Written answers

Mawrth, 23 Ebrill 2024

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Alcoholic Drinks: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2024 to Question 16199 on Alcoholic Drinks: Health, whether the post of (a) Head of Alcohol Policy and...

    • Food: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 9 December 2022 on Health Update, HCWS 433, what her planned timetable is for completion of...

      Perinatal Mortality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report entitled A comparison of the care of Asian and White women who have experienced a stillbirth or neonatal...

      Mental Health Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to reduce Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services waiting lists.

      Antibiotics: Drug Resistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 14 March 2022 to Question 133232 on Antibiotics: Drug Resistance and to the policy paper entitled UK...

      Bowel Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her policy is on establishing a national policy for neurogenic bowel cancer; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure...

      Hypnosis and Psychiatry: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that people operating as (a) hypnotherapists and (b) psychotherapists are (i) registered...

      Flour: Folic Acid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress she has made on implementing the mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid.

      Parkinson's Disease: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department has taken to improve care for people with Parkinson's disease.

      Kidney Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of outsourcing dialysis services in Lambeth on patient care.

      Mental Health Services and Paediatrics: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the findings of the Cass Review, published on 10 April 2024, on the adequacy of...

      Hospices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make it her policy to end the funding of hospices through integrated care boards.

      NHS: Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of decoupling the age at which an individual can claim their NHS Pension from the...

      NHS: Strikes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with healthcare professionals on minimum service levels during strikes in the NHS.

      Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 on the ability of...

      Bile Duct Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to improve the treatment of Cholangiocarcinoma cancers; and whether a proportion of the additional...

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of uptake for breast cancer screenings amongst ethnic minority women.

      Pancreatic Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of Pancreatic Cancer UK's Optimal Care Pathway...

      Electronic Cigarettes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to develop vaping cessation programmes.

      Dementia: General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help improve the knowledge of GPs on the symptoms of young onset dementia.

      Palliative Care: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if NHS England will (a) fund and (b) publish a data dashboard to help integrated care boards commission children and young people’s...

      Dementia and Parkinson's Disease: Health Services and Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to provide training in Parkinson’s-related dementia care for health and social care professionals.

      Hospitals: Discharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to prevent patients from being discharged from hospital to no fixed abode.

      Pharmacy: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to monitor the number of GP appointments that are freed up as a result of Pharmacy First.

      York Hospital: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to reduce A&E waiting times at York Hospital for residents of Selby and Ainsty constituency.

      Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to publish the next action plan for antimicrobial resistance.

      Bereavement Counselling: Perinatal Mortality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2024 to Question 19417 on Mental Health Services: Parents, what steps her Department is taking to...

      Mental Health Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Early Intervention Hubs.

      Continuing Care: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing certainty of funds to people who (a) receive continuing...

      Suffolk & North East Essex Integrated Care System: Costs

      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 Suffolk and North East Essex...

      DNACPR Decisions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman entitled End-of-life care: improving 'do not attempt CPR'...

      Silica: Health Hazards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions she has had with the Health and Safety Executive on monitoring public exposure to silica dust.

      Autism: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to increase access to NHS assessments for Autism Spectrum Conditions for children.

      Hearing Impairment and Visual Impairment: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure (a) blind, (b) partially sighted, (c) deaf and (d) hearing impaired patients receive (i)...

      NHS Trusts: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to return NHS Trusts to pre-pandemic procurement practices.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Agriculture: South Holland and the Deepings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding his Department has allocated to the farming sector in South Holland and the Deepings constituency since 2022 by...

    • Recycling: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps with local authorities to increase access to mobile household recycling centres in cities.

      Sewage: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure water companies are held accountable for sewage discharge.

      Swifts: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will designate the swift as a species of bird which re-uses its nest under Schedule ZA1 of the Wildlife and...

      Dairy Farming: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Table 1.2 of his Department's national statistics entitled Farm business income in England 2023/24...

      Cats and Dogs: Smuggling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of resources allocated to enforcement agencies responsible for checking...

      Cats and Dogs: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the potential ban on importing dogs and cats under the age...

      White Fish: Fishing Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the cost of the Pollack compensation scheme; and how his Department plans to fund this...

      Furs: Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the responses to the call for evidence on The Fur Market in Great Britain which closed on 28 June 2021.

      White Fish: Fishing Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Ministerial Direction in relation to a pollack compensation scheme, published on 10 April 2024,...

      White Fish: Fishing Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he made an assessment of the potential merits of providing support to small scale fleets that follow a seasonal...

      White Fish: Fishing Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which ports will be included in the Pollack Compensation Scheme; and how many vessels will be eligible in each port.

