Written answers

Mercher, 14 Chwefror 2024

  • Home Office

    • Defending Democracy Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the terms of reference for the Defending Democracy Taskforce, how many times the Minister for Security has met the...

    • Fire and Rescue Services: Police and Crime Commissioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of granting powers to Police and Crime Commissioners to take over the...

      Gangmasters: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority licences were issued in Lincolnshire in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.

      Knives: Bournemouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating a violence reduction unit in Bournemouth to tackle knife crime.

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of asylum seekers who were given the right to remain in the UK had had a previous application for the right to...

      Anti-social Behaviour: Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of trends in levels of financial settlements for local authorities on trends...

      UK Border Force: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Border Force personnel have left the force since 2019.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate she has made of the value to shipyards of the Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme.

    • Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her planned timetable is for the implementation of the Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme.

      Wines: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Statement of 8 January 2024 on Wine Quantities and Units of Measurement Update HCWS168, when retailers will be...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Waste Management

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the Fifth Report of Session 2023-24 of the Committee of Public Accounts entitled...

    • Sewage: Chipping Barnet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any storm overflow discharges took place in Chipping Barnet constituency in 2023.

      Sewage: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce a legally binding target to reduce sewage discharges by 90% by 2030.

      Chemicals: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the European Chemicals Agency's report...

      Deposit Return Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on establishing a deposit return scheme.

      Microplastics: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require manufacturers to fit microplastic-catching filters to new domestic...

      Sewage: East Devon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce sewage discharges in East Devon constituency.

      Sewage: Chipping Barnet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether there were storm overflow discharges into Pymmes Brook in 2023.

      Water: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve water quality; and if he will make an assessment of the potential...

      Thames Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which Minister has responsibility for drawing up contingency plans in case of the potential collapse of Thames Water.

      Aviation: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of prioritising sustainable aviation fuel when securing non-recyclable...

      Sewage: Luton South

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many sewage releases there were in Luton South constituency in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.

      Sewage: Caddington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether sewage was released into the chalk aquifer in Caddington in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.

      Flood Control: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of ineligibility for the frequently flooded fund on communities which are...

      Energy: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an estimate of the impact of the (a) inclusion of energy from waste in the Emissions Trading...

      Inland Waterways: Bacteria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in waterways.

      Flood Control: Tamworth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much flooding response funding has been allocated to Tamworth constituency in each of the last 10 years.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support Local Authorities with the (a) collection and (b) disposal of disposable vapes.

      Flood Control: Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department last met with (a) Tamworth Borough Council, (b) Staffordshire County Council and (c) Lichfield District...

      Swimming: Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for bathing water status have been (a) made, (b) granted, (c) and (d) pending decision since 1 January...

      Swimming: Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which bathing waters have been de-designated in each region since 2015.

      Flood Control: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a Natural Flood Management...

      Water Companies: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take legislative steps to suspend dividend payments to shareholders of water companies found to be in breach of...

      Flood Control: Shrewsbury

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to fund flood mitigation measures in Shrewsbury in the next financial year.

      Sewage: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage accurate reporting of sewage pollution by water companies.

      River Mersey: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to remedy metal contamination of bed sediments in the Upper Mersey catchment that...

      Floods: Disaster Relief

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost of flooding was to (a) businesses, (b) home owners and (c) the insurance industry in each of the last five...

      Property: Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many properties have had property level resilience measures installed in each of the last five years.

      River Tame: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many physical investigations the Environment Agency has made into pollutant discharges at (a) Wilson Brook and (b)...

      Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department holds data on the number of environmental permits issued by the Environment Agency for the purposes...

      River Tame: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any (a) warnings, (b) fines or (c) prosecutions have been issued for pollutant discharges at (i) Wilson Brook and...

      Coastal Areas: Bournemouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve the quality of coastal water in Bournemouth.

      River Tame: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many pollutant discharges have been reported to the Environment Agency for (a) Wilson Brook and (b) Johnson Brooke, Hyde...

      Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of page four of the National Audit Office’s...

      Floods: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost of damage from flooding in each year since 2010.

