Written answers

Mawrth, 19 Mawrth 2024

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Chinook Helicopters: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department expects to take delivery of new Chinook H-47 extended range aircraft.

    • Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel had served in the Armed Forces for four years or more in each of the last five years.

      Unmanned Ground Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of procuring unmanned ground vehicles for the Army.

      Artillery: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 18 January 2024 to Question 8883, if he will publish the outline business case for the Mobile Fires Platform.

      Fleet Solid Support Ships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled DE&S and Team Resolute sign Fleet Solid Support ships contract, published on 18 January...

      Challenger Tanks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Brake horsepower will the Challenger 3 engine be capable of outputting.

      Multi-role Ocean Surveillance Ships: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned in-service date is for the future Multi-Role Support Ships.

      Army: Defence Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what bridging capabilities the British Army holds as of 11 March 2024.

      Typhoon Aircraft: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on Typhoon in each financial year since 2019-20.

      Ministry of Defence: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual budget was for the Domain Commercial Officers in each year since 2019.

      Ministry of Defence: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual budget was for the International Relations Group in each year since 2019.

      Independent Review of UK Government Welfare Services for Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March 2024 to Question 15406 on Independent Review of UK Government Welfare Services for Veterans, if he will provide...

      Armed Forces: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of engineers in the (a) British Army, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Royal Navy have left their roles in each year since 2010.

      Ministry of Defence: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department work from home.

      Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to de-escalate nuclear rhetoric in the context of the Ukraine war.

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the RAF has made an assessment of the effectiveness of using aircraft to airdrop humanitarian aid into Gaza.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will (a) make an assessment of the effectiveness of clinical research practices in Singapore and (b) use that assessment to...

    • Office for Health Improvement and Disparities and Public Health England: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many full time equivalent staff were employed in the health improvement directorate of (a) the Office for Health Improvement and...

      Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cancer treatments were carried out in each of the last two years.

      NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions she has had with trade unions representing Agenda for Change staff.

      Public Health: Care Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure the early identification of public health risks in care homes.

      Acute Beds: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average (a) cost per adult and (b) length of stay was for an acute hospital bed day in the Lancashire and South Cumbria...

      Electronic Cigarettes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made (a) of the number of vaping products that have been seized by trading standards and (b) of those, the number...

      Streptococcus: Babies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an estimate of the annual economic costs to the NHS of Group B streptococcus infections in newborns.

      Streptococcus: Babies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of reporting the incidence of Group B streptococcal infections in...

      Primodos

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to take steps to implement recommendations in the report by the APPG on Hormone Pregnancy Test entitled Bitter Pill:...

      Shingles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many shingles cases have led to complications requiring treatment in the last five years.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps her Department has taken to support access to dentists in (a) Penrith and The Border constituency and (b) England.

      General Practitioners: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP surgeries in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire have closed since 2015.

      Dental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which integrated care boards have undertaken an oral health needs assessment.

      Dentistry: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support the General Dental Council increase the number of exam places for dentistry graduates who...

      Dental Services: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that patients affected by unexpected closures of NHS dental practices can still access...

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) lowering the breast cancer screening age to 40 and (b) including a breast...

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing (a) a risk assessment and (b) a breast density...

      Musculoskeletal Disorders: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of musculoskeletal hubs in local communities.

      Prostate Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason there is no national screening programme for prostate cancer.

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the uptake of breast cancer screening in (a) England and (b) Norwich.

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the reasons for which the NHS missed its target of 70% of invited women to be screened for breast...

      Breast Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on the Government's major conditions strategy with specific reference to breast cancer; and if she will make...

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) 3D mammography and (b) other new screening technologies to support the early...

      Breast Cancer: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has plans to deliver a national awareness campaign on breast cancer screening.

      Long Covid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information her Department holds on the number of people that have reported symptoms of long covid since March 2023.

      Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to take steps to help increase productivity in the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.

      Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussion she has had with NHS England on the reasons why reusable NHS equipment is not permitted to be returned and reissued to...

      Dementia: Health Services and Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the level of funding provided for dementia care and research.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Vladimir Kara-Murza

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2023 to Question 1784 on Vladimir Kara-Murza, what progress his Department has...

    • Armed Conflict: Children

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make representations to his international counterparts on the need for renewed international obligations to...