      White Fish: Fishing Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Pollack compensation scheme, whether he made an assessment of the potential merits of compensating for...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of (a) 29 January and (b) 4 March 2024 from the hon. Member for...

      Fisheries: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the labour supply in the fishing industry.

      Marine Protected Areas: Fishing Vessels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the (a) nationality of vessels engaged and (b) type of fishing activity that took...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of his Department’s (a) advertising and (b) marketing expenditure was on (i) local newspapers in print...

      Floods: Agriculture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent flooding on (a) food production and (b) the health of livestock.

      White Fish: Fishing Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many vessels under eight metres in length are eligible for the pollack compensation scheme.

      White Fish: Fishing Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many vessels between eight and ten metres in length are eligible for the pollack compensation scheme.

      White Fish: Fishing Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many vessels between 10 and 15 metres in length are eligible for the pollack compensation scheme.

      Biodiversity: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reverse biodiversity loss in Lincolnshire.

      White Fish: Fishing Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many vessels over 15 metres in length are eligible for the pollack compensation scheme.

      Swimming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the guidance entitled Designate a bathing water: guidance on how...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the ministerial department figures in his Department's workforce management information data for February...

      Plastics: Production

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will take steps to support the establishment of (a) global and (b) national targets to reduce plastic...

      Dangerous Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how his Department calculated its estimate of the number of dogs which would be affected by a ban on XL Bully dogs.

      Waste Management

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will meet Ebenezer Akore Yeboah of Coventry University to discuss single-use plastics, sorting waste and reducing...

      Wildlife: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many hectares of new wildlife habitats have been (a) created and (b) restored since 31 January 2023.

      Thames Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help ensure that Thames Water continues to (a) operate, (b) provide services and (c) keep...

      Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 April 2024 to Question 20753 on Flood Control, how many schemes that went through an appraisal...

      Farmers: Floods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what rules apply to compensation payments made to farmers affected by flooding from the (a) Farming Recovery Fund and (b)...

      Coastal Areas: Suffolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help maintain (a) Suffolk's coastline and (b) the cleanliness of bathing water.

      Microplastics: Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for publication of the report on improving sampling and analysis of microplastics in surface...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled Transforming for a digital future: 2022 to 2025 roadmap for digital and data,...

      Marine Environment: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the annual funding for (a) coastal and marine restoration projects and (b) regenerative ocean activities; and if he...

      Bovine Tuberculosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of levels of bovine tuberculosis.

      Solid Fuels: Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report entitled Emission Factors for Domestic...

      Flowers: Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what was the process for declaring imports of (a) Orchidaceae, (b) Dendranthema, (c) Dianthus, (d) Gypsophila and (e)...

      Water Supply: Sustainable Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the sustainability of the future water supply.

      Recreation Spaces and Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of the population have access to (a) green space and (b) water within 15 minutes walk...

      Marine Protected Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the effectiveness of regulations on the quality of Marine Protected Areas.

      Plastics: Packaging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce the amount of plastic packaging produced in the UK.

      Swimming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the list of successful new bathing water sites following the consultation which closed on 10 March.

      Rights of Way: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of appeals dealt with by local authorities with respect to amending...

      Plastics: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on achieving its target to eliminate avoidable plastic waste by the end of 2042.

      Hedges and Ditches: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to protect (a) hedgerow habitats and (b) associated species.

      Property Flood Resilience Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of maintaining the maximum flood resilience repair grant at £5000 on (a)...

      Property Flood Resilience Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the eligibility criteria for the Property Flood Resilience repair grant scheme changed from 25 affected properties to...

      Sewage: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who is responsible for defining the content of storm overflow discharges.

      Farmers: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial assistance he is making available to farmers following recent extended wet weather.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on the environment of non-compliant vapes.

      Water: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it remains his policy to increase Defra host funding for catchment partnerships.

      Clean Air Zones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of clean air zones on levels of air pollution.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received fines for overpayment of Carer's Allowance in (a) 2020, (b) 2021, (c) 2022, (d) 2023 and (e) as of 1 April 2024; and...

    • National Insurance Contributions: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 3.21 of the report by the National Audit Office entitled Department for Work and Pensions Accounts 2022-23,...

      Employment: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help support women in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency to return to work after a career break.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has undertaken an impact assessment on the roll out of Universal Credit to Tax Credit claimants including those that...

      State Retirement Pensions: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of the report entitled Women’s State Pension age:...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to reduce the costs of fraud in his Department in the last three financial years.

      Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of waiting times to speak to the Disability Service Centre.