      Buses: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 20 September 2023 to Question 198801 on Exhaust Emissions: Environment Protection, how much...

      Coastal Erosion and Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the findings of the Environment Agency’s research report entitled Measuring resilience to flooding...

      Animal and Plant Health Agency: Weybridge

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of funding a redevelopment of the Animal Plant and Health Agency...

      Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to implement Section 8 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006.

      Food: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what biosecurity restrictions on imported foodstuffs arriving in sealed refrigerated vehicles (a) were in place prior to and...

      Dangerous Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications his Department has received for certificates of exemption to keep an American Bully XL type dog in (a)...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to Question 8086 tabled by the hon. Member for Bedford on 5 January 2024 on hornets.

      Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that food businesses adhere to food labelling standards for items (a) containing common...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Azerbaijan: Climate Change Convention

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether the Government plans to appoint a UK climate envoy ahead of COP29 in Baku.

    • Lebanon: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many UK nationals have requested consular assistance in Lebanon in the last four months.

      Yemen: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps the Government is taking to help promote freedom of religious belief in Yemen.

      Gaza: Israel

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his Israeli counterpart on Israel’s political objectives in Gaza.

      Iraq: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made an assessment of the most significant factors affecting freedom of religion or belief under the (a)...

      Senegal: Politics and Government

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will (a) take steps to support inclusive dialogue about democratic processes in Senegal in the context of the...

      Tibet: Buddhism

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department has taken to address the persecution of Buddhists in Tibet.

      Hong Kong: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Article 23 legislation in Hong Kong on religious...

      Yahaya Sharif-Aminu

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent representations he has made to the Government of Nigeria in connection with the case of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu.

      Nigeria: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent assessment he has made of the state of relations between the UK and Nigeria.

      Nigeria: Christianity

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has met (a) his Nigerian counterpart and (b) the Nigerian High Commissioner to discuss killings of...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Autism and Learning Disability: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much capital funding NHS England plans to make available for housing for people with a learning disability and autism in the 2024-25...

    • Postural Tachycardia Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number of diagnoses of postural tachycardia syndrome since 2019.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whens he plans to reply to the letters of 29 November 2023 and 5 January 2024 from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare on behalf of a...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help tackle underage vaping.

      Dental Services: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of access to NHS dentistry in Lancashire.

      Dental Services: Lancaster and Fleetwood

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dentists are taking on new patients in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency.

      Dental Services: Young Offender Institutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of dentistry provision in the youth secure estate.

      Alcoholic Drinks: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of alcohol-related deaths each year.

      Alcoholic Drinks: Consumption

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help reduce the alcohol intake of people who drink more than the government guidelines.

      Alcoholic Drinks: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ban the provision of alcohol to children under 18 years in (a) the home and (b) other...

      Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of raising alcohol duty.

      Alcoholic Drinks: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to prohibit the display of alcohol on shelves in shops and supermarkets.

      Children's Play: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the role of safe spaces for play in the healthy development of children; and if she will have discussions...

      Soft Drinks: Sugar

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is taking steps with the drinks industry to reduce the level of (a) sugar and (b) calories in pre-packed...

      Veterans: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support her Department provides to female veterans suffering PTSD and poor mental health due to sexual (a) assault and (b) trauma.

  • Cabinet Office

    • King Charles III: Art Works

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of issuing free portraits of His Majesty King Charles III to registered charities.

  • Treasury

    • Civil Servants: Pay

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will increase the five year pay envelope for people working in non-ministerial departments to reflect the £1,500 cost of living payment made to...

    • Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the impact on excise duty receipts of the duty rates for wine and spirits introduced on 1 August 2023.

      Wines: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of ending the temporary duty easement for wines between 11.5% and 14.5% alcohol by volume on...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the prison population is on a Fixed Term Recall to custody.

    • Prisoners' Release: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to ensure that people who are released from prison have suitable accommodation.

      Youth Custody: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national offenders there are in the youth secure estate; and if she will provide a breakdown of those figures by offence type.