      Yasin Malik

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions he has had with his Indian counterpart on the case of Muhammed Yasin Malik.

      Sri Lanka: Power Stations

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make representations to his Sri Lankan counterpart on water pollution around the Channakan power plant in...

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the statement from the Canadian Government entitled Canada announces continued assistance for people...

      Sudan: Ceasefires

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help support a ceasefire in Sudan.

  • Department for Education

    • Free Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will list the free schools that have opened since 2011 by (a) type of school, (b) opening date and (c) closing date.

    • Children: Communication

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of dysregulated parents or guardians on children's regulation at school.

      Schools: Universities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason her Department has included Russell Group progression as a measure in school performance data and whether she has made an assessment...

      Department for Education: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people work in her Department's (a) Human Resources and Transformation Directorate and (b) Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) team; and...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to tackle regional disparities in (a) the identification of and (b) access to support for SEND.

      School Rebuilding Programme: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many contracts have been awarded via the school rebuilding programme; and if she will make a comparative estimate of this figure with her...

      Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2023 to Question 165185 on Free School Meals, what the complex data, systems, financial and legal implications are...

      Apprentices: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to encourage young people to undertake a foundation apprenticeship on leaving school.

      Health Education: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that public health education is delivered to children and young people who are (a) not in school and (b) at...

      Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage people to undertake a higher level apprenticeship on completion of an apprenticeship.

      Schools: Religion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) new and (b) existing schools have built designated multi-faith areas since 2010.

      Children in Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of children that are looked-after.

      Special Educational Needs: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provision of services for children with special educational needs and disabilities in (a)...

      Special Educational Needs: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of trauma informed schools for (a) children with SEND, mental health challenges and...

      Carers: Romford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support kinship carers in Romford constituency.

      Children: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to ensure that there is someone in every school that a child who is (a) anxious and (b) in distress can spend time with if...

      Schools: Discipline

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to ensure that policies on (a) behaviour and (b) discipline in school do not escalate a child's distress.

      Home Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure children not in school develop safe and secure relationships with (a) other pupils and (b) adult mentors.

      Free School Meals: Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the eligibility threshold for means-tested free school meals for Universal Credit...

      Pupils: Absenteeism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to capture data on the reasons for children not being in school settings.

      Teachers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to (a) ensure that teacher training is using a trauma-informed approach to educating new teachers and (b) assess the adequacy...

      Pupil Exclusions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) identify students who are at risk of school exclusion and (b) make (i) early interventions and (ii) trauma informed...

      Religion: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 41 of the Annual Report of His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills 2022-23,...

  • Home Office

    • Crimes of Violence: Victims

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to introduce a strategy to fund specialist services to support victims of violence that are (a) disabled, (b)...

    • Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people had Section 67 leave to remain on 14 March 2024; how many and what proportion of those people had been contacted by his...

      International Corruption Unit: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an estimate of the (a) number and proportion of permanent staff in the National Crime Agency's International Corruption...

      International Corruption Unit: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data his Department holds on the number of full-time equivalent staff in the National Crime Agency International Corruption Unit (a) in...

      Immigration: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his timetable is for recruiting a Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration.

      Bank Services: Freezing of Assets

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of financial institutions he expects to participate in the suspended accounts scheme.

      Offenders: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders were (a) subject to deportation action and (b) living in the community by the length of time since the...

      Home Office: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether officials in his Department with responsibility for engaging with hon. Members are given training on the types of visas that are...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Ukrainian nationals can extend their stay by (a) 18 months and (b) three years.

      Visas: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many certificates of sponsorship were issued to (a) the NHS, (b) local authorities and (c) independent or charitable organisations in...

      Aviation: Facilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he is taking steps to increase border security at aerodromes.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from Rwanda were granted asylum on (a) human rights and (b) other grounds in each year since 2010.

      Offenders: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were deported after having been found to have committed a criminal offence (a) in the UK since entering the country...

      Hate Crime: Restricted Growth

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the prevalence of abuse of people of restricted growth.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Public Lavatories: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps through the planning system to help increase the number of changing places toilets.

    • Private Rented Housing: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of using the Property Portal to record accessibility information...

      Supported Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent progress his Department has made on publishing national supported housing standards under the Supported...