      Private Rented Housing: Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) restrictions and (b) guidance are in place for landlords renting out properties to immediate family members and receiving (i) housing...

      Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Preston, (b) Lancashire and (c) England have (i) applied for and (ii) received Personal Independence Payments for...

      Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Employment and Support Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) applied for and (b) received employment and support allowance for inflammatory bowel disease in (i) Preston, (ii)...

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help people claim each benefit to which they are entitled.

      Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact for his Department's policies of defined benefit pensions.

      Pension Protection Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to extend (a) member and (b) trade union representation to the Board of the Pension Protection Fund.

      Attendance Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing recipients of Attendance Allowance to report a change in...

      State Retirement Pensions: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in his Department are responsible for manually updating records relevant to eligibility for the State Pension.

      State Retirement Pensions: Underpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average value was of an underpayment of the State Pension due to incorrectly updated National Insurance records in the 2022-23...

      State Retirement Pensions: Underpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were underpaid the State Pension due to incorrectly updated National Insurance records in the 2022-23 financial year; and what...

      Social Security Benefits: Chronic Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill on the (a) physical and (b) mental...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Housing: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department took to increase levels of housebuilding in Birmingham in 2023.

    • Buildings: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department published on the treatment of jointly owned properties under the Building Safety Act's...

      Buildings: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that signatories of the developer remediation contract are taking...

      Buildings: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of weeks to obtain planning permission for building safety...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many Afghans under the (a) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (b) Afghan citizens resettlement scheme are in...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department has taken to reduce the costs of fraud in his Department in the last three financial years.

      Political Parties: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to ban party political adverts from video streaming services.

      Construction: Architecture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to facilitate greater involvement of architects in the development stage of new housing schemes.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure standards of (a) quality and (b) sustainability in new housing developments.

      Buildings: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what data his Department holds on the number of buildings expected to have remediation paid for by a building owner that...

      Stewart Milne Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of Stewart Milne Homes Northwest England (Developments) entering...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Marketing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what proportion of his Department’s (a) advertising and (b) marketing expenditure was on (i) local newspapers in...

      Public Houses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the impact of his Department's funding for Pub Is The Hub on local communities.

      High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what criteria a company must meet in order to be included on the Homes England Fire Risk Assessor Panel and authorised to...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to the letters of 9 February and 13 March 2024 from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare on...

      Local Government Finance: Havering

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department have made an assessment of the impact of the local government finance settlement on Havering Council.

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much funding has been allocated from the (a) UK Community Renewal Fund, (b) Levelling Up Fund, (c) Community Ownership...

      Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what progress his Department has made on developing plans for implementation of the Supported Housing (Regulatory...

      High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of publishing guidance for leaseholders on how they can...

      Anglian Water: Suffolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of its plans to address water scarcity in Greater...

      Flats: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2024 to Question 19958 on Flats: Fire Prevention, if he will make it his policy to...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many staff working on Levelling Up have left his Department since its creation.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Department for Business and Trade: Marketing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proportion of her Department’s (a) advertising and (b) marketing expenditure was on (i) local newspapers in print and online, (ii)...

    • UK Defence and Security Exports: Trade Fairs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Defence and Security Industry Days were supported by UK Defence and Security Exports in each year since 2019.

      UK Defence and Security Exports: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the average fee charged by UK Defence and Security Exports was to host a foreign delegation in each year since 2019.

      UK Defence and Security Exports: Trade Fairs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many international trade shows UK Defence and Security Exports officials (a) supported and (b) attended in each year since 2010.

      UK Defence and Security Exports: Trade Fairs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many meet the buyer events were held by UK Defence and Security Exports in each year since 2019.

      Labour Market

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department (a) collects and (b) produces labour market information.

      Business: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to promote businesses owned by women.

      Shareholders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of calling on the Investment Association to amend its principles of remuneration to...

      Companies: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of restrictions on equity dilution on the capacity of fast growing companies to recruit.

      Business: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to help increase business investment in Suffolk.

      Trade Agreements: Australia and New Zealand

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the economic impact of the free trade agreements with (a) Australia and (b) New Zealand since they came...

      Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she last met with representatives from Ofcom to discuss plans for reforming the Universal Service Obligation.

      Harland and Wolff: Export Credit Guarantees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February to Question 12549 on Harland and Wolff: Export Credit Guarantees, what progress her Department has made...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will update the letter deposited in the Library of the House on 27 December 2023, reference DEP2024-0002, with the latest figures available.

    • Submarines: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) payments additional to their wages and (b) deployment allowances have been made to the crew of submarines providing the continual at sea...

