Written answers

Mawrth, 14 Mai 2024

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Parkinson's Disease: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding the (a) National Institute for Health and Care Research and (b) UK Research Institute has provided for Parkinson's research...

    • Magnetic Resonance Imagers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the announcement at page 34 of the Spring Budget 2024, HC 560, published on 6 March 2024, on upgrading more than 100...

      NHS England: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the NHS England South West Complaints Team plans to provide a substantive response to the complaint made by the hon. member for...

      Asthma: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help patients with the technological management of asthma.

      Asthma: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she is taking steps to promote asthma research through the use of (a) data and (b) AI.

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what engagement commissioning hub teams looking at specialised commissioning have with commissioning support units.

      Integrated Care Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delegating specialised services to Integrated Care Systems on patient outcomes.

      Integrated Care Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential imapct of delegating specialised services to Integrated Care Systems on continuity of care...

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Annex A of the NHS publication entitled Specialised Commissioning – update on specialised services for...

      Surgery: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of surgical hubs on trends in waiting times for elective care.

      NHS: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she plans to take to ensure those that don't have access to the internet can respond to the 10 year review of the NHS constitution.

      Steroid Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the long term prescribing of topical corticosteroids.

      Hospitals: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make it her policy to abolish hospital car parking fees.

      Joint Replacements: Post-operative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure that best practice guidelines for prosthetic infection are implemented across elective surgery...

      Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure public (a) safety and (b) clarity in the healthcare roles of (i) physician associates...

      Ritlecitinib: Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she expects Litfulo to be made available to NHS patients in (a) Shropshire, (b) Telford and (c) Wrekin.

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to increase the proportion of people of people who are treated within 62 days of referral for cancer...

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for cancer (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment in Merseyside.

      Prescription Drugs: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to tackle the online sale of prescription-only medications without a prescription.

      NHS: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS England net zero supplier roadmap, for what reason NHS England’s (a) target date for reaching net zero...

      Liver Diseases: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she has taken to tackle changes in the level of premature deaths caused by liver disease in women under 75 between 2001 and 2022.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many courses of treatment were delivered by NHS general dental practitioners in each month between January 2019 to May 2024.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which NHS dental practices were listed as accepting new NHS adult patients on 1 (a) March and (b) May 2024.

      Visual Impairment: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on the provision of vision rehabilitation support services.

      Heart Diseases: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including material on (a) diagnosing and (b) detecting cardiovascular diseases in...

      Maternity Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to ensure that NHS England facilitates the dissemination of the findings of the maternal, newborn and infant...

      Maternity Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to implement the recommendations of MBRRACE-UK's report entitled Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care:...

      Hospitals: Southport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information her Department holds on the number of people who (a) were under the age of 18 and (b) from Southport constituency who...

      Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to reduce A&E waiting times.

      Paediatrics: Intensive Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of developing a national strategy for paediatric (a) intensive therapy units and...

      Air Pollution: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will (a) issue guidance and (b) provide resources to local authorities to help tackle household air pollution.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Import Controls: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of consignments containing high-risk goods which were required to pay the Common User Charge...

    • Sustainable Farming Incentive

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much and what proportion of land covered by applications to the Sustainable Farming Incentive was tenanted farmland in...

      Food: Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of inspection fees on food from (a) Eastern Europe and (b) other...

      Dairy Products: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of Not for EU labelling requirements in the dairy sector on levels of...

      Inland Border Facilities: Ashford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the (a) cost of construction and (b) estimated annual running cost of the Sevington Border Control Post.

      Import Controls: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Border Target Operating Model, if he will establish a (a) complaints and (b) appeals process for...

      Import Controls: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2024 to Question 13303 on Import Controls: Disease Control, when he will publish an...

      Import Controls: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff will be assigned to (a) monitor and enforce the restrictions introduced under the Border Target Operating...

      Water Companies: Insolvency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria his Department uses to determine whether water companies have failed to carry out their (a) statutory...

      Rural Areas: Community Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support small rural community projects in North West Leicestershire constituency.

