Written answers

Mercher, 6 Mawrth 2024

  • Cabinet Office

    • Cabinet Office: Advertising

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding his Department (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on advertising in each of the last three financial years.

    • Construction: Suicide

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of how many construction workers killed themselves in each of the last three years for which data is available.

      Blood: Contamination

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have received interim compensation payments for (a) their and (b) their family member’s infection from contaminated blood or...

      Blood: Contamination

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the number of people that would be eligible for compensation under the terms of the recommendations of the second...

      Blood: Contamination

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the number of people that would be eligible for compensation under the terms of the recommendations of the second...

      Cabinet Office: Diaries

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish his diary for 13 November 2023.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Alcoholism and Drugs: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her planned timetable is for the rollout of funding announced in the drug strategy housing support grant.

    • Essex Mental Health Independent Inquiry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress has been made on the Lampard Inquiry into mental health services in Essex.

      Liver Diseases: Transplant Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting lists for liver transplants.

      Medical Equipment: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of collecting data centrally about levels of (a) reuse and (b) discard of NHS...

      Health Services and Social Services: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to determine workforce requirements in the (a) health and (b) social care sectors in the context of...

      Ageing: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has taken recent steps to commission research into (a) disease progression and (b) the intersection of...

      Department of Health and Social Care : Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff in their Department have job titles that include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e)...

      Drugs: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had recent discussions with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on its targets to reduce its...

      Liraglutide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress her Department has made on tackling shortages and disruption to supplies of liraglutide for patients with type 2 diabetes.

      Estradiol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the supply of Estradot patches for women with menopausal symptoms.

      Junior Doctors: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many junior doctors left the NHS workforce in each of the last five years.

      Medicine: Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number of available medical school places in each of the last 10 years.

      NHS Learning Support Fund: Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of enabling pharmacy students to utilise the NHS learning support fund.

      St Peter's Hospital Maldon: Childbirth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many births took place in the Maternity Unit at St Peter's Hospital Maldon in each year since 2000.

      Maternity Services: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of maternity staff have completed cultural competence training in each NHS trust.

      Health Services: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether they can publish the (a) members list and (b) terms of reference for the nine regional statutory joint committees responsible for...

      Blood: Contamination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what psychological support is available for people (a) infected and (b) affected by contaminated blood and blood products in Luton South.

      Blood: Contamination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who were (a) treated with contaminated blood products and (b) given...

      Blood: Contamination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the number of people who were (a) treated with contaminated blood products and (b) given contaminated...

      Blood: Contamination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the number of people who have died since being (a) treated with contaminated blood products and (b) given...

      Health Services: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she (a) has reviewed and (b) plans to review the (i) provision and (ii) location of (A) inpatient and (B) outpatient health...

      Christchurch Hospital

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when work on the Christchurch Hospital Macmillan Unit building project included in the New Hospital programme will begin.

      Prescription Drugs: Shortages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish a strategy to (a) tackle critical medicines shortages and (b) help improve the resilience of the community pharmacy...

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Warwickshire, Solihull and Coventry Breast Screening Unit is taking as part of the breast screening improvement plan; what...

      St Peter's Hospital Maldon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients received stroke rehabilitation inpatient care in St Peter's Hospital Maldon in each year since 2000.

      St Peter's Hospital Maldon: Capital Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will detail the capital expenditure on St Peter's Hospital in Maldon in each year since 2000.

      Ovarian Cancer: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she is taking steps to increase awareness of ovarian cancer symptoms.

      Hospices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she (a) has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the report of the APPG for Hospice and End of...

      NHS: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) her Department or (b) NHS England has issued instructions to Integrated Care Boards to freeze any uncommitted expenditure.

      Physiotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of NHS physiotherapy appointments.

      Hospices: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of ring-fencing the block grant for children's hospices.

      Department of Health and Social Care : Magazine Press

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding their Department (a) allocated for (b) spent on magazine subscriptions in each of the last three financial years.

      Defibrillators: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to increase access to defibrillators in rural communities.

      NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the outcomes of applications for funding to cover one off lump sum payments for...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Post Office: Profits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to improve the profitability of the Post Office.

    • Digital Technology: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to support small businesses to accelerate the adoption of digital tools to improve productivity, in the...

      Help to Grow Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Help to Grow: Digital scheme in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland and...

      Department for Business and Trade: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much funding her Department and its predecessor Department (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on advertising in each of the last three...

      Help to Grow Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will publish the advice given to ministers that informed decisions on eligibility criteria for the Help to Grow: Digital scheme.