      Housing: Cambridge

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the (a) quality of and (b) availability of the water supply on...

      Councillors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what support is available for parish councillors who are abused while representing their communities.

      Absent Voting: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to reduce postal voting fraud.

      Housing: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of (a) financial pressures facing London...

      UK Shared Prosperity Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to replace the Shared Prosperity Fund when that fund comes to an end in March 2025.

      East West Rail Line: Property Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to plan for development of housing and commercial developments along the route of East...

      Housing Estates: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with local authorities on ensuring that residents do not live on estates without completed...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Maladministration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to pages 31 and 32 of the report entitled Cross-Government Fraud Landscape: Annual Report 2022, published...

  • Department for Transport

    • P&O Ferries: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to ensure that crew employment conditions on the (a) P&O Pioneer and (b) P&O Liberte ferries are compliant with the...

    • P&O Ferries: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what dates the Maritime and Coastguard Agency carried out port state control inspections of the (a) P&O Pioneer and (b) P&O Liberte ferries...

      Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with of manufacturers of electronic vehicles on estimates of mileage ranges achievable in new vehicles.

      Diesel Vehicles: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many diesel (a) cars and (b) vans were registered for the first time in each (i) region of England and (ii) borough in Greater London in each...

      Railway Stations: Galgate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of building a railway station in Galgate.

      High Speed 2 Line: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2024 to Question 15333 on High Speed 2 Line, what assumptions were made on the potential services that could run...

      Railways: Sustainable Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to expand the use of international rail as sustainable transport.

  • Cabinet Office

    • GREAT: Costs

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse has been of the GREAT campaign since its re-launch in 2021.

    • Cabinet Office: Defamation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraphs 7.16 and 7.17 of the Ministerial Code, on how many occasions have ministers in his department informed the Law Officers...

      Civil Servants: Veterans

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what improvements he plans to make to the Veterans’ Gateway.

      Vetting

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Fifty-Third Report of Session 2022–23 of the Committee of Public Accounts entitled Performance of the UK Security Vetting...

      Civil Servants: Veterans

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2024 to Question 15551 on Civil Servants: Veterans, how many minority ethnic veterans were employed through the...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Tickets: Touting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to work with (a) artists, (b) event organizers and (c) primary ticketing platforms to tackle ticket...

    • Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of the public appointments for which her Department is responsible are (a) women and (b) people from Black, Asian and...

      Football: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of the football industry on (a) the scale of and (b) tackling Chronic...

      Gambling: Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on investigations of gambling-related suicides.

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Fraud and Maladministration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to pages 31 and 32 of the report entitled Cross-Government Fraud Landscape: Annual Report 2022, published on 21 March...

  • Treasury

    • Question

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to reduce inflation.

    • Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the tax HMRC identified through disguised remuneration schemes was paid by those who (a) recommended, (b) promoted and (c) operated these...

      Video Games: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much Video Games Tax Relief was paid out to companies with production values above £15 million in each year between 2020 and 2023.

      Capital Gains Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he recused himself from pre-Budget discussions on reducing the higher rate of Capital Gains Tax.

      Farmers: Investment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to enable full expensing for capital expenditure by farmers.

      Theatre: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of making the Theatre Tax Relief permanent on the theatre industry.

      Oil: Refineries

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has accrued to the Exchequer per oil refinery since 2015.

      Film: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Independent Film Tax Credit on the independent film sector.

      Film: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Film Studios Relief on film studios.

      Video Games: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the additional tax relief for visual effects on the visual effects industry.

      Public Sector: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that public sector workers in Northern Ireland are able to receive a pay award that is equal to levels in England and Wales.

      Revenue and Customs: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the funding allocation for HM Revenue and Customs in financial year 2024-25.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the number of reoffenders aged 18 years or over by (a) age and (b) offence type for the year ending March 2023.

    • Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects to receive the report of HM Chief Inspector of Probation’s thematic review of probation recall culture and practice.

      Community Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people did not complete community payback in each year since 2014.

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department had with (a) probation officers, (b) senior probation officers and (c) trade union officials representing probation...

      Young Offenders: Pupil Exclusions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of young people in youth offender institutions who have previously been (a) suspended and (b) excluded from...

      Prisons: Smuggling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help prevent drones being used to bring drugs and other illicit goods into prisons.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the findings of the post-implementation review of the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities...

    • Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to reduce the cap on concentration levels per individual type of poly- and perfluoroalkyl...

      Drinking Water: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will create a national chemicals regulator to improve coordination of (a) monitoring and (b) regulation of poly- and...

      Animals (Low-welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress he has made on implementing the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023.

      Plastics: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of levels of plastic pollution per capita in the UK; what...

      Food: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to make a comparative assessment of the effectiveness of (a) voluntary and (b) mandatory food...

      Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Border Target Operating Model, what guidance his Department has issued to veterinary professionals in...

      Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which organisations will be responsible for billing for (a) the common user charge and (b) other charges arising from the...

      Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to assess the readiness of proposed border control post facilities in the context of the...

      Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the process will be for importers to derogate the 24-hour notification process for medium-risk goods to four hours...

      Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department plans to take to enforce the 24-hour notification process for medium-risk goods under the Border...

      Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Border Target Operating Model on the just-in-time models of...

      Dogs: Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will (a) publish the responses to the 2021 consultation on the commercial and non-commercial movements of pets into...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many civil servants in his Department have a criminal conviction.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Fraud and Maladministration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the amount of money lost to fraud and error by his Department in each of the last three...

      Import Controls: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the introduction of the Border Target Operating Model, what estimate his Department has made of the cost...

      Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse for the direct administration of each consignment checked...

      Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will estimate the average cost to businesses of each consignment checked through the Border Target Operating Model.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) housing associations and (b) renter groups on the potential impact of a 53 week rent year in...

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the impact that changes in the national (a) living and (b) minimum wage commencing on 1 April 2024 will have on...

      Restart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2023 to Question 7037 on Restart Scheme, if the Department will publish the results of the first...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2024 to Question 17113 on Universal Credit and with reference to the National Audit Office's report...

      Pensions Ombudsman

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce the length of time it takes for cases to be assessed by the Pensions Ombudsman.

      State Retirement Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential implications of the state pension rise from April 2024 for the sustainability of pension funding.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Universal Credit claimants who have no work requirements have been migrated from legacy benefits.

      Jobcentres: Bournemouth East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to expand support available through Jobcentres in Bournemouth East constituency.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to tackle discrepancies in entitlements for people on legacy benefits who are required to migrate to...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the press notice by her predecessor Department entitled BEIS in the Autumn Statement, published on 18 December...

    • Energy: Social Tariffs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of launching a consultation on the introduction of a social energy tariff.

      Energy: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department has taken to improve the energy efficiency of older homes.

      Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if her Department will update its information on energy efficiency online to include the potential costs savings of (a) circulator...

      Firewood: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate she has made of the average annual tonnage of wood imported for burning in (a) industrial and (b) domestic settings;...

      Oldbury Power Station and Wylfa Power Station: Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to paragraph 4.53 of the Spring Budget 2024, HC 560, how much land the Government is acquiring in its purchase of...

      Energy: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department has taken to support users of off-grid energy with energy costs.

      Energy: Overseas Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2024 to Question 17929 on Energy: Overseas Companies, which overseas energy companies registered...

      Energy: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many energy planning applications she has approved.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Semiconductors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure regional representation on the UK Semiconductor Advisory Panel.

    • Broadband: South Holland and the Deepings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an estimate of the proportion of households that have access to broadband in South...

      Telecommunications: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) reviewing regulatory oversight of and (b) promoting good...

      Broadband: West Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure residents across West Yorkshire receive enhanced connectivity levels...

      Telecommunications: Social Tariffs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that there is adequate provision of social tariffs in rural areas.

      Kate Sang

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will publish the advice from officials that provided the basis for her claims about Professor Kate Sang.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Office for Investment: Infosys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many times the Office for Investment met with (a) Infosys and (b) Infosys representatives in 2023.

    • Export Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many full time equivalent staff are employed solely to process export licence applications as of 12 March 2024; and whether she has plans...

      Department for Business and Trade: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) training and (b) support her Department provides to civil servants processing export licence applications.

      Export Controls: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the (a) target and (b) average time taken to process export licence applications is as of 12 March 2024.

      Export Controls: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of average export licence processing times on businesses that require quick approvals...

      Export Controls: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to ensure export licence applications are processed in a timely manner.