      Prison Officers: Youth Custody

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether prison officers working in the youth secure estate receive training on tackling violence against women and girls.

      Prison Officers: Dismissal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been dismissed for (a) supplying and (b) transporting drugs in the youth secure estate in each of the last 10 years.

      Prison Officers: Dismissal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the number of prison officers who were dismissed for having intimate relationships with young people in the youth...

      Youth Custody

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of people aged 18 or over in the youth secure estate.

      Prisoners' Release: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to ensure that serious sexual offenders are not allowed day release when serving their sentence.

      Prisoners: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of inmates serving life sentences in prisons are not British nationals.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Homelessness: Local Housing Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing discretionary housing payments to help reduce homelessness.

    • Employment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help people with complex disabilities find suitable employment opportunities.

      Employment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support young disabled people into employment.

      Unemployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to tackle disproportionate levels of unemployment of (a) women, (b) disabled people and (c) Black, Asian and Minority...

      Playgrounds: Disability and Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility to local playgrounds for children with special educational needs and...

      Jobcentres: South Holland and the Deepings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobcentre clients have been assisted by an Armed Forces Champion in South Holland and the Deepings constituency in the last five years.

      Bank Services: Fraud and Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to use the proposed powers under the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill to monitor the bank accounts of...

      Jobcentres: Dyslexia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of availability of adjustments available to dyslexic users of job centres.

      Poverty: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Cities Outlook 2024, published on 22 January 2024 by the Centre for Cities, what steps his Department is taking to...

      Universal Credit: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit claims were closed because a claimant failed to accept a claimant commitment that included (a) no work-related, (b)...

  • Department for Transport

    • Bus Services: Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of the national bus fare cap on the cost of bus fares in Shropshire.

    • Bus Services: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the reasons why some bus operators have not volunteered to take part in the national bus fare cap scheme.

      Bus Services: Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with bus operators who are not included in the national bus fare cap scheme in Shropshire.

      Railways: WiFi

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) data caps and (b) bandwidth throttling are being applied by each of the train operating companies under the control of DfT OLR Holdings...

      Active Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with the (a) Secretary of State for Levelling Up and Communities and (b) devolved Administrations on the potential...

      Railways: WiFi

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the quality of wifi provision is (a) subject to a minimum service requirement and (b) a key performance indicator for train operating...

      Bus Services: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to help make bus travel cheaper on routes where the national bus fare cap scheme is not in operation.

      Railways: WiFi

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to p.26 of the UK Wireless Infrastructure Strategy published by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in April 2023,...

      Railways: WiFi

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of the performance of (a) passenger Wi-Fi and (b) non-passenger data transmission by each of...

      Hammersmith Bridge: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the minutes of each of the fortnightly meetings held by his Department, TfL and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham on the...

      Railways: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2024 to Question 11862, for what reason successful nominations for funding under the Access for All programme...

      Railways: Optical Fibres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress Network Rail has made on finalising the contract for Project Reach.

      High Speed 1 Line: Switzerland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the (a) agendas and (b) minutes of discussion (i) he and (ii) officials in his Department have had with his Swiss counterpart on a...

      Lancaster-Morecambe Railway Line: Electrification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the economic impact of electrifying the railway line between Lancaster and Morecambe.

      Motor Vehicles: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with car manufacturers on trends in car insurance prices in the last 12 months.

      Railways: WiFi

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the average Wi-Fi (a) download and (b) upload speed per passenger provided by each of the train operating...

      Brighton Main Line: Aerials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many mobile masts have been installed on the London-Brighton railway by Cellnex since 2021; and how many mobile network operators were offering...

      Question

      Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to support motorists with road tolls.

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Rail Networks Enhancement Pipeline most recently published on 16 October 2019, whether it remains his policy that the Rail...

      High Speed 2 Line: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was of (a) acquiring and (b) managing (i) land and (ii) property associated with Phase 2 of HS2 as of 31 January...

      Large Goods Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the zero emission HGV and coach infrastructure strategy.