      Chemicals: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that exports from the chemical and biological materials sector do no inadvertently...

      Dual Use Goods and Technologies: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she is taking steps to help educate (a) businesses and (b) academics about the (i) risks and (ii) responsibilities associated with...

      Department for Business and Trade: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much her Department (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and...

      Business: Ethnic Groups and Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department is taking steps to increase the share of Angel’s funding received by women and ethnic minority individuals.

      New Businesses: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department has taken to implement the recommendations of The Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship on increasing the...

      Department for Business and Trade: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department made payments to (a) P&O Ferries and (b) DP World (i) for Departmental business travel and (ii) on Government...

      Electric Bicycles: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department plans to make representations to the Department for Transport's open consultation entitled Smarter regulation:...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Islamophobia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to help tackle anti-Muslim hatred.

    • Islamophobia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of adopting the APPG on British Muslims’ definition of...

      Antisemitism and Islamophobia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to tackle the rise in islamophobia and antisemitism following the events since 7 October 2023 in...

      Absent Voting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2024 to Question 14837 on Absent Voting, how are postal ballot sweeps are...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Publishing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what reports and guidance their Department has produced in the last three financial years; and how much was spent on their...

      Parking: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing regulatory scrutiny of private parking companies.

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Official Gifts and Official Hospitality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what (a) hospitality and (b) gifts in kind Ministers in his Department received in the last 12 months.

      Travellers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will bring forward a Race Action Plan to tackle (a) systemic inequalities affecting and (b) discrimination faced by...

      Building Regulations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of time taken for the Building Safety Regulator to process building assessment...

      Planning Permission: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department holds on the (a) total and (b) average cost of processing planning appeals per appeal type...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Defence: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average vehicle availability rate was for (a) Chinook, (b) Wildcat Mk1, (c) Wildcat Mk2 and (d) Merlin HM2 in each year since 2018.

    • Firing Ranges: Death and Injuries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people suffered (a) death and (b) injury on his Departments firing ranges in each year since 2018.

      Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK has adequate ground-based surface-to-air defence capabilities to defend itself from potential medium- and...

      Ministry of Defence: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.

      Armed Forces: Injuries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military personnel reported non-freezing cold injuries in each year since 2018.

      Ministry of Defence: Magazine Press

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department (a) allocated for and (b) spent on magazine subscriptions in each of the last three financial years.

      Armed Forces: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) written and (b) photographic materials taken from people investigated for homosexuality in the armed forces (i) are still held by his...

      Middle East: International Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2024 to Question 9950 on Yemen: Military Intervention and to the Answer of 20 February 2024 to Question 13836 on...

      Czechia: Ammunition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had recent discussions with his Czech counterpart on that country's initiative to procure artillery ammunition for Ukraine.

  • Department for Transport

    • Department for Transport: Publishing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what reports and guidance their Department has produced in the last three financial years; and how much was spent on their (a) printing and (b)...

    • Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is for a driving test from DVSA in (a) England, (b) each region and (c) each driving centre.

      Road Traffic Control: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has allocated to (a) London boroughs and (b) the Mayor of London for traffic management schemes in each of the last two years.

      Department for Transport: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.

      Transport: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what grants were provided by his Department to (a) South Holland District Council and (b) South Kesteven District Council in (i) 2022-23 and (ii)...

      Blue Badge Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Blue Badges were issued in England in 2023.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  • Treasury

    • Sanctions: Russia

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that UK-based companies are fully complying with the sanctions imposed on (a) Russian oil and (b)...

    • Tax Avoidance: Fixed Penalties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many penalties have been issued by HMRC against UK-based entities that facilitate tax avoidance schemes involving non-resident promoters since the...

      Taxation: Appeals

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax litigation cases HMRC has taken to the Court of Appeal in each of the last five years.

      Childcare: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax free childcare accounts were set up within the seven working day timeframe communicated to parents during the application process in each of...

      Exports: Russia

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to (a) monitor and (b) penalise potential attempts to evade sanctions by exporting to countries that may act as...

      Treasury: Magazine Press

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding their Department (a) allocated for (b) spent on magazine subscriptions in each of the last three financial years.

      Export Controls: Russia

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen the enforcement of export controls (a) in general and (b) to halt the potential transfer of British goods...

      Taxation: Richmond Park

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) basic, (b) higher and (c) additional rate taxpayers there were in Richmond Park constituency in the most recent financial year for which data...

      Sterling: Exchange Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to increase the relative value of the Sterling to ease cost of living pressures.

      Business Rates: Energy Performance Certificates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing business rate relief to premises which are transitioning to reached energy performance...