      Ministry of Defence: Marketing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of his Department’s (a) advertising and (b) marketing expenditure was on (i) local newspapers in print and online, (ii) national...

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Armed Forces Recruiting Offices allow for walk-ins by potential new recruits.

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) RAF personnel worked on military recruitment in each year since 2010.

      Armed Forces: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many appeals against medical assessments of potential full time UK Armed Forces recruits were (a) submitted, (b) successful and (c) unsuccessful in...

      Armed Forces: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military personnel were waiting for medical treatment on 15 April in each of the last five years.

      Armed Forces: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military personnel are waiting for medical treatment.

      Ministry of Defence: Christmas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2024 to Question 16606 on Ministry of Defence: Christmas, what the cost of the event was.

      HMS Argyll and HMS Westminster

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans for HMS (a) Argyll and (b) Westminster to be put to sea again.

      Armed Forces: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual budget for the Armed Forces Apprenticeship Programme was in each financial year since 2019.

      BAE Systems: Explosions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the explosion at BAE Systems Monmouthshire on munitions production.

      Reserve Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many former full-time Armed Forces personnel (a) applied to and (b) joined the Reserves in each year since 2010.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service family accommodation properties there are in Aldershot.

      Apache Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on the commemorative final flight of the Army’s Apache Mk1.

      Defence Equipment & Support

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the operating model for Defence Equipment and Support.

      Air Force: Military Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the letter sent to the Rt hon. Member for Garston and Halewood on 22 March 2024, reference UIN No 7162/7163, how many RAF aircraft...

      Warships: Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Royal Navy warships to be boosted with new cutting-edge launchers, published on 26 March...

      Navy: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Royal Navy spent on advertising (a) above the line, (b) on Tiktok, (c) on Facebook and Instagram, (d) on Snapchat and (e) on Twitter in...

      RAF Lossiemouth: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts have been made to RAF Lossiemouth for maintenance issues relating to (a) roofing, (b) loss of heating and hot water, (c) electrics (d)...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2024 to Question 19174 on Armed Forces: Housing, what those figures are as of 17 April 2024 (a) by region and (b) for...

      Ministry of Defence: Trade Promotion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) domestic and (b) overseas trade shows have Ministers in his Department attended in each year since 2019.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2024 to Question 20104 on Armed Forces: Housing, if he will provide a breakdown of those figures for Scotland.

      Ministry of Defence: Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2024 to Question 18996 on Ministry of Defence: Rented Housing, what the total cost of renting 37 unoccupied Bulk...

      Defence Equipment & Support: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2024 to Question 17716 on Defence Equipment & Support: Staff, what the total cost of contingent labour was in...

      Iron and Steel: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2024 to Question 18053 on Iron and Steel: Procurement, what his planned timetable is for introducing a new condition...

      Defence Equipment & Support: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual budget is for the Weapons Support Team at Defence Equipment and Support in the (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26 financial year.

      Fleet Solid Support Ships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the in-service date is for the first ship to be delivered by the Fleet Solid Support Ship programme.

      Watchkeeper WK450

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many watchkeeper drones the UK has.

      Armed Forces: Joint Exercises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of service personnel from the (a) British Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force participated in joint exercises in...

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many airdrops of humanitarian aid into Gaza the UK Armed Forces have made since October 2023.

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much humanitarian aid his Department has delivered into Gaza by (a) land crossings, (b) maritime deliveries and (c) airdrops in each month since...

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much humanitarian aid has been delivered to civilians in Gaza with the support of Armed Forces personnel in each month since October 2023.

      Armed Forces: Private Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much income the Defence Infrastructure Organisation has generated by renting out Service Family Accommodation properties to non-service personnel...

      Aircraft Carriers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2024 to Question 12520 on Aircraft Carriers, when the UK Carrier Strike Group with a wholly sovereign air wing and...

      Aukus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support the AUKUS Advanced Capabilities Industry Forum.

      AUKUS: Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what civil service grade are the officials supporting the AUKUS Advanced Capabilities Industry Forum.

      Fleet Solid Support Ships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has paid to Navantia UK under the Fleet Solid Support Ship programme.

      BAE Systems: Explosions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has opened its own investigation into the potential causes of the explosion at BAE Systems Monmouthshire on 17 April 2024.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of ratifying the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement.

    • Climate Change: International Cooperation

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether the Government will ensure that at least 30% of the future International Climate Finance commitment will be allocated to supporting nature’s...

      East Africa: Food Supply

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent assessment he has made of the food security situation in East Africa; and what steps his Department is taking to alleviate the problems.