      A12

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects work on the A12 widening scheme to begin and to be completed.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on meeting its target of installing 300,000 electric vehicle charging points by 2030.

      Aviation: Fuels

      When he plans to respond to the sustainable available fuel mandate consultation.

      Active Travel: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce new and increased dedicated funding for active travel.

      Fishing Vessels: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2024 to Question 12084 on Fishing Vessels: Safety, what the total legal costs incurred by his Department were for...

      Community Transport: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Annex 2 of the guidance entitled Section 19 and 22 permits and obligations: not for profit passenger transport issued by the Driver...

      Bus Services: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help ensure that there is adequate competition between private bus companies in the North East.

      Pokesdown Station: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to help ensure that the planned rail upgrades by Network Rail to Pokesdown for Boscombe Station in Bournemouth East are...

      Bus Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing metro mayors to operate bus services.

      Driving Licences: Kosovo

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Kosovo on a potential reciprocal driving licence exchange agreement with that country.

      Speed Limits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of 20mph zones.

      Shipping: Suez

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the number of British-flagged vessels that passed through the Suez Canal in each of the last five years.

      Shipping: Red Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the impact of terrorist acts by Houthi pirates in the Red Sea on ships heading to British ports.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Carbon Capture and Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make a comparative assessment of the adequacy of access to carbon capture and storage capabilities in each region; and...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • First Time Buyers: Leasehold

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to insure that leasehold reform initiatives are (a) inclusive and (b) consider the diverse needs...

  • Home Office

    • Immigration: Software

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether any systems or software supplied by Fujitsu are used in the process of determining immigration status.

    • Immigration: Migrant Workers

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce net migration while maintaining access to skilled workers in critical sectors.

      Asylum: Mental Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) monitor the mental health of residents, and ongoing safeguarding concerns, and (2) reduce the risk of further suicides, on the...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • World Health Organization: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, having regard to the relative burden of disease, of the level of investment in the World Health Organization's pandemic...

    • South Asia: Elections

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the governments of (1) India, and (2) Pakistan, to ensure that religious minorities are not denied their right to vote in...

      Turkey: Religious Freedom

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the safety of UK citizens seeking to worship in Christian churches and Jewish synagogues in Turkey.

      Russia: Oil

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether diesel oil products imported into the UK are refined from Russian crude oil; and what assessment they have made of the impact of sanctions on such imports.

      Russia: Tankers

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether UK-based brokers are facilitating the insurance of vessels carrying Russian oil worldwide; and if so, whether they are planning to extend sanction...

      Pakistan: Development Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current annual level of overseas aid to Pakistan; what is the projected amount allocated for 2025; and how much of this aid is tied to promoting...

      Jimmy Lai

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the remarks of the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Dr Alice Gill Edwards' published on 31 January, regarding the alleged...

      UNRWA: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the people of Gaza of the decision to suspend the funding of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for...

      Jimmy Lai

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the attempt by prosecutors in Hong Kong to label foreign nationals as “co-conspirators” in the trial of Jimmy Lai;...

      Jerusalem: Cultural Heritage

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made representations to the government of Israel concerning the land dispute at Cows' Garden in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem in the Occupied...

      Ian Stones

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they first heard of the imprisonment of Ian James Stones in China; and what consular support they have provided to him.

      Gaza: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with the government of Israel regarding the protection of civilians during the Gaza conflict.

      Unrwa

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to call for an immediate independent investigation into the killing of 150 staff of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for...

      Jerusalem: Christianity

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with the government of Israel regarding the latter's plans to create a national park on the Mount of Olives; and what assessment...

      Palestinians: Curriculum

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of efforts by the government of Israel to reform the curriculum of Palestinian schools in East Jerusalem.

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask His Majesty's Government what additional resources they plan to commit to support civil society organisations in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories that are working...

      Burundi: Rwanda

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of relations between Rwanda and Burundi and the closure of the border between the two countries; and what steps they are taking to...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel to ease its restrictions on the free movement of Palestinian people within the West Bank and...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of travel restrictions, applied by the government of Israel on the free movement of Palestinian people within the...