      Hornets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide (a) resources, (b) strategy and (c) public information to tackle invasive...

      Nature Conservation

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

      Seafood: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the number of (a) verification requests and (b) refusals of seafood consignments entering the UK in each...

      Flowers: Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many recorded incidents of disease were connected to imports from the EU of (a) gypsophila, (b) solidago, (c) orchids,...

      Flowers: UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) gypsophila, (b) solidago, (c) orchids, (d) dianthus and (e) chrysanthemum consignments were imported from the...

      Flowers: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what was the total number of cut flower imports between 2010 and 2020.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been found on his Department's estate.

      Farming Recovery Fund: Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason Staffordshire's eligibiltiy for the Farming Recovery Fund is under review.

      Water: Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department requested that water sports (a) training sessions, (b) activities and (c) events were (i) cancelled...

      Water: Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many water sports (a) training sessions, (b) activities and (c) events have been reported to his Department due to...

      Flood Control: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to introduce further funding rounds under the natural flood management programme.

      Food Supply: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of climate change on UK food security.

      River Avon: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the levels of pollution in the River Avon.

      River Avon: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the levels of pollution in the River Avon.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support the victims of crime.

    • Prisons: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release entitled First Rapid Deployment Cells unveiled to boost prison places, published on 3 March 2023, how...

      Parc Prison: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison (a) officers and (b) staff have been investigated for (i) drug smuggling and (ii) corruption at HMP Parc in each of the last four years.

      Prisons: Nitazenes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the level of availability of nitazenes in prisons.

      Upper Tribunal: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training he plans to provide to staff responsible for assisting with the work of the upper tribunal in relocating asylum seekers to Rwanda; who...

      Question

      What steps his Department is taking to reduce delays in judicial processes.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • UAV Engines: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether (a) Jet-A and (b) JP-8 fuel for Hermes 450 drones has been exported to Israel in the last 12 months.

    • Sub Post Offices: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions the Minister of State for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business has had with Post Office Ltd on the decision to reduce the...

      Gratuities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Millions to take home more cash as new guidance on Tipping is published, published...

      Three: Vodafone Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Competition and Market Authority investigation into the...

      Small Businesses: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate she has made of the number of small businesses in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry and (c) England that have...

      Minerals: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the EU Critical Raw Materials Act on levels of trade between Northern Ireland and...

      Trade Agreements: Gulf Cooperation Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many chapters of a prospective free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council have been concluded.

      Overseas Trade: North Macedonia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has taken recent steps to facilitate bilateral trade with North Macedonia.

      Business: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to help increase business investment in (a) St Helens North constituency and (b) the North West.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Sustainable Development

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of progress made towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

    • Nigeria: Christianity

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if his Department will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the religious dimension of the recent attacks against Christians by (a)...

      Development Aid: Sanitation and Water

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, how many (a) clean water and (b) sanitation projects his Department has funded through official development assistance since 2021.

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the (a) effectiveness of aid distribution in Gaza and (b) potential merits of reinstating funding to the United Nations...

      Oppression

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has had recent discussions with his international partners on transnational repression.

      Horn of Africa

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, how many full-time equivalent staff from his Department work on programmes relating to the Horn of Africa.

      Brazil: Floods

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will take steps with his international counterparts to support the Brazilian government following the dam collapse and floods in Rio Grande do Sul.

      Bahrain: Political Prisoners

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make representations to his Bahraini counterpart on the release of (a) Sheikh Ali Salman, (b) Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, (c) Hassan Mushaima and (d)...

      South America: Water

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether his Department plans to take steps with (a) NGOs and (b) charities to tackle deficiencies in water (i) quality and (ii) access in South American...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: ICT

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, with reference to the guidance by the Central Digital and Data Office entitled Guidance on the Legacy IT Risk Assessment Framework, published on 29 September...

  • Home Office

    • Oppression

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to (a) assess instances of and (b) help tackle transnational repression.