      Asylum: Deportation

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what criteria his Department uses to determine whether it can enter into discussions on establishing potential asylum partnerships akin to the UK-Rwanda...

      Senegal: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions he has had with his Senegalese counterpart.

      Tigray: Famine

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle famine in Tigray.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had discussions with his Czech counterpart on the purchase of artillery shells for Ukraine.

      Tajikistan: Politics and Government

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what discussions he has had with counterparts in Tajikistan on reports of recent disappearances of activists and opposition leaders in that country.

      Ethiopia: Politics and Government

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make the latest Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability assessment for Ethiopia available to Parliament.

      India: Pakistan

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the alleged assassination of alleged...

      Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what progress his Department has made on its preparations for this year's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

      Climate Change: Sudan

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of climate change on conflict in Sudan.

      United Nations

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what his priorities are for the UN Summit of the Future on 22-23 September 2024.

      Ethiopia: Development Aid

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, how much funding the UK plans to provide to the Productive Safety Net Programme in the 2024-25 financial year.

      Kenya: International Convention for the Protection of All Persons From Enforced Disappearance

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made representations to the Kenyan Government on the ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from...

      Morocco: Energy

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, with reference to the UK-Morocco Strategic Framework for Cooperation on Climate Action, Clean Energy and Green Growth, signed on 9 May 2023, whether...

      Tanzania: Floods

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent steps his Department has taken to support the recovery efforts in Tanzania after the recent floods.

      Ethiopia: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) his Ethiopian counterpart and (b) other international partners on ensuring the adequacy of access for...

      Southern Africa: Visits Abroad

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, how many Ministerial visits have taken place to Southern African Development Community nations in each of the last ten years.

      West Africa: Climate Change

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions has he had with partners in West Africa on partnerships relating to climate mitigation.

      The Gambia: Women

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made representations to his Gambian counterpart on (a) that country's obligations under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Visits Abroad

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will publish the (a) minutes, (b) attendee lists, (c) expenses, (d) gifts exchanged and (e) other relevant details of the Secretary of State for...

      France: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what plans he has to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the signing of the Entente Cordiale.

      Olympic Games: Paris

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, how many members of the Government will be attending the Paris Olympic Games.

      Developing Countries: Education

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support the (i) recruitment, (ii) retention and (iii) professional...

      Developing Countries: Education

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to help international education systems prepare for natural disasters.

      Eswatini: Human Rights

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to provide support for human rights to (a) people in, (b) aid agencies and (c)...

      Fuels: Smuggling

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the inquiry into (a) mismanagement in the Libyan...

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on steps Israel is taking to ensure aid is able to reach citizens in Gaza.

      Developing Countries: Schools

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he plans to endorse the revised Comprehensive School Safety Framework.

      Democracy and Human Rights

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking to support (a) human rights and (b) democracy in (i) sub-Saharan Africa and (ii) other countries.

      Mozambique: Food Supply

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

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many staff have left his Department since its creation.

      Western Sahara: Natural Resources

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2024 to Question 12714 on Western Sahara: Natural Resources, whether it is his policy that commercial activity in Western...

      Sri Lanka: Hinduism

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment his Department has made of the situation of Hindus in Sri Lanka after the recent arrest and assault of Tamil Hindu worshippers.

      Haiti: Politics and Government

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what discussions he has had with his Caribbean Community counterparts on the security situation in Haiti.

      Myanmar: Armed Forces

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of reports of the conscription of Rohingya boys as child soldiers by...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Marketing

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what proportion of his Department’s (a) advertising and (b) marketing expenditure was on (i) local newspapers in print and online, (ii) national...

      Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make representations to (a) the World Bank and (b) other multilateral and regional financial institutions on...

      Sudan: Humanitarian Situation

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking as Penholder on Sudan at the UN Security Council to draw attention to the...

      Sudan: Humanitarian Situation

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make it his policy to support the appointment of a UN special humanitarian advisor on Sudan.

      UK Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan: Public Appointments

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, for what reason the post of UK Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan has been vacant since October 2023.

      Sudan: Famine

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help prevent widespread famine in Sudan.

      Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the press release entitled UK to nearly double aid for Sudan as humanitarian crisis deepens,...

      Gaza: Civilians

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent steps his Department has taken to help evacuate people in Gaza who have permission to enter the UK.

      Israel Defense Forces: Private Military and Security companies

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he plans to collect data on the number of UK citizens travelling to fight for the Israel Defence Force.

      Ghassan Abu Sittah

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made representations to his German counterpart on Germany's refusal to permit the entry of British-Palestinian surgeon Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah.