      Treasury: Equality

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in their Department have job titles that include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e) LGBT and (f) race.

  • Home Office

    • Visas: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any UK visa holders have had their visas revoked on the grounds of (a) national security and (b) being non-conducive to the public...

    • Home Office: Magazine Press

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding his Department (a) allocated for and (b) spent on magazine subscriptions in each of the last three financial years.

      Home Office: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and...

      Portakabin: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the contract agreed by his Department with Portakabin, published on 16 February 2024, reference...

      Community Policing: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of mandating additional training for police officers on community tensions...

      Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to support shop workers who are victims of retail crime.

      Community Policing: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of neighbourhood policing levels in (a) South Holland and the...

      Lincolnshire Police: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of police officers served in Lincolnshire in (a) February 2014 and (b) February 2024.

      Deportation: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the cost to the public purse of cancelled removal flights in each year since 2015.

      Domestic Abuse: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has taken recent steps with the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland on tackling domestic abuse in Northern Ireland.

      Offenders: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Foreign National Offenders living in the community were classed as absconders in each year since 2010; and of those, how many were...

      Offenders: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Foreign National Offenders were (a) on bail and subject to electronic monitoring and (b) actively monitored in each year since 2016.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason his Department has reduced the amount of support given to people living in asylum accommodation which provides all their...

      UK Border Force: Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people who applied to join Border Force failed (a) vetting and (b) additional security checks vetting in...

      UK Border Force: Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Border Force personnel failed drug and alcohol tests in each year since 2015.

      UK Border Force: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the recommendations included in the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s report: An inspection of...

      UK Border Force: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times has the IOPC carried out investigations into Border Force staff in each year since 2015; and if he will publish a list of...

      UK Border Force: Corruption

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many referrals were made to the Border Force Joint Anti-Corruption Intelligence Team in each year since 2015.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to publish guidelines that protect LGBT+ refugees in relation to her proposals to offshore refugees to Rwanda.

      Visas: Gaza

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the barriers to people in Gaza who are seeking to join their family members in the UK reaching their closest...

      Palestinians: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to provide safe and legal entry routes for people in Gaza seeking to join family members in the UK.

      Visas: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of Skilled Worker visas were issued to people classified as new entrants eligible for employment at reduced...

      Migrants: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2024 to Question 13206 on Migrants: Health Services, whether applicants who applied for entry...

      Asylum: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the report by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and...

      Asylum: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will have discussions with the Northern Ireland administration on the (a) social, (b) physical and (c) mental health needs of asylum...

      Visas: Aberdeen

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential economic impact on Aberdeen City of the restrictions to student visa routes implemented on t...

      Immigration: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans implement the decision of case HU/00830/2021, served to his Department on 26 June 2023.

      Religious Sects: Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the offence of coercive or controlling behaviour as set...

      Visas: Graduates

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his oral statement of 4 December 2023 entitled Legal Migration, Official Report, column 41, for what reason the review of...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Fossil Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to paragraph II. (A.) 28 (d) of the First global stocktake agreed at COP28 on 13 December 2023, what steps her...

    • Electricity Generation: Offshore Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, (a) how many and (b) which companies applied to be part of an Offshore Coordination Support Scheme pilot.

      Insulation: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reduce the incidence of circulatory and respiratory diseases as a result of...

      Offshore Industry: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate her Department has made of the combined annual greenhouse gas emissions from new oil and gas fields approved...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Software

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how much funding his Department has (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on software updates to legacy computer systems in...

    • Occupied Territories: Politics and Government

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help ensure political stability in the Occupied Palestinian...

      Gaza: Israel

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has held with his Israeli counterpart on the Israeli’s Government’s plan for...

      Occupied Territories: Aid Workers

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will have discussions with his Israeli counterparts on ensuring that foreign humanitarian aid workers are granted...

      Russia: Sanctions

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on standardising measures to prevent the circumvention...

      Diplomatic Service

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has a policy on engagement between British diplomats at the Embassy and High Commission level at...

      Russia: Oil

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the impact of the current sanctions regime on the flow of Russian oil into the UK; and...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what support the Government is providing to people who have fled from Afghanistan to (a) Iran, (b) Pakistan and (c)...

      Occupied Territories: Human Rights

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the report by the...

      Israel: Arms Trade

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2024 to Question 15734 on Israel: Arms Trade, how many arms export licences have...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Magazine Press

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how much funding their Department (a) allocated for (b) spent on magazine subscriptions in each of the last three...

      Nigeria: Military Aid

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterparts in Nigeria on the training of Nigerian security forces to...