    • Home Office: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in his Department are on a maximum payscale below (a) £34,500 and (b) £38,700.

      Undocumented Migrants: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of illegal immigration on levels of violent crime.

      Drugs: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Captogan has been found in the UK; and whether his Department is taking steps to prevent it becoming available.

      Animal Experiments: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many licences were active that authorise use of the forced swim test as of 3 May 2024; and how many licences were amended to no longer...

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the commencement of detention operations undertaken by his Department following the...

      Entry Clearances: Families

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been given entry clearance to the UK on the basis of family life as (a) a partner, (b) a parent and (c) exceptional...

      British Embassy Khartoum: Home Country Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of local staff of the British Embassy in Khartoum who have been resettled in the UK...

      Immigration: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Government Response to the recommendation in paragraph 47 of the Report of the European Committee for the Prevention...

      Asylum: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of detaining asylum seekers that have experienced torture on their mental health.

      Hate Crime: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to recommendation 90(c) of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities' Report on follow-up to the inquiry...

      Deportation: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of individuals deemed eligible for removal to Rwanda that (a) have (i) partners and (ii) spouses and...

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which private companies have been contracted by his Department to provide services to the (a) UK government and (b) Rwandan government, to...

  • Department for Transport

    • Motorcycles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help ensure that users of electric bikes classed as a motorcycle or moped comply with legal requirements on (a)...

    • Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to grow the international rail sector.

      Eurostar: Kent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with Eurostar on the potential merits of stopping their services at stations in Kent.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the number of electric vehicle charging points in Stockport constituency.

      High Speed 2 Line: Euston Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the status is of the planned development corporation for Euston and associated civil engineering works.

      High Speed 2 Line: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the cost of the rescoped HS2 project; what recent estimate he has made of the benefit cost ratio of that project;...

      High Speed 2 Line: Euston Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received on public funding for the Euston development corporation and associated civil engineering works.

      Local Transport Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's planned timescale is for issuing guidance to local authorities on allocating funding for the Local Transport Fund.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ministry of Defence: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personal data incidents have affected suppliers to his Department in each year since 2010.

    • Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2024 to Question 23990, how many eligibility decisions have been overturned as a result of the review.

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces career offices there are in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.

      Canada and New Zealand: AUKUS

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2024 to Question 20923 on Ministry of Defence: Canada and New Zealand, whether he discussed (a) the entry to and (b)...

      Canada: AUKUS

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has discussed AUKUS pillar 2 with his Canadian counterpart.

      Guided Weapons: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department last signed new contracts for (a) AMRAAM, (b) ASRAAM, (c) CAMM, (d) Javelin, (e) NLAW, (f) Tomahawk and (g) Aster missiles.

      Ministry of Defence: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 21 of the progress update entitled, Transforming for a Digital Future: Government's 2022 to 25 roadmap for digital and data,...

      RAF Shawbury

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at RAF Shawbury as of 8 May 2024.

      AWACS: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what system the E7 Wedgetail uses for mid-air refuelling.

      RM Bickleigh: Repairs and Maintenance

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

      Dale Barracks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel were based at Dale Barracks as of 3 May 2024.

      Fulwood Barracks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel were based at Fulwood Barracks as of 3 May 2024.

      Catterick Garrison

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel were based at Harden Barracks as of 3 May 2024.

      Deverell Barracks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel were based at Deverell Barracks as of 3 May 2024.

      Imphal Barracks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel were based at Imphal Barracks as of 3 May 2024.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 May 2024 to Question 24130 on Armed Forces: Housing, how many callouts were made to (a) single living accommodation and (b)...

      Falkland Islands: Typhoon Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Typhoon aircraft are based in the Falkland Islands; and what tranche of Typhoon aircraft these are.

      Artillery: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate his Department has made of the initial operating capability date for the Boxer-related 155mm artillery system in the Army.

      Artillery: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate his Department has made of the initial operating capability date for the Archer 155mm artillery system.

      Type 45 Destroyers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Type 45 destroyers are (a) operationally available, (b) in refit and (c) undergoing the power improvement project upgrade programme.