      Palestinians

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with the (a) Palestinian and (b) Israeli ambassadors on the reunification of...

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria her Department uses to assess the adequacy of funding for each school (a) nationally and (b) in York.

    • Children in Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the primary category of need for children in care aged (a) under one year, (b) one to four years, (c) five to...

      Children: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to provide support for children living in poverty who are at risk of being taken into the care system.

      Children: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support (a) pre-school, (b) primary school and (c) secondary school-aged children living in poverty other...

      Schools: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on delivering a mental health support lead within primary and secondary schools.

      Family Hubs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that family hubs have adequate funding to help support all children that require their services.

      Childcare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure the availability of childcare (a) before and (b) after school.

      Childcare: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help increase childcare provision in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

      Electricians: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the lessons learned for her Department of the implementation of the skills electrification project element of the...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children with SEND are provided with the (a) educational and (b) wider support required by their...

      Child Arrangements Orders and Special Guardianship Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's data release Pupil absence in schools in England, published on 21 March 2024, how many children were subject to a...

      Students: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing non-repayable maintenance grant funding for higher education students from...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Veterans: Radiation Exposure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2023 to Question 4035 on Veterans: Radiation Exposure, whether she has had discussions with...

    • Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff have left her Department since its creation.

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Marketing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of her Department’s (a) advertising and (b) marketing expenditure was on (i) local newspapers in print and...

      Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the (a) value of grants awarded by and (b) number of grant recipients for the Listed Places of Worship Scheme was since 2010.

      Culture: Local Government Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has for funding for councils to deliver cultural services in the next two years; and if she will increase such funding.

      Sports: Hearing Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce barriers to entry for young deaf people in sport.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Restraining Orders: Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he (a) is taking and (b) plans to take steps to assess the efficacy of restraining orders in preventing repeat incidents of domestic violence...

    • Rape: Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of rape trials that have been postponed within 24 hours' notice in each year since 2010.

      Courts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the unused court capacity was in each year since 2015.

      Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time was for a (a) rape, (b) murder, (c) GBH and (d) robbery trial in each year since 2010.

      Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of court trials for (a) rape, (b) sexual assault, (c) violence against a person, (d) murder, (e) theft, (f) possession of...

      Ministry of Justice: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the contract agreed by his Department with Press Data Ltd. on 1 April 2024 under procurement reference 410700/1338489, if he will...

      Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 23 November 2023 to Question 2542 on Legal Aid Scheme: Manchester and Middlesbrough, what progress has been made on...

      Ministry of Justice: Marketing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of his Department’s (a) advertising and (b) marketing expenditure was on (i) local newspapers in print and online, (ii) national...

      Immigration: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2024 to Question 19426 on Immigration: Appeals, how many appeals were made before the (a) First and (b) Upper...

      Civil Proceedings: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it is his policy to invest all additional revenue from court and tribunal fees into the Courts and Tribunals Service to help tackle the civil...

      Prisoners' Release: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Community Accommodation Service Tier 3 programme in ensuring prison leavers find settled...

      Prisoners' Release: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure people leaving prison have settled accommodation upon release.

      Community Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for how many and what proportion of people on community sentences with a supervision element was a breach recorded in the last year for which figures...

      Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people recalled to prison were recalled due to (a) new offences, (b) a lack of address and (c) non-compliance with...

      Community Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average time from sentence to start of community payback in each year since 2015.

      Reoffenders: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners sentenced to custodial sentences had previously received at least one (a) community and (b) suspended sentence...

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department has published on when a person with an end of custody supervised licence should be recalled to prison.

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish a complete list of prisons in England and Wales in which the 18-day prisoner early release scheme has (a) applied and (b) continues...

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure support is provided to prison leavers between the end of the HM Prison and Probation Services' Creating Future...

      Prisons: Clinical Psychologists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many psychologists were employed in prisons on average in each year since 2010.

      Prisons: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison staff required hospital treatment following a prisoner assault in each year since 2015.

  • Cabinet Office

    • D F Press: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the contract agreed by his Department with DF Press on 24 March 2024 under procurement reference CCCS23A10, for what purpose the...

    • Grenfell Tower Inquiry

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had discussions with the Chair of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry on the estimated publication date of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report.

      Prime Minister's Office: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff left the Prime Minister's Office in each year since 2015.

  • Women and Equalities

  • Home Office

    • Home Office Islamic Network

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department provides funding to the Home Office Islamic Network; and how much staff time was taken to run that network in the...

