Written answers

Iau, 16 Mai 2024

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to end the use of LD50 testing on animals.

    • Textiles: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled The waste prevention programme for England: Maximising Resources,...

      Agricultural Products: Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of consignments of (a) products of animal origin and (b) plant products that were liable for the common user...

      Import Controls: Ashford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average time was between a consignment entering Sevington Border Control Post and leaving following (a) a physical...

      Forests: Commodities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to bring forward secondary legislation under the Environment Act 2021 on forest risk commodities.

      Import Controls: Documents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many consignments entering the UK under the Border Target Operating Model have (a) had their documentation checked when...

      Air Quality Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department made an impact assessment before ending the Air Quality Grant Scheme.

      Horses: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions officials in his Department (a) have had and (b) plan to have with their counterparts in Northern Ireland...

      Furs: Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled Fur market in Great Britain, published in May 2021, what recent...

      Energy: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on minimising the impact of of new...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • UNRWA: Finance

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs has had recent discussions with (a) Ministers and (b) Officials in (i) 10...

    • Ghassan Abu-Sittah

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2024 to Question 22020 on Ghassan Abu Sittah, whether he has (a) received information on the reasons that Germany issued a...

      Toomaj Salehi

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make representations to his Iranian counter-part on stopping the execution of Toomaj Salehi.

      Darfur: Crimes against Humanity

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report by Human Rights Watch entitled The Massalit Will Not Come Home: Ethnic...

      Islamic State Khorasan Province

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what support his Department provides to Central Asian partners to (a) contain and( b) counter Islamic State Khorasan Province in that region.

      Georgia: Elections

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether (a) he and (b) the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (i) have made and (ii) plan to make representations to their...

      Iraq: Turkey

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has had discussions with his Turkish counterpart on recent Turkish military operations in Sinjar.

      Gaza: Reconstruction

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has had preliminary discussions with (a) NGOs, (b) partner nations and (iii) the UN on future reconstruction of Gaza's education system.

      Georgia: Non-governmental Organisations

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether (a) he and (b) the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (i) have made and (ii) plan to make representations to their...

      British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies: Companies

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, pursuant to the Answer of 2 May 2024 to Question 23506 on British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies: Companies, whether his Department plans to set...

      France and Spain: Visas

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made recent representations to his (a) French and (b) Spanish counterpart on long-stay visas for UK citizens who need to spend more than 90...

      Peru: Indigenous Peoples

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has had recent discussions with his Peruvian counterpart on supporting families from the indigenous Kichwa community of Santa Rosillo de Yanayacu.

      Haiti: Organised Crime

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether his Department will provide support to Haitian police to help tackle the increase in violence from criminal gangs.

  • House of Commons Commission

    • House of Commons: Food

      To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the House of Commons' policy is on the procurement of (a) food and (b) drinks produced in Britain for use...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are in debt to the Department through overpayments of Carers Allowance; and how much do they owe in total.

    • Disability: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an estimate of the number and proportion of disabled people facing one-off extra costs related to their disability.

      Personal Independence Payment: Hearing Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that all people with hearing loss have access to (a) Relay UK, (b) video calls with captions, (c) a video...

      Disability: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his Department's report entitled Shaping Future Support: The Health and Disability...

      Access to Work Programme: Osteoarthritis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people living with osteoarthritis have (a) applied for and (b) been successful in an Access to Work application in the last 12 months.

      Unemployment: Musculoskeletal Disorders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the the number of people who are out of work because of a musculoskeletal condition.

      Kickstart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information he holds on the number and proportion of participants of the Kickstart scheme that are in employment.

      Access to Work Programme: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on the digitalisation of Access to Work.

      Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Carer’s Allowance overpayment cases are being investigated by his Department; and if he will publish the level of overpayments...

      Child Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing the two-child limit for benefits.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to collect data on the reasons people do not claim Universal Credit when required to do so by the managed...

      State Retirement Pensions: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department received a draft of the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman report on changes to Women’s State Pension...

      Vacancies: Portsmouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help fill job vacancies in Portsmouth.

      Universal Credit: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of in-work Universal Credit claimants that have had payments stopped due to errors made by his...

      Employment: Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support parents of children with SEND to remain in the workforce.