      Somalia: Politics and Government

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the security situation in Somalia, including the progress of the government of Somalia’s offensive against Al-Shabaab; and...

      Sahel: Politics and Government

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their strategy to support the central Sahel region in Africa and to assist Sahelian countries in addressing both the security challenges and longer-term...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Respiratory Diseases: Intensive Care

      To ask His Majesty's Government further to the Written Answers by Lord Markham on 4 January (HL1377) and 24 January (HL1768), under a realistic worst case scenario for Risk 54 (an...

    • Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to outline a timeline for the implementation of Respiratory Syncytial Virus vaccination programmes for infants and older adults; and what...

      Vaccination: Clinical Trials

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number and diversity of vaccines proceeding through clinical trials, and the resources that will be required to assess their...

      Chickenpox: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to take forward the recommendation of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation to introduce a vaccination programme for chickenpox.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to investigate any possible link between COVID-19 vaccinations and increasing numbers of premature deaths from heart and circulatory...

      NHS: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of NHS acute hospital trusts in England met (1) their four-hour targets for A&E waiting times, and (2) their 62-day target for cancer...

  • Department for Education

    • National Tutoring Programme

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide one-to-one and small group tuition in education settings following the conclusion of the National Tutoring Programme in August.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Rivers: Sewage

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the evidence presented in the BBC Panorama programme, The Water Pollution Cover-Up, broadcast in December 2023, on sewage...

    • Water: Meters

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many households in England are supplied with metered water; and what percentage of all households this represents.

      Water Supply

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many households in England are supplied with private sources of water; and what percentage of all households this represents.

      Water Charges: Disadvantaged

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following reports that water bills are due to rise by an average of six per cent from April, what steps they are taking to provide additional support to...

      River Thames: Flood Control

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the correlation between (1) the release of floodwater from the Jubilee River channel as occurred in 2014 and 2024, and (2)...

      Agriculture: Vacancies

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the level of labour shortages in the farming sector; what measures they are taking to manage such shortages; and what assessment...

  • Treasury

    • Russia: Ukraine

      To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) military, and (2) non-military, departmental budgets have been allocated for all forms of support for the war in Ukraine in the financial year 2024–2025.

  • Wales Office

    • First Minister of Wales

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many times since taking office the Prime Minister has met the First Minister of Wales; and whether the Prime Minister plans to meet the current First Minister...

  • Department for Transport

    • Tankers: English Channel

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of ships in the ‘dark fleet’ passing through the English Channel carrying Russian oil and oil...

    • Tankers: Insurance

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether emergency planning is in hand in the event of an uninsured tanker leaking oil in British waters.

      Tankers: English Channel

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they keep records of the occasions when oil tankers in the English Channel have turned off their transponders.

      High Speed 2 Line

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of completing the first phase of HS2; and what is the projected completion date.

      Railways: East of England

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they will provide the full funds to upgrade the rail junctions at Haughley and Ely; and on what timetable they expect the works to be completed.

      Motorcycles: Carbon Emissions

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under Secretary at the Department for Transport on 28 November 2023 (3453), what plans they have to grow...

      North Wales Coast Line: Electrification

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect work on electrifying the rail line between Crewe and Holyhead to start; what estimate they have made of the cost of this work; and when they...

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the condition of the road network in England, particularly with regard to potholes, and (2) the efficacy of measures designed...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Cheshunt Lakeside: Insolvency

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the collapse of Cheshunt Lakeside Developments Ltd with reported debts to Broxbourne Borough Council of over £1 million and...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Trawsfynydd Power Station: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their current assessment of the suitability of constructing a small modular nuclear reactor at the nuclear power station in Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Horizon IT System: Prosecutions

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they approved for prosecutions of sub-postmasters by the Post Office, if any.

    • Horizon IT System

      To ask His Majesty's Government what information they have about the application by the Post Office in 2019 to recuse Mr Justice Fraser from the High Court case of Bates and Others vs Post...

      Horizon IT System: Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Offord of Garvel on 30 January (HL1629) which noted that the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman does not have...

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