hydrogen (a) fuel cells and (b) internal combustion engines for...

      Roads: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to update the policy paper entitled Strategic framework for road safety, published on 11 May 2011.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many electric vehicle charge-points have been installed as part of the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund as of 5 February 2024.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Religious Buildings: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which listed places of worship in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) South Holland and the Deepings constituency have received funding since...

    • Charities: Lotteries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department’s research on charity lottery sales and prize limits will assess the case for removing sales limits.

      Youth Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of trends in the number of youth clubs available to young people since 2010.

      BBC: Gaza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had recent discussions with the BBC board on impartiality in its news coverage of the conflict in Gaza.

      Pontins: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will have discussions with representatives of Britannia Hotels on the impact of the closure of Pontins Holiday Parks on (a)...

      Film: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with representatives of the film production industry on the standards of recruitment within the film industry.

      Arts: Self-employed

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help support people in freelance creative professions.

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Ministers' Private Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2024 to Question 11396 on Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Ministers' Private Offices,...

      Arts Council England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will provide a timetable for the review of Arts Council England.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Aircraft Carriers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times a UK Carrier Strike Group with a wholly sovereign air wing and escort fleet has sailed on (a) exercise and (b) deployment since 2020.

    • Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the £2.5 billion military aid for Ukraine in 2024-25, announced on 12 January 2024, whether that funding includes his...

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the £2.5 billion military aid for Ukraine in 2024-25, announced on 12 January 2024, whether that funding includes his...

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the £2.5 billion military aid for Ukraine in 2024-25, announced on 12 January 2024, if he will provide a breakdown of how he...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of (a) pending, (b) rejected and (c) approved applicants to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy are residing in...

      Armed Forces: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to reduce emissions produced by the armed forces.

      Type 31 Frigates: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to his Department is of (a) the core contract, (b) capability insertion, (c) Government furnished equipment and (d) other relevant...

      Military Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the timeline for the Command Support Air Transport (CSAT) Recapitalisation Phase 2 programme.

      Military Aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the status of the New Medium Helicopter programme is as of 2 February 2024.

      Maritime Patrol Aircraft: Torpedoes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for integrating the Sting Ray Torpedo onto the Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Foreign Investment in UK: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department has taken to encourage international companies to (a) invest and (b) base themselves in Northern Ireland in the last...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Sexual Offences: Prosecutions

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in each of the past five years in England and Wales, how many prosecutions were brought for rape and serious sexual assault; how many allegations of rape or...

    • Employment: Prisoners' Release

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to raise awareness of the benefits to business of employing prison-leavers and to support businesses to do so.

      Industrial Disputes: Dispute Resolution

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure a fair and accessible system for resolving employment disputes which is not restricted by financial burdens.

      Prisoners: Death

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bellamy on 30 January (HL1617), how many prisoners serving an imprisonment for public protection sentence (1) took...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Ethiopia: Famine

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the joint report by the UN World Food Programme and Famine Early Warning Systems Network Ethiopia - Food Security...

    • Tanzania: Indigenous Peoples

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of forced evictions by the government of Tanzania of indigenous peoples living in Ngorongoro Conservation Area and in the...

      Children's Rights: International Cooperation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps take they are taking with international partners to promote the rights of children of incarcerated parents around the world in accordance...

  • Treasury

    • Individual Savings Accounts

      To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance HMRC provides concerning whether fractional shares may be held in individual savings accounts; and whether they have made any assessment of...

    • Child Trust Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total number of unique search requests for child trust funds which have been entered to date by young people aged 16 to 21 into the Government...

      Mortgages: Interest Rates

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the recent decrease in mortgage rates on home ownership.

      Cryptocurrencies: Retail Trade

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to approving retail access to cryptocurrency exchange traded products.

      Taxation: Self-assessment

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following reports of a 10 per cent increase in UK taxpayers missing the self-assessment filing deadline, what steps they are taking to identify the factors that...

      Taxis: Taxation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the proposed ‘taxi tax’ on rural communities accessing essential services, particularly healthcare.

      EU Law: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the continuing operation of EU excise and VAT law concerning goods in Northern Ireland.

      Hospitality Industry: Government Assistance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assist the hospitality industry in the UK, following both the coronavirus pandemic and cost of living crisis; and what...

      Import Controls: EU Countries

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking ahead of the introduction of safety and security declaration requirements for EU imports on 31 October; and what assessment they have...

      Consumers

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of research by GfK published on 26 January that UK consumer confidence in January rose to its highest level in two years; and what...