      Mozambique: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of religious freedom in Mozambique; and if he will hold discussions with...

      Chad and Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the impact of the halting of cross-border humanitarian operations on (a) the delivery of...

  • Attorney General

    • Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Attorney General, what discussions she had with her (a) Israeli and (b) Palestinian counterparts on compliance with international humanitarian law during her visit to the Middle East...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Publishing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what reports and guidance their Department and its predecessor Departments produced in the last three financial years; and...

    • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much her Department (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between...

      Research: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of setting a target for GDP invested in research and development.

      Innovation and Research: Trade Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she is having discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on including research and innovation...

      Research: International Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to encourage research collaborations across (a) the Horizon Europe programme and (b) globally.

      Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to integrate research opportunities to maximise research capacity.

      Skilled Workers: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what criteria she uses to assess the impact that research funding has on future skills required across the economy.

  • Department for Education

    • Academies: Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February 2024 to Question 15463 on Academies: Sports, what steps her Department takes to monitor compliance by academy...

    • Special Educational Needs: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an estimate of how many schools are non-compliant with paragraphs 6.81 of the SEND Code of Practice, published in...

      Higher Education: Social Mobility

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to encourage collaboration between colleges and universities to (a) widen participation in tertiary education and (b)...

      Education: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost to the public purse was for educational grants provided to (a) South Holland District Council and (b) South Kesteven District Council...

      Students: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support students with the cost of living.

      Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has issued guidance for schools on identifying foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in pupils; and if she will take steps to...

      Alternative Education and Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support local authorities that have an increasing number of children requiring (a) education, health and care plans,...

      Schools: Children in Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has issued guidance for schools on supporting children with care experience with (a) trauma and (b) behavioural issues.

      Boarding Schools: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of placements at (a) specialist colleges and (b) residential specialist...

      Health Professions and Teachers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to work with universities to help train (a) doctors, (b) nurses and (c) teachers.

      Schools: Bromley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking with Bromley Council to provide additional school places in the north-west of the borough.

      Special Educational Needs: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with relevant stakeholders on assessing the adequacy of the national curriculum for supporting children with SEND to...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Casement Park: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he plans to announce the investment decision on Casement Park.

    • Northern Ireland Office: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and August...

      Northern Ireland Office: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much funding his Department has (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on advertising in each of the last three financial years.

      Integrated Schools: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether Stormont House Agreement Fresh Start funding allocations were included in recent the Northern Ireland Assembly Restoration Package.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prison Officers: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2024 to Question 15436, whether assaults by razor are counted under (a) knife/blade or (b) other sharp instrument.

    • Prison Officers: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2024 to Question 15436 on Prison Officers: Crimes of Violence, if he will publish the data on method of attack...

      Community Orders: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many community payback supervisors were employed in each year since 2010.

      Dartmoor Prison: Radon Gas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department have commissioned any reports into the presence of radon gas in HMP Dartmoor.

      Dartmoor Prison: Radon Gas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been moved out of HMP Dartmoor due to the suspected presence of radon gas.

      Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there have been under the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 in each of the last two years.

      Ministry of Justice: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2024 to Question 15472 on Department for Work and Pensions: Equality, which teams across his Department...

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Publishing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what reports and guidance their Department has produced in the last three financial years; and how much was spent on their (a) printing and...

      Menopause: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support women experiencing menopause in the workplace.

      Housing Benefit: Supported Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on exempt accommodation in each of the last three years.

      Chronic Illnesses: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support people with (a) Parkinson's and (b) other long-term conditions with their basic financial outgoings.

      Employment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is his policy to mandate (a) health and safety checks, (b) the provision of adapted (i) computer chairs, (ii) desks, (iii) screens...

      Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to increase the support provided to unemployed North Sea oil and gas workers to find new employment.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Rented Housing: Disability

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when her Department plans to publish its response to the consultation on entitled Improving disabled people’s access to let residential...

    • Equal Pay

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Government launches pay transparency pilot to break down barriers for women, published on 8...

  • Scotland Office

    • Economic Situation: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the strength of the economy in Scotland.

    • Levelling Up Fund: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of levelling up funding on communities in Scotland.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Gambling: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has taken steps to help ensure that marketing advertisements with gambling content are not seen by children.

    • Arts Council England: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff in Arts Council England have job titles which include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender,...

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding (a) her Department and (b) its predecessor Department has (i) budgeted for and (ii) spent on advertising in each of...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Trees: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government which species of tree are currently prohibited from being moved from Great Britain to Northern Ireland for planting in Northern Ireland.