      AWACS: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate his Department has made of the initial operating capability date for the E-7 Wedgetail.

      Rwanda: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role armed forces personnel will play in deportation flights for the Rwanda scheme.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the advance unedited report from the United Nations Committee on the...

    • Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of people for whom the funds spent on Personal Independence Payments (PIP) would provide talking...

      Disability: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the average extra costs that disabled people face as a result of their disability compared to people...

      Employment: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Prime Minister’s speech on welfare of 19 April 2024, what the evidential basis is for the statement that people...

      WorkWell

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department took to engage with (a) disabled people and (b) disabled people's organisations when developing the Work Well programme.

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his department's consultation entitled Modernising support for independent living: the health and disability green paper,...

      Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled Modernising support for independent living: the health and disability green paper,...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Jobcentres will be offering face-to-face support for legacy benefit claimants required to transfer to...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households his Department plans to send migration notices to as part of the Move to Universal Credit in 2024-24 in (a) the UK, (b)...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number and proportion of Tax Credit claimants that have received migration notices under Move to...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria his Department is using to identify vulnerable people receiving legacy benefits during the managed migration process Move to...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is planning to provide extra staff to support legacy benefit claimants in 2024-25 as part of the Move to Universal Credit.

      State Retirement Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to allow beneficiaries to claim two years of a deceased person's state pension contributions in the event that...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Advisory Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which advice agencies the Government is providing funding to in 2024-25; and what level of funding is being provided to those agencies.

      Attendance Allowance: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of Attendance Allowance are in paid employment.

      Pension Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the uptake of Pension Credit in (a) Wallasey constituency, (b) Wirral, (c) the North West...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Public Libraries: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the number of libraries that have closed since 2010.

    • Public Libraries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help encourage visitors to libraries.

      Water Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many water sports (a) training sessions, (b) activities and (c) events have been reported to her Department due to unsafe water...

      Video Games: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to help support companies in the gaming industry that use artificial intelligence to innovate.

  • Department for Education

    • Anti-semitism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many universities have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of anti-Semitism.

    • Apprentices and Training: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help disadvantaged children access (a) traineeships and (b) apprenticeships.

      Education: Coventry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to tackle educational disadvantage in (a) Coventry North East constituency and (b) Coventry.

      Schools: Sexual Harassment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on developing updated guidance for schools on tackling sexual harassment.

      Department for Education: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the guidance by the Central Digital and Data Office entitled Guidance on the Legacy IT Risk Assessment Framework, published on 29...

      Schools: Portsmouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve standards in (a) reading, (b) writing and (c) maths in Portsmouth schools.

      Faith Schools: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of ending the cap on faith school admissions.

      Schools: Bullying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many incidents of ethnicity-based bullying within schools were reported to her Department in the last 12 months; and what steps her Department is...

      Education: Travellers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to help improve the educational attainment rate of Romani Gypsy, Roma and Irish traveller children.

      Education: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the requirement for Academy schools to provide parents with an annual report of their child's...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Artificial Intelligence: Government Departments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2024 on Government Departments: Artificial Intelligence, whether the detailed policy...

    • Life Sciences Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she next plans to meet the Life Sciences Council; how many times meetings of the Life Sciences Council have been...

      Bioengineering: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress her Department has made on assessing the infrastructure needs for engineering biology companies across...

      Horizon Europe: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to increase awareness of Horizon Europe funding opportunities among British manufacturers.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Omagh Bombing Inquiry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to ensure mental health support is available to police veterans in relation to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry.

    • Omagh Bombing Inquiry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to ensure legal representation is made available to police veterans called to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry.

  • Treasury

    • Help to Buy Scheme: Individual Savings Accounts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the potential merits of increasing the purchase price...

    • Bank Services: Highlands of Scotland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with banks on the potential impact of the removal of mobile bank services on people in (a) Bonar Bridge, (b) Lairg, (c)...