      Private Sector: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had discussions with her counterpart in Ukraine on the role of Ukraine's private sector in the country's economic resilience...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Care Homes: Republic of Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had discussions with the Government of the Republic of Ireland on the impact of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme...

    • Care Homes: Republic of Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the number of people living in the United Kingdom who will be eligible for the Republic of Ireland's Mother and...

      Care Homes: Republic of Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential merits of introducing a disregard for recipients...

      Sean Brown

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will call a public inquiry into the murder of Sean Brown in 1997.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • South Sudan: Sudan

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of attacks on Abyei town on 27 January, attacks on Awolnhom, Minyang, Kadian and Abathok villages on 3 and 4 February, and killings and abductions in...

    • South Sudan: Sudan

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the humanitarian situation in Abyei town following internal displacement within the Abyei area, and what support they will offer to...

      Developing Countries: Hygiene and Water

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support healthcare facilities in developing countries to have clean water, decent toilets and better hygiene, as a cost-effective...

      North Korea: Weapons

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to impose further sanctions on North Korean officials and entities under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020, including...

      Afghanistan: Hazara

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Hazara Inquiry's recommendation to bring proceedings against Afghanistan for its violations of the Genocide Convention with...

      Afghanistan and Iran: Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government how they are highlighting the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan and Iran, whether they are engaging with Afghan and Iranian women or...

      Afghanistan: Hazara

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent report from the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of human rights in Afghanistan, published on 29 February 2024,...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Gambling: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the risks posed by the use of artificial intelligence in the gambling industry, particularly (1) problem gambling, (2)...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: Pesticides

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (1) does not weaken domestic...

    • Angling: Licensing

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many successful prosecutions by the Environment Agency there were for fishing without a licence in England in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022, and (5) 2023.

      Beef: Production

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the fall in overall domestic beef production resulting from the proposed changes in agricultural policies and payments.

  • Leader of the House of Lords

    • House of Lords: Select Committees

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy on civil servants giving evidence to House of Lords committees, and under what circumstances a request for such evidence may be declined.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Freeports

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many freeports have been announced for each country of the United Kingdom in the past 10 years; and where they are located.

    • Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many refugees from Ukraine have been settled in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively.

      Buildings: Safety

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the number of building control officers fully accredited to deliver the new building safety regime when it comes into effect...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Mental Health Services: Hospital Beds

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 12 March (HL3021), what is the distribution of each category of commissioned mental health service bed into...

    • Care Homes

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many registered (1) residential care homes, and (2) nursing homes, there are in England; and what are the numbers of residents in each category.

      Abortion: Bone Diseases and Down's Syndrome

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many pregnancy terminations have been carried out on grounds of a diagnosis of (1) Downs Syndrome, or (2) Brittle Bones, in each of the past five years.

      Gastrointestinal Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure NHS England is meeting the Faster Diagnosis Standard for lower gastrointestinal cancer referrals.

      Dentistry: Migrant Workers

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to employing refugees who are qualified dentists to help alleviate the backlog in NHS dentistry.

      Health Services: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding by the NHS Confederation that there has been a 26 per cent cut to the public health grant per person in real...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Electronic Government: Proof of Identity

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will provide an update on their Gov.uk 'One Login' programme; and what is the programme’s plan of work over the next year.

  • Treasury

    • Ministerial Powers

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the number of ministerial directions made in each year since 2010 under the 'Managing Public Money' principles; and whether they will...

  • Home Office

    • Police: Recruitment

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to The Angiolini Inquiry: Part 1 Report published on 29 February, which territorial and national police forces outsource their recruitment...

    • Retail Trade: Crime

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential role of technology in tackling theft and violence in convenience stores across the UK.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Iron and Steel: Port Talbot

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the electricity transmission network is sufficient to allow for the replacement of the Port Talbot steel works blast...

    • Business: Prices and Supply Chains

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to safeguard firms from the effects of rising prices and supply chain disruptions.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Veterans: Radiation Exposure

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by The Earl of Minto on 4 March (HL2591), on what date the Minister for Defence People and Families intends to visit the...

    • Israel: RAF Akrotiri

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have instructed Israel not to land its F-35s at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus until hostilities in Gaza have concluded.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Business: Cybersecurity

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support businesses seeking to adopt process improvement programmes for their organisational cyber-resilience.

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