    • Migrants: Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2024 to Question 17238 on Migrants: Domestic Violence, for what reason his Department does not routinely...

      British Nationality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of applications for citizenship were refused in each year since 1994.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information his Department holds on the number of Afghan nationals who are family members of individuals resettled to the UK under...

      Asylum: Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an estimate of the number of asylum seekers presenting as homeless.

      Migrant Workers: Sponsorship

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason sponsors are required to obtain consent from people they are sponsoring abroad before his Department will process queries;...

      Visas: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of the applications from Tier 1 (General) migrants which were refused under paragraph 322(5) that were subject...

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Department's press release entitled 100th asylum hotel set to close next week, published on 20 March 2024, how many of...

      Immigration Controls: Airports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people with similar names to people on watchlists are not harassed during border...

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hotels were used to temporarily accommodate asylum seekers on 31 December (a) 2023 and (b) expected to be used by 2024.

      UK Border Force: Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2023 to Question 2884 on UK Border Force: Dogs and with reference to the Answer of 31 July 2017 to...

      UK Border Force: Reasonable Adjustments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 38 of the Independent review of Border Force by Alexander Downer, published on 20 July 2022, whether he has made an...

  • Department for Transport

    • Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Electricity Generation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to include renewable electricity within the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation.

    • Department for Transport: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to reduce the costs of fraud in his Department in the last three financial years.

      A1: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many recorded accidents have there been on the A1 between Peterborough and the Colsterworth interchange in the last five years.

      Roads: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents were recorded on the (a) A1, (b) A2 and (c) A5 in each of the last five years.

      Roads: Property Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up on the obligations of developers to repair roads (a) adjacent to development...

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an estimate of the number of pothole-related damages to vehicles in Warwickshire in each year since 2010.

      Electric Scooters: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure riders comply with e-scooter regulations.

      Department for Transport: Marketing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of his Department’s (a) advertising and (b) marketing expenditure was on (i) local newspapers in print and online, (ii) national...

      Electric Vehicles: Taxis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on licensing electric black cabs.

      Roads: Warickshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of potholes on drivers in Warwickshire.

      High Speed 2 Line: Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Government has for land that was formerly earmarked for HS2.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Internet: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will hold discussions with the Leader of the House on making parliamentary time available for scrutiny of...

    • Online Safety Act 2023

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much Ofcom has spent to implement the Online Safety Act 2023; and how many staff have been (a) hired by and (b) seconded...

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department and its predecessor Department have taken to reduce the costs of fraud in the Department in the...

      UK Research and Innovation: Publications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to ensure that research papers funded through UK Research and Innovation are politically neutral.

      UK Research and Innovation: Publications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of funding provided by UK Research and Investment...

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Marketing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what proportion of her Department’s (a) advertising and (b) marketing expenditure was on (i) local newspapers in print...

      Uk Research and Innovation: UK Health Security Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has taken steps to align the activities of UK Research and Innovation and the UK Health Security Agency.

      Research: Foreign Investment in UK

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which Department is responsible for foreign direct investment into research and development in the UK.

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many staff have left her Department since its creation.

      Satellites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress her Department has made on the establishment of the Connectivity in Low Earth Orbit scheme.

      Satellites: Broadband

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions she has had with Ofcom on the eligibility of satellite broadband for the universal service obligation...

      Mobile Phones: Social Tariffs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will hold discussions with Ofcom on changes in the number of mobile phone social tariff subscribers since July 2023.

      Broadband: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many multi-dwelling units are excluded from the requirement that new build properties should have capability to host...

      Broadband: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many multi-dwelling unit freeholders are still to give permission to broadband network operators to upgrade their...

      Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Act 2021: Broadband

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Act in facilitating...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Marketing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of her Department’s (a) advertising and (b) marketing expenditure was on (i) local newspapers in print and...

    • Energy: Standing Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking with OFGEM to reduce daily standing charges for gas and electricity in Suffolk.

      Boiler Upgrade Scheme: Suffolk Coastal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households have participated in the Boiler Upgrade Scheme in Suffolk Coastal constituency since January 2022.

      Renewable Fuels: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she plans to launch a consultation on the renewable liquid heating fuel obligation before 23 July 2024.

      Renewable Fuels: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the (a) scope and (b) terms of reference of the consultation on the renewable liquid heating fuel obligation will be.

      Energy: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of levels of energy (a) poverty and (b) security in (i) Newport West constituency and (ii) Wales.

      Boiler Upgrade Scheme: South Holland and the Deepings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households have taken part in the Boiler Upgrade Scheme in South Holland and the Deepings constituency since January 2022.