  • Attorney General

    • Oil: Russia

      To ask the Attorney General, what prosecutions referred by HMRC are (a) ongoing, (b) pending and (c) complete into the illegal importation of Russian oil branded as (i) refined and (ii) from...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households received the Warm Home Discount by parliamentary constituency since its creation.

    • Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much has been spent through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme; and how many measures have been installed as a result of...

      Green Homes Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much has been spent through the Green Homes Grant; and how many measures have been installed as a result of that expenditure,...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate her Department has made of the average amount spent on energy bills per household in (a) Coventry North East...

      Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much has been spent through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund; and how many measures have been installed as a result of...

      Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when her Department plans to submit its next nationally determined contribution to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change;...

      Biodiversity and Climate Change: Devolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she (a) has taken and (b) plans to take with the devolved Administrations to improve coordination of efforts towards...

      Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much remuneration the Trustees of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme receive for their roles on the committee.

      Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, on what date the Government last made a contribution to the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme under British Coal.

      Mineworkers' Pension Scheme: Easington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) former miners and (b) former miners' widows are in receipt of a mineworkers' pension in Easington constituency.

      Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) former miners and (b) former miners' widows are in receipt of a mineworkers' pension.

      Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many energy efficiency measures have been installed by parliamentary constituency between 2010 and 2024.

      Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much has been spent through the Local Authority Delivery Scheme; and how many measures have been installed as a result of that...

      Boiler Upgrade Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much has been spent through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme; and how many measures have been installed as a result of that...

  • Wales Office

    • Tata Steel: Port Talbot

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to the Fifth Tata Steel / Port Talbot Transition Board Statement, published on 25 April 2024, if he will publish the local economic action plan.

    • Tata Steel: Port Talbot

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether the Tata Steel / Port Talbot Transition Board has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of blast furnace closures on jobs in the supply...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Zimbabwe: Development Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the effectiveness of UK Official Development Assistance spending in Zimbabwe.

    • Sudan: Arms Trade

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent arms sales from the United Arab Emirates and other third parties to those involved in the conflict in Sudan.

      Democratic Republic of Congo: Rwanda

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following recent reports by the United Nations Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Human Rights Watch, what discussions they have...

      UK Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan: Public Appointments

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to appoint a UK Special Envoy for the Sudan crisis who would work to facilitate humanitarian access to Sudan and bring the...

      Sudan: Community Relations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support members of the Sudanese diaspora in the UK.

      India: Religious Freedom

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of instances of persecution on the grounds of religion or belief in some Indian states; when they last raised this with the...

      Tibet: Human Rights

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will take action following reported cases of self-immolation and suicide among Tibetan Monks protesting against the government of China; and in...

      Benjamin Netanyahu

      To ask His Majesty's Government when the Prime Minister last spoke to the Prime Minister of Israel.

      Pakistan: Development Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 25 April (HL Deb col 640GC–641GC), whether a percentage of the increased official development...

      UNRWA: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Independent Review Group on the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Great

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to expand their GREAT campaign, and whether they have evaluated options for additional or alternative international brand marketing campaigns for...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Agricultural Products: Morocco

      To ask His Majesty's Government what impediments remain in the way their ambition to eliminate tariffs on fresh produce imported from Morocco.

    • Rivers: Environment Protection

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many river habitats in England have good ecological status; how many are polluted by chemical waste, including raw sewage and agricultural waste; and what...

  • Department for Education

    • Overseas Students

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have received from UK universities proposing the relaxation of restrictions for overseas students, such as rules relating to their...

    • T-Levels: Student Wastage

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many students have dropped out of T Levels since 2020; and what percentage of those enrolling have dropped out.

      T-levels

      To ask His Majesty's Government what research they have undertaken into (1) reasons for the dropout rate for T Levels, (2) why only 8 per cent of students taking foundation level T Levels...

      Qualifications

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that applied general qualifications are still available to students in future.

      Childcare and Pre-school Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consultations have taken place with the childcare and early years sectors regarding ways to expand childcare provision.

