Written answers

Gwener, 3 Mai 2024

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Cladding Safety Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the whole of a building that is partially higher than 11 metres and partially lower than this threshold will be...

    • Housing: Overcrowding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the number of people living in overcrowded housing in...

      Private Rented Housing: Wellingborough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the average increase in rent for private properties in Wellingborough constituency in the...

      Ground Rent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of capping existing ground rents (a) to a peppercorn, (b) to...

      Homelessness: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the health issues faced by homeless people.

      Homelessness: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to publish a national youth homelessness strategy.

  • Department for Education

    • Carers: Childcare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy for carers who work less than 16 hours a week to be eligible to access 30 hours of free childcare.

    • Special Educational Needs: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of support for children with SEND in Lancashire.

      Education: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the findings of the study funded by the Nuffield Foundation entitled A generation...

      Music: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the findings in the report entitled Teacher Labour Market in England: Annual Report, published by the National Foundation for...

      Special Educational Needs: ICT and Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the guidance entitled Mobile phones in schools, published on 19 February 2024, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the end of custody supervised licence scheme on rates of recidivism among early-release prisoners.

    • Convention on the International Protection of Adults and Mental Capacity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department is taking steps to support people who have lasting power of attorney for an individual who has been assessed as lacking mental...

      War Memorials: Vandalism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of criminal damage to war memorials in the last five years.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Haiti: Malnutrition

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the number of children aged between six and 59 months that are at risk of severe...

    • UNRWA: Finance

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, with reference to the Final Report for the United Nations Secretary-General: Independent Review of Mechanisms and Procedures to Ensure Adherence by UNRWA to...

      Gaza: Israel

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will have discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the (a) effectiveness of command and control within the Israeli Defence Forces and (b) reports...

      Amnesty International

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of Amnesty International’s annual report, published 23 April 2024.

      Gaza: Maternity Services

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of the humanitarian situation in Gaza on the delivery of maternity care.

      Sudan: Humanitarian Situation

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps he is taking with international partners to maintain global focus on the Sudan (a) conflict and (b) humanitarian crisis.

      Israel: International Law

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has had recent discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the importance of upholding international law.

      Gaza: White Phosphorus

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies on reports of the alleged use of using phosphorous munitions in Gaza.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Procurement

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will publish the schedule of requirements for the contract reference tender_403850/1325809.

      Israel: Gaza

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether arms exported from the United Kingdom were used in the attack by Israeli Defence Forces on the Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza on 16 April 2024.

      Trade Promotion: Technology

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, with reference to page 14 of the UK Science and Technology Framework, updated on 9 February 2024, whether his Department...

      Thailand: Diplomatic Service

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent assessment he has made of the welfare of Thailand embassy staff in the context of the conflict on the Thailand/Myanmar border.

      Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps his Department is taking to support the roll-out of human papillomavirus vaccines worldwide.

  • Women and Equalities

  • Cabinet Office

    • Drugs: Death

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) men and (b) women died from synthetic drug use in the last year for which data is available.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Container Terminals: Mediterranean Region

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the (a) implications for her policies of the capacity limits of container ports around the western...

    • Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will take steps to enable employees to use salary sacrifice schemes that reduce their cash earnings below National Minimum Wage rates.

      INEOS: Grangemouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2024 to Question 19719 on INEOS: Belgium, whether she made an assessment of the potential merits of...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Vegetarianism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a legal definition of vegetarianism.

    • Vegetarianism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing guidance for (a) food manufacturers and (b) hospitality...

      Bovine Tuberculosis: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects the bovine tuberculosis vaccine to be deployed.

      Vegetarianism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how his Department defines vegetarian food; and whether restaurants using the same gloves to prepare food for (a)...

      Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of his Department's spending on agricultural payment schemes in the financial year 2022-2023.

      Farmers: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that financing is available to farmers who wish to invest in sustainable...

  • Department for Transport

    • Motorways: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the safety of smart motorways; and what evidence was used to make that assessment.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Drugs: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help ensure that synthetic drug users receive the correct care.

    • Drugs: Music Festivals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to prevent deaths from (a) synthetic drugs and (b) any other drugs at festivals in summer 2024.

      Drugs: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how she is monitoring deaths from synthetic drugs.

      GP Practice Lists: Lancaster and Wyre

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the GP to patient ratio in Wyre.

      Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will hold discussions with the Leader of the House on the provision of parliamentary time for a vote on the proposed World Health...

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2024 to Question 23061 on Cancer: Health Services, what steps she is taking to ensure that NHS trusts...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • High Rise Flats: Insulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government by what date they expect all buildings over 11 metres that require a work assessment to have had their assessments completed.

    • High Rise Flats: Insulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the total number of buildings for which developers have accepted responsibility for remediation under their contract is now confirmed to be 4614, as...

      Buildings: Fire Prevention

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their definition of "life-critical defects" in relation to fire safety risks in buildings.

      High Rise Flats: Insulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that construction defects relating to fire safety in residential blocks have on the asset value of those buildings.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Public Bodies: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether, for the purposes of the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill, the definition of a "public body" may apply to a single...

    • Public Bodies: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether, for the purposes of the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill, there is a lower limit to (1) the amount or proportion of public...

      Public Bodies: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their definition of "public body" for the purposes of the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill; and whether this definition includes...

  • Department for Education

    • Overseas Students: Gaza

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of students in the UK who are on a student visa from Gaza and what support is being provided to them.

    • Overseas Students

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of findings from a recent IDP Connect survey which found that nearly half of prospective students surveyed were reconsidering...

      Pupils: Allergies

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether teachers and administrators are clear about the support their schools should provide to children with allergies, and what...

      Overseas Students: Visas

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent data by Enroly published on 27 March which showed that issuance of certificates of Confirmation of Acceptance for...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Artificial Intelligence: Data Protection

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Camrose on 12 April (HL3677), what practical steps data subjects can use to verify that their personal data are...

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