      Wind Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to help encourage the development of onshore wind projects.

      Electricity: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing the use of imported electricity on (a) industrial and (b)...

      Electricity Interconnectors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the use of electricity interconnectors on energy (a) security and (b) supply.

      Electricity Interconnectors: Morocco

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential (a) environmental and (b) commercial impact of proposals for a high voltage direct...

      Electricity Generation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to page 75 of her Department’s consultation entitled Review of Electricity Market Arrangements: second...

      Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions she has had with the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme Trustees on the surplus sharing arrangements of that...

      Energy Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she has taken to ensure the UK's energy security, in the context of ongoing regional conflicts in the Middle East.

      Gas Fired Power Stations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will take steps to reform the capacity market to ensure that new gas power plants have parity with interconnectors.

      Electricity: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of electricity is forecast to be imported via interconnector by (a) 2030 and (b) 2040.

      Electricity: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made representations to HM Treasury on the inclusion of imported electricity in Carbon Border Adjustment...

      Electricity: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department is taking steps to maintain energy security in the context of the availability of electricity supplies from...

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many staff have left her Department since its creation.

  • Treasury

    • National Insurance Contributions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of (a) Class 1 employee, (b) Class 1 employer, (c) Class 2 and (d) Class 4 self-employed National Insurance Contributions receipts in...

    • UK Trade with EU: Export Controls

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential economic impact of the European Commission’s customs reform proposals of 17 May 2023 on...

      Stamp Duty Land Tax: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to review the (a) rate of and (b) threshold for Stamp Duty Land Tax in Northern Ireland in the context of trends in average...

      Childcare: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he (a) has had and (b) plans to have discussions with (i) Cabinet colleagues and (ii) relevant stakeholders on the potential merits of increasing...

      Climate Change: International Cooperation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the next round of International Climate Finance from April 2026 has already been allocated under future spending plans.

      Childcare: Subsidies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of converting the childcare subsidy into an increased tax-free allowance.

      Cryptocurrencies: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the new regulatory framework for crypto assets and stablecoins will (a) enhance the UK's global...

      Insurance: Payment Methods

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold discussions with the Financial Conduct Authority on the additional costs to consumers of paying (a) vehicle and (b) household insurance in...

      Right to Buy Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance HM Revenue and Customs has issued on to the sale of Right to Buy properties.

      Iran: Israel

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the conflict between Iran and Israel on (a) global economic stability, (b) oil prices and (c)...

      Climate Change: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has had discussions with the Bank of England on incorporating the impact of climate change in inflation modelling.

      Post Offices: Bank Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to hold discussions with representatives of the main banks on the potential merits of agreeing a new banking framework with the Post...

      BBC: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the Government's BBC funding model review.

      Revenue and Customs: Conferences

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the organisations that attended HMRC Stakeholder Conference 2024.

      Treasury: Marketing

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of his Department’s (a) advertising and (b) marketing expenditure was on (i) local newspapers in print and online, (ii) national...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Abortion

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks of Lord Markham on 22 March (HL Deb col 441), how they reconcile his assertion that “the Government do not set policy" on foetal...

    • Integrated Care Boards: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the financial position of each integrated care board at the end of financial year 2023–24.

      Abortion

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to remarks by Lord Markham on 22 March (HL Deb col 441), what is the legal or evidential basis of his assertion that the Government has a “duty of...

      Abortion

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they next expect to commission a foetal sentience evidence review and what organisations they will invite to undertake that and future reviews.

      Health Services: Staff

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact on the mental health and wellbeing of secondary care staff if their partnership with NHS Practitioner Health...

      Health Insurance: Private Sector

      To ask His Majesty's Government what regulations are in place to ensure that the care and treatment provided by private medical insurers are the most appropriate for a specific patient.

      Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect updated NHS wait times to be published for 2022 and 2023.

      Ticks

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication of the UK Health Security Agency report Health Effects of Climate Change (HECC) in the UK: State of the evidence 2023 in...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Electric Vehicles: Batteries

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many UK-based companies produce batteries for electric vehicles; and what is their collective capacity.

  • Department for Education

    • Pupils: Databases

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they give third parties access to national pupil data or learner records, and whether they charge a fee for any such access.

    • Education: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the future use of artificial intelligence in education using national pupil data or learner records.

  • Northern Ireland Office

  • The Senior Deputy Speaker

  • Treasury

    • Multiple Occupation: Stamp Duty Land Tax

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they had with the "build to rent" sector to understand the impact of the proposed abolition of the Stamp Duty Land Tax Multiple Dwellings Relief...

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