Written answers

Gwener, 10 Mai 2024

  • Department for Education

    • Special Educational Needs: Autism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support young people with autism spectrum conditions who have education otherwise than at school plans.

    • Youth Endowment Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the oral answer of 29 April 2024 by the Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing to Question 902545, Official Report, columns...

      Childcare and Pre-school Education: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to count the number of staff working in the early years and childcare sector.

      Special Educational Needs: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to ensure the safety valve programme supports SEND services in York.

      Foster Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to review current practices for commissioning of foster care services.

      Childcare: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of her policies on the childcare workforce.

      Special Educational Needs: Unpaid Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 12 July 2023 to Question 192929 on Special Educational Needs: Unpaid Work, how many supported internships have been...

      Childcare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the (a) number and (b) percentage of (i) private, (ii) voluntary and (iii) independent childcare providers has changed since March 2023.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Wandsworth Prison: Prisoners' Transfers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners at HMP Wandsworth are awaiting dispersal to another category of prison following an assessment.

    • Wandsworth Prison: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners at HMP Wandsworth who have been sentenced are awaiting prison category assessment.

      Wandsworth Prison: Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners at HMP Wandsworth have been recalled to custody while on release on temporary licence.

      Wandsworth Prison: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners at HMP Wandsworth who have been convicted are awaiting sentencing.

      Prisons: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the number of drug-related deaths in prisons in Wales.

      Wandsworth Prison: Remand in Custody

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners at HMP Wandsworth are on remand awaiting trial; and what is the average length of time such prisoners have...

      Prisons: Offensive Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish a breakdown by weapons type of weapons incidents in prisons since 2015.

      Prison Officers: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison (a) officers and (b) other staff have been (i) investigated and (ii) dismissed in relation to (a) the conveyance of drugs and (b)...

      Prisons: Drugs and Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the illegal entry of (a) drugs and (b) communication devices into prisons by prison staff.

      Prison Officers: Body Searches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of prison officers who are searched upon entry to prison by an x-ray body scanner.

      Reoffenders: Community Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders breached the terms of their community order in each of the last five years.

      Reoffenders: Community Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders who received a community sentence in each of the last five years had previously received (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four, (e)...

      Community Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have taken part in his Department's Intensive Supervision Courts pilot.

      Prisons: Fires

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison cell fires there were, broken down by institution, in each year since 2015.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Gaza: Orphans

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has had recent discussions with the UNHCR on children in Gaza who have been orphaned as a result of the Israel-Hamas war in the last six months.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Empty Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what data his Department holds on the number of empty dwellings in the UK in the last 6 months.

    • Outdoor Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the research by Adfree cities which found that outdoor...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of design quality guidance for new build developments in the planning system.

      Freeports: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the adequacy of funding arrangements for Freeports.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • General Practitioners: Northamptonshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will provide additional funding for the provision of out-of-hours GP appointments in (a) Wellingborough constituency and (b)...

    • Injuries: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of when single-step scaffold insertion will be available on the NHS for people with torn cartilage injuries.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Game: Birds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the names of the members of his Department’s expert committee that is responsible for reviewing...

    • Floods: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of flooding on food production in the last four months.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Unmanned Air Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many types of uncrewed aerial systems the Armed Forces operate.

    • 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 was of renting 6,747 unoccupied...

      Armoured Fighting Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many FV107 Scimitar vehicles are (a) in use and (b) waiting for disposal by the Army.

      Warrior Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Warrior infantry fighting vehicles are (a) held by the armed forces and (b) awaiting disposal.

      Canada: AUKUS

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the extent to which Canada's critical minerals capacity is a factor in its inclusion of a potential expansion of Pillar...

      Armed Forces: Defence Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which equipment programs within (a) the Army, (b) Strategic Command, (c) the Royal Air Force and (d) the Royal Navy have been deferred as part of the...

      F-35 Aircraft and Typhoon Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Typhoon and b) F-35 aircraft are operational.

      RM Bickleigh

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on improving service accommodation at RM Bickleigh since April 2022.

      Military Aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the five Airbus H135 helicopters purchased by his Department under Project Matcha have flown operationally.

      Military Aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the five Airbus H135 helicopters purchased under Project Matcha did not enter service.

      Military Aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2023 to Question 1465 on Military Aircraft: Helicopters, whether the Airbus H135 helicopters purchased under...

      Royal Citadel Plymouth: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts have been made to the Royal Citadel in Plymouth for maintenance issues relating to (a) roofing, (b) loss of (i) heating and (ii) hot...

      Catterick Garrison

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at Somme Barracks as of 29 April 2024.

      Royal Citadel Plymouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on improving service accommodation at the Royal Citadel in Plymouth since 1 April 2022.

      Awacs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his latest estimate is of the (a) cost and (b) delivery timetable for the E& aircraft.

      Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 15576 on Unmanned Air Vehicles, tabled on 26 February 2024 by the Rt hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne.

  • Department for Business and Trade

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • District Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will take steps to bring district heating schemes under the same price protections as the rest of the energy market.

    • District Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an estimate of the (a) average annual cost between 31 March 2023 and 31 March 2024 and (b) projected annual cost...

      Boiler Upgrade Scheme: Energy Performance Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to page 7 of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme Consultation Response, published on 14 March 2024, on what evidential basis...

      Outdoor Advertising: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will take steps to reduce the energy use of outdoor digital billboards.

      Energy: Debts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2024 to Question 23954 on Energy: Debts, what allowance for servicing consumer debt is permitted by...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit: Tied Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of transiting from tax credits to Universal Credit on people who live in accommodation tied to their work; and whether...

    • Universal Credit: Tied Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to address the fact that people living in tied accommodation are not eligible to claim Universal Credit if they own more than £16,000...

      Work and Health Programme

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to undertake an impact assessment of the closure of the Work and Health Programme this autumn and the impact of this on enabling disabled...

      Universal Credit: Disability

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the transfer to Universal Credit of those with a long-term disability which inhibits them from entering the job market.

      Child Benefit

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 24 April (HL3765), what plans they have to collect data to evaluate the success of the...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Arts

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the EU regarding barriers to trade and exports faced by the creative industries since Brexit; what steps they are taking to...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

      To ask His Majesty's Government what record they have of the annual financial cost of the badger culls in England over the past five years, and when a written value for money...

    • Deep Sea Mining: Environment Protection

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish any reports from their newly launched environmental science network focusing on deep-sea mining, DSM Environmental Network.

      Animal Welfare

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they will specify the relevant activities which will be proscribed under legislation to enable compliance with, and enforcement of, the Animals (Low-Welfare...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Civil Servants: Redundancy

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the Prime Minister's announcement that 70,000 civil service jobs will be cut to finance extra defence spending, whether those civil...

  • Home Office

    • Homelessness: Refugees

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent Refugee Council report Keys to the City 2024: ending refugee homelessness in London and its finding that in the two...

    • Visas: Graduates

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to the respond to the letter from Professor Brian Bell of the Migration Advisory Committee requesting data for a rapid review of the Graduate Route.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Colombia: War Crimes

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to support the Colombian Ministry of Equality and Equity, particularly pertaining to its work on reparations for victims of sexual...

    • Balkans: Security

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent reports indicating that Iran has exported Shahed drones and drone technology to Serbia; and of the impact of this on...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Artificial Intelligence: Competition

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following concerns raised by the Competition and Markets Authority about potential 'over-dependence' on a small number of major tech firms in the AI...

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