    • Agriculture: Employment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the number of (1) farmers, and (2) their direct employees, for the latest date for which figures are available.

      Sanitary Products: Safety

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the safety of the use of silver in period products, including period pants and menstrual cups, in the light of concerns among the...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Gaza: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many British citizens are currently in Gaza; and what steps they are taking to assist (1) British citizens, and (2) immediate family members of British...

    • Sudan: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the possibility of a new United Nations, African Union or other regional peacekeeping force in Sudan.

      Humanitarian Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of communications blackouts on humanitarian operations, including in (1) Sudan, and (2) Gaza.

      Sudan: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to the government of Sudan to prevent or limit atrocities, and protect civilians, while hostilities in that country continue.

      Sudan: Human Rights

      To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) funding, and (2) other support, the UK has provided to the United Nations Human Rights Council Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan.

      Sudan: Weapons

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the flow of finance and weapons to Sudan in breach of international sanctions, and what steps they are taking to limit and...

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways: Bristol and Oxford

      To ask His Majesty's Government why the Great Western Railway trial on the service from Bristol to Oxford is limited to weekends and leisure travel, and not commuter traffic.

    • Railways: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the annual reporting on the Railway Enhancements Network Pipeline committed to in 2019 is to commence in 2024.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to mandating electric vehicle charging point accessibility standards to remove any economic disadvantages incurred through...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 22 February (HL2450), whether the LEVI Fund can be used for the provision of lamp-post...

      Airports: Railways

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with railway operators to avoid disruption such as occurred on 26 February on trains to Gatwick; what discussions they have held...

      Railways: Northolt

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reinstate direct access from Northolt Junction to Paddington.

      Railways: North of England

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 12 February (HL1979), when the train service specification for the TransPennine route was last...

      Railways: Compensation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the performance of train operators to reduce the amount of money being paid under the Delay Repay scheme.

      Railways: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to conduct a comparative assessment with other European nations on the state of rail services including on reliability, comfort and pricing.

      Pedestrian Areas: Utilities

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report commissioned by the Local Government Association The path to inclusive footways, published on 10 February, what steps they are...

      Pedestrian Areas: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of highway funding is spent on footways.

      Cars: UK Internal Trade

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether cars moved from Great Britain to Northern Ireland for sale are subject to any compliance, documentary or other requirements as a result of the Windsor...

      Bus Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of (1) rural bus services in England, and (2) the effectiveness of the Bus Services Act 2017 in improving services.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Help to Buy Scheme

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the closure of the Help to Buy scheme on the property market.

    • Evictions

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many section 21 eviction notices were recorded in England in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, and (4) 2022.

      Public Lavatories

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of cuts to local government funding since 2010 on the number of public toilets in the UK.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Blood: Contamination

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the final compensation recommendations made by the Infected Blood Inquiry in 2023, what plans they have to make interim payments to...

    • Northern Ireland Protocol

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide a list of the measures adopted by the EU within the scope of the Northern Ireland Protocol between January 2021 and...

      Windsor Framework

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to introduce legislation to direct Northern Ireland bodies regarding the UK internal market scheme in the operation of the Windsor Framework.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Horizon IT System: Compensation

      To ask His Majesty's Government on which department's accounts their commitment to fund compensation for sub-postmasters affected by issues arising from the Horizon software system appears.

    • Horizon IT System: Fujitsu

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to investigate whether Fujitsu staff had unauthorised access to the Post Office’s Horizon software system; and, if so, whether there have...

      Horizon IT System

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total value of shortfalls claimed back by the Post Office from staff affected by issues with the Horizon software system.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Army Reserve: Military Bases

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that a training barracks remains within a two-hour drive for members of the Army Reserve.

    • Nuclear Weapons

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the HMS Vanguard Demonstration and Shakedown Operation which took place on 30 January, what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the...

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Concrete

      To ask His Majesty's Government what examination support they are providing to school pupils whose studies have been disrupted as a result of their school being impacted by reinforced autoclaved...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Antibiotics

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for reviewing the expiry dates of antibiotics, including in respect of savings for public expenditure.

    • Audiology: Paediatrics

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect all paediatric audiology services in England to be accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service's Improving Quality in Physiological...

      Orthopaedics

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many limb amputations were performed in NHS hospitals in (1) 2005, (2) 2010, (3) 2015, and (4) 2020, and what was the principal cause of these.

      Neurology: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government why the scope of the Major Conditions Strategy does not include hundreds of neurological conditions.

      Midwives

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impacts of endemic bullying of students and newly qualified midwives on (1) retention, and (2) the treatment of pregnant...

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