      Education: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government, given the findings by Action for Children in its report, Above and Beyond: How teachers fill gaps in the system to keep children learning, that (1) nine...

      Childcare

      To ask His Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to ensure their targets for additional childcare provision are met for September 2024 and September 2025, given the National...

      Children in Care

      To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to reduce the number of children in care experiencing multiple placements.

  • Treasury

    • Block Grant: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government by how much, and by what percentage, (1) resource funding, and (2) capital funding for the Northern Ireland Block Grant has increased from 2023–2024 to...

    • Housing: Sales

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the 12 per cent increase in house sales during April; and what steps they are taking to support first-time buyers.

      Debts: Developing Countries

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of efforts in New York State to ensure private creditor debtor terms are equal to those of other creditors to lower and...

      Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Northern Ireland Executive, since the restoration of devolved institutions in Northern Ireland on 3 February, about...

      Block Grant: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the resource funding provided in the Northern Ireland Block Grant for 2024–2025 falls below a needs-based...

      National Insurance Contributions: Overseas Workers

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 12 February (HL Deb col 10) that HMRC expected processing times for A1 forms to return to normal by...

      National Insurance Contributions

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 12 February (HL Deb col 10) that HMRC expects processing times for A1 forms to return to normal by...

      UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 25 April (HL3766), when they sought permission from the EU to extend the sunset clause for...

      National Insurance Contributions

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 25 April (HL3770), how they intend to assess entitlement for contributory working age benefits and...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Companies: Registration

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether criminals in China are setting up companies by fraudulently registering addresses in the UK through Companies House in...

    • Confederation of British Industry

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following changes in the leadership of the Confederation of British Industry, whether they plan to renew their relationship to help business and Government work...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Royal Fleet Auxiliary

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to appoint a new Commodore of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

    • Defence: Expenditure

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister’s announcement on 23 April of an increase in defence spending to a new baseline of 2.5 per cent GDP by 2030 differs from the...

      Household Cavalry: Horses

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the appropriateness of maintaining Household Cavalry horses stabled and deployed in central London in the light of the...

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent trends in recruitment and retention of civilian seafarers in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with recognised trade unions concerning the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many officers and other ranks there are in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Omagh Bombing Inquiry

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to the government of the Republic of Ireland to encourage them to hold a public inquiry into the Omagh Bombing.

    • Republic of Ireland: Terrorism

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to the government of the Republic of Ireland about (1) recognising any historic role it may have had in the forming,...

      Northern Ireland: Terrorism

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to the government of the Republic of Ireland concerning the coroner’s findings on the 1976 shooting in Kingsmill.

      Public History of British Policy During the Northern Ireland Conflict Expert Advisory Panel

      To ask His Majesty's Government what funding has been allocated to the work of the Expert Advisory Panel for public history of British policy during the Northern Ireland conflict; and whether the...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • BBC: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with representatives of News UK, GB News and News Media Association regarding the membership of the Expert Panel for the BBC Funding...

    • Royal Albert Hall

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Charity Commission about the governance of the Royal Albert Hall.

      BBC: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the BBC Funding Model Review Expert Panel intends to consider the funding options contained in the 1st Report of the Communications and Digital...

      BBC: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings the Chancellor of the Exchequer had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport concerning the BBC Funding Model Review since the start...

      BBC: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government who will be consulted as part of the BBC Funding Model Review, and what criteria will be used to decide who is consulted.

      Film and Television: Self-employed

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of figures showing that 68 per cent of freelancers in the television and film industry are no longer able to find employment; and of...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Health Services: Legal Representation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the annual spend by the health service on legal representation at inquests in the previous five years for which information is available.

  • Wales Office

    • Prime Minister: Wales

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many times the Prime Minister has met the new First Minister of Wales.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Offshore Industry and Wind Power: Decommissioning

      To ask His Majesty's Government who is responsible for undertaking and funding the decommissioning and removal of (1) offshore oil and gas platforms and connections, and (2) offshore wind...

    • Coal

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in phasing out coal power.

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