      Housing Benefit: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of housing benefit in the context of average rents in Scotland.

      Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of PIP assessments on the mental health of claimants.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2024 to Question 902040 on Universal Credit, when he will publish constituency level data setting out how...

      Jobcentres: Southport

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

      Employment: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support in-work progression.

      Universal Credit: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has (a) made an assessment of the potential impact of Universal Credit migration on disabled people and (b) put support in place...

      Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants have been assessed as unfit for work due to mental health issues in 2024.

      Carer's Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many outstanding Carer’s Allowance Verify Earnings and Pension service alerts there were at the end of the financial year 2023-24.

  • Home Office

    • Vagrancy Act 1824

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Repeal of the Vagrancy Act 1824: Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022...

    • Firearms: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of upgrading the National Firearms Licensing Management System database.

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to respond to his Department's consultation entitled Firearms licensing: a consultation on recommendations for changes made to...

      Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has accrued to the Exchequer from money recovered by public bodies using powers under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 through (a)...

      Immigration Controls: Airports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many days e-gates were not in use in airports in each of the last five years.

      British Nationality: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the longest waiting time is for a decision on a British citizenship application as of 13 May 2024.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2024 to Question 22008 on Refugees: Afghanistan, what his planned timetable is for establishing a route...

      Edinburgh Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2024 to Question 24833 on Edinburgh Airport, whether a (a) treaty and (b) formal agreement between the UK...

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of projected trends in the number of hotels being used as temporary accommodation for asylum seekers...

      Asylum: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Palestinians who were living in Gaza before 27 October 2023 have been granted the right to enter the UK.

      Immigration: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time is for a fee waiver application decision; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of those...

      Immigration: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Introduction to the Government Response to the Report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and...

      Safety of Women at Night Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of introducing a new Safety of Women at Night Fund.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Stoll: Housing

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the (a) Minister for Veterans Affairs and (b) Minister for Trade Policy has attended any meetings with (i) Stoll Foundation and (ii) Stoll...

    • Cabinet Office: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Minister without Portfolio's article of 12 May 2024 in The Sunday Telegraph, when his Department is expected to terminate its...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Social Rented Housing: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had discussions with the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland on the provision of social housing.

    • Holiday Accommodation: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his planned timetable is for responding to his Department's consultation on the introduction of a use class for short...

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the number of UK veterans who were turned away from polling stations on 2 May after...

      Cycleways: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of mentioning the National Cycle Network in the National Planning...

      Railways: Radlett

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make representations to SEGRO on responding to requests for a public meeting on ongoing construction work at...

      High Rise Flats: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Building Safety Remediation: monthly data release - March 2024,...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Horizon IT System: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her planned timetable is for providing compensation to sub-postmasters who (a) were wrongfully prosecuted using evidence from the...

    • Trading Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will take steps to ensure that Trading Standards have adequate resources to investigate all reports it is provided on the alleged...

      Royal Mail: Post Office

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will publish the (a) Master Services Agreement and (b) Mails Distribution Agreement between Royal Mail Group and Post Office Limited...

      Export Credit Guarantees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2024 to Question 24406 on Export Credit Guarantees, whether (a) a Minister or (b) an official in her...

  • Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

    • Political Parties: Registration

      To ask the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2024 to Question 25444 on Political Parties:...

  • Department for Education

    • School Meals: Processed Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the proportion of ultra-processed foods in school meals.

    • Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will lower the threshold for free school meals qualification.

      Further Education and T-levels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, Education, how many and what proportion of students are studying for a level 3 qualification; and whether her Department has made an estimate of the...

      Mental Health Services and Special Educational Needs: Morley and Outwood

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce the time taken for children to receive (a) SEN assessments and (b) mental health treatment in Morley and Outwood...

  • Department for Transport

    • Transport: North of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper entitled Network North, published on 4 October 2023, how many and what proportion of the Network North projects...

    • Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help simplify the rail ticketing system.

      Rolling Stock: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Hitachi on its Newton Aycliffe plant.

      Railways: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the number of train cancellations in Q3 of 2023-24.

      East Coast Main Line: Timetables

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the rail sector on timetable changes proposed for the East Coast Main Line.