      Financial Services: Technology

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of public markets on the (1) valuing, and (2) supporting, of fintech.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Defence: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to achieve their stated ambition to increase defence spending to 2.5 per cent of gross domestic product; and what investment they are making...

    • Libya: Military Bases

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Russia is planning to open a naval base in Tobruk in Libya.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Inquiries and Prosecutions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what length of time passed between the original incident or complaint, and the end of the final public inquiry or related prosecutions, in relation to (1)...

    • Citizenship: Young People

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Sweden's decision to reinstate civic duty for 18-year-olds, including training in emergency services and the...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Housing: Government Assistance

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to ring-fence funding for housing related support to match 2010 levels of £1.6 billion a year allocated to local authorities for...

  • Department for Transport

    • Train Operating Companies: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 30 January (HL1680), how the current quality of service provided by train operating companies...

    • Pedestrian Areas: Cycling

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to protect elderly and disabled pedestrians from cyclists illegally riding on the pavement.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Import Controls

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Common User Charge on UK food price inflation; and whether they intend to publish the modelling behind this.

    • Import Controls

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish their response to the consultation on the Common User Charge, which ran from 12 June 2023 to 9 July 2023; and at what level the charge will...

      Import Controls

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Common User Charge on (1) groupage and mixed loads entering the UK, and (2) small and medium-sized businesses.

      West Africa: Timber

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have assessed the amount of rosewood timber that is exported from West African countries such as Mali, The Gambia and Senegal; what steps they have...

  • Home Office

    • Immigration Controls: France

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of a correlation between the 2023 migration deal with France and a doubling in the number of migrants who have drowned...

    • Asylum: MOD Wethersfield

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to accommodate the planned maximum population of 1,700 asylum seekers at MDP Wethersfield, and if so, when.

      Asylum: MOD Wethersfield

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the schedule for, and availability of, transport provided to residents of MDP Wethersfield to leave the site.

      Homicide and Rape: Criminal Proceedings

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in each of the past five years, what was the average length of time in England and Wales for the police and Crown Prosecution Service to investigate...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Ophthalmology: Prescriptions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to allow specialist orthoptists independent prescribing responsibilities, thereby obviating glaucoma patients' requirement for...

    • Doctors: Strikes

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that doctors who are on strike do not take up locum shifts during strike days at another hospital.

      Cervical Cancer

      To ask His Majesty's Government what work they are undertaking with the devolved administrations to extend the commitment to eliminate cervical cancers in all parts of the UK.

      Health Services: Migrants

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much has been raised from the Immigration Health Surcharge has been received by (1) the NHS, and (2) by non-NHS bodies, in each year since 2015.

      Fractures: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government why fracture liaison services were not included in the ‘Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care’ published in February 2022;...

      Osteoporosis: Screening

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are considering using the new screening technology, developed by OsteoSight, for estimating bone mineral density from routine X-rays that has...

      Food: Sugar

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of why their target for sugar reduction in food and drink has not been met.

      Obesity: Screening

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the accuracy of BMI thresholds for (1) adults, and (2) children.

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to improve access to new drugs for brain tumour patients.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Hinkley Point C Power Station: France

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following reports that the government of France are seeking a loan guarantee from Hinkley Point C, what steps they are taking to provide details on (1) the...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Household Support Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need for a funded strategy for local crisis support in England to ensure that councils can respond effectively to the needs...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Horizon IT System: WH Smith

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many postmasters or other staff members working at Post Office branches located within WH Smith have been prosecuted for alleged shortfalls arising from issues...

    • Companies: Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the terms and scope of the Review of Non-Financial Reporting; who is undertaking that review; and when it will be available for scrutiny by...

      Henry Staunton

      To ask His Majesty's Government what risk assessment was made regarding the appointment of Henry Staunton as chairman of the Post Office on 2 September 2022; and what plans they have to...

      Post Office: Public Appointments

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many director nominations or appointments they have made or approved to the board of the Post Office in each of the years since 2000.

      UK Trade with EU: Costs

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following reports that businesses have faced increasing difficulties and costs trading with the EU since Brexit, what steps they are taking to (1) identify areas...

      Cheese: Canada

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the volume and value of cheese exports to Canada in each of the last five years, and what assessment they have made of the likely...

      Horizon IT System

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Post Office Horizon software system that was updated in 2017 has any issues with discrepancies of cash shortfalls in individual Post Offices; and...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Terrorism: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of inquests into deaths to the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland that will not have been completed by 1 May.

    • Northern Ireland Protocol

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to their Command Paper Safeguarding the Union, published on 31 January, what changes will be made to Articles 5–10 of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

      Terrorism: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many inquests into deaths to the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland are still to be completed.

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