      Railways: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to support the long-term sustainability of the rail manufacturing sector.

      High Speed 2 Line: Euston Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to provide funding for the construction of an HS2 tunnel to Euston station.

      Cycling: Pedestrian Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2023 to Question 6880 on Cycling: Pedestrian Areas, if his Department will make such an assessment.

      Active Travel: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the the Institution of Civil Engineers and All-Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure report entitled What are the public...

      Cycling: Pedestrian Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February 2024 to Question 15138 on Cycling: Pedestrian Areas, how he plans to support the DVSA in increasing awareness of...

      Cycling: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2023 to Question 6880 on Cycling: Pedestrian Areas, whether he plans to develop targeted educational campaigns...

      Roads: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve road (a) maintenance and (b) conditions in the North West.

      Commuters: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support those commuting by car between towns and cities in the North West.

      Railways: Strikes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he had discussions with rail unions on taking steps to avoid the strikes that commenced on 7 May 2024.

      Shipping: Slavery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to tackle modern slavery in the maritime industry.

      Motorways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make his policy to reinstate a hard shoulder on all smart motorways.

      Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help reduce waiting times for practical driving tests.

      Cycleways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the relationship between the National Cycle Network and local cycle routes.

      Driving Licences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing graduated driving licences.

      Luton Airport: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 19 September 2023 to Question 199520 on Luton Airport: Construction, when he plans to respond to the Climate Change...

      Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Minister without Portfolio's article of 12 May 2024 in The Sunday Telegraph, when the DVLA is expected to terminate its contract...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his timeline is for reviewing the business case for strengthening works on Hammersmith Bridge.

      Railways: Passengers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any operators have lost their accreditation to the Safeguarding on Rail Scheme.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve rail services.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will have discussions with representatives of the insurance industry on regional variations in average car insurance costs.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve road safety.

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the annual local authority road maintenance survey 2024.

      Highway Code

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the level of public awareness of changes to the highway code made in 2022.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Repossession Orders: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2024 to Question 13012 on Repossession Orders: Wales, if he will make an updated estimate of when the Possession...

    • Young Offender Institutions: Prison Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of hours inmates spent out of their cell was on (a) weekdays and (b) weekend days in each young offender institution in April 2024.

      Prisons: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the £100m Security Investment Programme in preventing drugs being smuggled into prisons since...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Mental Health Services: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 April 2024 to Question 20454 on Mental Health Services: Stockport, what the average financial spend was per...

    • IVF: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her planned timetable is for the implementation of the Women’s Health Strategy; and whether she plans to help tackle...

      Dental Services: Weston-super-Mare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister of 8 May 2024 in response to a question from the hon. Member for Weston...

      Thalassaemia: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with NHS England on the introduction of (a) gene therapy and (b) other new treatments for patients with...

      Joint Replacements: Post-operative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle post-operative infections in the context of (a) an ageing population and (b) trends in...

      Cancer and Joint Replacements: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the holistic care approach for cancer (a) care and (b) delivery...

      Hospitals: Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to measure the air quality of (a) hospitals and (b) hospital car parks.

      Breast Cancer: East Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the take-up rate for breast cancer screening was in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) the East Midlands in each of the last five years.

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of joint commissioning on the 59 specialised services approved by the NHS England...

      Alcoholic Drinks and Smoking: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of treating (a) smoking related illnesses and (b) alcohol related illnesses...

      Food: Packaging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to stop child friendly packaging being used to advertise unhealthy food to children.

      Pharmacy: Prescriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of prescriptions that were written by pharmacists in each of the last five years.

      Addictions: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support her Department is providing to children experiencing addiction issues.

      Nicotine: Products

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish guidance on the safe use of nicotine pouches.

      Diabetes: Nicotine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential relationship between nicotine and type II diabetes.

      Alcoholic Drinks: Public Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the labelling of alcohol products with consumer health information.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2024 to Question 9340, when she plans to respond the correspondence of an East Londonderry...

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of transitioning from CAMHS to adult mental health services on the support provided...

      Food: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to protect children from unhealthy food and drink marketing.

      Mental Health: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support her Department is providing to families of children with poor mental health.

      Colonoscopy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2024 to Question 21865 on Bowel Cancer: Greater Manchester, what is the average waiting time to...

      Defibrillators

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of access to defibrillators.

      Health Services: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department made an impact assessment of ending new registrations by secondary care staff to the NHS Practitioner Health...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ministry of Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on the procurement of (a) food and (b) drinks produced in Britain for use in its canteens and restaurants.

    • Ministry of Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether an annual budget cycle took place for the financial year (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25.

      HMS Excellent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was for improvements to service accommodation at HMS Excellent since April 2022.

      Clive Barracks

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

      Armed Forces and Ministry of Defence: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many national security data breaches were recorded (a) within his Department and (b) by armed forces personnel deployed overseas in 2023.

      Ministry of Defence: Agency Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on temporary agency staff in the 2023-24 financial year.

      Ministry of Defence: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on mental health services delivered by Defence Primary Health Care within the Defence Medical Service to armed forces...

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) original and (b) end date as of 13 May 2024 is for the Recruiting Partnership Project.

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the contract end date is for the Armed Forces Recruitment Programme.

  • Treasury

    • Treasury: Food

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's policy is on the procurement of (a) food and (b) drinks produced in the UK for use in its canteens and restaurants.

    • Tourism and Service Industries: Government Assistance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent fiscal steps his Department has taken to help support small and local businesses in the (a) seasonal tourism and (b) service industries.

      Treasury: Correspondence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of response times for ministerial correspondence.

      Defibrillators: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse of a removing Value Added Tax on automatic external defibrillators.

      Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to simplify the tax system.

      Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average waiting time was for individuals submitting an IHT400 form to HMRC between 1 January to 30 April 2024 to receive a unique code to enable...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Public Sector: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what training her Department offers officials on the Public Sector Equality Duty.

    • 5G: Public Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to integrate 5G networks with public sector infrastructure; and whether she has had discussions...

      Bioengineering: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of engineering biology on reaching net zero.

      UK Research and Innovation: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what funding UK Research and Innovation provides to support research and innovation related to pandemic preparedness.

      Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to collaborate with the Department for Health and Social Care on pandemic preparedness.

      Public Sector: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether officials in her Department have provided Ministers with written advice on meeting the public sector equality duty in...

      Life Sciences Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when the most recent meeting of Life Sciences Council was held; and when the council is scheduled to meet next.

      Life Sciences Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many times a year, on average, she meets representatives of the Life Sciences Council; and when she plans to next meet...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

  • Wales Office

    • Wales Office: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what his Department's policy is on the procurement of (a) food and (b) drinks produced in Britain for use in its canteens and restaurants.

  • Attorney General

    • War Crimes: Gaza

      To ask the Attorney General, whether she has written to the Prime Minister on Gaza and war crimes since 1 April 2024.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Flats: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of prohibiting property management companies from charging commercial...

    • Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when she plans to publish an insulation products strategy.

      Housing: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to increase levels of home insulation; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of poor...

      Climate Change Convention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on policy priorities in advance of COP 29.

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what her Department's policy is on the procurement of (a) food and (b) drinks produced in Britain for use in its canteens and...

      Climate Change: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what outcomes her Department has achieved as part of the UK's 2050 net zero target.

      Temperature

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on preparations for a potential heatwave in summer 2024.

      Climate Change and Nature Conservation: 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 integrate (i) climate and (ii) nature plans.

      Climate Change Committee: Business Interests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether members of (a) the Climate Change Committee and (b) its Adaptation Subcommittee may (i) hold remunerated positions in...

      Energy Supply: Communication

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will have discussions with energy companies on improving (a) communication with (i) businesses and (ii) households about...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Pakistan: Development Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 25 April (HL Deb cols 642GC–644GC), whether they plan to provide official development assistance to the...

    • Bangladesh: Rohingya

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Bangladesh regarding reports of officials involved in beatings and forced returns of Rohingya refugees.

      Conflict Resolution: Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of personnel levels in relation to delivering their women, peace and security agenda.

      Islands: Climate Change

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to work with other countries on ways to formally recognise the legal continuity of small island developing states under international law,...

      Iran: Capital Punishment

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made representations to the government of Iran regarding the death sentences imposed upon Toomaj Salehi, Abbas Deries, Reza Rasaei and Mojahed...

      Gaza: Israel

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding bringing their military operations in Gaza to a conclusion as soon as possible.

      International Seabed Authority

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to nominating or supporting a specific candidate to be Secretary General of the International Seabed Authority.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Smoking: Trading Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether additional new burdens funding will be committed to local authorities who will require additional enforcement capacity within trading standards teams to...

    • Mental Health Services: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many children under the age of 11 are currently being provided with help with their mental health.

      Radiotherapy: Costs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the HERO (Health Economics in Radiation Oncology) study published by the UK Radiotherapy Board, which is the first report to...

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Republic of Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Ireland concerning asylum seekers returning from that country to the UK; and what impact this has on the...

    • Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many full-time equivalent established posts there were in the Civil Service dealing with immigration issues related to the Rwanda scheme at (1) 30 September...

      Councillors: Harassment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of establishing a specific policing unit to support local councillors who are experiencing threats and intimidation.

      Forced Marriage: British Nationality

      To ask His Majesty's Government between 2018 and 2022 how many British citizens, if any, have reported being in a forced marriage to individuals in the UK who have students visas.

      Visas: Married People and Overseas Students

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many applications were received for transitioning from a student visa to a spousal visa each year from 2018 to 2022, and what percentage of the applicants were...

      Asylum: Republic of Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have received any formal request or demand from the government of Ireland to send any asylum applicants back to the UK from the Republic of Ireland.

      Animal Experiments: Animal Welfare

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication of the Animals in Science Regulation Unit's Annual Report 2022 on 25 April, what assessment they have made of the adequacy of sanctions...

      Asylum: EU Countries

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum applicants have been returned to the UK from the EU in the last 12 months.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Cabinet Office and Prime Minister: Staff

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication of the Institute for Government report Power with purpose: Final report of the Commission on the Centre of Government, on 10 March,...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Manufacturing Industries

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the S&P Global UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index survey published on 1 May, which showed contraction in the manufacturing sector in April,...

    • Retail Trade

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following reports of non-food item deflation, what assessment they have made of the impact of this on (1) employment, and (2) business profitability, in...

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways: Freight

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage more freight on to rail for efficiency and environmental reasons; and to improve Ely Junction to facilitate goods travelling by...

    • Railways: Waste

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the amount, to the nearest one million tons, of (1) steel railway lines, (2) sacks of rubble, and (3) concrete sleepers and other concrete items, which are...

      Avanti West Coast: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any correlation between (1) Avanti trains being awarded a performance bonus, and (2) subsequent train cancellations by...

      Cycling: Speed Limits

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether speed limits apply only to mechanically operated vehicles and not to cyclists; and if so, what plans they have to review this.

      Railways: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many signal failures there were on the rail system in the last year for which data are available; and how the rate of failure in the UK compares with rail...

      Network Rail: Roads

      To ask His Majesty's Government for each of the past five years, how much money has been spent by Network Rail on footpaths and roads next to railway lines for use by rail staff and workers, and...

      Railway Stations: Access

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans if any they have to provide level access on to trains by (1) lowering the track bed, (2) raising platforms, or (3) purchasing trains with a lower...

      Crewe Station

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the reason for removing the roof at Crewe Station and when they expect it to be reroofed, if at all.

      Transport: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to launch the "local transport alternatives" to HS2 in England.

      Railways: Disability

      To ask His Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) what proportion, of disabled people who travelled by train over the past 12 months used assistance (a) with, and (b) without, pre-booking.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Local Government: Cybersecurity

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to support local authorities with cyber security and the rise in related threats.

    • Levelling Up Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many Project Adjustment Requests were received in respect of Levelling Up Fund applications; and how many of these requests have been approved.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

  • Wales Office

  • Treasury

    • Revenue and Customs: Pay

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to oral evidence by officials on the work of HMRC given to the Treasury Select Committee on 24 April, how many HMRC employees on 1 January had earnings at...

    • Nuclear Power: Taxation

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Budget Statement on 15 March 2023 that "subject to consultation, nuclear power will be classed as...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Carbon Budgets

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take in response to the ruling of the High Court on 3 May regarding their carbon budget delivery plan.

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